DAILY INFORMATION DIGEST

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
OF THE FAR EAST
8 September 2018

EASTERN ECONOMIC FORUM NEWSA forecast for the development of the global economy will be presented at the EEF 2018.
Member of the Global Energy Prize International Award Committee and international expert
on energy and climate change Rae Kwon Chung will speak at the EEF Youth Platform aspart of the Energy of Knowledge programme with the World Energy Outlook for 2030
report. (Territoria Neftegaz)
A charity auction to support biodiversity conservation programmes will be held as partof the EEF. Lots for the auction have traditionally been provided by the heads of theregions of the Far Eastern Federal District, nature reserves and national parks of the Far
East, non-profit organizations, and prominent Russian culture, art, and sport figures. (RIANews)A special session on the development of aquaculture in the Far East will be held as partof the EEF. Representatives of key structures and industry regulators will take part in thediscussion ‘Aquaculture: The first steps of the new industry’. (Aquaculture of Russia)
Su-35S fighters will make a demonstration flight during the fourth Eastern EconomicForum. The audience will have a chance to see solo and paired flights by the aircraft, andone of the fighters will perform aerobatic manoeuvres. (IA PrimaMedia).
South Korea’s KT Corporation intends to implement the Smart City investment project inVladivostok. A visual presentation of the project will be presented at the Far East Street
exhibition during the EEF. In addition, the Primorye Territory Administration plans to sign
a memorandum of cooperation with the corporation during the Forum. (Primorskiy.ru)

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WEEKLY INFORMATION DIGEST

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE FAR EASTFAR EAST NEWSA project to build a bridge to Yelena Island in Vladivostok should take about five years.
The first stage of the project will involve the construction of a 5.5-km road and twobridges – one to Yelena Island and another over a canal. The project will cost RUB 19billion. (Primpress.ru)

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