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BEIJING, March 29 (Xinhua) — The two-day Second China-Russia International Elite Cheerleading Tournament of the 2026 China-SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) Winter Sports Demonstration Zone kicked off on Saturday in Harbin, capital of Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.

According to the Harbin Daily newspaper, approximately 300 athletes from six Russian federal subjects and over 1,400 Chinese athletes from five Chinese cities are participating in the event. It's worth noting that the competition includes a special group for athletes with disabilities.

According to the organizer, this competition, drawing on Harbin's advantages as a key city in the China-SCO Winter Sports Demonstration Zone, aims not only to create a high-quality platform for Chinese and Russian youth to compete and showcase their talents, but also to use sports exchanges as a bridge to deepen friendship between the two countries' youth, promote mutual understanding between the peoples of the SCO countries, and facilitate the integration and mutual enrichment of the SCO countries' sports cultures.

The event was organized by the Heilongjiang Provincial Student Physical Education and Sports Association and the Provincial Cheerleading Committee. -0-

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Beijing, March 29 (Xinhua) — A delegation from the Chinese Ministry of Defense visited Europe from March 23 to 29 to conduct a series of institutional dialogues, according to a statement posted on the official website of the Chinese Ministry of Defense on Sunday.

During the visit, the delegation participated in the 15th China-EU Security and Defence Policy Dialogue, the 9th China-NATO Security Policy Dialogue, and the 15th China-Switzerland Defence Policy Coordination Dialogue, respectively.

The participants in the dialogues held an in-depth exchange of views on the situation in the field of international and regional security and other issues of mutual interest. -0-

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BEIJING, March 29 (Xinhua) — A wide range of brain-computer interface (BCI) products, from specialized chips to rehabilitation systems, attracted a large number of visitors at an exhibition held during the 2026 Zhongguancun Forum (ZGC Forum) in Beijing.

"BCI technology is rapidly developing, and its application area is expanding," said Zhao Jizong, a neurosurgery expert and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, speaking about the latest advances in the field on Friday at the BCI Innovation Development Forum held as part of the annual Zhongguancun Forum.

Among the products presented at the exhibition, two domestically developed intelligent systems, known as Beinao-1 and Beinao-2, attracted particular attention. Zhao Jizong noted that Beinao-1, a semi-invasive BCI system, was implanted in seven patients. All of them successfully recovered their motor and speech functions. Beinao-2 will begin clinical trials this year.

A BCI creates a direct communication channel between the brain and an external device. By recording and interpreting brain signals, this technology allows the brain to "communicate" directly with machines, giving patients the ability to control assistive devices.

As a cutting-edge technology in human-computer interaction, IMC is driving a new wave of technological and industrial transformation. China has introduced a number of measures aimed at strengthening IMC research and its industrial application. The sector was identified as an industry of the future in the government work report presented at the "two sessions" in March this year.

At the forum, experts from research institutes, hospitals, universities, and enterprises exchanged experiences and held discussions on BMC technology and its industrial applications.

Gu Xiaosong, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, noted that since 2025, the development of BMC in China has significantly accelerated, and various technologies have entered the practical testing stage and produced impressive results.

In recent years, medical institutions in Beijing, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Nanjing, and other cities have opened clinics or clinical research units specializing in BCIs. A number of BCI-based products developed in China are already being used in areas such as disease diagnostics, motor rehabilitation, and neuromodulation therapy for conditions such as Parkinson's disease and epilepsy.

This month, the National Medical Products Administration of China approved the world's first invasive medical device based on a BCI. This device is intended for patients aged 18 to 60 who suffer from quadriplegia caused by cervical spinal cord injury and who are unable to grasp with their fingers.

Zhao Jizong noted that China faces significant challenges related to neurological diseases such as stroke, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and spinal cord injuries, with a large number of patients—more than 3.7 million people with spinal cord injuries alone. The BCI has opened a new avenue for rehabilitation treatment, and clinical demand for it is high.

Local governments across China are creating service platforms. Lin Han, deputy head of Beijing's Haidian District government, announced at a forum that the district is already home to 27 key companies working in the IMC field. By 2030, the district plans to attract approximately 100 innovative small and medium-sized enterprises and promote the large-scale commercial application of IMC products in healthcare, rehabilitation, industry, education, and other fields, creating an "AI plus IMC" innovation center.

Despite the rapid growth of the IMC industry, experts note that challenges remain in areas such as technical reliability, safety, and ethics, requiring further sustained research.

“We need breakthroughs not only in technological innovation, but also in building a complete ecosystem covering industrial development, talent training, and standard setting,” Gu Xiaosong said. -0-

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TOKYO, March 29 (Xinhua) — Japanese police on Sunday searched the Self-Defense Forces base where Kodai Murata was stationed and his home on suspicion of illegally entering the Chinese Embassy in Japan on Tuesday, Kyodo News Agency reported.

Kodai Murata, 23, is a second lieutenant in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force stationed at Camp Ebino in Miyazaki Prefecture. –0–

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SANAA, March 29 (Xinhua) — Yemen's Houthi group said on Saturday it launched fresh strikes on vital targets in southern Israel using cruise missiles and drones, the second reported attack in a day amid escalating tensions in the region.

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saria stated on the social media site X that the operation was coordinated with Iran and Hezbollah and “successfully achieved its objectives.”

Y. Saria added that the attacks provide support to so-called “resistance fronts” in Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq and Iran.

“We confirm that our operations will continue in the coming days until the aggression ceases,” the spokesman said.

Earlier on Saturday, the group said it fired ballistic missiles into southern Israel, the first such attack since Israel and the United States launched massive attacks on Iran on February 28. –0–

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Baghdad, March 29 (Xinhua) — At least five Iraqi security personnel were killed and nine others wounded in a series of airstrikes in northern provinces on Saturday evening, according to official statements.

The Iraqi Interior Ministry said in a statement that two police officers were killed and five others wounded in a "treacherous American-Israeli aggression" targeting a checkpoint in Mosul, the capital of Ninewa province.

Meanwhile, Iraq's paramilitary Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) said in a statement that three of its members were killed and four others wounded in three US-Israeli airstrikes on its Northern and Eastern Tigris Operational Command in Kirkuk province.

In recent days, dozens of PMF members have been killed in attacks that the group has blamed on the US and Israel. –0–

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HAVANA, March 28 (Xinhua) — Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Saturday condemned the United States for "outright lies" over its fuel blockade of the island.

B. Rodriguez, on the social network X, stated that the US claims contradict their own decrees and regulations, citing the decree of January 29 and subsequent US measures as evidence of a “brutal blockade” of fuel supplies to Cuba.

According to him, these measures include threats to impose sanctions against third countries and foreign companies supplying oil to Cuba, as well as hostile actions against oil tankers.

B. Rodriguez added that Washington's policy is aimed at weakening the Cuban economy, hindering its development, depriving it of sources of income, and limiting access to markets and technology.

Cuba faces a severe economic and energy crisis due to decades of US sanctions. The UN says fuel shortages are pushing the country toward a humanitarian crisis.

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BEIJING, March 29 (Xinhua) — About 550,000 hatchery-reared Chinese sturgeon fingerlings were released into rivers across the country on Saturday, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.

The release events, organized by the aforementioned agency, took place simultaneously in the cities of Jingzhou and Yichang (Hubei Province, Central China), as well as in the Chongming district of Shanghai in the east of the country.

During the events, experts and representatives of organizations involved in preserving the gene pool and breeding Chinese sturgeon held an in-depth exchange of opinions and discussed technologies related to the conservation of this species and its breeding in artificial conditions, the ministry reported.

The Chinese sturgeon is a specially protected aquatic animal in China and is a flagship species of the Yangtze River ecosystem. Expanding the scale of breeding and releasing Chinese sturgeon fry into the wild is an important measure to restore natural reproduction and re-establish the wild population of this rare fish species.

Nicknamed the "water panda," the Chinese sturgeon has inhabited our planet for over 140 million years. However, the population of this species in the Yangtze River declined sharply in the late 20th century due to human activity.

In recent years, China has made significant efforts to conserve Chinese sturgeon, including expanding artificial breeding and release, as well as encouraging natural breeding of the species.

According to the ministry, efforts will be stepped up to improve the quantity and quality of captive-reared Chinese sturgeon fry, as well as to continue large-scale releases into the wild and work to restore wild populations. -0-

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TAIYUAN, March 29 (Xinhua) — Three people were killed and 23 others were injured in a fire that broke out in a high-rise building in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, on Saturday evening, local authorities said.

According to sources in the Taiyuan city government, the fire broke out at around 8:00 pm local time in the Xiaodian district.

Nine of the injured were seriously injured, the propaganda department of the Xiaodian District CPC Committee reported.

Further investigation into the causes of the fire is currently underway, while work to eliminate the consequences is underway. -0-

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BEIJING, March 28 (Xinhua) — Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao expressed support for the interim arrangements announced on Saturday to implement the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on E-Commerce.

In his written statement, Wang Wentao emphasized that the WTO Agreement on Electronic Commerce establishes global rules for digital trade, which will effectively promote more inclusive and sustainable digital growth.

The minister noted that China supports the timely implementation of the agreement and hopes that in the future the WTO will play a more active role in shaping digital trade rules.

On Saturday, the co-hosts of the WTO e-commerce talks – Australia, Japan and Singapore – issued a joint statement in the Cameroonian capital Yaoundé announcing the achievement of interim arrangements for an Electronic Commerce Agreement.

At the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé on Saturday, 66 members of the organization, including China, indicated that the interim arrangements would pave the way for the entry into force of the document, while ensuring that work on its incorporation into the WTO legal framework continues.

The Electronic Commerce Agreement, a major milestone for the WTO in recent years, will enter into force for those members that have accepted it once 45 of them have deposited their instruments of acceptance, according to a joint statement.

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