Most Russian regions are named after their capitals, but Amur Region is an exception, because the Amur River gave it its name. It is the natural border between this far eastern region and China.

We know from camera trap evidence that tigers and Amur leopards move between Russia and China in this region." The Amur river (known as the Heilong in China) flows for over 4,000km, starting in ...

MOSCOW, October 17. /TASS/. Orcas with calves, who swam into Russia’s Amur River during the spawning season, will leave for the Sea of Okhotsk after the hunting season, Svetlana Radionova ...

VLADIVOSTOK, June 10. /TASS/. Cargo traffic began on Friday via the first automobile bridge across the Amur River, connecting Russia’s Blagoveshchensk and China’s Heihe, a TASS correspondent ...