Radical plans to boost the economies of Eastern Siberia and the Far East are emerging in Moscow, say news reports.
Aurora with its key hub in Vladivostok promises to make the country's Far East more accessible.
Foreign Minister says there is ‘enormous potential’ for eastern Russia as Moscow forges closer diplomatic bond with Beijing.
Animal charity WWF Russia in plea for help to prevent repeat of 1980s winter crisis that killed 90% of species in the region.
Rescue effort underway to provide emergency feeding sites for the helpless animals, with the wild boar population also in trouble.
The Okhotsk Sea quake registered 8.3 on the Richter Scale at a depth of 600km, and prompted a tsunami warning.
7 out of top 10 regions for confiscations are in Siberia or Russian Far East.
RusHydro, RosGeologiya and Transneft 'to rebase from Moscow to the Far East'.