Moscow, March 29 -- Emerging trade routes linking Vietnam and Russia are gaining momentum following Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's official visit to Moscow, with new trans-Eurasian rail corridors seen as a key driver of future connectivity, a Russian scholar has said.

Speaking to Vietnam News Agency correspondents in Moscow, Dr. Anton Bredikhin of the Russian Academy of Sciences highlighted potential rail links connecting Russia to Vietnam via Mongolia or Kazakhstan, transiting through China.

He described the initiative as a large-scale Eurasian project that could significantly enhance intercontinental connectivity, support the development of a more sustainable transport network, and open up fresh trade flows. The corridors are also e...