Gazprom, Transneft, RusHydro, Alrosa and Rosneft all on a list for shift from Moscow to boost the Far East economy.

Proposals have been made for high speed trains to run on two routes between Omsk and Novosibirsk, and Novosibirsk and Krasnoyarsk.

Ambitious new 1billion rouble venture could see advent of ‘gambling tourism’ in Russia as visitors fly in to Altai resort.

A theme of modernisation was behind the prime minister's swing through Siberia this week.

The man was detained in Irkutsk in December during a raid to detect foreign citizens violating immigration rules.

The Russian government is to give priority to Siberia and the Far East as it puts modernisation on fast-forward, insists Dmitry Medvedev.

Rail link will connect remote region to Krasnoyarsk region.

The pair returned from Nigeria, one of the countries stricken with the deadly virus.

Brown coal in disused Soviet deposit burning at a temperature as high as 600C.