Water irrigation is essential for sustaining economic activities in the Heihe River Basin, including for corn production. But dwindling water supplies have led some to resort to illegal means to ...

HEIHE, China — On the bank of the Amur River across from Russia, Wang Xuzhen sat scrubbing some shoes on a sunny afternoon. Wang, 67, has lived for decades within sight of Russia here on China ...

Heihe, part of Heilongjiang province with some 31 million people, over recent decades has grown into a bustling city with a colorful skyline that is reflected in the Amur River at Blagoveshchensk.

Heihe usually holds the annual Wudalianchi Holy Water Festival in June to express local residents' gratitude for the gifts of nature.

HEIHE, China—Years of investment in cities along the China-Russia border were intended to open the door to mutual prosperity and close partnership between the two global powers.