Global draw of event on the rise

The annual China Harbin International Fair for Trade and Economic Cooperation (Harbin Fair) is becoming a grand platform for international companies intending to tap the Russian market.

Harbin Fair reaps rich harvest

The 18th China Harbin International Fair for Trade and Economic Cooperation (Harbin Fair) has been a great success, said a senior official of the Heilongjiang provincial government.

Cross-border bridge on Heilong River to bring Russia closer

The first bridge across the Heilong River, which borders China and Russia, is due for completion by 2010, a Russian government official said.

Going green proving lucrative for Heilongjiang

The famed green food industry of Heilongjiang Province reaped a bountiful harvest at the 18th China Harbin International Fair for Trade and Economic Cooperation (Harbin Fair), with the inking of 16 project deals involving a total investment of 6.86 billion yuan.

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Tax-cut war raging across Europe

A tax-cut war is spreading across Europe as leaders of the continent's biggest economies give up criticizing smaller neighbors for slashing business rates and decide to join them instead.

Court upholds Samsung verdict

A South Korean appeals court yesterday upheld the conviction of two Samsung executives who helped the chairman of South Korea's biggest group illicitly transfer control over the business empire to his son.

ECB should stop using 'code words'

The European Central Bank will stop using "code words" to signal interest rate changes when the current tightening cycle ends, German Bundesbank President Axel Weber vowed in an interview published yesterday.

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Hyundai chief: I'll give $1b to charity

The chief of South Korea's top automaker Hyundai Motor promised yesterday to honor his pledge to donate about $1 billion to charity as he appealed against a jail sentence for embezzlement.

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