A new pipeline project, if completed, could lessen Ukraine's leverage with Russia.
Tokyo will launch a massive monetary stimulus effort aimed at boosting competitiveness in East Asia.
Wuhan is located at a natural transportation crossroads in China and is critical for the country's future development plans.
A dispute between two of the most effective rebel units could undermine the campaign against the Syrian regime.
The Yangtze River is the key geographic, ecological, cultural and economic feature of China.
China may be trying to boost nationalist sentiment by reopening a previously settled if relatively unknown maritime dispute.
Mexico's new industrial heartland only became attractive to manufacturers after the country overhauled its transportation infrastructure.
Kurdistan Workers' Party militants use the Qandil Mountains as a basing area.
The central lowlands, also known as the Bajio, have emerged as higher value-added manufacturing center.
Abuja does not want international oil companies invested in the Nigerian oil sector to lose confidence in its security environment or to relocate.