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BEIJING, April 1 (Xinhua) — The first aircraft of Uzbekistan's Qanot Sharq Airlines, operating a direct flight from Tashkent to Hangzhou, arrived at Hangzhou Airport in the capital of East China's Zhejiang Province at 11:27 p.m. Beijing time on Tuesday, local media reported, citing the airport administration.

The plane, carrying 158 passengers, landed safely at the airport after a six-hour flight. Flights on this route are scheduled to arrive in Hangzhou at 11:10 PM on Tuesdays and Saturdays and return to Tashkent at 12:40 AM on Wednesdays and Sundays.

According to Zhou Jie, General Director of Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, the first direct flight between Hangzhou and Tashkent, operated by Uzbekistan Airways, was launched at the end of 2024. Following the launch of the new route, the number of flights from Hangzhou to Central Asian countries will increase to 11 per week, making the city the most frequent in Eastern China.

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TOKYO, April 1 (Xinhua) — Japan's opposition Democratic People's Party chairman Yuichiro Tamaki said the country's government should apologize to China for the forced entry of an armed Self-Defense Forces officer into the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo.

Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, the politician called the incident a serious one that should never have happened, calling on the government to take full responsibility for it.

Yuichiro Tamaki emphasized that Japan failed to fulfill its obligations to ensure the security of the Chinese diplomatic mission and therefore must issue an official apology.

On March 24, 23-year-old Second Lieutenant Kodai Murata of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, armed with a knife, climbed over the wall into the Chinese Embassy compound in Tokyo.

The incident has sparked widespread concern due to its seriousness and potential consequences. For now, the Japanese government has limited itself to calling the incident "regrettable." This stance has met with criticism.

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UN, April 1 /Xinhua/ — Reform of the UN mandate system should be aimed at achieving tangible results and avoiding formalism, bureaucracy, and past mistakes such as the creation of redundant and duplicative structures, Sun Lei, China's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, said on Tuesday.

"China supports the UN in reforming and renewing itself, in its efforts to keep pace with the times and better fulfill the mandates entrusted to it by member states," the diplomat said.

Sun Lei emphasized that the reform must be consistent with the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, effectively guarantee the leadership and equal participation of all Member States, and promote the three main areas of the organization's activities in a balanced manner.

China will work with all countries and the UN Secretariat to play a constructive role in supporting the long-term development of the UN and reforming and improving global governance, he said.

As a reminder, the UN General Assembly on Tuesday adopted a historic resolution aimed at strengthening how UN mandates are formed, implemented, and reviewed. –0–

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Moscow, April 1 (Xinhua) — Russia has launched driverless trucks on the M-12 "Vostok" highway, which connects St. Petersburg, Moscow, and Kazan via a single transport corridor. The Kremlin press service announced this on Tuesday.

"A good example of such innovation is driverless transport, which has already proven its cost-effectiveness. Driverless vehicles have traveled 13 million kilometers on roads without incident," Russian President Vladimir Putin noted at the opening ceremony of the transport infrastructure facilities via videoconference.

Russian Transport Minister Andrei Nikitin spoke about the potential economic benefits of using driverless trucks, adding that during a test drive, an autonomous truck covered the distance between Kazan and St. Petersburg (1,600 km) in 24 hours, while a truck with a driver took 58 hours to complete the same journey.

Previously, driverless trucks were launched on the M-11 (Moscow-St. Petersburg) highway and the Central Ring Road (the ring road in the Moscow region).

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Savelyev emphasized that the pilot project to launch driverless trucks began in 2023. He stated that over the past three years, the fleet of driverless trucks has increased from three to 95 vehicles.

“We expect that the technological solutions being developed with businesses and the regulatory framework being created by the government will allow us to increase the number of driverless trucks on the roads to four thousand by 2030,” noted V. Savelyev. –0–

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OTTAWA, April 1 (Xinhua) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney condemned Israel's military operation in Lebanon at a press conference on Tuesday, calling it an "illegal invasion" that violates the country's territorial sovereignty and integrity.

Responding to a question about the Middle East conflict, M. Carney said: "This is an illegal invasion, this is an invasion of Lebanon. This is a violation of their territorial sovereignty, their integrity."

As a reminder, the UN Security Council is set to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the recent deaths of three UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, who, according to media reports, were killed by Israeli fire.

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BEIJING, April 1 (Xinhua) — China's meteorological service on Wednesday issued a yellow alert for heavy fog in parts of the country.

According to the National Meteorological Center (NMC) of China, dense fog is expected from Wednesday morning to midday in some areas of Shandong, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan and Guizhou provinces.

In some areas of Anhui, Hunan, and Guizhou provinces, visibility may be reduced to 200 meters due to fog, the National Meteorological Center reported.

Drivers are advised to control their speed to ensure road safety. Airport, highway, and ferry terminal administrations should take appropriate safety measures.

China has a three-tier warning system for heavy fog, with red representing the highest level of danger, followed by orange and yellow. -0-

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BEIJING, April 1 (Xinhua) — China on Wednesday opened the National Climate Observatory in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province, becoming the 27th of its kind.

According to the China Meteorological Administration, the observatory consists of one main station and eight auxiliary stations, covering four major ecosystem types, ranging from urban areas to forests, wetlands and farmlands.

Key meteorological observation data will be transmitted in real time to a meteorological big data cloud platform, further enhancing the efficiency of climate monitoring and assessment, the accuracy of forecasts and warnings, and the level of meteorological service provision for various industries.

As a reminder, on April 1, 2017, China announced plans to establish the Xiong'an New Area, located approximately 100 kilometers southwest of Beijing. This new area, dubbed "City of the Future," significantly advances the implementation of various projects to free Beijing from non-capital functions that are not essential to its role as the country's capital and transfer them to Xiong'an, as well as promote the coordinated development of the Beijing-Hebei-Tianjin region.

Once operational, the climate observatory will not only perform climate observation tasks but also conduct research in several key areas, providing more reliable support for climate resource analysis, climate change monitoring and assessment, and disaster risk identification.

In recent years, the meteorological authorities of Xiong'an New Area have been steadily promoting the development of "smart meteorology" by establishing an integrated monitoring network.

“We will continue to enhance our capabilities in meteorological disaster risk monitoring and early warning, environmental and meteorological services, and urban infrastructure services,” said Guo Yitao, deputy head of the new observatory. -0-

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BEIJING, April 1 (Xinhua) — During the three-day Qingming (All Souls' Day) holiday from April 4 to 6, the average daily number of passengers entering and exiting China's ports is expected to reach 2.3 million, an 11.1 percent increase year-on-year, the National Immigration Administration reported Wednesday.

The department noted that during these holidays, passenger traffic at major international airports in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Beijing, Chengdu, and Shenzhen will increase slightly, with the busiest of these—Shanghai Pudong International Airport—expected to see an average daily cross-border passenger flow of approximately 95,000.

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Beijing, April 1 (Xinhua) — The N.P. Osipov National Academic Orchestra of Folk Instruments of Russia will perform five concerts in the Chinese capital from April 2 to 5. The Zhongxinshe news agency reported this on its official website on Tuesday, citing a source at the National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA).

As has been announced, the orchestra will perform under the baton of conductor Vladimir Andropov. During concerts featuring classical Russian national musical instruments such as the balalaika, domra, gusli, and button accordion, the musicians will showcase both their virtuoso playing skills and the profound cultural heritage of this musical power.

It's worth noting that Chinese concertgoers will have the chance to hear two classic Eastern melodies – "Silk Road" and "Flowers Are Beautiful and the Moon Is Full" – in a purely Russian interpretation.

Founded in 1919, the National Academic Orchestra of Folk Instruments of Russia named after N. P. Osipov is one of the oldest orchestras in Russia and is considered a national treasure of Russia and a “calling card” of its culture.

As a reminder, in January-February 2025, the Russian orchestra also performed five concerts in Beijing during the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) holidays, as well as in May 2024 at the opening ceremony of the China-Russia Cross-Cultural Years and a special concert dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

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BEIJING, April 1 (Xinhua) — Compatriots in Taiwan will no longer need to worry about shortages of energy and other supplies after peaceful reunification, Zhang Han, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Wednesday.

She made this statement at a regular press conference in response to a media question about tensions with oil supplies and a possible shortage of medicines in Taiwan due to the conflict in the Middle East.

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