Business & Economy

Cuban President Raul Castro concluded on Wednesday a three-day stay in Russia, where he met with President Vladimir Putin, Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev and other officials.

The Cuban government on Monday announced the impending application of severe import duties on “non-commercial goods by individuals shipped by air, sea, post or courier,” reported the Café Fuerte website.

The first direct maritime shipment in over a half century between Miami and Havana will leave out on the ship Santa Cecilia, which is loaded with humanitarian aid for the island, and will arrive in port on Thursday. The shipments will take place on a regular weekly basis.

India’s ambassador to Havana, Chinthapally Rajasekhar, said on Monday that his country wants to put “economic substance” into its ties with Cuba, as he spoke during the visit of that Asian nation’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Jyotiraditya Scindia, from July 10 to 13.

Cuban President Raul Castro will travel tomorrow (Wednesday) to Russia on an official visit after today completing four days in Vietnam.

Cuba medical personnel will perform stage III clinical trials in a hundred hospitals in the European Union in 2013 as it evaluates Heberprot-P – a drug that has previously shown itself effective in treating diabetic foot ulcers.

Cuban President Raul Castro arrived in Vietnam on Saturday for a four-day official visit. Trade between the two countries totaled $274 million in 2011, with the Asian country providing the bulk of Cuban rice imports.

Cuban President Raul Castro arrived in Vietnam on Saturday for a four-day official visit after several days in China. The visit to both countries is Castro’s first since assuming the presidency from his brother Fidel.

Cuba supported with reservations about the Human Rights Council UN resolution that first recognized the right of individuals to freedom of expression on the Internet, reports Reuters.

The Spanish hotel chain Barcelo Hotels and Resorts has reduced its presence in Cuba by ceasing its administration over two five-star hotels, reported the Travelupdate website on Tuesday.