Russia is interested in developing mutually beneficial and depoliticized cooperation with Central Asian countries in the geological prospecting, mining, and processing of rare earth metals, Russian ...

Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Vietnam at any convenient time and to attend a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in ...

ASEAN energy ministers have agreed on a work plan until 2030, Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev told journalists on the sidelines of the Russia-ASEAN forum in Kazan. "There is a comprehensive ...

YEKATERINBURG. June 18 (Interfax) - PJSC Uralmashzavod (Yekaterinburg) has become the owner of 50% of Energoflot Murmansk LLC (part of Rosatom Group), which specializes in implementing large ...

Petrocas Energy Group is planning to implement around 100 projects in the field of retail fuel trade in Uzbekistan, independent board member Robert Veksler said. "Petrocas Energy Group plans to ...

ASTANA. June 18 (Interfax) - Kazakh gold miner Altynalmas has sold its wholly owned Maikainzoloto division to Gouden Reserves Kazakhstan Limited, a subsidiary of Gouden Reserves B.V., according to a ...

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has ruled out the possibility of holding new parliamentary elections amid the opposition's allegations that the elections held on June 7 were rigged. "Of course ...

The naming ceremony for the Arctic gas carrier Konstantin Posyet, the second vessel in a series of Arctic LNG carriers ordered by PJSC Sovcomflot at the Zvezda Shipyard, took place, Sovcomflot said.

TASHKENT. June 18 (Interfax) - Uzbekistan Airports, Uzbekistan's state airport operator, has signed a public-private partnership agreement with an international consortium to build and run a new ...

YEKATERINBURG. June 18 (Interfax) - Trade turnover between Russia and China rose 23% year-on-year in January-May 2026, Minister Plenipotentiary of the Chinese Embassy in Russia Zhang Wei said.

Russia exported 3.5 tonnes of frozen crabs to Mexico for around $200,000 in January-May 2026, the Agroexport federal center said, citing expert estimates. This is the first delivery of Russian crabs ...

The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) will lower its key interest rate by another 50 basis points to 14.0% on Friday, most analysts expect, though some forecast a more modest cut of 25 points to 14.25%.