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Korea, Japan, Russia to Make Joint Bid for Mongolian Coal Mine
Firms from Korea, Japan and Russia will make a joint bid in January for the rights to develop a large coal mine in Mongolia.
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Belarus could attend nuke summit
The Nuclear Security Summit planned for 2012 in Seoul is expected to have one additional participant — Belarus.
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Turkey, Iran and a nuclear OPEC
Turkey’s facilitator role in nuclear negotiations between Iran and the West (specifically the P5+1) has resumed with some change in form. After much noise and clatter after Turkey voted “no” to the United Nations Security Council’s resolution on a number of sanctions against Iran, the parties chose İstanbul as the venue for their meeting slated for late January 2011, which confirms Turkey’s objective and neutral role and position in these talks.
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Nexans wins contract for submarine power link between Finland, Estonia
French cable maker Nexans has won a EUR180m turnkey contract from Fingrid and Elering, the electricity transmission system operators in Finland and Estonia, respectively, to build a high-voltage direct current power link, EstLink 2, between the two countries.
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Military strength eludes China, which looks overseas for arms
The Moscow Machine-Building Enterprise Salyut on the east side of town has put up a massive Soviet-style poster advertising its need for skilled workers. The New Year's party at the Chernyshev plant in a northwest suburb featured ballet dancers twirling on the stage of its Soviet-era Palace of Culture.
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Turkey's energy dependence on foreign supply to rise next year
A report prepared by the World Energy Council's Ankara-based Turkish National Committee (DEK-TMK) suggests that Turkey's dependency on foreign energy will continue to increase in 2011 in parallel with the its notable economic growth.
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Ukraine's Yanukovych suggests Russia give up South Stream
A report prepared by the World Energy Council's Ankara-based Turkish National Committee (DEK-TMK) suggests that Turkey's dependency on foreign energy will continue to increase in 2011 in parallel with the its notable economic growth.
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Turkmenistan: Turning the Tables on Russia
In public appearances, Turkmenistan's leader Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov tends to maintain a stern visage, a look befitting a man who heads one of the most repressive states on earth.
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