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Moscow, August 23 /Xinhua/ — A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is not planned, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on NBC News.

"The meeting is not planned, Putin is ready to meet with Zelensky if the agenda for the summit was prepared. This agenda is not ready at all," said S. Lavrov.

On August 18, US President Donald Trump received V. Zelensky, as well as the presidents of several European countries. The meeting was also attended by the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. During the meeting, D. Trump called V. Putin.

As reported by the Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov, the leaders of Russia and the United States expressed support for continuing direct consultations between Moscow and Kiev, including the idea of raising their level. –0–

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NEW YORK, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) — U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Friday signaled the possibility of an early interest rate cut, saying the central bank would proceed cautiously while continuing to assess the impact of its policies on the economy.

Speaking at the central bank's annual symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Powell said that as borrowing costs weigh on growth and labor market and inflation pressures ease, "the changing balance of risks may require adjustments in our policies."

He stressed that the Fed faces a “difficult situation” as it seeks to simultaneously achieve low and stable inflation and a healthy labor market, which are at odds with each other.

“Powell’s comments significantly softened expectations for an aggressive series of interest rate cuts, pointing to concerns about inflation, which has been above the Fed’s 2 percent target for more than four years,” the Wall Street Journal reported.

U.S. inflation has risen in recent months but remains well below the peak of 9.1 percent reached three years ago.

Expectations of a rate cut helped boost Wall Street. Stocks rose. The Dow Jones and Nasdaq indexes were up about 2 percent in afternoon trading, while the S&P 500

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BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) — "There are valuable fish species, the rudd, the beautiful Khubutu River, and I can chat with Russian fishermen, which is completely in line with my purpose of going on a fishing trip," said a man surnamed Wang from Beijing. Many Chinese and Russian fishing enthusiasts have gathered in Dongning, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, in recent days.

According to the Chinese newspaper Zhongguo Wenhuabao /Chinese Culture/, in May 2025, the three-month 3rd China-Russia Fishing Festival “Spring on the Border River” kicked off in Dongning, jointly organized by the provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the Department of Sports.

The event, which consists of 13 thematic sections, will feature a range of activities including fishing in border rivers, a trade fair, food tastings and cultural exchanges, which have so far attracted more than 3,000 fishing enthusiasts from Russia, North Korea, Japan and China.

According to the head of the Dongning Department of Culture, Sports, Radio, Television and Tourism, the festival not only helped shape the Sino-Russian fishing brand, but also created a platform for exchanges between the two countries, offering a benchmark model for the high-quality development of border tourism in Heilongjiang Province. -0-

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TUNIS, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) — A seminar 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 was held in Tunis on Friday. The seminar was jointly organized by the International Center for Strategic Security and Military Studies (CIESSM) and the Chinese Embassy in Tunis.

The event was attended by dozens of experts, scientists and politicians from both countries.

CIESSM President Badra Ghaaloul said China's resistance to Japan had inspired generations of Chinese to build a strong and united nation. She added that China's victory in the war reflected a broader global struggle against aggression and oppression.

Chinese Ambassador to Tunisia Wan Li said China and Tunisia were important battlefields during World War II and should jointly honor their history and the memory of the fallen. He affirmed that Taiwan's return to China is part of the outcome of the war and the post-war international order, and thanked Tunisia for upholding the one-China principle.

He called for strengthening China-Tunisia cooperation to promote peace, development and well-being of both peoples.

A photo exhibition on China's resistance to Japanese aggression was held after the seminar. Participants said all countries should learn from World War II, cherish peace and work together for global stability. –0–

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BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) — Chinese authorities recently issued a set of temporary regulations aimed at strengthening supervision and management of the mining, smelting and extraction of rare earth metals.

The document was jointly published by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Natural Resources of China.

According to the rules, the authorities will set annual quotas for the mining, smelting and extraction of rare earth elements and then distribute these quotas to relevant enterprises based on factors such as the development goals of the national economy, the reserves of rare earth resources in the country and the differences in their types, the development of the rare earth industry, environmental protection, market demand, etc.

These enterprises will be required to mine, smelt and extract rare earth metals within the approved quotas, while strictly observing laws and administrative regulations.

Rare earth element producers will be required to conscientiously record product flow information and upload the data to an appropriate tracking information system, the rules say.

Local authorities are urged to strengthen supervision and inspection of the quota compliance situation and to crack down on violations in accordance with the law.

The list of rare earth metals includes 17 elements that are widely used in the production of high-tech products, from flat-screen TVs to lasers and hybrid cars. -0-

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NEW YORK, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) — A tour bus overturned in the U.S. state of New York on Friday afternoon, killing five people, state police said.

The crash occurred on Interstate 90. The bus, carrying more than 50 passengers, was returning from Niagara Falls to New York.

"At this point, we know of several deaths, several pinned and multiple injuries," New York State Police spokesman James O'Callaghan said, adding that the total number of deaths and injuries was still being determined.

He said the bus driver lost control of the vehicle while it was moving at “full speed.” Almost all passengers suffered at least a “cut, bruise or abrasion.”

The bus was "very badly damaged" and many passengers were thrown from it, but the driver was "safe and well", the police spokesman added.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wrote on social media platform X that she had been informed of the incident. Her team is coordinating with state and local police, who are working “to rescue and assist anyone affected,” she added. –0–

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BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) — A total of 135 trade and economic cooperation projects worth 43.502 billion yuan (about 6.1 billion U.S. dollars) were signed at the 15th Kashgar Central and South Asia Trade Fair that concluded recently.

This was reported by the news website chinanews.com.cn, citing information published at a briefing by the Press Office of the People's Government of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR, Northwest China).

In addition, the Xinjiang-Central Asia Cross-Border Payment Center in Kashgar, the International Center for Selected Commodities from Linyi, China, Targeting Central and South Asia, and the Transportation Facilitation Center of the China Road Transport Association in Kashgar were officially opened on the sidelines of the fair.

It is also noteworthy that, as part of the fair, Kashgar County managed to establish sister city relations with 7 cities in Uzbekistan, Laos and other countries, bringing the number of sister cities in the county to 21 pairs.

Zhou Jie, deputy director of the Kashgar Prefectural Commerce Bureau, concluded that with the goal of building a platform for regional and international economic and trade cooperation, this fair has given more and more significant energy to promoting the high-quality development of Kashgar.

Let us recall that the 15th Kashgar Central and South Asia Trade Fair was held from August 15 to 19 in Kashgar, XUAR. The exhibition area of 40,000 square meters featured stands of 181 foreign enterprises from 40 countries and regions of the world, including Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Ghana, as well as 1,120 Chinese enterprises. -0-

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TAIYUAN, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) — North China's coal-rich Shanxi Province's raw coal output exceeded 756.44 million tonnes in January-July 2025, up 7.2 percent year on year, local authorities said.

According to the Shanxi Provincial Bureau of Statistics, coal production in the country's largest coal-producing region accounted for 27.2 percent of China's total coal production during the period.

By Thursday, the Datong (Shanxi Province) – Qinhuangdao (Hebei Province) railway had transported 9 billion tons of coal mined in Shanxi Province. Recall that this railway line is an important coal transportation corridor in northern China. The railway accounts for one-fifth of the total volume of coal transported by rail in the country.

The 653-kilometer railway was put into operation on December 28, 1988. It is designed to deliver coal from the provinces of Shanxi, Shaanxi, and the western part of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to the eastern industrial centers of the country.

According to a report released by China's Ministry of Natural Resources, by the end of 2022, the country's total coal reserves were over 207 billion tons, of which about 48.3 billion tons were in Shanxi Province. -0-

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BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) — The construction of a China-Russia international commodity logistics port is underway in Suifenhe City, which will promote the high-quality development of the local economy, according to a statement posted on the website of the Suifenhe City Government.

The project covers an area of 23,738 square meters, and the total investment for its construction will be 120 million yuan (about 16.8 million US dollars). The new project will feature a high-end international center for display, storage and distribution of goods, modern “star”-level office buildings, as well as high-end theme hotels, etc.

The report notes that the implementation of this project will not only expand the logistics service capabilities in Suifenhe, but also create a large number of jobs and increase local tax revenues. By creating an efficient and intelligent logistics system, the new project will provide e-commerce enterprises with strong infrastructure and intelligent services to explore the markets of Russia and Eastern Europe, facilitate the free movement of goods, technology and capital, and promote regional economic integration.

The implementation of the new project will be of great significance to expanding Heilongjiang Province's external relations and strengthening its cooperation with Northeast Asia, and will also give new impetus to the high-quality development of the economy of Suifenhe City, the report said. -0-

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PYONGYANG, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) — South Korea's military committed a "serious provocation" on Tuesday by firing more than 10 warning shots at North Korean soldiers who were working to build a permanent fence near the southern border, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Saturday, citing a senior military official. -0-

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