Russia, Malaysia to jointly participate in advanced development territories in Far East

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · Aug 13, 2026 · 159 words

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What to know about Russia, Malaysia to jointly participate in advanced development territories in Far East

Russia and Malaysia have agreed to expand cooperation between their special economic zones and joint development territories in the Russian Far East. This agreement was discussed during the fifth meeting of the joint Russian-Malaysian commission on economic, scientific-technical, and cultural cooperation.

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What happened

Russia and Malaysia have agreed to expand cooperation between special economic zones, including joint participation in international advanced development territories in the Far East, Zambry Abdul Kadir, Minister of Higher Education of Malaysia, said at the…

Why it matters

"Both sides agreed to develop cooperation between special economic zones, including inviting Malaysian representatives to the fourth International forum of special economic zones in Moscow, and participating jointly in international advanced development…

Common ground

The fifth meeting of the joint Russian-Malaysian commission on economic, scientific-technical, and cultural cooperation co-chaired by Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov and Zambry Abdul Kadir is taking place on the campus of the…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The fifth meeting of the joint Russian-Malaysian commission on economic, scientific-technical, and cultural cooperation co-chaired by Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov and Zambry Abdul Kadir is taking place on the campus of the Far Eastern Federal University on August 13.”

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Multiple independent sources (TASS, Malay Mail, and other web search results) confirm the fifth meeting of the joint commission took place in Vladivostok on the campus of Far Eastern Federal University, co-chaired by Valery Falkov and Zambry Abdul Kadir.

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web search NEUTRAL — The fifth meeting of the Joint Russian-Malaysian Commission on Economic, Scientific, Technical and Cultural Cooperation opened in Vladivostok on Thursday.
https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/08/13/space-gas…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Fifth Meeting of the Joint Russian-Malaysian Commission on Economic, Scientific, Technical and Cultural Cooperation was held in Vladivostok on the campus of Far Eastern Federal University. The eve…
https://forumvostok.ru/en/news/Валерий+Фальков+пригласил+пре…

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web search NEUTRAL — ...of the Joint Russian-Malaysian Commission on Economic, Scientific, Technical, and Cultural Cooperation.Whether the five meetings of the Russian-Malaysian commission have produced measurable collabo…
https://easternherald.com/2026/08/13/russia-malaysia-coopera…

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Claim 2: “Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov”

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Multiple TASS reports and cross-references consistently identify Valery Falkov as the Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Valery Nikolayevich Falkov (Russian: Валерий Николаевич Фальков; born 18 October 1978) is a Russian jurist, academic and politician who is serving from 21 January 2020 as the Minister of Science and H…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valery_Falkov

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ufa University of Science and Technology (UUST) is a university in Ufa, Russia. It was established through the reorganization (merger) of two universities — Bashkir State University and Ufa State Avia…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ufa_University_of_Science_and_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The government of Russia or fully titled the Government of the Russian Federation is the highest federal executive governmental body of the Russian Federation. It is accountable to the president of th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Russia

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Claim 3: “Zambry Abdul Kadir, Minister of Higher Education of Malaysia”

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Wikipedia explicitly confirms that Zambry Abdul Kadir has been the Malaysian Minister of Higher Education since December 12, 2023.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zambry bin Abd Kadir (Jawi: زمبري بن عبدالقادر, born 22 March 1962) is a Malaysian politician. Since December 2023, he has served as the Minister of Higher Education in the Unity Government administra…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zambry_Abdul_Kadir

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mustapha @ Mohd Yunus bin Sakmud, also known as Mustapha Sakmud (born 9 July 1969), is a Malaysian politician and engineer who has served as the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustapha_Sakmud

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The current Malaysian Minister of Higher Education has been Zambry Abdul Kadir since 12 December 2023. The minister is deputised by the Deputy Minister of Higher Education. The minister administers th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Higher_Education_(…

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Claim 4: “Russia and Malaysia have agreed to expand cooperation between special economic zones, including joint participation in international advanced development territories in the Far East”

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The claim is reported by TASS and another independent web source stating that Russia and Malaysia agreed to develop ties/cooperation between special economic zones.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Eastern Economic Forum (Russian: Восточный экономический форум or ВЭФ) is an international forum held each year in Vladivostok, Russia, for the purpose of encouraging foreign investment in the Russian…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Economic_Forum

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 'Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was a scheduled passenger flight from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kuala Lumpur International Airport that was shot down by Russian-backed forces with a Buk 9M38 surface-…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_17

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russian separatist forces in Ukraine, primarily the People's Militias of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR), were Russian and pro-Russian Ukrainian paramilitar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_separatist_forces_in_U…

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Claim 5: “Both sides agreed to develop cooperation between special economic zones, including inviting Malaysian representatives to the fourth International forum of special economic zones in Moscow”

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TASS explicitly mentions the agreement to invite Malaysian representatives to the fourth International forum of special economic zones in Moscow, and other web results confirm the general agreement to develop cooperation between special economic zones.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mahathir Mohamad was sworn in as Malaysia’s fourth prime minister on 16 July 1981, beginning his first premiership which lasted until 2003—the longest in the country’s history. He adopted the slogan "…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_premiership_of_Mahathir_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Malaysia–Russia relations (Malay: Hubungan Malaysia–Rusia; Jawi: هوبوڠن مليسيا–روسيا; Russian: Малайзийско-российские отношения Malayziysko-rossiyskiye otnosheniya) are the bilateral foreign relations…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia–Russia_relations

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