[Analytics] Covid-19 exposes the fragility of Central Asia
Central Asia has so far avoided the tragic human toll of COVID-19 seen among many…
Russia
The Russian Federation is an economy of 144 million people. When it joined APEC in 1998, Russia’s real GDP stood at USD 813 billion, while its real per capita GDP was USD 5,500. By 2016, Russia’s GDP and per capita GDP more than doubled at USD 1.6 trillion and USD 11,200 respectively.
Xi says China ready to work with Russia to safeguard WWII results
BEIJING, Sep 3, 2020, China Daily. Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday that he is…
Western outrage after Putin critic Navalny ‘poisoned with Novichok’, deadly Soviet-era nerve agent
BERLIN, Sep 3, 2020, AP, AFP, Reuters. Western leaders have demanded an explanation from Moscow…
All our lands and priorities will remain with us: Former Russian PM on Kuril Islands
YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK, Sep 2, 2020, Pan Pacific Agency. Amendments to the Constitution of the Russia on…
Russian aerospace giants discuss unmanned 6th generation fighter jet project
MOSCOW, Sep 2, 2020, RT. Russia’s most famous aircraft manufacturers, MiG and Sukhoi, are discussing…
[Analytics] Linking US–Russian arms control to East Asian security
The idea of arms control — working with one’s adversaries to prevent costly arms build-up…
Russian prosecutors ask Germany to provide Navalny’s biomaterial
MOSCOW, Sep 2, 2020, TASS. Russia’s Prosecutor-General’s Office in its request on Germany’s legal assistance…
75 years ago, Japan signed an act of surrender, ending World War II
MOSCOW/BEIJING, Sep 2, 2020, Pan Pacific Agency. The Second World War (WWII) became an unprecedented…
Russia offers its newest Su-57 jet for exports
MOSCOW, Sep 1, 2020, TASS. Russia offers its fifth generation Su-57 jet fighter for export,…
[Analytics] Why the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation still matters for India?
A prolonged military standoff at the Himalayan border has created a new dilemma for New…
Moldova opens border for citizens of Russia and some other countries
CHISINAU, Sep 1, 2020, TASS. Moldova opens the border for citizens of Russia and a…
Japan PM Abe discusses resignation with Trump, thanks him for US support
TOKYO, Aug 31, 2020, Kyodo. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday spoke with U.S. President…