| 05/08/2018 05:05 | Pacific Fleet ships set off for Pacific Rim ( TASS )
VLADIVOSTOK, May 7. /TASS/. A group of Pacific Fleet ships is leaving Vladivostok on Monday for the Pacific Rim where it will perform a number of tasks, enter some foreign ports and take part in the Russian-Chinese drills "Maritime Cooperation 2018," spokesman for the Pacific Fleet, Captain 2nd rank ... |
| 05/08/2018 05:05 | North Korea seeks to open its skies as Trump-Kim summit nears ( Nikkei Asian Review )
SEOUL -- North Korea is seeking to launch new airline routes as well as open its skies to foreign aircraft as preparations are underway for the country's leader Kim Jong Un to meet U.S. President Donald Trump. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation in Sejong confirmed that it was ... |
| 04/30/2018 02:55 | Russia's floating nuclear power plant prompts protests as it heads for the Arctic ( The New Daily )
Russia predicts trade will reach almost 60 million tonnes by 2020. Photo: The Arctic Institute. The northern route, which is entirely within Russia's exclusive economic zone, is the shortest shipping route from China to Europe. The distance from St Petersburg to Vladivostok along the route is about 40 per ... |
| 04/29/2018 14:55 | 20:24Far East, High Aims: Russia Reportedly Emerges as Venue for Kim-Trump Talks ( Sputnik International )
... Hard Facts · Loud & Clear · Trendstorm · Fault Lines · Pivot to Asia · Photo · Video · Infographics. Listen Live. Search. BREAKING: Trump Tower in Azerbaijan's Capital Catches Fire for Second Time on Saturday. People watch a bridge over the Golden Horn bay from a viewpoint in Vladivostok, Russia ... |
| 04/28/2018 18:50 | JCBI and Far Eastern Bank sign a new partnership on acquiring and issuing of JCB cards ( Global Banking And Finance Review (press release) )
... to issue all types of JCB card products, which allow payment transactions both in Russia and abroad. Cooperation with JCB International is an important and logical step in the development strategy of the retail business of Far Eastern Bank. We were the first bank in Vladivostok to issue payment cards. |
| 04/26/2018 16:55 | Murmansk tries to bring spark to electric car ownership ( Bellona )
What's more, that figure doesn't account for the import of used electric cars, which are especially popular in Russia's Far East. Anecdotally, there are around 1,000 of these, and their owners took to Vladivostok's streets last year to demand the government install more charge stations there. But that ... |
| 04/26/2018 09:00 | Putin salutes staff of Aeroflot on its 95th anniversary, praises their professionalism ( TASS )
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has congratulated the employees of the national flagship carrier, Aeroflot, on the airlines 95th anniversary, lauding its staff's professionalism and expertise. The President's ... In Russia, the airline has four branches: in St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Perm and Vladivostok. |
| 04/24/2018 16:55 | 'Take me to the city' - kitten called Lucky hitches a ride to Vladivostok ( The Siberian Times )
She climbs right back in the wheel, intent on completing the journey to Russia's Pacific capital. 'The village she jumped into the car wheel was not far from Arsenyev - in the yard of a house I saw a cat similar to this one,' explained Artur. The drive was fast and furious and also bumpy. 'In Mikhailovka ... |
| 04/21/2018 07:15 | Russia says Asia-Russia rail transit time now considerably shorter ( JOC.com )
The rail price, however, is significantly higher than China-to-Russia by ocean carrier transport, which costs about $1,200 to $2,000 per TEU, depending on the season. Currently, cargo delivery from Shanghai to St. Petersburg is about $1,500 per TEU. From Vladivostok seaport, a considerably longer ... |
| 04/19/2018 14:10 | Russia, China Power Games Prop Up North Korea's Nuclear Brinkmanship ( JAPAN Forward (press release) (blog) )
North Korea's principal imports from Russia are oil supplies and fuel, with Mazut heavy oil produced in Russia transported to the port of Vladivostok and thereafter shipped to the port of Rajin. According to data provided by the Russian Ministry of Economic Development, Russian-origin oil supplies, ... |
| 04/19/2018 03:55 | After 73 years, US tank finally arrives in Russia ( 9news.com.au )
Earlier this month, the heavily rusted vehicle was flown from the Murmansk region to Vladivostok in Russia's far east, where it will be restored to working order. It's one of three such tanks recovered from the wreck of the US ship, the Thomas Donaldson. Video has been released showing the tank being ... |
| 04/18/2018 14:00 | North Korea's Secret Slave Gangs: 'You're treated like a dog and you have to eat trash' ( Irish Times )
The export of about 150,000 North Korean workers to building sites and shipping yards in Russia, China and Europe is state-sanctioned, incredibly lucrative ... Here is it put to use to talk directly to the workers, when the team visit an apartment construction in Vladivostok, posing as prospective buyers. |
| 04/18/2018 14:00 | How foreign citizens can save on purchases in Russia ( TASS )
The pilot project will start at six air airports - Vladivostok International Airport is expected to join Moscow (Vnukovo, Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo), St. Petersburg (Pulkovo) and Sochi. In addition, soon it will be possible to get VAT rebates at the Mamonovo-Grzechotki border checkpoint in the Kaliningrad ... |
| 04/17/2018 22:00 | Leonid Oskarovich Stavitsky. Life and full biography ( The Siver Telegram )
Leonid Stavitsky â honored political and social activist who throughout his life trying to make Russia better in all senses. After more than ten years of his career he devoted ... organizing committees and commissions. Under his strict supervision is the construction of the cosmodrome âEastâ (Vladivostok). |
| 04/15/2018 16:00 | North Korean bulk carrier riddle â new scheme of illegal trade? ( Maritime Bulletin (press release) )
She's in full load, with cargo of coal, which was loaded, according to Captain, at Russian port of Vladivostok, to be offloaded to another ship. After that, WISE ... Most probably, bulk carrier is engaged in some illegal or near-illegal coal trade with Russia and China, the exact scheme being yet a mystery. |
| 04/14/2018 16:00 | Thousands Protest Against Macri's 15% Pay Ceiling in Argentina ( Sputnik International )
A cat in one of the zoos in the Russian city of Vladivostok temporarily took care of three newborn baby raccoons; the zoo posted a video of the happy foster mother in its Instagram ... Russia is celebrating Cosmonautics Day on April 12, established in 1962 to commemorate the first manned space flight. |
| 04/14/2018 10:05 | Mother Cat Adopts Baby Raccoons ( Sputnik International )
A cat in one of the zoos in the Russian city of Vladivostok temporarily took care of three newborn baby raccoons; the zoo posted a video of the happy foster mother in its ... On the morning of April 12, in Vladivostok's zoo, a female raccoon gave birth to three babies and then threw them out of the nest. |
| 04/13/2018 06:10 | ALROSA to Auction 1950 Carats of Rough Diamonds in Vladivostok ( IDEX Online )
(IDEX Online) â ALROSA will auction special size rough diamonds over 10.8 carats in Vladivostok from April 16 to 27, 2018. In total, the ... Companies from a range of countries including Hong Kong, Russia, Israel, India, Belgium and UAE will be taking part, and the results will be announced on April 27. |
| 04/12/2018 14:50 | Russia's coal industry is blooming ( bne IntelliNews )
According to a recent statement made by the president Putin, cargo containers will be delivered from Vladivostok to the western Russian border in just seven days. According to an estimate made last year by the Russian Railways State Corporation, the final price of the project will be somewhere ... |
| 04/12/2018 12:50 | Can North Korea's Planes Actually Get Kim to US Summit? ( Newser )
National Geographic in February published a photo essay of the North's "retro" planes, and it gives some background on the country's single commercial airline, Air Koryo, which has been flying since 1945. It reports the airline has only two international destinationsâChina and Vladivostok, Russiaâbut ... |
