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Ssangyong inks export deal
South Korea's Ssangyong Motor said on Tuesday it had agreed to supply Russian carmaker Sollers about 160,000 cars in a knock-down export deal through 2017.
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Russia builds largest bridge on Kamchatka Peninsula
The Russian government has started to build a bridge over Kamchatka River at the spot of the 168th km of the Milkovo-Klyuchi-Ust-Kamchatsky highway, China's Xinhua news agency quoted local media as reporting on Tuesday. |
Politics
New Russian anti-piracy task force arrives in Gulf of Aden
A Russian Pacific Fleet task force arrived on Monday in the Gulf of Aden to join the anti-piracy mission off the Somali coast, a fleet's spokesman said.
Russia plans disposal of 2 nuclear subs
Russia announced that it will have disposed of two nuclear submarines by the middle of 2010.
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.
Economics
Ishaev recommended governors of the Far East to take cue from Singapore
The Deputy of the Presidential Plenipotentiary in the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia Alexander Levintal met with the Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore in the Russian Federation Mr. Simon de Cruz.
Far Eastern Island to Become Special Economic Zone
The impoverished Russky island in the Far East will be developed as a special economic zone to promote tourism after it hosts the 2012 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Wednesday.
Commercial Port of Vladivostok to ship grains in containers and big bags
Commercial Port of Vladivostok plans to start grain transshipment in containers and big bags (soft containers), declared Sergey Lopunov, the operational director of JSC Commercial Port of Vladivostok.
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
Large-scale exercise of rescuers begins in Russia's Far East
A large-scale exercise of rescuers has begun in the Russian Primorsky territory.
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.
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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