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CORONAVIRUS

Russia in Talks With China to Help its Citizens Leave Wuhan

Russian citizens may potentially be evacuated from the center of the outbreak, as the World Health Organization declared the new coronavirus an emergency...

Panda Victories

Moscow Zoo Wins International Giant Panda Awards

The opening of the zoo’s new enclosure won “Panda Moment of the Year.”

Nonplussed by pandemic

Russian Tourists Undeterred From China Despite Coronavirus Outbreak

Russia's consumer health watchdog is advising Russian tourists to avoid the outbreak's epicenter.

Airport Anxiety

New China Coronavirus Poses ‘Biological Threat’ to Russia – Official

Russian airports have stepped up screening of travelers arriving from China.

'Christmas gift'

Russia, China to Hold More UN Talks on Lifting North Korea Sanctions

Russia and China hope lifting some sanctions could help break the deadlock and encourage talks between Washington and Pyongyang.

'unprecedented exercise'

Russia, China, Iran Start Joint Naval Drills in Indian Ocean

Waters around Iran have become a focus for international tensions, with the U.S. exerting pressure for Iranian crude oil sales.

power games

Russia, China, Iran to Hold Joint Naval Drills on Friday

The drills are coming at a time of fraught tensions between the U.S. and Iran.

Festival Time

Moscow's Magical Chinese Lantern Festival, in Photos

Ancient Chinese traditions meet modern technology in each display.

LOOKING EAST

Russia Launches Gas Exports to China

Gazprom’s Power of Siberia pipeline comes online, carrying Russian gas to China for the first-ever time.

Eastern connections

5 Facts About Russia’s First Highway Bridge to China

The $295 million bridge across the Amur River has been 24 years in the making.

Concentration Camps

Uighur Twins’ Asylum Plea Rejected as Deportation to China Looms

The brothers fear they will be placed in a concentration camp for Muslim minorities.

nuclear waters

Russian Watchdog Detects ‘Radiation Incident’ in South China Sea

A Rospotrebnadzor statement said radiation levels are not high enough to threaten the Russian population.

opinion

How Cozy Is Russia and China’s Military Relationship?

Russia and China’s strategic military cooperation is becoming ever closer.

SANCTIONS PROOFING

Russia Says BRICS Nations Favor Idea of Common Payment System

Russia, China, India, Brazil and South Africa to set up a new international bank-to-bank payments system.

opinion

Sergei Markedonov

China Makes Inroads Into Russia's Backyard

The increased scale of Chinese cooperation with the South Caucasus is turning Beijing into one of the forces of influence in the region.

news

Is China Exporting African Swine Fever to Russia?

While the swine contagion has been present in Russia for 12 years, it’s only been spreading in the country’s Far East for the past few months.

opinion

Russia Can’t Compete With China in Africa. Not Yet.

As China asserts itself in the role of the major power in Africa, Moscow’s influence could become a source of irritation.

Analysis

Russia and China Take Military Partnership to New Level

For a long time, both countries rejected the very idea of alliances as only increasing tensions in various parts of the world.

RE-EDUCATION CAMPS

‘If They Send Us Back to China We Will Die’: Uighur Brothers Fight Deportation From Russia

Twins seeking refugee status are desperate to avoid the fate of a friend, who tells of his time in a re-education camp in China for the first time.

internet freedom

Russia and China to Sign Agreement on Combating Illegal Online Content

Critics have accused Russia's authorities of trying to implement Chinese-style curbs on the internet.

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