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World Buddhist Forum Kicks Off In Russia’s Kalmykia Republic

Asia, Culture, Russia

The 3rd International Buddhist Forum, with the theme “The Buddhist World in the New Millennium” has begun in Elista, the capital of the Kalmykia Republic in European Russia. The Republic Flag is depicted above. Kalmykia is the only Buddhist region in Europe and was originally populated by descendants of the Mongol tribes and other Central […]

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Russia, Pacific Small Island Developing States Multilateral Relations: 2025 Update

Agriculture, ASEAN, Asia, Infrastructure, Security, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has met with the multilateral group ‘Pacific Small Island Developing States’ (PSIDS), a dialogue mechanism that Lavrov has stated “has unequivocally established itself as a highly sought-after and effective platform for exchanging views, both on areas of bilateral collaboration and on pressing issues of regional and global agendas.” The

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Russia Looking At Auto Manufacturing In The Philippines

Asia, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The Russian Industry and Trade Minister, Alexei Gruzdev, has said that he considers the entry of Russian commercial vehicles into the Philippine market promising, with the possibility of Russian investors localizing production in the country to service the market. Russia’s GAZ auto is already making deliveries to the Philippines from its facility in Vietnam, he

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Sakhalin

Japanese and Indian Investors In Sakhalin Oil & Gas Must Follow New Participation Regulations

Asia, Energy, Investment, Regulatory

The Russian Prime Minister, Mikhail Mishustin, signed Order 2559-r on September 18 stipulating that specific conditions must be met by Sodeco (Sakhalin Oil & Gas Development Co. Ltd., the shareholders of which are Japex, the government of Japan, Itochu, Marubeni, and Inpex) and India’s ONGC Videsh Limited. The updated criteria for participation in the Sakhalin-1

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Russia, Philippines Encouraging Participation In Nuclear, Oil and Gas Energy Sectors

Asia, Energy, Exports, Trade

The Russian-Philippines Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation has been meeting, with , Russian Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Alexei Gruzdev saying that cooperation between Russia and the Philippines in the energy sector could become one of the drivers for the growth of trade turnover between the two countries. Gruzdev said “We see good prospects

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Pakistan

Russia, Pakistan To Trade Wheat & Rice on the St. Petersburg Commodities Exchange

Agriculture, Asia, Exports, Finance, Imports, Infrastructure, Trade

The St. Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange (SPIMEX) and Pakistan-based KMAK Group have signed a memorandum of understanding on the development of exchange trading, SPIMEX has stated, following a meeting of the Russia-Pakistan Intergovernmental Commission for trade and investment. SPIMEX stated that “Wheat is being considered as the Russian export commodity for the first transactions, and

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Russia Plans Major Railway Construction To Link Northern Sea Route To Major Cities

Asia, Energy, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Russian Market, Trade

The North Siberian Railway, when built, will become part of the Transarctic Transport Corridor, according to Gennady Guselnikov, the Chairman of the Siberian Agreement Association. The Siberian Agreement is an interregional association of economic cooperation of the subjects of the Russian Federation. Currently, the subjects of the Russian Federation consist of three federal districts —

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The BRICS Virtual Summit: A Dry Run For The UN General Assembly: Text & Analysis

Africa, Asia, BRICS, China, Economy, Finance, India, Latin America, Middle East, Russian Market, Security, Trade

The BRICS nations convened an emergency virtual summit yesterday (September 8), hosted by Brazilian President Lula da Silva, to discuss the situation concerning the United States imposition of trade tariffs on multiple countries including BRICS members. The meeting lasted about 90 minutes. All ten full BRICS members were present, represented by Brazilian President Lula Da

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Why Trump Won’t Win The Tariff Wars: The US Economy Is Too Small

Asia, BRICS, China, Economy, Exports, Finance, India, Russia, Trade

Plucky little Laos, in southeast Asia, has just become the latest country to ignore US import tariffs, by stating that it will redirect its US exports to other markets. Laos has been hit with a 40% import duty on its products.  What is surprising about this move is that Laos is a relatively small country,

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Laos To ReRoute US Coffee Exports To Russia If US Tariffs Persist

Agriculture, Asia, BRICS, Imports, Russian Market, Trade

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

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