Moscow and Pyongyang: first contact (VIDEO)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. "On May 31, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey …
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Are Seoul and Pyongyang approaching peaceful settlement?
The authorities of Pyongyang and Seoul today agreed on negotiations to resolve problems and military talks aimed at averting accidental conflict, after their first official dialogue in more than two years, as Pyongyang's nuclear weapons …
Why is China's 19th National Congress important?
The Resolution of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on the Report of its 18th Central Committee was passed at the closing session of the 19th CPC National Congress today.
China's president to visit Russia in July
China’s President Xi Jinping will pay an official visit to Russia in early July, Russian Ambassador to China Andrei Denisov said. This year’s first meeting between the Chinese and Russian …
China is Russia's friend at 77%
The majority of Russians consider China a strategic partner (50%) and a friendly state (27%), while only 10% of the respondents consider it the economic or political opponent, and 5% - the enemy, a public opinion poll conducted …
Russia and China ready for ruble-yuan swap
Russia's Central Bank has issued a message about successful completion of the testing of a bilateral foreign-exchange swap line 'yuan-ruble' in cooperation with the People's Bank of China. "The central banks of the …
Is Russian Central Bank moving towards yuan?
The Russian Central Bank has included the Chinese yuan in the list of the currencies used for investments of gold and foreign exchange reserves, however in the near future it does not plan to make operations on purchase of the assets nominated in …
CNPC officially enters oil and gas market of Azerbaijan
The China Petroleum Technology and Development Corporation (CPTDC), which is a subsidiary of the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), has opened an office in Baku. According to APA, the office was registered in the Ministry of Taxes of ...