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The International Energy Agency (IEA) predicted on the 29th that China's oil consumption decreased for the first time in decades last year, curbing the rise in international energy prices. The Bank of Korea said on the same day, “The future energy market will show fluctuations depending on various factors such as geopolitical conflicts and abnormal weather as well as economic factors.” As a resu..

It is expected that the battle in Ukraine will determine “win or lose” in the land battle to recapture Donbas, where it is “difficult” to secure a fuel supply route in the “early summer tank battle”. 'Yomiuri' said from London, "The old Soviet tanks currently used by the Ukrainian army are severely worn out and lack ammunition, and Western tanks have high performance in terms of artillery armor ..

The New York Times reported that Chancellor Schultz’s pacifism that “peace cannot be achieved through military force” played a role in the “rejection of German tanks’ aid to Ukraine.” The Germans are overwhelmingly supporting Ukraine in the fight, but their reluctance to send tanks "reflects the deep ambivalence of a country with a catastrophic history of aggression during World War II and the r..

At an AP press conference, President Yoon Seok-yeol revealed the “exclusion of direct negotiations between the two Koreas” and “close security cooperation with the US and Japan,” and “expansion of arms trade” and the Itaewon disaster, saying, “I realized the scale of the disaster only later.” In an exclusive interview with the Associated Press on the 10th, "the conservative leader has repeatedly..

Reuters reported on the 4th that the supply of US LNG to Asian countries such as Korea will increase at higher prices this year. Last year, LNG imports moved about 69% of US LNG exports, or 7.2 bcfd, to Europe as shippers diverted cargo from Asia to get higher prices. In 2021, when prices were higher on the Asian side, only 35% of US LNG exports (about 3.3 bcfd) went to Europe. Last year, a fire..

China and Qatar signed a 27-year contract for liquefied natural gas (LNG), and Japan started a free trade agreement (FTA) with Israel. In the longest LNG contract to date, Qatar Energy has signed a 27-year contract with China's Sinopec to supply 4 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas. After Russia's invasion of Ukraine, competition for LNG intensified in continental countries, and continental..

The U.S. started supporting 50-mile artillery battles instead of 200-mile medium-range missiles as the Ukrainian War was expected to unfold in winter over the Dnieper River, from which Russia had withdrawn due to lack of supplies. The Wall Street Journal reported on the 10th that the Defense Minister and the South Korean Defense Minister signed a “secret agreement” to support Ukraine with 100,00..

Russian President Vladimir Putin reiterated his claim of a 'dirty bomb' on the 26th, and the West called Russia's 'false flags operation' and a media battle grew and spread to the Korean Peninsula. "We are aware of Ukraine's plans to use Dirty Bomb," Putin said at a videoconference with the heads of intelligence agencies of the CIS, a meeting of the former Soviet Union. As reported by Voice of A..

North Korea formalizes nuclear warfare exercises during the ROK-U.S. joint exercise, showing a dual strategy following Russia's possibility of nuclear weapons in the Ukraine war. The North Korean Central News Agency reported on the 10th that from the 25th of last month to the 9th of this month, the North Korean military's tactical nuclear operation unit, long-range artillery unit, and air force ..

Poland, which has been leading the supply of weapons to the Ukraine war, appears to have used Taiwan-made drones to escalate the Crimean Peninsula, raising the possibility that Korean tanks, which Poland hastily import, may also intervene. Taiwan News reported on the 23rd that, citing Polish media 'WP Tech', 800 units of the 860 attack drone revolver that Taiwan exported to Poland were handed ov..