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Featured April 23, 2025

Hyundai, Kia Preparing To Return To The Russian Market? 

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 […]

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Featured April 22, 2025

Russia Hosts Foreign Ambassadors of the Islamic Organisation for Cooperation

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, […]

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April 22, 2025

China Ranks 1st, Russia 6th In Global IQ Measurements

The independent Ranking Royals analytics company, which measures statistical data on a global basis, has released its latest survey, this time on global IQ measurements. Testing 1.39 million individuals from 100 countries from January 1st this year, the findings showed that the countries with the highest IQ’s were Asian, with China leading with an average […]

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April 21, 2025

Russian Arctic Needs To Be Integrated Into National Transport Infrastructure

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 […]

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April 21, 2025

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

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 […]

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April 20, 2025

The Philippines Agrees To Import Russian Beef

The Philippines has authorized supplies of beef and cattle by-products from Russia, Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) has said. It is the first time that Russia will have exported beef to the country. Rosselkhoznadzor said that “As result of our work to open new foreign markets, with active participation from the […]

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April 17, 2025

Russia, Indonesia 2025 Relations: Update

A meeting of the Russian-Indonesian Intergovernmental Commission was held last week in Jakarta at the Ministerial level, led by Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov. The meetings had a wide-ranging agenda, including the proposed free trade agreement, inter-banking, energy, and industrial and agricultural developments. Indonesia is a major Southeast Asian economy with a population […]

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April 14, 2025

Russian Transhipment Operators Pick Up Euro-Exited Baltic-Asia Sea Routes  

Russia’s container transhipment volumes in its Northwestern Ports such as St.Petersburg continue to recover after volumes fell in 2022. This new growth trend has made it possible to maintain a surplus of terminal capacity and introduce new quality of direct line services without transhipment in European ports, according to Leonid Shlyakhturov, Executive Director of FESCO […]

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April 11, 2025

Russia, Sri Lanka Discuss Energy and Investment Projects

Russia’s Deputy Energy Minister Roman Marshavin has held videoconference discussions with Sri Lanka’s Minister of Power and Energy, Kumara Jayakody, as well as representatives of Sri Lanka’s energy companies. Sri Lanka has been hit by an economic crisis and lacks sufficient energy production. The two sides discussed prospects for joint investment projects in the fuel […]

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April 9, 2025

Japan To Keep Its Stake In Russia’s Sakhalin Island LNG Project

Japan will continue participating in Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects on Sakhalin Island due to their strategic importance for the country’s energy security, according to Tokyo’s 2025 edition of its Diplomatic Blue Book, which outlines Japan’s foreign affairs activities. Japan has supported the Western sanctions imposed on Russia over the Ukraine conflict and has […]

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April 8, 2025

Russia Developing Agricultural Export Trade With North Korea

Russia expanded its assortment of agricultural exports to North Korea in 2024, with the country relaxing some of its covid-era restrictions. Russia resumed exporting sunflower oil, pork, frozen fish and soybeans to North Korea, with wheat, sugar and sunflower oil immediately becoming the top three agricultural exports to the country. The Russian Agroexport Center has […]

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