Chen starts diplomatic tour
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President Chen Shui-bian ( é³æ°´æ ) last night departed on a seven-day visit to the nation&#39;s two diplomatic allies in Central America -- with a jam-packed schedule and itinerary that will test the stamina of his entire entourage.
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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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A US special envoy left for China, South Korea and Japan in a bid to jump start North Korean nuclear talks, the State Department said, as the UN nuclear watchdog chief warned Pyongyang could develop up to six atomic bombs.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's leader called for peace talks and other "concrete actions" to reduce tensions with rival China during a National Day speech on Sunday that was far more conciliatory than in years past.    President Chen Shui-bian avoided language and issues that have raised tensions in the past during the speech, and even extended Taiwan's best wishes as China prepares for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing...
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Trade and climate issues will top the agenda as German Chancellor Angela Merkel begins a visit to China.
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Vietnam's foreign minister was set to start an official six-day trip to the United States Sunday, paving the way for visits by the communist country's president and prime minister later this year.
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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian used his National Day speech Sunday to call for peace talks with arch foe China and urge adoption of a system to prevent an outbreak of conflict in the narrow strait dividing them.
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Taipei, Oct. 10 (NNN): Taiwan&#39;s President Chen Shui-bian has said he is ready for talks with communist China on defusing military tension between the two countries.
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On Sunday, German Chancellor Gerhard SchrÃ¶der embarks on a five-day Asian tour to China and Japan. Economics and trade will dominate the trip, but a number of important political issues will also top the agenda.
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Washington, Oct. 10 (CNA) The US State Department expressed welcome Sunday to President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s peace overture to Beijing spelled out in his Oct. 10 National Day speech calling for a reopening of cross-strait dialogue.
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Taiwan's leader on Saturday promised to make an "important announcement" in his National Day speech that will improve icy relations with rival China and strengthen ties with the United States &#151; the island's most important friend.
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India and China begin their first 'strategic dialogue' in the latest sign of improving relations.
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A top diplomat will go online this week  in the first of a series of Internet chats organized by the  ruling Communist Party, the party's online newspaper said on  Sunday.
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The EU foreign policy chief begins a Mid-East tour holding positive meetings with political rivals in Lebanon.
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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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SINGAPORE&#39;S new leader tried to mend fences with China today, saying the city-state would back Beijing if Taipei &quot;provoked&quot; armed conflict across the Taiwan Strait.
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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian headed Saturday to the disputed Spratly islands in the South China Sea, media reported, in a move likely to spark tensions in the region.