This Russian treasure has 1,500 species of flora and fauna not found anywhere else on the planet.
Some 800 workers face 'abyss' of poverty after being made redundant this week from the Baikalsk Pulp and Paper Mill.
Japanese companies consider investment in railway extension via islands of Sakhalin and Hokkaido.
Government announces $1.8 bln package, while volunteers from all over the wolrd collect more than 450 tonnes of trash from the shoreline of the unique lake.
If they can't be bothered to clean up their garbage, they've got to pay.
As Russia pivots towards Asia, so do the tourism possibilities.
Chinese newspaper notices straw man on duty at Amur River watchtower.
Rail link will connect remote region to Krasnoyarsk region.