Russia’s Uralchem Group has delivered a humanitarian shipment of 55,000 tonnes of fertiliser to Sri Lanka. The shipment arrived in Colombo on December 12, and has been handed to the Sri Lankan government for distribution to its agricultural sector. The country has faced agricultural shortages since a previous administration inexplicitly banned the importation of fertilizer […]
Russia’s SIBUR, a major integrated petrochemicals company, is finalizing tests of experimental tires made with synthetic rubber instead of natural rubber in collaboration with its partners and plans to present the results in 2025. Daria Borisova, SIBUR’s Managing Director for Development and Innovation, said that preliminary results from bench, test site and durability tests confirm […]
Russia has announced an expansion of the list of countries whose nationals are eligible for its single-entry electronic visa (e-visa), including three African countries: Kenya, Eswatini, and Zimbabwe. The move is expected to improve travel between Russia and countries concerned, boosting tourism, business, and cultural exchanges. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed an order on […]
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) aims to introduce Islamic financing instruments by mid-2025, according to Ruslan Dalenov, the Deputy Chairman of the Management Board. The EDB is exploring new avenues to expand its product portfolio, with Islamic financing emerging as a key focus, Dalenov said. The bank believes that implementing these tools could attract up […]
Russia and Pakistan are set to be linked by a new freight train line as bilateral talks expand, Islamabad’s Energy Minister Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari has stated in an interview, saying that “It is planned to launch the first train along the North-South logistics route to transport products from Russia to Pakistan as early as […]
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Russia and Pakistan are discussing a regular air service between the two countries, and intend to increase the frequency of flights and broaden their geographic reach, according to Sergey Zverev, the Russian Deputy Minister of Transport. That will introduce a direct air service between Moscow and Islamabad. The statement was made after the Russia-Pakistan intergovernmental […]
Russia’s Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilyov, has stated that Russia is exploring participation in the upgrade of oil refineries in Pakistan. He was speaking after the meeting of the intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation of Russia and Pakistan, and said that “In the energy sphere, we are already supplying oil to Pakistan. We also […]
Implications for EU politicians sanctioning and demonizing Russia South Korea has been unexpectedly plunged into political turmoil, with the military called out to intervene after its President, Yoon Suk Yeol, issued a national order declaring martial law in the country. Yoon had blamed North Korean infiltrators for creating a state of emergency. In reality, martial […]
The only effective sole border crossing between Russia and North Korea, the Khasan/Tumangan railway checkpoint, has become fully operational and is undergoing significant upgrades to boost capacity. The crossing was closed during the Covid pandemic and only reopened, with limited services, in November 2022. With Russia-North Kore trade in weapons and energy now reaching record […]
Construction of a Russian Orthodox Church will begin in Yangon, the former capital city of Myanmar, from early 2025, according to Nikolay Chashin, the Patriarchal Exarch of Southeast Asia and Metropolitan of Singapore and Southeast Asia Sergius has said. Myanmar is a predominantly Buddhist country. Father Chashin said “Last year I was fortunate enough to […]
The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is expected to sign an interim free trade agreement with Mongolia before the end of this year, according to Alexei Overchuk, the Russian Deputy Prime Minister. He stated yesterday (November 26) that “We’re approaching the signing of an interim free trade zone agreement with Mongolia, we’re expecting it.” Numerous infrastructure […]
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