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On Friday, the US and UK imposed new restrictions on the of trading Russian aluminium, copper, and nickel in an attempt to curb President Vladimir Putin's ability to fund his military operations according to their staement .

Bloomberg reports that new supplies of copper, nickel, and aluminum pro...

By Rhod Mackenzie

During her visit to the PRC, the US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen accused China of engaging in 'overproduction' and unfair business practices that give Chinese companies an advantage over their US counterparts. Yellen's statements reflect the growing concerns of American busine...

During a meeting in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov condemned the 'bloc confrontation' led by the West. The South China Morning Post reported that President Xi expressed China's desire to enhance strategic coordination with Russia within a multilatera...

Russian LNG exports rose by 4.3% YoY to 8.7 million tons in January-March. However, March saw a 1% decline to 2.86 million tons. Russian suppliers were unable to increase supplies to the Asian market, where a significant increase in imports was observed in March due to lower world gas prices. Analys...

On Tuesday, Sergei Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, concluded his two-day visit to Beijing. The purpose of his trip was to prepare for the upcoming visit of the Russian President Vladimir Putin to China, which was confirmed by the Kremlin on the same day. During the negotiations, much attention...

Russia and China are strengthening their partnership. During a meeting in Beijing,the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi discussed joint efforts to counter Western sanctions and the creation of alternative international institutions in the fields of economics...