Diplomat hails fruitful China-Serbia cooperation
By Qiang Wei from People’s Daily As Chinese President Xi Jinping readies to kick off his Central and Eastern European trip on Friday, Chinese Ambassador to Serbia Li Manchang hailed the fruits reaped by the practical cooperation between the two nations in an article published by People’s Daily. Li cited the infrastructure projects constructed or […]
Poland to benefit from China-Europe freight train service
By Peng Min from People’s Daily With the official launch of the China-Europe freight train service on June 8, Poland, as an important country along the “Belt and Road” route, will significantly benefit from the freight network thanks to its geographic location and labor costs. During Polish President Andrzej Duda’s visit to China last November, […]
Eurasian Union to hold expert talks with Iran
Member-countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) will hold expert-level talks on creating a free trade zone (FTZ) with Iran at the end of June, Russia’s First Deputy Economic Development Minister Alexei Likhachev told TASS on June 16. “The talks are scheduled for late June. These will be consultations at the level of experts from […]
“Turkey seeks reconciliation with Russia”
Turkey, which bears primary responsibility for the tension, was expected to be the first to seek to settle disagreements – and it has been doing so for several months, expert in Turkic studies Gevorg Petrosyan told Tert.am as he commented on the latest developments in Russia-Turkey relations. “I think it is a convenient moment for […]
Western Europe remains Russia’s largest foreign investor
Russia retained the eighth position among European countries by level of foreign direct investment, Tass reports. The number of foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in Russia grew 61% to 201 in 2015, which made Russia one of the leaders in terms of growth rates of the number of such projects, according to 2016 European Attractiveness […]
Outflow of Capital From Russia Decreased Almost by 9 Times
Vladimir Putin said that the outflow of capital from Russia has decreased almost by nine times, Sputnik reports. The outflow of capital from Russia has decreased almost by nine times, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on June 17. “The outflow of capital in our country has decreased by [many] times… As far as know, we […]
Cash collectors bring $212,000 fake money to Russian bank
A bank in Tatarstan’s capital Kazan has reported to police the swapping of banknotes worth 14 million rubles (over $212,000) for counterfeit money, a spokesperson for the Russian Interior Ministry said on June 16, TASS reports. “According to preliminary reports, some banknotes brought to the bank by cash collectors were replaced with bills of the […]
India to join Shanghai Cooperation Organisation within a year
India is to attain full membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) within a year, Secretary General of the six-member political, economic and military alliance led by China and Russia has said, The Indian Express reports. “For almost a year, we held consultations with top representatives from India. To become a full member of the […]
Putin: Russia, India have great room for expanding economic cooperation
Russia and India need to step up economic cooperation, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, emphasizing that the current trade turnover between the two countries has not reached its potential maximum, Trend reports. “As for our [India-Russia] relations, they have very deep roots, and we highly value this. We have very trusting relations… but we definitely […]
Iran and Russia to product Sukhoi Superjet 100
Iranian trade minister said the country is interested in the joint production of Sukhoi Superjet 100 airliner with Russia, Press TV reports. Iran says it is looking into a plan to jointly produce Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ 100) airplanes with Russia – what could take the Islamic Republic to the club of global plane makers […]
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