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The Ob, Irtysh, Lena, and Yenisei Rivers are all to be developed to access the Northern Sea Route Russia’s Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport (Rosmorrechflot) and Rosatom are to jointly create logistics hubs on the Ob, Irtysh, Lena and Yenisei rivers, with the aim to give improved access to the Northern Sea Route […]
Amur, Ussuri Rivers give Pacific Ocean access to China’s landlocked Heilongjiang Province Russia and China are developing cargo transport corridors under the joint “River-Sea” development programme for the first time. The Chinese deep-water, Manjita river port is located at Fuyuan city in Heilongjiang, with the Manjita port having access to the Amur (Heilongjiang) and Ussuri […]
The sixth Russia-China Energy Business Forum (RCEBF) has been taking place in Moscow, with over 500 politicians, heads of major companies in the energy and related industries, scientists, experts and analysts attending. Russia and China discussed issues of cooperation related to energy and the supply of hydrocarbons. The RCEBF has been held annually since 2018 […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the Free Trade Agreement between Indonesia and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is practically ready for signing, stating that “We are hoping that the agreement on a free trade area between the EAEU and Indonesia, which has been prepared for signing, will play a positive and noticeable role […]
Mass Digital Ruble Usage Expected By July 2025 In an effort to intensify, speed up, and broaden the available tools used for settling international transactions, the Russian State Duma has passed, in its first reading, a bill that opens the way for the Bank of Russia to launch an experimental platform for the use of […]
Russia has risen to the eighth place in global manufacturing output, according to a report issued by “Make UK”, a British institution that represents UK manufacturers and competitive markets. The report includes a wide variety of data about the contribution of manufacturing to different economies including exports, sectoral breakdown, R&D investment, salary levels and provides […]
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has sent an application for BRICS membership to Russia, which is currently holding BRICS presidency, he said, stating that “Malaysia has sent a letter of application to join the BRICS to Russia, expressing openness to participate as a member country or strategic partner.” On Sunday, (July 28) Ibrahim met with […]
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stated that New Delhi and Moscow are working on expanding the capabilities of the 10,300-kilometre Chennai-Vladivostok Maritime Corridor connecting Russia’s Far East and Southeastern India. Referring to the concept as a meeting of the ‘Ganges & Volga’, Modi reiterated that the corridor is expected to reduce the time required […]
Pakistan has outlined a strategic rail map to engage with Russia and connect the two nations via railway networks and secure trade routes by circumventing the threat of US sanctions. Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has endorsed this proposal, and revealed that its government was developing a three-pronged strategy including government-to-government (G2G) frameworks and projects, […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered plans to be developed for major state-run companies to relocate their headquarters from Moscow to other parts of the country. The move is aimed at boosting regional budgets, help alleviate labor shortages, and reflect the growing importance of Russian development towards Asia. De-centralization would also boost the economies of […]
Western brewers market exit actually resulted in a domestic profit boosts for Russia In good news for thirsty Asians, and bad news for Denmark’s Carlsberg and the Netherlands Heineken, Russia’s Agroexport Center has identified the most promising markets for Russian beer exports and the regions of the country that have the greatest export potential in […]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will visit Laos from July 25-27, where he will take part in meetings of top diplomats of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and hold a number of bilateral meetings. The meetings in the Laotian capital of Vientiane will be held at the foreign ministerial level in three formats: […]
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