Attempts to establish such alliances are “harmful and counterproductive” for regional security, the Russian president has said The Asia-Pacific region should be free of military blocs because of their potential to undermine the security balance, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.

Nearly 100,000 trips were recorded over January-March 2024, according to an industry report Russia saw a surge in foreign tourism in the first quarter of 2024, with almost 219,000 arrivals recorded, according to the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR). Chinese tourists accounted for almost half of this figure.

Frank McCourt has announced plans to acquire the Chinese-owned social media app’s American business American real estate mogul Frank McCourt revealed on Wednesday that he plans to build a consortium to buy social media app TikTok’s US business from its Chinese owner.