International oilfield services company Schlumberger is ready to provide a part of the technologies to the Russian competitor in order to buy a share in the largest Russian service company Eurasia Drilling Company (EDC).

The Defense Ministers of the DPRK and South Korea No Gwang Chul and Song Yong Mu signed a comprehensive agreement in the military sphere following the summit of the Chairman of the state Council of the DPRK Kim Jong-UN and South Korean President Moon Jae-In.

The government proposes to increase the minimum wage in Russia from January 1, 2019 to 11 280 rubles, said Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova at a meeting of the RTC. 

The US Department of Justice has launched an investigation into the statements of the head of Tesla Elon Musk on the possibility of redemption of its shares and withdrawal from the exchange. This information was reported by Bloomberg, citing on other sources.

China has reduced investments in bonds of the us national debt by 7.7 billion dollars, according to the latest data of the US Treasury. 

Vladimir Putin called the Il-20 crash in Syria a tragic accident. The President asked not to compare the incident with the downed Turkish military fighter SU-24.

MTS bought a 13.7% stake in Youdo Web Technologies, which owns the online service Youdo, for $12 million, the operator said.

The presidential decree States that the company "Chechenneftekhimprom" is the property of the Republic in order to promote industrial production in the region.