A Russian tourist was arrested by Indonesian police at the Denpasar airport in Bali after they discovered a drugged baby orangutan in his suitcase along with several reptiles. Andreï Zhestkov, 27, was stopped at a security checkpoint before boarding a plane for Russia on Friday evening. Suspicious officers searched his bag after they saw the animals through an X-ray scan. The tourist was trying to smuggle the animals out of the country, said police, adding they found the baby monkey sound asleep after it was allegedly been given anti-allergy tablets. They also found two geckos and five lizards in the suitcase. “We think the (two-year-old male) orangutan was given allergy medicine that made him fast asleep. We found pills inside the suitcase,” the head of Bali’s Conservation Centre, I Ketut Catur Marbawa, told AFP news agency. A post on the conservation centre's Facebook page confirmed the information: “On Friday airport security arrested a passenger … [Read more...] about Russian tourist detained after ‘trying to smuggle endangered baby orangutan’ out of Bali
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Vietnam most vibrant destination for Russian tourists: Experts
The Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) said Russian tourist arrivals in Vietnam increased by 4 percent in January – February. It confirmed data from the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism that Vietnam welcomed nearly 147,000 Russian visitors during the period, including 71,000 in February alone. PR Director of ICS Travel Group Anna Filatovskaya said demand for Vietnam tours hiked by 15 – 20 percent year-on-year, especially during March 8 holiday. Meanwhile, tour reservation for May also increased significantly. Photo for illustration. Source: vietnamnet.vn From July 2, the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines plans to switch its flights from Domodedovo airport to Sheremetyevo airport so that Vietnam Airlines and Russia’s Aeroflot could launch codeshare flights to Vietnamese and Russian destinations. According to a representative from Russia’s Annex tour agency, tourists on chartered flights bound for Vietnam tend to … [Read more...] about Vietnam most vibrant destination for Russian tourists: Experts
Two Russian tourists drown in Nha Trang
A sign at the area where the two victims drowned warns against swimming. — Photo: tuoitre.vnViet Nam News NHA TRANG — Two Russian tourists drowned at a Nha Trang beach on Tuesday, Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper reported. Nguyễn Hoàng Minh Tuyên, a sea rescue worker for the city of Nha Trang in central Khánh Hoà Province, told the paper the incident happened at around 11am in the Ba Làng area. "We were having lunch when we heard a lot of shouting,” he said. “We rushed there to give the victims artificial respiration but failed to save them as they had been drowning for too long.” He said the two male victims, whose identities are not yet known, were around 60 years old. Tuyên also said he could smell alcohol when administering emergency aid. Earlier, rescue workers had warned tourists, including the two victims, not to swim in the area. A sign reading "No swimming" is seen at the area. Local residents … [Read more...] about Two Russian tourists drown in Nha Trang
Binh Thuan looks to be trusted destination for Russian tourists
Binh Thuan is a favorite destination to Russian tourists With increasing numbers of Russian tourists, Binh Thuan has been attaching importance to developing comprehensive infrastructure facilities and travel services. In 2017, the locality greeted 142,639 Russian tourists, making up 25% of all foreigners traveling Binh Thuan, up 18% from the previous year. In the first 11 months of 2018, the central province welcomed 136,674 tourists from the market, making up 13% of the total. Recently, the Binh Thuan People’s Committee has proposing cooperation with Russia’s Kaluga province in a number of fields such as agriculture, industry, healthcare, education and training, and especially tourism and culture. With tourism strength and potential, it looks to be a quality market and a trusted destination for tourists from Kaluga in particular and Russia in general. According to strategy and overall plan to develop Vietnam’s tourism by 2020, with a vision to 2030, the … [Read more...] about Binh Thuan looks to be trusted destination for Russian tourists
Russian PM’s Vietnam visit promotes result-oriented cooperation
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) and his Russian counterpart D.A.Medvedev (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister of Russia D.A.Medvedev’s official visit to Vietnam from November 18-19 looks to continue stepping up ties across politics, economy, trade, national defence-security, science-technology, education-training, culture, tourism, and locality-to-locality exchange between the two countries. The visit, at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, takes place at a time when the two countries will celebrate the Vietnam Year in Russia and Russia Year in Vietnam during 2019-2020, the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty on fundamental principles of Vietnam – Russia friendly relations in 2019 and the 70th founding anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties in 2020. On March 1, 2001, Vietnam and Russia signed a joint statement on strategic partnership. Later on July 27, 2012, both sides issued a joint statement on further strengthening … [Read more...] about Russian PM’s Vietnam visit promotes result-oriented cooperation