* Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said cooperation between NATO and the Collective Security Treaty Organization could significantly increase positive results in their activities
// Dec. 09, 2005 - 05:28 GMT
President Hu Jintao has vowed to "spare no effort" to minimize the damage from a chemical spill on Russia as Beijing mulled plans to build a temporary dam to stop the slick.
// Dec. 09, 2005 - 06:03 GMT
Russia's President Vladimir Putin met German Economics Minister Michael Glos Thursday, hailing economic ties between the two countries and inviting German companies to expand their presence in Russia.
// Dec. 09, 2005 - 06:04 GMT
VLADIVOSTOK, December 9 (RIA Novosti, Veronika Perminova) – A Russian cargo ship detained by North Korean border guards is heading for the large port of Kimchaek, northeast of the capital Pyongyang, the ship's owner said Friday.
// Dec. 09, 2005 - 06:17 GMT
Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to meet his Southeast Asian counterparts in a historic first summit next week with pledges to bolster ties, from strengthening trade to battling terrorism. Russia seeks closer cooperation with ASEAN.
// Dec. 09, 2005 - 06:20 GMT
Russia is losing about $5 billion in revenue a year from customs fraud and smuggling by companies and government employees, Economy Minister German Gref said Thursday.
// Dec. 09, 2005 - 06:30 GMT
WASHINGTON, December 9 (RIA Novosti, Alexei Berezin) – The Russian Embassy has hosted a ceremony to hand out prestigious awards to companies and people that have made a significant contribution to developing business ties between Russia and the United States.
// Dec. 09, 2005 - 06:41 GMT
MOSCOW, December 9 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's prime minister will attend a ceremony Friday to mark the start of construction work on a major energy project that will revolutionize the delivery of the country's natural gas to Europe.
// Dec. 09, 2005 - 06:58 GMT
ROSTOV-ON-DON, December 9 (RIA Novosti, Ilya Livada) — Veterinary authorities in the Astrakhan Region in southern Russia have discovered another 17 dead wild fowl in the past 24 hours, a local official said Friday. The representative from the Emergency Situations Ministry said that 525 wild birds had died in the region since November 17.
// Dec. 09, 2005 - 07:03 GMT