Putin prepares to head to New Delhi to approve deal as Moscow looks to expand trade links with Asia.

Bid to put Russian island on the world's surfing map.

A major new Arctic clean-up expedition is poised to start work getting rid of junk and pollution blighting this vast region.

You want to breast feed as long as possible, but you also need to work to make ends meet. 

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

Starting on 16 July, the leading Kazakh carrier will offer twice weekly connections with glittering capital city Astana. 

Grapes for first 10,000 bottles of wine now being harvested in Altai vineyards.

Moscow's top diplomat stresses importance of the country's Asian face.