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Russian Ice Creams Hot in China
Oct 11, 2016Ice 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 ...
Tags: Ice Creams, Food
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Russia Extends Ban on Western Food Imports to End-2017
Jul 7, 2016Russian 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 ...
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Hollande, Merkel, Putin, Poroshenko Stress Importance of Minsk Protocol Full Implementation
Dec 31, 2015Leaders 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 ...
Tags: Minsk Protocol
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Russia, India Vow to Enhance Military, Nuclear, Anti-terror Cooperation
Dec 25, 2015Russia 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 ...
Tags: Military, Nuclear, Anti-terror
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Belt and Road Initiative Brings New Opportunity for SCO Members
Dec 17, 2015Experts 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 ...
Tags: SCO, Silk Road Economic Belt
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GECF Members Agree on Need for 'collective Action' Among Gas Exporters
Nov 24, 2015Energy 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 ...
Tags: GECF, gas industry
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Russia Starts Incineration of Banned Western Food Products
Aug 10, 2015Russia has started the process of destroying banned Western food products on the border days before the presidential decree ordering the same comes into force. Signed on 29 July, the decree enters into force today and orders the ...
Tags: cheese, meat, vegetables
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Russian President Vladimir Putin Has Ordered His Government to Control The Rising Prices
Dec 29, 2014Russian 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 ...
Tags: liquor, bootleg, Agriculture
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The World Diamond Conference That Took Place Last Week in New Delhi
Dec 22, 2014The World Diamond Conference that took place last week in New Delhi, India, created a buzz in the industry that, frankly, needed a bit of a pick-up considering the state of the market. It not often that two heads of state attend a diamond ...
Tags: Diamond Trade, Arts
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Grib Diamond Is Arguably The Most Prospective of The New Generation of Diamond Mines
Nov 24, 2014The 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 ...
Tags: Grib Diamonds, Diamonds
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China and Russia Are Closer Than Before
Oct 4, 2014On 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 ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
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China New Policy on Russia Oil
Oct 2, 2014China stands to gain much more than oil from deepening Western sanctions on Russia. Already in May, Moscow's tenuous international position prompted it to make concessions in order to sign a landmark gas supply agreement – the "Power ...
Tags: Oil, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
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Russia Will Simplify The Egyptian Goods Entry Process and Will Build Free Trade Area
Aug 25, 2014Russian 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 ...
Tags: Economy
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Russia to Increase The Share of Local Goods in The Domestic Textile Market
Jun 24, 2014The 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 ...
Tags: Textile Market, Russian Market
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Russia Discusses a Pipeline Gas Supply Deal with China for 38b Cubic Meters/Year on May 20
May 21, 2014Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, is set to put his problems with Europe behind him for a few days on a visit to Beijing. Putin hopes to return to Moscow with a slew of energy deals, including a pipeline gas supply deal with China for ...
Tags: Russia, Mega-Gas Supply