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.
Georgia looks to tap hydropower potential
Georgia is hoping to tap into its abundance of high mountains and fast-flowing rivers to transform the country into a regional hydro-electric superpower.
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.
Russian, Ukrainian leaders to talk cooperation, attend forum
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych will on Monday discuss energy and nuclear cooperation, and aircraft construction at a meeting in the southern Russian town of Gelendzhik
China seeks stability above all else in N.Korea
As North Korea moves ahead with its plans for a father-son succession, China will maintain rock-solid ties with its erratic neighbour to ensure stability on the common border at all costs, experts say.
Latvian gov't wins election, painful reforms ahead
Latvia's center-right government was poised to stay in power Sunday after voters backed its plans to continue painful reforms required by an international bailout program to fix the Baltic country's crippled economy.
Pro-Russia Party Fails to Topple Latvian Government
Despite polls predicting that a pro-Russia party would win Latvia's weekend elections, the ruling government won a mandate to keep Latvia on the path of IMF-led austerity instead of renewed ties with Russia.
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