Norman Surplus, 49, is refusing to give up, 15 months after being denied access to Russian airspace to complete is round the world adventure.
Scheme would allow epic journeys from London to the Japanese capital with major international crossing between Sakhalin and Hokkaido.
A ceremony was held to begin work at Sabetta port which will be used to export liquefied natural gas.
Helicopter crash kills three including leader of expedition to find schooner lost in infamous 1914 tragedy.
Reindeer herders find more craters in the far north in a deepening puzzle for scientists.
The move comes amid hope of large-scale investment from Seoul into Siberia.
Analysts say opening of LNG facility in Queensland with exports to China could affect Yamal as Pacific countries look to take on Russia in Asia.
It sounds like a real-life Jurassic Park, but the woolly mammoth could be stomping the Siberian taiga in less than 20 years.
Russia’s coldest region harvests first berries and mushrooms weeks ahead of schedule.
The Russian president pledges to open up exports of liquefied natural gas to meet Far East demand.