Interview: Russia-China cooperation has great prospects, says businessman
Great prospects exist for the cooperation between Russia and China with two-way trade on the rise and high-tech exchange ever increasing, Artem Volynets, a member of the Board of Directors of the RusAl aluminum company, told Xinhua on Wednesday.
National Review: The Future Of Asian Democracies
In the 1960s, American political scientists became fascinated with political modernization in Turkey and Japan.
The race for rare earths
Amidst the latest flare-up in the centuries-old Sino-Japanese spat, Beijing made an unexpected move last month when it halted exports of a little-known commodity group, "rare earth metals," to Japan.
Pakistan steps up nuclear construction
Pakistan appears to have stepped up construction of a new atomic reactor that could help the country produce easier-to-deliver nuclear weapons, a US research institute said.
Russian gas, oil companies to tap Turkmen offshore deposits
Russian gas producer Itera and oil company Zarubezhneft have planned to jointly explore offshore sites in the Turkmen sector of the Caspian Sea until 2012, said Itera Board Chairman Igor Makarov on Monday.
Kazakhstan offers mining opportunities
Opportunities are opening for Australian companies in Kazakhstan's mining industry.
Turkey vows continuing support of Kyrgyzstan
Turkey will continue to extend support to Kyrgyzstan, the Turkish foreign minister has said, adding that his country favored peace and prosperity prevailing in Kyrgyzstan and in Central Asia.
Sinopec replaces Mittal as Lukoil partner in Kazakh project
ASTANA. Sept 28 (Interfax) - Indian Mittal has sold Chinese Sinopec a 50% stake in Caspian Investments Resources, which is operating an oil production project in Kazakhstan, sources close to the project told Interfax. Lukoil Overseas (RTS: LKOH) owns the
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