On 7 January in a telephone conversation, Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi discussed key issues of bilateral cooperation.

On 12 December Moscow hosted the annual Olympic session. Stanislav Pozdnyakov, chairman of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) delivered a report, where he emphasized that the largest economic forums provide new possibilities to expand international cooperation and promote Olympic values.

The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation made this announcement during his address at the APEC CEO Summit in Papua New Guinea on 17 November 2018, the Russian Government website says.

Vladimir Putin took part in a plenary meeting of the Russia-ASEAN summit.

The Roscongress Foundation and ASEAN Business Advisory Council signed a memorandum of understanding on 13 November 2018 on the sidelines of the Russia- and East Asia Summit in Singapore during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit. The document was signed by the Roscongress Foundation Chairman of the Board and CEO Alexander Stuglev and by the Chairman of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council Robert Yap.

The 5th Eastern Economic Forum will be held on 4–6 September 2019 at the Far Eastern Federal University campus in Vladivostok.

Most of the Russian President's instructions relate to developing breakthrough technologies, innovative entrepreneurship, and education in the Far East.

Vladimir Putin has invited Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi as the main guest of the Eastern Economic Forum in 2019.

A total of 220 agreements, contracts, memoranda, protocols, and road maps were signed during the 4th Eastern Economic Forum, according to the final statistics.

St. Petersburg Governor Georgy Poltavchenko met at Smolny today with a delegation from The Better Hong Kong Foundation led by Chairman of Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

Some 70,000 people visited the Far East Street exhibition as part of the 4th Eastern Economic Forum over a six-day period.

Representatives from the Russian Ministry of Health and a business delegation from Hong Kong held a bilateral meeting on 26 September at the ministry’s National Medical Research Center for Preventive Medicine. The delegation from the Ministry of Health was headed by State Secretary and Deputy Minister of Health Dmitry Kostennikov. The business delegation’s visit to Russia is being supported by the Roscongress Foundation.

Moscow hosted a working meeting between Russian business representatives and members of a business mission from Hong Kong.

Singapore held its thirteenth Russia–Singapore Business Forum (RSBF).

The Start-up Lounge project became an important part of the 4th Eastern Economic Forum Programme.