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The government has expanded the list of awards whose winners are exempt from personal income tax

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Resolution of September 10, 2025 No. 1397

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Resolution of September 10, 2025 No. 1397

The Russian Government Prize in Medical Science has been included in the list of prizes whose laureates do not pay personal income tax (PIT) of 13% on the reward they receive. An order to this effect has been signed.

The government prize in the field of medical science was approved in December 2024 and will be awarded for the first time in 2025. Its amount will be 1 million rubles.

The award will be presented to Russian scientists for developments that help preserve the lives and health of people and help solve previously unsolved medical issues. The laureates will be scientists who have achieved success in three areas – preventive and personalized medicine, neurotechnologies, including cognitive ones, and biomedical technologies. The corresponding scientific and technological solutions must be applied in practice for at least a year.

The signed document introduces changes toGovernment Resolution of February 6, 2001 No. 89.

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To Olga Taratynova, Director of the Tsarskoye Selo Museum-Reserve

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Mikhail Mishustin congratulated the director of the State Art and Architecture Palace and Park Museum-Reserve "Tsarskoye Selo" on his anniversary.

The telegram states, in particular:

"You are the custodian of the great treasures of Russian and world culture – the Tsarskoye Selo palaces and parks. Thanks to your energy, professionalism and extraordinary organizational skills, Tsarskoye Selo is developing and is one of the most visited museums. Active scientific and restoration work is being carried out here, the historical appearance of uniquely beautiful architectural monuments is being recreated. The unwavering popularity and success of the museum-reserve is largely your merit.

I wish you great creative success, bright projects, health and prosperity."

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About the current price situation. September 10, 2025

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About the current price situation. September 10, 2025

10 September 2025 19:01

Date of publication: September 10, 2025

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Since September, financial requirements for tour operators working with Abkhazia, Belarus and South Ossetia have been reduced

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Relevant order approved by the Russian Government. The document was developed by the Ministry of Economic Development to implement the new provisions of the law "On the Fundamentals of Tourist Activity in the Russian Federation", which were adopted by the State Duma and approved by the President in July. They appeared at the initiative of the tourism business. The list has been agreed upon with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and may be further expanded by decision of the Government.

According to the law, the same amount of financial security (tour operator civil liability insurance) applies to tour operators that specialize exclusively in trips to neighboring countries as for companies operating in the domestic market from September 1. Its amount is 500 thousand rubles instead of 50 million for operators sending tourists to other countries. In addition, such tour operators will be exempt from the obligation to pay contributions to personal liability funds, the purpose of which coincides with insurance.

Financial security is necessary to compensate tourists in the event of the tour operator's insolvency. Given the low risks and cost of travel to neighboring countries, tourists' interests will be protected even with a decrease in security, and the innovation may also have a positive effect on the cost of tourism products.

Tour operators in neighboring countries, like other outbound tour operators, will be required to participate in filling the reserve fund of the Tourpomoshch Association for the purpose of returning tourists from these countries in the event of crisis situations.

The new regulation stipulates that all tour operators in outbound tourism will be able to ignore the total cost of tours to neighboring countries when calculating the amount of financial support and contributions to personal liability funds.

"Reducing the financial burden on tour operators will allow us to more actively develop new destinations in neighboring countries and expand the range of available tours. For travelers, this means not only more attractive prices, but also an increased level of protection. Organized vacations provide insurance coverage, prompt assistance in unforeseen situations, and guaranteed organization of return to the homeland if necessary. We expect that the easing of regulatory requirements will also facilitate the transition of a significant part of the market from the gray zone to the legal field, which will increase the reliability and transparency of the industry in the interests of tourists," said Deputy Minister Dmitry Vakhrukov.

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The network of My Documents State Service Centers in new regions continues to expand

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Since the beginning of 2025, 21 new offices of the My Documents State Service Centers have opened in the territories of the new subjects of the Russian Federation: six in the Donetsk People's Republic, one in the Luhansk People's Republic, seven in the Zaporizhia region, and seven in the Kherson region. The development of the MFC network in the new regions is provided by the Single Customer State Service Center jointly with the Ministry of Economic Development and the Ministry of Construction of Russia, by the sponsor regions, and by the new regions independently.

"Currently, there are 140 My Documents State Service Centers operating in the new regions, which is 1,055 document acceptance and issuance windows. In total, this is 15% more than last year. We see a great interest from colleagues from the regions in the desire to make citizens' lives better. Already now, the indicators of population coverage in the DPR and LPR by state services exceed 90%. We expect that by the end of the year, the standard indicator of citizens' accessibility to receive state services in MFCs – at least 90% – will be ensured in all new regions. The plans include opening 33 more MFC offices by the end of the year," said State Secretary – Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Alexey Khersontsev.

According to a VTsIOM poll conducted in August 2025, 47% of respondents were satisfied with the work of the State Service Centers in the DPR, 53% in the LPR, 33% in the Zaporizhia region, and 41% in the Kherson region.

"In the first seven months of the year, the number of citizen requests to the MFCs of the new entities amounted to 2.9 million, of which 73% were requests for Rosreestr services for state cadastral registration and state registration of rights to real estate, which is due to the ongoing work in the new regions on the complete inventory of real estate. In addition, applicants also apply for services from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia (7%) and the Social Fund of Russia (6%)," commented Kirill Albychev, Director of the Department for Ensuring the Quality of Public Services to the Population and the Performance of State Functions of the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia.

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Mikhail Mishustin summed up the results of the selection of regions for the development of infrastructure for SMEs

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In 2026, the federal budget will allocate 7.8 billion rubles to the constituent entities of the Russian Federation to create infrastructure for business – industrial, technology and business parks. This was announced by the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin during a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers.

At the Eastern Economic Forum, Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that by 2030, at least 100 such parks with the necessary areas and communications will be opened in Russia. There should be all the infrastructure needed for small and medium-sized companies, Mikhail Mishustin recalled. The government helps the regions with its creation. To solve this problem, the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia is implementing a subsidy program, within the framework of which the regions can receive funds for the creation, reconstruction and additional equipment of infrastructure for business. The corresponding selection of applications from the regions was carried out at the agency's site.

"The selection of applications has been completed. 31 projects in 25 regions have been identified. We will allocate about 8 billion rubles from the federal budget for their implementation next year. The financing will create conditions so that small enterprises can implement their ideas, more quickly establish and develop joint production, and bring products to the market faster," the Prime Minister noted.

This mechanism of supporting private initiative has proven its relevance. More than 60 similar parks have already been built in the country's regions, where more than 900 SMEs operate, and about 15 thousand new jobs have been created, Mikhail Mishustin added.

"We have fundamentally changed the approach to providing support in this area: now all regions can participate in the program. The least well-off of them can receive up to 500 million rubles in federal subsidies. This allows us to direct resources exactly where they are most in demand. The key areas of the announced projects are mechanical engineering, metalworking and the production of high-tech equipment," commented Russian Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov.

The program conditions for all regions included co-financing of projects in the amount of at least 20% of the subsidy amount. In addition, the key requirement was to attract private investment in the amount of at least 30% of the total cost of the project. The federal program of support for the creation of infrastructure for SMEs has undergone other changes. One of them was the preliminary assessment of projects in early 2025. This allowed the regions to receive feedback from experts on their application, refine it and thereby increase the chances of success in the main selection.

The industry approach is also changing. Now the opportunity to use the parks' infrastructure is also provided to creative businesses, which, for example, are engaged in the development of computer software. All these innovations are aimed at achieving the national goals set by the head of state to increase income per employee of an SME by 2030 and increase the share of creative industries to 6% of GDP, Mikhail Mishustin said.

"The experience of recent years has shown that the development of modern infrastructure for SMEs in the regions brings tangible results to the economy, primarily for companies from priority industries that create high-paying jobs, implement import substitution projects and generate a significant multiplier effect. At the same time, tax revenues from residents are several times higher than the state's costs of creating such infrastructure. We separately note the growing demand for a new support tool – the construction of business parks. Eight such projects will receive federal funding from 2026," explained Deputy Minister of Economic Development of Russia Tatyana Ilyushnikova.

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Ministry of Economic Development: Russia sees first China Friendly tourist facilities

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The official opening of the 31st International Forum and Exhibition "Leisure-2025" took place in Moscow. As part of the business program of the forum, a plenary session "Tourism in a New Dimension" was held, moderated by Sangadzhi Tarbaev, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Tourism and Tourism Infrastructure Development. The session participants discussed the transformation of the market under the influence of digital innovations, as well as strategic vectors for the development of the industry. Particular attention in the discussion was paid to strengthening international cooperation, primarily with the People's Republic of China.

In his speech, Nikita Kondratyev, Director of the Department of Multilateral Economic Cooperation and Special Projects of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, told the participants in detail about the measures taken to increase the inbound flow from China to Russia.

"China, as you rightly noted, is Russia's most important partner on the world stage. The decision to abolish visa formalities announced last week at the EEF only emphasizes the friendly and trusting nature of bilateral relations. China is the main exporter of Russian tourism services, we have a common border, so the abolition of the visa regime is a significant opportunity for the country's economy and border regions in particular," noted Nikita Kondratyev.

He also stressed that the current mechanisms for visa-free group tourism, launched in August 2023, have already proven their effectiveness: almost 2 million tourists have taken advantage of this opportunity. In order to further intensify tourist exchanges, work is underway with the Chinese Foreign Ministry to modernize the current agreement: it is planned to reduce the minimum group size from five to three people and increase the length of stay from 15 to 21 days, which fully meets the demand for family and health holidays.

A significant part of the report was devoted to the comprehensive work on promoting Russia in the Chinese tourism market under the single brand Discover Russia. In this area, a catalog of 11 specialized tour routes has already been formed, six of which were created taking into account the preferences of Chinese travelers. Campaigns are being conducted in the social networks WeChat, Weibo, Douyin, as well as regular participation in key specialized exhibitions in the PRC.

A separate block of measures is aimed at adapting Russia's tourism infrastructure to the needs of guests from China. Within the framework of the national project "Tourism and Hospitality" by 2030 it is planned to build about 400 hotels and 50 large infrastructure facilities. Key attention is paid to certification according to the China Friendly standard, confirming that services meet the expectations of Chinese tourists. In parallel, work is underway to increase the availability of payment instruments for them.

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Over 900 deals were concluded at the recently concluded CIFTIS-2025 fair

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BEIJING, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) — The 2025 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) concluded Sunday in Beijing. The fair saw more than 900 deals in sectors including construction, information technology and finance, with digital trade innovation a top priority.

Held at Beijing's Shougang Park, the event attracted participants from more than 60 countries and over 20 international organizations. Fortune Global 500 companies, unicorns, and industry leaders presented 198 achievements in areas such as artificial intelligence, fintech, healthcare, and green technology.

In particular, 109 presentations of innovative products were held in various fields, including precision medicine, ultra-high-definition audiovisual technologies, photonic quantum computers and bionic cell sensors.

"We will continue to leverage CIFTIS's role as a platform to promote development, expand opening-up and stimulate innovative cooperation, ensuring that the results and agreements reached at this year's fair are translated into concrete results," said Zhu Guangyao, an official with the Department of Trade in Services and Commercial Services of the Ministry of Commerce.

The five-day event attracted more than 250,000 in-person visitors and around 5,600 virtual exhibitors. International participation was broadened, with exhibitors from 26 of the world’s top 30 countries and regions in services trade represented in the fair’s pavilions. –0–

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New Formula for Cooperation: Traditional Chinese Medicine Becomes a Catalyst for Trade in Services

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BEIJING, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) — Experts have presented innovative strategies to promote traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) services in the international market, with a focus on Central Asian countries and Russia, at the ongoing China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS-2025) in Beijing.

At the TCM International Cooperation Forum on Trade in Services, Li Jun, director of the Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation under the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, noted that the growth of China's services exports has already outpaced the growth of goods exports.

He stressed the need to exploit the global opportunities created by the growth of medical tourism by integrating the unique benefits of TCM with cross-border medical services.

According to forum participants, TCM is becoming a new growth point for Chinese services exports within the framework of the Belt and Road initiative.

Chen Yuzhuo, Chairman of the Committee on Integration of Medicine and Health of the World Federation of TCM Societies, emphasized the prospects of the “TCM Silver Economy” model to address the problems of global population aging.

“The unique advantages of TCM in disease prevention, treatment of chronic diseases and rehabilitation should be fully utilized,” he said.

A striking example of TCM's successful entry into the international arena was shared by Huang Bingzhu, director of the Xixuntan Chinese Medicine Exhibition Hall at the Sanya Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The institution is active both in the domestic market and abroad, offering rehabilitation services to foreign guests.

To overcome cultural and language barriers, Sanya Hospital has developed a hands-on approach to training, focusing on mastering specific skills. “The training focuses on practical skills rather than complex theory. Students learn 1-2 specific techniques that they can immediately apply in practice,” Huang Bingzhu explained.

"In Central Asian countries and Russia, large-scale TCM projects such as thick-needle acupuncture and massage are gaining popularity. Russian tourists in Sanya often look for such services, along with beach holidays and dentistry," Huang Bingzhu added.

“15 years ago, I tried traditional Chinese medicine for the first time, and the result was excellent,” shared a Russian tourist named Alexandra. “Every year, I take my whole family from my hometown to Moscow, then fly to Beijing, and from Beijing to Sanya. Although the journey is not short, the effect of treatment using traditional Chinese medicine is really good, and this health trip is worth it,” she added.

According to the report, over more than 20 years, Sanya Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine has received over 100,000 patients from more than 30 countries and regions participating in the Belt and Road Initiative, including Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Russia, and Turkey. In addition, the hospital has signed contracts to provide TCM health and training services with countries such as Sweden and Malaysia. -0-

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The final of the quiz “Remembering History, Building Peace Together” was held in Beijing

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BEIJING, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) — The final round of the quiz "Remembering History, Building Peace Together" dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War was successfully held at Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) on Sept. 13. The event was jointly organized by the BFSU Russian Language Institute, CGTN Russian Office and the International Exchange and Cooperation Department of Renmin University of China.

The quiz was held under the guidance of the Education Council of the China-Russia Friendship, Peace and Development Committee and received active responses from universities across the country. The event started in May 2025 and lasted for four months in the format of an online quiz, attracting more than 400,000 participants, over 1.1 million views and over 10,000 discussions.

The Russian edition of CGTN organized offline quizzes in Russia's hero cities such as Moscow, St. Petersburg and Volgograd, attracting hundreds of Russian teachers, students and members of the public. In China, 19 universities took part in the online quiz, with teams from Renmin University of China, Northwest Normal University, Shandong Vocational University of Foreign Languages and PUFL reaching the finals.

Su Dapeng, deputy secretary of the PUJI Party Committee, gave a welcoming speech, warmly welcoming the guests and participants, and called on the students to take an interest in world affairs and contribute to the development of the country. He noted that the quiz would be an intellectual feast and spiritual purification, help to root the “red genes” in the hearts of Chinese and Russian youth, and make the torch of peace even brighter in the new era.

The final quiz consisted of two stages: alternate answers and competitions. In the first stage, five members of each team answered questions in turns, choosing the answer language /Chinese or Russian/ depending on the difficulty of the question. After five rounds, the teams' total scores were calculated. The students were delighted with their rich knowledge of the history of World War II and professional terminology.

In the second stage, four teams competed in pairs in a flexible and interesting format. Participants demonstrated deep knowledge and excellent command of the Russian language, reaching the culmination of the event and causing thunderous applause.

After a tough fight, the team from Renmin University of China won first place, the team from Northwest Normal University won second place, and the teams from Shandong Foreign Languages Vocational University and PUFL won third place.

After the quiz, students of the Institute of Russian Language of PUIL presented a program with recitation of poems in Russian. -0-

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