Editor’s note: The author is Heilongjiang Deputy – Governor Sun Yao, who outlines the province’s efforts to further open its border areas to Russian trade and its overall partnership with the neighboring country. Heilongjiang shares a 2,981-kilometer border with the Russian regions of Primorsky Kray, Khabarovskiy Kray, Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Amur Oblast and the...
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‘Big vehicles’ drive growth at Hanan
In only three years after its establishment, the Hanan New Industrial Area in Harbin has risen rapidly to fame due to one emerging industry. “Growth of the new area is closely related to the big vehicle industry,” said Liu Xin, head of the administrative commission of the Harbin Economic and Technological Development Zone, where...
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Heilongjiang Leaders Visit ‘Most Beautiful Teacher’ Zhang Lili
The Heilongjiang Women’s Federation held a conference to honor ten outstanding wives of police officers in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, on March 7, 2013. Vice Governor of Heilongjiang Province Sun Yongbo attended the conference and gave a speech in which he conveyed International Women’s Day greetings to the women and said...
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Russian Far East eyes closer cooperation with China: regional governor
MOSCOW, (Xinhua) — Russia’s Far East region expects to develop closer economic cooperation with China, says the Amur region’s governor. Economic cooperation between Russian Far East and China has yielded fruits, and Moscow has been mulling more projects to boost bilateral trade, Oleg Kozhemyako told Xinhua in a recent interview. “We plan to open...
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Heilongjiang train-bus crash kills 9, injures 36
A freight train collided with an overloaded passenger bus in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province early on Monday, killing nine people and injuring 36 others, one of them badly, according to the local government. The collision occurred at 7:36 a.m. at a railway crossing in Heihe City, the emergency response office of the Heihe municipal...
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A summer makeover for ski city
One of the most well-known ski towns in China is struggling to break even and is revamping its businesses Huang Yue and her family flew from the southern tip of China to the mountains near Yabuli town, located in the northernmost province of Heilongjiang, because she heard the snow was immaculate. “We mainly came...
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Survey highlights opaque government procurement
BEIJING, (Xinhua) — A survey of government procurement prices showed that nearly 80 percent of surveyed products were purchased at a price much higher than market price, indicating irregularities in government procurement. The survey was conducted by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Guangdong, Heilongjiang, Jiangxi and Fujian provinces. The survey results were issued...
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Plan to tackle Internet addiction
China is to develop its own criteria for diagnosing Internet addiction in young people this year, in the hope of reducing the growing trend. Fifteen authorities, including the Ministry of Culture and the State Internet Information Office, announced a basic framework on Sunday. In the plan, the country will define what makes an addict,...
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Ice, snow culture sets province apart
In Jilin, locals celebrate the arrival of winter, which brings with it the snowy majesty for which the province is known. After the first leaf falls in early winter, snow soon follows. The icy northerly winds send a signal that a seasonal cold front from Siberia is coming. Swirled by the biting winds, snow...
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