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GUIYANG, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) — China's cumulative intelligent computing power currently stands at 780,000 petaflops, ranking second in the world in the field, Liu Lehong, head of the National Data Administration, said Thursday.

Liu Lehong made the disclosure at the opening ceremony of the 2025 China International Big Data Industry Expo held in Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province.

The country continues to accelerate the construction of data transmission infrastructure, and as of the end of July this year, 25 city-level operation nodes had been established across the country, he said.

The progress is driven by China's "Eastern Data, Western Computing" project, which has become a strategic project to boost the country's productivity, Liu Lehong said, adding that China's eight state-owned computing centers currently account for more than 60 percent of new computing power, with intelligent computing power reaching 620,000 petaflops.

As the initiator of this project, Guizhou Province has focused on building the country's leading computing power center in recent years. In particular, the province has successfully built the world's first 400G all-optical computing power channel, which was announced at the aforementioned ceremony in Guiyang.

The three-day EXPO, which runs until August 30, features a wide range of events, including exchange meetings and specialized venues, with more than 16,000 guests and 375 enterprises from China and abroad participating. -0-

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DAMASCUS, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) — Israeli warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes on the southern outskirts of Damascus on Wednesday evening, eyewitnesses and local media reported.

At least eight Israeli attacks hit areas near the city of al-Kiswa, local residents said. State-run Al-Ikhbariya TV confirmed that Israeli aircraft had attacked targets in the area.

The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strikes hit troop positions in the Jabal al-Mani area near the village of al-Harjleh in southern Damascus and coincided with Israeli helicopters flying over Deir Ali, a Druze village south of the Syrian capital.

Eyewitnesses also reported Israeli air activity over Damascus, Daraa and Quneitra.

There are no reports of casualties or material damage yet. –0–

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BEIJING, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) — Acting Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing will attend the SCO Plus meeting at the invitation of the Chinese side, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Thursday.

Myanmar is one of the dialogue partners within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the Chinese diplomat added.

Guo Jiakun confirmed the information during a regular departmental press conference when asked by a media representative whether the acting Myanmar president had been invited to attend the SCO summit in Tianjin, after Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Hong Lei announced earlier on Thursday that Min Aung Hlaing would attend commemorative events to be held in Beijing on September 3 to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

Leaders from Asia, Europe and Africa will gather in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin from August 31 to September 1 for the SCO summit, the largest in the organisation's history. -0-

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MANILA, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Thursday it has approved a $233.1 million loan to Uzbekistan to upgrade a critical segment of Corridor 2 of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation.

The project aims to improve regional connectivity, reduce travel times, and enhance road safety and climate change resilience in western Uzbekistan, the Manila-based bank said in a press release.

“By integrating climate-resilient infrastructure and intelligent transport systems, the project will ensure long-term sustainability and safer and more efficient mobility for communities and businesses,” said ADB Country Director for Uzbekistan Kanokpan Lao-Araya.

Since Uzbekistan joined the ADB in 1995, the bank has provided loans, grants and technical assistance to the country totaling about $14.3 billion, the ADB noted. –0–

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Astana, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) — The number of electric vehicles continues to grow in Kazakhstan. As of early August 2025, 19.1 thousand electric cars were registered in the republic, 79 percent more than a year earlier, the Energyprom portal reported on Thursday.

In January-July of this year, 925.8 thousand passenger cars were registered, which is 0.3 percent more than in the same period last year. Of these, 814.9 thousand (88 percent) were cars with a gasoline engine, 14.1 thousand – with a diesel engine. Electric cars accounted for 6.9 thousand cars (0.7 percent of the total), which is 34.2 percent more year-on-year.

The largest number of electric vehicles is registered in Almaty, where their number reached 11.3 thousand — almost 60 percent of the country's total fleet. The share of electric vehicles in the metropolis reached 1.6 percent. In Astana, there are 2.2 thousand such cars /0.5 percent of the city's vehicle fleet/, in the Almaty region — 1.2 thousand /0.2 percent/. Electric cars were registered least often in the Abay and Ulytau regions — 55 and 57 units, respectively.

According to Energyprom, despite rapid growth, the share of electric vehicles in Kazakhstan still amounts to only 0.3 percent of the country's vehicle fleet. –0–

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BEIJING, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) — At the invitation of Vietnam's Ministry of National Defense, a unit of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) honor guard will attend events to mark the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and Vietnam's National Day, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Zhang Xiaogang said Thursday.

The mission, which will run from late August to early September, aims to further expand military cultural exchanges between China and Vietnam and deepen the traditional friendship between the two countries and their armed forces, Zhang Xiaogang added. -0-

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SHENYANG, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) — China on Thursday released a ranking of the top 500 non-state-owned enterprises in China, with e-commerce giant JD.com topping the list, reflecting the robust development of the country's non-state-owned economy.

The list, compiled by the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFI), was released at the 2025 Summit of the Top 500 Non-State Enterprises in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province.

JD.com, Alibaba /China/ Co., Ltd. and Hengli Group Co., Ltd. retained their places on the ranking podium – first, second and third, respectively – for the fourth year in a row.

This is the 27th survey conducted by the WFPT among large non-state-owned enterprises in China. A total of 6,379 companies were surveyed, each of which had annual revenues of over 1 billion yuan (about 140.72 million US dollars) as of the end of 2024. The ranking was compiled based on their operating income data.

According to the survey, in 2024, the threshold conditions for entering the top 500 non-state-owned enterprises in terms of revenue was 27.023 billion yuan, and the total operating income of eligible enterprises reached 43.05 trillion yuan, reflecting the steady growth of the overall scale.

Among them, JD.com reported full-year operating revenue of about 1.16 trillion yuan last year, becoming the first non-state-owned company in China to exceed 1 trillion yuan in operating revenue.

The performance of the top 500 enterprises continues to improve, with 361 companies reporting year-on-year revenue growth last year. Their combined net profit reached 1.8 trillion yuan, or about 3.6 billion yuan per enterprise on average, up 6.48 percent from 2023. -0-

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BEIJING, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) — China has extended invitations to foreign friends who contributed to the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression or relatives of their deceased to attend commemorative events to be held in Beijing on Sept. 3 to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, Assistant Foreign Minister Hong Lei said Thursday.

According to him, a total of 50 people will attend the events, including the aforementioned foreign friends and representatives of the family members of those who have already passed away. These guests will come from 14 countries, including Russia, the United States, Great Britain, France and Canada. -0-

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) — Less than a month after taking office, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Susan Monares was fired on Wednesday.

“Susan Monares is no longer the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We thank her for her dedicated service to the American people,” the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the CDC, said in a post on the social media site X, without providing a reason.

When Monares was sworn in as CDC chief on July 31, she became the shortest-serving director in the agency's history.

Hours after the ministry's announcement, Monares' legal team released a statement saying she had not resigned or been fired.

Her lawyers accused Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. of "using public health for political purposes" and said he put "the lives of millions of Americans" at risk by firing health officials from the government.

Shortly after the statement was released, the White House officially fired S. Monares.

“Because Susan Monares refused to resign, despite informing the Department of Health and Human Services leadership of her intention to do so, the White House has terminated her employment,” White House press secretary Kush Desai said in a statement.

The Washington Post, citing two people familiar with the matter, reported that Robert Kennedy Jr., administration lawyers and other officials “pressed Monares for several days” to see if she would support rescinding some coronavirus vaccine authorizations.

“Robert Kennedy Jr., who has long been known for his anti-vaccine stance, and other officials asked Monares on Monday whether she supported the administration’s efforts to change its vaccine policy,” the report said.

Also on Wednesday, several senior CDC officials resigned, with U.S. media reporting that the resignations were linked to dissatisfaction with vaccine policies, alleged misinformation and the politicization of public health. –0–

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Moscow, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) — Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to China will be completely unprecedented, and preparations for it are currently underway, the Russian leader's press secretary Dmitry Peskov said at a briefing on Wednesday.

According to D. Peskov, a schedule of bilateral meetings of the Russian leader is being formed.

As RIA Novosti reported, at the end of the week, V. Putin will go on a four-day visit to China. From August 31 to September 1, the Chinese city of Tianjin will host the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, in which the Russian president will take part.

On September 3, a military parade will be held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and World War II. The Russian President has also been invited to the celebrations.

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