Russian Kamchatka crabs will be transported by air from Changchun to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

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CHANGCHUN, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) — Russian king crabs will be delivered in batches to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) in southern China from the city of Changchun (capital of Northeast China's Jilin Province) by air transport, the Changchun city administration said.

Recently, a shipment of Russian Kamchatka red crabs weighing 8,500 kg, shipped from the Russian port of Zarubino via the bonded cargo facility in the border city of Hunchun, in the aforementioned province, arrived at the Xinglong bonded cargo facility in Changchun. There, the seafood will be loaded onto a plane and sent on the Changchun-Xianggang route recently launched by Hainan Airlines.

This event is the first practical result of the deepening cooperation between the cities of Hunchun and Changchun in the field of transit transportation of Kamchatka crabs, which will promote the further development of specific trade between Jilin Province and Russia in 2026.

Due to strict requirements for the timely transportation of Russian Kamchatka crabs, the above-mentioned bonded zones, with the active support of local customs services, have opened “green channels” and made every effort to ensure rapid customs clearance and safe storage of these seafood products. -0-

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The Irish Prime Minister will pay an official visit to China. /Detailed version-1/

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BEIJING, January 3 (Xinhua) — At the invitation of Chinese State Council Premier Li Qiang, Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin will pay an official visit to China from January 4 to 8, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced on Saturday.

According to the Chinese diplomat, Martin's upcoming visit will be the first by an Irish Prime Minister to China in 14 years. During his visit, he is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, hold talks with Premier Li Qiang, and meet with Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. The two sides will conduct an in-depth exchange of views on bilateral relations and issues of mutual interest.

In addition to Beijing, M. Martin will also visit Shanghai.

In recent years, the mutually beneficial and strategic partnership between China and Ireland has steadily developed. Both sides have always respected each other and treated each other equally. Through open cooperation, the two countries have achieved complementary strengths and common development, benefiting their peoples, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman noted.

China is ready to use this visit as an opportunity to strengthen political mutual trust and expand mutually beneficial cooperation with Ireland, as well as to give new impetus to the high-quality development of the two countries in the new era, as well as the healthy and stable development of Sino-European relations, the Chinese diplomat concluded. -0-

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January 3, 2026 December Digest

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Digest for December

We held an online lecture for young environmentalists in Tuapse, where we explored the problem of microplastics and their impact on the environment.

An exhibition on microplastics was held at the Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas and the main building of Moscow State University.

In Transbaikalia, the foundation warned 3 million drivers to be wary of the endangered gazelles on the road—an important initiative to protect rare species.

The "Dress Up the Eco-Christmas Tree" competition garnered a wealth of ideas and creative work about caring for nature, and the results were an inspiring example of everyone's participation.

On International Volunteer Day, the most active participants in volunteer projects were awarded.

One of the most significant events of the month for us was the Ecology Foundation's three-star rating in the RAEX-2025 annual report ranking for the openness, structure, and completeness of our non-financial reporting. This is recognition of the maturity of our work and tangible environmental results.

World Gift Day was an opportunity to remember that the most important gift is caring for the planet, and we shared how you can show this even through simple decisions and conscious choices.

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BYD to overtake Tesla in all-electric vehicle sales in 2025

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SHENZHEN, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) — China's leading new energy vehicle (NEV) maker BYD sold about 2.26 million all-electric vehicles in 2025, surpassing Tesla in global sales of such vehicles.

During the reporting period, American electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla sold approximately 1.63 million all-electric vehicles.

BYD's total NEV sales last year amounted to approximately 4.6 million units.

BYD announced that it has expanded its market share in China and increased sales abroad. The automaker's business in Europe is growing successfully, and the company is actively developing the Latin American and Southeast Asian markets. Specifically, BYD is increasing localized production in these regions. The automaker's Brazilian plant began operations last year. -0-

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China's railways see peak return passenger traffic after New Year's holiday

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BEIJING, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) — Return passenger traffic peaked on Saturday, the last day of the Chinese New Year holiday, China Railways said.

The country's railways are expected to carry 17.45 million passenger journeys on Saturday, with an additional 1,343 passenger trains planned to be launched to meet travel demand.

On Saturday, popular departure cities were Guangzhou, Beijing and Chengdu, while the main destinations were Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai.

More than 12 million people used rail transport in the country on Friday.

This year, the New Year's holiday in China will run from Thursday to Saturday. -0-

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Another survivor of the Nanjing Massacre has died in China, leaving only 22 eyewitnesses to the tragedy alive.

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NANJING, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) — Nanjing Massacre survivor Xu Deming died on Friday at the age of 96, bringing the total number of registered living survivors of the tragedy to 22, the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Museum in east China's Jiangsu Province said.

The Nanjing Massacre occurred after the Japanese occupation forces captured Nanjing, then the capital of China, on December 13, 1937. Over the course of six weeks, the invaders killed approximately 300,000 Chinese civilians and unarmed soldiers. This tragedy is considered one of the most barbaric episodes of World War II.

"In 1937, Japanese invaders broke into my home and took my father. They sent him to Shuiximen, then to the Qingliangshan area for massacre. Someone spotted my father there and told my older brother. We searched everywhere, but we never found his body," Xu Deming once recalled.

"My father was only 54 years old when he died. Our family fled to a refugee area where we faced starvation," he said.

Every year there are fewer and fewer people left who can tell about the massacres in Nanjing.

In 2014, the Seventh Session of the Standing Committee of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) designated December 13 as National Remembrance Day for the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre. The Chinese government also preserved survivors' testimonies, recording them both in writing and on video. In 2015, these documents were inscribed on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register.

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Venezuela condemns US "military aggression"

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CARACAS, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) — Venezuelan authorities on Saturday condemned "military aggression" by the United States after powerful explosions were heard and aircraft were sighted in the capital, Caracas, earlier in the day.

According to a Venezuelan government statement, the strikes targeted civilian and military targets in at least four regions of the country—Caracas, as well as the states of Miranda, Aragua, and La Guaira. The statement added that the US actions violated the UN Charter.

In Caracas, around 2:00 a.m. local time /6:00 a.m. GMT, witnesses reported low-flying planes and plumes of smoke after a series of loud explosions.

Brief power outages were reported in several areas, including at one military base.

The statement also noted that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro “ordered the activation of all national defense plans” and declared “unrest/provoked by external factors/.”

Shortly after the attack began, CBS White House correspondent Jennifer Jacobs, citing US officials, reported that US President Donald Trump had ordered the strikes. FOX News also reported that US officials had confirmed the bombings.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Saturday called for an urgent meeting of the Organization of American States and the United Nations in connection with the attack on Venezuela.

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Cuba condemns the US attack on Venezuela and demands an urgent global response

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HAVANA, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) — Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Saturday condemned what he called the "criminal US attack" on Venezuela and demanded an urgent response from the international community.

In a message posted on social media, the Cuban leader stated that the region of the world—Latin America—is being brutally attacked, emphasizing that what is happening constitutes “state terrorism against the brave Venezuelan people and against Our America.” –0–

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N. Maduro and his wife were captured and taken out of Venezuela – D. Trump

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Washington, January 3 (Xinhua) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife have been captured and flown out of the country, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Saturday on the social media platform TruthSocial.

D. Trump confirmed that the United States launched a “large-scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President N. Maduro.”

“There will be a press conference at Mar-a-Lago today at 11:00 a.m.,” he added.

Earlier on Saturday, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) banned American aircraft from flying at any altitude in Venezuelan airspace following reports of explosions in Caracas, citing "air safety risks associated with ongoing military activity." –0–

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Marat Khusnullin: In 2025, the Unified Customer completed construction on more than 40 federal facilities.

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The new building of the Museum of the World Ocean, Kaliningrad

In 2025, the Single Customer in Construction Company completed the construction and reconstruction of more than 40 socially significant projects. These projects are included in the register of capital construction projects and the comprehensive state program "Construction" overseen by the Ministry of Construction. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin.

"In the past year, the Unified Customer Production and Consulting Company (UCPC) demonstrated impressive results. The company completed the construction of over 40 major federal projects, making a significant contribution to the implementation of the national project 'Infrastructure for Life.' These include modern buildings for the Ural Federal University in Yekaterinburg, a new building for the Institute of Cardiology in Moscow, facilities for the Leo Tolstoy Museum-Estate at Yasnaya Polyana in the Tula Region, the Baltic Federal University named after Kant in Kaliningrad, and much more. The Unified Customer Production and Consulting Company (UCPC) is also the largest federal contractor for the restoration of residential and social infrastructure in the reunified regions of Russia. Over the past year, the company has restored over 1,000 residential and social facilities. Since 2022, specialists have restored over 3,200 infrastructure facilities," said Marat Khusnullin.

The company also oversaw the major renovation of several floors in the main building of Lomonosov Moscow State University and repaired the stylobate section of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences complex.

Furthermore, throughout the year, new cultural, scientific, educational, healthcare, and sports facilities were commissioned and opened, including the N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory in St. Petersburg, the Krymsky Russian National Team Training Center in Alushta, a new building for the Russian Ethnographic Museum in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, a new building for the Museum of the World Ocean in Kaliningrad, the Kunstkamera Multifunctional Center in St. Petersburg, 500-bed dormitory buildings and the Center for Innovative Educational Technologies at the Solnechny Children's Camp of the Artek International Children's Center, a new building for the Center for Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology in Moscow, the State Circus building in Volgograd, and other social facilities.

Furthermore, in 2025, the restored Azov Marine Institute opened its doors in Mariupol, the renovated stadium of the Volodymyr Dahl Luhansk State University began operating in Luhansk, and the restoration of numerous sports and educational facilities was completed in Mariupol, Severodonetsk, Henichesk, Pervomaysk, Makiivka, and other cities. A large-scale program to restore housing stock and build new compensatory housing in the DPR continues.

"The company is systematically increasing its construction pace and delivering more and more projects each year. In 2021, when the Unified Customer was first established, we completed 11 capital construction and renovation projects. By 2025, this figure had already reached 40 completed projects of federal significance. This was made possible by the coordinated work of specialists at all stages of construction projects—from handover and design to commissioning. In 2026, we will strive not only to increase construction volumes but also to improve quality standards, ensuring that every social facility meets the highest modern standards and requirements," said Karen Oganesyan, General Director of the Unified Customer.

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