The governments of Ukraine, Russia, and Kazakhstan, are to produce nuclear fuel in a joint venture, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said

• September 15, 2010

The interim government of Kyrgyzstan has invited Russia to keep its military bases in the Central Asian country for another 49 years

• September 15, 2010

Ukraine, along with Russia and Kazakhstan, is poised to produce nuclear fuel, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich announced during a joint press conference with his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev

• September 15, 2010

Ukraine and Kazakhstan have agreed to increase the transit of Kazakh oil across Ukraine by eight million tonnes, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has said.

• September 15, 2010

The president of Kazakhstan is expected to discuss with his Ukrainian counterpart on Tuesday the resumption of Kazakh oil transit via Ukraine to Europe.

• September 14, 2010

India's new nuclear liability law has been a disappointment in the US but it is faring no better with Russia, a country with which India's civil nuclear cooperation deal extends way beyond just supply of reactors. In fact, Moscow is now looking for an "official clarification" from the government on the law, recently passed by Parliament, which leaves a window open for making suppliers of raw material and equipment liable for damages in case of an accident.

• September 13, 2010

Chinese steel mills and mobile phone factories are being idled and thousands of homes in one area are doing without electricity as local governments order power cuts to meet energy-saving targets set by Beijing.

• September 13, 2010

Steel prices in China rose this week, with the steel supply expected to tighten after a large number of steel mills were ordered to cut or shut down production as part of a Chinese government's efficiency drive.

• September 13, 2010