Russia worries Kazakh outpost is Chinese smugglers’ paradise
A line of 150 trucks waits to enter Kazakhstan. It takes so long to clear customs here that each rig usually only makes two round trips a month. And yet, contrary to appearances, documented discrepancies suggest the checkpoint is a smuggler’s paradise.
Russia may quit Bulgaria nuclear plant
Russia is considering pulling out of a project to build a 2,000-megawatt nuclear power plant in Bulgaria due to persistent delays, Russian daily Kommersant reported
US wants India to open up markets
US commerce secretary Gary Locke on Monday said India needs to do much more to throw open its economy to US exports and investments
Poland invites Russia to mini-summit during EU presidency
The Polish President has said he wants to hold a four-way summit with France, Germany and Russia during the Polish EU presidency as part of a Polish-model 'ostpolitik' for the union.
Georgia may become a large exporter of electric energy
Georgia is waiting for many-billion investments into its power economy: it wants to build 15 hydroelectric power stations and become the largest electrical energy exporter in the region, Business-Georgia reports.
France to Seek G20 Overhaul of Global Monetary System
An updated report commissioned by French President Nicolas Sarkozy will recommend that the Group of 20 economies undergo a major structural overhaul while also expanding the powers of the International Monetary Fund to deal with financial crises, according to one of the report's authors.
New U.S.-Russia nuclear-arms treaty takes effect
A new U.S.-Russia nuclear-arms-control treaty went into effect Saturday, securing a key foreign-policy goal of President Obama and raising hopes among officials on both sides that it will provide the impetus for Moscow and Washington to negotiate further reductions.
Japanese rally for return of islands from Russia
Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan led a large rally Monday demanding the return of several islands held by Russia since the end of World War II and calling the recent visit there by Russia's president an outrage.
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