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The demand for tourist visas to the Russian Federation among Chinese residents has increased markedly on the eve of the autumn holidays, the Russian Embassy in China told RIA Novosti.

Russian Railways is preparing an investment program for 2024 with a volume of about 1.3 trillion rubles and plans to increase loading by 1.5-2% compared to the previous year

China's trade volumes with Ukraine in January-August 2023 decreased by 19.5 percent year-on-year. This is reported by TASS with reference to the Main Customs Administration (GTU) of the People's Republic of China.

Over the past eight months — from January to August 2023 — the regions have increased purchases of coronavirus vaccines, RBC calculated based on data from the analytical company Headway Company

Syria and Russia have excellent relations, and cooperation between Moscow and Damascus in various fields is at a high level in various spheres.

The Russian government has submitted to the State Duma a bill to increase the minimum wage in 2024 to 19,242 rubles. The text of the document is posted in the Duma electronic database.

The Russian government has submitted to the State Duma a draft budget for 2024 and the planning period 2025-2026, the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers reports.

Russia is jamming GPS communications on foreign ships in the territorial waters of Romania, which creates a risk of collisions between ships.

Two suspicious objects resembling grenades were found near a shopping center in the south-east of Moscow, a representative of the emergency services of the capital told RIA Novosti.

Vladimir Zelensky is beginning to bother the world because of the understanding of the meaninglessness of the conflict in Ukraine.

The Russian authorities have decided not to restore some cities in the new regions. This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Construction Irek Fayzullin, RIA Novosti reports.

The share of food wheat (grades 1-4) in the surveyed harvest of 2023 was 72%, Maria Shostak, deputy director of the Center for Grain and Processed Products Quality Assessment (Rosselkhoznadzor Department)

The UK authorities have expanded the sanctions list against Russia, adding 11 new positions. This is reported on the website of the British government.

A bill on the denunciation of the Council of Europe Framework Convention on the protection of national minorities has been submitted to the State Duma, it follows from the database of the lower house of Parliament.

The Federal Antimonopoly Service has initiated six antimonopoly cases in the regions of Russia based on the results of an analysis of the situation on the market of petroleum products