BEIJING. March 20 (Interfax) - Environmental services of the Chinese province of Heilongjiang and the Primorye territory of Russia have finalized this year's first joint monitoring of water in the Khanka Lake, local media said.

MOSCOW. Oct 29 (Interfax) - Russia and China may sign an agreement on the use and protection of transborder water resources by the end of this year, the Russian Natural Resources Ministry said on Monday.