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Russia’s Roscosmos space agency head, Dmitry Bakanov has said that Russian technologies can be applied in building India’s national space station, and negotiations on this matter are underway. Bakanov said that “We are in talks, including with Indian partners, to help them with their space station using our technologies.” The Indian Space Research Organisation has […]
Chinese investors plan to build a trade and logistics complex, an industrial park of building materials and a plant for the production of metal structures in Primorsky Krai, with a total investment amount of about ₽2.7 billion (US$33 million), according to the Corporation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic (KRDV). The […]
Russia’s FESCO Transport Group, part of the Rosatom State Corporation, has transported more than 37,000 tonnes (3,000 TEU) of Russian pork to China since April 2024, when FESCO first stated this service. Pork is transported to China as part of the Meat Shuttle service, operated by a subsidiary of Dalreftrans, which is responsible for transporting […]
Russia’s Delo Group stevedoring subsidiary has launched a new container service that connects the Russian port of Vostochny with China’s east coast Qingdao, with the service running three times a month. It will be able to take on board both universal containers and specialized tank containers and refrigerated trucks. Vostochny Port is near to Vladivostok […]
Russia’s United Engine Corporation (UEC), a division of state corporation Rostec, have drawn up a plan to modernize Uzbekistan’s gas pumping infrastructure by updating more than 20 gas compressor units (GCU), according to UEC Engineering LLC CEO Andrei Vorobyov. Uzbekistan is the third largest natural gas producer in the CIS and the second largest consumer. […]
Egypt’s parliament has approved several bills that authorize the Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ministry to enter into contracts with a number of foreign, including Russian companies to explore and develop its oil and gas fields. South Valley Egyptian Petroleum Holding Company and Lukoil Overseas Egypt secured approval for a concession to explore for and produce […]
The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has been visiting the Caribbean nation of the Dominican Republic in the first visit to the country by a Russian Minister. Lavrov has been in Santo Domingo, the capital, arriving from Brazil where he attended a BRICS foreign ministers meeting. He held meetings with his Dominican counterpart, Roberto Alvarez, […]
The construction of a road bridge between Russia and North Korea across the Tumen River marks a significant milestone in relations between the two countries, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said during a virtual ceremony commemorating the beginning of the bridge’s construction. That was also attended by Pak Thae Song, the head of the North […]
Russian Railways Logistics plans to launch permanent cargo delivery to China via Iran via the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), according to Vera Vtorygina, director of the Russian Railways Logistics branch in Saratov. She was speaking at the “Transport Logistics of the Caspian Region 2025” forum in Astrakhan. In March, a test shipment of potash […]
The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has met with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the BRICS Foreign Minister’s meetings in Rio de Janeiro. This is what they had to say: Sergey Lavrov’s Statement “Dear friend, we meet regularly and frequently, which allows us to remain in good shape. You said that we are likely […]
Russia’s FESCO Transport Group has made its first direct ship call with its container ship to the port of Jakarta (Indonesia) as part of a linear service. The vessel delivered container equipment to Jakarta for further shipments from Indonesia and took on board loaded containers intended for delivery to Malaysia, Thailand and Russia. The container […]
A potential consequence of tariff wars triggered by the new U.S. administration’s decisions for Russian businesses could be the weakening of the Chinese RMB Yuan, and consequently increased competitiveness of Chinese manufacturers in foreign markets, including Russia, Kirill Tremasov, an advisor to the Central Bank of Russia’s governor has stated. Tremasov said that “One possible […]
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