KATHMANDU, Jan 22: If you ever harboured the dream of visiting one of the coldest places on Earth and savouring its beauty, then Harbin of China is the place to go. But you need to muster guts to go there.

BEIJING, Aug 25: A fire early on Saturday morning at a hot springs hotel in the far northeastern Chinese city of Harbin killed 18 people, the official Xinhua news agency reported.