Related Posts

Iran Crisis: Asia Barters for Scarce Energy as Chinese Export Ban Throttles Supplies

Indonesia's leader visited Tokyo this week in Asia's latest flurry of fuel bartering efforts to offset crippling shortages caused by conflict in the Middle East, a key source of regional energy supplies. The race for alternatives has heated up as

With Reuters

Tonga’s Debt to China Hinders Rebuild Four Years on From Eruption
Tonga's King Tupou VI and China’s President Xi Jinping shake hands after a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 25, 2025. Photo by MAXIM SHEMETOV / POOL / AFP
By Ben Strang More than four years on from one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in history, Tonga is struggling to improve its infrastructure as it pays off a massive Chinese loan. When Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai erupted on ...

Iran Crisis: Asia Barters for Scarce Energy as Chinese Export Ban Throttles Supplies

Indonesia's leader visited Tokyo this week in Asia's latest flurry of fuel bartering efforts to offset crippling shortages caused by conflict in the Middle East, a key source of regional energy supplies. The race for alternatives has heated up as
Detected IP: ...