The Rostov NPP is operating normally ... the development of the Northern Sea Route and environmental projects. The state Corporation unites more than 350 enterprises and organizations.

China's Defense Ministry has addressed Monday's standoff with a Philippine warship near the South China Sea's disputed Scarborough Shoal.

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