A Pan Asian Railroad Linking Singapore and China: One Stop Closer
October 27th, 2010
Via Fast Company, a report on developments related to a rail link from Singapore to Southwest China. As the article notes: “…Plans for a pan-Asian railroad have been in the works for decades, but today marked the first step toward linking a massive railway line from Singapore to Southwest China and beyond. It’s called the […]
Read more »Chinese Firm To Invest 3 Billion Dollars In Cambodia
September 10th, 2010
Via TerraDaily, a report on additional Chinese investment in Cambodia. As the article notes: “A Chinese firm plans to pump three billion dollars into several Cambodian projects, an official said Thursday, the latest investment in the fledgling economy from its giant neighbour. The proposed investment by China Inner Mongolia Erdos Hongjun Investment Co. — a […]
Read more »China’s Petroleum Investment In Iran
July 31st, 2010
Via The Khaleej Times, a report that China has invested around 40 billion dollars in Iran’s oil and gas sector. As the article notes: “…Deputy Oil Minister Hossein Noqrehkar Shirazi also said that Teheran’s oil exports to China fell by 30 percent in the first six months of 2010 compared with the corresponding period last […]
Read more »A Port In A Storm: China Leases North Korean Port
July 25th, 2010
Via Yonhap, a report that China has acquired the rights to use another one of North Korea’s northeastern ports. As the article notes: “…China has used the North Korean port of Rajin in North Hamgyong Province for commercial trade since 2008. An official at the Tumen city government in northeast China said that a Chinese […]
Read more »Argentina: China’s New Africa
July 14th, 2010
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an interesting analysis of China’s interest in – and approach towards – Argentina. As the article notes: Being a commodity-hungry emerging power with plenty of cash can be a frustrating occupation sometimes. The goods are out there, the price is right, but getting hold of the stuff (be it oil, […]
Read more »The Tiger and Dragon Tussle Over Afghan Resources
June 23rd, 2010
Via The Financial Times, a look at the resource race in Afghanistan which pits India against China. As the report notes: “…Unlikely as it may seem, war-torn Aghanistan is emerging as a battlefield in a quite different sort of conflict – the fight over natural resources between China and India. The poverty-stricken country is said […]
Read more »Focusing primarily on The New Seven Sisters - the largely state owned petroleum companies from the emerging world that have become key players in the oil & gas industry as identified by Carola Hoyos, Chief Energy Correspondent for The Financial Times - but spanning other nascent opportunities around the globe that may hold potential in the years ahead, Wildcats & Black Sheep is a place for the adventurous to contemplate & evaluate the emerging markets of tomorrow.