Historic $307 million road link across the Amur River - known in China as the Heilongjiang River - will open in April 2020.

Ecology groups warn that the extent of fires in forests and taiga has been misreported by up to 159 times compared with satellite evidence of the grim facts.

Two-thirds of Chinese side already completed, but delay in Russia prompts call from Kremlin to speed up work on other side.

Russian president warns that 'the work is going slowly' and calls for progress.

Board a train in London and travel across Siberia all the way to Tokyo?

Drifts have reached one metre in height with schools closed, cars abandoned and even a military tank pulling out stranded drivers.

Aircraft had been flying as part of a test flight following an engine change when it came down.

New cities and industries could be created from construction of high-speed railway and motorway routes spanning whole of country.