Articles and features about the impact of the Philippine elections on Russia, a Russia-Cambodia defense cooperation agreement, and Vladimir Putin's invitation to AIIB to finance projects in the Russian Far East were among the Asia-Pacific highlights on rbth.com.
As a part of his epic journey from Europe to Asia and the Russian Far East, Nicholas II attended a high tea party in Singapore before crossing the equator for a more exhaustive tour of the Indonesian island of Java.
Russia is keen to embark on a closer relationship with the regional bloc, particularly at a time when ASEAN is in search of a new countervailing force in the region beyond the U.S.-China axis.
The results of a recent election in the Philippines might bring significant changes to the country’s domestic and foreign policies. This, in turn, could provide an opportunity for closer ties with Russia.
