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.
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.
13.11.2008, 09:13 Medvedev to discuss new security architecture at EU-Russia summit
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will outline his proposal for a new "Euro-Atlantic security architecture" at an EU-Russia summit in Nice on Friday, a top Kremlin aide said Wednesday. Medvedev first revived the Perestroika idea of a new security system "from Vancouver to Vladivostok" in his first foreign policy address in June. Western diplomats say they are open to the idea, but that the concept remains vague.
13.10.2008, 08:50 Vladivostok will be developed after the example of Hakodate
October 7, there was a summit meeting of Igor Pushkarev, the mayor of Vladivostok and Nishio Masanori, the mayor of Hakodate (Japan). Since 1992 Vladivostok and Hakodate are twin cities.
10.04.2008, 09:33 Airline will link Russian Far East with Anchorage
Vladivostok Avia has announced summer flights between the Russian Far East and Anchorage, according to a recent announcement by International Travel Consultants in Anchorage.
15.02.2008, 06:41 The tourism in Primorye is decreasing
The number of foreign tourists traveling to Russia’s far eastern region of Primorye in 2007 amounted to 70,000 people showing a 30-percent decrease compared to the previous year, the Zolotoy Rog business weekly reported.
29.01.2008, 08:59 Far Eastern customs sum up year
In 2007, the total trade turnover through Russia’s Far Eastern Customs amounted to a total of $26.3 billion indicating a 62 percent growth as compared to 2006, a press statement from the Far Eastern Customs Department reported on Thursday.
10.01.2008, 09:01 Indonesia`s Setdco, Russian partners to build giant oil project
Setdco Oil & Gas of the Setdco Group has agreed with Primosky Oil & Gas to build a giant Vladivostok Oil and Gas Complex in Russia estimated to cost up to 18 billion euros (US$26.5 billion).
30.10.2007, 11:17 Japan, Russia agree to expand cargo routes
Mitsui & Co, Japan’s second biggest trading company, concluded in mid October a cooperation agreement with Russian Railways and Russkaya Troika to launch a Trans-Siberian freight service, a press statement from Russian Railways said.
11.10.2007, 11:58 Exhibitions, theater plays to promote Putin’s popularity
An exhibition ‘Putin - A Portrait of President’ opened Wednesday on Sakhalin to mark the 55th birthday anniversary of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Meanwhile Vladivostok gets ready to release a play called Putin’s Holiday devoted to serve the same goal.
07.09.2007, 14:54 Putin hopes to develop Russian Far East by holding 2012 APEC summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Moscow hopes to develop the Russian Far East through enhanced participation in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.
04.07.2007, 06:12 The Pacific economic congress will take place in Primorye
The First Pacific economic congress will start its work on July 27-29 in Vladivostok.