Target for cosmonauts to fly from Vostochny spaceport in 2018 is scrapped.
New tourism offices planned across China as government eyes up five-fold increase in visitors crossing the border.
Six infernos ravaging the region's nature have been extinguished in the past 24 hours, it is reported.
Inside the new Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Far East of Russia - exclusive pictures.
Vostochny's debut blastoff will be next year, hopefully spring, a delay of at least four months.
Lena Pillars, a World Heritage Site, hit by the rampant flames, as calls grow for greater efforts to tackle infernos.
Locals warned not to use water for baths as authorities urgently check for radioactive or toxic substances.
Pictures of the paws, stashed in the tyres of their vehicle, have gone around the world.
As one area continues to fight blaze, communities in tragedy-hit Khakassia show that human spirit and togetherness can prevail.
Travel for the first time by train to Russia's diamond capital, the coldest city in the world!