21.06.2010, 15:31 Russian missile cruiser arrives in San Francisco on friendly visit
A task force from the Russian Pacific Fleet led by the missile cruiser Varyag arrived on a friendly visit to the United States, a Pacific Fleet spokesman said.
16.06.2010, 06:38 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.
05.04.2010, 03:33 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.
01.04.2010, 08:13 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.
09.10.2009, 01:06 Large-scale exercise of rescuers begins in Russia's Far East
A large-scale exercise of rescuers has begun in the Russian Primorsky territory.
01.10.2009, 08:24 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.
07.08.2009, 01:46 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.
15.07.2009, 02:29 Russia plans disposal of 2 nuclear subs
Russia announced that it will have disposed of two nuclear submarines by the middle of 2010.
06.07.2009, 05:07 Glow-lamps will fall into oblivion
From 2011 the manufacture and sale of the traditional incandescent lamps may be prohibited.
08.06.2009, 09:04 Israel, Russia to ally on nanotech
Israel and Russia will be collaborating on the cutting-edge science of nanotechnology, which is the science of controlling matter at molecular or even atomic levels.
08.06.2009, 05:50 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.
01.06.2009, 08:56 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.
19.05.2009, 08:57 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.
19.05.2009, 05:37 China embarked on an oil pipeline "Eastern Siberia - Pacific Ocean"
Construction of ESPO branch started in the border city Mohe.
15.05.2009, 09:10 Russia, Japan Sign Nuclear Deal
Russia and Japan agreed on Tuesday to expand their cooperation in the nuclear industry as part of a visit to Tokyo by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who presided over a deal that will open the way for contracts worth billions of dollars between the world’s two leading nuclear technology powers.
08.05.2009, 08:52 Russia warns Japan against 'inflated hopes' in islands dispute
Russia on Thursday warned Japan not to expect a decades-old territorial row to be resolved ahead of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to Tokyo early next week.
07.05.2009, 08:15 Japan sending another $40 million to Russia for sub dismantlement
Japan is to allocate Russia an extra 4 billion yen ($40 million) to dismantle decommissioned Russian nuclear submarines in the Far East, Japanese media reported on Tuesday.
07.05.2009, 07:36 U.S. warship to visit Russia for Victory Day celebrations
The U.S. missile cruiser Cowpens will start a four-day visit to Russia's Far East port of Vladivostok on May 7 to take part in Victory Day celebrations, a spokesman for Russia's Pacific Fleet said Wednesday.
10.04.2009, 06:32 Russian Internet celebrated the 15th anniversary
The audience of users for this period has reached the amount of 31 million.
18.03.2009, 06:34 Korea Gas Seeks to Join Sakhalin-Vladivostok Pipeline Project
Korea Gas Corp., the world’s biggest buyer of liquefied natural gas, is seeking to take part in a Russian pipeline project to connect fields at Sakhalin with the port of Vladivostok near the North Korean frontier.
16.03.2009, 06:37 Vladimir Putin confirmed Vladivostok as the place for the APEC summit conduction
The amount of financial assistance to the region will grow by 300 billion rubles.
11.03.2009, 02:33 St. Petersburg Model Crowned Miss Russia
An 18-year-old model from St. Petersburg has won this year's Miss Russia title by humming a song from composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
04.03.2009, 07:48 U.S. Rabbi Leaves Amid Visa Inquiry
The chief rabbi of the Primorye region, a U.S. citizen, has left Russia of his own accord following a court ruling ordering him to be deported over visa violations.
04.03.2009, 06:38 BP, Rosneft back out of Sakhalin-4
BP pulled out of exploration at a facility near Sakhalin Island in Russia when drilling failed to reveal natural resource reserves.
26.02.2009, 09:00 Russian governor plans second Far East LNG plant
Russia plans to build a second Far East liquefied natural gas plant in the next few years, a regional governor said on Wednesday, a week after it launched the Sakhalin-2 project to supply Asian markets. Primorye Governor Sergei Darkin said the plant would be among the largest in the Asia-Pacific region, although the details of the project were still being worked out.
26.02.2009, 08:31 Surviving Chinese sailors in Russia return home
Three Chinese sailors who survived the sinking of a civilian cargo ship at the Sea of Japan left the Russian Far Eastern city of Vladivostok for home on Wednesday.
20.02.2009, 08:58 Medvedev Opens LNG Plant on Sakhalin
Sakhalin Island — Russia’s first plant to supply natural gas by tanker opened Wednesday on Sakhalin Island, marking the country’s foray into a new market both by product and location.
18.02.2009, 09:12 Russia highly regards APEC summit in Far East
Giving the 2012 APEC summit in Vladivostok the highest possible level of quality is a matter of Russia's prestige, first deputy chairman of the United Russia political faction in the State Duma Vladimir Pekhtin told journalists.
17.02.2009, 08:09 Russian and Americans will fight child pornography together
International scientific-practical seminar "Counteraction of child exploitation and child pornography" will be held in Vladivostok on February, 19-20
16.02.2009, 09:10 Medvedev, Obama may meet in London
The first meeting between Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and U.S. President Barack Obama will most likely take place in London where a G20 summit on the global financial crisis is scheduled for April 2, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told TV-Centre television on Saturday.
16.02.2009, 09:10 Russian destroyer escorting 4 ships through Gulf of Aden
Russia's Admiral Vinogradov destroyer is escorting four vessels through waters off the Horn of Africa to protect them against Somali pirates, Navy Capt. 1st Rank Roman Martov said on Friday.
12.02.2009, 08:26 Russian Foreign Minister to visit West Asia next week
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Israel and the Palestinian territories during his West Asia tour next week, to push for a renewed peace efforts in the region.
10.02.2009, 08:38 Vladivostok will see the faces of love and beauty
An exhibition devoted to St. Valentine's Day will be opened in the city.
10.02.2009, 07:23 Russia frees Japanese seamen detained for poaching
Russia on Saturday released a Japanese fishing vessel, detained in Russian waters in late January for alleged crab poaching, a spokeswoman for the local border guards department said.
04.02.2009, 02:05 Fishermen from around will once again gather In Primorye
On September 8-10 an International Fishermen congress and international fisheries exhibition will take place in Vladivostok.
20.01.2009, 08:20 Harbin-Russia freight transport road opens
An international freight transport road connecting Harbin, the capital city of China's Heilongjiang Province, with Vladivostok, a port city in Russia, officially opened on the morning of January 18.
15.01.2009, 09:05 Vladivostok customs reports slight decrease in car imports
Car imports to Russia through the far eastern port of Vladivostok have decreased only slightly, customs officials said.
14.01.2009, 08:16 Russia will reduce tariffs on foreign cars after WTO accession
Russia has temporarily increased the duties on imports of foreign cars to 30% of the customs value, after joining the World Trade Organization rates will again be lowered to 25%, said Director of the Information Bureau on Russia's WTO accession Alexei PORTANSKY.
13.01.2009, 05:33 Far Eastern companies were recommended to catch more than 3 million tons of fish
The forecast of possible catches in the Far Eastern basin
23.12.2008, 04:10 Protests Erupt in Russia Over Raising of Car Tariffs
Small demonstrations occurred in several Russian cities over the weekend in reaction to the government’s plan to raise tariffs on imported automobiles, and the riot police broke up one protest on Sunday in Vladivostok in the country’s far east, briefly detaining scores of people, news agencies reported.
09.12.2008, 02:56 Primorye is preparing for the census
A census will be held in Russia in 2010. Preparations for this process in Primorye have already started.
08.12.2008, 04:24 Russian tourists will be helped in China
Public Reception for Russian tourists opened in the Chinese city Suifenhe.
04.12.2008, 03:00 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.
03.12.2008, 09:03 The hand-made toys will decorate the main fir-tree of the country
The contest on the most original toy for the New Year’s tree will pass in the educational institutions of the region. The best New Year gifts made by kids will decorate the Kremlin tree – the main New Year’s tree of the country.
02.12.2008, 03:30 Children with disabilities will receive online classes
The rehabilitation centers of Primorye Territory will receive Internet classes and new buses in near future.
The press service of the territorial administration informed that more than 80 billion rubles were sent from the President of Russia reserve fund for this puprpose.
28.11.2008, 08:34 Russia to partake in joint naval exercises with Indian Navy
A task force from Russia's Pacific Fleet will leave its main base in Vladivostok on December 9 to take part in joint naval exercises with the Indian navy in the Indian Ocean, a fleet spokesman said.
28.11.2008, 07:35 Russia begins boring railway tunnel to Pacific coast
A South Korean citizen must pay damages, Prosecutor of the South Kurils Yevgeny Frolov demanded, in relation to criminal case of illegal fishing handled by the local district court.
25.11.2008, 08:03 The governor of Primorye took part in the APEC summit
Sergei Darkin was a member of the official Russian delegation.
21.11.2008, 09:32 Russia, India to hold joint naval drills in January
Russia and India will conduct joint naval exercises in the Indian Ocean in January, a spokesman for Russia's Pacific Fleet said Thursday.
19.11.2008, 06:04 Sergey Darkin has gone to Moscow
The governor of Primorye as a member of the official Russian delegation headed by the President of RF Dmitry Medvedev will take part in the International summit of the heads of States and Governments of APEC.
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