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By Rhod Mackenzie

Russia's pivot towards the East would not have been possible without modernisation, including the railway infrastructure. The development of the Eastern training ground of Russian Railways has been ongoing for several years, with the third stage expected to commence this year. W...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Pakistani authorities have decided to finish building an 81 km gas pipeline from the port city of Gwadar to the Iranian border as part of the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project. The project, which has faced significant delays, will be completed in two phases.

Pakistan's Special...

By Rhod Mackenzie

On February 21, experts interviewed by Izvestia explained that the three largest banks in China, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, China Construction Bank, and Bank of China, have stopped accepting payments from Russian sanctioned financial organizations due to the risk of...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The authorities are considering how to respond to the European Union's plans to confiscate Russian assets. The Federation Council has proposed to the Ministry of Finance that a mechanism be developed to withdraw funds of foreigners blocked in the Russian Federation, according to...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The research firm New World Wealth (NWW) has ranked Vietnam at the top of its new ranking of wealth growth over the next decade. The ranking was compiled with the participation of analysts and economists from the consulting company Henley & Partners.

Vietnam, which just a few y...

By Rhod Mackenzie
While many countries are moving away from using coal to consign its use to history, China continues to increase its consumption. This commitment to coal seems to contradict China's impressive successes in green technologies and poses a threat to global efforts to combat climate ch...