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Mobile Firms Lease Russky Island Site to Prepare for APEC Summit

11:29 10/05/2012 MOSCOW, May 10 (RIA Novosti)

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.

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Russian Tall Ship Returns Home After Pacific Tour
04:04 05/05/2012
The Russian sailing vessel Pallada arrived on Saturday in its Far Eastern home port of Vladivostok, concluding its three-month international trans-Pacific expedition
Moscow Climbers Fined for Conquering Vladivostok Bridges
14:23 04/05/2012
A court in Vladivostok has fined a group of young people for climbing cable bridges in the Far Eastern city to take photos, local police said on Friday.
Supreme Court Cancels Not Guilty Verdict for Nerpa Sub Crew
06:23 04/05/2012
The military collegium of the Russian Supreme Court on Friday annulled a not guilty verdict for the captain and a sailor of a nuclear submarine, in which a deadly gas leak killed 20 people in 2008.
Russia, Japan in Building Gas Pipeline Talks
18:40 03/05/2012
Russia and Japan are in talks to build a gas pipeline from Russia to expand gas supplies to the Far Eastern country, Russian gas giant Gazprom said on Thursday.
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.
Two Cranes Raise Final Bridge Deck Section in Vladivostok
14:44 16/04/2012
The final section of a cable-stayed bridge deck that spans Zolotoi Rog (Golden Horn) Harbor in Vladivostok was installed on Saturday. This RIA Novosti video shows how the seven-meter long steel structure was raised into place.
Four Pacific Fleet’s Warships Leave Russia for China
03:13 15/04/2012
Four Russian warships from the Pacific Fleet, as well as support vessels, warplanes, helicopters and naval infantry, will leave Vladivostok on Sunday for a joint exercise with Chinese naval forces
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.
New Unique Bridge to Open in Vladivostok
19:43 12/04/2012
Russian workers have finished assembling a bridge linking Vladivostok and Russky Island. This RIA Novosti video shows builders securing the last panels of the world’s longest 1,104-meter bridge span.
Russia to Send 4 Warships to Joint Drill with China
17:29 03/04/2012
Four Russian warships, as well as support vessels, warplanes, helicopters and naval infantry, will team up with Chinese naval forces in a joint exercise in April, a source in Russia’s Pacific Fleet said on Tuesday.
Far Eastern Wildcats at Sadgorod Zoo
12:46 01/04/2012
In the middle of March, Far Eastern wildcats appeared at Sadgorod Zoo in Vladivostok.
Second Russian Custody Death in 2 Weeks
14:20 19/03/2012
A man held by police in Russia’s Far East was found dead on Friday without any traces of injury on his body, in the second custody death in the country in the past two weeks, a local investigation committee spokesman said on Monday.
Man Nabbed for Thawing Far Eastern Morgue
13:25 15/03/2012
A homeless man with a criminal record is to blame for defrosting a morgue in Vladivostok, an incident described as a “pending biological disaster,” police said on Thursday.
Putin’s Supporters Rally in Far East
06:20 05/03/2012
About 2,500 supporters of presidential candidate Vladimir Putin gathered on Monday in the Far Eastern city of Vladivostok to take part in a rally headlined “Fair elections – clean victory.”
Russian Warship Visits Seychelles
13:42 02/03/2012
An Udaloy class destroyer from the Russian Pacific Fleet has arrived at the port of Victoria in Seychelles on a goodwill visit, the fleet’s spokesman said.
Construction of the world's largest cable-stayed bridge to Russky Island
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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.
Mop to the Eye Stops Enamored ‘Spiderman’
17:10 24/02/2012
A watchful neighbor ruined a romantic stunt by a Vladivostok resident who tried to climb up to the window of his girlfriend, but was poked in the eye with a mop.
Putin Supporters Hold Rallies All Over Russia
20:08 18/02/2012
Thousands supporters of Russian Prime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin participated on Saturday in demonstrations supporting the sustainable development of Russia. People went out to streets in Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, Irkutsk, Novosibirsk, Volgograd, etc.7
Innocent Woman forced to Admit Crime by Vladivostok Investigator
13:49 13/02/2012
A chief criminal investigator in Vladivostok has been convicted of forcing a woman into confessing that she stole 250,000 rubles from him, Russian legal information site Prava.ru reports.

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