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... 1/2 hours by plane from Beijing and known more for its oil and gas pipelines, will face competition from Asian countries such as Vietnam and the Philippines, which are setting up similar tourism and entertainment zones. Russia's state-owned Nash Dom Primorye said at the Global Gaming Expo in Macau on Wednesday that it is seeking private investors and companies to build casino resorts in a six-square-kilometer area in Vladivostok. One of four official Russian government zones where casino gambling...
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Vladivostok Bridge Climbers Fined 300 Rubles Each
5 May 2012
The Moscow Times
... Vladivostok bridges earlier this week and took photos from the top were fined 300 rubles ($10) each for trespassing. In addition to the fines, the trio was subjected to a "preventive discussion about the inadmissibility of breaking current law," a Primorye region police spokesman said, RIA-Novosti reported. Earlier this week, 19-year-old photographer Vitaly Raskalov and two friends scaled the 240-meter-high pylons of the Zolotoy Rog Bridge and the 320-meter-high pylons of the Russky Island Bridge...
Medvedev Fires Yaroslavl, Perm Governors
29 April 2012
The Moscow Times
... Medvedev appointed Regional Development Minister Viktor Basargin, one of the least prominent Cabinet ministers, as acting regional chief. In recent months, Medvedev has also relieved of their posts governors from the Vologda, Arkhangelsk, Volgograd, Primorye, Saratov, Murmansk, Omsk, Kostroma, Smolensk and Moscow regions. In his final televised interview as president on Thursday, Medvedev said over 50 percent of regional heads have been replaced over his time in office and said that even when official...
New Perm Governor Vows to Upgrade Infrastructure
2 May 2012
The Moscow Times
... Yevgeny Urlashov, who had the support of the political opposition. On Saturday, Medvedev appointed Yastrebov as acting Yaroslavl governor. In recent months, Medvedev has also relieved of their posts governors from the Vologda, Arkhangelsk, Volgograd, Primorye, Saratov, Murmansk, Omsk, Kostroma, Smolensk and Moscow regions. In his final televised interview as president on Thursday, Medvedev said more than 50 percent of regional leaders have been replaced over his time in office and that even when official...
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