Sea of Japan

An expedition is underway to locate and analyse deposits of methane in  'underwater permafrost' in the seas of Okhotsk and Japan.

Russian sailors pulled him to safety after ten hours in the waves.

Siberian scientist leads team making unexpected discovering in Kyrgyzstan.

Ten fishermen stayed alive in their life raft by casting off the 'dead bodies' of eight crew mates who froze to death in raging seas.

Three Russian nuclear powered icebreakers are leading a huge gas tanker through the Arctic waters on the roof of Siberia. 

Strategic bombers redeployed Eastern Military District in snap exercises called by Vladimir Putin.

The loved-ones of the nine crew of a freighter loaded with gold ore are refusing to give up the slender hope that they will be found alive.

Dmitry Medvedev promises economic and military development of territory disputed since the end of World War Two.

Scholars from 20 countries to converge on Siberian Psittacosaurus necropolis to understand if deep past has lessons for future.

'Turn to the East', which started a year ago, is gaining popularity