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For nearly a decade, the Russian government has marked the start of September with a major international event: the Eastern Economic Forum, held in Vladivostok.
The forum's initial objective was twofold: to provide support for the accelerated development of the Far East and to integrate the entire...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Russia's pivot towards the East would not have been possible without modernisation, including the railway infrastructure. The development of the Eastern training ground of Russian Railways has been ongoing for several years, with the third stage expected to commence this year. W...

By Rhod Mackenzie

This year Russia will continue to redirect oil supplies to the Asia-Pacific region (APR), including China and India, said the Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak at the plenary session of the TNF Industrial and Energy Forum on 20 September.
According to him, last year Russia p...