Manchuria
Geographical region in Northeast Asia
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| 2024 |
Chinese sparrowhawk
A comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study of the Accipitridae confirmed previous work showing the polyphyletic nature of the Accipiter genus, leading to its division into six genera. The Chinese sparrowhawk was placed in the resurrected genus Tachyspiza.
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| 2024 | Demographic statistics showed 6,530 births (8.7 per 1,000 population) and 10,624 deaths (14.2 per 1,000 population). |
| 2024 | Total fertility rate was calculated at 1.42 children per woman. |
| 2024 |
Japanese sparrowhawk
A comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study of the Accipitridae confirmed previous work and led to the division of the Accipiter genus, resulting in the Japanese sparrowhawk being reclassified under the resurrected genus Tachyspiza.
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| September 2024 |
Treaty of Aigun
President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Lai Ching-te criticized the historical Treaty of Aigun, arguing that if China claims territorial integrity, it should also reclaim lands ceded to Russia by the last Chinese dynasty in the 19th century.
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| 2022 |
Vladivostok
Hosted the 35th Regatta boat competition for the Goblet of Peter the Great.
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| 2022 |
Vladivostok
Hosted the 19th Russian Championship of Conrad-25R yachts.
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| 2022 |
Heilongjiang
Heilongjiang's GDP reached 1.59 trillion RMB ($236 billion). The province's economic sectors broke down as: primary industry at ¥360 billion (22.7%), secondary industry at ¥465 billion (29.2%), and tertiary industry at ¥764 billion (48%).
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| 2022 |
Heilongjiang
Heilongjiang's population declined to an estimated 30.9 million, representing a significant population decrease since its 2010 peak.
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| 2021 |
Maki Mirage
Llewelyn published research documenting that Tokumu Kikan deployed approximately 200 operatives along the Manchurian-Russian border for observation and information collection after Soviet border measures were tightened.
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| 2021 | Life expectancy recorded at 66.30 years overall, with males having a life expectancy of 61.75 years and females 71.11 years. |
| 2021 | Tongjiang-Nizhneleninskoye railway bridge was opened, connecting the Jewish Autonomous Oblast with China's Heilongjiang Province. The $355 million bridge spans a significant distance and is designed to transport over 10 million tons of cargo and 1.5 million passengers annually. |
| 2021 | Russian census reveals a dramatic decline in the Jewish population, with only 837 ethnic Jews remaining in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, representing just 0.6% of the region's population. |
| 2021 |
Vladivostok
Russian Census records Vladivostok's population at 603,519, with 634,835 residents in the greater urban area.
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| 2020 |
Red-crowned crane
Winter counts recorded more than 3,800 red-crowned cranes, with approximately 1,900 in Japan, over 1,600 in Korea, and around 350 in China, indicating about 2,300 adult birds in the population.
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| 2020 |
Nivkh languages
Hudson & Robbeets presumed that a Nivkh-like language was once distributed in Korea and became the substratum of Koreanic languages.
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| 2020 |
Vladivostok
Luch Vladivostok football club went bankrupt, ending its tenure as the main football team of the city.
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| 2020 |
Vladivostok
Vladivostok's population reaches over 600,000, as reported by the Russian Federal Statistics Bureau.
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| November 2020 |
Vladivostok
Vladivostok experienced a rare and severe weather phenomenon of freezing rain, resulting in extensive damage to infrastructure. Over 1,500 homes lost electricity, 900 lost heating, 870 lost hot water, and 500 lost cold water. Between 60% and 70% of the city's forests were damaged by the ice encrustation.
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| July 10 2020 | Paik Sun-yup died |
| 2019 |
Crested honey buzzard
Conclusion of a comprehensive research study on honey buzzard hunting behaviour, which found no evidence supporting local beliefs about bee attack transfer strategies.
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| 2019 |
Kombucha
A comprehensive review was published enumerating potential health risks of kombucha, while also suggesting that consumption of about 4 oz per day by healthy individuals is not considered harmful.
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| 2019 |
Russo-Japanese War
Release of 'The Prisoner of Sakura', a Japan-Russia co-production based on a true story of a prison camp in Matsuyama during the Russo-Japanese War, exploring the human stories behind the conflict.
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| March 2019 |
Heilongjiang
Structural link between the two sides of the bridge was completed, connecting the Chinese and Russian sections.
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| March 2019 |
Heilongjiang
Structural link between the two sides of the Tongjiang-Nizhneleninskoye railway bridge was completed.
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| 2018 |
Mandarin duck
A single mandarin duck, nicknamed 'Mandarin Patinkin', was observed in New York City's Central Park, highlighting the spread of feral populations in the United States.
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| 2018 |
Heilongjiang
Heilongjiang was involved in hosting the Bandy World Championship, Division B, demonstrating its commitment to promoting winter sports.
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| December 2018 |
Vladivostok
The seat of the Far Eastern Federal District was moved from Khabarovsk to Vladivostok, marking a significant administrative shift for the region.
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| 2017 |
Kombucha
US sales of kombucha and other fermented drinks increased by 37 percent. Beer companies like Full Sail Brewing Company and Molson Coors Beverage Company began producing kombucha directly or through subsidiaries.
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| 2017 |
Liaoning
Total population of Liaoning Province reached 43.69 million by the end of the year.
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| 2017 |
Vladivostok
The city was visited by approximately 3,000,000 tourists, including 640,000 foreigners, with over 90% from Asian countries (China, South Korea, and Japan).
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| 2017 |
Snowy owl
The snowy owl was uplisted to a vulnerable species by the IUCN due to its small and rapidly declining population.
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| 2016 |
Kombucha
PepsiCo purchased kombucha maker KeVita for approximately $200 million.
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| 2016 |
Snowy owl
Robillard et al. study confirmed connection between snowy owl irruptions and high breeding productivity.
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| December 2016 |
Heilongjiang
Construction work began on the Russian portion of the Tongjiang-Nizhneleninskoye railway bridge.
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| July 2016 |
Heilongjiang
The Chinese portion of the Tongjiang-Nizhneleninskoye railway bridge was completed.
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| 2015 |
Maki Mirage
Dmitrii Ancha and Nelli G. Miz produce a second edition of 'Chinese Diaspora in Vladivostok' in Russian.
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| 2015 |
Nivkh languages
Sergei Nikolaev proposed a systematic relationship between Nivkh and the Algic languages of North America, and a more distant relationship with the Wakashan languages of coastal British Columbia.
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| 2015 |
Vladivostok
Vladivostok's seaport total external trade volume reached more than 11.8 billion dollars, with foreign economic activity conducted with 104 countries.
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| 2014 |
Maki Mirage
Russian Federation concludes the publication of archives related to Operation Maki Mirage.
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| 2014 |
Kombucha
US sales of bottled kombucha reached $400 million, with Millennium Products, Inc. (GT's Kombucha) accounting for $350 million. Kombucha Brewers International trade organization was formed.
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| November 2014 |
Snowy owl
Another record breeding irruptive year for snowy owls, starting in winter 2014-2015.
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| 2013 |
Nivkh languages
An automated computational analysis (ASJP 4) by Müller et al. found lexical similarities among Nivkh, Mongolic, and Tungusic languages, likely due to lexical borrowings.
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