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Space Tourism

Russia To Develop Space Tourism Industry: Prospects

China, India, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Russian Market, Trade

Russia’s Roscosmos is planning to send space tourists to the Russian space station currently under development, according to Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Bakanov. He stated that “Instead of the ISS (International Space Station), there will be a Russian space station where we are planning to develop tourist missions as well.” Russia is creating the new station […]

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Belarus

First Shanghai-Minsk TIR Container Truck By Road Departs

China, Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport

A container truck carrying three new Chinese electric vehicles has departed from Shanghai en route to Minsk, Belarus, a distance of just over 11,000km. This marks the first shipment exported from Shanghai under the international TIR (Transports Internationaux Routiers) road transport system. Following the dispatch of the truck to the Minsk, TIR-based transportation services for

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Gazprom

Gazprom Boosts Power of Siberia Gas Supplies to China by 35%

China, Energy, Exports, Infrastructure

Gazprom has boosted gas supplies to China via the Power of Siberia pipeline to 100 billion cubic meters, according to Alexei Miller, Gazprom’s CEO. Miller said, “The first 100 billion cubic meters of Russian gas out of over one trillion envisaged under the industry’s largest gas contract ever have been supplied to China via the

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InboundTourism

Russia’s 2025 Inbound Tourism Volumes Expected To Increase By 20-25%

Asia, China, Imports, India, Middle East, Trade

The Association of Tour Operators of Russia ATOR) has stated that the forecast volumes of inbound tourists to Russia this year was expected to rise by 25% to reach about 2 million visitors, while the number of outbound Russian tourists is expected to increase to 6.4 million during 2025. The predictions were made by Alexander

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RICS

Russia Wants To Restart RICS Security Dialogue With China & India

Asia, China, India, Infrastructure, Security

Moscow is interested in resuming dialogue on security issues within the framework of the RIC (Russia-India-China), format, said Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the ‘Eurasian International Public and Political Hearings on the Formation of an Equal and Indivisible Security and Cooperation Architecture in Eurasia’ conference in Perm on Thursday. (May 29).  Lavrov emphasized Russia’s “sincere

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EkoNiva

Russia’s EkoNiva Opens Retail Outlet In China

Agriculture, China, Exports, Investment, Trade

Russia’s EkoNiva Group, the largest raw milk producer in the country, has opened its first retail store in China.  It was opened in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, which is home to the group’s trader EkoNiva (Xi’an) Dairy Co. Xi’an is also home to the world-famous terracotta warriors. The EkoNiva store offers customers ultra-pasteurized milk and coffee

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Taxi

Russia Tax Incentivizes The Use Of Domestic-Built Taxis

China, Investment, Regulatory, Russian Market

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a new law promoting the local production of taxicabs used in the country. According to the legislation, Russian passenger cars would have to meet two conditions in order to be included in the taxi registry: either score a sufficient number of localization points or be produced under a special

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Russia reduces import dependence on feed additives from China

Agriculture, China, Investment, Russian Market

In the city of Blagoveshchensk, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia’s first production line for iron sulfate monohydrate, a key component for agriculture and agrochemicals, has begun operation. The project was implemented by Blagoveshchensk TOR resident, Russian Couper Company LLC, with financial support from the Industrial Development Fund (IDF). Iron sulphate monohydrate is in agricultural demand as

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Cable

Russia – China Cross-Border Cable Car To Open Next Year  

China, Infrastructure, Investment, Trade

The world’s first cross-border cableway, which will connect Russia and China and stretch across the Amur (Heilongjiang) river, will cost more than ₽13 billion (US$164 million) according to the latest projections, according to Ekaterina Kuzmina, the CEO of the Agency for the Development of Project Initiatives (ARPI). Kuzmina said that “Right now, the total project

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