Trade | Shin Bong-sup

On Aug 19 this year, the nation's government released the New Northeast China Revitalization Plan. The plan laid out policies that were formulated after assessing the achievements of the first plan, released 11 years ago, and taking account of changes in the intervening years.

The new plan has 11 chapters and 35 provisions. It represents a blueprint for the future of three northeastern provinces - Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang - that have become the nation's fourth "growth axis" under the initial plan.