St. Petersburg this week played host to Nanobio '06, the first international conference on nanotechnology to be held in Russia. The event ran from Monday through Wednesday at the city's State Polytechnic University."There is a lot of talk about nanoscience
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The unexplained deaths of a former Russian spy, an investigative journalist, a central banker and two business executives have created "a problem" between Russia and Europe, European Commission President Jose Barroso said Thursday."We have a problem with Russia.
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Gazprom has gained control of a big gas field on the Yamal peninsula by buying it from its former owner after reaching an out-of-court settlement, newspapers reported Wednesday.Vedomosti and Kommersant said the gas monopoly had gained control over the Yuzhno-Tambeyskoye field, citing unidentified Gazprom sources and the field's former owner.
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President Vladimir Putin promised a massive offensive against corruption Tuesday, promising that the state would start scrutinizing the incomes and property of police officers, prosecutors and judges, and their families as well.Putin also said at a meeting of 700 senior law enforcement officials that bureaucrats should not moonlight, police should conserve their energy for major crimes and all bills sent to the State Duma should be "corruption proof."
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Unified Energy Systems said Tuesday that it collected $459 million in the landmark sale of a stake in a power generation company and that no single buyer obtained more than 1.1 percent.The sale of 14.4 percent of OGK-5 is a key first step toward raising billions of dollars in desperately needed investment to upgrade the national power grid.
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Moscow and St. Petersburg have banned street marches planned for this holiday weekend, sending ultranationalists underground — to the metro."I decided to ban the so-called Russian March," Mayor Yury Luzhkov said in a televised interview Tuesday night.
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Business Center PlansnST. PETERSBURG (SPT) — Peterburgskaya Nedvizhimist has announced plans to construct an A-class business center in Petrogradsky district, Interfax reported Tuesday.
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Russia has threatened to ban all imports of animal products from the European Union, an EU spokesman said Wednesday — just two days before a summit where the two sides appear set for fractious talks over their future cooperation.
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USA och Ryssland undertecknade i Hanoi i dag ett bilateralt avtal som möjliggör Rysslands medlemskap i världshandelsorganisationen WTO.

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A subsidiary of Swedwood international, part of Swedish DIY retailer IKEA, opened a new furniture assembly plant Wednesday, investing 13 million euros ($17 million) into its construction.Swedwood Tikhvin was founded in 2001 as a subsidiary of the Swedwood international industrial group, which operates 36 furniture plants in 12 countries.
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