Category: Russia
Taiwan records approach of 26 Chinese aircraft in past day
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. On April 8-10, the PLAN conducted an exercise, called Joint Sword, in the Taiwan Strait, and in the waters north, south and east of the island. That coincided with patrols around Taiwan https://tass.com/defense/1603575
Read MoreChina’s agriculture imports up 4.7% in Q1 to 38.72 mln tons — customs
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. In March, agriculture imports fell by 6.3% month-on-month to 11.98 mln tons in physical terms, and by 6.4% to $6.56 bln in money terms https://tass.com/economy/1603569
Read MoreChina’s coal imports double in Q1 to 101.8 mln tons — customs
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. In 2022, China cut coal imports by 9.2% to 293.4 mln tons https://tass.com/economy/1603567
Read MorePutin Personally Approved Arrest of U.S. Journalist – Bloomberg
Moscow Times Hawks in Russia’s security services reportedly took the initiative with Putin’s endorsement. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/13/putin-personally-approved-arrest-of-us-journalist-bloomberg-a80812
Read MoreRussian cabinet does not rule out GDP growth by 1% in 2023, by 2% in 2024 — source
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Earlier, Russian Economic Development Minister Maksim Reshetnikov said that the ministry expected economic growth in the country to exceed 0.1-0.2% this year https://tass.com/economy/1603565
Read MoreNo extension of grain deal without resolving systemic problems — Russian Foreign Ministry
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Among the issues the ministry mentioned reconnecting the Russian Agricultural Bank to SWIFT and resuming supplies of agricultural equipment, spare parts and services https://tass.com/politics/1603557
Read MoreRussian forces wipe out Ukrainian mortar, howitzer in Kherson area
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is reported that overnight to Thursday, the Ukrainian military shelled five communities on the left bank of the Dnieper River in the Kherson Region, firing a total of 40 tube artillery shells https://tass.com/politics/1603553
Read MoreChina’s gas imports down 3.6% in Q1, oil imports up 6.7% — customs
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. In March, China’s gas and oil imports added 2.3% and 28.3% month-on-month, respectively, to 8.86 mln and 52.3 mln tons https://tass.com/economy/1603539
Read MoreChina’s foreign trade down 2.9% in Q1 to $1.43 trillion — customs
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. In March, China’s foreign trade volume amounted to $542.98 bln, up by 32% compared with February, while exports rose by 47.4% to $315.58 bln https://tass.com/economy/1603525
Read MoreTop diplomats of Russia, China, Iran, Pakistan hold closed-door meeting in Samarkand
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. In addition to the conference on Afghanistan, on Friday, Sergey Lavrov will participate in a meeting of top CIS diplomats and a ministerial meeting in a Russia-Central Asia format https://tass.com/politics/1603511
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