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Sakhalin Seeks Japan’s Help for Bridge to Sakhalin and Hokkaido

19:59 25/04/2013

The Sakhalin Region government has proposed partnering with Japan to build bridges or tunnels across the Nevelsky and La Perouse straits.

Russia leads Europe in terms of Internet audience
18:19 24/04/2013
Russia has come first among European countries in terms of number of monthly Internet users, and Yandex, Novosti@Mail.ru and Ria.ru have made it into the top five in the News and Information category.
Murmansk and Norway to Cooperate on Radiation Safety
13:49 19/04/2013
The Northwestern Naval Radioactive Waste Management Center and the Governor of Norway’s Finnmark Province have signed radiation safety cooperation agreements in Murmansk, the Press Service of the Murmansk Region Government said on Thursday.
Shvabe to Invest 60 bln Rubles in Development Projects by 2020
17:59 04/04/2013
Shvabe PLC, part of the Russian Technologies State Corporation (Rostech), plans to invest 60 billion rubles in development projects from now until 2020 and to triple corporate revenues to 90 billion rubles during this period, the company’s General Director Sergei Maksin told a RIA Novosti news conference.
UNESCO Hopes to Collaborate with Russian Businesses
11:40 01/04/2013
Speaking at the signing ceremony for a partnership agreement with the Russian company PhosAgro, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova said UNESCO hopes to work closely with Russian businesses in its projects on environmental protection, scientific research, human health and other areas.
RTI Concern to Present New Products at Hannover Fair
09:30 29/03/2013
Russia’s RTI Concern will present several new urban infrastructure products at the world’s most important technology show, the Hannover Messe in Germany.
Rare-earth Metals Plant Draws Investment to Murmansk Region
14:51 25/12/2012
The Murmansk Region is rich in rare-earth metals deposits. The launch of innovative chemical engineering production facilities will spark an uptick in investment in the region, said First Deputy Murmansk Region Governor Alexei Tyukavin.
Aquaculture: A Promising Growth Point for Murmansk Region’s Economy
18:02 21/12/2012
The government of the Murmansk Region considers fish-farming to be a promising growth point for the regional economy, the top-priority task being to attract investment for expanding regional fishing volumes, First Deputy Murmansk Region Governor Alexei Tyukavin said in his 2012 economic report.
Krasnoyarsk Territory, Tambov Region present their development projects at the UN
15:05 20/12/2012
Two Russian regions presented their ideas for how they could participate in global development projects at the UN on Wednesday.
Murmansk’s ‘Snow Village’ Breaks Records
17:39 19/12/2012
An icy architectural wonder known as Snow Village is built each year at the foot of the Khibiny Mountains, in the Murmansk Region, near the city of Kirovsk.

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Russia to Deliver 10 Helicopter Gunships to Iraq

Russia will supply over 10 fully armed and equipped Mi-28NE Night Hunter attack helicopters to Iraq under a multi-billion dollar agreement, a representative of Russia’s state arms exporter told RIA Novosti on Friday.

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US Gov’t Watchdog Urges Pentagon to Suspend Russian Arms Deal

The Special US Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction reportedly urged the Pentagon on Friday to put on hold its $553 million arms deal with Russia for helicopters for the Afghan Special Mission Wing until the unit is fully recruited and properly trained.

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Russia Says Embassy, Naval Base in Syria Working as Normal

Russia’s embassy in Damascus, as well as its naval base in the port of Tartus, are continuing to perform regular operations, though “in very stressful and unsafe conditions,” Russia’s foreign minister said Friday.

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N.Korea, Russia to Discuss Resumption of Six-Party Talks

Senior Russian and North Korean diplomats will meet in Moscow next week to discuss the resumption of six-party talks on Pyongyang’s controversial nuclear program, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s press service said Friday.

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