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Japan bids to build nuclear power plant in Turkey
Japan has submitted a bid to construct a nuclear energy power plant in Turkey through the mediation of Toshiba, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Taner Yıldız has said.
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.
Iran gas out of the picture in pipeline politics
A proposed southern corridor gas route will not use any Iranian natural gas in the near future due to a row over Tehran’s disputed nuclear program, a US official says.
Russia, Kazakhstan to develop energy cooperation
Russia's largest hydropower company, RusHydro, on Tuesday signed a deal jointly to build renewable energy enterprises in southern Kazakhstan with the regional government of Jambyl.
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