Vladivostok

Rubin march on to title, Zenit put 8 past hapless Vladivostok

Russia News Net (Free subscription) | yesterday

Zenit St. Petersburg rounded off a bad week during which they lost 2-1 at home to Real Madrid in the Champions League and suffered the indignity of match-fixing allegations over their lifting of the UEFA Cup in May by running riot against Vladivostok's Luch Energiya. Despite captain Anatoly Tymoshchuk missing a penalty in the 2nd minute, Zenit were 2-0 up after 20 minutes, and 4-0 ahead by the...

• Rubin march on to title, Zenit put 8 past hapless Vladivostok - Ria Novosti

Rubin march on to title, Zenit put 8 past hapless Vladivostok

Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | yesterday

Zenit St. Petersburg rounded off a bad week during which they lost 2-1 at home to Real Madrid in the Champions League and suffered the indignity of match-fixing allegations over their lifting of the UEFA Cup in May by running riot against Vladivostok's Luch Energiya. Despite captain Anatoly Tymoshchuk missing a penalty in the 2nd minute, Zenit were 2-0 up after 20 minutes, and 4-0 ahead by the...

Spartak Vladivostok announced Roman Levter

The Hoop (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008

Spartak St Petersburg announced young russian center Roman Levter (2.10-C). Levter started his career in Khimky where he played for 3 seasons but his playing time diminished considerably and so he was transferred to Spartak Primorie and last season he went to Ural Great but still didn't manage to get any playing time. This time he transferred to Spartak St Petersburg and the contract is for one season....

Mischievous Monkey Captured After Chase Aboard Ship At Fukui Port

Monkeys In The News (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008

Japan Coast Guard officials weren't monkeying around when they were called to capture a mischievous Japanese macaque that found its way onto a ship about to leave port here. The 1,798-ton cargo vessel was about to leave Uchiura Port in Takahama on Sept. 27, heading to Vladivostok, Russia, when the monkey was spotted. Coast guard members who were called to the rescue eventually captured the monkey,...

iPhone to hit Russia tomorrow

iPhone News Updated (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008

MTS gearing up for launch of Apple’s iconic device. Mobile TeleSystems has confirmed it will launch iPhone 3G in Russia on October 3rd. iPhone 3G at midnight on Friday in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Vladivostok and Yekaterinburg, followed by other major cities in Russia later that day. The device will be available for RUR 23,000 for the 8GB model [...]

Russia, China begin firefighting drill in Far East

Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008

VLADIVOSTOK, October 1 (RIA Novosti) - An exercise involving Russian and Chinese rescuers and firefighters began on Wednesday in the Far Eastern Russian village of Rovnoe, a local emergencies service ...

South Korea, Russia Reach Natural-Gas Deal

Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008

... from the Middle East and Southeast Asia.South Korea plans to construct a gas pipeline connecting Vladivostok, Russia; North Korea and South Korea. If the pipeline plan isn't realized, South Korea will review a plan to import the same amount of natural gas from Vladivostok in liquefied natural gas or compressed natural gas form, the ministry said.Russia and South Korea haven't discussed...