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Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi (R) and Russian Deputy
Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov unveil the representative office of
Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank) in St.Petersburg, Russia on
June 9, 2007. China Eximbank set up a representative office on Saturday in
St.Petersburg in a bid to promote trade and economic cooperation between
the two countries. (Xinhua Photo)
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Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi (L) and Russian Deputy
Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov attend the ceremony marking the 10th
anniversary of China's leading telecom provider Huawei Technologies Co.
Ltd.'s operations in Russia, in St. Petersburg, Russia on June 9, 2007.
(Xinhua Photo)
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PETERSBURG, Russia, June 9 (Xinhua) -- A series of cultural and economic events,
with the theme "Shanghai Week" started on Saturday in Russia's northwest
economic hub of St. Petersburg, aiming to further ties between St. Petersburg
and its Chinese sister city, Shanghai.
Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi was present at the opening
ceremony.
Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng said that the events would
contribute to the development of relations between the Chinese and Russian
economic hubs as well as regional cooperation.
"We hope Russians will get a better understanding of
Shanghai and fall in love with her after the great event," Han told the opening
ceremony Saturday afternoon.
The Shanghai Week will involve trade and economic
forums, Chinese traditional medicine seminars, volleyball games, autistic
gymnastic games as well as art exhibitions and film screenings.
Wu also visited China's largest non-energy investment
project in Russia, the Baltic Pearl residential complex in St. Petersburg. It
was started in 2005 and set to involve a total investment of about 1.346 billion
U.S. dollars.
The real estate project was developed by seven
Shanghai-based companies. It will provide about 1 million square meters of
housing and related services for up to 35,000 residents on completion in 2012.
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