Quality of life in booming oil capital Tyumen is better than that in Moscow or St Petersburg, says financial survey.

This was the generic response over the past year when I've told people about my plans to run in this Sunday's Siberian International Marathon.

A plan to develop  a 22,000 hectare plantation area for corn and beans is being actively studied by the South Korean government.

Putin backs proposal to give one hectare to each citizen or person willing to move to region in a bid to stimulate economy and boost population.

Eye-catching numbers have emerged on the expected trade boom from the Arctic route to Europe for Chinese business. 

He emphasised the importance of the economically buoyant Asian-Pacific region as critical to the development of Russia as Western markets stall.

Journalists vow to fight for station and its 300 jobs.

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A life in the day of one of Siberia's industrial giants.

A special tax regime - including zero rates - to kick-start the economy is under active consideration by the Kremlin.