India defends right to buy Russian arms on US trip
NEW DELHI, Oct 1, 2019, AFP. India’s foreign minister on Monday defended his country’s right…
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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.
Russian startups will present projects to investors with a capital of $100M to $1B from Korea, Japan and Singapore
MOSCOW, Sep 30, 2019, Pan Pacific Agency. Russian companies that offer technological solutions to enter…
Sebastian Vettel makes light of Sochi failure
SOCHI, Sep 30, 2019, Singapore News. Sebastian Vettel made light of claims that he ignored…
Philippine president Duterte flies to Moscow on chartered flight
MANILA, Sep 30, 2019, PhilStar. President Duterte is taking a chartered flight to Moscow tomorrow…
S. Korea, Russia to hold 2nd round of free trade agreement negotiations on service sector
SEOUL, Sep 30, 2019, Yonhap. South Korea’s trade ministry said Monday it plans to hold…
Russia rolls out the red carpet for Huawei over 5G
MOSCOW, Sep 29, 2019, AFP. While the US banned Huawei for alleged espionage and asked…
Russia confirms test-fire of supersonic cruise missile near US Alaska
MOSCOW, Sep 29, 2019, TASS. Russia’s Defense Ministry has confirmed the information circulated by TASS…
China set to join Arms Trade Treaty that Donald Trump threatened to abandon
NEW YORK, Sep 28, 2019, SCMP. Legal process under way, Beijing says after Foreign Minister…
[Analytics] China becomes a major arms exporter in the world
China is becoming a top arms dealer, joining the ranks of the U.S., Russia, Germany…
US blacklists 5 ships, firm, 3 individuals for fuel delivery to Russian military in Syria
WASHINGTON D.C., Sep 27, 2019, TASS. The US administration has blacklisted five ships, one firm…
Russia’s Vostochny space center in Far East may be named after Putin
BAIKONUR, Sep 26, 2019, TASS. Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Russia’s space corporation Roscosmos, thinks…
Trump pledges continued aid for Venezuela; Maduro presents Putin with replica of Simon Bolivar’s sword
NEW YORK, Sep 25, 2019, AP, TASS. President Donald Trump says the U.S. will stand…