Putin approves supporting Rosneft’s gas projects in Venezuela
MOSCOW, Jun 13, 2019, TASS. Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved the government’s proposal to…
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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.
Macron wants to give new impetus to strategic dialogue with Russia
PARIS, Jun 11, 2019, TASS. It is important to give a new impetus to stretegic…
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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam vows to push ahead with extradition Bill as city gears…
[Analytics] Modi’s big geopolitical challenge for years to come
Recently re-elected PM Narendra Modi has made boosting defense one of the cornerstones of his…
‘I am Japanese’ says Sakhalin-born deaf man longing to visit country of his roots
TOKYO, Jun 11, 2019, The Mainichi. Nikolai Hiranuma, born on Sakhalin in 1944 when the…
Party official’s Russia visit boosts bilateral ties
MOSCOW, Jun 11, 2019, VNA. Politburo member and Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam…
Top diplomats of S. Korea, Russia to hold talks next week over bilateral ties, cooperation
SEOUL, Jun 11, 2019, Yonhap. The top diplomats of South Korea and Russia will hold…
[Analytics] Putin and Xi step up the strategic game
Russian and Chinese leaders have met almost 30 times since 2013 and have become tight…
Over 20 hospitalized after two buses collide in Sochi, Russia
KRASNODAR, Jun 9, 2019, TASS. The number of those injured after two tourist buses collided…
US ban on using Russia’s space launch services may concern European companies
ST. PETERSBURG, Jun 9, 2019, TASS. The Pentagon’s decision to prohibit the use of Russia’s…
[Analytics] Is China and Russia’s ‘marriage of convenience’ Donald Trump’s worst strategic blunder?
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin have ushered in a new era for bilateral ties, after…
China, US too intertwined to ‘break up’ despite trade war, Xi Jinping says in Russia
ST. PETERSBURG, Jun 8, 2019, SCMP. Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned against a decoupling…