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Uzbekistan’s atomic energy agency Uzatom, Russia’s Rosatom Group, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) division CNOS, and Shanghai Electric have been holding negotiations on building turbine equipment and assessing the prospects of adapting it for a nuclear power plant (NPP) project in Uzbekistan. Uzatom has stated that “In the course of the negotiations the parties discussed […]
Rosatom Central Asia have stated that the first deliveries of the equipment for a wind farm in Kyrgyzstan’s Issyk-Kul region is scheduled to be delivered in the second half of 2025, while construction will start in 2026. Kyrgyzstan’s Energy Minister Taalaibek Ibraev said that “We are starting construction of a wind farm with capacity of […]
A Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SJ-100) aircraft with all of its component parts made in Russia has joined Russia’s test flight program, the aircraft manufacturer, Rostec has stated. The aircraft, bearing factory number 97003 performed its maiden flight in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. The trials were designed to test and prove the capability and stable operations of all the […]
In signs that some businesses are preparing to return to the Russian market, South Korea’s auto giant Hyundai has registered at least eight new trademarks with Russia’s intellectual property service, Rospatent, this month. The filings suggest that Hyundai could be preparing for a return to the Russian market. The new trademarks grant the company the […]
Russia’s Trade & Industry Ministry has stated that Russia will impose increased customs duty of 35% on perfume, eau de toilette, powder, hair and lip makeup products, as well as skin care products imported from unfriendly countries. The tariffs are immediately effective. The Ministry notes said that the updated list of goods subject to duty […]
French luxury brand Louis Vuitton has registered up to six new trademarks in Russia, according to media reports citing records kept by the country’s federal intellectual property agency, Rospatent. Louis Vuitton filed an application in October, and Rospatent registered a new trademark this month, which is valid until 2034. The Rospatent database apparently shows that […]
The European Union has lost another listed company to Russian domiciliation as video analytics solutions developer NtechLab has completed redomiciliation from Cyprus to the Kaliningrad Region Special Administrative District. The entity will be known as IPJSC NTK. N-Tech.Lab LTD owns NtechLab’s main operational legal entity in Russia – NTech Lab LLC, which is a world […]
Russia has resumed exporting beer to a number of countries, including Burkina Faso and Uruguay, in the first quarter of 2025. The Agriculture Ministry’s Agroexport center said that Russia shipped around 16 tonnes of beer to Burkina Faso for the first time since 2021. Russia also resumed shipments of around 21 tonnes of beer to […]
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has hosted an informational meeting of the leadership of the Strategic Vision Group ‘Russia – Islamic World’ with the ambassadors of the member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The meeting was co-hosted by Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s Foreign Minister, and Rustam Minnikhanov, of the Republic of Tatarstan, […]
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, and Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, the Sultan of Oman, have been holding talks in Moscow to address the main tracks of further development of Russian-Oman cooperation, including the trade-economic, financial-investment and cultural-humanitarian spheres, as well as vital international and regional issues. Oman is strategically located in the south […]
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, and South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa have held a telephone conversation to discuss the further development of bilateral cooperation, particularly in trade and economy, as well as investment. South Africa has come under significant United States tariff pressures with Washington imposing a 31% import tariff on all South African goods. […]
The independent Ranking Royals analytics company, which measures statistical data on a global basis, has released its latest survey, this time on global IQ measurements. Testing 1.39 million individuals from 100 countries from January 1st this year, the findings showed that the countries with the highest IQ’s were Asian, with China leading with an average […]
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