Issue 561 – Mirror of Vladivostok News

Issue 561 :: Tuesday, March 20, 2007


Social life Survey polls Russians’ global views
The Vladivostok News	03/23/07 07:39 PM
Almost half of Russia’s residents consider the country a very special territory in Eurasia which in the future will see its interests drifting towards Asian countries rather than Europe, a recent opinion poll by the National Public Opinion Studies Center VTsIOM revealed.
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Arts and Ideas Vladivostok to showcase French films
The Vladivostok News	03/23/07 07:39 PM
Eight French movies of various genres will be featured for Vladivostok residents and guests at the French Film Week to be held in the beginning of April.
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Special reports Primorye Duma deputy charged with embezzlement
The Vladivostok News	03/22/07 09:04 PM
A deputy of Primorye’s Duma was arrested on accusations of swindling and embezzlement, a press statement from the regional Prosecutor’s Office reported Tuesday.
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Special reports Globe trekkers to resume hike
The Vladivostok News	03/20/07 07:49 PM
British traveler Karl Bushby and his American companion Dimitri Kieffer, who were detained last April in Chukotka for crossing Russia’s frontier without notifying the country’s authorities, have arrived to Chukotka to resume their around-the-world walking expedition.
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Special reports Children’s medical center construction to speed up
The Vladivostok News	03/20/07 07:49 PM
A sum of 20 million rubles ($770,000) will be allocated from Primorye’s budget to hasten the building of the children's center for cancer and blood diseases in Vladivostok, a press statement from the regional administration reported Monday.
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