Turkey Amenable to South Korea's Nuclear Energy Proposals
Turkey’s Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan told reporters during a meeting with South Korean Knowledge Economy Minister Choi Joong-Kyung in Seoul, "My ministry and the Turkish government are open to every proposal by South Korean companies over the issue of nuclear power plants."
Can little old Washington influence the price of coal to China?
I wrote an article in which I suggested that "[b]locking construction of a port at Cherry Point, or Longview, or any place else in the Pacific Northwest won't reduce by even one lump the amount of coal burned in Chinese or Indian power plants. There's plenty of coal in the world. It can reach Asian power plants in many ways."
Uzbekistan Blocks Access to Internet Sites
This week Internet news sites in Uzbekistan have been blocked for unknown reasons, the independent news site fergananews.com reports.
German Ambassador presents copies of credentials to Kyrgyz Foreign Minister
Ambassador of Germany to Kyrgyzstan Gudrun Sraga presented copies of credentials to Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ruslan Kazakbaev, reported the Foreign Ministry's press service.
Iran FM upbeat over nuclear plant situation
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi expressed satisfaction over conditions of Bushehr nuclear power plant, ISNA reported.
India and Pakistan Hate Each Other, but They're Really Good at Sharing Water—for Now
Atomic Energy Commission, had just returned from a visit to India and Pakistan and described two fledgling nations on the verge of another war over Kashmir.
Japan Decides To Continue Exporting Nuclear Power Technology
Japan decided Friday to continue with its policy of exporting nuclear power generation technology for now after reviewing the policy in the wake of the disaster-triggered crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
Russian President Says U.S. Had Role in Georgian Conflict
In an interview Friday that was timed to the third anniversary of Russia’s war with Georgia, President Dmitri A. Medvedev said top United States officials played a key role in events that touched off the war, and offered a withering assessment of a recent Senate resolution on Georgia’s behalf, which he said reflected “the personal tastes of certain elderly members of the Senate.”
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