ASIA PACIFIC:
- Russia’s Rosneft has officially cut its contract with Noble Corporation for cooperation in operations in Vietnam. The episode highlights a growing challenge for multinational Russian companies trying to expand their footprint across Asia: They can’t anger China too much because of the size of China’s power to structurally shape economic relationships as tensions with the United States and broader West escalate.
SOURCE: THE DIPLOMAT
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