Russia and Vietnam are considering the construction of new Gepard-class Frigates for the Vietnamese Navy, with the vessels likely to be built in Vietnamese shipyards under Russian enegineering supervision.
The Russia-ASEAN annual summit is currently taking place in Kazan amongst huge geopolitical changes in Eurasia. We discuss what these mean and provide a detailed overview of Russia’s trade with ASEAN – including with nine of its member countries. It is essential reading for anyone involved in Southeast Asian trade and investment.
While the United States and Iran apparently reaching a peace agreement, the war has nevertheless permanently changed global supply chains. We look at the reasons behind the conflict, the immediate aftermath, and the regional development implications for Russia, China and the Eurasian continent as a whole.
Pakistan’s influence and strategic potential as a gateway to Southern Eurasia and South Asia for Russia is rapidly developing. Bilateral trade tripled last year, while major infrastructure developments are poised to take place in transport and energy. We provide a detailed overview of an often neglected area of Russia’s reach deep into Asia.
The Bangladesh and Russian Foreign Ministers have been meeting in Moscow. We provide an extensive analysis of what was discussed, including full trade details and likely bilateral developments.
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China’s President Xi Jinping has made a rare trip to Pyongyang to meet with Kim Jong-Un. We explore the geopolitical background and detail what this means as regards both countries – and Russia.
Russia is shortly to agree reciprocal visa-free travel with nationals of Indonesia, Malaysia and Kuwait in a major boost to the tourism sectors to all these countries and Russian nationals.
Russian pharma has both generic and state of the art pharmaceuticals and is exporting these to North Korea in medicines largely attributed to dealing with an aging population as the DPRK populations begins to retain a better and longer quality of life.
The Russian Far East just received another boost in its links to East China by the introduction of direct flights between Sakhalin and Shanghai – two distinct regions of East Asia.
Russia has ratified the free trade agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union and Indonesia, paving the way for a substantial increase of the bilateral US$4.8 billion in trade but also linking fellow Muslim markets in Central Asia to Southeast Asia.
Russia and Vietnam have signed a maritime agreement to 2030 that includes cooperation in naval activity, shipbuilding, ship repairs, and maritime personnel training, as well as the joint use of the Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor. It will compliment Russia’s expanding developments into Asian shipbuilding and repair investments throughout the region.
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