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Vladivostok – Once More a Free Port
« on: July 15, 2015, 04:47:39 PM »
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After a lot of talking and legislating, Vladivostok and most of the populated areas of Primorskiy Krai will now be granted ‘free port’ status for 70 years, promising tax benefits, a reduction in bureaucracy and paperwork, and visa free possibilities for tourists, among other things. The changes won’t happen immediately – it’ll likely come into force from 2016 – but local politicians and ministers are excited about the possibilities, with talk of a threefold increase in regional GDP and an end to the continued – albeit now at a relative trickle – of outward emigration if all goes to plan. In this article I’ll take a closer look at the announcement, and discuss whether this is the huge boost for the region that it is portrayed to be.

Read the rest here: http://towardsthegreatocean.com/2015/07/16/vladivostok-once-more-a-free-port/
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Re: Vladivostok – Once More a Free Port
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2015, 10:31:11 PM »
The new Vegas of the East? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33283695

SC's new neighbour is from this city and the Chinese border is 4 hours distant by toad.

It seems that the HK Chinese ..who are BIG in gambling have decided that V'vostok is ready ...



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Re: Vladivostok – Once More a Free Port
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2015, 01:11:02 AM »
Quote from: msmoby on July 15, 2015, 10:31:11 PM
The new Vegas of the East? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33283695

SC's new neighbour is from this city and the Chinese border is 4 hours distant by toad.

It seems that the HK Chinese ..who are BIG in gambling have decided that V'vostok is ready ...

4 hours by toad? Thats very close, imagine if you would walk or take faster means of transportation!
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Re: Vladivostok – Once More a Free Port
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2015, 02:51:31 AM »
Russia's pivot to Asia?
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Re: Vladivostok – Once More a Free Port
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2015, 04:44:56 AM »
Quote from: Markje on July 16, 2015, 01:11:02 AM
Quote from: msmoby on July 15, 2015, 10:31:11 PM
The new Vegas of the East? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33283695

SC's new neighbour is from this city and the Chinese border is 4 hours distant by toad.

It seems that the HK Chinese ..who are BIG in gambling have decided that V'vostok is ready ...

4 hours by toad? Thats very close, imagine if you would walk or take faster means of transportation!

Can you imagine the size of the required toad!

Fear the enemy able to create such fearsome beasts.

Imagine a cavalry of fully armoured War Toads with Cossack riders.

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Re: Vladivostok – Once More a Free Port
« Reply #5 on: July 17, 2015, 10:05:07 AM »
Quote from: Markje on July 16, 2015, 01:11:02 AM
Quote from: msmoby on July 15, 2015, 10:31:11 PM
The new Vegas of the East? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33283695

SC's new neighbour is from this city and the Chinese border is 4 hours distant by toad.

It seems that the HK Chinese ..who are BIG in gambling have decided that V'vostok is ready ...

4 hours by toad? Thats very close, imagine if you would walk or take faster means of transportation!
They hop over to China ))

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Re: Vladivostok – Once More a Free Port
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2015, 01:20:32 AM »
IS ''Russia using North Korean 'slave labour''  ?

Not that the UK hasn't had cases of enslaved labour - but 'state sponsored' ? - I refer to N.Korea... Is Russia happy to put them to work and look the other way ? - quoting HR organisations

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33614982
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Re: Vladivostok – Once More a Free Port
« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2015, 01:30:41 AM »
Quote from: msmoby on July 23, 2015, 01:20:32 AM
IS ''Russia using North Korean 'slave labour''  ?

Not that the UK hasn't had cases of enslaved labour - but 'state sponsored' ? - I refer to N.Korea... Is Russia happy to put them to work and look the other way ? - quoting HR organisations

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33614982

More BBC propaganda.
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Re: Vladivostok – Once More a Free Port
« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2015, 01:36:36 AM »
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More BBC propaganda.

Indeed - your 'sponsors' might like to 'question more'... :chuckle:


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Re: Vladivostok – Once More a Free Port
« Reply #9 on: October 13, 2015, 04:17:52 PM »
Couple of nice videos narrated by a couple cute Russian students.


Vladivostok Listed Among Ten Most Beautiful Oceanfront Cities in the World - See Why

http://russia-insider.com/en/culture/vladivostok-listed-among-ten-most-beautiful-oceanfront-cities-world-see-why/ri9963
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Re: Vladivostok – Once More a Free Port
« Reply #10 on: October 13, 2015, 04:33:15 PM »
Great video, Tom Cat. Thanks for posting. Always wanted to visit that city.
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Re: Vladivostok – Once More a Free Port
« Reply #11 on: October 15, 2015, 11:31:16 AM »
Curious if Russia is in the TPP - either way will see a flood of Pac Rim businessmen into the City for both goods and labor imports and natural resources exports opps.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Pacific_Partnership

Looks like China and Russia both out of TPP however since Obama has done everything possible to turn the USA and especially his own peoples core urban areas into poor third world nation status overall TPP is likely to be a neutral or slightly accretive agreement for the US GDP.  And may be a positive for constraining the Multi national GMO frankenfood industry from terrorizing the rest of the world.

Will rattle the NAFTA pampered partners cages as well so some positive results to be had.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Pacific_Partnership#/media/File:TPP_enlargement.png

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Re: Vladivostok – Once More a Free Port
« Reply #12 on: November 28, 2015, 09:14:41 AM »
Just another day in Vladivostok. :o

Raging tempest hits Vladivostok, but locals still flock to memorial concert for terrorism victims

By The Siberian Times reporter27 November 2015

http://siberiantimes.com/other/others/news/0502-raging-tempest-hits-vladivostok-but-locals-still-flock-to-memorial-concert-for-terrorism-victims/
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Re: Vladivostok – Once More a Free Port
« Reply #13 on: November 29, 2015, 02:16:25 PM »
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Re: Vladivostok – Once More a Free Port
« Reply #14 on: November 30, 2015, 07:04:12 PM »
LOL Valdivostok will not be jerked around by Beijing the way Macau was - Sheldon Adelson and Steve Wynn had major investments there and now regret it as their profits have dwindled under the guise of Bejing crack down on financial "corruption"  - Vlad will easily draw all of that macau biz and then some including offshore bank accounts for gambling winnings and if Moscow plays its cards right Vald can become the new combined HK and Dubai free trade zones without the Communist Red Army or ISIS shadows hanging over the place... just the opposite really.
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Re: Vladivostok – Once More a Free Port
« Reply #15 on: July 04, 2016, 06:41:32 PM »
Putin signs law expanding Free Port of Vladivostok borders to 5 regions

http://tass.ru/en/economy/886366
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Re: Vladivostok – Once More a Free Port
« Reply #16 on: July 14, 2016, 07:25:48 PM »
Nice little article about Vladivostok.

Where to swim, sunbathe and surf | Russia Beyond The Headlines

https://rbth.com/travel/tours/nature/2016/07/14/island-life-in-vladivostok-where-to-swim-sunbathe-and-surf_611535
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Re: Vladivostok – Once More a Free Port
« Reply #17 on: July 27, 2016, 01:33:43 PM »
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Re: Vladivostok – Once More a Free Port
« Reply #18 on: April 19, 2019, 10:21:05 PM »
Bump...

Fascinating Vladivostok Video from 2018:

Turns out this 2018 documentary is about some amazing Armenian Guys...

Brothers who live the double Mercedes Life in the City and 3 Giant Helos life off Grid in the wilderness in case the SHTF around them:

https://www.amazon.com/Vladivostok-Russias-Eldorado-Jerome-Dion/dp/B07GWNWPZC/

Quite a bit about the new thriving HK Owned Casino as well...

Features a famous Russian Pop star too.
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