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Issue 613 :: Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Social life Employer sues factory for secret info underpayment
By Anastasia Popova, The Vladivostok	04/04/08 05:14 PM
A former employee filed a suit against ‘Progress’ aviation plant in Primorye’s town of Arseniev demanding the plant’s management pay him for 12 years of working with secret documents.
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Business Korean ferryboat stops service for Zarubino port
The Vladivostok	04/04/08 05:12 PM
The ferryboat Dong Chun which has been traveling from the South Korean port of Sokcho to the Russian Far Eastern port of Zarubino and then to Vladivostok will no longer stop at Zarubino starting this April due to economic hurdles.
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Social life Street begging: misfortune or job?
By Tatyana Grigoryeva, The Vladivostok	04/03/08 06:12 PM
With warm spring days coming, the number of beggars on Vladivostok streets is increasing -Uzbek and Moldavian gypsies place themselves in crowded areas asking for a donation, many of whom are underage.
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Photo by Nina Petrukhina Children begging in the city’s streets are a common sight in Vladivostok
Special reports Mayor’s office swept with charges
The Vladivostok News	04/03/08 06:11 PM
The Leninsky court of Vladivostok on April 10 will hold hearings on the case of former Vladivostok mayor Vladimir Nikolayev who is charged with misspending funds from the city’s budget and has to pay 13 million rubles in damages.
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Crime watch Weight loss drugs bring dealers to court
The Vladivostok News	04/03/08 03:12 PM
Three Vladivostok residents will face charges in court for the illegal import and distribution of Chinese medical drugs for losing weight which contained forbidden chemical substances, prosecutors said.
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Business Nakhodka upgrades port
The Vladivostok News	04/03/08 03:11 PM
Nakhodka’s marine fishing port has recently started a three-year reconstruction project with a planned investment of $90 million.
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Special reports News Brief
The Vladivostok News	04/03/08 03:01 PM
Theater on fire The Primorsky Youth Theater caught fire on Wednesday morning but the flames were promptly extinguished with no injuries reported.
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Special reports Vladivostok acting mayor resigns to run in elections
Combined reports	04/01/08 04:03 PM
Vladivostok’s acting mayor Igor Kovalyov resigned from his position on March 28 to participate in the mayoral elections in May, becoming the 17th candidate so far, news reports said.
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Special reports Direct flights to Anchorage to start in summer
The Vladivostok News	04/01/08 04:02 PM
On July 7 regular flights from Vladivostok via Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to Anchorage, Alaska, will be launched, officials announced.
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Crime watch Man robs library
The Vladivostok News	04/01/08 04:01 PM
A resident of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, in the Kamchatka region, robbed the town’s library on Sunday night stealing about 30 books - classic works and literature about psychology, a press statement from the region’s Department of Inner Affairs.
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