Natural gas is hard to store, but China has found a way to do it, while also developing alternate suppliers and expanding production at home.
China cycle 2026: Building a global platform to advance global cooperation and innovation
Set for May 5–8 in Shanghai, China Cycle 2026 connects global brands and buyers in the world's largest bicycle and e-bike manufacturing market.
Kazakhstan drops Russian partners in power plant projects
Kazakhstan has dropped plans to involve Russian companies in building three combined heat and power (CHP) plants and will instead proceed with domestic and alternative partners after failing to secure ...
Asian Development Bank provides 960 bln tenge loan to Kazakhstan’s Otbasy Bank
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a 90 billion tenge ($173.6 million equivalent) loan to Otbasy Bank JSC to expand access to affordable housing finance for women and offer green mortgage ...
IMF delegation praises Sri Lankan government’s austerity measures
The IMF’s endorsement is a clear indication of the government’s strict adherence to IMF dictates, which impose the full burden of the crisis on the working class and rural masses.
2 years ago, Saudi Arabia quietly canceled the ‘petrodollar’ deal with America that wired the world economy for 50 years. Then war broke out in Iran
The ongoing conflict in the Gulf, however, has newly exposed the weakness of the petrodollar. Following the first U.S.-Israeli attack, Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% ...
Oil prices plunge after US announces ceasefire with Iran
Global oil prices fell sharply to around US$93-96 per barrel after the US and Iran agreed to a temporary ceasefire, easing market tensions.
Vietnam names new central bank governor, finance minister
By Phuong Nguyen, Khanh Vu and Francesco Guarascio HANOI, April 8 (Reuters) - Vietnam's parliament has approved career banker Pham Duc An as the new central bank governor for a five-year term and ...
How Pakistan helped secure a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran
Pakistan has a historic relationship with Iran, but an agreement was far from certain, writes the BBC’s Caroline Davies ...
How Pakistan brokered Iran-US two week ceasefire: Inside the ‘Islamabad Accord’ push
March, very few expected Pakistan to intervene as it did. But over the weeks that followed, Islamabad slowly moved into the centre of the crisis, and by early April, it had become the main line of ...