Asia-Pacific Digest: ASEAN-EAEU FTA and the upcoming Putin’s visit to China

August 7, 2016 RBTH ASIA Team

Articles and features about the upcoming Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, moral side of Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings, and how SCO could help improve India-Pakistan ties were among the Asia-Pacific highlights on rbth.com.

Putin’s visit to China to be milestone in Russia-China relations

August 2, 2016 TASS

Vladimir Putin will visit China to take part in the G20 summit.

SCO could help improve India-Pakistan ties - Russian expert

August 1, 2016 AJAY KAMALAKARAN, GLEB FEDOROV, RBTH

Petr Topychkanov talks to RBTH about the SCO, Russian concerns on terrorism, BRICS, and the relationship between Narendra Modi and Vladimir Putin.

Russia against silencing 'ugly moral side' of Japan bombings in 1945

August 4, 2016 TASS

Duma speaker called for legal assessment of the nuclear bombings of the Japanese cities.

Prosecutors visit Russian citizen in Thai jail

August 4, 2016 TASS

On July 15, Ukrainsky was detained near his house in Pattaya (Thailand) and on the same day put into a detention facility of the immigration police in Bangkok.