Russian Far East

More than 300 enterprises now have investment from China in this Far East region.

Officials will be fired for blocking progress, warns deputy premier Yuri Trutnev.

7 out of top 10 regions for confiscations are in Siberia or Russian Far East.

The senior politician called for a change of identity for the vast eastern third of Russia, as the country angles itself towards Asia.

Direct links from the eastern cities of Vladivostok and Khabarovsk are on the way, said Russian presidential adviser Igor Levitin.

It should be called the 'Pacific region', he suggests.

The Russian president tells the Security Council this is a key priority for 'clear and principled decisions'.

Wildfires ablaze early in year due to lack of snow, posing threat to railway in Russian Far East.

The Russian president tells the Security Council this is a key priority for 'clear and principled decisions'.