Expressing concern over the proposed restrictions on export of certain grades of coal by the Indonesian government, India Saturday said it would try to find a solution through bilateral talks.

• January 28, 2012

The governments of Tajikistan and Germany signed agreements on technical and financial cooperation on Friday, Asia-Plus reported.
The document was signed by Tajik Foreign Minister Khamrokhon Zarifi and German ambassador in Dushanbe Doris Hertrampf.

• January 27, 2012

Ukraine exported just over 2 million metric tons of grain in December, of which about 1.6 million metric tons (63 million bushels) was corn, according to U.S. Grains Council sources. The leading corn importers were Egypt, 252,000 tons; Spain, 350,000 tons; and Iran, 160,000 tons. Egypt, Tunisia and Spain took most of Ukraine's wheat shipments.

• January 27, 2012

There are just two countries in the world which are both Asian and European at the same time.It is not just the geography of the two countries that make them simultaneously Asian and European but also their cultures, their politics, their histories and their economies. Russia and Turkey’s unique positions, not shared by any other countries, give them a different perspective on the world.

• January 27, 2012

Pakistan and India said to have on Wednesday they were now closer to an agreement on pipeline to import gas from Turkmenistan, warming of economic ties between two countries.

• January 26, 2012

KAZINFORM Kazakh Foreign Minister Yerzhan Kazykhanov said Wednesday that seeking a new expanded partnership agreement with the European Union is a priority for Kazakhstan, according to a Foreign Ministry statement.

• January 26, 2012

India and Pakistan say they are moving closer to an agreement on a pipeline to import Turkmen gas through Afghanistan.
Indian Oil Minister S. Jaipal Reddy, speaking after meeting in New Delhi with his Pakistani counterpart, said there had been “considerable progress in our talks."

• January 26, 2012

Belarus, Kazakhstan and Mongolia all added to their gold reserves in the final month of 2011, with purchases by the trio totaling more than 320,000 troy ounces of bullion, according to figures from the International Monetary Fund.

• January 25, 2012