A plan to develop a 22,000 hectare plantation area for corn and beans is being actively studied by the South Korean government.
With Russia on Covid-19 lockdown, 77 houses were burned down in Novosibirsk and Kemerovo regions.
Summer flooding will worsen dramatically, and the Arctic could be ice-free in summer by 2034.
'Up to 30 million could move to Far East to receive enticing land gift': but will they?
Problems may not be over yet, warn meteorologists, as police are on high alert in 14 areas.
Putin backs proposal to give one hectare to each citizen or person willing to move to region in a bid to stimulate economy and boost population.
The Amur River rises past 7.35 metres in Khabarovsk city, with Komsomolsk-on-Amur, and Nikolayevsk-on-Amur also braced for new flooding.
At least 30,000 homes are hit by flooding in Amur region, with Vladimir Putin ordering more emergency aid to stricken people.