Sardana Avksentyeva swept to power as mayor of Russia’s diamond capital in September.

Is increased tourism, or a normal natural cycle, to blame for the rapid growth of spirogyra to 50% of the coastline?

The Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill is to be shut down in a victory for environmental campaigners.

'And I really like borsch…': conclusion of the Chinese adventurer who drove solo to the Pole of Cold.

Special train - the Eurasian Star - will reopen exotic and historic trail linking China, Mogolia and Russia.

DNA 'tests' of hair supposedly from a Yeti in a Siberian cave show it comes from an unknown mammal closely related to man, it was claimed last night.

The Siberian city is challenging Quebec in Canada and the Swiss canton of Valais for the Universiade-2019.

New four times a week link between Beijing and Vladivostok.

Modern-day zeppelins costing $30 million each would revolutionise transport links and economic exploitation of Siberia in $240 billion plan.