Issue 592 – Mirror of Vladivostok News

Issue 592 :: Tuesday, October 30, 2007


Special reports Dokdo Islands – land of contention
By Andrei Ostrovsky	11/02/07 10:23 PM
After each visit to the Kuril Islands, journalists of The Vladivostok write about the territorial dispute between Russia and Japan over the four islets which since the end of World War II have prevented the two countries from signing a peace treaty. However after a recent visit to the Island of Dokdo, it became clear that Japan’s territorial rows with South Korea are no less rigorous than those with Russia.
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Photo by Yuri Maltsev A member of South Korean coast guard keeps watch over the Dokdo Islands.

Special reports National holiday irrelevant, poll reveals
The Vladivostok News	11/02/07 10:23 PM
Only 15 percent of Russians are going to celebrate the upcoming Day of People’s Unity on November 4, a recent opinion poll by the Yuri Levada Analytical Center showed.
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Photo by Viktoria Kozhemyakina (specially for The Vladivostok newspaper) A ghost-dressed woman poses for a Halloween photo in downtown Vladivostok on October 31. According to a recent poll, held by Levada Analytical Center, only 5 percent of Russians planned to participate in All-hallows celebrations. 54 percent of those polled said they know about the holiday but will not take part in any activities connected with it. 41 percent of the interviewed revealed that they know nothing about the holiday. The poll was conducted in mid-October among 1,600 Russians and has a margin error of 3 percent.
Special reports Rail company announces front-runners
The Vladivostok News	11/01/07 04:53 PM
The Vladivostok and Omsk railway stations were named best in Russia for the third quarter of 2007, railway officials said Wednesday.
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Business Khabarovsk airport refuses receive foreign jets
Combined reports	10/31/07 04:21 PM
Dalavia Company, which manages the Khabarovsk airport, recently announced its decision not to host planes of foreign production until the spring of 2008 on its airfield, stirring comments about unfair competition from the affected airlines.
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Special reports Putin appoints new Far East envoy
The Vladivostok News	10/31/07 04:20 PM
Oleg Safonov, Russia’s deputy interior minister, has been appointed Presidential Envoy to the Russian Far East by President Vladimir Putin on Monday.
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Photo by Tatyana Grigoryeva Head of the Primorye branch of L’Etoile beauty shops Nadezhda Prokopenkova (left) presenting on Friday to Vladivostok reporters an autumn-mood exhibition prepared by the company to celebrate its 10-year presence in the region. The exposition, called “Our beloved region through the eyes of L’Etoile,” features photographs of famous places in Vladivostok, Nakhodka and Ussurisk; briefly describes their history; and suggests associations with the scents marketed by L’Etoile. The exposition will last until November 11 and then will move to Ussurisk and later, on November 29, to Nakhodka. Admission is 150 rubles ($6). Besides the exposition, L’Etoile plans to hold in Vladivostok a dance party on November 9 to attract young people to the company’s celebrations.
Special reports Far Eastern airline companies fly risky
The Vladivostok News	10/30/07 04:56 PM
Over 1,000 violations in flight and aviation safety have been detected in a recent inspection held by the Far Eastern Transport Prosecutor’s Office of Russian Far Eastern airline companies and airports, a statement from the Office said Monday.
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Business Yakutia to supply uranium
Combined reports	10/30/07 04:55 PM
Russia’s Federal Atomic Energy Agency, Rosatom, will start extraction of uranium at the Elkonskoye uranium deposit in Yakutia, Agency’s head Sergei Kiriyenko announced in the Yakutian town of Neryungri on October 26.
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Business Japan, Russia assemble for business in Vladivostok
By Alyona Sokolova	10/30/07 04:55 PM
Forty six projects worth 2 trillion rubles ($80 billion) were presented by Russians for consideration by Japanese businessmen on October 26 at the first meeting of the Russian-Japanese Business Cooperation Committee in Vladivostok. “It would be an immense success even if we could attract investment for 10 percent of these projects,” head of international cooperation and tourism department for Primorye administration German Zverev commented.
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Photo by Yuri Maltsev During the first meeting of the Russian-Japanese Business Cooperation Committee in Vladivostok on October 26, businessmen from the Japanese delegation study a model of prospective building development on Russky Island, the venue for holding the APEC-2012 Summit.