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BEIJING, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) — State Council Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Chen Binhua on Wednesday sharply criticized Taiwan Chief Executive Lai Qingde's recent remarks, accusing him of deceiving the Taiwan people and misleading the international community.

He made this statement while commenting, at the request of the media, on Lai Qingde's recent interview with American media.

Chen Binhua stated that since taking office over a year ago, Lai Qingde has stubbornly adhered to a separatist stance aimed at pursuing "Taiwan independence" and has continually fueled conflict and confrontation across the Taiwan Strait. At the same time, Lai Qingde has sold out to external powers to secure their support, leading them to take whatever they want. This has seriously undermined the interests of both businesses and residents on the island, and is relentlessly destroying Taiwan's economic lifelines and development prospects.

Taiwan is an inalienable part of Chinese territory; this is a historical and legal fact. Both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to the same China, Chen Binhua emphasized.

He noted that the general trend towards national reunification is irreversible, and any attempts to achieve “Taiwan independence” with the help of external forces are doomed to failure. -0-

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Stockholm, October 8 (Xinhua) — Scientists Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for their development of metal-organic frameworks, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced.

"The 2025 Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry have created molecular structures with large spaces through which gases and other chemicals can pass," the academy said in a statement.

It adds that these structures, metal-organic frameworks, could be used to extract water from desert air, capture carbon dioxide, store toxic gases or catalyze chemical reactions. –0–

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Almaty, October 8 (Xinhua) — Kazakhstan and Russia have discussed pushing back the implementation of joint projects to modernize automobile border crossings to 2026-2027, instead of the previously planned 2030-2032. This was reported on Wednesday by the press service of the Kazakh Ministry of Transport.

A discussion on updating joint plans took place during an off-site meeting on the Kazakh-Russian border with the participation of Russia's First Deputy Minister of Transport Valentin Ivanov and Kazakhstan's Vice Minister of Transport Maksat Kaliakparov.

At the meeting, the parties discussed the development of road projects and international transport corridors with access to Russia, including the North-South corridor, which plays a strategic role in increasing Kazakhstan's transit potential and expanding foreign economic relations.

As a reminder, there are 51 checkpoints operating on the Kazakh-Russian border, 30 of which are for vehicles. –0–

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Pyongyang, October 8 (Xinhua) — Supreme Leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), and Chairman of State Affairs Kim Jong Un held talks on Tuesday with General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President Thongloun Sisoulith, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Wednesday.

At the invitation of Kim Jong Un, Thongloun Sisoulith arrived in Pyongyang on Tuesday for a visit to mark the 80th anniversary of the founding of the WPK.

During the talks, Kim Jong Un warmly welcomed the Lao President, describing the visit as an expression of the full support and approval of the LPRP, the government and the people of Laos for the cause of the WPK and the people of the DPRK.

He said the WPK, the government and the people of the DPRK wish the LPRP and the people of Laos great success in their struggle.

Thongloun Sisoulith noted that Laos has always been a close friend of the brotherly Korean people, and the consistent position of the Lao leadership is to continue to develop the friendly and cooperative relations between the two parties and the two countries.

According to the report, the parties exchanged experiences in the field of party and state building and discussed ways to intensify cooperation between the two countries.

The two sides expressed hope and confidence that the traditional friendly and cooperative relations between the two parties and the two countries will be strengthened in line with the aspirations of the two peoples, the statement added. –0–

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BEIJING, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) — On Oct. 1, the first day of the eight-day holiday to mark China's National Day, a 70-year-old Russian man surnamed Nikolaev traveled to Manzhouli, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

"This is a birthday present to myself," said a smiling Russian tourist, showing his passport with a fresh entry stamp.

Nikolaev had long dreamed of visiting the neighboring country. When he learned last month that China had introduced a visa-free policy for holders of regular Russian passports, he decided to celebrate his 70th birthday in China, arriving just in time for China's National Day.

"I wanted to see the neighboring country with my own eyes. The visa-free policy made this the perfect moment," he said.

According to the National Immigration Administration (NIA) of the People's Republic of China, unilateral or reciprocal visa-free travel is now available to citizens of 76 countries, and transit privileges have been expanded to 55 countries. Passport holders from 55 countries, including the United States and Canada, can transit through China visa-free for up to 10 days before traveling to a third country.

Earlier this year, American YouTuber and internet streamer IShowSpeed captured the world's attention during a livestream from Chongqing, which garnered over 10 million views: "This is a cyber city!"

According to official data, from January to August this year, the flow of foreign tourists to Chongqing increased by 82.48 percent compared to the same period last year.

During China's National Day, Chongqing continued to attract foreign tourists, including Antonio from Spain. He was particularly drawn to the impressive monorail train running between the multi-story residential buildings.

"I'm fascinated by the way the city seems to rise in layers," he said, looking at the horizon, where towers cling to steep hillsides. "When the lights come on at night, it looks almost futuristic."

While Chongqing amazed people with its modern skyscrapers, Shanxi Province (Northern China) offered travelers to explore centuries-old wooden pagodas and temples.

Renowned for its ancient structures, numbering over 28,000, the province has become even more popular thanks to the phenomenal video game “Black Myth: Wukong,” inspired by the classic Chinese literary masterpiece “Journey to the West.”

In Taiyuan City, capital of Shanxi Province, Spanish tourist Sergio, a fan of ancient architecture, was touched by an unexpected display of warmth during the Mid-Autumn Festival when immigration officials presented him with mooncakes and a cultural brochure.

“What a surprise!” he said, leafing through a brochure to find one of the attractions he had planned to visit – Xiaoxitian Temple, or the Lesser Western Heaven Temple in Xi County, with its stunning 400-year-old sculptures.

According to official data, from October 1 to 7, the tourist flow to Xi County exceeded 93,000 people, which is equivalent to the entire population of the county.

According to the General Administration of Information Technology of the People's Republic of China, during the 8-day holiday to celebrate the National Day of the People's Republic of China, which this year coincided with the Mid-Autumn Festival (Zhongqiujie or Moon Festival), the average daily inbound and outbound passenger traffic in China is expected to reach 2 million person-times. -0-

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Gaza, October 8 (Xinhua) — The Hamas delegation participating in the current round of ceasefire talks with Israel has demonstrated a "positive attitude and responsibility" to achieve the necessary progress and conclude a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, Taher al-Nunu, media adviser to the head of the Hamas political bureau, said on Wednesday.

In a statement to the press, he said the mediators were "making great efforts to remove any obstacles to the implementation of the truce," noting that "everyone is in a spirit of optimism."

The current round of indirect ceasefire talks between Hamas and Israel, mediated by Egypt and Qatar, began on Monday in the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh.

According to T. al-Nunu, the negotiations focus on “mechanisms for ending the war, the withdrawal of occupation forces from the Gaza Strip, and the exchange of prisoners between the two sides.”

"Today we exchanged lists of prisoners to be released, in accordance with agreed-upon criteria and figures," he said. "Indirect negotiations continue with the participation of all parties and mediators."

The talks are focused on a 20-point proposal unveiled by US President Donald Trump after his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in late September. –0–

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BEIJING, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) — China's recently unveiled measures to boost service consumption have attracted considerable attention, with officials and experts saying the package will optimize service supply, stimulate new demand, promote high-quality development, and improve people's well-being.

These measures, developed by nine government agencies, include 19 objectives across five areas. Vice Minister of Commerce Sheng Qiuping outlined the key areas of the measures: developing service consumption platforms, improving the quality of supply, stimulating new demand, and strengthening financial support.

According to the deputy head of the department, these measures combine improving living conditions with encouraging consumption and are aimed at raising people's living standards while simultaneously stimulating new demand. Examples include organizing high-profile sporting events, expanding long-term care insurance coverage, and supporting local childcare services to better meet people's daily needs.

Sheng Qiuping said these measures include expanding high-quality offerings in pilot cities to introduce new business models and scenarios, expanding offerings in the cultural, tourism, and sports sectors, and improving services in sectors such as entertainment, sports, and elderly and child care.

Regarding demand, the minister added that measures include strengthening credit support, conducting consumer campaigns and extending service hours to stimulate the desire and ability to spend money.

Measures will also be taken to expand market access in areas such as telecommunications, healthcare and education, as well as steps to simplify visa and payment procedures for foreigners in China and develop international markets for medical services and exhibition businesses, Sheng Qiuping said.

At the same time, restrictions will be lifted for sectors such as mid- to high-end healthcare and leisure, which will attract more private and foreign investment, thereby attracting high-quality resources to increase supply, stimulate market viability and improve efficiency.

Experts say measures such as allowing museums and cultural institutions to innovate in exhibition formats and use the revenue they generate to incentivise staff mark steps towards effective reform.

Zou Yunhan, a researcher at the State Information Center, noted that this move could help transform museums from traditional institutions focused on collecting and researching into comprehensive cultural and leisure centers, encouraging efforts to integrate resources, introduce innovative products, and improve visitor experience, as well as further unlocking their potential to provide the public with higher-quality cultural offerings.

The People's Bank of China (PBOC, the central bank) also strengthened support for service consumption. In May, it launched a 500 billion yuan (approximately $70 billion) refinancing program for service consumption and elderly care, allowing financial institutions to increase lending to sectors such as food service, culture, education, and tourism.

Together with the expanded refinancing program for technological innovation and equipment upgrades, these instruments help channel more loans to service-related projects, said Yang Hong, a spokesperson for the People's Bank of China.

In addition to monetary instruments, the Central Bank also called on financial institutions to introduce innovative products and expand lending for key consumption areas, including food, housing, travel, and entertainment, Yang Hong added.

By the end of July 2025, the volume of outstanding loans in major service consumption sectors nationwide reached 2.79 trillion yuan, up 5.3 percent from the previous year.

New measures aimed at expanding service consumption also include the mobilization of targeted bonds from the central budget and local governments to support the construction of cultural, tourism, elderly care, kindergartens and sports facilities, as well as the provision of interest subsidies to service providers in sectors closely related to people's daily lives.

Various financial support options, including interest subsidies and local government bonds, will help reduce business financing costs and consumer spending, said Fu Yifu, a researcher at Jiangsu Su Merchants Bank.

Observers note that as these measures take effect, service consumption is expected to gradually become the leading driver of domestic demand, playing an increasingly important role in improving people's well-being and supporting China's high-quality development. -0-

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Islamabad, October 8 (Xinhua) — Eleven soldiers and 19 terrorists were killed in an operation in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday night, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Pakistan Army's media wing, said on Wednesday.

An intelligence-driven operation was carried out in Orakzai district of the province following reports of terrorist presence, the statement said.

Security forces engaged the terrorists, killing 19 of them, ISPR said.

Eleven soldiers were also killed in the intense firefight.

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San Francisco, October 8 (Xinhua) — In the two years since the latest conflict in Gaza began on October 7, 2023, the U.S. government has spent $21.7 billion on military aid to Israel, according to a report by the Costs of War Project at Brown University.

The report, released Tuesday, notes that the figure does not include tens of billions of dollars in arms sales agreements negotiated under the administrations of Presidents Joseph Biden and Donald Trump that will be paid in coming years.

US-supplied weapons play a key role in Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israel Police operations in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and beyond. According to a study conducted in collaboration with the Washington-based Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, the majority of weapons used by Israel in Gaza and the Middle East come from existing US-made stockpiles.

Given the scale of current and future spending, it is clear that the IDF could not have inflicted such widespread damage in Gaza or escalated military action throughout the region without funding, weapons, and political support from the United States, the study says.

According to experts' calculations, since October 7, 2023, the United States has spent an additional $9.65 billion to $12.07 billion on military operations in Yemen and the region as a whole that were caused by or conducted in support of Israeli military actions.

Thus, over the past two years, the United States spent between $31.35 billion and $33.77 billion in the Middle East.

According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, as of early September 2025, 67,075 people had been killed in Gaza, and another 169,430 had been injured. These 236,505 victims represent more than 10 percent of Gaza's pre-war population, according to the Costs of War Project report.

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Hanoi, October 8 (Xinhua) — Eight people have been killed and five others injured in Vietnam as a result of heavy rains and flooding caused by Typhoon Matmo, the country's Disaster Management Authority reported on Wednesday.

According to the agency, more than 15,700 homes were flooded, and over 400 more were damaged. More than 14,600 hectares of rice and other crops were also flooded.

More than 97,000 livestock and poultry died or were swept away by floodwaters. Flooding, landslides, and traffic disruptions occurred in 602 locations in the mountainous provinces of the north and central parts of the country.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Trinh issued an urgent directive on Tuesday, calling for increased efforts to prevent flash floods and landslides and ensure the safety of residents in affected areas, according to a report.

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