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By Rhod Mackenzie

Hungary is doing all it can to maintain its economic relations with Russia. This stated by the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Hungary today is an island of pragmatism in Europe, which makes rather unusual and an exception. Why are contacts with Moscow so important for thi...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Europe may have found a previously an unforeseen solution to the challenge facing it of providing the continent with liquefied natural gas (LNG) and it has appeared in the form of Qatar. It has been reported that Doha still requires customers for two-thirds of its LNG supply, wh...

By Rhod Mackenzie

One of the largest trading firms in Japan, which also deals in energy resources, opines that natural gas in general and liquefied natural gas (LNG) in particular will not be sufficient for the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources, due to its high demand.

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By Rhod Mackenzie

Russia is rapidly increasing the amount of its food exports to China. The growth rate is exponential in both terms of weight and revenue. If this rate of growth persists, Russia's exports of agricultural products to China will double to £10 billion by 2030. Which food products ha...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, reported TASS on the morning of 17th October. Putin will stay in the Chinese capital for two days, until 18th October, during which he will meet with Xi Jinping and partic...

By Rhod Maceknzie

The US government intends to introduce fresh measures this week to further impede Beijing's acquisition of cutting-edge chips and production equipment. These latest restrictions aim to bolster the prohibition measures set in place precisely one year ago, in October 2022. Specific...