Laos could reroute its coffee sales from the US to Russia due to the 40% tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump, Laotian Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone has stated. Trump imposed levies on goods from Laos last month as part of a broader flurry of country-specific tariffs aimed at addressing what he called unfair trade […]
The Cypriot-based Burger King Russia is the latest EU listed company to have redomiciled its business from the European Union to Russia, where it will continue to operate as BKR ICLLC. According to the Russian Unified State Register of Legal Entities, Burger King Russia was re-registered on September 1 in Kaliningrad’s special administrative region. The […]
Russia’s FESCO transport group has transported a record volume batch of over 9,000 tonnes of peas during August, from southern Russia to China. FESCO stated that “The delivery was carried out with the leading exporter ‘Sila Sibiri’ using the regular FESCO Black Sea Service (FBSS) on the Novorossiysk Qingdao route.” This is part of the […]
Discussions With Senior Officials From China, Mongolia, Laos, and about the Russian Economy: Full Contents & Analysis The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has taken part in a series of conversations as part of the Far Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. Other participants included Sonexay Siphandone, the Prime Minister of Laos, Gombojav Zandanshatar, the Prime Minister […]
The United States Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, has made some rather extraordinary demands of India when it comes to assessing their trade position with the US. With India now subjected to 50% tariffs on its exported goods to the American market, Lutnick claimed that ‘the customer is always right’ and that India should stop […]
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The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has been taking part in the Plenary session of the 10th Eastern Economic Forum. Putin gave a lengthy speech, which exclusively dealt with development issues in the Russian Far East, and covered regional economic, industrial development, rare earths, energy, logistics, the Trans-Arctic Corridor, shipbuilding, legal and tax incentives, an Arctic […]
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has been attending the celebrations for the end of World War II in Beijing and has had the opportunity to discuss bilateral relations with other attendees, including with the Vietnamese President, Luong Cuong. This is what they had to say: Vladimir Putin: “Mr President, friends, I am delighted to hold […]
Russia and Laos have discussed energy cooperation prospects, with Russian Deputy Energy Minister Roman Marshavin, taking part in negotiations with Laos Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone. The meetings were held in Vladivostok on the sidelines of the Far Eastern Economic Forum. Russia’s Energy Ministry stated that “The sides discussed a number of prospective cooperation areas, including […]
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has been attending the celebrations for the end of World War II in Beijing and has had the opportunity to discuss bilateral relations with other attendees, including with the Republic of Congo’s President, Denis Sassou Nguesso. This is what they had to say: Vladimir Putin: “Mr President, I am delighted […]
The United States is to participate in this month’s Intervision Song Contest being held in Moscow on September 20, with American singer-songwriter B Howard representing the US. The Intervision Song Contest is Russia’s version of the Eurovision contest, which has been criticised for promoting a woke and LGBTQ agenda. Russia has been banned from entering […]
There has been much speculation about the financial arrangements and costs of building the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline between Russia, Mongolia and China, with Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev clarifying details at the Eastern Economic Forum currently taking place in Vladivostok. He said that the financing scheme for the project and other issues […]
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