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Featured October 19, 2025

Russia, Vietnam Fish Trade Increases

The trade turnover of fish products between Russia and Vietnam reached US$212.4 million in value during 8M 2025, almost equal to the figure for the same period last year. The relevant private businesses of both countries operating in this sphere are now intensifying cooperation to expand this trade. According to the Russian Fisheries Association (VARPE), […]

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Featured October 16, 2025

Russia, Indonesia Free Trade Agreement To Be Signed Before End 2025, Grain Exports Resume

The Russian Agroexport federal center has said that Russia aims to increase grain exports, primarily wheat, to Indonesia, and the free trade agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Indonesia, which will be signed at the end of 2025, will open up significant opportunities for this.  According to Agroexport, this year Russia exported around […]

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October 15, 2025

Russia, Caspian States Discuss INSTC, Multilateral Development: Economic & Development Analysis

The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held his annual meeting on Monday (October 13th) with the heads of the four diplomatic missions of the Caspian states. In attendance were Azerbaijani Ambassador Rahman Mustafayev, Iranian Ambassador Kazem Jalali, Kazakh Ambassador Dauren Abayev, and Turkmen Ambassador Esen Aidogdyev. The meeting was also attended by G.B. Karasin, Chairman […]

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October 12, 2025

Russia–Central Asia Six-Party Summit Held In Dushanbe: Putin Speech & Analysis

The second Russia-Central Asia summit has been held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. These discussions, which were held separately to the Commonwealth of Independent States summit, centred on expanding cooperation between Russia and the Central Asian states across a wide range of areas, including trade, economic, financial, industrial, logistics, and energy ties. Particular attention was paid to […]

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October 8, 2025

Russia To Give Visa-Free Access To Visitors From China, Malaysia & Saudi Arabia

Russia is to introduce a reciprocal visa-free regime with China, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia, according to a Government strategic session on tourism development. A simplified visa regime with these countries should attract an additional two million foreign tourists. The number of foreigners visiting Russia is projected to grow from 5 million at present to 11 […]

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October 7, 2025

Russian Fish and Seafood Exports To Japan Up 10% Year on Year

Russia’s exports of fish and seafood to Japan were valued at US$606 million in 8M 2025, up 10% year-on-year, while supplies increased 15% in physical terms to 82,000 tonnes, according to data from Japanese customs statistics and the Japan Fish Union. Russian exports of frozen pollock increased tenfold to 1,200 tonnes and fourteenfold in monetary […]

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October 6, 2025

Arkhangelsk Port Development To See Capacity Rise To 1 Million TEU Per Annum

The Arkhangelsk Regional Governor, Alexander Tsybulsky, has announced that Arkhangelsk Port is to develop a deep-water hub modelled on the Chinese ports of Tianjin and Ningbo-Zhoushan, which are world leaders in cargo turnover, digitalization, and robotization. As a result, one of Russia’s oldest ports will become the main gateway to the Northern Sea Route, a […]

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October 2, 2025

Russian Tourist Visits To Vietnam Double

Russian tourist arrivals in Vietnam doubled last year, according to Vyacheslav Volodin, the Russian State Duma speaker of the house. Volodin is paying an official visit to Vietnam as the head of a State Duma delegation and stated, “We can see the interest of Russian citizens in Vietnam growing. The number of tourists doubled last […]

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October 2, 2025

Russia Targets Dairy Export Increases To Africa, the Middle East & Asia

Russia intends to strengthen the presence of its dairy products in the markets of Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia, according to Ruslan Alisultanov, the head of the export committee of the National Union of Milk Producers (Soyuzmoloko) and chairman of the board of directors of Health & Nutrition. Alisultanov said, “I see the […]

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September 30, 2025

Russia, Thailand Bilateral Relations: September 2025 Update

Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, met with Sihasak Phuangketkeow, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, on the sidelines of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. During the conversation the parties discussed the prospects for developing Russian-Thai cooperation in priority areas, including the advancement of political dialogue, […]

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September 30, 2025

Russia, Singapore Bilateral Relations: September 2025 Update

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has met with Vivian Balakrishnan, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Singapore, on the sidelines of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York. The parties discussed the state of and prospects for bilateral relations against the backdrop of the prevailing international and […]

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