The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it has notified Tokyo of the termination of memoranda between the two countries that set up Japanese centers in Russia. The Japan Centers in Russia were six Japanese government-supported institutions designed to transfer Japanese experience and new technologies to Russian entrepreneurs, as well as to train personnel who […]
Air China, the country’s largest airline, is to begin operating direct flights between Beijing and Vladivostok from March 30, with the route scheduled to operate three times a week using Boeing-737 aircraft. This will eventually increase to three times daily. Vladivostok airport served 2.971 million passengers in 2024, an increase of 17% year-on-year. Vladivostok is
Air China To Operate Regular Beijing – Vladivostok Flights Read More »
Trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Russia rose 10.1% year-on-year to nearly US$4.8 billion in 2024, Azerbaijan’s State Customs Committee (SCC) has stated. This places Russia third among Azerbaijan’s foreign trade partners after Italy and Turkey. The volume of Azerbaijan’s exports to Russia decreased 1.5% year-on-year to US$1.178 billion. Exports to Russia accounted for 4.4% of
Russia – Azerbaijan Bilateral Trade Up 10.1% In 2024 Read More »
The Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by video conference on Tuesday (January 21). Xi was invited to attend the Victory Day celebrations in Moscow on May 9, while Putin was invited to China’s events to commemorate the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan in Beijing on September 3. The talks
Mongolia’s 2025 budget has run out of money to repair access roads to its largest border crossing with Russia. Eight road projects, including the repair of the highway from the largest automobile border crossing at Altanbulag on the border with Russia, were excluded from Mongolia’s budget for 2025. Altanbulag is the largest automobile checkpoint on
Mongolia Runs Into Budgetary Problems With Russian Road & Rail Connectivity Read More »
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has been discussing the development of a natural gas pipeline from Russia to Iran, stating that while the project will be implemented despite some difficulties, it will go ahead. Putin was speaking following talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Moscow on Friday (January 17). Putin said that “Speaking of
The Iranian Ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali, has said that during 2024, between 1.8 million and 2 million tonnes of cargo were transported along the eastern branch of the North-South international transport corridor, which leads to Iran through Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. This is approximately three times more than in 2023. Two other branches of this
The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, gave an extensive media interview and Q&A session on Tuesday (January 14), at which many questions were asked. The full transcript, including comments about the United States, Ukraine, sanctions and so on, can be read here. In this article, we highlight the comments he made pertinent to our specific
Russian Foreign Minister Q&A On Russia’s Foreign Policy 2025: Analysis Read More »
A study by the Swedish climate organisation International Cryosphere Climate Initiative has revealed that according to global warming scientists, 13 of the largest oil ports around the world are at operational risk due to rising sea levels and subsequent flooding. A rise of just 1 meter could create disruptions as early as 2070 if carbon
Russia’s Ust-Luga Oil Sea Port In Danger Of Rising Sea Levels Among 13 Globally Read More »
Contracts from international financial organizations will appear on the Russian government procurement website. These include projects being tendered for by several international banks that Russia holds equity and invests in, including the New Development Bank (NDB – formally known as the BRICS Development Bank). The NDB plans to unfreeze investments in Russia — money that
Russian Government Procurement From the BRICS, Asian and Eurasian Banks Read More »
Русский