Ukraine and Japan intend to sign a bilateral investment agreement, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said. “To enhance economic cooperation between the two countries, it is absolutely necessary to have an investment agreement between the two countries, and we have agreed to intensify the dialogue aimed at signing such an agreement,” Mr. Kishida said. He emphasized that Ukraine is an important economic partner for Japan.

Step Change in Safety, a UK oil and gas industry safety organization, has recommended that all commercial passenger services using Eurocopter Super Puma helicopters be stopped. The Canadian carrier CHC, whose helicopter crashed near the Shetland Islands last Friday, has already responded to the call. The UK Helicopter Safety Coordinating Board, meeting on Saturday, recommended the suspension of passenger flights on the Eurocopter Super Puma.

A regional airline is being created in the Far East Aeroflot and the Sakhalin Region have reached final agreements on the transfer of 49% of the shares of Sakhalin Air Routes (SAT) to the ownership of the region. On the basis of SAT and Vladivostok Air, Aeroflot will create a single Far Eastern carrier, the working name of the company is Taiga.

A criminal case has been opened into the illegal use of military personnel at the Dobrogost sausage factory in Yekaterinburg, ITAR-TASS reports. As a representative of the military investigative authorities of the Central Military District explained, details have not yet been disclosed in the interests of the investigation. According to preliminary data, the soldiers worked at the factory during official hours.

Maria Portnyagina - about why Russia spends when the whole world saves The fifteenth anniversary of the August 1998 default coincided with the disappointing forecasts of the Ministry of Economic Development. The government is trying to cut costs. Europe, which has not yet emerged from the crisis, is also saving on what it can.

"Coca-Cola will create a festive atmosphere along the entire route of the Sochi 2014 Olympic torch relay, organizing entertainment, sports and music events. We hope that with our support, millions of people across Russia will join the Olympic values. We want to inspire the residents of our vast countries to take part in the most important sporting event in the world, to become more active, athletic and healthy.

and demand to remove them from the elections Candidates for deputies to the legislative assembly of the Ulyanovsk region from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation are preparing statements to the regional election commission, the prosecutor's office and the court in connection with the identification of inaccurate data in the property declarations of candidates from United Russia. United Russia believes that they have not violated anything.

The column is led by Dmitry Polonsky Photo: Reuters 9 billion rubles decided to direct the government this year to ensure the global leadership of Russian universities, as required by the decree of the President of the Russian Federation adopted last May. According to the decree, the government must by 2020 bring at least five Russian universities into the top hundred of the world rankings.

In the fall of 2013, a 330 kV energy ring around St. Petersburg will be put into operation. The branch of JSC FGC UES, Main Electric Networks (MES) of the North-West, invested 32.3 billion rubles over five years in its creation. According to energy experts, such a “ringing” can only be beneficial for the city.

In Kyiv, a fire that occurred in the premises of the National Medical University was extinguished. Bogomolets. According to the press service of the State Emergency Situations Service, today the communication console received a message about a fire at the address: Kiev, Pobeda Ave. 34. At the scene, firefighters discovered a fire on the roof. According to preliminary information, the fire area was 300 sq. m. At 16.14 the fire was extinguished. There are no casualties or injuries.

Tatiana Rosenstein talks with director Francois Ozon On August 29, Francois Ozon's film "Young and Beautiful" will be released. The director spoke to Ogonyok about the line between vice and curiosity, the nature of female mystery and how to release a film every year. Women like Marina Vacth (left) are created to mystify men, says François Ozon (right) Sex is a favorite theme of modern cinema.

Yahoo! acquires IQ Engines, a company specializing in the development of image recognition technologies. The parties did not disclose the terms of the purchase, but IQ Engines confirmed the deal with Yahoo on its website! and announced that after its closure she would join the Flickr development team. IQ Engines was founded in 2010, raising about $1 million from investors to develop an API that would allow visual search of images and automatically sort them on the fly.

The general director of Uralkali has been charged with abuse of power. Vladislav Baumgertner, who is also a member of the supervisory committee of the Belarusian Potash Company, was arrested in Minsk. The Investigative Committee of Belarus accuses him and four other leaders of abuse of power and official authority. Political scientist Stanislav Belkovsky answered questions from presenter Tatyana Aronova.

There is just over a month left before the start of the Sochi 2014 Olympic torch relay. On October 7, the Olympic flame will set off on its record-breaking journey across Russia. In fact, the relay will be the last call before the start of the main sports show in Russia in the coming years.

Uralkali turned to the Russian Foreign Ministry and the Russian Embassy in Belarus with a request to help in the release of the company’s general director, Vladislav Baumgertner, who was detained in Minsk. Mr. Baumgertner, who was charged today with abuse of power and official authority, was in the country on behalf of the government, Uralkali told the Prime agency. In Belarus, Vladislav Baumgertner faces up to ten years in prison.