https://www.scmp.com/rss/524552/feed The latest news and top stories on Alexey Miller, Chief Executive Officer of the Russian oil giant Gazprom. He has led Gazprom since 2001, overseeing its strategic development and reforms, including increasing state ownership. Previously, he held roles as Deputy Minister of Energy and Director General of the Baltic Pipeline System. Miller's career includes working with Vladimir Putin in the Saint Petersburg Mayor's Office. His responsibilities involve major international energy projects, notably... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Shi Jiangtao,Laura Zhou Shi Jiangtao,Laura Zhou Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to the Chinese capital next week to reinforce the Sino-Russian “comprehensive strategic partnership”, just days after a tentative US-China reset. Beijing and Moscow announced on Saturday that Putin would visit from May 19 to 20, confirming an earlier report by the South China Morning Post. “At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a state visit to China from May 19 to 20,” state news agency Xinhua reported,... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3353816/after-china-us-reset-putin-heads-beijing-sino-russian-strategic-refresh?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3353816/after-china-us-reset-putin-heads-beijing-sino-russian-strategic-refresh?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 May 2026 09:58:18 +0000 Kandy Wong Kandy Wong The long-delayed Power of Siberia 2 pipeline between Russia and China would create a “structural shock” if it begins operations, analysts said, and cause “strategic and market challenges” for the United States, the world’s current largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter. While President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin stood shoulder to shoulder at last week’s Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller was quoted as saying the Russian oil giant... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3324749/china-russia-pipeline-would-be-shock-global-lng-trade-analysts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3324749/china-russia-pipeline-would-be-shock-global-lng-trade-analysts?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Sep 2025 13:00:09 +0000 Laura Zhou Laura Zhou A yuan-based payment system would be crucial to building the multipolar world China has been calling for, according to a Russian billionaire and close associate of President Vladimir Putin. “A multipolar world will depend on how quickly China could develop a payment system, and it depends upon Chinese banks,” Oleg Deripaska, the founder of Russian aluminium giant Rusal, said in Beijing on Wednesday. “Chinese banks are too dependent upon dollar assets, and they are scared to death to take any... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3324469/chinas-vision-new-multipolar-order-depends-yuan-based-system-oleg-deripaska-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3324469/chinas-vision-new-multipolar-order-depends-yuan-based-system-oleg-deripaska-says?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Sep 2025 10:00:12 +0000 Ralph Jennings,Xinyi Wu Ralph Jennings,Xinyi Wu Despite a slowdown in automotive shipments from China to Russia, there is room for them to advance trade settled in yuan and roubles as both countries continue to be pressured away from the US market, analysts said on Tuesday during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to the world’s second-largest economy. Russians want consumer goods, personal electronics and common machinery that are difficult to import from the West because of trade sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that began... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3324077/despite-dip-chinas-exports-russia-new-deals-show-room-grow-amid-us-pressure?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3324077/despite-dip-chinas-exports-russia-new-deals-show-room-grow-amid-us-pressure?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Sep 2025 15:00:09 +0000 Kandy Wong Kandy Wong President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin stood shoulder to shoulder at this week’s Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, fuelling speculation about their countries’ “no limits” partnership. But beyond the optics, many analysts focused on energy: specifically, the long-delayed Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline. Valued at US$13.6 billion, the project was expected to be high on the bilateral agenda and would likely have featured when China, Russia and Mongolia – whose... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3324084/major-china-russia-gas-pipeline-deal-spotlight-sco-summit-faces-key-obstacle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3324084/major-china-russia-gas-pipeline-deal-spotlight-sco-summit-faces-key-obstacle?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Sep 2025 13:30:07 +0000