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New Amur River Bridge To Be Built Between Russia & China In Jewish Autonomous Oblast

China, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The local government of Russia’s Jewish Autonomous Oblast (JAO) have signed a letter of intent on building a new cross-border road bridge across the Amur River. It will connect Pashkovo in Russia with Jiayin city across the border in China. The total length of the new bridge exceeds one kilometre, with the Russian part of […]

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Tourism

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

Asia, China, Imports, Middle East, Russian Market

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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China Meal

Russian Exports Of Seed Meal & Cake To China Grow By 2.3 Times In 8M 2025

Agriculture, China, Exports

China’s imports of sunflower meal and cake from Russia grew by 2.3 times in the first eight months of this year to reach 658,000 tonnes, valued at US$203 million, according to data from China’s General Administration of Customs. The largest volumes purchased were for sunflower meal and cake, at 355,000 tonnes, while supplies of rapeseed

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Credit Rating

Russia, China & India Credit Rating Trends Vs. United States, European Union & United Kingdom

China, Economy, Finance, India, Russia

The global use of credit rating agencies has come under criticism in the past, often with allegations of political bias. The United States, for example, was always held up as a shining beacon of creditworthiness and a guaranteed AAA rating, as were the economies of the European Union and the United Kingdom. As recently as

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Arkhangelsk

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

Asia, China, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Russia, Trade

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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Putin Q&A

Putin’s Valdai Club Q&A: “Introducing The Polycentric World” –  Geopolitical Comments and Analysis

China, Economy, Finance, India, Regulatory, Russia, Security, Trade

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has conducted his annual Q&A session at the Valdai Club, which was themed this year as “The Polycentric World: Instructions for Use.” In it, Putin touches on numerous academic issues to explain the changes global society is going through, why this is happening and the potential for reform and global

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China Agriculture Barley

Russia Looking For Increased China Market Access In Winter Crops & Wood Pellets

Agriculture, China, Exports, Trade

Russia has prepared a number of initiatives to increase trade with China and is counting on the country to open its market to imports of Russian fuel pellets and lift restrictions on imports of winter wheat and barley, according to Maxim Reshetnikov, the Russian Economic Development Minister. Reshetnikov was speaking at the Sub-Commission for Trade

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Taiwan

Taiwan Becomes Largest Importer Of Russian Naphtha For Semiconductor Manufacturing

China, Energy, Exports, Trade

Taiwan has become the world’s biggest importer of Russian naphtha, a petroleum derivative used to make chemicals needed for the semiconductor industry, although it has joined other sanctions against Russia and considers itself an ally of Ukraine. The findings come from a report published by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, a

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Afghanistan

Afghanistan Regional Quadripartite Meet To Discuss Regional Security 

Central Asia, China, Commonwealth of Independent States, Economy, Security

The “Regional Quadripartite” – Russia, China, Iran, and Pakistan – has held its fourth meeting to address Afghanistan security and related affairs. The meeting was attended by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, Yue Xiaoyong, the Chinese envoy on Afghanistan, and Umer Siddique, a senior Pakistani diplomat. The participants reviewed

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