U.S. President Donald Trump once again warned Germany against being dependent on Russia for its energy and said he is still considering using sanctions to block a controversial pipeline that would increase gas flows from Russia to Germany, Reuters reports.
“Well, we’re looking at it. People have the right...
Russian flag-carrier Aeroflot has kicked off a new codeshare partnership with Vietnam Airlines.
The accord between the two companies will cover both domestic and international programs in Russia and Vietnam and will allow passengers to have an enhanced connectivity between several destinations in both countries, Breaking Travel News reported.
The Aeroflot-Vietnam...
The world’s largest crop chemical producer, Chinese-owned Syngenta will become a resident of the special economic zone (SEZ) in Russia’s Lipetsk region, Agroinvestor reports.
The company, owned by Chinese state-run enterprise ChemChina, is based in Basel, Switzerland. It will build a factory producing plant protection agents by 2021, a...
The Russian subsidiary of Italian energy major Enel was awarded new wind power project of over 71 MW on Tuesday, in the 2019 Russian government renewable energy tender, Prime news agency reported.
The Rodnikovsky wind farm will be located in the Stavropol region, with Enel Green Power, the company’s global...
Chinese telecom company Huawei is seeking alternatives to keep its smartphones working after U.S. tech giant Google cut the company off its Android operating system, a source close to negotiations between Huawei and the Russian government told TASS news agency.
Last month, the Trump administration banned Google and a number...
Аbout 15 million Russian citizens are employed in the country’s shadow economy, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova has said, according to Komsomolskaya Pravda.
"According to the latest data, their number reached 15 million people," the newspaper cited her as saying.
In addition, Golikova commented on the forecast that the number...
The governments of Russia and North Korea have begun formal talks on linking their two countries by building the first road bridge over the Tumen River, Interfax reported.
At present, there is a rail link, and flights between Pyongyang and Vladivostok are available on Mondays and Fridays, but it is...
In an emotional plea to Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, residents of a highly polluted mining city in central Russia are begging to be admitted to the country as environmental refugees, Radio Liberty reported.
Coal dust from nearby mines and factories has blanketed their homes and made their lives...
Growing appetite for risk and higher oil prices boosted the ruble on Tuesday, leading the Russian currency to a two-week high against the U.S. dollar, Reuters reports.
After briefly touching 64.47, a level last seen on May 28, the ruble gained 0.4% to 64.53 versus the dollar.
Against the euro, the...
Russian state gas company Gazprom and Serbia’s Ministry of Mining and Energy have signed an agreement on the construction of natural gas (LNG) stations in the Balkan country, SEE News reports.
“Serbia and Gazprom will aim to provide LNG that will be produced in the country to ensure the...
