German leader starts Asian tour
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is due in China to start an Asian tour  to discuss trade and bilateral ties.
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder arrived in New Delhi at the start of a four-nation tour aimed at bolstering ties with Asia.
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German Chancellor Gerhard SchrÃ¶der arrived in Beijing on Monday for a three-day visit focusing on expanding trade ties and the European Unionâs ban on arms sales to China.
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HANOI - Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder told delegates at the Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM 5) in Vietnam&#39;s capital Friday that Germany expects Myanmar (Burma) to take steps to improve its human rights record, according to delegation members.
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The 26-year-old, Oxford-educated king of the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan made his debut on the world stage on Wednesday with the start of an official visit to India, his country's giant neighbor.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell embarked on a North Asian tour focused on resolving the North Korean nuclear deadlock, China and Taiwan and the presence of US troops in Japan and South Korea.
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ISLAMABAD: Trade ties and financial cooperation will dominate German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's agenda during his visit to Pakistan, said a foreign office press release on Saturday.
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder was preparing Sunday to arrive in China for the start of a five day Asian tour Monday to discuss trade and bilateral ties.
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder left China for Japan where he will hold talks with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and have an audience with the emperor.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel on  Tuesday pressed China to improve human rights and take on  greater international responsibilities as its global influence  grows.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Monday as she kicked off a three-day China trip aimed at boosting trade ties and seeking the country&#39;s help on climate change.
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Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said he has won broad support among Asian countries for Germany's bid for a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council.
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder arrives in China Monday to oversee a raft of deals, including an expected order by Beijing for Airbus jets, and to discuss the EU arms embargo against the communist country.
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German coach Juergen Klinsmann has continued his experiment with untapped talent by calling up three new players for the team&#39;s three-nation trip to Asia later this month.
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said he would press for closer economic ties between Asia's fourth-largest economy and his country during talks with Indian leaders.
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China's president head to Namibia on an African tour aimed at boosting economic ties between China and the continent.
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Germany's Chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder, has left Berlin for a five-day visit to China and Japan, with trade and business high on the agenda.