Russians flocking to border city for medical treatment

CHANGCHUN - It took Dmitrii three days on two flights and a cross-border bus to reach his dentist and have his teeth repaired.

But for the 32-year-old Russian who lives in a village near the Arctic Circle, the recent trip to Hunchun, a small Chinese city on the border, was worth the effort.

"The dentists here are skillful and charge a reasonable price," said Dmitrii, who spent about 10,000 yuan ($1,450) to get his teeth repaired. "In my hometown, the same treatment would cost me more than three times that price."