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Opportunity Russia
The flagship Sun Media publication chronicling Russia-Singapore bilateral cooperation, the Eurasian Economic Union corridor, and fifty-plus years of trusted diplomatic, cultural, and commercial partnership across one of the world’s most consequential geographies.
57+
YEARS OF DIPLOMATIC TIES
1968
RELATIONS ESTABLISHED
6
EDITIONS PUBLISHED
EAEU
EURASIAN GATEWAY
A GOLDEN JUBILEE AND BEYOND
Marking the milestones that shape the corridor.
Russia and Singapore have built one of the most quietly substantive bilateral relationships in the Asia-Eurasia corridor anchored in steady, mutual investment over more than five decades.
1968
USSR-Singapore diplomatic relations formally established
1990
Relations continued under the Russian Federation
2009
Inaugural Russian state visit by President Medvedev
2016
Russia-ASEAN Summit in Sochi marks 25 years of dialogue
2018
Golden Jubilee 50 years of bilateral relations
2022
Continued Eurasian Union engagement and bilateral dialogue
WHO READS US
Read by the people who shape
international relations
Read by the people who shape international relations
Each edition tracks the year-on-year evolution of trade flows, sector developments, and the EAEU framework alongside the policy conversations shaping Singapore’s role as Russia’s strategic gateway to Southeast Asia.
#3
Singapore’s largest trading partner in Eurasia
180M+
EAEU population the wider integrated market
5+
2019
Singapore-EAEU FTA negotiations launched
A PARTNERSHIP IN CULTURE
Where the Bolshoi meets the Esplanade.
Few bilateral relationships in Singapore are as anchored in cultural diplomacy as Russia-Singapore. Across decades, the relationship has been deepened not only by trade and policy but by music, ballet, literature, education, and the steady exchange of people.
Performing Arts
The Bolshoi Ballet and Mariinsky Theatre have performed in Singapore on multiple occasions, anchored by the Esplanade’s commitment to international classical programming and Russia’s cultural export policy.
Education & Academic Exchange
Russian universities MGIMO, Moscow State University, and the Higher School of Economics maintain academic and exchange relationships with Singapore institutions, with active student and faculty mobility.
Russian Community in Singapore
EDITORIAL PILLARS
What we cover
Four editorial pillars that define how IN Diplomacy reports on the diplomatic community.
Energy, resources & industrial cooperation
Russia’s role in Asia’s energy mix, the strategic conversations on LNG and petrochemicals, and the industrial partnerships connecting Russian state enterprises with Singapore-based capital and trading houses.
Eurasian Economic Union & trade
Technology, innovation & digital economy
Cultural diplomacy & education
The Bolshoi, the Mariinsky, Russian universities, and the educational exchanges that have given the Russia-Singapore relationship a depth far beyond trade. One of the strongest people-to-people corridors in the bilateral framework.
