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Putin team defiant after protest rocks Russia 

December 30, 2011
Putin team defiant after protest rocks Russia 

Vladimir Putin still has the support of a majority of Russians, his spokesman says, after a mass protest challenged the premier's authority two months before he stands in presidential polls. Vladimir Putin still has the support of a majority of Russians, his spokesman said on Sunday after a mass protest challenged the premier’s authority two [...]

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Putin team defiant after protest rocks Russia 

December 25, 2011
Putin team defiant after protest rocks Russia 

Vladimir Putin still has the support of a majority of Russians, his spokesman says, after a mass protest challenged the premier's authority two months before he stands in presidential polls. Vladimir Putin still has the support of a majority of Russians, his spokesman said on Sunday after a mass protest challenged the premier’s authority two [...]

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Georgian mutiny attempt ends with surrender

May 6, 2009
Georgian mutiny attempt ends with surrender

A former Georgian special forces commander and a tank battalion commander were arrested Tuesday for allegedly organizing an attempted mutiny that ended peacefully when most participants surrendered, officials said. Georgian armoured vehicles approach the mutinous Mukhrovani army base east of Tbilisi May 5, 2009. The Georgian Interior Ministry said on Tuesday that they had put [...]

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14 Russians injured in bus crash in Binh Thuan repatriated

March 16, 2009
14 Russians injured in bus crash in Binh Thuan repatriated

LookAtVietnam – The 14 Russian victims injured in a bus crash in the southern province of Binh Thuan recovered sufficiently to fly back to their country on the evening of March 16.The information was released by doctor Nguyen Truong Son, director of Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. The Russians were brought to [...]

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Bus plunge kills nine Russians, one Vietnamese

March 15, 2009
Bus plunge kills nine Russians, one Vietnamese

A Russian tourist injured in the bus wreck being treated at the Lam Dong General Hospital A bus fell off a hillside road in the south-central province of Binh Thuan on Friday, leaving at least nine Russians and one Vietnamese dead. Fourteen other travelers were injured, 13 of whom were Russians, as the vehicle carrying [...]

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Russians to get visa exemptions from New Year

December 16, 2008
Russians to get visa exemptions from New Year

VietNamNet Bridge – From January 1 next year, Vietnam will grant visas exemptions to Russians who have valid passports, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.  VietNamNet Bridge – From January 1 next year, Vietnam will grant visas exemptions to Russians who have valid passports, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. According to the Vietnam [...]

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Russians buy jewelry, hoard dollars as ruble plunges

December 12, 2008
Russians buy jewelry, hoard dollars as ruble plunges

A visitor looks at an item on display at the annual St.Petersburg’s Jeweler International Exhibition December 11. Moscow resident Tima Kulikov banked on the US government, not the Kremlin, when he sold his biggest asset for cash. The 31-year-old director of a social networking website initially agreed to sell his apartment for rubles, then cringed [...]

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Local tourism learns to attract Russians

October 29, 2008
Local tourism learns to attract Russians

VietNamNet Bridge – About 100 participants from local travel companies, hotels, resorts and tourism agencies joined a seminar in HCMC last Friday to learn about ways to develop the Russian market, an emerging market for the local inbound tourism sector. “Local companies are promoting luxury tours to Russia but in this situation they need to [...]

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Vietnam to grant visa exemption to Russians

October 28, 2008
Vietnam to grant visa exemption to Russians

Vietnam will unilaterally grant entry visa exemption to Russian citizens for visits of 15 days or less from January 1, 2009. President Nguyen Minh Triet made the statement during talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow Monday on his visit to Russia which will wrap up on Wednesday.Triet proposed the establishment of a joint [...]

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PM okays visa exemption for Russians

September 22, 2008
PM okays visa exemption for Russians

VietNamNet Bridge – Russian visitors holding ordinary passports will be allowed into Vietnam for a stay of 15 days without entry visas from early next year, the Prime Minister has decided. Russian visitors holding ordinary passports will be allowed into Vietnam for a stay of 15 days without entry visas from early next year. Minister-chairman [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...