Omsk region emergency services said number of wildfires is seven to ten times above the ‘norm’.
Construction launched on 3,968 kilometre 'Power of Siberia' gas pipeline.
Four times weekly service from Moscow-Chita-Moscow started on 27 October.
New research shows rare genetic lines could have been preserved in Siberia.
Teenager Arkady Abramovich has secured the $46 million undeveloped Koltogor oil field in western Siberia.
Ambitious plans to connect Siberia's huge power supplies to those of Western Russia are under consideration.
Russia's coldest region is up to 20C milder than average this month, say meteorologists.
Beijing reviewing its energy needs with slowing economy, says report.
A 15 million rouble subsidy has been granted to airline S7 to operate flights on the Moscow to Gorno-Altaisk route during the rest of 2012.
Prosecutors studying video evidence of men shouting 'squash him!' seconds before impact with animal on track.