Notorious former prison opens hostel for guests complete with solitary confinement and mandatory gruel.
Tourism Agency of Thailand (TAT) to push native gastronomy to Russian visitors.
This vast region has some of the world's greatest rivers, but they could do much more to support the economic regeneration and security of the country.
International bookmaker Paddy Power is offering odds of 100/1 that the Siberian Yeti will be found by the end of 2012.
Actor is being awarded the Siberian Oscar (if he arrives to collect it) - but is also now wanted as a tourism guru after 'blunder' on Urals pollution.
Business leaders on island state see significant opportunities as Moscow looks to Siberia and Far East for investment.