Asia

Korean War Memorial

North Korea To Permanently Honour Soldiers Who Died In Kursk

Asia, Security

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has praised the country’s troops deployed to Russia under a mutual defense agreement as heroes, pledging that their sacrifices will be permanently honored in the homeland, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). The presence of North Korean forces in Russia’s Kursk region, where they were deployed to expel […]

North Korea To Permanently Honour Soldiers Who Died In Kursk Read More »

Sri Lanka

Russia, Sri Lanka Trade Increased 2.4 Times In 2024

Agriculture, Asia, Exports, Imports, Trade

The bilateral trade turnover of agricultural products between Russia and Sri Lanka grew 2.4-fold to reach US$343.7 million in 2024, Russia’s Agroexport federal centre has said. While relatively small, the results show an improvement in the Sri Lanka economy, with the country defaulting on its foreign debts in 2023. Russia has provided some aid assistance.

Russia, Sri Lanka Trade Increased 2.4 Times In 2024 Read More »

Vietnam

Russia, Vietnam Discuss Increased LNG Supplies

Asia, Energy, Exports, Infrastructure

Russia and Vietnam have been discussing supplies of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Vietnam, during meetings between Russian Energy Minister Roman Marshavin and Vietnamese Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Nguyen Hoang Long. The sides discussed their thus far successful interaction in the oil and gas sector, including the approval of agreements to expand cooperation

Russia, Vietnam Discuss Increased LNG Supplies Read More »

Uzbekistan image

Russia, China, Uzbekistan Discussing Investment In Uzbekistan Nuclear Power Plant 

Asia, China, Energy, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Investment, Russia's Belt & Road

Uzbekistan’s atomic energy agency Uzatom, Russia’s Rosatom Group, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) division CNOS, and Shanghai Electric have been holding negotiations on building turbine equipment and assessing the prospects of adapting it for a nuclear power plant (NPP) project in Uzbekistan. Uzatom has stated that “In the course of the negotiations the parties discussed

Russia, China, Uzbekistan Discussing Investment In Uzbekistan Nuclear Power Plant  Read More »

Kyrgyzstan image

Rosatom To Start Kyrgyzstan Wind & Solar Farm Constructions in 2026

Asia, Energy, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Investment, Russia's Belt & Road

Rosatom Central Asia have stated that the first deliveries of the equipment for a wind farm in Kyrgyzstan’s Issyk-Kul region is scheduled to be delivered in the second half of 2025, while construction will start in 2026. Kyrgyzstan’s Energy Minister Taalaibek Ibraev said that “We are starting construction of a wind farm with capacity of

Rosatom To Start Kyrgyzstan Wind & Solar Farm Constructions in 2026 Read More »

Image Hyundai

Hyundai, Kia Preparing To Return To The Russian Market? 

Asia, Imports, Russian Market, Trade

In signs that some businesses are preparing to return to the Russian market, South Korea’s auto giant Hyundai has registered at least eight new trademarks with Russia’s intellectual property service, Rospatent, this month. The filings suggest that Hyundai could be preparing for a return to the Russian market. The new trademarks grant the company the

Hyundai, Kia Preparing To Return To The Russian Market?  Read More »

OIC Flag

Russia Hosts Foreign Ambassadors of the Islamic Organisation for Cooperation

Africa, Asia, BRICS, Exports, Imports, Investment, Middle East, Trade

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has hosted an informational meeting of the leadership of the Strategic Vision Group ‘Russia – Islamic World’ with the ambassadors of the member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The meeting was co-hosted by Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s Foreign Minister, and Rustam Minnikhanov, of the Republic of Tatarstan,

Russia Hosts Foreign Ambassadors of the Islamic Organisation for Cooperation Read More »

Arctic

Russian Arctic Needs To Be Integrated Into National Transport Infrastructure

Asia, China, Infrastructure, Investment, Russian Market, Trade

In order to maximise the potential of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) and develop it into one of Russia’s key transport lanes, Russia’s Arctic seaports need to be integrated with Russia’s railway and road shipping infrastructure and inland waterways, according to Nikolai Patrushev, Russian presidential aide and the Chairman of Russia’s Maritime Board. Speaking at

Russian Arctic Needs To Be Integrated Into National Transport Infrastructure Read More »

Mongolia

Two More Russia-Mongolia Border Logistics Terminals To Be Built In Buryatia  

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

Two more logistics terminals will be built on the Russian border of Buryatia with Mongolia: one near the Naushki railway checkpoint, the second near the Kyakhta checkpoint, according to the Kyakhtinsky government. The construction projects will begin immediately, and should be completed by 2027. The local newspaper stated that Andrey Fomin, the head of the

Two More Russia-Mongolia Border Logistics Terminals To Be Built In Buryatia   Read More »

Subscribe
Subscribe
Scroll to Top