Total of 110,000 tonnes sent to Europe across the new Northern Sea Route.
Beijing proposes tours to neighbouring Khabarovsk region which wind the clock back to the Communist era.
This vast region has some of the world's greatest rivers, but they could do much more to support the economic regeneration and security of the country.
Photographer seeks crowdfunding for trip to this little known natural wonder so remote that almost no pictures exist.
Zhirinovsky renews old idea about using east of Russia as a place of punishment.
This is my second story for The Siberian Times, and again it is about garbage cleaning.
Yetis have been 'sighted' recently in three different remote areas in Kemerovo region, according to local reports.
Photo traps capture beauty of the big cat stalking the landscape by day and night in shadow of Altai Mountains.
Foreign visitors transiting on Russian airlines will be able to stay for 72 hours without documents as part of move to help boost tourism and economy.