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S1E10: Warming seas can open new shipping line from Asia to Europe: Speaking of Asia Ep 10
Synopsis: Join The Straits Times's associate editor Ravi Velloor, in this series of podcasts as he distils his experience from four decades of covering the continent.
In this episode, he hosts Vitaly Yermakov, who is a Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Institute of Energy Studies to discuss the Arctic Route and what it implies, especially for the energy business.
Highlights (click/tap above):
02:34 Why is Russia so keen on the Northern Sea Route (NSR)?
04:50 The realistic possibilities for the NSR to develop into a major trade artery to Asia
08:06 The implications for the energy industry…
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