Russia is betting on a gambling and entertainment zone near its eastern port city of Vladivostok to lure investors who have spent big bucks on casinos that cater to Asian gamblers in the likes of Macau and Singapore, in particular cash-flush Chinese. MACAU — Russia is betting on a gambling and...

A 19-year-old photographer and two friends scaled the 300-meter-high pylons of two Vladivostok bridges being built for this fall's APEC summit to take jaw-dropping pictures of the city far below. A 19-year-old photographer and two friends scaled the 300-meter-high pylons of two Vladivostok bridges being built for this fall's APEC...

U.S. President Barack Obama will skip the APEC summit in Vladivostok in September, Vedomosti reported Friday, as Obama's spokesman insisted that there were no hard feelings about President Vladimir Putin's decision not to attend a G8 summit next week. U.S. President Barack Obama will skip the APEC summit...

Three thrill-seekers who climbed two Vladivostok bridges earlier this week and took photos from the top were fined 300 rubles ($10) each for trespassing. Three thrill-seekers who climbed two Vladivostok bridges earlier this week and took photos from the top were fined 300 rubles ($10)...

The Maritime Transportation Prosecutor's office is investigating a case in which Vladivostok Air refused to allow a disabled teen to board a plane over confusion about whether her condition permitted her to fly, news reports said Thursday. The Maritime Transportation Prosecutor's office is investigating a case in which Vladivostok...

A fire at a munitions depot northeast of Vladivostok set off a series of explosions early Friday, prompting area residents to evacuate. A fire at an ammunition warehouse northeast of Vladivostok early Friday set off a series of explosions, injuring a soldier and prompting the evacuation of area...

... some saw as a response to President Vladimir Putin backing out of this weekend’s G8 meeting at Camp David. The Obama administration on Tuesday confirmed news that the U.S. president would not make the trip for September’s APEC summit in Vladivostok as it coincides with the Democratic National Convention. United Russia Duma Deputy Andrei Klimov said politicians should resist viewing Obama’s decision as a reaction to Putin’s skipping of the G8 meeting. “I know that in...

... added. Though the movement is still small — only about 150 people showed up Saturday, although the organizers had a permit for 1,000 — the rally succeeded in bringing together representatives of the sector from across the country. "In Vladivostok no one can hear us," said Sergei Kovolenko, who added that his own little empire of 20 kiosks in the far eastern city had been reduced to nine following run-ins with the city authorities over land rent. "Here, on the main square...

Russia plans to sign an anti-poaching agreement this year with Japan and China to protect heavily fished Far East crab populations. At the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Vladivostok, Russia will sign an anti-poaching agreement with Japan and China to protect Far East crab populations, after a similar agreement with South Korea has shown good results, a federal fisheries official said Tuesday. The new agreement will help...

... June. The deal, if consummated, would extend the logistical reach of Summa, an acquisitive group owned by Ziyavudin Magomedov that actively trades oil and is looking to branch into agricultural commodities. FESCO's asset portfolio includes a seaport in Vladivostok and a shipping fleet, railroad company Russian Troika and 21 percent of state-controlled rail group Transcontainer. The deal follows a slump in FESCO's earnings last year to $19 million despite 29 percent growth in revenues to $1.03 billion...

... Moscow, and the Go Russia Pass enables customers to visit multiple cities in one trip, maximizing the potential for business travel and tourism."   Cities included in the discounted fare include St. Petersburg, Surgut, Tyumen, Nizhny Novgorod and Vladivostok. Aeroflot joined SkyTeam — which eases bookings involving more than one airline and offers members a system of bonuses — in 2006 after four years of negotiations. One stipulation for membership was that Aeroflot upgrade its hub...

... been the sites of Burton snow park construction last year and were already holding competitions for their local winter sports fans. Now, 26 other spots in Russia were in the running for the next season's build. Petropavlovsk was up against cities like Vladivostok, Ufa, and Kazan, which contain populations many times the size of the entire Kamchatka region. Petropavlovsk's youth set to work. The phrase "Burton Park" was on the tip of everyone's tongue. Social networking sites lit up with...

... students, drawing outcry on social networks and from human rights advocates. Aquarium officials said they were looking out for the well-being of the children by offering to give them a tour on a day when the facility would normally be closed. And airline Vladivostok Air came under fire last week for barring a disabled 18-year-old girl from boarding a cross-country flight after saying certain documents were needed to certify it was safe for her to fly. Prosecutors said they were investigating the incident...

... message expressed outrage over the story, and some suggested boycotting the aquarium. "SHAME!!! Children should be loved!" wrote user Natalia Piluy. In a separate incident earlier this week, a media firestorm erupted over a case in which airline Vladivostok Air refused to allow a disabled teen to board a plane due to confusion over whether her condition permitted her to fly. The Maritime Transportation Prosecutor's office said it was investigating the incident. A 2011 Prosecutor General's Office...

... feasibility of the construction. The future of the plan depends on how much Japan would have to invest, he said. It also hinges on the country's decision about its nuclear-power industry, he said. Gazprom recently completed a pipeline that carries gas to Vladivostok from Sakhalin. It could extend a spur across the Sea of Japan to surface in that country. The gas giant has built up quite a bit of undersea pipeline experience over recent years. In a consortium with Western European partners, it constructed...

... Energy, which broke even in March, was the start of gas deliveries to the domestic market. The gas — received by the government as royalty — goes to the power plant of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, the island's capital, and into Gazprom's Sakhalin to Vladivostok pipeline. Sakhalin Energy also produced 5.76 million tons (45 million barrels) of oil last year. One more country, Indonesia, joined the club of the crude's buyers. 175768 179742

... thousand by the end of 2012. In addition, MegaFon plans to provide 4G service in all major cities of the Moscow region by the end of 2012. In the second half of this year, the operator plans to launch the 4G service in Ufa, Samara, St. Petersburg, Vladivostok, Kostroma, and another 20 cities across Russia. With this in mind, there is a high probability that the subscriber base of the fourth-generation network of MegaFon will gain up to 100-150 thousand users by the end of the year. Obviously, when...

... National Convention, which Obama is slated to attend to be officially nominated as a candidate for the presidency, the White House said earlier this week. But Dvorkovich hinted that hope remains that the U.S. president will attend the summit to be held in Vladivostok. “There are a few months before the summit, so we can’t say yet whether President Obama won’t be present there. … It’s premature to say who’s attending the summit,” he said. Correction: An earlier...

... flags of the state postal service and ruling party United Russia, and a series of musical groups performed on a stage, Kommersant-FM reported. Opposition demonstrations of up to several hundred people were held all over Russia on Sunday, including in Vladivostok, Chelyabinsk, Kemerovo and Novosibirsk. 369834 418973 396846 179742