Regions

Regions Party nominates Kernes for Kharkiv mayor

3 Sep 2010

Kharkiv regional branch of the Regions Party has decided to recommend its Kharkiv city branch approve Secretary of Kharkiv City Council Hennadiy Kernes as a candidate for the city's mayor.

Putin allocates $33 million to Volgograd, Saratov regions hit by wildfires (Update 3)

3 Sep 2010

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin allocated on Friday 1 billion rubles ($33 million) to the wildfire-stricken Volgograd and Saratov regions, a cabinet statement said.

Demand increases for direct flights to Taiwan in western regions

3 Sep 2010

Citizens in mainland China are increasingly looking forward to travel in Taiwan and direct cross-strait flights routes in western regions are seeing greater demand, according to a Taiwan tourism quality explanation meeting held in Beijing on Sept. 2.