Trans Siberian trains are on schedule despite rivers breaking their banks and plans to evacuate the gateway of Khabarovsk.

Move can boost tourism as free port and pacific capital Vladivostok opens up.

Vets fight for life of the young male Amur leopard.

Minister of Energy Alexander Novak is proposing to slash the mineral extraction tax on new developments for quarter of a century.

Foreign Minister says there is ‘enormous potential’ for eastern Russia as Moscow forges closer diplomatic bond with Beijing.

The Russian president tells the Security Council this is a key priority for 'clear and principled decisions'.

Hopes fade of finding 13 people, six weeks after Tyva Avia aircraft went missing in remote and mountainous region.

Aurora with its key hub in Vladivostok promises to make the country's Far East more accessible.

Russian president changes his midnight address to honour the bombing victims in Volgograd - and eliminate terrorists.

Gazprom, Transneft, RusHydro, Alrosa and Rosneft all on a list for shift from Moscow to boost the Far East economy.