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Russian Tourists and Digital Nomads Favouring Vietnam

Asia, Exports, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia, Dang Minh Khoi has stated that more than 80,000 Russian tourists have visited Vietnam between January 1 and March 10, with a total of 400,000 to 500,000 Russian tourist arrivals expected over the full year. Dang said that over 250,000 Russian tourists visited Vietnam in 2024, as tourist arrivals started […]

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INSTC Route East Proves Competitiveness By Linking Belarus With China

Agriculture, China, Commonwealth of Independent States, Exports, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russian Railways Logistics has signed a contract with one of Belarus’ leading fertilizer producers to provide a complete transport and logistics supply chain for full-scale container transportation of potash fertilizers in transit along the eastern route of the North-South international transport corridor (ITC) to China. Belarus is the world’s third-largest producer of potash, China is

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China’s OVP Shipping Recommences Container Services To Kaliningrad

China, Exports, Imports, Logistics & Transport, Trade

China’s OVP Shipping has resumed regular container services from China to Kaliningrad, with shipments from Qingdao (China’s east coast) to Kaliningrad commencing from March 8. The move comes as Lithuania has restricted road and rail transport to Kaliningrad by another 30% from 2024 volumes in political attempts to squeeze the Russian territories supply chains. Kaliningrad

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Russia Prepares For 6th International Arctic Forum As 17% Of Russian GDP Is Now Arctic Generated

Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The Russian State Council Commission on the Northern Sea Route and the Arctic has met to discuss upcoming proposals for discussions during the 6th International Arctic Forum “The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue” to be held in Murmansk on March 26–27. The meeting was chaired by Alexei Dyumin, Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation

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Russia’s Bugristoe Border Checkpoint With Kazakhstan To Double Capacity

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

The Bugristoe checkpoint on the border of Russia and Kazakhstan has begun a significant upgrading which will double the capacity of the border crossing, when completed at the end of 2026, according to the Russian Federal State Budgetary Institution Rosgranstroy. The works include the construction of 29 buildings and structures, the organisation of 32 lanes

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Dagestan’s Makhachkala Port Targeting Exports To The Middle East & Asia

Asia, India, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Middle East, Trade

Dagestan’s Makhachkala Commercial Sea Port (MCSP) is negotiating the export of fertilizers and timber products to Asia and the Middle East, according to Sergei Melikov, the Head of the Dagestan Republic. He was speaking during a conference on the development of transport in Dagestan. The Republic is part of the Russian Federation and has a

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Russia, Iran, Iraq To Extend INSTC Rail Network To Baghdad

Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Middle East, Trade

Russia, Iran and Iraq will form a working group for the joint development of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev stated after a meeting of the Russia-Iraq Intergovernmental Commission for Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation. Tsivilev, the Commission Co-Chair, said that “There was a proposal from the Iraqi prime

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Iran – EAEU Free Trade Agreement To Remove Tariffs On 87% On All Products Traded With Russia

BRICS, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Middle East, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov has been in Tehran holding talks with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, as well as with the Iranian President, Masoud Pezeshkian. Much of these discussions revolve around resolving bottlenecks at the Rasht-Astara railway route, which is part of the INSTC network between Russia and the Middle East. Construction work

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Chinese Specialists To Invest In Maritime Ship Engines & Assembly In The Russian Far East

Asia, China, Foreign Investment, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport

The Primorsky Krai regional Government in Russia’s Far East has said that the local JSC Nakhodka Ship Repair Plant (NSRY) plans to assemble Chinese ship engines at its facilities. Cooperation in shipbuilding was discussed at a meeting between various managers of numerous industrial enterprises from Primorye and China on Tuesday (February 25) in Vladivostok. Anatoly

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Russia-China Bilateral Cross-Border Rail Freight Up 9% YoY in January 2025

China, Exports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Rail cargo transportation in both directions between Russia and China increased by 9.1% compared to January 2024, to 3.5 million tonnes, Russian Railways has stated. 3.3 million tonnes were Russian exports, an increase of 8.9%. 1.7 million tonnes of cargo were exported to China through the Zabaikalsk – Manchuria railway border crossing, between Zabaykalsky Krai

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