Trans Siberian trains are on schedule despite rivers breaking their banks and plans to evacuate the gateway of Khabarovsk.
North Korea urged to join Russia and China in fixing reliable numbers for Amur big cats.
750-metre long 'cable car' link between Russia and China across Amur River.
The rare predator learns to hunt in the rehabilitation centre, and the first lessons are hard.
Move defies hunters who want to keep shooting the black bear.
Hope for future of the rare species as census says there could be as many as 540 of them now living in the Far East.
Emergencies minister Vladimir Puchkov vows: 'We will defend both the city and the factories'.
Troops and government ministries checked 'for fulfilling tasks under wartime conditions'.
Chinese newspaper notices straw man on duty at Amur River watchtower.