MOSCOW (AFP)--Russia and China will hold joint military exercises next month, a top Russian military official said Monday, as the giant neighbors work towards tighter cooperation.

Russia, China To Hold Military Exercises July 22-26 - Report NASDAQ Russia has also been the main supplier of arms to China since the two countries normalized relations in 1989 - the same year Washington imposed an arms ban ... and more »

TOKYO (AFP)--Police arrested three businessmen here Monday on suspicion of trying to export a device which could be used to develop weapons of mass destruction to Myanmar and eventually North Korea, media said.

THE GOVERNMENT will hold off against backing the complaint the US filed with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against China's export restraints, preferring instead to gather feedback from local industries first, a Trade official yesterday said.

A record-breaking run of commodities exports to China from Australia may be set to end, with Beijing announcing a halt to "strategic" stockpiling and the likely expiry from today of massive iron ore contracts.

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A RECORD-BREAKING run of commodities exports to China that has sustained the Australian economy may be set to end, with Beijing officials and advisers announcing an end to "strategic" stockpiling, and massive iron ore contracts likely to expire today.

From July 1, 2009, China will adjust export tariffs on some products and abolish provisional export tariffs on grains including wheat, rice, soybean and industrial products such as sulphuric acid and steel wire. With plentiful grain stocks and guaranteed food security, abolishing the provisional export tariffs on grain products such as wheat and rice and increasing grain exports will not only ...

From General to Government Motors: Can GM Return to its Former Glory? The Epoch Times If GM gets bogged down in bankruptcy and political stage-management, the risk is that consumers will lose even more confidence in its products and suppliers ... and more »

Obama creates a deadly power vacuum Asia Times Online These individuals ranged from Cuban DI agents, Soviet, Czech and North Korean military instructors and arms suppliers, to hardline Spanish and Portuguese ... and more »