The mayor of Vladivostok is fed up with Moscow being asleep when he needs key decisions to be made.

Putin fires top official in Russian Far East, and calls for Investigative Committee to check how authorities performing.

Iturup gets connected, opening up the stunning scenery of the Kuril Islands to tourism.

In each case the deadly decades-old 'zombie' disease originated in contaminated soil and was awakened by hot Arctic summer weather.

Ambitious scheme to honor sites marking man's heroic ventures into the Far North.

100-plus Amur leopards are living in the wild, a rise from only 30, and now they are set to get new protected territory to roam.

Russian army biological protection troops called in amid warnings 'utmost care' needed to stop deadly infection spreading.

Moscow has confirmed moves to modernise its military presence on islands over which Japan claims sovereignty.

Plane, three fire trains and 5,000 people fighting as dry grass ignites 'like gunpowder'.