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Administrative Region
2013-05-31Harbin governs eight districts and 10 counties. Its administrative region covers eight districts – Daoli, Daowai, Nangang, Xiangfang, Pingfang, Songbei, Hulan and Acheng.
Housing Conditions
2013-05-31With the rapid development of housing security, the urban and rural housing conditions have improved. In 2011, about 103,000 units of different types of housing for local residents were built.
Welfare and Social Security
2013-05-31The coverage of welfare and social security continues to increase. The city's total corporate employees participating in basic pension insurance totaled 1.21 million by the end of the year, an increase of 1.8 percent over the previous year.
Social Assistance
2013-05-31The government increased relief to poverty-stricken groups. Roughly 198,000 urban residents received minimum life guarantees, down by 9.8 percent. Meanwhile, 181,000 rural residents obtained government minimum life guarantees, an increase of 5.0 percent.
Science and Technology
2013-05-31There are 455 research institutions, eight State-level enterprise technical centers and 64 provincial-level enterprise technical centers in Harbin.
Education
2013-05-31Harbin has 20 graduate colleges catering to53,000 students. There are 49 colleges and universities with 559,000 students. There are 13 adult education colleges with 23,000 students enrolled.
Health
2013-05-31In Harbin, there are 1,641 health institutions (excluding rural health clinics), including 240 hospitals, 193 hospitals and 157 clinics.
Sports
2013-05-31Harbin athletes have won 24 medals at international competitions, including 13 gold medals, seven silver medals and four bronze medals. They have won 120 medals at national competitions, including 49 gold medals, 40 silver medals and 31 copper medals.
Harbin-Mudanjiang high speed railway celebrates anniversary
The Harbin-Mudanjiang High-Speed Railway has now been in service for one year.
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Interpretation of Development Plan for the Harbin Linkong Economic Zone (2019-2035)
The Development Plan for the Harbin Linkong Economic Zone (2019-2035) was recently approved by the Harbin Municipal People’s Government and is now being carried out.
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Heilongjiang Court launches actions to break law enforcement difficulties
The High People’s Court of Heilongjiang province officially launched Thunderbolt Action.
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Daoli district dismantles illegal buildings to open road
About 10 government departments in Daoli district, Harbin, Heilongjiang province, carried out joint enforcement June 1 to remove more than 20 illegal constructions with a total area of over 2000 square meters to advance an expropriation project.
