韓國S-OIL公司：在沙特阿拉伯依賴兩條路線進行原油運輸；已通過長期合同鎖定大部分沙特阿拉伯原油供應。

On Nov. 1 in Fuzhou, China's minister of housing and urban-rural development Ni Hong met Laos public works and transport minister Xivilay. The two ministries earlier signed an MOU, witnessed by both heads of state, to strengthen cooperation in housing and urban construction. They agreed to implement leaders' consensus and deepen ties on housing security, quality-housing construction, resilient cities, urban planning, and cooperation on new technologies, materials and products. Both sides also committed to enhanced professional exchanges and capacity-building.

China foreign minister Wang Yi will chair the 11th Lancang-Mekong Cooperation foreign ministers' meeting in Beijing on Nov. 3-4.