Asia-Pacific Digest: Vietnam-EAEU FTA and Islamic capital
RBTH ASIA Team
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia
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Articles and features about a project linking China’s Silk Road with the Eurasian Economic Union, Russia’s growing business ties with Thailand, and the U.S. lifting its arms embargo on Vietnam were among the Asia-Pacific highlights on rbth.com.
In an exclusive interview with RBTH, Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Konstantin Vnukov spoke about the state of Russia-Vietnam ties and the economic opportunities generated by a free trade agreement between Vietnam and the Eurasian Economic Union.
In an exclusive interview with RBTH, leading South Asia expert Petr Topychkanov tries to dispel the myths surrounding Moscow’s recent outreach to Islamabad.
A major project aimed at linking the Eurasian Economic Union with China’s Silk Road is being plagued by the questionable economic feasibility of certain railway routes and mutual distrust between Russia and China.
