two most powerful emerging market economies should help each other increase their weight in global affairs. China and Russia say their trade and political relations are better than ever, though senior Russian officials are privately concerned about an

• 24 March 2010

Afghan President Hamid Karzai begins a visit to China, with trade and investment high on the agenda.

• 24 March 2010

Japan's exports grew 45% in February compared with the same month a year ago, because of strong demand in Asia.

• 24 March 2010

Google has actually done it and made good on its threat to pull out of mainland China. Its mainland Chinese-language portal has started re-routing searches via Hong Kong. Beijing is furious.

• 23 March 2010

Around 300 investors and financiers from around the world will gather in Istanbul in April for the European Business Angels Network, or EBAN, annual congress.

• 22 March 2010

A road bridge was blown up by the Maoists in Ghatshila sub-division of East Singhbhum district on Sunday night.

• 22 March 2010

Turkey is aiming to increase trade volume with Iran to $20 billion in 2011, a Turkish minister said Thursday.

• 22 March 2010

Rio Tinto says it has signed a deal with China to develop a massive iron ore project in Guinea.

• 19 March 2010