A new direct international flight have started on April 1 between Irkutsk and the key Chinese trading city of Guangzhou.
Tatyana had been given a week to live last year and had defied the odds, but sadly has now lost her fight for life.
750-metre long 'cable car' link between Russia and China across Amur River.
Business coach Tatyana was given a week to live last year but has defied the odds and is already feeling better following her big day.
A major drive to boost the role of Novosibirsk was launched at the world's largest travel trade exhibition in Berlin.
Some 35 Russian higher educational institutions are attending the annual Chinese showcase of international universities.
New tourism offices planned across China as government eyes up five-fold increase in visitors crossing the border.