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Taiwan to shut representative offices in five countries
Taiwan plans to shut its representative offices in five countries which "do not function well," and will open two new representative offices, one in Japan and another one in Turkey, an official said Saturday. The countries where Taiwan will close its representative offices are Bangladesh, Bolivia, Venezuela, South Africa and Panama, Foreign Minister Francisco Ou said. |
Politics
Russia plans disposal of 2 nuclear subs
Russia announced that it will have disposed of two nuclear submarines by the middle of 2010.
Russia and Japan will jointly respond to North Korea's threat
During the phone talk Medvedev and Aso came to agreement that it is necessary to seriously respond to the actions of North Korea that make a challenge to the system of international security.
New presidential envoy introduced to Russia’s Far East governors
First deputy chief of the Russian presidential administration Vladislav Surkov introduced new presidential plenipotentiary representative in the Far Eastern Federal District Viktor Ishayev to the governors of Russia’s Far East. “The Far East Federal District has the biggest territory among all other Russian federal districts. The foresaid district occupies one third of Russia’s territory,” Surkov said.
Economics
Putin marks construction of new pipeline
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attended opening ceremonies Friday for construction of the first leg of a new natural gas pipeline in Russia's Far East.
Fishermen of Primorye caught out more than 330 thousand tons of water bio resources
This is 10 percent more than last year's level.
APEC summit in Vladivostok is aimed on Far East development
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is certain that the main aim of the preparation for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum’s summit that will be held in Vladivostok in 2012 is the development of the Russian Far East. “The aim is not only to surprise the foreign guests and create normal work conditions at the summit, but the development of Primorye, Vladivostok, so it is necessary to proceed from this,” the RF head of state said at a meeting with First Vice Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov and governor of the Primorsky Territory Sergei Darkin.
Culture
The Fest “French cinema today” is starting out in Vladivostok
December 9-11, a Fest of the modern French cinema will take place in Vladivostok. The Embassy of France in Russia with the support of the Administration of Primorsky Krai is organizing this event.
The French Film Festival is back in Primorye
The festival “French cinema today” will run in Vladivostok in December. It is organized by the Embassy of France in Russia and the «Unifrance» company with the support of the administration of Primorye Territory.
Days of German culture will be held in Vladivostok
The German embassy in Moscow, the German-Russian forum, the far east academy of art, the Primorye regional Philharmonic are the organizers of the event, informed in the press-service of the Primorye regional Philharmonic.
Society
Fire at Nakhodka shipyard localized
A fire that broke out at a shipyard in Nakhodka was localized; the fire spread threat was eliminated.
Vladivostok has marked Tiger Day
Vladivostok has celebrated the Tiger Day for the tenth year running to raise awareness of conservation of the Ussuri Taiga and its animal species – Amur tiger and Far-Eastern leopard.
Opera and Ballet Theater in Vladivostok to be built
Earlier the authorities had feared that this object of the APEC-2012 summit could be reduced
Ecology
Siberian vets fight to save rare tiger hit by car
Vets are working to save the life of a Siberian tiger hit by a car in Russia's Far East, a regional conservationist group said on Tuesday.
Primorye is fighting with poachers
More than 718 raids to curb poaching held in the Primorsky Territory from the beginning of the year.
Primorye will be clean
Preserving the unique nature of Primorye is the main objective of the program «Neat Primorye», the draft of which has received cconclusion of the state ecological examination.
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