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Russia Proposes New Eurasian Security System That Includes Some EU Nations

Asia, Eurasian Economic Union, Middle East, Security, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

Russia has been holding security discussions in Moscow with multiple countries and has proposed that as Russia is now actively involved in the process of forming a new Eurasian security structure, several European countries should become part of any new Eurasian security system, according to Alexander Grushko, the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister. Russia believes that […]

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Singapore Further Opens Up Its Poultry Market To Russia

Agriculture, Asia, Exports, Trade

Singapore, which has largely been implementing sanctions imposed by the West upon Russia, is now moving back towards trade normality, and has permitted two additional Russian companies to supply poultry and by-products to its market, according to Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor). Singapore’s responsible authority has granted these rights to the

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Vietnam

Vietnam Budget Airline To Launch Vladivostok Flights

Asia, Logistics & Transport, Russian Market, Trade

The Vietnamese low-cost carrier VietJet Air plans to launch direct regular flights from Hanoi (Noi Bai Airport) to Vladivostok starting June 15, according to Vladivostok Airport’s schedule, with flights operating twice a week on Airbus 321 aircraft. VietJet Air was established in 2007 and positions itself as an international low-cost carrier. Its headquarters is located

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Russia, Caspian Multilateral Relations: 2025 Updates

Asia, Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union

Russia has just hosted the fourth meeting of the Interdepartmental Commission on Caspian Cooperation, which was chaired by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Opening the meeting of the Commission, Lavrov made numerous Caspian development statements, of interest to all those involved in the region. We provide his comments and other recent Caspian-related news as follows: 

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Laos

Russia Exports To Laos On Track For Significant 2025 Increases  

Agriculture, Asia, Exports, Trade

Illustrating that Russian producers and exporters are gaining more ground in their new-found attitude to seeking out new exports markets, Russia exported over 180 tonnes of canned sardines, sprats and Baltic herring worth nearly US$500,000 to Laos this year to date, according to the Agroexport Federal Centre. This marks Russia’s first ever shipment of canned

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Russia Launches 100-Car Container Train Service

Asia, Exports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Russian Market

Russia’s RZD Logistics, in cooperation with Russian Railways (RZD) and partner company Transit, has dispatched the first 100-car container train from the inland Yuzhny Port, an industrial trade zone serviced by the Lyublino-Sortirovochnoye station near Moscow. The train is en route to Khabarovsk-2 station in the Russian Far East and has a scheduled transit time

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Russia, Islamic Trade & Services Showing Dynamic Growth

Africa, Asia, Exports, Imports, Trade

The Russia-Islamic World International Economic Forum has now finished, with Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin attending. The event was held in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan and itself a majority Muslim region of Russia.  In his summarizing remarks, Khusnullin said that “Developing ties with Islamic states is one of the priorities of Russia’s foreign

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Afghanistan

Russia-Afghanistan Forum Discusses Logistics, Transit & Infrastructure Developments 

Asia, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The Russia-Afghanistan Business Forum has been held during the Russia-Islamic World Economic Forum in Kazan, with delegations from Russia, Afghanistan and related countries all attending. Participants discussed the prospects for developing transport infrastructure in Afghanistan, as well as the creation of multimodal corridors linking Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and a second route connecting

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Sunflowers

Russia Massively Increases Sunflower Oil Exports To Singapore

Asia, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Trade

Russia supplied approximately 11,400 tonnes of sunflower oil to Singapore in January-April 2025, according to the Russian Agroexport Federal Centre, who stated that “Compared to the largest supply volume recorded for the entire year of 2020, exports have increased more than 11-fold. Previously, imports to Singapore were negligible and did not exceed 1,000 tonnes per

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HCMC

FESCO Completes First Direct St.Petersburg – Ho Chi Minh City Shipping Service 

Asia, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russia’s FESCO shipping has completed its first direct ship call to Ho Chi Minh City, on Vietnam’s east coast. The service operates on FESCO’s Baltorient Line (FBOL) service, which takes in St. Petersburg, as well as ports in India and China. The transit time from St. Peterburg to Ho Chi Minh City is about 34

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