Brazilian and Chinese Presidents Lula and Hu attend welcoming ceremony in Beijing
Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) escorts Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 19, 2009. Lula will meet Chinese leaders to discuss trade and energy cooperation. China became Brazil's leading trade partner this year. (UPI Photo/Stephen Shaver)
UPI Related News
BEIJING, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao has invited North Korean leader Kim Jong Il to visit China at his convenience, officials said.
YANGON, Myanmar, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Human-rights groups urged China to halt its investment in a Myanmar gas project over fears of abuses and unrest.
NEW DELHI, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- India and China signed an agreement Wednesday to cooperate on ways to fight climate change and pledged to establish a group to exchange views concerning international negotiations on climate change.
BEIJING, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- China said Wednesday it is ready to work with all sides including the United States to reach positive results on climate change.
VIENNA, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Something deeply alarming is under way on the roof of the world. It is not simply the Obama administration's difficult Afghan dilemma that makes the vast Himalayan massif the world's most pivotal region. Suddenly, as when one loose rock triggers a mountain landslide, a handful of small developments are combining to produce a highly volatile situation with potentially disastrous consequences.
UPI Almanac for Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009.
LONDON, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- The Norwegian Nobel Committee has piled him high with lemons; here's how Barack Obama can make lemonade.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. President Obama will take part in his first Association of Southeast Asian Nations meeting during next month's Asian trip, the White House said.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi awarded the first Lantos Human Rights Prize to the Dalai Lama, honoring the Tibetan spiritual leader's work to end injustice.
SHANGHAI, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Japan and China have proposed creating an East Asian Community similar to the European Union to coordinate many policies, including energy and the environment.
