Russian President Vladimir Putin is paying an official visit to Saudi Arabia on Monday to meet with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and the crown prince, Mohammad bin Salman in his first visit to the kingdom in 12 years

Japan's airlines are suspending all domestic flights operating from Tokyo's airports ahead of the expected landfall of Typhoon Hagibis this weekend, the NHK broadcasting service reported on Thursday

A pilot trip of Japanese tourists to the islands of Kunashir and Iturup, scheduled for October 11-16, was postponed for organizational and technical reasons, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday

Russia hopes for progress in creation of the Russian-US business consultative council, on which the countries' leaders have agreed, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has said in an interview with Russia's International Affairs newspaper

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Premier of the Chinese State Council Li Keqiang will hold a meeting in Moscow on Wednesday to discuss possibilities for strengthening bilateral relations in trade, science, and innovations, as well as issues of cooperation on the international arena

Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, the chairman at Societe Generale, believes that the US-China trade war may finish by spring of next year, as US President Donald Trump will need an agreement with Beijing in the run-up to the next presidential election

Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday that he had not discussed the need to change global oil prices during a Tuesday meeting with his new Saudi counterpart, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman