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R-Pharm may begin importing medical equipment from Chinese MinFound to Russia

The Chinese manufacturer of tomographs MinFound registers its products in Russia, and R-Pharm may distribute it. Kommersant writes about this with reference to a source familiar with the company’s plans . MinFound International Product Director Nathan Xu confirmed that the company is registering positron emission and X-ray computed tomography machines with R-Pharm, and the parties have entered into an exclusive license agreement.

A representative of Roszdravnadzor said that the agency received documents from R-Pharm for registration of five ScintCare computed tomography systems produced by MinFound; the registration procedure has not yet been completed. The R-Pharm press service noted that this does not mean that the company intends to register the tomographs. They also did not confirm plans to import MinFound equipment.

According to Nathan Xu, the Chinese manufacturer plans to register other medical equipment together with R-Pharm, and is also considering the possibility of localizing production in Russia.

Government purchases of computed tomographs in Russia in 2023 decreased by half year-on-year in physical terms (to 204 units) and in money (to 9.8 billion rubles). This could happen due to the fact that foreign manufacturers were playing it safe all last year, confirming that their products were not subject to any sanctions, suggested the head of MDPro, Alexey Vanin. Purchases of medical equipment from Japanese Canon Medical Systems, which is also supplied by R-Pharm, decreased almost threefold, to 1.6 billion rubles.

According to Eqiva CEO Daria Shubina, Western sanctions have not affected medical equipment, and global manufacturers continue supplies to Russia. Over the past two years, they have worked out logistics and can, although with delays, deliver products, including from their factories in China, she noted.

 

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The Russian Ministry of Defense switches from Toyota Camry to Chinese Hongqi H9

At least two of these cars already have “MO” license plates

According to the resource Motor.ru, the Russian Ministry of Defense has at least partially replaced Toyota Camry sedans with Chinese cars.

Two cars with license plates with the prefix “MO” have already been spotted on the roads. Previously, these numbers were seen on Japanese sedans, and now they are on the Hongqi H9. Prices for such cars at dealers start at 7.8 million rubles.

Hongqi H9 is the flagship of FAW. This car is more than 5.1 meters long, rear-wheel drive, longitudinally mounted engine, albeit with a volume of only 2 liters, although there will be an all-wheel drive version with a 3-liter V6.

 

[gelgoog]

I heard about a large government purchase of Haval H9 cars assembled in Russia. But buying imported luxury cars is news to me.

 

[Serb]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1782353418134188119

 

[pmc]

The HSR between Moscow and Saint Petersburg will have 14 intermediate stops so it is not simple A to B project that will be much cheaper and faster to implement. speeds upto 400km/hr. The more stops the more acceleration and deceleration.

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High-speed railways are an impetus for the development of Russian regions​

The wider Russified version of German high speed train is capable of 290km/hr and that is like decades old technology. At 10 year anniversary in 2019 they gave various statistics like Chinese are using it 6 times more than American. when you think about it this project was conceived in early 2000 and within few years it was implemented at less than $3b. this gives plenty of experience in operations.

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In 2019, the most active users of Sapsan were the Chinese, Italians, Indians, Spaniards and Americans. Moreover, there were 6 times more Chinese than Americans. The Moscow River is almost as many times longer than the Neva.

 

[pmc]

I heard about a large government purchase of Haval H9 cars assembled in Russia. But buying imported luxury cars is news to me.

there is Toyota LC already when ever outside city and better test all to know long term reliability.

Just before the conflict Toyota certified Programme include import used vehicles upto 6 years old. this is like telling every one that Toyota parts will be available for long time. i think Toyota expect LC life span minimum 25 years and with proper maintenance easily 40 years.

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TOYOTA HAS LAUNCHED A NEW CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR USED CARS​

The program includes models officially imported by the distributor, under 6 years of age and with a mileage of up to 130,000 kilometers.

They say there is demand for Lada in Azerbaijan. This Lada is built uniquely that it has much shorter wheel base and higher ground clearance than competitors.

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Lada began to be assembled in Azerbaijan​

 

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Bank of Russia holds coordination meeting of BRICS countries’ central banks​

16 April 2024

The participants in the meeting that took place on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund’s Spring Meeting exchanged opinions on various issues. The topics discussed include the formation of the payment (BRICS Bridge) and settlement and clearing (BRICS Clear) infrastructures, improvement and expansion of the mechanism of the BRICS Pool of Conventional Currency Reserves, macroeconomy, information security, fintech, transition finance and training central banks’ personnel.

The Bank of Russia reported on the progress of its work relating to the initiatives of the Russian presidency and on the nearest scheduled events and meetings of expert groups.
The Bank of Russia pays great attention to the coordination of the central banks’ positions and compliance with the principle of consensus-based decision-making. Gulnara Khaidarshina, Director of the Department for Cooperation with International Organisations, pointed out that smooth integration of new BRICS members into the formats of operation of the BRICS financial track was a key task of the Russian regulator. The Bank of Russia bears in mind the differences in the mandates of the central banks and takes this into account when preparing the agenda and promoting multilateral initiatives.

 

[pmc]

Russia is practically doubling the capacity of Railway to Far East. The previous line was built under leadership of current Azeri leader Father but more interesting is connecting Arctic to Persian Gulf is of equal importance.

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Putin: BAM largely determines global logistics for the entire 21st century
04/23/2024 05:02
The role of the Baikal-Amur Mainline in global logistics, plans for the accelerated modernization of the Baikal-Amur Mainline and the Trans-Siberian Railway, and the development of the Eastern Polygon were discussed at a meeting with veterans who built the Baikal-Amur Mainline, the workers who operate it today, the President of Russia Vladimir Putin and the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilhama Aliyeva spoke . The meeting of state leaders is dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the start of construction of the BAM.

During his speech, the president compared the significance of the BAM with the North-South transport corridor. The corridor, he said, should connect the Northern Sea Route with the Persian Gulf.

In related to above Russia-China trade increased 5.2% in Q1 2024.

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Exports from Russia to China increased by 7.3% to $32.25 billion, imports from China by 2.6% to $24.43 billion.

Its over 1000bhp with 870 km range. They generally increasing the production of Aurus and EV versions coming next year.

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FSUE "NAMI" presented the updated NAMI Hydrogen car​

At the exhibition “INNOPROM. Central Asia”, in Tashkent, NAMI showed the most powerful hydrogen car in the world and the first luxury hydrogen car in history.

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it still expensive. so it may work in larger vehicles or expensive premium.

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Andrey Porsin notes that hydrogen fuel cells are superior to batteries in a number of ways.

“Batteries gradually lose capacity with each recharge, especially when used at low temperatures; moreover, refilling with hydrogen takes several minutes, while charging batteries can take hours,” he explains.

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FSUE NAMI has developed a Russian electromechanical transmission created for hybrid and electric vehicles NAMI E-Transmission.

NAMI E-Transmission is a line of Russian-developed electromechanical transmissions. All advanced developments in the field of electrification of automobile transport are combined into NAMI E-Transmission platform solutions and can be applied to both hybrid and fully electric vehicles.

When creating solutions for advanced vehicles, the NAMI development team applied the principle of modularity and unification.

This approach reduces the development time of the final product and reduces production costs.

Flexibility in changing power, torque, gear ratio and the overall layout of the unit allows you to adapt NAMI E-Transmission to any task. Even the most non-standard and promising products in various fields can use the developed design.

Starting from the end of 2022, NAMI E-Transmission is actively undergoing bench and full-scale testing.

The NAMI line of electromechanical transmissions consists of solutions with various characteristics:

• Power from 110 to 300 kW;
• Torque of electric machines from 160 to 500 Nm;
• Rotor speed up to 15,000 rpm;
• The overall efficiency of the assembled unit is at least 92%.

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AVTOVAZ for the environment: the first hybrid LADA has already rolled off the assembly line​

At the ongoing Autonet conference, AvtoVAZ representative Alexander Vinogradov shared information about new directions for the company’s development in the field of hybrid technologies. According to him, the company believes that this type of drive has greater potential than all-electric systems.

AvtoVAZ has already started developing its first hybrid car. The all-wheel drive model will have a classic internal combustion engine, which will drive the front wheels, and an electric motor on the rear axle. This concept involves an effective combination of traditional and innovative technologies.

According to the Autopotok channel, the new hybrid is being created on the basis of the Niva Travel SUV, but there is no official confirmation of this information yet.

 

[gelgoog]

Discussion about how the prices for Russian gas sales to China are determined. The price is based on the price of oil. And the gas is also cheaper because the heavier fractions (butane, ethane, etc) and helium are filtered out before being sent down the pipe to China. Gas sold to Europe goes with all the heavier fractions in the pipe, which are then exploited by European industry instead of Russian one.

 

[HighGround]

Discussion about how the prices for Russian gas sales to China are determined. The price is based on the price of oil. And the gas is also cheaper because the heavier fractions (butane, ethane, etc) and helium are filtered out before being sent down the pipe to China. Gas sold to Europe goes with all the heavier fractions in the pipe, which are then exploited by European industry instead of Russian one.

I do enjoy how Frolov's inflection makes it sound like the audience is full of idiots.