Russia Embraces Asia at Vladivostok Meeting VLADIVOSTOK, RUSSIA Russias government has traveled seven times zones east of Moscow to court Asian investors at the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. Speaking to the regional gathering Frida...
LONDON, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Russia managed a 73-54 win over China though they were not playing an impressive offensive game Tuesday in the preliminary round of the men's basketball competition at the London 2012 here. Andrei Kirelenko scored 16 point...
WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Finance Committee Wednesday approved a bill that would give Russian goods the same low-tariffs as exports from other nations, ending restrictions that were put in place during the Cold War. Supporters say the measure could...
GUANGZHOU, July 8 (Xinhua) -- After two big wins over Tunisia and Australia, the Chinese basketball team proves its best form again by beating Russia 73-67 in the third game and got a berth in the final at the Stankovic Cup here on Sunday. China was...
GENEVA, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Bad-luck Italy were still haunted by troubles outside the pitch as they were demolished 3-0 by Russia Friday in Zurish, Switzerland, in the final warm-up for the European Championship. The Italians were apparently in the sh...
IN THE NEWS - Russia, Iran and the Missile Defense Issue This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The next international talks on Irans nuclear program take place this month in Moscow. The talks come as Russia continues to oppose missile-defense p...
QINGDAO, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Russian naval deputy chief of staff Rear Admiral Leonid Sukhanov announced here on Sunday the official start of the joint exercise with the Chinese navy. Ding Yiping, deputy commander of the Chinese People's Liberation A...
Russia's foreign ministry is lashing out at the United States for ordering Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout to 25 years in prison. A ministry statement Friday condemned the sentence, accusing the U.S. court of carrying out an obvious political order....
BEIJING, March 29 (Xinhua) -- China and Russia will carry out a joint navy exercise between April and May, a Defense Ministry spokesman said on Thursday. The military drill will take place based on a consensus reached between Chen Bingde, chief of th...
MOSCOW, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday the mission of Kofi Annan, the UN-Arab League joint envoy on Syiria may be the last chance for Syria to avoid a civil war. The Annan mission, perhaps, is the last chance for S...
