Japanese companies consider investment in railway extension via islands of Sakhalin and Hokkaido.
Denis Zaychuk kissed girlfriend Anna Panina seconds before he jumped off a 10 metre cliff - and lost his action camera.
Bid to put Russian island on the world's surfing map.
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and US secretary of state John Kerry will attend the May 14-15 Arctic Council in Kiruna, Sweden.
Hollywood celebrity plans a trip with sons to discover what lies between Moscow and Vladivostok.
Independent film makers from around the world choose Siberia.
An earthquake in the vicinity of the Russian Far Eastern city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky can be expected in the coming days, say scientists.
Russian president hints at possible future 'compromises' on dispute over the islands, as 2nd Eastern Economic Forum opens in Vladivostok.
Scheme would allow epic journeys from London to the Japanese capital with major international crossing between Sakhalin and Hokkaido.
Inbreeding behind unique phenomenon, say scientists.