TOKYO — Twelve years after leaving an oil field project in southwestern Iran under pressure from Washington, Japan finds itself in a familiar position, this time over an energy project in Russia’s Far East.
With 26 billion barrels, Iran’s Azadegan oil field had one of the world’s largest reserves. The government-funded Japan Oil Development Co. (now INPEX) acquired a 75% stake in the project in 2004, eager to develop an oil field that Japan had strong control over.

India and sanctions-hit Russia are exploring the possibility of using China’s yuan as a reference currency to value the rupee-ruble trade mechanism, two Indian government officials aware of the development said.
NEW DELHI : India and sanctions-hit Russia are exploring the possibility of using China’s yuan as a reference currency to value the rupee-ruble trade mechanism, two Indian government officials aware of the development said.
The two countries may also look at a floating …

Объединённые Арабские Эмираты или ОАЭ – это страна с высоким уровнем жизни и с широким спектром разнообразных возможностей, в том числе для развития бизнеса. Два из основных направлений для российских туристов и предпринимателей – это Абу-Даби и Дубай. Последний является самым развитым и элитным эмиратом, именно по этой причине у многих людей он ассоциируется с богатством и роскошью …

Western observers of international affairs sounded the alarm after a seemingly enthusiastic joint statement by President Vladimir Putin and General Secretary Xi Jinping. Released during the Russian president’s visit to China — the first time Xi has met with a foreign head of state since before the pandemic — the statement seemed to signal increasing alignment between two powers against the United States and its allies. Based on …