Ice creams made in Russia are gaining popularity in China after Russian President Vladimir Putin brought them as a gift for President Xi Jinping during the G20 summit in Hangzhou earlier this month. Xi, who turned out to be a fan of ...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to extend the food embargo imposed by the country on Western food products until the end of December 2017. The ban was first introduced by Russia in the summer of 2014 on a range of ...
Leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine stressed Wednesday the importance of the "full implementation" of the Minsk Protocal in 2016. French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Vladimir ...
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Russia and India vowed on Thursday to enhance military, nuclear and anti-terror cooperation in a bid to promote their "privileged strategic partnership." "Large serial production of anti-ship missiles for India has begun," Russian ...
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Experts say the SCO members are very important countries along the route of the Belt and Road Initiative, and the project will help these countries find new growth opportunities. Zhang Jianping, a senior official from the National ...
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Energy ministers from the 12 members of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) agreed at the weekend on the need for "collective action" to address the issues facing the industry -- especially in the area of supply and demand, the GECF ...
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On the evening of May 8, the Minister of Commerce Gao Hucheng, who accompanied the President Xi Jinping to Russia, met with the Trade Minister of the Eurasian Economic Union Andrey Slepnev in Moscow, exchanging views on the important ...
On May 11, during President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Belarus, Chinese Ministry of Commerce, Belarusian Ministry of Economy and Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry held the China-Belarus Local Trade and Economic Cooperation ...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his government to control the rising prices of vodka to avoid consumption of spurious, cheaper liquor. Reuters quoted Putin as saying: "The overshoot of vodka prices leads only to ...
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The Grib diamond mine in Russia, owned by the somewhat unlikely candidate of oil supplier Lukoil, is arguably the most prospective of the new generation of diamond mines. Therefore, its launch of commercial mining earlier this year and the ...
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Since the October 2013 Central Conference on periphery diplomacy, Chinese diplomacy regarding neighboring countries has followed the new philosophy of "good neighborliness, sincerity, mutual benefits, and inclusiveness," presenting a ...
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On Wednesday, after wee-hours bargaining that capped more than a decade of negotiations, Gazprom and China National Petroleum Corporation announced the signing of a 30-year gs-supply contract, estimated by the parties to be worth $400 ...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said after meeting with Egyptian President Ceci, Russia is now providing arms to Egypt, the two sides have reached consensus on the cooperation. Agreed simplify the process of Egypt agricultural ...
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The Government of Russia is aiming to increase the share of local goods in the country’s domestic textile market to 50 percent, from the current share of less than 35 percent, reports Novosti news agency. At present, Russian made ...
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Ukraine's National Committee for Power Regulation (NCPR), the government's energy sector regulating body, said on Monday it has moved to increase average natural gas prices for industrial consumers by 29.1% starting April 1. The committee ...
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