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Securing inputs is key to Seoul’s diplomatic strategy

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SOUTH KOREA

This followed the first-ever Korea-Africa summit, where critical minerals loomed large; President Yoon Suk-yeol’s visits to three resource-rich Central Asian states; and Seoul’s…

Evolution in cybercrime needs security upgrades

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INT

These trends include the rise in ‘double extortion’ ransomware attacks and supply chain attacks to obtain sensitive data and infiltrate computer networks through widely used…

Beijing will boost VC funding for key sectors

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CHINA

Beijing sees VC as key to its high-tech ambitions, but difficulties with realising initial public offerings (IPOs) and other exit options, as well as tense US ties, have depressed…

Japan rate rises will help the yen and domestic demand

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JAPAN

Rising trade values in the last year reflect higher prices, not volumes. Services now have a greater weight in exports, thanks to tourism's rise. A stronger yen is widely desired…

Iraq will slowly raise domestic gas supply

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IRAQ

In early May, a sixth licensing round elicited minimal interest. However, hitherto slow-moving projects to capture and use associated gas burnt at oilfields are accelerating. That…

Vostok Oil project will define Russia’s oil future

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RUSSIA

Vostok is expected to produce 2 million barrels per day (b/d) by 2030, with all exports going via the strategically important Northern Sea Route (NSR). The Kremlin hopes it will…

Abu Dhabi's international expansion will increase

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ABU DHABI

The deal was the company’s fourth overseas gas deal as part of its international strategy to diversify its revenue streams from domestic oil production to equip it better to…

Japan will step up efforts to attract inward FDI

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JAPAN

Overseas investors' interest in Japan is being driven by global supply chain realignment and falling production costs due to yen depreciation. This promises to invigorate domestic…

Congo will use conflict minerals to discredit Rwanda

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CONGO-KINSHASA

This comes amid heightened scrutiny of Rwandan support to the M23 rebellion in eastern DRC and plays on long-standing claims that the illegal minerals trade is a major driver of…

North Korean border provocations risk escalation

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NORTH KOREA

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is determined to respond firmly to Pyongyang's provocation, which was likely motivated by a failed rocket test and signs that there are limits…