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.
17.06.2010, 12:15 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.
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, 08:32 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.
01.04.2010, 08:13 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.
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.
10.08.2009, 09:08 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
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.
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.
04.06.2009, 07:37 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.
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.
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.
13.05.2009, 09:03 Medvedev signs law on APEC's 2012 summit
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed into effect a law on organizing a planned 2012 summit of Asia-
Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) a forum of Pacific Rim countries.
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, 08:54 Japanese companies to cooperate on wind farm project on Russky Island
Russian hydrogenerating company RusHydro is planning to sign a memorandum on cooperation with Japan's Mitsui and J-Power on May 11-12 as part of a project to build wind plants on Russky Island off Vladivostok, acting RusHydro CEO Vasily
Zubakin said.
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.
06.05.2009, 07:43 Vladivostok and Japan will exchange delegations
Such proposal was made by the chairman of the Duma Valery Rozov at the meeting with the Consul of Japan Yamada Jun.
29.04.2009, 08:10 Vladivostok signs agreement on development of tourism with APR cities
Vladivostok has singed an agreement on development of tourism with the biggest cities of the Asia-Pacific region (APR) on Monday. Fukuoka (Japan), Honolulu (USA), Pusan (South Korea), Jakarta (Indonesia), Guangzhou (China), Ho Chi Minh and Hai Phong (Vietnam), Manila (Philippine) became its partners in tourism.
29.04.2009, 08:05 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.
08.04.2009, 06:54 Vendemiaire frigate of French Navy arrives in Vladivostok
A frigate of the French Navy, the Vendemiaire, arrived in Vladivostok on Monday on a three-day visit.
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.
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.
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
12.02.2009, 08:14 Indian delegation inspects Nerpa nuke submarine
An Indian delegation has visited the Vostok dockyard in Russia's Far East where K-152 Nerpa, Akula II class nuclear-powered attack submarine has been berthed since last year's fatal accident on board.
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.
09.02.2009, 07:23 The gambling zone of Primorye will be located on the shores of the Muravyinaya bay
Casino, hotels, shopping areas, restaurants, cafes, concert halls, swimming pools and fitness centers will be placed there
05.02.2009, 08:41 Construction of gas pipeline in Primorye may begin this year
Construction of the main facilities for the Sakhalin-Khabarovsk-Vladivostok trunk gas pipeline in Primorye may begin in the first half of 2009, the territorial administration 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, 08:27 Motorists Rally Against Increased Car Import Tariffs
Dozens of motorists rallied in several cities nationwide last week to protest the government's decision to raise car import tariffs, Ekho Moskvy radio station reported.
13.01.2009, 08:38 The regional budget allocated more than 500 million roubles for the preparation of the roads of Primorye to the APEC summit in 2008
The money had been sent to the construction and design of road facilities of Primorye.
11.01.2009, 02:06 The Year of the Family Triggered More Marriages in Vladivostok
The Civil Registry Office registered the decrease in the quantity of divorces
26.12.2008, 09:17 Former Vladivostok mayor Yuri Kopylov gets a three-year suspended sentence
The Lenin district court of Vladivostok handed down a three-year suspended sentence on Thursday to former mayor of the city Yuri Kopylov for abuse of office.
26.12.2008, 07:17 Dalsvyaz to boost 2009 investment program 21%
Dalsvyaz, the incumbent telecom operator in Russia's Far East, plans to increase its investment program for 2009 by 21.4% to 3.4 billion rubles, company General Director Anton Kolpakov said.
24.12.2008, 08:47 Vladivostok Air charter flight is due on Sunday
The first of three trial charter flights of Vladivostok Air will arrive on Saipan at 3:40pm this Sunday, according to the Marianas Visitors Authority.
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.
08.12.2008, 08:47 Gazprom approves investment program for 2009
Gazprom's executive board has approved an investment program worth RUB 920.44bn for 2009, the Russian gas monopoly said in a statement today. Specifically, Gazprom's capital investment is to amount to RUB 699.88bn, and long-term financial investment to RUB 220.56bn. According to the draft program for cost optimization for 2009, also approved by the board, the effect from the program's implementation is expected to reach RUB 11.3bn.
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.
02.12.2008, 00:02 The APEC summit: road construction continues
The Construction of facilities for the APEC summit in Vladivostok, which will be held in 2012, is in full swing. As reported in the press service of the Administration of Primorsky Krai, thee traffic through the funicular will be opened by New Year.
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.
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.
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