Japan, India sign free trade pact
Japan and India signed a free trade pact Wednesday under which the high-tech nation and the South Asian giant pledged to scrap tariffs on 94 percent of goods within a decade
Turkmenistan seeks oil linked price for TAPI gas
Turkmenistan is seeking a price linked fuel oil or naphtha for the natural gas it plans to sell to India through a USD 7.6 billion pipeline passing through Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Refocus on Iran: More Sanctions Needed
Iran’s hostile regime has been one of the chief beneficiaries of the political turmoil that has convulsed Egypt and Tunisia, which distracted the United States and other countries from the ongoing standoff over Iran’s nuclear program.
China openly backs North Korea succession plan: KCNA
A top Chinese official has backed ailing North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's plans to hand power to his son, the North's state media said on Tuesday, hailing the "successful solution" to allow continued socialist rule.
Bulgaria Drives Russia to Despair over Belene NPP
Russia is perplexed as to whether to keep its efforts for the construction of the second Bulgarian nuclear power plant "Belene" or to renounce the deal and seek penalty payments from Bulgaria
U.S. envoy to visit Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake Jr. will leave on Monday for Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to engage in bilateral consultations, the State Department said on Sunday.
Longtime Japanese-Russian feud over islands reaches new diplomatic low
An isolated chain of resource-rich, Russian-held islands are at the center of an ongoing diplomatic dispute that recently has hurt relations between Japan and Russia.
Iran proceeding with plans to sell petrol, diesel to Armenia
A senior Iranian oil official has announced that the country is to export 1.5 million litres of petrol and diesel per day to Armenia.
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