The US Consulates in St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg and Vladivostok will resume nonimmigrant visa interviews, which were suspended on August 23. However, US Embassy Spokesperson Maria Olson explained in an interview with TASS that visa interviews would be conducted on a limited scale due to diplomatic staff cuts. Читать далее
Russian military ships were scanning the seabed in the far north of the Sea of Japan for the wreckage of two submarines that mysteriously disappeared during World War Two. Читать далее
In January-November 2017, seaports of Russia handled 716.7 mln t of cargo (up 9%, year-on-year), says press center of the Association of Commercial Sea Ports.
Transshipment of dry cargo totaled 339.3 mln t (+10.6%) including 141.1 mln t of coal (+13.3%), 43.8 mln t of containerized cargo (+12.6%), 43.0 mln t of grain (+33.4%), 25.5 mln t of ferrous metal (-1.6%), 15.9 mln t of mineral fertilizers (+9.7%) and 2.8 mln t of refrigerated cargo (+0.5%). Читать далее
On November 8 Russia’s large mining group Norilsk Nickel announced it had begun operations at a new state-of-the-art Bystrinsky mining and processing plant outside of Chita in Russia’s Zabaykalsky Krai. Notable about the project is the participation of China, as well as the fact that four years ago the huge copper, gold and magnetite reserves of Bystrinsky were inaccessible to any market and completely undeveloped. It’s one example of the transformation of the entire economic geography of Eurasia that’s growing as a result of the close cooperation of Russia with China and especially with China’s Belt Road Initiative, earlier known as the New Economic Silk Road, информирует «Тихоокеанская Россия», ТоРосс. Читать далее
The prime ministers of Russia and China signed 20 bilateral agreements covering sectors such as energy, agriculture, customs and aerospace, and signed a framework credit agreement worth up to $3 billion. Читать далее
Russia’s Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East Alexander Galushka says his country wants South Korea to take part in the Rajin-Khasan logistics project. Читать далее
The Joint Indo-Russia Tri-Services Exercise INDRA-2017 was successfully conducted from 19 to 29 October at Vladivostok in Russia. Читать далее
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is currently in China after getting invited by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, in part prompted by a 35 percent increase in Russia-Chinese trade volume this year. Medvedev also took the opportunity to point out that cultural exchanges between the two countries are intensifying, with 1.2 million Chinese tourists visiting Russia in 2016, and year-to-date figures in 2017 already showing a 20 percent boost on last year’s figures. As a result, Russia is now considering further easing of visa restrictions for Chinese nationals in an effort to keep the positive trend going. Читать далее
Russian and Japanese investors have begun work on the first hot-springs spa resort in Russia to use geothermal mineral water and follow the traditional Japanese bathing style. The bathing complex, known in Japan as an “onsen,” is due to open in 2019 on Sakhalin island in the North Pacific, and will, it is hoped, attract tourists from various parts of the Asia Pacific region. Читать далее
Russia has announced it will establish a naval base along its eastern seaboard, in the Kuril Islands. Читать далее
Regions of the Russian Far East apply maximum effort to promote at the national rating of investment climate from the Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI), and their indicators are growing bigger than average indicators across the country. This process favors also from development of business institutes and the system of roadmaps. However, the rating does not consider certain unique features of the Far East’s development. Читать далее
A tiger is believed to have killed a man, who went missing several days ago in the Khabarovsk region of Russia (the Far East), Interfax reports with reference to the press service of the regional Ministry for Internal Affairs. Читать далее
According to the investigation, the man worked at one of the enterprises of the military-industrial complex. He stole state secret information, and leaked it to a representative of a foreign state for cash indemnity. Читать далее
Vietnam dairy company TH Group is investigating regions of Far East Russia for farm and processing plant locations as part of its announced plans to invest some $2.7 billion in the country. Читать далее
Rescue divers from Russia’s Pacific Fleet are gearing up to renew their diving record as their equipment enables them to submerge to a depth of up to 450 meters, a fleet representative told TASS on Tuesday. Читать далее