Vladivostok Airport (VVO) in the Russian Far East will gain open skies status in June, Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO) CEO Mikhail Vasilenko said. This will enable new carriers to pick up and drop off passengers and cargo without bilateral agreements.

Korean Air's economy seats offer a little more legroom than some other airlines, but cattle class is still cattle class.

Vladivostok Avia (XF) on Feb. 1 will transfer all Moscow flights from Vnukovo (VKO) airport to Sheremetyevo (SVO) Terminal B as a part of its integration strategy with Aeroflot (SU).

“We’re not into coffeehouses like you. But you’d probably ask for a soup.” The waffle is a sticky, crunchy, chocolaty mess. Anastasia from Vladivostok brings my waffle.

Geo Quiz 2012: Are you smarter than a presidential hopeful? San Francisco Chronicle Copyright 2012 San Francisco Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 10:19 a.m., Friday, January 13, 2012 Maybe we're splitting hairs here, but when Texas Gov. Rick Perry called Juarez “the most dangerous city in America,” we felt ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Russia has taken over the rotating chair ofthe Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in 2012 and will host this year’sAPEC Leaders’ Week in Vladivostok. For Russia this honour comes with a greatsense of responsibility. Just as Russia is an integral part of the vast andforward-reaching Asia-Pacific region, that is crucial for the socio-economicdevelopment of ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A Russian tanker was expected to finish offloading 1.3 million gallons of fuel in Nome as early as Wednesday night, officials said, easing an energy shortage in the ice-bound Alaskan port city. The Renda, a 370-foot ice-class tanker sent to Nome from its home port in Vladivostok, has already pumped its gasoline cargo to shore and is now finishing the delivery of ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Russians defied bitter cold in Moscow on Saturday to demand fair elections in a march against Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule, while supporters of the prime minister staged a rival rally drawing comparable numbers. Smaller protests were held in other cities across the vast country maintaining pressure on Putin one month before a March 4 presidential election ...

WASHINGTON D.C., February 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Srdja Trifkovic, Foreign Affairs Editor of Chronicles and Executive Director of The Lord Byron Foundation for Balkan Studies, in a recent article, has claimed ...

Australia is making a renewed effort this year to lift a 2009 ban on imports of kangaroo meat to Russia.