Morocco launches solar mega-project at Ouarzazate
Morocco on Friday officially launched the construction of a 160-megawatt solar power plant near the desert city of Ouarzazate, the first in a series of vast solar projects planned in the country.
N. Korea ignores overture on industrial zone: Seoul
North Korea has ignored a plea by South Korean businessmen to visit a joint industrial zone on Tuesday for talks on its future, amid fears of a permanent closure.
30 April 2013
S. Korean workers set to leave joint factory zone
South Korean workers were due to start returning Saturday from a jointly run industrial park in North Korea after Seoul announced a complete withdrawal following months of military tensions.
Boeing 787 battery meltdown cause still unclear: NTSB
US safety officials investigating burned batteries on two Boeing 787s said Tuesday they are not certain what caused the incidents, even as aviation regulators approve Boeing's fix for the problem.
Kaesong closure hits South Korean deals The closure of the Kaesong joint-industrial zone has begun to hit deals between South Korean manufacturers and foreign buyers.
20 April 2013
India reaches 'broad consensus' on land acquisition bill India's main political parties have struck a "broad consensus" on a contentious land acquisition bill to better reward landowners whose property is bought for industrial development.
20 April 2013
Finland to use Kazakhstan-made copper rodsA memorandum on supplies of Kazakhstan-made copper rods to Finland was signed during Kazakhstan-Finnish forum on green economy and modernization in Astana.