* Russia opens top annual business conference * Russia seeks to compete with Davos on global brainstorming * Officials quiet on Russia's economic woes ST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 4 - Russia opened its annual business...
PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 28 - Russian and U.S. officials are mulling a proposal that could help ease trade disruptions when Russia moves...
MOSCOW, May 20 - Russia has halted plans to sell MIG-31 fighters to Syria because of pressure from Israel, the Kommersant daily reported on Wednesday citing an unidentified source in Russia's defence industry. Russia in...
BEIJING, May 18 - China started the construction of a crude oil pipeline to Russia, following a loan-for-oil agreement between the two countries last month, the official Xinhua news agency said on Monday. Chinese vice...
TOKYO, May 12 - After two years of negotiations, energy-starved Japan is to sign a nuclear supply deal with Russia on Tuesday during a visit by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, to enable trade in technology...
* Medvedev says property tax change possible * Russian MPs urge Medvedev to tax the rich * Medvedev rules out radical changes in tax system MOSCOW, May 5 - Russia, which faces a budget deficit...
BEIJING, April 28 - Russia started construction of a crude oil pipeline to China, following an agreement between the two countries to exchange loans for oil early this month, a Chinese newspaper reported on Tuesday....
WASHINGTON, April 23 - Russia will hold "unprecedented" talks on the economy with the new U.S. administration during the G7/G20 finance ministers meeting in Washington, a Russian delegation source said on Thursday. The source said...
April 9 MetalBiz--In order to increase the domestic copper refinery supply of raw materials, Russia's government said on 7th, Russia will cancel the import tariffs on...
* Confident PM defends $90 bln anti-crisis package * Putin stresses social measures in populist speech * Sees "very difficult" 2009 but says Russia will survive MOSCOW, April 6 - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin defended...