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Tokyo, January 14 (Xinhua) — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to provide more details on January 19 about her plan to dissolve the House of Representatives (the lower house of parliament) to hold early elections, Hirofumi Yoshimura, head of the ruling coalition's Japan Renewal Society Party, announced after a meeting with her on Wednesday.

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Moscow, January 14 /Xinhua/ — The Federal Security Service (FSB) in St. Petersburg thwarted an assassination attempt on an employee of a defense industry enterprise commissioned by Kyiv. This was reported by the FSB's Public Relations Center.

"The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation prevented a sabotage and terrorist attack planned by Ukrainian special services in St. Petersburg. As a result of these measures, a Russian citizen, born in 1966, was detained. While living in Ukraine, she was recruited by the Security Service of Ukraine and trained in sabotage and terrorist activities under the supervision of her handlers," the statement reads.

According to the information received, after arriving in Russia via third countries, the woman attempted to retrieve a firearm and an improvised explosive device from a hiding place in the Smolensk region, intended to kill an employee of a defense industry enterprise in the Leningrad region.

"A Makarov pistol, a homemade explosive device based on a foreign-made plastic explosive, and communications equipment containing correspondence with terrorist coordinators located in Ukraine were confiscated from her," the FSB Public Relations Center reported.

A criminal case has been opened under the article “Attempted acquisition of explosive substances or explosive devices,” and the woman has been taken into custody, the Public Relations Center reported. –0–

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Changchun, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) — The number of people crossing the border in both directions through China's Hunchun border crossing exceeded 700,000 last year, setting a new historical record, according to data from the local border control agency.

As the only land border crossing on the Chinese-Russian border in Jilin Province (Northeast China), the Hunchun checkpoint is connected to Vladivostok, Zarubino, Posyet and other settlements in Russia by direct transport links.

A trip to the city of Hunchun via the checkpoint of the same name during the New Year holidays has become a popular pastime for many residents of Russia's neighboring regions. Here, they can immerse themselves more deeply in traditional Chinese culture and enjoy authentic Chinese cuisine.

In recent years, in order to attract an increasing number of Russian tourists, Hunchun has made continuous efforts to optimize its tourism infrastructure, improve the quality of its tourism services, and develop new, original tourist routes and products.

At the same time, a simplified visa policy has also significantly boosted the boom in cross-border tourism. In 2025, China and Russia launched a mutual visa-free regime, covering citizens of the two countries holding regular passports. -0-

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BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) — China will promote high-quality development of the intelligent connected new energy vehicle (NEV) sector in the next few years, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said Wednesday.

The ministry promised to develop a five-year development plan for this sector. It must be aligned with energy and infrastructure plans to provide guidance for the sector's innovative development.

The country will implement a new round of high-quality development initiatives in key industrial chains. Investments in research into key products, basic materials, and software will also be increased. Meanwhile, China will accelerate the development of key technologies such as solid-state batteries and autonomous driving.

The ministry also promised to take measures to expand automobile consumption, promote trade-in programs, facilitate the widespread use of heavy trucks in the NIE, deepen vehicle insurance reforms in the NIE, and unlock diversified consumer potential.

The ministry also plans to strengthen support for international cooperation in trade, investment and technology, which will enable enterprises to establish rational, orderly and secure overseas deployment patterns and shape a new landscape of global cooperation in this sector, the ministry said in a statement. -0-

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BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) — State Council Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Zhu Fenglian on Wednesday criticized the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration for not only failing to resist but actively indulging in blatant intimidation and plunder by external forces when faced with them.

She made the statement in response to a request to comment on a report that the US and Taiwan are close to reaching a trade deal that would cut US import tariffs on Taiwanese goods to 15 percent, while Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) intends to invest in building at least five more semiconductor factories in the US.

The island's public has expressed concern that the DPP administration's strategy is to trade investment for tariff concessions, the report said.

The so-called agreement represents economic robbery of Taiwan by the United States through high tariffs, which is tantamount to a scheme to extract funds from Taiwanese industry, Zhu Fenglian said at a regular departmental press conference.

She added that this not only exposes the selfish and selfish nature of the US, but also reveals its sinister intentions of using Taiwan as a pawn.

The DPP administration not only does not resist, but also voluntarily offers Taiwan's key technological advantages as bargaining chips to please external powers and win their favor, Zhu Fenglian noted.

Noting that the DPP administration had effectively given up even before the tariff talks began, making ever greater concessions, Zhu Fenglian emphasized that such an approach would only undermine Taiwan's economic prospects and harm the long-term interests of the island's residents. -0-

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BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) — China's automobile production and sales volumes will both exceed 34 million units by the end of 2025, reaching new historical highs, according to data released Wednesday by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).

By the end of 2025, China will be the global leader for the 17th consecutive year in these indicators, with 34.531 million and 34.4 million units, respectively, representing year-on-year growth of 10.4 percent and 9.4 percent. Both vehicle production and sales have exceeded 30 million units for three consecutive years.

According to CAAM data, last year's production and sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs) amounted to 16.626 million and 16.49 million units, respectively, showing year-on-year growth of 29 percent and 28.2 percent, making China the world's top manufacturer for 11 consecutive years.

The passenger vehicle market in China is growing steadily. By the end of 2025, both production and sales in the country were expected to exceed 30 million units. Specifically, the share of Chinese brands in total passenger vehicle sales was 69.5%, up 4.3 percentage points from 2024. At the same time, the commercial vehicle market showed an improving trend, with both production and sales volumes of these vehicles returning to over 4 million units.

In the whole of 2025, China exported more than 7 million vehicles, including 2.615 million new energy vehicles.

"In 2025, China's automobile industry continued to demonstrate high resilience and vitality. A number of indicators in this sector reached new highs," noted CAAM Deputy Secretary-General Chen Shihua, adding that the country's automobile production and sales growth in 2025 exceeded expectations thanks to the implementation of a program aimed at promoting a new round of large-scale equipment upgrades and trade-in of consumer goods, as well as the launch of new vehicle models and continued growth in final demand.

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BEIJING, January 14 (Xinhua) — China's used car market set a new record in 2025, with over 20 million vehicles sold, according to the China Automobile Dealers Association.

In December of last year, the used vehicle re-registration rate, a key indicator of interregional turnover, rose to 34.9 percent, 4.7 percentage points higher than the previous year.

"This has reduced the burden on local used car dealers' inventories," said the association's deputy head, Lo Lei.

Used NEV sales in China are expected to reach 1.6 million units in 2025, accounting for 7.9 percent of total used vehicle sales. This represents a 2.2 percentage point increase compared to the previous year.

Thanks to measures to curb excessive competition in the auto industry, coupled with the wider implementation of trade-in programs for old cars, new car prices are expected to stabilize this year, creating even more favorable conditions for the development of the used car market, according to Luo Lei. -0-

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BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) — The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CDI) has called for strengthening the fight against corruption in the context of implementing the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development (2026-2030).

The call was made in a communiqué adopted at the 5th Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, held in Beijing from Monday to Wednesday.

Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended the plenary session and delivered an important speech. -0-

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Almaty, January 14 (Xinhua) — The Kazakh government is launching a new phase of subsoil exploration, with plans to allocate 240 billion tenge (approximately $500 million) for geological exploration over the next three years. This was announced on Wednesday by the prime minister's press service.

By comparison, $469 million has been invested in exploration over the past 15 years.

It is reported that last year, 20 projects were developed to conduct geological surveys over a total area of 100,000 square kilometers, with subsequent annual coverage of 30,000 square kilometers of the most promising areas.

Over the next three years, $500 million will be allocated to the implementation of the above-mentioned 20 projects, as well as to seismic exploration work in the territory of poorly studied sedimentary basins and the creation of modern geological infrastructure.

The projects include remote sensing data analysis, airborne geophysical and geochemical studies, and a range of fieldwork. The project areas have high potential for discovering deposits of copper, gold, lead, zinc, rare earth elements, barite, and bauxite.

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BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) — At the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will pay an official visit to China from Wednesday to Saturday.

M. Carney was born in 1965 in Fort Smith, Canada. He received a BA in economics from Harvard University, an MA in economics from Oxford University, and a PhD in economics from Oxford University.

Previously, he held such senior positions as Governor of the Bank of Canada, Chairman of the Financial Stability Board, Governor of the Bank of England, Vice Chairman of Brookfield Asset Management, and Chairman of Bloomberg LP. He also served as the United Nations Special Envoy for Climate Action and Financial Affairs.

In March 2025, M. Carney was elected leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and became prime minister. Following the general election in April of last year, he again assumed the office of prime minister of Canada.

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