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© Yuri Smityuk/TASS VLADIVOSTOK, February 10. /TASS/. The US Consulate General in the Far Eastern Russian city of Vladivostok can be closed by mid-spring 2021, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s representative in Vladivostok, Andrei Brovarets, said. "This [the Consulate General’s closure] was a unilateral decision of the United States, which can be implemented in its final form by mid-spring 2021, with all formalities observed," he said. "On a personal note, I can only express hope that the ...

OVs and diplomats in Australia (Photo: VNA)\ Canberra (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassies in Australia and Italy and the Vietnamese Consulate General in Vladivostok, Russia, held gatherings with the local Vietnamese communities ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival on February 7. Talking via the format of videoconference, Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Nguyen Tat Thanh affirmed that the Vietnamese Embassy and Consulate Generals will continue to act as “common houses” and pa...

Monday, 20:48, 08/02/2021 The Vietnamese Embassies in Australia and Italy and the Vietnamese Consulate General in Vladivostok, Russia, held gatherings with the local Vietnamese communities ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival on February 7. OVs and diplomats in Australia Talking via the format of videoconference, Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Nguyen Tat Thanh affirmed that the Vietnamese Embassy and Consulate Generals will continue to act as “common houses” and par...

Close The worlds biggest owl is endangered. Fortunately, its not yet too late to save it. Native to Russia and parts of Asia, the Blakistons fish owl is facing a continuous decline in population due to habitat loss and climate change. (Photo : Jonathan C. Slaght) Bubo blakistoni doerriesi found on the Russian mainland and likely northeastern China, and Bubo blakistoni blakistoni, which lives in Hokkaido, Japan, Russias southern Kuril Islands. Rada Surmach, a Ph.D. candidate and researcher at...

The world’s biggest owl is endangered—but it’s not too late to save it Jon Letman © Photograph by Jonathan C. Slaght A female Blakiston’s fish owl, alert and with ear tufts erect, prepares to fly in March 2008. Sitting motionless on a fallen tree trunk, Rada Surmach strained to hear the mournful echo of nesting owls, deep in the Tunsha River Valley of the Russian Far East. In the twilight, she finally heard it: The duet of the Blakiston’s fish owl, an endangered spec...

Scaly-sided Merganser nestbox scheme reports latest results 03085e90-f050-4803-bcca-aa1529f73a73 Scaly-sided Merganser is one of the worlds most beautiful ducks, yet it is also among the rarest. The species, which is classified as Endangered, has a very small population, which is suspected to be undergoing a continuing and rapid decline as a result of habitat loss, illegal hunting and disturbance.  Although many birders see it on wintering grounds in the likes of South Korea and Japan, Sca...

Crimea to break ground for first casino later this year Crimea to break ground for first casino later this year By The Primorye region of Russia is progressing with its casino market to help the country’s far east become more self-sufficient. Casinos are either up and running or in the works, and the massive project will continue to see development for years to come. There also have been plans to introduce similar development to the Crimea region, even though Russia President Vladimir Putin...

  Above normal level water inflows to the majority of reservoirs of the hydropower plants in the first half of 2020 returning to normalized levels in the second half of the year provided record-high electricity production in the companys history.     water inflows to the reservoirs of the Volga-Kama cascade, Siberia and the Far East above the normal level; increase of electricity consumption in the Far East3 by 1.1%; commissioning of new capacities and modernization of existing facilities...

PJSC RusHydro: RusHydro Group announces its 4Q -2- DJ PJSC RusHydro: RusHydro Group announces its 4Q and FY2020 operating results PJSC RusHydro (HYDR) PJSC RusHydro: RusHydro Group announces its 4Q and FY2020 operating results 28-Jan-2021 / 10:47 CET/CEST Dissemination of a Regulatory Announcement that contains inside information according to REGULATION (EU) No 596/2014 (MAR), transmitted by EQS Group. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. =---------------...

Endangered Wildlife Killed in Russian Nature Park Fire – Activists Updated: Jan. 11, 2021 Regional authorities said the Khasansky nature park fire spread across more than 4,000 hectares. Alexander Ryumin / TASS Man-made fires have burned down forests and killed endangered animals at a protected Russian nature park on the border with China and North Korea, Russian activists say. Animals including Far Ea...