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• Harbin Sino-Russia Culture Week to Focus on Music and Paintings

  Renowned artists from China and Russia will bring their performances to the coming Sino-Russia culture week which involves a series of cultural activities held in Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province, Aug 28 to Sept 3, the organizers announced, on Aug 4.

• HAIG Airplanes to Fly in Skies of Plateau Areas in SW China

  The Harbin Aircraft Industry Group Co (HAIG), a subsidiary of Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), in Heilongjiang province, one of China's major aircraft manufacturers

• Harbin Unit 731 Headquarters, a Reminder of that Hellish Japanese Invasion

  Even though I’ve working as a journalist for two decades, I’ve never been to the site of Japan’s notorious Unit 731 headquarters, in Harbin, Heilongjiang province even when I had the opportunity to conduct interviews there.

• Harbin Subway Line 1 Starts Security Checks from August 1

  Harbin’s Subway Line 1, in Heilongjiang province, is starting security checks as of Aug 1, with the equipment already in place at all stations

• Harbin to Get 72-hour Visa-free Policy Next Month

  The city of Harbin, Heilongjiang province has announced plans to start a 72-hour visa-free stay to allow people from 51 designated countries and regions to spend three days in the city if their passport has a third-country visa and they have onward flight tickets.

• Experience Ethnic Minority Culture in the City of Harbin

  Harbin has many ethnic groups living around it, totaling about 600,000, or around 6-percent of its total population. Those with more than 10,000 people include the Manchu, Koreans, Hui and Mongolians.

• More Evidences of Japanese War Crimes Found in Harbin

  Workers in the city of Harbin, Heilongjiang province have found more than 1,000 items, over the past two years, at the nearby site of Japan’s biological-warfare team, Unit 731, during WWII, according to a press conference held by the provincial culture department in Harbin, on July 23.

• China Southern Airlines Increasing its Flights to NE China

  China Southern Airlines, one of China’s major carriers, says it has plans to add 395 flights to and from Heilongjiang province over the next three months, according to the Heilongjiang office, on July 21.

• NE China Building a New Forest Zoo at Yabuli Resort, Harbin

  The Yabuli Resort, in suburban Harbin, Heilongjiang province has plans to build an 11.41-hectare forest zoo at a cost of 50 million yuan($8.06 million), the resort’s administration reports, noting that it will focus on wildlife protection, increased awareness, research, and entertainment.

• NE China Railway Container Center Sets to Open Soon in Harbin

  The city of Harbin’s railway container distribution center, in Heilongjiang province, one of China’s 18 key railway container hubs and the largest of its kind in the Northeast, will be going into operation by the end of this month, city planners report.