Issue 599 – Mirror of Vladivostok News

Issue 599 :: Tuesday, December 18, 2007


Environment Leopard population threatened by illegal logging
The Vladivostok News	12/21/07 05:24 PM
A recent inspection of a state nature reserve in southern Primorye, the habitat of the Far Eastern leopard, has revealed illegal forest cuttings which put the already dwindling population of the world’s rarest wild cat at a greater risk of extinction.
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Sports Croatian named Luch head coach
The Vladivostok News	12/20/07 04:52 PM
Zoran Vulić of Croatia has agreed to become the new coach of Vladivostok’s football team Luch-Energiya, the first time a Primorye-based Premier League club has appointed a foreign trainer.
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Special reports 4 dead, 4 injured in ship fire
Combined reports	12/19/07 04:23 PM
A fire which started on a trawler off the south-east coast of Sakhalin Island on Tuesday left four Russian sailors dead and four injured, news reports said.
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Photo by Yelena Belova A snowboarder riding over an artificial snow-covered slope in the Vladivostok suburbs on December 14. About 100 students, joined by members of Vladivostok’s Snowboard Federation, gathered at the Kometa winter recreational center to enjoy themselves, practice their skills and show their snowboarding mastery.
Special reports Funds to push Primorye transport development
The Vladivostok News	12/18/07 04:43 PM
A total of 26.5 billion rubles ($1.07 billion) will be allotted into improving Primorye’s transport infrastructure as part of a federal program to develop the Far Eastern and Zabaikalye territories, a press statement from the regional administration said Monday.
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Special reports PRISCO to build exclusive ice tankers
The Vladivostok News	12/18/07 04:43 PM
Russia's Primorye Shipping Company (PRISCO) will construct a series of advanced tank ships able to endure low temperatures in accordance with a contract with a S. Korean shipyard, a press statement from the company said December 14.
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