Trade-economic fair opens in Harbin

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15/6 Tass 97

BEIJING, June 15 (Itar-Tass) -- The 21st Harbin Trade and Economic
Fair has opened in Harbin - - the administrative center of the province of
Heilungjaing, China's north-east, on Tuesday. According to its organizers,
more than 10,000 Russian and other foreign businessmen and about 100,000
representatives of China's business circles take part in its work. The
fair will last till June 19.
Russia is the traditionally biggest foreign participant in the Harbin
fair. Representatives of two dozens of Russian regions came here this
year. The Day of Russia and a Chinese-Russian conference on the
establishment of business partnership are to be held in the coming days.
"Chinese-Russian deals and contracts will be again in the focus of
attention," the newspaper China Daily wrote. The establishment of trade
ties with Russia and the strengthening of economic cooperation in the
region of North-Eastern Asia are the main tasks of the fair, the daily
believes.
Apart from Russians, firms from Belarus, Kazakhstan, the United
States, Hungary, Japan, North Korea - - in all 80 countries presented
their exhibits at the fair. A forum of regional cooperation in
North-Eastern Asia and other vents are to be held within the framework of
the fair.
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