Session entitled ‘The Far East: Resource Frontier or Driver of Growth?’ will be held as part of the Delivering on National Development Targets track of St. Petersburg International Economic Forum’s business programme. The experts will discuss the effectiveness of measures to support investment projects and outline further steps for the economic development of the Russian Far East.

Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the Government of the Russian Federation to develop, approve and implement an action plan for creation of centres for reintroduction and conservation of birds of the falcon family in Kamchatka Region and the bustard family in the Republic of Kalmykia as pilot ones.

The 6th Eastern Economic Forum is set to take place on 2 – 4 September 2021 on the Far Eastern Federal University campus.

AIM Eurasia is set to take place this year on 2–3 March, and will be held under the slogan “Digital Revolution and Stability: Demonstrating Sustainability and Accelerating the Digital Transformation of Eurasian Economies”. The event, which will take place online, is being organized by the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) and the Roscongress Foundation.

Anton Kobyakov and Alexander Osipov discussed the prospects for the development of the Zabaikalye Territory and opportunities for cooperation in implementing economic and investment projects.

Forums, exhibitions, conferences, business events, and other projects will require mass vaccination for potential participants, as well as observing all the requirements of Rospotrebnadzor (the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing).

The Roscongress Foundation and the Institute of Far Eastern Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IFES RAS) have signed a cooperation agreement. The parties have agreed on the establishment of partnership and the development of long-term efficient cooperation.

Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation Anton Kobyakov chaired an interagency meeting in Moscow that focused on promoting the Russian youth agenda at large conventions, exhibitions, and international agencies. The meeting involved repre-sentatives of Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Federal Agency for Youth Af-fairs, Rossotrudnichestvo, the Centre for Support of Youth Creative Initiatives (Roskulttsentr), the Centre for Support of Young Specialists, the Presidential Direc-torate for Interregional Relations and Cultural Contacts with Foreign Countries, and the Roscongress Foundation.

The Roscongress Foundation accommodates open business communications not only at forum venues, but also in the digital space. The Foundation and the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) have stepped up the Russia–Korea line of business cooperation. A series of online meetings took place between the experts of the Russian tech giant Yandex and promising technological companies of the Republic of Korea.

The Roscongress Foundation, together with its subsidiary RC-Investments Fund, are to attract around USD 200 million of direct investment to the economy of Kamchatka Territory by creating the first Russian world-class falcon centre. A detailed plan for this project will be presented in two weeks.

Today at 19:00 Moscow time, the sporting programme of the Eastern Economic Forum will host the ‘Roscongress Cup. Online Blitz Chess Tournament’ to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

The Roscongress Foundation held an online meeting with Vice President for International Relations at the Korean International Trade Association (KITA) Jo Hakhee.

Zapovednye Mesta Tatarskogo Proliva – a resident of the Free Port of Vanino – will open a glamping park by the river that flows into the Datta Bay in Khabarovsk Territory. The project will get RUB 10 million of investment.