Beijing [China], June 2 (ANI): Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has failed to persuade Pacific island countries to sign an agreement on security and economic cooperation, amid concerns that the proposal would threaten regional stability.
Tokyo [Japan], June 2 (ANI): Japan and the United States held their first strategic dialogue Wednesday on Southeast Asian affairs as part of broader policy coordination amid increasing Chinese influence in the region.
Dakar [Senegal], June 2 (ANI): Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu reviewed the progress in the relationship between India and Senegal during a meeting with the President of Senegal, Macky Sall at the Presidential Palace in Dakar on Wednesday (local time).
Dakar [Senegal], June 2 (ANI): Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu met the President of Senegal, Macky Sall at the Presidential Palace in Dakar on Wednesday (local time).
New York [US], June 2 (ANI): Terrorist groups including Al-Qaeda enjoy greater freedom in Afghanistan now than at any time in recent history as the past ties with Taliban have the potential of making Kabul a safe haven for extremists, according to a United Nations report.
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will visit Slovakia and the Czech Republic from June 2 to 6 to impart further momentum to bilateral relations with the two Central European countries.
Abuja [Nigeria], June 1 (ANI/Xinhua): The Nigerian government on Wednesday approved a proposal for the construction of a gas pipeline connecting Nigeria and Morocco.
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 1 (ANI): Jerusalem Post, an Israeli newspaper on Wednesday refused to budge before China's threat of severing ties with the publication if it does not remove Taiwan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu's article.
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 1 (ANI): China, which once promised to bring prosperity to Nepal through its investments, has now abandoned dozens of large-scale projects in the Himalayan nation.
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday raised the issue of the misuse of freedom and the dangers of extremism with the Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly.
Washington [US], June 1 (ANI): Deputy US Trade Representative Sarah Bianchi and Taiwan Minister John Deng on Wednesday met virtually and launched the US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade, a move that is likely to evoke a strong reaction from China.
Beijing [China], June 1 (ANI): China on Wednesday opposed the recent US-New Zealand joint statement, saying it "distorts and smears" the country's normal cooperation with Pacific Island nations and "deliberately hypes" up the issues in the South China Sea.