Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Feb. 12

MOSCOW -- Russia's foreign trade surplus dived 58.5 percent year-on-year to 140 billion U.S. dollars in 2023, according to official data released on Monday.

Data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia showed that the country's total exports dropped 28.3 percent to 425.1 billion dollars, while the imports rose 11.7 percent to 285.1 billion dollars. (Russia-Trade)

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