Kazakhstan uneasy over China's embrace
Khorgos: The ancient Silk Road has turned into a busy trade route for China's booming economy China helped out with loans when the global financial crisis hit Kazakhstan, and Chinese companies are pouring investment into the Kazakh oil and gas industry,
Arab, Chinese leaders agree to boost ties
Chinese and Arab leaders agreed to develop China-Arab relations and discussed a number of regional issues of common interest at the China-Arab Cooperation Forum that concluded in Tianjin, China, on Friday. As part of the “Declaration of Tianjin,” they
Medvedev expects signing of documents during his Ukrainian visit
signing during his visit to Ukraine. ?A number of documents are being coordinated. They apply to industrial cooperation, energy cooperation, humanitarian exchanges, and interaction in regional and international matters,? the president told Ukrainian
Tectonic shift under way in Turkmen gas
Europe. That strengthens the prospects for the Nabucco pipeline project, which is planned to take gas from the Caspian Sea basin through Georgia and Turkey to the Baumgarten hub in Austria for distribution throughout the European Union. Second, President
Russia and IAEA sign agreement on world's first nuclear fuel bank
Russia signs a deal with the UN's nuclear watchdog, IAEA, to set up the world's first nuclear fuel bank of low-enriched uranium for countries that need fuel for civilian purposes, including nuclear power plants.
Lithuania, Russia discuss energy at first meeting
Water, food, energy and minerals are highly strategic resources. They are essential to human development and, in the case of water and food, to human survival. Food production is, meanwhile, closely intertwined with
U.S., India reach agreement on nuclear fuel reprocessing
CHELSEA, Canada (AFP) Talks on preserving the Arctic amid a race for its rich resources opened Monday amid calls from protestors for the meeting to focus on the damage to the fragile region caused by climate change. US
Gazprom ramps up Asian energy trade presence
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