MOSCOW, April 21 (Itar-Tass) - The Russian Union of Tourism Industry says the demand for foreign trips for upcoming May holidays /first ten days/ has dropped by 20-30 percent year-on-year.

PYONGYANG, April 21 (Itar-Tass) - US President Barack Obama’s tour of Asia-Pacific region countries was aimed at “the escalation of tensions in that volatile region,” a statement of the North Korea

VLADIVOSTOK, April 21 (Itar-Tass) - The Turgoyak rowing boat of Russia’s traveller Fyodor Konyukhov, who is crossing the Pacific Ocean from South America to Australia, over the past weekend was goi

MOSCOW, April 21 (Itar-Tass) - A ceremonial meeting of the Russian Federation's Commission on UNESCO Affairs will be held here on Monday under the chairmanship of Russian Minister of Foreign Affair

BEIJING, April 18 (Itar-Tass) - Beijing welcomes the agreements reached at the Geneva meeting on de-escalation of the situation in Ukraine and calls for joint efforts in political settlement of the

VIENNA, April 18 (Itar-Tass) - A mission of the Organisation for Security and Co-Operation in Europe /OSCE/ in Ukraine has received from its headquarters in Vienna an order to begin implementing me

NOVO-OGARYOVO, April 18 (Itar-Tass) - Russian authorities will render an all-embracing support for the work of the Royal Dutch Shell company on the Russian market, President of Russia Vladimir Puti

MOSCOW, April 18 (Itar-Tass) - Russia’s top government official has said a European Parliament possible decision to suspend the South Stream gas project will not affect its implementation.

MOSCOW, April 18 (Itar-Tass) - Russia’s NOVATEK oil and gas company says during the visit of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to China, due in May, the two countries may sign a contract with CNPC

VLADIVOSTOK, April 18 (Itar-Tass) - Russia and China realise prospects of co-operation between navigation satellite systems GLONASS and BeiDou in regional support and development of chipsets, Russi