North Korea’s Economic Crisis
January 5th, 2021
Via East Asia Forum, commentary on North Korea’s economic challenges: COVID-19 came at a tough time for North Korea, both economically and politically, and may have made a bad situation worse. While China’s sanctions implementation has let up somewhat, North Korea’s economic situation still became strikingly dire in 2020. As elsewhere in the world, COVID-19 […]
Read more »Iran’s Railway Ambitions Stretch Beyond Afghanistan
January 5th, 2021
Via The Frontier Post, a report on Iran’s railway ambitions: The first train departs Khaf’s rail station in Iran during the inauguration of the Herat-Khaf railway operations connecting Iran and Afghanistan. via Reuters The first railway between Iran and Afghanistan was launched in December 2020, linking the Iranian northeastern city of Khaf to Afghanistan’s western city of […]
Read more »Cambodia Begins First Crude Oil Production
January 3rd, 2021
Via South China Morning Post, a report on Cambodia’s first crude oil production: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday announced that the kingdom had extracted its first drop of crude oil from its waters, a long-awaited milestone for one of Southeast Asia’s poorest nations. The joint venture between Cambodia and Singapore’s KrisEnergy will see […]
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