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Harbin, January 30 (Xinhua) — Winter tourism is currently booming in Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang Province in northeast China, which was recently named a "World Outstanding City of Ice and Snow Tourism" by the United Nations World Tourism Organization. Central Street is bustling, and the setting sun illuminates the dome of the Modern Hotel, radiating an air of freedom and romance against the white snow. Tourists line up around the Modern ice cream parlor to buy the "popular online ice cream." After receiving their ice cream, they immediately pick up the Modern ice cream with one hand and point their phone camera with the other, snapping photos.

The founder of the Modern Hotel was a Russian entrepreneur. More than 100 years ago, having earned his first fortune in the watch and jewelry trade, he began actively seeking partners, raising funds, and creating a large, modern service complex offering accommodations, food, cinema, entertainment, and leisure.

In 1914, the Hotel Modern officially opened its doors, and the media of the time covered the opening ceremony: the building housed a hotel, a restaurant, a cafe, and a cinema called the Modern.

Originally, "Modern" meant "modern" and "fashionable." Today, the Hotel "Modern" has embarked on a comprehensive modernization and renovation, focusing on four cultural elements: "the color red, music, European flair, and gastronomy," aiming to create a themed hotel-museum, reviving its century-old character.

Liu Lingling, Deputy General Director of Harbin Modern Joint-Stock Company, explained that the Modern Hotel will tell a "hundred-year story" of gastronomy and entertainment. The hotel plans to restore the original atmosphere of the music bar and continue to develop the classical IP of music on the Modern's balcony, so that musical notes become a link between the past and the present. The intangible culinary mastery of the Modern Hotel is also intended to be preserved, with the goal of creating a high-quality culinary experience for guests, showcasing the charm of the mastery of "Western cuisine culture" in Harbin.

Today, the ice cream parlor, Western restaurant, craft beer brewery, and other food establishments under the "Modern" brand have become popular online destinations. Thanks to its unique flavor, "Modern" ice cream has become a hit on Central Street.

“Today, the total sales volume has exceeded 300 million units,” says Liu Lingling.

The charm of "Modern" extends beyond its ice cream. The classic "sayka" bread, a legacy of Russian technologists, is soft and sweet; the red and baby sausages, perfected by heirs to the intangible cultural heritage, smoked in old ovens using fruit wood, possess a unique flavor. Harbin "Modern" Joint-Stock Company, based on the "Modern" Hotel, was transformed into a state-owned joint-stock company after three reorganizations. Its current core business includes hotel accommodations, Chinese and Western cuisine, food production and sales, cultural tourism, and more.

The former Tongyiqing Chinese and Foreign Goods Store, located in the Daowai District of Harbin, is a century-old Chinese Baroque building that witnessed the flourishing of Harbin's modern commerce. Thanks to a systematic renovation by the company Modern, this long-vacant building was renovated and reopened in late 2025.

"Tourists can not only sample authentic Harbin cuisine and signature Modern products here, but also purchase cultural and creative goods, but also feel the breath of history in the building's details," says Liu Lingling.

Having transcended centuries of space and time, this exotic “old brand” bears witness to the changes and development of this city and increasingly demonstrates the special charm of “modernism.” -0-

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Jingjiang is located on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and is a county-level city in Jiangsu Province. This seemingly ordinary county, in 2020, was already among those with a GDP exceeding 100 billion yuan. Surrounded by the Yangtze River on three sides, Jingjiang has become China's largest private shipbuilding base thanks to this geographical advantage. It's estimated that one in ten new ships built worldwide originates from Jingjiang's slipways.

As one of Jingjiang's core industries, shipbuilding has become the main driver of the county's economic growth. Local shipyards currently have orders for over 400 vessels, with construction scheduled to continue until 2030.

In 2020, Jingjiang's GDP exceeded 100 billion yuan for the first time. Since then, it has surpassed four more 100 billion yuan milestones since 2021. By 2024, Jingjiang's total GDP will exceed 140 billion yuan, with manufacturing accounting for approximately 40% of this total. As the driving force behind Jingjiang's manufacturing industry, the shipbuilding industry has also demonstrated rapid growth.

In 2020, when green energy sources and dual-fuel vessels were just beginning to gain popularity in shipbuilding, Jingjiang companies quickly responded to this trend and began transitioning to eco-friendly and high-tech models. Greening, technological advancement, and digitalization are becoming key growth drivers in this industry.

The "explosive growth in orders" also opened up enormous opportunities for the development of related auxiliary enterprises. Currently, Jingjiang boasts over 200 companies supporting the shipbuilding cluster, covering areas such as propulsion systems, navigation systems, deck machinery, and ship equipment. The localization rate of component production exceeds 65%.

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UNITED NATIONS, January 30 (Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for dialogue on the Iranian nuclear issue to avoid a catastrophic crisis.

“We believe it is important that there be a dialogue that allows us to reach an agreement on, in particular, the nuclear issue, and so that we can avoid a crisis that could have devastating consequences in the region,” he said at a press conference marking the beginning of the year.

"I believe it is absolutely essential for dialogue to prevail. I urge dialogue to benefit from the mediation proposals that have been made," said A. Guterres.

“We don’t want to see nuclear weapons, and I believe the Iranians are telling us that they don’t want to have them either, so if that’s the case, then all the conditions are there for serious negotiations, and I call on the parties to engage in serious negotiations to avoid a confrontation that would be a tragedy,” he emphasized. –0–

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Beijing, January 30 (Xinhua) — A meeting and seminar between a delegation of Kazakh tour operators and their Chinese counterparts was held Wednesday in Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou Province, southwest China. At the event, representatives from the two countries' culture and tourism, foreign relations, sports, and civil aviation sectors discussed cooperation, local media reported.

As a key hub on the Silk Road, Kazakhstan boasts rich tourism resources and enormous market potential. It is a key partner for Guizhou Province in expanding tourism from Central Asia and developing inbound tourism. Following the introduction of a mutual visa-free regime between China and Kazakhstan in 2023, humanitarian exchanges between Guizhou Province and Kazakhstan have intensified.

The meeting showcased a variety of tourist routes, ethnocultural experiences, and unique tourism products from Guizhou Province, allowing guests from Kazakhstan to gain a deeper understanding of local cultural and tourism resources.

Both sides expressed their willingness to establish a long-term and sustainable mechanism for mutually beneficial cooperation to attract more tourists from Central Asia to Guizhou, promote the sharing of cultural and tourism resources and expand each other's markets.

Before the meeting, representatives of Kazakhstani tour operators visited tourist attractions in the cities of Guiyang, Anshun, and the Qiandongnan Miao-Dong Autonomous Prefecture, among other places, where they experienced the unique charming atmosphere and features of tourism in the mountainous region of Guizhou Province. -0-

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Caracas, January 29 (Xinhua) — Venezuela is immediately reopening its commercial airspace, the country's presidential office announced Thursday.

The agency noted that commercial airspace is opening following a telephone conversation between Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez and US President Donald Trump.

American Airlines said Thursday it plans to resume air service to Venezuela, pending U.S. government approval and completion of a safety assessment.

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Beijing, January 30 (Xinhua) — China will improve its monitoring of consumer market dynamics amid efforts to strengthen its domestic market. This was announced at the National Statistical Conference, which concluded on Thursday.

At the meeting, it was reported that the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) of China promised to strengthen statistical monitoring of new consumption models, business forms, and changes in consumption structure, adding that efforts will include improving the efficiency of measuring the retail turnover of regional services and improving the measurement of the retail turnover of online services.

The State Statistical Service also announced that it will improve its data evaluation and optimize methods for measuring the overall turnover of goods and services. Particular attention will be paid to improving statistical monitoring of the service consumption market to more objectively and accurately reflect market trends.

Expanding domestic demand will be a key priority for China's economic work in 2026, according to the Central Economic Work Conference held in December 2025, which also outlined plans for campaigns to stimulate consumption and increase incomes for urban and rural residents.

China also recently unveiled a plan to accelerate the cultivation of new growth factors for service consumption, aiming to improve and expand service supply and enhance the quality of service consumption. -0-

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he had talks with Iranian leaders and plans to continue them.

"There have been, and I plan to have them," Trump said when asked if he had had any conversations with Iran in the past few days. He did not specify who he had spoken to.

“We have a lot of very large, very powerful ships sailing to Iran right now, and it would be great if we didn’t have to use them,” the White House chief added.

"I told them two things. First, nothing nuclear. And second, stop killing protesters," Trump said.

As a reminder, on Wednesday he announced that a "massive armada" led by the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln was heading to Iran, exceeding the size of the group of ships sent to Venezuela. The president warned that Tehran has little time left to reach an agreement with Washington.

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Mexico City, January 29 (Xinhua) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and her U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, held a telephone conversation on Thursday. Sheinbaum reported on social media that they agreed that their respective teams would continue to address outstanding bilateral issues.

The presidents of the United States and Mexico have spoken by phone several times during Donald Trump's second term. Relations between the two countries are tense due to concerns about security and organized crime.

The conversation took place during a visit to Washington by Mexican Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard, who is discussing issues related to the upcoming scheduled review of the US-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Agreement (USMCA).

Shortly before the conversation, D. Trump also spoke about the possibility of ground operations against drug cartels in Mexico. –0–

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Istanbul, January 30 (Xinhua) — An explosion occurred Thursday at an oil refinery operated by Turkish corporation Tupras in the northwestern province of Kocaeli. Authorities dispatched several emergency services to the scene, local media reported.

Tupras stated that the incident occurred near a refinery tank in Izmit at around 9:30 PM local time. Safety specialists quickly brought the situation under control. No employees were injured, and operations are continuing normally, the company emphasized.

Footage from Halk TV shows flames and thick black smoke rising from the structure. Journalists reported that numerous ambulances and emergency crews were dispatched to the scene. Workers were evacuated for safety reasons.

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Wellington, January 30 (Xinhua) — New Zealand will not join the "Peace Council" initiated by US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Christopher Lacson announced on Friday.

The government considered the proposal and decided that it would not accept the invitation to join the council in its “current form,” he said.

New Zealand's Foreign Minister, Winston Peters, said on social media that, as a leading founder and long-standing supporter of the UN, New Zealand believes it is important that the council's work complements and is consistent with the UN Charter.

D. Trump officially announced the creation of the “Peace Council” on January 22 during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. –0–

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