functions who are purchasing it for that it will accommodate the president and his guests sail in the black sea and all the sea it. does have a name already yes but i can't give it to you yet. when they plan to launch it i hope we will have the ship by the end of the year then we will have to go through a lot of formalities and in the beginning of the next year i will be able to tell you more and you know give the name of the ship and the last thing i. yes we could have actually started it was god and we did talk about it a little bit. to look at different designs of this unique russian cultural center is it true that you're choosing from four hundred proposed designs. yes the panel of russian and french x. birds will get together on december nineteenth for all next session we will choose the winners of the first round yes we have received over four hundred bid. after experts went through them we now have a hundred and six beads left for the first round and this is what we have now they will compete in the first round the panel will have to select tam finalists out of the one hundred six projec

only functioning gambling zone closer to tourist destinations we travel to the city of an up on the black sea coast which according to locals may very well become the new and hopefully more successful version of the russian vegas . the village of blagoveshchensk is a perfect transport hub hosting the gambling project will make our resort accessible all year round. these fields have been prepared for a large scale construction by a peninsula with below send it beaches that attract thousands of dorothy's admit however that the news that will be worthless just like the old one unless the illegal casinos disappear which time it was the almost all the after hours game organizers have been able to avoid serious punishment but that has changed now the region so certain that it may take less than three years to build this new gamblers paradise on the black sea coast but with a huge and powerful underground gambling industry it's still unclear whether the news will be the right bet for russia there is a lot r t cross in the region. take a look now at some other stories making headlines across the glob

the word certain that it may take less than three years to build this new gamblers paradise on the black sea coast but with a huge and powerful underground gambling industry it's still unclear but that the news will be the right bet for russia does below its keep r.t.d. crossing the region. turn now to some other stories making headlines across the globe a suicide blast. in a crowded distribution center in northwest pakistan forty three people dead more than one hundred injured a female suicide bomber threw two hand grenades and then detonated their explosives leaving the best of the city a car in the tribal region bordering afghanistan as locals waited for food stamps is comes a day after some one hundred fifty militants killed eleven soldiers in coordinated assault in neighboring regions where the army was carrying out operations. the ivory coast opposition leader has called on the army and the u.n. to protect civilians from foreign militia and mercenaries ouattara has been recognized as the winner of last month's disputed election but the incumbent president is refusing to quit west afric

south now the zone will be closer to tourist destinations we travel to the city of an up on the black sea coast which according to locals may very well become the new and hopefully more successful version of the russian vegas. in the winter time the place looks a bit depressing but are not as deputy mayor is certain that his city does have a potential for developing gambling industry in. the village obligations with its one thousand hectares of vacant land is just five minutes away from the airport there is also a railway line and a highway passing through on the apa for resort hosting the gambling project there's a good opportunity to make on the up accessible the year around these fields have been prepared for a large scale construction by a peninsula with the yellow sanded beaches that attract thousands in the future golden sands gambling zone will also include a russian style theme park hotels shopping malls and restaurants authorities admit however that the news those will be war lists just like the old one unless the illegal casinos disappear and this may require more legislative wo

attracts millions of people every year it's the largest resort city in russia and as well as the black sea and the beautiful coastline with its pebble and sun beaches about an hour away from that you've got snow capped mountains and a very popular ski resort krasnaya polyana weather like the president and prime minister putin annoying to see sochi of course going to be the face of the twenty the winter olympics but head back in the center today we're getting into the spirit of things we've got the christmas tree behind us in the background in the mediterranean style climate means we've also got some palm trees so certainly feeling the holiday spirit here the main as we gear up for our new year. just a few hours time sir first you got it all to know it was slowly put of course in moscow. but it isn't across to her now there's always a big show to make up for the fact that we maybe don't have palm trees on the streets tonight a big one is planned via. balance right kevin as over there is a saying here in the russian capital that good luck sticks to those who rush hour in the new year on red

they are certain that it may take less than three years to build this new gamblers paradise on the black sea coast but with a huge and powerful underground gambling industry it's still unclear whether the news though will be the right bet for russia does the law r t cross the region. that one of russia's most beautiful nature is the thousands of rocky cliffs scattered in the siberian tiger. and discover its beauty. communicate with the wild and. test yourself and become free. see what nature can give you. something watch that for president just over eight hours time to. the business news is next with that impression. into business russia's government says the pause in economic growth is over of the new figures show of fall in unemployment november's jobless rate cut from six point eight to six point seven percent. positive dynamics in the fourth quarter of the july as drought caused a drop in the third quarter average salaries also grew last month over three percent. shareholders invertible com may block a merger with middle east mobile giant whether to create the world's fifth largest mobil

as well as the black sea and the beautiful coastline with its purple and sun beaches about an hour away from that you've got snow capped mountains and a very populous. weather like the president medvedev and prime minister putin to see sochi of course going to be the face of the twenty eighth when a limp a bit back in the sense that today we're getting into the spirit of things we've got the christmas tree behind us in the background in the mediterranean style climate means we've also got some palm trees that are certainly feeling the holiday spirit here at the moment as we gear up for. this part of course. now there's always a big show to make up for the fact that we maybe don't have problems on the streets tomorrow a big. heaven as there is a saying here in the russian capital good luck sticks to those who rush hour in the new year old red square as a celebration focused on a friend's father and of course champagne drinking now we are expecting. the home of people to descend on downtown moscow with its main historic square as a. people not only from moscow russia but from across

they are certain that it may take less than three years to build this new gamblers paradise on the black sea coast but with a huge and powerful underground gambling industry it's still unclear whether the news will be the right bet for russia there's a lot ski r t cross in our region. that this christmas marks thirty one years since the beginning of the sonic campaign in afghanistan the country was gripped by civil war at the time the savita intervention came as a shock to the u.s. and the subsequent campaign changed the life of the country for decades to come are these military contributor of the any herself who fought in afghanistan looks back at how it all began the least expected guests of the christmas parties since nineteen seventy nine while the soviet spetznaz who commands the most successful special forces operation. back on christmas night in one thousand nine hundred eighty nine ironically it was not only a smashing success they joined the last task force it was a tactical success for their opposite numbers back in langley christmas party was celebrated as the beginning of the new

countries operating the caspian oil pipeline from kazakhstan to the russian black sea to the russian black sea port doubling the capacity of the project russian kazakhstan have signed a deal to invest five point four billion dollars to boost deliveries to sixty seven million tons of oil annually this will secure export capacity for the growing production in the caspian region the project shareholders include chevron shell and any. that's all i have for you this hour joining us at twenty past the hour for more business news here in. to. touch her is that so much ally people at hearing of all their little. difference they have a dream the development relief and education for alien minors act is languishing in the u.s. senate is this bill common sense. in india is the move to join people to. go to the ground imperial truly. socialist see don't need to go and. read the sun the candle was toto retreat. it's now a half past the hour here in moscow you are with r.t. headlines now a report linking cause of i was prime minister to assassination. during the one nine hundred ninety s. war. trou

region certain that it may take less than three years to build this new gamblers paradise on the black sea coast but with a huge and powerful underground gambling industry it's still unclear what the news will be the right bet for russia does below its keep r.t.e. cross in the region you can get more on all of our stories on our new stylish web site here's just a quick look at what's online at our dot com right now. bikers and cossacks riding to moscow to compare horsepower to find out how it went down. and if you want to get married with something a little more sophisticated than that this christmas party has got the perfect recipe. world news in brief this sunday morning a suicide blast in a crowded u.n. aid to distribution center in northwest pakistan has left at least forty three people dead and over one hundred injured a female suicide bomber through two hand grenades and detonated her explosives as locals waited for food aid the explosion took place in the city and in a tribal region bordering afghanistan it comes a day after eleven soldiers were killed by militants in a coordinated

from the freezing temperatures to the relatively balmy black sea resort of sochi. in the new year in a couple of hours time with temperatures of a very warm for the time of year plus ten. but. lovely hair really mild evening we've got a little way to go yet before on yeah it gets underway but the preparation room ready getting going we've got the markets in the background a bandstand in the distance is going to be starting at around ten pm but as you said ten degrees at the moment not a tool what you'd expect in the russian winter but actually even in the coldest month of january here in sochi temperatures doesn't fall much below ninety three so really very enjoyable actually yesterday it was woman the first to have a little paddle in the black sea it is about five minutes away from where we are in the center but of course not just. the track millions of tourists to sochi every year because just about an hour away from the case line you've got the snowy mountains the incredibly popular skiers the crowd. which attracts the likes of president medvedev and prime minis

are certain that it may take less than three years to build this new gamblers third door is on the black sea coast but with a huge and powerful underground gambling industry it's still unclear whether the news though will be the right bet for russia does the lords keep r.t.e. cross in the region. when there's a brief early sunday morning a suicide blast in a fight to do an aids patient central north west pakistan is therefore who were dead and over one hundred injured a female suicide bomber threw two hand grenades and detonated their explosives laden best the local way to go through the steps the explosion took place in the city of car and trying to bring guns down it comes a day after some one hundred fifty militants killed eleven soldiers in a coordinated assault in the neighboring region the army was carrying out operations. the ivory coast opposition leaders called on the army and the un to protect civilians from fallen militia and mercenaries sunny what has been recognized as the winner of last month's disputed election but the incumbent president refusing to quit west african leaders

around the black sea we'll find lots of heavy showers especially for turkey. lots of thunderstorms and stormy conditions. then out towards the west it will stay mild and calm for places like spain and portugal. central mediterranean picking up a bit of rain for italy but nothing on the severe side. the british isles looking good today, dry and settled. some light showers touching the eastern side here. london coming in at 5 degrees. paris still struggling to rise. 10 for the daytime high. minus 1 in berlin and lots of subzero figures as we head into central and eastern europe. all right, here is your extended forecast now. >>> taking a look at our top story once again, japanese prime minister naoto kan has instructed his cabinet ministers to reduce the corporate tax rate by 5 percentage points for the next fiscal year starting in april 2011. the country's corporate tax stands at 40%. that's right, 40%, the highest level in the world. kan delivered the directive on monday in a meeting with finance and national policy ministers. he added the move will spur econo

and over toward the eastern side around the black sea too looking for significant snow to accumulate.unsettled out to the eastern mediterranean again as we saw significance there across central italy but here you're also contending with some thunderstorms. and then of course for turkey more rain and snow to come for you. minus 6 in kiev today. minus 9 in warsaw. 12 degrees in athens. and the cold air certainly having an impact on places like london and forecast. all right. here's your extended forecast now. >>> that concludes this edition of "newsline." i'm gene otani in tokyo. we'll be back in half an hour with the latest news and weather. thanks for joining us on nhk world.

decades it's provided a steady source of additional income during the low season when the pozieres black sea beach resorts are closed down during the nine hundred ninety s. when the republic faced an international located after it declared independence from georgia this cottage industry suffered from the sanctions but survived after independence was recognised by rushing two thousand and eight across the resumed full scale wholesale exports of its main agricultural produce the mandarin road starts here in the gardens around the capital so cool and as you can see the crops a very good the locals say they don't use any chemicals at all mandarin sub being picked by hand but let me show you how to do it right if he says is the manager into the fresh for much longer on the same day with heavy lorries and small trucks the man brings a being delivered to the russian border. usually we travel three to four times a day it depends on how many people are working in the garden a posse of traders expect to sell more than thirty thousand tons of fresh fruit during winter months however the competition is

create two joint ventures in ukraine the first will extract gas from coal beds the second to develop black sea offshore deposits parties didn't provide any further details. fountains of is a relatively small russian pharmaceutical company which is just raised almost eighteen million dollars deny p.o. in an exclusive interview with r.c. the company's chairman dmitri again kid talks about that and his plans to expand port. considering united states europe and israel. we are looking for a small girl wing generating company as we judge as in calls for those who call on the factual. effect hopefully next week will in norm's the cause and whether he will do since will be. in the picture and company. young. with huge potential which is located in the european union. two weeks ago farm since this started trading in the my six it appeared in russia's r.t.s. stock market why both i think the main idea to say this was too old for influence to trade him to him was to form us into share of the moment. this type of change where foreign funds operate them how attractive is. the foreigners just attractive it'

signed an agreement to work out the black sea shelf talks with big oil and gas companies including x. and b.p. are underway. short on take a look at the stock markets knows that there were sticking to their gains from the morning but general electric bill or both g n l's take over to the if you create all from world stream billboard compelling technologies. europe closed higher thanks to mining gains and frizz neo with the top two earners in london closed up some four percent as the price of copper falls to record highs and russian markets have also closed in the black on the buckle but stronger oil price dropped back a little for the morning highs energy is the standout sector gazprom rosneft amorous hydro all drove gains but was the top blue chip today up over two percent both main bourses source of russia's biggest lender said profits this year could top two hundred billion rubles that's more than official forecast. peter westin chief equity strategist at at on sums up the key factors driving the market forward we have good news out of both china and the u.s. on friday and that sti

staying with energy countries operating the caspian oil pipeline from kazakhstan to the russian black sea ports are doubling the capacity of the project russian kazakstan have signed a deal to invest five point four billion dollars to boost deliveries to sixty seven million tons of oil a year this will secure export capacity for the growing production in the caspian region the project shareholders include chevron shell and any. that's the business for this so you can find more stories in our website r.t. dot com slash business. wealthy british style. markets why not come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's concert for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into kinds a report on. india oldies available in the movie the joint the hotel rooms some of the lots the gateway hoto the grand imperial tried to talk western coast coromandel you can aletta tell the socialist hotel said don't need to go and. read this and the kennel was a hotel as a treat. this is all your headlines not because of those a prime minister is accused of having be

and russia's gas export monopoly gas problem estimates the south stream pipeline across the black sea to europe will cost about twenty billion dollars the offshore part of the pipe may cost fifteen billion dollars at current prices while the onshore section in europe is expected to cost half of that and investment decision on the project is to be made by mid april. raise profits twenty nine percent in the first nine months cited higher oil prices and a favorable settlement in ownership dispute earnings came in at around six point eight billion dollars under international accounting rules credited cost controls with generating record free cash flow. as for investment around eighty percent is planned to be spent on exploration and production twenty percent will be spent on processing and marketing currently lukoil produces around ten percent of its oil and gas abroad the company's going to actively develop foreign projects primarily this relates to western africa also we are actively developing the west corner project in iraq we have large projects in kazakhstan by john egypt saudi arab

to create two joint ventures in ukraine the first of extract gas from coal beds second to develop black sea shore deposits the parties didn't provide any further details . russia's harvest fell by a third this year because of the solid drought the experts say weather was only partly to blame but the farming industry is an urgent need of improvement you know a book of a has the details. your reporter is sound but not invited this year the country lost john forty million tonnes of grain the government wants to cover any shortage by boosting next summer's plantings by future but freshest on this has their doubts one people want to point to the banks cannot give loans to farmers whose debts are already restructured if the situation remains as it is no plantings may not increase will be actually for you because farmers face the toughest financial situation. grain crops declined by a third after the worst drought in one hundred thirty years with a nature can't carry all the blame analysts say sixty percent of losses were due to all technology and purchases. russia's wheat crop yield is a third of

every year the largest city in russia you got the black sea in the case line about five minutes away from where we are in the lovely pebble and sand beach is just an hour away from that you've got the snow capped mountains and a very popular ski resort not pollyanna like the president and prime minister putin needs to be that close to. the twenty fourth when for a live picture let me tell you these guys really know how to celebrate they're all having incredibly hair at the moment as we gear up to head into the sort of. going to school thank you both very much well in the country's eastern regions the new year parties are either already in full swing or now coming to an end only we spoke to want to show people celebrating russia's coldest city. this is the coldest region on earth in fact it's about thirty four degrees below zero out here centigrade but that's ok it's not stopping any of the fun in fact i am joined by actually khan who is the version of good models which of course is the russian version of father frost celebrations couldn't be better out here in fact one of the main fe