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Featured March 16, 2025

Russia’s Rusal Acquires Indian and Chinese Aluminium Manufacturers

Moscow based Rusal has signed an agreement with India’s Pioneer and KCap to purchase the Pioneer Aluminium Industries Limited alumina refinery, with capacity to produce 1.5 million tonnes per year, the Russian company said. Rusal are the world’s second largest aluminium manufacturer, accounting for almost 9% of the world’s primary aluminium output and 9% of […]

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Featured March 14, 2025

Russia Sets Up Supply Chain Reach To Laos

Russia’s FESCO transport company is launching intermodal container transport to landlocked Laos in southeast Asia, via the Vietnamese port of Da Nang as part of its efforts to expand logistics operations into the region. The transit time for deliveries between Russia and Laos via Vladivostok and Da Nang is about 35 days. Loading and dispatch […]

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March 13, 2025

Russia, Indonesia Agricultural Trade Up 41.4% In 2024

Russia and Indonesia grew their trade turnover of agricultural products to nearly US$1.5 billion in 2024, up 41.4% compared to the previous year, according to Russia’s Agroexport centre. This included approximately 1.4 million tonnes of agricultural goods. The main commodity items in the value structure of Indonesian imports from Russia in 2024 were wheat (92.3%), […]

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March 12, 2025

Russian Tourists and Digital Nomads Favouring Vietnam

The Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia, Dang Minh Khoi has stated that more than 80,000 Russian tourists have visited Vietnam between January 1 and March 10, with a total of 400,000 to 500,000 Russian tourist arrivals expected over the full year.  Dang said that over 250,000 Russian tourists visited Vietnam in 2024, as tourist arrivals started […]

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March 12, 2025

Russia, China and Iran Conduct Joint Navy Drills In The Arabian Sea   

The Joint Maritime Security Belt 2025 exercise involving Russian, Iranian, and Chinese warships has begun from Iran’s Chabahar port in the Gulf of Oman. The Russian side is represented by the Rezky and Hero of Russia Aldar Tsydenzhapov corvettes, and the Pechenga tanker of the Pacific Fleet. China had deployed two warships and one logistics […]

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March 10, 2025

Belarus To Assemble Tractors In Myanmar

Following last week’s visit of Myanmar Prime Minister Min Aung Hlaing to Moscow, spin off trade and investment ties with Belarus appear to have also been on the agenda, with the Minsk Tractor Works (MTW) announcing plans to set up an assembly production line of their tractors under the Belarus brand in Myanmar. A Myanmar […]

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March 7, 2025

Russia To Export Animal Feed To The Philippines  

Russia has obtained the right to export animal-origin feed meal to the Philippine market, the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) has said, stating that “The Bureau of Animal Industry of the Philippines has certified two enterprises from the Belgorod and Bryansk regions for the supply of this product.” The enterprises are Bryansky […]

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March 5, 2025

Russia To Build Myanmar Nuclear Power Plant, Increase Agriculture & Infrastructure Development 

Russia and Myanmar have signed an intergovernmental agreement on the principles of cooperation in the construction of a small-sized nuclear power plant in Myanmar, with a ceremony to exchange the documents following talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Myanmar Prime Minister Min Aung Hlaing at the Kremlin. The agreement deals with the land-based configuration […]

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March 3, 2025

Putin Set To Meet With Myanmar Prime Minister: Trade Analysis

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, is set to meet with the Myanmar Prime Minister Min Aung Hlaing, who is on an official visit to Russia, on Tuesday (March 4). Amid the re-orientation of trade from the West to Asian markets, Russia has been expanding its trade and, to some degree, investment ties with South Asian […]

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February 28, 2025

Russia-Malaysia Security Talks In Kuala Lumpur   

Russia’s Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu held talks with the Director General of the National Security Council of Malaysia, Nushirwan Zainal Abidin during a visit to Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, (February 26). This follows meetings between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in September 2024 on the sidelines of the Eastern […]

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