Confused plants bloom in Sayano-Shushenskiy reserve in Central Siberia, strawberry ripen in the Far East of Russia.
Premier Dmitry Medvedev wants the bloc to take measures promoting regional security.
150-strong delegation of Far East businesses attend the First Russia-China EXPO.
Cartoon - featuring the Walt Disney character having nightmare about life in Nazi Germany - removed from banned list.
Meanwhile, Emergencies' Minister vows better space monitoring of flooding as plans underway to stop a repeat of 2013 crisis.
The country's top diplomat denied Moscow was aiming to develop relations in Asia at the expense of contacts with Europe.
Beijing reviewing its energy needs with slowing economy, says report.
Warnings to swimmers in Russia's Primorye region.
Investigators find one billion roubles in currency and expensive jewellery, including a diamond-encrusted pen, as official faces corruption charge.
Many residents have refused to leave their homes because of the worst flooding since records began.