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WASHINGTON, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the US-Ukraine Observer: Former U.S. Admiral and commander-in-chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet has observed that the Obama administration must strengthen ties with Ukraine to prevent Moscow from dragging Ukraine into a "revised quasi-USSR relationship." In his regular column in The Washington Times, Admiral James A. Lyons writes: "Moscow is taking every opportunity to strong-arm Ukraine back...

KYIV, Ukraine, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Having received USD 1.5 billion credit from China, Ukraine plans to export back about 4 million tons of grain in 2013 calendar year. Such are the terms of USD 3 billion loan agreement between the Export-Import Bank of China and the State Food and Grain Corporation of Ukraine (SFGCU), reports korrespondent.net. The contract between Ukraine and China, which was signed in July 2012, stipulated the supply of Ukrainian grain...

KYIV, Ukraine, January 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ukraine and China considerably deepened their cooperation throughout the past two years, noted the President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych at the meeting with China's Minister of Defense Liang Guanglie in Kyiv. In particular, Ukraine - China cooperation involved agricultural sector, energy production, and bilateral trade. In 2011, trade volume between China and Ukraine grew by nearly 35 percent, exceeding USD 10 billion. In...

Epom Ad Server has today announced about the fully functioning of the new office in Ukraine. New Epom office has been opened as a logical extension of the campaign expansion in Europe. (PRWEB) December 17, 2012 Epom Ad Server, a leading provider of ad serving technologies operating by Epom Ltd., has today announced about the fully functioning of the new office in Ukraine. New Epom office has been opened as a logical extension of the campaign expansion in Europe and this decision was...

NICOSIA, Cyprus, Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In the past year, One Hour Translation has seen a tremendous growth in demand for professional translation from Eastern Europe and from Russia. In order to better serve customers from these regions, One Hour Translation has recently opened an office in Kiev, Ukraine. The Ukraine office will serve as a sales and support hub for East Europe and Russia, as well as an additional R&D center for the company. One Hour Translation is...

KYIV, Ukraine, November 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Getting ready for hosting the major sporting event - EURO 2012 European Football Championship - Ukraine and Poland gave their infrastructure "the biggest facelift" in the region and beyond, writes Roman Olearchyk in his Nov. 9 article in the Financial Times (FT). While three fourths of Poland's expenditures were covered by the EU funds, Ukraine built roads, hotels, and airports with its own money, reads the article....

KYIV, Ukraine, August 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital investment to Ukraine grew by 29.1 percent over January - June 2012, compared to the same period of 2011, reports the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Total amount of investment reached EUR 11.2 billion. Given the available data on the volume of foreign investment into neighboring countries, Ukraine may become the largest foreign investment recipient in the region over the listed time period. Foreign direct...

KYIV, Ukraine, July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bleacher Report named Donbass Arena stadium one of Eastern Europe's crown jewels, featuring it on the Power-Ranking of the World Football's 50 Best Stadiums. In fact, the American sports media network put two Ukrainian football venues on its list, with the second one being Olimpiyskyi Stadium, located in Ukraine's capital Kyiv. Singaporean stadium The Float opens the Power-Ranking by Bleacher Report. It is the only venue in...

KYIV, Ukraine, June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- "With a thriving contemporary art scene, a new generation of chefs taking innovative approaches to Ukrainian cuisine, and a delirious dance-til-dawn night life, Kyiv - currently a co-host of the 2012 European Soccer Championship - is a weekend magnet for European and Russian fashionistas," this is how The New York Times begins its account about Ukraine's capital city. The article 36 Hours in Kyiv depicts Kyiv as the city of...

KYIV, Ukraine, June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 1.3 million visitors watched the group and quarter final matches of EURO 2012. The stadiums of the championship co-hosts Poland and Ukraine saw the combined number of 1,274,186 football fans over the fortnight. According to the tournament director in Ukraine Markian Lubkivskyi, the average attendance at the stadiums reached 98 percent. European football championship first attracted over a million of viewers in 1996,...