Foreign experts receive friendship award in Hefei By Zhang Rui Adjust font size: The local municipal leadership poses for photos with laureates of the third edition of the Hefei Friendship Award for Foreign Experts at an award ceremony held in Hefei, Anhui province, on Dec. 16, 2020. [Photo/China.org.cn] Ten foreign experts were given a friendship award by Hefei local government on Wednesday for their contribution to the city's fast and prosperous development. The third Hefei Friendship Award for Foreign Experts recognized experts from Germany, Russia, Australia, South Korea, the United States, Japan, and Costa Rica for their remarkable contributions to the capital city of Anhui province, providing important talent and intellectual support to build an innovative city with international influence.