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By Rhod Mackenzie

At the VIII Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) held in Vladivostok on 10-13 September, 373 agreements worth 3.8 trillion roubles were signed. The largest were for projects in the Amur region, Trans-Baikal, the Khabarovsk Territory and Primorye. In addition to Russia's friends, there we...

By Rhod Mackenzie

US measures to restrict chip exports to China violate market rules and will lead to the fragmentation of the global semiconductor market, said Chinese commerce ministry spokesman He Yadong.

In early September, US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said the US would be as strict...

By Rhod Mackenzie

There are no problematic issues in the negotiation process on the gas hub project in Turkey with the Russian side, at this stage Ankara is only studying the market, the parties are aiming at active work, a source in the Turkish energy sector involved in the development of the pro...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced the launch of an investigation into allegations that the Chinese government is subsidising the production of Chinese electric vehicles. From the outside, and it seems that the first impression is true, it looks...

By Rashid Alimov.

The countries of Central Asia, as independent parties engaged in international relations, do not want the region to become an arena of multilateral competition in the spirit of the “Great Game”. They have other long-term interests: strengthening the neighbourhood as well as bui...

By Timofey Bordachev

The capital of the Russian Far East, Vladivostok, is currently hosting the annual Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) - a major public event and showcase for the country's pivot to the East.

This ambitious policy was adopted by Moscow just over a decade ago, when President Vladimir...