Vital link uniting east and west of the country will realise a long-held dream.

Tourist numbers from Siberia rising as economy improves following 2014 downturn

Gem weights in at 27.85 carats, and may become the most expensive polished diamond in the company's history.

Scheme would allow epic journeys from London to the Japanese capital with major international crossing between Sakhalin and Hokkaido.

Delegation of 69, including the representatives of 32 private companies, state and municipal structures arrived in the Southern Kurils.