Demonstrations in Spain and Portugal are spreading and likely to become riots in protest against government measures to raise taxes and cut spending as conditions of an international bailout.

Declaring Japan’s sovereignty over the Senkaku Islands, which China calls Diaoyu, the Japanese cabinet on September 11 approved the nationalization of three islets in the group. Tokyo’s move has sparked public alarm about a possible Sino – Japanese clash.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is on an 11-day Asia-Pacific tour. As tensions rise in the region over territorial conflicts, Clinton’s tour underscores Washington’s new Eastward diplomatic strategy.

President Truong Tan Sang has written a speech highlighting the significance of the August Revolution and the founding of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945 to mark the 67th anniversary of these historic events.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and representatives from more than 100 countries and territories have gathered in Iran’s capital city of Tehran for the 16th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).

Beginning next month, Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi will replace Kofi Annan as special UN and Arab League envoy to Syria. He has pledged to prioritize the Syrian people’s interests and spare no effort to help them.

Trade officials of China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea continued negotiations on a 3-way Free Trade Agreement in Qing Dao on August 20. Recent diplomatic tensions over disputed territory will not affect the agreement and the great economic benefits it will bring each nation.

Since he took office 100 days ago, Francois Hollande has had little sleep between the country’s crisis and the people’s high expectations.

The Political Bureau of the Party Central Committee has hosted a national conference on criticism and self-criticism among leaders and managers, considering the work a sharp weapon and a key principle in Party building.

For every nation, maps are considered a special language and tool for demonstrating knowledge of territory.