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  • Solar halo appears in NE China

    2016-03-22

    In the city of Harbin, Heilongjiang province, people got a look at a special solar halo, at around 8:00 am, on March 21, with a rainbow around the sun clearly visible and lasting for more than 20 minutes.

  • NE China getting Chinese-Russian art sales online

    2016-03-22

    The city of Harbin, Heilongjiang province has announced plans to open a site online for Chinese-Russian art, which was started by a cultural enterprise in June of 2016, for specialized cross-border e-commerce that combines culture and finance.

  • Bookstores write new business chapter

    2016-03-22

    In the digital era, traditional bookstores face challenges from online rivals which let readers browse for books and read an e-book anywhere they can connect to the Internet.


  • China approves new bonded zone in the Northeast

    2016-03-18

    China’s State Council, the country’s cabinet, has approved a new bonded zone in the city of Harbin, Heilongjiang province, as another way to help the opening-up strategy in northeastern China.

  • NE China improving traditional industry with new ideas

    2016-03-17

    While steel sales have been slipping elsewhere in China since 2014 onward, the city of Harbin, in Heilongjiang province, has a steel company that has been bucking the trend.

  • Soybean province wants protection from GM

    2016-03-16

    National legislators from Heilongjiang province, which is China's principal producer of non-genetically-modified soybeans, are calling for a law to set up a special zone where the planting and processing of GM plants is prohibited.

  • New air route between North China and East Coast and south

    2016-03-16

    The Civil Aviation Administration of China’s office in the city of Harbin has announced that, as of March 27, it will have a new air route that connects it with cities in coast areas.

  • WeChat saves time for exit-entry document applicants

    2016-03-16

    People in Harbin, capital of Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, can shorten their waiting time for exit-entry document applications via WeChat.

Sun Island celebrates song's legacy

The iconic song On the Sun Island was performed by soprano Yu Hongfei on Harbin's picturesque Sun Island 45 years after its debut.