Russian reactionReaders give their views on Russia's new president May 8, 2008
Igor, Ussuriysk, Russia. During his first term Medvedev will be more or less dependent on Putin. (BBC News -- Europe)
Russia bans expats from trading Apr 3, 2007
Stalls were almost deserted at the vast market in Ussuriysk, near the Chinese border in Russia's Far East on Sunday, as the mainly Chinese workforce had reportedly left in advance of the new regulation ... Sergei Simakov, a district councillor from Ussuriysk, said: "We had hoped good sense would prevail ... This could disrupt the economy and bring many problems". (Aljazeera.Net)
Private firm setting up Russia trade zone Mar 22, 2007
The zone in which total investment will amount to 2 billion yuan in Ussuriysk, an industrial city, is targeted by Kangnai Group at Chinese investors and traders ... The Ministry of Commerce declined to disclose more details about the zone in Ussuriysk but said "China is considering setting up cooperation zones and encouraging enterprises to build plants in Russia". (People's Daily Online, China)
