Nazdratenko says he owns no cars, dachas or airplanes. Immigration cracks down Primorye authorities are clamping down on Chinese and North Korean transit into the krai. Chinese will be denied entry unless they can document their purpose, since they often stay to trade, says the krai migration service. North Korean contractors, who used to have free access, will now have to provide a list of their workers and a copy of their Russian contract. Fake booze causes deaths this summer Forty people died from contaminated vodka in Vladivostok in the last three months, according to the city s epidemiological center.
Doctors say the problem is due to the fake vodka sold in many kiosks around town.
A federal commission on Primorye says the krai s overall state of affairs is unsatisfactory. The man who temporarily solved the krai s energy crisis, Sergei Kiriyenko of the energy ministry, says key points in his plan have not been followed. For example, coal workers who filled more than their quota for July still haven t received their salaries. English is important for Vlad doctors Vladivostok doctors recently found out they need to learn English. A group of American doctors came to deliver supplies and training.