Customs procedures and rules on foreigners staying in duty-free region will be relaxed in move that will bolster the economy and boost trade from 2016.

More than 20 new deals on energy, investment and education are inked in Beijing.

Business leaders on island state see significant opportunities as Moscow looks to Siberia and Far East for investment.

Part of Vasyugan Mire - the largest bog in the world - is to become a natural reserve this year, say reports.

The Paleolithic beauty carved in woolly mammoth tusk has similarities to those uncovered in Siberia, but was found thousands of kilometres away.

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

As much as two billion tonnes can be extracted from open-cast site over the next 167 years with hopes it can transform rural region.

As he turned 94 this month, a museum opened in his home village of Kurya, Altai.

Alexei Tsydenov, 40, told Vladimir Putin that he can raise the quality of life 'in a fairly short period of time'.