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RIG SAKHAPRESS.RU On December 24 at a Pre New Year meeting with MPs and the public, head of the city of Yakutsk Aisen Nikolayev declared 2015 the Year of People’s Solidarity in Yakutsk."Social cohesion and unity, efficient municipal-private partnership, shared responsibility for further improvement of Yakutsk for the benefit of each of its residents – that’s how I see the main landmarks in the coming year" - said the head.

On December 23 the joint charity project of the "Russian North" Republican Public Fund and the Public Chamber of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) - "The exchange of views" – was presented.

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January 30-31 2015 in Yakutsk in the "Triumph" Sports Complex will be held Republican Beauty Expo and III open independent hairdressing, nail design and color cosmetics championship, which will take place within a year of business in Russia.

RIG SAKHAPRESS.RU Migrant workers from the near abroad emigrate from Yakutia not because of the weakened ruble, but rather an extremely cold temperature that prevails in the region in December. IA REGNUM correspondent found out that only those stay in the republic who have a guaranteed job during this period.

After the weakening of the ruble, Chinese tour operators are facing a massive demand for tourist trips to Russia. It is expected that the peak of bookings will fall on the Chinese New Year.

The fall of the Russian currency makes Chinese travelers book tours to Russia even in winter, writes China Daily.

IA SakhaNews. In the capital of Yakutia due to cold weather school classes are canceled for 30,000 students in grades 1-8.

As reported in the Yakutsk Hydrometeorological management morning December 18, 2014 in more than thirty towns of the Republic of Sakha, including Yakutsk, the registered outdoor temperature is -45 degrees Celsius and below.

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The final of the competition will be held on December 19, 2014 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. It will bring together women from more than 40 countries.

From December 1, Russia 1 TV channel will be showing unique break bumpers, depicting most amazing, beautiful and remote places of our country. The aim of the project is not just to show the variety of natural landscapes, but also to enable millions of Russians to get to know their country, to feel the vastness of its open spaces, to see all the richness of the living world.

December 4 saw a meeting of the delegation from the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) headed by A. Artemyev, Minister of Agriculture and Food Policy of the republic, with Bayanzharal Tsongtgerel, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Industry of Mongolia.