Russia shut its 4,209-kilometer (2,615 mile) land border with China to most passenger travel as the Kremlin seeks to prevent the spread of the deadly coronavirus from its biggest trading partner.

BLAGOVESHCHENSK, RUSSIA - JUNE 10, 2022: A view of the first Russia-China bridge across the Amur River at the Kani-Kurgan-Heihe crossing point on the Russian-Chinese border.

In Heihe, Heilongjiang province, Russian tourists are enjoying local snacks in the outdoor morning markets, while Chinese ...

More than 2,000 Chinese nationals, believing they could receive better healthcare at home, crossed into China from Russia before the border was closed on April 7, stranding hundreds more in Russia.

The border between China and Russia was closed in January to prevent the spread of the virus. "But, because of the difficult epidemiological situation in the world, ...

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 ...

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, in Beijing in February 2022. After that meeting, the leaders declared their commitment to a friendship with “no limits.” ...

China's northeastern border with Russia has become a frontline in the fight against a resurgence of the coronavirus epidemic as new daily cases rose to the highest in nearly six weeks - with more ...

In Heihe, a Sino-Russian border city in Heilongjiang province, a local hospital for traditional Chinese medicine is drawing a ...