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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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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 […]
Dagestan’s Makhachkala Commercial Sea Port (MCSP) is negotiating the export of fertilizers and timber products to Asia and the Middle East, according to Sergei Melikov, the Head of the Dagestan Republic. He was speaking during a conference on the development of transport in Dagestan. The Republic is part of the Russian Federation and has a […]
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 […]
The Primorsky Krai regional Government in Russia’s Far East has said that the local JSC Nakhodka Ship Repair Plant (NSRY) plans to assemble Chinese ship engines at its facilities. Cooperation in shipbuilding was discussed at a meeting between various managers of numerous industrial enterprises from Primorye and China on Tuesday (February 25) in Vladivostok. Anatoly […]
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed a decree increasing funding for projects aimed at developing economic growth centres in the Russian Far East by another ₽32 billion (US$360 million). The total amount available in the state budget is now ₽73.3 billion (US$830 million). Mishustin said “This will ensure federal co-financing for projects implemented under […]
Maxim Reshetnikov, the Russian Economic Development Minister and Kan Zaw, Myanmar’s Investment and Foreign Economic Relations Minister have signed a memorandum on investment cooperation in Myanmar’s Dawei Special Economic Zone. The document was signed at the fifth intergovernmental Russian-Myanmar commission for commercial and economic cooperation during the Russian delegation’s official visit to Naypyidaw, Myanmar’s capital […]
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