Inmate making substitutes for imported goods will see penal colonies produce output worth 500 million roubles.

Warnings to swimmers in Russia's Primorye region.

Showing for party founded by Vladimir Putin mirrors the rest of Russia, but ultranationalist Liberal Democrats nudge Communists to third place.

Five boys ‘put their lives at risk’ as engine driver makes emergency stop.

The Chinese media - and even more the country's social media - saw glamorous new first lady Peng Liyuan as the star of the summit.

A future international tourist bonanza is being brewed on the historic Great Tea Road.

At least 30,000 homes are hit by flooding in Amur region, with Vladimir Putin ordering more emergency aid to stricken people.

Sardana Avksentyeva swept to power as mayor of Russia’s diamond capital in September.