Russia

Russian central bank raises key interest rate to 15%

MOSCOW – Russia’s central bank on Friday raised its key interest rate from 13 percent to 15 percent as it…

1 month ago

Russian strike kills 51 gathered for wake in east Ukraine

GROZA – A Russian strike killed at least 51 people gathered for a wake in northeastern Ukraine Thursday, provoking outrage…

2 months ago

Russia’s Putin accepts Kim’s invitation to visit N. Korea

SEOUL – Vladimir Putin has accepted an invitation to visit North Korea, Pyongyang state media said Thursday, as he and…

3 months ago

‘Made in Russia’ fashion struggles to fill gap

MOSCOW – Despite staff shortages, a lack of equipment and dwindling fabric supplies, Russia’s fashion industry is rushing to fill…

3 months ago

Russia says two killed in attack on Crimea bridge

MOSCOW – Russia on Monday said a Ukrainian attack on the Moscow-built bridge linking annexed Crimea to the Russian mainland…

5 months ago

Russia seizes shares of Danone and Carlsberg subsidiaries: decree

MOSCOW – Russia took control of shares belonging to French agribusiness Danone and Danish brewer Carlsberg, according to a decree…

5 months ago

‘More than words’: the Japanese men joining Ukraine’s fight

MAEBASHI, Japan | Yuya Motomura, a mahjong parlour manager in Japan, had always wanted a way to prove himself to…

5 months ago

Malaysia prepared to evacuate citizens in Russia if needed, says DPM Zahid

by AFIQ HANIF / pic MUHD AMIN NAHARUL THE Malaysian government is prepared to evacuate its citizens in Russia if the…

5 months ago

Niche firms are post-globalisation model

Mid-sized firms are reducing their dependence on China, dominating their industries and creating a roadmap to succeed in a new…

7 months ago

Russian strikes kill 26 including five children

UMAN, Ukraine | Russian strikes battered cities across Ukraine on Friday, killing 26 people including five children, as Kyiv said…

7 months ago

Why China is pulling the rug on Putin’s pipeline

IT’S normally grim work following meetings between authoritarian leaders boasting of their growing power and influence. But watching Vladimir Putin…

8 months ago

Implications to the Rule of Law in Malaysia on cross-border transgression

If our objections are not expressed strongly against unjustified and unsubstantiated territorial claims, this may one day backfire on us …

9 months ago

Iran woos Chinese, other tourists as Westerners stay away

WESTERN tourists, who flocked to Iran just a few years ago, are being advised by their governments to stay away,…

10 months ago