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Moscow, November 30 (Xinhua) — The Russian Foreign Ministry strongly condemns Ukrainian attacks on tankers in the Black Sea and the infrastructure of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium. This was stated by Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova on Sunday. The ministry released the statement.

On November 28, off the coast of Turkey in the southern Black Sea, unmanned naval craft attacked and damaged the tankers Kairos and Virat, which were en route to the port of Novorossiysk under the Gambian flag. The following morning, the Virat was attacked again.

Early in the morning of November 29, in the seaport of Novorossiysk, as a result of an attack using unmanned boats of the same type, the VPU-2 single-point mooring unit, belonging to the international Caspian Pipeline Consortium, which unites fuel and energy companies from Russia, Kazakhstan, the United States, and several Western European countries, was disabled.

"Kyiv's security services effectively claimed their involvement in these attacks by publishing video evidence of the terrorist attacks in Ukrainian media. We strongly condemn these terrorist attacks and the actions of all parties involved in their planning and implementation," stated M. Zakharova.

She stressed that the civilian energy infrastructure that was attacked plays an important role in ensuring global energy security and has never been subject to international restrictions. –0–

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Moscow, November 30 /Xinhua/ — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is clearly seeking to escalate relations with China. Her statements about the alleged impossibility of determining Taiwan's legal status and a general course toward remilitarization, along with her stated readiness to deploy medium-range missiles near Taiwan, are seriously exacerbating Japanese-Chinese tensions. The consequences of this for Japan's relations with China will be long-term and severe. Vasily Kashin, Director of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (CCEIS HSE), stated this in a recent interview with Xinhua.

"This is yet another step by Japan aimed at escalating tensions with China, specifically in the context of Taiwan… It's clear that Sanae Takaichi is escalating tensions, hoping for some domestic political gains. But the consequences for relations with China will be long-term and severe," Kashin emphasized.

According to the Russian expert, "There are several reasons why Japan is taking these steps. Some are related to the relatively low popularity of the current Japanese cabinet and attempts to somehow bolster it. There's also the problem of Japan trying to emphasize and strengthen its alliance with the United States. There's also the problem of Sanae Takaichi's insufficient diplomatic experience, who may be doing certain things because she perhaps doesn't fully understand the unprecedented nature of what she's doing. After all, she hasn't worked in foreign policy in the past. Taken together, this is creating today's very serious cycle of escalating Japanese-Chinese tensions," the director of the HSE Center for Contemporary Economics and International Relations (CCIEIS) noted.

V. Kashin also believes that Japanese government statements about plans to revise the National Security Strategy and other doctrinal documents on Japan's defense, as well as unprecedented statements about Taiwan's status and the possibility of deploying American-made medium-range missiles near the island, represent a radicalization of existing trends. In Japan, there had been some statements on this topic before, by Sanae Takaichi's predecessors. "This was discussed. Now Sanae Takaichi has elevated the level of this discussion. It is now being discussed directly, openly, and at a higher level," the expert noted.

He recalled that Russia fully supports China on the Taiwan issue. There are a number of international legal acts and other decisions that clearly state that Taiwan is part of China. "Russia will interact with China as a partner; we have mutual obligations in this area," Kashin emphasized.

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TEHRAN, November 30 (Xinhua) — Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei on Sunday criticized US President Donald Trump's statement that Venezuela's airspace should be considered closed.

This step is a flagrant violation of international norms and fundamental norms of international law, including those governing international air transport, E. Bagai said in a statement.

It is part of Washington's ongoing "provocative and illegal actions" against Venezuela's sovereignty and territorial integrity, he said, condemning the move as an "arbitrary act and an unprecedented threat" to international aviation security.

As a reminder, D. Trump stated on Saturday that the airspace over and around Venezuela should be considered “completely” closed.

“To all airlines, pilots, drug dealers, and human traffickers, please consider the AIRSPACE OVER AND AROUND VENEZUELA COMPLETELY CLOSED,” he wrote on Truth Social without further explanation. –0–

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Moscow, November 30 (Xinhua) — The first Moscow International Video Game Week was held in Moscow from November 27 to 30. It featured business sessions, a gaming exhibition, educational and city programs, tournaments, interactive events, and one of the largest gatherings of the gaming community.

The event, organized by the Agency for Creative Industries (AKI) of Moscow with the support of the capital's Department of Culture, became a key event, bringing together leading video game and IT companies, industry specialists, and video game enthusiasts from Russia, China, and other countries.

Konstantin Buchnev, Deputy Director General for Creative Industries Development at AKI, spoke about plans to expand the event to a national and global level. He explained that it is a meeting point for various expertise: video game developers, investors, and international publishers, which creates a synergistic effect for the development of the video game and animation cluster.

Lipsar Studio CEO Gleb Durnovo noted that this is the first time such an event has been held. “This is a great opportunity to directly engage with users and business partners. We recently signed an agreement with a Chinese company that will officially publish one of our projects in China. This is a new but very interesting market for us. That's why I believe this collaboration is beneficial for both parties,” said Durnovo.

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WENCHANG, HAINAN PROVINCE, November 30 (Xinhua) — China on Sunday launched a new satellite into space from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in the southern island province of Hainan.

The Shijian-28 satellite was launched at 8:20 PM Beijing Time aboard a modified Long March-7 launch vehicle. The spacecraft successfully entered its designated orbit.

The current launch was the 611th flight mission for the Long March series launch vehicles. –0–

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Hong Kong, November 30 (Xinhua) — Hong Kong police on Sunday confirmed the safety of 159 residents previously reported missing after a major fire broke out in a residential complex on November 26.

Police officer Zeng Shuxian, who heads the Hong Kong police's accident investigation department, told a press conference that the death toll from the fire had risen to 146 people and another 79 were injured as of 4 p.m. Sunday local time. -0-

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Nanning, November 30 (Xinhua) — As of Saturday, a total of 5 million standard containers (TEU) of cargo had been transported along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, a key logistics route connecting western China with global markets, according to the Nanning branch of China Railways (CR).

This corridor connects the Silk Road Economic Belt in the north and the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road in the south, seamlessly linking with the Yangtze River Economic Belt, defining its key strategic role in the architecture of coordinated regional development. Since its pilot launch in 2017, it has become a strategic route linking China's hinterland with markets in ASEAN countries and beyond.

As of Saturday, cargo turnover along the aforementioned trade corridor reached 1.31 million TEU this year, an increase of more than 50 percent year-on-year.

“Although it took more than four years to deliver the first million TEUs, the fifth million was reached in just 240 days, clearly demonstrating the dynamic vitality and expanding reach of the corridor,” said Zhong Chaowen of Guangxi Yanhai Railway Co., Ltd.

According to the data, since the beginning of 2025, exports along this corridor have mainly included chemical products, mechanical parts, and new energy vehicles, while imports have been represented mainly by bauxite, coal, and grain.

In the first three quarters of this year, imports and exports through this corridor in western China totaled 611.5 billion yuan (approximately $86.4 billion), up 19.3 percent year-on-year. This corridor contributed to the overall growth of foreign trade in the country's western regions by 3.4 percentage points.

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CHONGQING, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) — A freight train departed from southwest China's Chongqing for Hungary's capital, Budapest, on Sunday, marking the launch of a new fixed-schedule China-Europe service.

The train, loaded with car and motorcycle parts, electronics, and other consumer goods, is expected to arrive in Budapest, a major transportation hub serving Central and Eastern Europe, in 11 days. The train will cross the border at Alashankou in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and travel through Kazakhstan, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia before arriving in Hungary.

The new route represents Chongqing's second fixed-schedule freight rail link on the China-Europe international rail freight service, following the route linking the city with Duisburg, Germany.

Compared to traditional freight trains, fixed-schedule trains operate according to a schedule and along established routes, significantly improving efficiency and reliability. According to the Chengdu branch of China Railways (CR), the Chongqing-Budapest route will reduce travel time by approximately 30 percent.

“The fixed-schedule service provides more stable predictability in production planning, logistics trade, and capital turnover, and offers more efficient cross-border logistics for local enterprises in industries such as electronics, automobiles, and equipment manufacturing,” said Yang Lianchen of the Chongqing Railway Logistics Center under the aforementioned branch.

The total number of China-Europe train departures has reached 120,000 since the launch of this logistics system, and the total value of transported cargo has exceeded US$490 billion, according to data released by the Chinese Railways recently.

Currently, China-Europe freight train services cover 232 cities in 26 European countries and connect more than 100 cities in 11 Asian countries, injecting new impetus into promoting high-quality cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative and achieving a higher level of opening-up. -0-

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BEIJING, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) — China held its first national examination for civil service entry in 2026 on Sunday after raising the age limit from 35.

This year, more than 3.7 million people took the exam to obtain positions in the country's central government agencies and their branches. This means that, on average, approximately 98 applicants competed for each vacancy.

According to authorities, approximately 70 percent of these vacancies are reserved for university graduates.

China has raised the age limit for the exam to 38, a move that has been hailed as a welcome move to break the 35-year barrier that previously existed in the labour market.

For graduates of master's and doctoral programs, the age limit has been further increased to 43 years, authorities announced. -0-

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Astana, November 30 (Xinhua) — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan protested the latest attack on Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) facilities in the Novorossiysk seaport. This was announced on Sunday by Foreign Ministry spokesman Aibek Smadiyarov.

According to him, this incident is the third targeted attack on the critical civilian infrastructure of the international consortium, the functioning of which is guaranteed by international law.

"Kazakhstan supports the sustainability and uninterrupted supply of energy resources. The Caspian Pipeline Consortium plays a significant role in maintaining the stability of the global energy system. We view this incident as damaging to bilateral relations between Kazakhstan and Ukraine, and we expect the Ukrainian side to take measures to prevent similar incidents," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

According to CPC, at 6:06 a.m. Saturday, Astana time, the single-point mooring (SPM) at the marine terminal was damaged by an attack from unmanned boats. Following orders from the Novorossiysk seaport captain, loading operations were suspended and the tankers were withdrawn from the waters. There were no injuries.

At the time of the explosion, emergency protection systems automatically shut off the relevant pipelines. According to preliminary data, there was no oil leak into the Black Sea. Specialists are collecting seawater samples and conducting environmental monitoring. The consortium stated that further operation of VPU-2 is impossible; unloading operations will resume as scheduled once the threat from unmanned aerial vehicles has ceased.

The Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) noted that this is the third incident involving damage to the consortium's infrastructure. On Tuesday, the office of the marine terminal near Novorossiysk was damaged following a nighttime drone attack, in which the administrative building was struck by the drone's warhead. Personnel were promptly evacuated, and cargo operations were temporarily suspended.

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