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10.08.2009 Investment in the economy of Primorye grew more than twice
Despite the crisis, investments in the regional economy grow
07.08.2009 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 Fishermen of Primorye caught out more than 330 thousand tons of water bio resources
This is 10 percent more than last year's level.
04.06.2009 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 China embarked on an oil pipeline "Eastern Siberia - Pacific Ocean"
Construction of ESPO branch started in the border city Mohe.
13.05.2009 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.
07.05.2009 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.
18.03.2009 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.
04.03.2009 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 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.
20.02.2009 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 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.
09.02.2009 Japanese airlines go bankrupt
Japan Airlines will receive a net loss for 2008 fiscal year, which ends in Japan on March 31, 2009, in the amount of 34 billion yen (377 million dollars)
09.02.2009 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 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 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.
03.02.2009 Fishermen of Primorye will get 15 million roubles
A decree on the support of fishing industry was signed in the region.
29.01.2009 PMP boosts cargo shipping by 2% in 2008
OJSC Primorsk Shipping (PMP) (RTS:PRIM), part of the PRISCO Corporation, boosted liquid cargo transport by 2% to 14.433 million tonnes in 2008.
16.01.2009 Shipbuilders of Primorie don’t stand up to Chinese competition
Parliamentarians of the region will consider the issue on providing them with tax breaks
15.01.2009 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.
13.01.2009 Far Eastern companies were recommended to catch more than 3 million tons of fish
The forecast of possible catches in the Far Eastern basin
11.01.2009 China bans diet drug, says it can harm heart
Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone met Thai counterpart Kasit Piromya on Saturday for brief but wide-ranging talks that dealt with the recent closure of Bangkok\\\'s airports by protesters.
26.12.2008 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.
12.12.2008 Primorye is not threatened by financial crisis
The measures to counter the financial crisis were taken in Primorye. The Action Plan designed to improve the situation in the financial sector and economy was approved by the Governor Sergei Darkin, informed in the press service of the regional administration.
08.12.2008 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.
05.12.2008 Primorye will drink its milk
The dairy market of Primorye is replenished with the milk of local production.
25.11.2008 Fishermen of Primorye increased the production of bio
592 thousand tons of water bio-recourses were obtained by fishery enterprises of Primorye from the beginning of the year.
20.11.2008 South Korea launches tanker for Russian Far East shipping company
South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries has launched a new 104,000-dwt oil tanker ordered by Russia's Primorsk Shipping Corporation (PRISCO), the PRISCO press office said on Wednesday.
06.11.2008 The experts have discussed issues related to the management of quality.
A unified information day on the «Implementation of the ISO international standards of quality management, environmental and professional safety for enterprises working on export» took place yesterday in the administration of Primorsky Krai.
24.10.2008 More than 1,5 billion roubles were directed on the modernization of Primorye power grid this year
The implementation of agreements on improving the reliability of electricity was discussed at a meeting with Governor Sergei Darkin.
21.10.2008 Russia's Polymetal reports 18% gold output growth
Polymetal, Russia's largest silver producer and one of the largest gold producers, said its gold output grew 18% year-on-year in January-September to 211,000 ounces.
15.10.2008 Vladivostok sea trading port renewed grain export
On October 10, Vladivostok sea trading port finished shipment of 3.500 tonnes of barley to holds of Rich Honor and the ship headed for Japan, according to the media-department of the port.
10.10.2008 The foreigners will help to create the Primorye’s megalopolis
Primorye will cooperate with the south-Korean Pohang
06.10.2008 Primorye is among the leaders of the economic growth
The biggest industrial growth is reached at the processing productions.
30.09.2008 The dairy-farms of Primorye will get more subsidies
The subsidization of dairy-farms will be increased next year. But the differentiated method in the payments distribution will be kept.
25.09.2008 The large-scale investment projects will be realized in the timber industry of Primorye
Three regional timber enterprises were included into the list of the priority state projects.
25.09.2008 The United Shipbuilding Corp. will be formed in 2009
The main tasks of the Far East sub-holding will become the guarantee of the Pacific Fleet fighting order.
24.09.2008 South Korean shipyard builds supertanker for PRISCO
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries has started building an ice-class tanker with deadweight of 104,000 metric tons for the Primorsk Shipping Corporation (PRISCO), the Russian company said on Monday.
24.09.2008 North Korea-Russia railway reconstruction to be started October, 3
Reconstruction of the railway section between North Korea’s port Rajin and Russia’s station Khasan in the Primorye territory will be launched on October 3, press secretary of the Vladivostok branch of the Far Eastern Railway Alexander Artamonov told
on Tuesday.
16.09.2008 Medvedev Looks To Asia Amid Russia-West Tension
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday that Moscow would pursue economic cooperation with Asia amid growing tensions between Russia and the West over the conflict in Georgia.
16.09.2008 Timber plants are being built in Primorye
The construction of two timber plants is conducted in the Terney district. The customer of the construction is the OAO “Terneyles”.
04.09.2008 Pacific Future Fishery fair opens in Vladivostok Wed
A Pacific Future Fishery-2008 exhibition and fair opened here on Wednesday as the first event of an International Congress of Fishermen.
30.08.2008 The Far Eastern center of shipbuilding and repair will be formed by the end of 2008
The main tasks of the Far East sub-holding will become the guarantee of the Pacific Fleet fighting order.
29.08.2008 7 days till the International Fishermen congress
More than 350 people from 16 foreign countries registered themselves for the participation in the fishery forum.
29.08.2008 The governor Sergey Darkin: “The modern speed electric train will make the cities of Primorye nearer”
The new modern electric train that is able to overcome the distance from Vladivostok to Ussuriisk in an hour has arrived to the Vladivostok department of the Far Eastern railways.
22.08.2008 The development of the agriculture complex must be of primary importance for Primorye
Such decision was made at the session of the food policy and nature management committee of the Legislative Assembly during the discussion of the law project “On the strategy of the socio-economy development of Primorye till 2025”.
12.08.2008 Fishermen of Primorye request the government to implement a single agricultural tax
The representatives of the industry consider the necessity to lower the agricultural tax.
12.08.2008 A council for Enterprise Development is established in Primorye
The governor of Primorye Territory Sergei Darkin has signed the resolution on the creation of the council.
08.08.2008 Modernization of energy system of Primorye is a state task
The governor of the region Sergey Darkin held a meeting on energy problems.
07.08.2008 Sakhalin Projects to Undergo Checks
ExxonMobil's Sakhalin-1 project will be inspected for adherence to operational and environmental regulations, the country's industrial safety watchdog said Wednesday.
31.07.2008 A unified regional transport and logistics system will appear in Primorye
All local elements of transport segment will be merged.
28.07.2008 Russian nuclear corp. plans 4GW plant in Far East
Russian state nuclear power corporation Rosatom plans to work with aluminum giant UC RusAl to build a 4GW nuclear plant and an aluminum factory in the Far East, a Rosatom subsidiary said on Saturday.
24.07.2008 End products will be exported from Primorye instead of timber
This would reduce the size of areas being cut down.
23.07.2008 Gold factory launched in Russia's Far East
A gold factory with a design capacity of around 10 metric tons of gold was launched in the Russian Far East on Saturday, a local natural resources ministry official said.
22.07.2008 The effective usage of water bio resources will be discussed in Primorye
This will be the main topic at the upcoming International Fishermen Congress.
16.07.2008 The exports of fish and seafood of Primorye Territory has increased
Most of the fishery objects are sold outsides the border of Russian Federation.
14.07.2008 Intl symposium on nanostructures technology opens in Vladivostok
The international symposium on the physics and technology of nanostructures opened in Vladivostok on Monday. Its participants will deliver over 150 reports and 35 scientists of the Far East department of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAN) will speak about their novelties. Researchers from Japan, the United States and China will also make reports on their achievements in the sphere of nanotechnologies.
09.07.2008 The Russian gas will rise in price up to$ 500 for Europe
The price on Russian gas will reach $ 500 per 1000 cubic meters for Europe by the end of 2008 said the Chairman of Gazprom Alexei Miller.
08.07.2008 The prospects of energy cooperation between Russia and APR countries will be discussed in Primorye
One of the themes of the upcoming forum is the energy potential of the Russian Far East
03.07.2008 Topics of the International Fishermen Congress have been determined
The development of infrastructure, logistics, innovation and investment issues of the fishing industry will be discussed at the round tables of the Congress.
03.07.2008 The bypass traffic scheme will be created in Vladivostok for the construction of a bridge across the Golden Horn Bay
The optimal traffic conditions will be created in the city.
30.06.2008 Gazprom announces Sakhalin-3 forecast
Gazprom believes that it will start production at the Kirinsky block in 2014, and that the Sakhalin-3 project will be yielding 28.4bn cubic meters of gas by 2020, said Vasily Podyuk today, a member of the gas giant's Management Committee.
26.06.2008 Construction of a bridge across the Golden Horn Bay will start in July
The contract for the construction, valued at 18 billion rubles, will be concluded soon.
23.06.2008 The governor of Primorye has questions to the power engineering specialists
Sergei Darkin is going to inspect the generating capacities.
20.06.2008 Vladivostok Commercial Port boosts cargo shipments 64% in Jan-May
Commercial Port of Vladivostok increased cargo shipments 64% to 2.663 million tonnes in January-May 2008 compared to the same period of 2007, the port's press service informed.
30.05.2008 Primorye Territory is preparing to the Second Pacific Economic Congress
The additional panel discussion - "Effective financial capital market - the development of infrastructure business projects in the Far East of Russia" will be included in the program of the second Pacific Economic Congress, which will run in Vladivostok in July 26-27.
28.05.2008 The applications for participation in the work of the second Pacific Economic Congress are being accepted
It will be held under the motto "Russia and the countries of the Asia-Pacific - from cooperation to integration".
19.05.2008 More than 1000 people will arrive at the International Congress of Fishermen in Primorye
More than 500 Russian specialists of the fishing industry are among them, the rest are the representatives of foreign fishing companies, as well as scientists with world name.
19.05.2008 Russia's FESCO plans $767 mln share issue for buys
FESCO Group , Russia's top container shipping firm, said on Thursday it had approved a share issue worth $767 million to fund acquisitions as it seeks to expand its presence in Russia's key foreign trade gateways.
15.05.2008 The project works of the tunnel construction has started in Vladivostok
The construction will connect the city center and a bridge at the Cape of Churkin.
12.05.2008 Gazprom not to change partners in West Kamchatka offshore project
The possible change of ownership of the license to explore West Kamchatka offshore fields should not affect Rosneft's Korean partner KNOC, RBC Daily wrote today citing a source at Gazprom. Meanwhile, South Korea has already assigned $270m to bore two exploration wells in Kamchatka, and the Korean drilling rig Doo Sung is expected to arrive on the spot soon. It is presumed that the work on the second exploration well will not start until 2009.
08.05.2008 The transport complex of Primorye is showing stable growth
The total transport services in the first quarter of this year increased by 26 percent compared with the same period last year and amounted to more than 13 billion rubles, reported in the department of industry and transport of Primorye Territory.
07.05.2008 The best small businesses will be chosen in Primorye
The receiving of the documents on the participation in the ninth annual contest “The Businessman of Primorye” is over.
07.05.2008 In June will be known who will built the bridge across the Golden Horn
The receiving of the applications for participation in the tender for construction has started.
05.05.2008 Fishermen of Primorye intend to cooperate with foreign partners
International Congress of fishermen in Vladivostok on September, 3-5, will become a negotiating point of the new ways of interaction with foreign partners.
Particular attention will be given to the development of joint proposals on promotion of the Far eastern products in the western regions of the country. These issues determine the theme of the forthcoming events, which sounds as the development of international cooperation in the effective use of fish.
04.05.2008 India bags stake in Russia`s Sakhalin III
At a time when it is getting tougher to get rights to oil blocks overseas, India has managed to secure a commitment for a 23 per cent stake in Russia's Sakhalin III project located in the Russian far east.
30.04.2008 The fishermen of Primorye have transferred 545 million roubles to the budgets of all levels
The companies of the fishery complex of Primorye are steadily developing and actively expand their production potential. The yield of water bio resources has grown by 11 per cent since the last year and made more than 234 thousand tons.
24.04.2008 The best livestock enterprises of Primorye received State support
More than 5 million rubles are allocated from the federal budget to support the four best farms of Primorye engaged in the breeding of elite cows.
23.04.2008 Japan, Russia to begin using fiber-optic link
NTT Communicationsand TransTeleCom of Russia said they will start using a 570-kilometer optical fiber cable connecting Hokkaido and Sakhalin in June to respond to rising demand for fast data transmissions between Japan and Europe as well as Japan and Russia, a Kyodo News report said.
23.04.2008 The poultry farms of Primorye are modernizing production
The national project "The development of agro-industrial complex" is in action.
16.04.2008 Primorye continues the construction of the international transport terminals
The work on the formatting and development of international transport terminals “Primorye-1” and “Primorye-2”is continued in the region.
16.04.2008 "Daltour-2008" will take place under the sign of preparations for the APEC Summit
Infrastructure objects of the APEC Summit-2012 will be presented at the International Tourism Exhibition "Daltour-2008", which will be held in the Vladivostok circus, from 17 to 18 April.
15.04.2008 The Objects of the APEC summit in Vladivostok will be built in time
All facilities necessary for the APEC summit in Vladivostok in 2012 will be built on time, told the Director General of the FSI “Far Eastern directorate of Rosstroy" Nikolai ASHLAPOV.
14.04.2008 The airport of Vladivostok will be modernized
The project involves the increase of the regional center air gate’s capacity in twice.
11.04.2008 Russia's boom times stretch to Niigata
Ripples from Russia's booming economy have crossed the Sea of Japan, lapping at the shores of Niigata Prefecture and leading to strengthened ties.
11.04.2008 Gazprom Meets To Develop Far East
The Headquarters of Gazprom hosted a meeting on issues related to design work arrangement for the Company's major projects. The meeting was headed by Yaroslav Golko, Member of the Company's Management Committee, Head of the Investment & Construction Department.
10.04.2008 Mitsui proposes ammonia, methanol production on Sakhalin
Japan's Mitsui & Co., Ltd. put forward a proposal on Wednesday to convert natural gas to ammonia and methanol on Russia's Far East island of Sakhalin.
10.04.2008 The International Fishermen Congress will be held in Vladivostok in September
The Forum will bring together representatives of the biggest international companies of fishing industry
07.04.2008 Results of the session of the Russian-Japanese joint fishery commission
The 24th session of the Russian-Japanese joint fishery commission was held in Tokyo, on March 17–24.
07.04.2008 The second Pacific Economic Congress will be held in Vladivostok in July
The Governor of Primorye Territory Sergei Darkin has signed the decree to hold in July of this year the Second Pacific Economic Congress in Vladivostok, reported in the press-service of the regional administration.
04.04.2008 Reconstruction works started in the port of Nakhodka
Huge reconstruction works were started in the Nakhodka sea fishing port.
04.04.2008 The project of the bridge to the Russkiy Island can be approved by the Head Expertise
Special technical conditions of the project received a positive assessment of the specialists.
03.04.2008 China sets May date for fifth APEC SME technology conference and fair
The fifth APEC SME (small and medium enterprises) Technology Conference and Fair will launch in the eastern Chinese port city of Qingdao, Shandong Province, on May 30, a senior economic planner said here on Tuesday.
03.04.2008 Gazprom eyes quarter of global LNG market by 2030
Russian energy giant Gazprom plans to supply about 90 million metric tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) annually to world markets by 2030, a senior company official said on Tuesday.
02.04.2008 Restrictions will be in force for everybody
With the beginning of the fishery in the Astrakhan region there has been restarted the work of the “Putina-2008” fishery headquarters.
01.04.2008 Gazprom and Rosneft review joint projects
Gazprom and Rosneft have discussed plans for the realization of the strategic cooperation agreement, the press office of the Russian energy holding reported today. The parties have also reviewed cooperation in gas supplies to Russia's Far East.
27.03.2008 Primorye Territory is increasing the funding of the agro-industrial complex
The funding of the regional program “The development of agricultural production in the Primorye Territory for 2008-2012” will be increased this year.
26.03.2008 The program of the state property privatization of Primorye in 2008 is approved
Initially it was suggested to include three objects in the program of privatization. These are the auto enterprise of Artyom, two buildings of the professional Lyceum ¹39 in Dalnegorsk.
25.03.2008 Rosneft to build refinery near Nakhodka port in Far East
Russia's Rosneft has decided to construct an oil refinery near the Far Eastern port of Nakhodka, the state-run oil company's head said on Friday.
24.03.2008 Rosneft ready to drill Sakhalin-3 exploration wells
Rosneft has completed preparations for drilling at the Veninsky block in the Sakhalin-3 contract territory, Rosneft President Sergei Bogdanchikov said at a press conference in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk on Friday.
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