In the 21st century, a watch can not only tell its owner what time it is in five languages, including Russian, but also provide communication with a smartphone, and therefore with SMS messages, emails and call management, says Alexander Levy. It's time to talk about how to monitor him. We're talking about watches, of course. First up is a new product from Sony. The Japanese corporation has started selling its “time counter” - the previously presented SmartWatch model.

The Arbitration Court of the Chechen Republic recognized as legal the decision of the Federal Antimonopoly Service for Chuvashia, according to which the manufacturer of drinking water “Sestritsa” - Healthy Life Company LLC (Mari El) - was fined 100 thousand rubles.

The Cabinet of Ministers approved an agreement on a visa-free regime with Turkey, Foreign Minister Konstantin Grishchenko said. He also noted that he instructed to promptly exchange notes with the Turkish side. According to Mr. Grishchenko, the agreement will come into force in 3 months.

The Ministry of Defense decided to purchase rescue equipment abroad The Admiralty Shipyards are trying through the court to terminate the contract with the Nizhny Novgorod Central Design Bureau "Lazurit" for the design of a deep-sea diving complex (GVK) and to recover from it more than 397 million rubles for failure to meet deadlines. The complex is needed by the Ministry of Defense for the rescue ship "Igor Belousov", which is being built by the Admiralty Shipyards.

Based on the results of work in the first quarter of 2012, PJSC Ukrtelecom received a net profit according to international financial reporting standards in the amount of UAH 5.409 million, and its net income amounted to UAH 1 billion 641.629 million.

The upper house of the British Parliament is being reformed: according to a new initiative, 80% of its representatives should be elected by citizens. The changes will cost the budget a tidy sum: elected deputies will have to pay, journalists say. The British House of Lords may become elected. A joint parliamentary committee has unveiled proposals to reform the world's oldest government body.

Roman Mokrov in the Konenkov Museum-Workshop Exhibition contemporary art An exhibition of the young and promising artist Roman Mokrov “Non-Moscow” opened at the Sergei Konenkov Memorial Museum-Workshop. Photos and videos of the nominee for the latest “Innovation” are shown here as part of the exhibition program of the Free Workshops school at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art (MMMA) with the support of the Triumph gallery. ANNA TOLSTOVA reports.

On April 25, Rosneft will sign an agreement with the Italian oil and gas giant on joint development of the Barents and Black Sea shelf, two industry sources told Reuters . “Rosneft will have the opportunity to enter ENI’s international projects,” the source said about one of the terms of the agreement. He added that this agreement will be concluded on terms similar to the contract between Rosneft and the American ExxonMobil, signed in 2011.

Three people were injured as a result of the fire extinguishing system being activated in a store in eastern Moscow, a source in the capital’s law enforcement agencies told RIA Novosti on April 25. Earlier, a source in the capital's ambulance reported that in the M.video store at 3 Izmailovsky Val, about 60 people were injured as a result of the fire extinguishing system being activated. “There was a release of powder. Three people were injured,” the agency’s source said.

Monitoring\taxes "Business Russia" has calculated its own trajectory for the tax maneuver. Let us remember that the elected president promised it to entrepreneurs during the election campaign. He spoke about the need to “reconfigure fiscal policy,” which should create conditions for the flow of money from the raw materials sector to the high-tech and manufacturing sectors.

Form your own government 2K 18 min. ... Ministerial pool Form your government The castling of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and President Dmitry Medvedev should be accompanied by a change of ministerial positions. Kommersant-Online invites readers to form the composition of the future government by selecting its representatives from a list of possible candidates for ministerial portfolios.

The bailiffs of the city of Ussuriysk in Primorye returned the child to the mother, who, contrary to the court decision, was taken by force by her ex-husband, reports the press service of the department of the Federal Bailiff Service for the Primorye Territory. “A five-year-old boy, by a court decision in Primorye, had to stay with his mother after his parents’ divorce. Immediately after the court hearing, she and her child left Primorye and went to Chita. Soon the ex-husband also arrived there.

Ural pipe makers may reduce LDP production volumes 2012 will be a difficult year for Ural pipe companies. According to experts, ChelPipe, OMK and TMK will reduce the production of large-diameter pipes (LDP) by 10–15% due to the completion of projects in the fuel and energy sector. Industry analysts believe that this will lead to an increase in the return on investment projects for the year and a decrease in the financial performance of pipe manufacturers by an average of 10%.

The company gained control of a minority stake in Ciklum Horizon Capital is investing in Ciklum, a software developer with assets in Ukraine. Yesterday, the investment company reported that one of its funds acquired a minority stake in Ciklum - according to analysts, such purchases usually amount to 10-25% and could cost $6-15 million.

Illegal developers are being forced out of the market Kuban consulting agency Macon Realty Group (MRG) found that more than a third of multi-apartment housing in Krasnodar is being built using “black” or “gray” schemes. In neighboring Rostov, the share of such houses is lower - it makes up a sixth of the total volume of urban development. Illegal schemes are resorted to mainly by small investors who register apartment buildings as private construction and thus evade taxes.