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Hillary Clinton to Visit Russia in Late June
Obama to Skip APEC Summit in Vladivostok - Spokesman
23:05 14/05/2012
U.S. President Barack Obama will not be attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit (APEC-2012) in Russia’s Vladivostok, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said on Monday.
Mobile Firms Lease Russky Island Site to Prepare for APEC Summit
11:29 10/05/2012
Russia's three largest mobile operators, MTS, VimpelCom and MegaFon, will lease a Russky Island site, to build telecom facilities for the APEC Vladivostok 2012 summit, according to a Thursday Kommersant report, quoting sources.
Last Section of Vladivostok Bridge Installed
16:09 16/04/2012
On Saturday, workers installed the last section of a bridge spanning Zolotoi Rog (Golden Horn) Harbor in Vladivostok. The bridge is to open in the run-up to the 2012 APEC Leaders’ Meeting. It took about six hours to install the last bridge section in windless weather.
Putin to Road-Test APEC Bridge
17:20 13/04/2012
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Friday he will soon visit Vladivostok and test a bridge built especially for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.
Russia Calls on Business to Join APEC Preparations – Lavrov
12:51 29/02/2012
Russia expects business to actively participate in preparations for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit to be held in the Russian Far East this fall, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.
Construction of the world's largest cable-stayed bridge to Russky Island
19:03 24/02/2012
Bridges over the Eastern Bosphorus Strait and Golden Horn Bay in Vladivostok, which are being built for the APEC summit, will be handed according to terms agreed earlier, Viktor Ishayev, Presidential Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District said at a press conference.
Russian Press - Behind the Headlines, January 27
16:55 27/01/2012
Government Considers Leasing Far Eastern Croplands to Foreign Investors \ United Russia Seeks Ways to Legitimize Elections \ Davos Forum: Khodorkovsky and Capital Inflow into Russia
50-meter high bridge ablaze in Vladivostok
14:25 13/12/2011
A fire started on a bridge being built in Vladivostok. In all, 19 fire crews responded to the blaze raging over 500 sq. m. The bridge is part of preparations for the upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.
No delay over fire for Vladivostok APEC bridge construction
06:42 13/12/2011
Construction terms for a bridge in Vladivostok, which caught fire on Monday afternoon, will remain unchanged
Medvedev and Obama move from reset to threats
20:55 24/11/2011
I can understand why President Medvedev said Russia would put arms control on hold if the United States continues with its plans to deploy a missile defense shield in Europe.
2Russian newsreader fired after 'giving Obama the finger'
18:50 24/11/2011
A Russian newsreader who was reported to have given U.S. President Barack Obama the finger while on air was dismissed on Thursday.
14Obama says undervalued yuan hurts U.S. economy
13:39 14/11/2011
U.S. President Barack Obama said late on Sunday that China was now a "grown-up economy" and should act more responsibly on its currency as the undervalued yuan was hurting American companies and jobs.
2Medvedev hopes Russia-Tajik relations to be crucial in Sadovnichy case
11:55 14/11/2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev hopes that Tajikistan will consider its level of relations with Russia in deciding the fate of Russian pilot Vladimir Sadovnichy.
12011 APEC Leaders' Declaration
07:42 14/11/2011
The Honolulu Declaration - Toward a Seamless Regional Economy
APEC leaders look forward to Russia’s WTO admission
07:30 14/11/2011
Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum’s countries on Sunday hailed Russia’s expected admission to the World Trade Organization.
Medvedev attends meeting of APEC leaders, business representatives
02:49 14/11/2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and other APEC leaders attended on Sunday a meeting with APEC Business Advisory Council members.
Medvedev hopes China to catch up with Europe in Russian gas consumption
08:54 13/11/2011
Russia expects to supply as much natural gas to China in the future as it currently supplies to Europe, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday.
Russia’s Medvedev vows succession of APEC’s work in 2012
07:40 13/11/2011
Russia intends to preserve the succession of work of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in 2012, after the country assumes the rotating chair in the organization
U.S. Obama pledges end of Jackson-Vanik amendment for Russia
06:32 13/11/2011
The U.S. White House administration begins talks with the Congress on the abolishment of the Jackson-Vanik amendment in regard to Russia, U.S. President Barack Obama said.
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