One estimate is half a million new jobs stemming from improvements to the Baikal-Amur Mainline link amid hopes of foreign investment.

Her fun blog from 'cool and exciting' Yakutsk has tips on making the most of the extreme cold.

New crossing on the Ob River has the longest arch span in Russia and world's largest mesh arch.

Presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping oversee agreement of an historic pact ahead of G20 meeting in St Petersburg.

Renowned scientist says temperatures could 'rise twice faster' in Yakutia than the rest of the world.

Russian photographer writes about a volcanic eruption at Tolbachik, seen by the Soviets as the most lunar place on the planet.

Russian government proposes intriguing solution if Ulaanbaatar halts plans for hydropower dams on the Selenga River.

Deputy premier Dmitry Rogozin looks to Asia as China confirms $5 billion boost for Russian Far East.

Male students from a dormitory block in Yakutsk, in north eastern Siberia, wanted to do something special to mark International Women's Day