Ambitious plans unveiled for 250km/h train that would cut travel times and drive new business and tourism between two countries.

No economy class tickets to and from Moscow available 'for three weeks': travel by train takes a week.

Otto Lagerfeld held in bleak camp in Verkhoyansk for four years of First World War, show contemporary documents.

Video shows hero climbers manually breaking ice off its cable stays at height of 324m (1,063ft) in Vladivostok.

Most powerful typhoon ever recorded in Primorsky region, causing serious flooding.

Place your bets as Russia takes on Macau and Las Vegas to woo Pacific gamblers.

Aurora with its key hub in Vladivostok promises to make the country's Far East more accessible.

Now the Far East of Russia linked to beaches and cities in the sun with direct routes from Vladivostok on low-cost airline Vietjet.

More than 130billion roubles invested in special gambling zone to lure wealthy Asian tourists to Russia, complete with its own beach, marina and ski area.