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China's president to visit Vietnam amid South China Sea tension

BEIJING, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Vietnam next week amid heightened tension in the South China Sea that has weighed on ties between the neighbours.

India's Modi pitches "partnership of prosperity" to Africa

NEW DELHI, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned on the charm for African leaders on Thursday, promising $10 billion in credit to back a "partnership of prosperity" and pitching a broad alliance for global reform.

UPDATE 1-Shell profits slump after weak oil forces Alaska, Canada write-offs

LONDON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday reported a sharp drop in third-quarter profits on the back of low oil prices and a hefty $8.2 billion charge which included write-offs in Alaska and Canada.

Total beats forecast, raises production target

PARIS, Oct 29 (Reuters) - French oil and gas company Total's net adjusted profit tumbled 23 percent to $2.756 billion in the third quarter compared with the same period a year ago, the firm said on Thursday, hit by a sharp fall in global oil prices.

UPDATE 1-India's BPCL, Oman Oil looking to sell 24 pct stake in Bina refinery

NEW DELHI, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Foreign companies are in talks to buy a stake of up to 24 percent in the Bina refinery in India's Madhya Pradesh state which is jointly owned by Bharat Petroleum Corp and Oman's state oil firm, BPCL's chairman told Reuters on Thursday.

Beyond China, other Southeast Asian countries plan for significant hydroelectric additions

(Thu, 29 Oct 2015) China's substantial development of hydroelectric power, including the largest power plant in the world at Three Gorges Dam, has overshadowed the relatively large hydroelectric expansion plans of other Southeast Asia countries. Combined, the smaller countries of Southeast Asia plan to construct 61 gigawatts (GW) of new hydroelectric generating capacity through 2020.

Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory

(Thu, 29 Oct 2015) The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has estimated the current and near-term unit inventory of electric power generating capacity by integrating information submitted on the monthly survey Form EIA-860M, ?Monthly Update to Annual Electric Generator Report? and the annual survey Form EIA-860, ?Annual Electric Generator Report?. This estimated inventory will be updated on a monthly basis.

COLUMN-Colombia is the ultimate cap on Asian coal prices: Russell

LAUNCESTON, Australia, Oct 29 (Reuters) - There are several reasons why coal prices in Asia are unlikely to rally much in the coming years, but the most compelling one is also likely one of the most obscure: Colombia.

Japan's SoftBank, Sharp to set up solar power services joint venture

TOKYO, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Japan's SoftBank Group Corp said on Thursday it is forming a joint venture with Sharp Corp in the solar power plant business, a move that could give a boost to Sharp's ailing solar panel operations.

Philippines' Philex can extend Padcal copper-gold mining by 2 yrs

MANILA, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Philex Mining Corp, one of the Philippines' biggest miners, said on Thursday it had found additional ore reserves at its Padcal copper-gold project that will extend the mine's life by two more years to 2022.

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