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World-Class Ballet Stars Look at Chinese Ballet Art

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SHENYANG, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) — The Liaoning Provincial Ballet Competition in northeast China concluded on the evening of Aug. 14 at the Liaoning Provincial Grand Theater. The week-long competition allowed young dancers to fully showcase their talents and also evoked deep emotions among the professional jury representing the world's leading competitions. The experts were impressed by the strong foundation of Chinese ballet and predicted a great future for it.

Eldar Aliev, artistic director of the ballet troupe of the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre /Russia/, previously served on the jury of ballet competitions in Prague, Seoul, New York and Beijing, and also held the post of vice-chairman of the 26th International Ballet Competition in Varna. In an interview with Xinhua News Agency, E. Aliev said that his friendship with China began 25 years ago, and it is especially noteworthy that its origins lie in the city of Shenyang /adm. capital of Liaoning Province/. Therefore, he came to the current competition with special feelings.

While serving on the jury, E. Aliev saw many outstanding ballet dancers, and the performances of the dancers of the Liaoning Province Ballet Troupe particularly delighted him.

E. Aliyev noted that the fact that the troupe has repeatedly won awards at prestigious international competitions serves as the best proof of the high skill of its artists.

Patrick de Bana, a world-renowned choreographer who was twice awarded the “Best Choreographer” prize at Russian Arts Festivals in 2012 and 2013, openly admitted that he is an old friend of the Liaoning Ballet. Patrick de Bana was invited as a choreographer to create the ballet “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” with this ballet company, which was his first collaboration with a Chinese ballet company.

“I consider the Liaoning Ballet Company to be one of the leading ballet companies in China. The male part of the troupe is especially strong here – it is a very high-level company. It has also achieved significant success on the international stage. Their tour with my production of “Notre Dame de Paris” in Vladivostok was a huge success. Therefore, I feel sincere love, deep respect and admiration for the Liaoning Ballet Company,” shared Patrick de Bana.

Viviana Durante, a world-famous ballerina, former prima ballerina of the Royal Ballet of Great Britain, American Ballet Theatre, La Scala Theatre in Milan, has repeatedly served on the jury of international competitions. According to her, this competition allowed her to see many diverse and incredibly talented artists.

“The ballet training here is also at an excellent level. I look forward with great interest to the opportunity to exchange experiences with Chinese ballet programs,” added V. Durante.

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"Photographing veterans is a race against time"

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"Photographing veterans is a race against time"

Qi Hui, 55, is an employee of China Unicom's Tangshan branch in Hebei Province. He is also a photography enthusiast. In his spare time, he searches for veterans of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and takes portraits for them. He initiated a charity photo project to support veterans of the 8th Army in Jidong (now including Qinhuangdao, Tangshan and Cangzhou), creating the Tangshan Volunteer Photo Group of 40 people.

Over 11 years, the team took photo portraits of veterans, recorded their war stories, and provided domestic assistance, traveling through 27 counties, towns, and districts in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, and Liaoning, covering over 70,000 km.

To date, they have found 215 veterans, taken more than 100,000 photographs for them, recorded over 600,000 characters of memories, published a special photo album, “Eternal Memory: Heroes of the 8th Army in Jidong,” and organized photo exhibitions, “Memories That Never Fade,” in Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei.

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Iranian President M. Pezeshkian Arrives in Armenia on Official Visit

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YEREVAN, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Armenia on Monday for a two-day official visit. He and his delegation were met by Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan at Yerevan's Zvartnots Airport.

On Tuesday, an official welcoming ceremony for M. Pezeshkian will take place at the residence of the President of Armenia, after which high-level talks will take place. The heads of the two countries will also make a statement to the press.

On the same day, an Armenian-Iranian business forum will be held in Yerevan.

Meanwhile, on Monday, a meeting was held in Yerevan between M. Grigoryan and the Vice President of Iran, Co-Chair of the Armenian-Iranian Intergovernmental Commission Seyed Hamid Pourmohammadi. According to the press service of the Armenian government, the parties discussed issues of bilateral relations and developments in the region. The interlocutors emphasized the importance of unblocking regional communications within the framework of full respect for the principles of territorial integrity, sovereignty, jurisdiction and reciprocity.

M. Grigoryan confirmed Armenia’s readiness to develop relations with Iran, noting the great potential in the trade and economic sphere.

An agreement was reached to organize discussions of a number of important issues in the format of working groups with the aim of resolving them more effectively and constructively.

From Armenia, the Iranian President will travel to Belarus. –0–

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D. Trump reported that he had a telephone conversation with V. Putin

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he had called Russian President Vladimir Putin and started preparing for a bilateral meeting between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a yet-to-be-determined location.

“After this meeting, there will be a three-way meeting, which will include the two presidents, as well as myself. Again, this was a very good first step toward ending the hostilities that have been going on for almost four years,” D. Trump wrote on his page on the Truth Social social network.

According to D. Trump, US Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US Presidential Special Envoy Steven Witkoff are coordinating with Russia and Ukraine.

D. Trump, V. Zelensky and seven European leaders held multilateral talks at the White House on Monday.

“During the meeting, we discussed issues of security guarantees for Ukraine, which will be provided by various European countries in coordination with the United States,” D. Trump wrote on the Truth Social social network.

“Everyone is very happy about the possibility of establishing peace between Russia and Ukraine,” he said. –0–

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Urgent: Trump says he had a phone call with Putin

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he had called Russian President Vladimir Putin and started preparing for a bilateral meeting between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a yet-to-be-determined location.

“After this meeting, there will be a three-way meeting, which will include the two presidents, as well as myself. Again, this was a very good first step toward ending the hostilities that have been going on for almost four years,” Trump wrote on his page on the Truth Social social network. –0–

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/Retransmitted with a correction in the headline/ Breaking: D. Trump reported that he had a telephone conversation with V. Putin

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he had called Russian President Vladimir Putin and started preparing for a bilateral meeting between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a yet-to-be-determined location.

“After this meeting, there will be a three-way meeting, which will include the two presidents, as well as myself. Again, this was a very good first step toward ending the hostilities that have been going on for almost four years,” Trump wrote on his page on the Truth Social social network. –0–

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2 police officers killed, another wounded in shooting in US state of Utah

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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) — Two police officers were killed and another was wounded in a shooting that occurred in the U.S. state of Utah on Sunday evening, local media reported.

According to local media reports, the Brigham City Police Department issued a press release on Monday stating that officers from the Tremonton-Garland Police Department responded to a suspected domestic violence incident in Tremonton after an unknown person called 911 multiple times and hung up.

It is noted that the man came out with a firearm and shot the first police officer who arrived. The second police officer, who rushed to help, was also killed by the attacker's shots.

The man also fired multiple shots at the car of a Box Elder County sheriff's deputy who was dispatched to assist Tremonton police, wounding him and his service dog.

According to media reports, eyewitnesses managed to convince the criminal to lay down his arms, after which he was detained by other police officers at the scene.

In a post on social media site X, Utah Governor Spencer Cox called the incident a “horrible and tragic night,” expressing grief “for the brave law enforcement officers who lost their lives.” –0–

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D. Trump, V. Zelensky and European leaders held multilateral talks at the White House

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, along with seven European leaders, held multilateral talks at the White House on Monday.

The talks, which followed a bilateral meeting between Trump and Zelensky earlier in the day, were attended by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron.

Speaking to reporters, D. Trump said that Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to consider the issue of security guarantees for Ukraine, calling it one of the key points that “need to be taken into account.” The American leader added that V. Putin was seeking to find a solution.

V. Zelensky stressed the importance of a strong security signal from the United States, stating that Ukraine would welcome D. Trump's participation in a possible trilateral meeting.

D. Trump said that such a trilateral meeting should take place “as soon as possible.”

European leaders have backed the ceasefire, saying progress is possible on security guarantees for Ukraine.

The talks held on Monday were preceded by a nearly three-hour meeting between D. Trump and V. Putin, which took place on August 15 in the American state of Alaska. –0–

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Materials for the Government meeting on August 19, 2025.

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The following issues are planned to be considered at the meeting:

1. On amendments to the Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation of June 12, 2008 No. 450 (in terms of amendments to the Regulation on the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation)

The draft resolution is aimed at clarifying the functions and powers of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture in the area of safe handling of pesticides and agrochemicals.

2. On the allocation of budgetary appropriations from the reserve fund of the Government of the Russian Federation to the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia in 2025 for the provision of subsidies from the federal budget to Russian credit institutions, international financial institutions and the state development corporation VEB.RF to compensate for lost income on loans issued to agricultural producers (except for agricultural credit consumer cooperatives), organizations and individual entrepreneurs engaged in the production, primary and (or) subsequent (industrial) processing of agricultural products and their sale, at a preferential rate

The draft order is aimed at supporting the program of preferential lending to agricultural producers.

3. On Amendments to the Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation of July 30, 2004 No. 395

The draft resolution provides for the granting of powers to the Ministry of Transport of Russia to develop state policy and legal regulation in the field of transport and forwarding activities and to designate it as the operator of the national digital transport and logistics platform of the Russian Federation "GosLog".

4. On the allocation by the Ministry of Energy of Russia in 2025 from the reserve fund of the Government of the Russian Federation of budgetary appropriations for the provision of a subsidy to the joint-stock company South-West Electric Grid Company

The draft order is aimed at implementing measures to restore distribution networks within the framework of the program of socio-economic development of the Donetsk People's Republic, the Lugansk People's Republic, the Zaporizhia region and the Kherson region.

5. On the allocation by the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East in 2025 of budgetary allocations reserved in the federal budget for the provision of subsidies to the budgets of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation

The draft order is aimed at implementing in 2025 the activities of the social development plans of the economic growth centers of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation that are part of the Far Eastern Federal District.

6. On the allocation of budgetary appropriations from the reserve fund of the Government of the Russian Federation to the Russian Emergencies Ministry in 2025 for the provision of other inter-budget transfers from the federal budget to the budgets of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation

The draft order is aimed at reimbursing the expenses incurred in 2024 by regional budgets for the provision of one-time financial assistance to citizens of the Russian Federation, Ukraine and stateless persons permanently residing in the territories of Ukraine, the Donetsk People's Republic, the Luhansk People's Republic, the Zaporizhia region and the Kherson region, who were forced to leave their territories of permanent residence and arrived in the territory of the Russian Federation.

Moscow, August 18, 2025

The content of the press releases of the Department of Press Service and References is a presentation of materials submitted by federal executive bodies for discussion at a meeting of the Government of the Russian Federation.

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Marat Khusnullin held a meeting of the commission for the All-Russian competition for the creation of a comfortable urban environment

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A meeting of the federal competition commission for the organization and holding of the 10th All-Russian Competition of the Best Projects for Creating a Comfortable Urban Environment, as well as the 4th Competition for municipalities in the territories of the subjects of the Far Eastern Federal District, was held under the chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin. The results of the competitions were summed up during the meeting.

"The All-Russian competition is an important tool for the development of small towns and historical settlements in the country. Since this year, it has been held as part of the national project "Infrastructure for Life". The competition affects the quality of life of millions of citizens across the country. The spaces created become centers of public life, places of recreation and communication, an incentive for the development of the local economy and attracting tourists. I would like to express my gratitude to the President and the Chairman of the Government for their attention to improvement issues. This year, the Ministry of Construction of Russia, together with members of the interdepartmental working group, have done a lot of work to review applications. I ask you to pay special attention to the implementation of projects in key settlements, and also to take into account the opinions of local residents on improvement issues during this work. In addition, it is necessary to complete the digitalization of competition procedures in order to simplify the summing up of the results. Every year, the projects are becoming more sophisticated and high-quality. I am sure that with the determination of new winners, there will be even more modern comfortable public spaces," said Marat Khusnullin.

Federal executive bodies, the Federation Council, the State Duma, as well as representatives of the expert community, architects and urbanists take part in summing up the results of the competition. The award ceremony for the winners will take place at the All-Russian Forum "Development of Small Towns and Historical Settlements" in Kazan.

"The All-Russian competition of the best projects for creating a comfortable urban environment has been held since 2018 by order of the President of Russia and has established itself as the most important tool for territorial development. Thanks to it, new public spaces are created, where modern standards of comfort are harmoniously integrated into the unique historical and cultural appearance of our cities. We see how renovated embankments, parks and squares are becoming not just places of recreation, but centers of public life. Each project takes into account local specifics, creating a recognizable image of the city and strengthening its identity. The joint work of the Government of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Construction of Russia, regional authorities and the professional community allows not only to create comfortable spaces, but also to form new points of social and economic growth: new jobs appear, entrepreneurial activity and investment attractiveness of territories increase. We attach special importance to the restoration of cultural heritage sites, which become centers of attraction for people and important elements of local identity. Participation in the competition of new regions is of particular importance, where program activities aimed at improving the urban environment contribute to the accelerated integration of these territories into the all-Russian cultural space,” noted Minister of Construction and Housing and Public Utilities Irek Faizullin.

Since 2025, historical settlements, small towns and key settlements with a population of up to 300 thousand people are allowed to participate in the all-Russian competition. Settlements with a population of up to 10 thousand people, from 10 thousand to 70 thousand people and from 70 thousand to 300 thousand people take part in the competition for the subjects of the Far Eastern Federal District.

According to the decree of President Vladimir Putin on the national development goals of the country, by 2030 at least 1.6 thousand projects – winners of the all-Russian competition – should be implemented in small towns and historical settlements.

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