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LANZHOU, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) — A Russian Azur Air plane carrying 246 people made an emergency landing at Lanzhou Airport in northwest China's Gansu Province on Friday after issuing a distress signal, the airport administration said.

Flight ZF2998, en route from Phuket, Thailand, to Barnaul, Russia, landed safely at Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport at 4:51 PM. There were 239 passengers and seven crew members on board. There were no injuries.

According to the airport, which is coordinating the emergency, the emergency was caused by the failure of the right engine of the Boeing 757-200. -0-

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GUANGZHOU, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) — Chinese troops have pulled 17 Filipino sailors, crew members of a ship that sank in the South China Sea, from the water as of 12:30 p.m. Beijing time, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Command said Friday.

Two of them died, 14 are in stable condition, one is in intensive care.

On Thursday, around 9:30 PM Beijing time, a foreign cargo ship en route from the Philippines to Guangdong Province (southern China) capsized and lost contact in waters approximately 55 nautical miles northwest of China's Huangyan Island. There were 21 crew members on board.

Upon receiving notification of the incident at approximately 1:30 a.m. Friday, the PLA Southern Command immediately dispatched a military aircraft to conduct a search and rescue operation over the waters where the accident occurred. Two nearby China Coast Guard vessels also joined the search and rescue operation.

China's maritime authorities are sending additional rescue forces to the area, and search and rescue operations are ongoing, the combat command in the area reported. -0-

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Brussels, January 23 (Xinhua) — The EU will soon unveil a substantial investment package for Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, and increase spending on defense equipment adapted to Arctic conditions, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Friday.

According to her, the EU is working to strengthen relations with Greenland, and the European Commission “will soon present a significant investment package.”

The EU will strengthen cooperation with its partners on Arctic security and will focus defense spending on equipment capable of operating in the Arctic, in particular a European icebreaker, the head of the EC noted.

"We must strengthen our security and defense agreements with regional partners such as the United Kingdom, Canada, Norway, and Iceland. This has become a genuine geopolitical imperative for Greenland," added von der Leyen.

EU leaders held an emergency summit in Brussels on Thursday evening to discuss US threats over Greenland and possible next steps.

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Hanoi, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) — To Lam was re-elected as General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV CC) on Friday.

On Friday, at the first plenary session of the 14th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, a vote was also held on the composition of the Politburo, Secretariat, and Inspection Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam, according to the final communiqué.

Tran Kam Tu became a permanent member of the Secretariat of the 14th Central Committee of the CPV.

The 19-member Politburo included, among others, To Lam, Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man, Tran Cam Tu, and the head of the organizational department of the CPV Central Committee Le Minh Hung. –0–

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BEIJING, January 23 (Xinhua) — China's high-quality development through high-level opening-up will create more opportunities for cooperation with Brazil, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday during a phone conversation with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

He noted that in 2024, together with Leonid Lula da Silva, he announced the elevation of China-Brazil ties to a community with a shared future for a more just world and a more sustainable planet. Over the past year, the construction of this community has gained steady momentum, with the two countries deepening the alignment of their development strategies and setting an example of unity and cooperation between countries in the Global South, Xi Jinping added.

This year, China begins its 15th Five-Year Plan, the Chinese President noted. Beijing is ready to work with Brasilia to comprehensively deepen mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields and promote the further development of bilateral relations, ensuring an even brighter future, he emphasized.

In the current turbulent international situation, China and Brazil, as important countries in the Global South, are a constructive force in safeguarding global peace and stability and improving global governance, Xi Jinping said.

He called on both countries to stand firmly on the right side of history, make greater efforts to protect the common interests of each other and the Global South, and jointly uphold the central role of the UN and international justice.

China intends to always remain a good friend and partner of Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries, jointly promoting the construction of a China-LAC community with a shared future, Xi Jinping said. –0–

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TOKYO, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) — Japan's House of Representatives (lower house of parliament) was officially dissolved on Friday at the start of its regular session, with general elections scheduled for Feb. 8.

The official campaign will begin next Tuesday. It will last just 16 days, marking a new low for postwar Japan.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced on Monday her decision to dissolve the lower house of parliament for early elections, seeking to capitalize on her cabinet's current high approval ratings.

With more than two years remaining in the lower house's term, Sanae Takaichi justified the decision to call early elections by citing the lack of public support for her premiership, which began in October. A new ruling coalition, comprising the Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Renewal Society, was formed at that time.

The announcement of new elections was criticized for leaving voters little time to evaluate competing proposals. The opposition also accused Sanae Takaichi of prioritizing political considerations over the budget for the 2026 fiscal year (beginning in April), which the Diet was scheduled to pass during the current session.

This will be Sanae Takaichi's first general election as prime minister. Her ruling coalition currently holds only a narrow majority in the House of Representatives and remains in the minority in the House of Councillors.

Meanwhile, the "Centrist Reform Alliance"—a union of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Komeito Party, comprising 165 lower house deputies—was officially formed on Thursday. The new main opposition force aims to defeat the ruling conservative bloc in the upcoming elections.

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BEIJING, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) — China hopes Iran will maintain national stability and calls on all parties to cherish peace, exercise restraint and resolve differences through dialogue, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Friday.

A Chinese diplomat made the statement at a daily press conference in response to US President Donald Trump's announcement that the United States was sending a "significant force" of American warships toward Iran. -0-

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BEIJING, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) — In the current turbulent international environment, strengthening exchanges and cooperation between China and the United Kingdom, both permanent members of the UN Security Council, serves the interests of both countries and the world, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Friday.

The Chinese diplomat made this statement at a regular departmental press conference, answering a question about next steps in the framework of high-level contacts between China and the UK.

Guo Jiakun noted that China will release information on the specific visit in due course. -0-

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In Kawak village, Moyu county, Hetian prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), large-scale equipment operates in the desert.

In the midst of winter, even though temperatures in Moyu County have already dropped below zero degrees, work to combat desertification is still in full swing here.

Since the completion of the full closure of the ecological protective barrier around the Taklamakan Desert in November 2024, the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) has continued to strengthen environmental security in the southern part of the region.

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BEIJING, January 23 (Xinhua) — Dialogue and negotiations are the only correct way to resolve the Ukrainian crisis, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Friday.

According to media reports, the first meeting of the trilateral working group on security issues, involving representatives from Russia, the United States, and Ukraine, will take place on Friday in the United Arab Emirates.

Answering a question at a daily press conference, Guo Jiakun said China's position on the Ukrainian crisis is consistent and clear. -0-

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