Topic: Vladivostok

Global News Blog Putin eyes trip to Antarctica, shuns elder image

The Russian president has insisted on a full slate of his traditional macho stunts this year, including scuba diving and possibly a trip to the way down under.

Putin presser: chilling news for orphans, but warm words for Depardieu (+video)

In a lengthy session, Russian President Putin backed a bill banning US adoption of Russian children – but offered residency to Gérard Depardieu, who renounced his French citizenship over high taxes.

Russian beauty queen puts spotlight on Russia's official corruption

Her public denunciation of Russia's corruption surprised some this week. It also coincided with one of the Kremlin's periodic efforts to convince Russians that something is being done about it.

North Korea threatens US after it helps South Korea

The question now is whether the furor over missiles actually marks another step on the way to a much more serious confrontation, or is simply another exercise in a long-running game of dare.

Why China, Japan, and S. Korea aren't backing down on island disputes (+video)

Fired up by increasingly nationalist politics at home, China, Japan, and S. Korea are reluctant to be seen as backing down on the issue of sovereignty.

Speculation abounds over Chinese president-in-waiting's low profile

Xi Jinping, next in line to become China's president, has not been seen publicly for more than a week. 

Putin on the birds: 'Only the weak ones didn't follow' me

Speaking at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin talked of leading a flock of birds and got in a veiled dig at voters who spurned him.

Russia, China: Global recovery weakening

At Asian-Pacific summit in Vladivostok, Russia turns its attention to Asia to spur its trade prospects. China's Hu promises $157 billion domestic stimulus.

The Monitor's View Asia must shed myth of limited good

This year's summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum comes as Asia faces pressure to revert to an old notion that prosperity and power only come at the expense of others. This dynamic region should resist such myths.

The Monitor's View Humanitarian acts as antidotes to war

Disasters can cause even adversarial nations to enjoy heart-to-heart moments of compassion. Russia delivers emergency fuel to an Alaskan town; the US Navy rescued Iranian fishermen.

Decoder Wire Could Iran copy the 'beast'? US aircraft have been reverse-engineered before

Let’s dial back to July 31, 1944, when a B-29 heavy bomber nicknamed Ramp Tramp ended up making an emergency landing at a Soviet base in Vladivostok.
12/15/2011 09:12 am

Corruption hobbles Russia's Far East

Moscow is looking to Russia's Far East as a region poised for better times, and a building boom aims to make Vladivostok an investment hub. But young residents are still leaving the city in droves.
09/20/2011 12:59 pm

Global News Blog Russia's Medvedev eyes energy gains as he meets with North Korea's Kim Jong-il

Kim Jong-il has reportedly agreed to return to six-party talks. Medvedev also got a go-ahead to use North Korea as a transit corridor for a natural gas pipeline to South Korea.
08/24/2011 12:51 pm

In Pictures Russia's military tradition

Global News Blog Japan's nuclear troubles extend into Russia

The Russian used auto industry relies on used car shipments from Japanese companies that have dried up since the March earthquake and problems at the Fukushima plant.
05/27/2011 03:32 pm

Restless in Russia

American photographer and visiting professor Victoria Crayhon finds a rising generation that’s impatient to see the world beyond Vladivostok, Russia, and find better jobs and opportunities.
05/16/2011 11:29 am

In Pictures Living in Vladivostok after Soviet times

Photos of the Day Photos of the day 03/15

Japan gets coal, gas from historic rival Russia

A surge of goodwill from Russia to Japan raises the possibility that a territorial dispute between the two countries left over from World War II could finally be resolved.
03/15/2011 01:14 pm

In Pictures O Christmas tree

Travels in Siberia

New Yorker writer Ian Frazier makes a foray to Siberia, the "greatest horrible country in the world.”
10/18/2010 07:05 am

Photos of the Day Photos of the Day 03/26

Russia protests: Thousands rally in 'Day of Wrath' against Putin

This weekend's Russia protests, in which thousands gathered in 20 Russian cities for 'Day of Wrath' demonstrations against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and other government officials, brought together diverse political forces.
03/21/2010 12:41 pm

In Pictures Dogs at work

Ride the Trans-Siberian Express? Google says no problem

Google makes a ride on the Trans-Siberian express possible from the comfort of your own desk.
02/23/2010 02:51 pm