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Issue 600 :: Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Special reports Ten major news events of 2007 in the Russian Far East

Prima Media news agency 12/28/07 03:08 PM
1. The Far Eastern port city of Vladivostok was announced by Vladimir Putin as the host city for the 2012 APEC summit, shortly after Russia was granted the right to host the summit in September. Among the objects planned to be constructed for the summit are two bridges – one to stretch over the city’s Zolotoy Rog bay and another to link Vladivostok with Russky Island. Renovation of the city’s airport and highways as well as construction of new hotels and restaurants is also among the targeted goals. A total of 148 billion rubles ($6.02 billion) is supposed to be allotted for the summit, including 100 billion rubles ($4.07 billion) from the federal budget and 48 billion rubles from Primorye’s budget.
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Social life Russians welcome in the New Year

The Vladivostok News 12/27/07 05:13 PM
According to a recent poll, 95 percent of Russians plan to celebrate the country’s favorite holiday, New Year, with 75 percent of the respondents announcing their intentions to stay home and celebrate the holiday with relatives.
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Business International hotels to check into Vladivostok

The Vladivostok News 12/27/07 05:13 PM
Accor Group, a large French multinational corporation, whose main business is running chains of hotels and restaurants and Marriott International, a worldwide operator of luxury hotels, have expressed interest in constructing hotels in Vladivostok, a press statement from the city’s administration revealed on Thursday.
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Special reports Russian crab not for Russians

By Alexei Aronov, The Izvestia 12/27/07 05:12 PM
“By Russian laws, I must unload the cargo in my native country. However, there I will earn a dollar per kilogram at most, while here in Japan the profit is five dollars. That is why I take my ship here,” shares Sasha, a Russian captain sitting and drinking beer in a bar in the Japanese port of Wakkanai. He does not have to watch his money in the bar – yesterday, his vessel delivered a cargo of crab
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Fir-trees for New Year’s parties displayed for sale in a residential district of Vladivostok on Monday. A decorated fir-tree (yolka) and a bottle of champagne are traditional attributes of the holiday ardently loved by all Russians.

Photo by Kirill Grigoryev

Fir-trees for New Year’s parties displayed for sale in a residential district of Vladivostok on Monday. A decorated fir-tree (yolka) and a bottle of champagne are traditional attributes of the holiday ardently loved by all Russians.

Crime watch Captain faces contraband crab charges

The Vladivostok News 12/26/07 07:10 PM
The Far Eastern Customs Department initiated a criminal case against the captain of a Russian trawler on charges of multiple cases of crab contraband, the customs press service reported Wednesday.
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Crime watch Vladivostok Mayor sentenced

The Vladivostok News 12/25/07 05:48 PM
Vladimir Nikolayev after receiving his suspended sentence and being released from custody in Vladivostok’s Leninsky court on Monday.The Leninsky Court of Vladivostok sentenced Mayor Vladimir Nikolayev to a suspended four and a half year imprisonment with three years parole for the abuse of power charges, Monday.
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