Near the village of Ulken in Kazakhstan, work has begun on preparing project documentation and determining the optimal site for the country’s first nuclear power plant. The launch of the project was attended by Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev and Chairman of the Kazakhstan Atomic Energy Agency Almasadam Satkaliyev. Drilling of the first exploratory well […]
Chinese automakers have shown rapid growth in European sales during the first half of 2025. According to a report by analytics firm Jato Dynamics, sales of Chinese brands in Europe rose by 91% year-over-year from January to June, reaching 347,135 units. As a result, their market share nearly doubled — from 2.7% in 2024 to […]
Qatar has threatened to suspend its liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies to European Union countries in response to a new EU due diligence law addressing forced labor and environmental harm. This was reported by Reuters, citing a letter from the Qatari government to Belgian authorities. In the letter dated May 21, Qatar’s Energy Minister Saad […]
The total market value of crypto assets has exceeded $4 trillion for the first time amid the growth of altcoins and a new impetus from large-scale legislative regulation in the United States. This is reported by Bloomberg. The options market shows that traders are increasing their bets on further growth in the coming weeks. ‘Bitcoin’s […]
In China, exports of rare earth metals reached their highest level since 2009 in June. This indicates growing demand from global buyers for materials used in the manufacture of powerful magnets, according to Bloomberg. The rare earth metals sector has been in turmoil since early April, when China, the leading supplier, introduced export controls amid […]
The new Syrian government has signed an agreement with a company from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that will invest $800 million in the modernisation of the port of Tartus, which was previously leased by Russia. This was reported yesterday by Reuters. It is stated that yesterday, on 13 July, the General Directorate of Land […]