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BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — A report on the development trends of robots with embodied intelligence was presented at the 2025 World Robotics Conference (WRC), which kicked off in Beijing on Friday.

Details of the report were shared by Qiao Hong, President of the World Robotics Cooperation Organization (WRCO) and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

The report highlights that the perception and cognition of robots with embodied intelligence are based on the synergy of physical practice, physical simulators and world models, and that multimodal large-scale models contribute to improving the decision-making process of such robots.

The report covers some key areas such as intelligent control, AI-based robot design, software and hardware alignment, robot manufacturing, and large-scale and high-quality datasets.

It also covers swarm robotics and their interaction with humans, the interdisciplinary open community, and the safety assessment and ethical development of robots with embodied intelligence.

The World Robotics Conference will last 5 days and will include forums, exhibitions, competitions and networking events. Within its framework, more than 200 robotics companies from all over the world will present their latest developments. -0-

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BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — The final competition of the China-Kazakhstan Belt and Road and Nur Zholy Railway Border Crossing Skills Competition was held in Horgos, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on Thursday, the Gongren Ribao (Workers' Daily) reported.

During the competition, a competition was organized in two disciplines – the formation of freight trains for international railway freight transportation China-Europe and the inspection of trains, in which a total of 360 employees from the Chinese stations of Khorgos and Alashankou, as well as from the Kazakh stations of Altynkol and Dostyk took part.

24 contestants who passed the first round of the competition were awarded first, second and third degree prizes based on the results of the final. Among the four railway stations, Khorgos and Altynkol also became winners.

According to a representative of KTZ-Freight Transportation LLC, their employees were actively preparing for the competition, during which participants from both sides learned from each other and exchanged experiences to improve their skills in order to ensure high efficiency of customs clearance at border crossings and the operation of China-Europe freight trains.

As of the end of July, the Alashankou and Khorgos railway checkpoints had handled 18.112 million tons of cargo this year, up 10.3 percent year-on-year. Meanwhile, 10,241 China-Europe/China-Central Asia freight trains passed through the two checkpoints during the same period, up 11.6 percent year-on-year, ensuring the stability and smooth running of international supply chains. -0-

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BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — A total of 105,000 tonnes of fruits and vegetables were exported to Mongolia through Ereenhot Port in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in the first seven months of 2025, up 17.9 percent year on year. The export value reached 196 million yuan (about 27.46 million U.S. dollars), according to data released on the website of the Ereenhot municipal government on Thursday.

More than 20 types of vegetables, such as cabbage, sweet pepper, broccoli, and over 10 types of fruits, including apples, watermelons and bananas, are supplied to the Mongolian market through the Erenhot checkpoint.

Since the opening of the “Green Corridor” for agricultural products between China and Mongolia in 2018, agricultural exports through the Erenhot checkpoint have been growing rapidly. At the same time, the range of vegetables supplied is increasing day by day, and the volume of fruit exports has increased significantly.

Ereen Customs has taken a series of measures to improve the efficiency of customs clearance, such as improving the control model, identifying the role of the interaction mechanism between customs and enterprises, and implementing intelligent control over loading and unloading. These measures have shortened the customs clearance time for agricultural products and reduced the customs inspection costs for enterprises. -0-

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BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Jiang Bin on Friday criticized the Philippines for currying favor with external forces in an attempt to destabilize the South China Sea for its own gains.

Jiang Bin made the remarks at a departmental press briefing while commenting at a journalist's request on the Philippine military's comments on the recent joint Philippine-Indian naval exercises near Huangyan Dao Island in the South China Sea.

“We oppose using the South China Sea issue as a pretext to provoke confrontation and believe that military cooperation between relevant countries should not be directed against any third party and undermine regional peace and stability,” the official representative stressed.

He called on the Philippines to stop ganging up with other parties to stir up tensions in the South China Sea and return to the right path of resolving differences through dialogue and consultation. –0–

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ALMATY, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — Construction work on Kazakhstan's first nuclear power plant has officially started near the village of Ulken in the Almaty region of southern Kazakhstan, Kazinform news agency reported on Friday.

According to the head of the Kazakh Atomic Energy Agency, Almasadam Satkaliyev, the NPP construction project is being implemented with broad public support.

"The total investment in the project will be around 14-15 billion dollars. An additional 1 billion dollars will be allocated for the construction of social facilities and modern infrastructure," A. Satkaliev said.

The ceremony also saw the launch of drilling operations to collect soil. The capsule containing the samples will be handed over to the Russian side for research.

Completion of construction of the first nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan is planned for 2035-2036.

At the referendum on the construction of a nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan held on October 6, 2024, 71.12% of voters voted in favor of the issue. The Russian company Rosatom was chosen as the leader of the consortium for the construction of the nuclear power plant. –0–

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JOHANNESBURG, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday held a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, during which the two sides discussed the advancement of the peace process between Russia and Ukraine.

"Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised South Africa's participation in advancing the peace process between Russia and Ukraine," said a statement released by the South African president's office.

S. Ramaphosa expressed “South Africa’s full support for peace initiatives that will end the war and ensure long-term peace between Russia and Ukraine.”

As noted in the statement, the heads of the two states agreed to continue discussions on “advancing strategic relations between the two countries.” –0–

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BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — China's current account surplus stood at $300.6 billion in the first half of 2025.

Data released Friday by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) showed that the goods trade surplus reached $456.6 billion during the period, while the services trade surplus was $105.9 billion.

In terms of special drawing rights (SDRs), China's current account surplus in the first half of the year reached SDR 225.7 billion.

The SDR is an interest-bearing international reserve asset created by the International Monetary Fund to supplement other reserve assets of member countries. –0–

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Tashkent, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — A telephone conversation took place between Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, the press service of the Uzbek leader reported.

As reported, current issues on the bilateral and international agenda were discussed.

The Russian President reported on the main results of the talks with US Presidential Special Envoy Steven Witkoff, held in Moscow on August 6, the report says.

Practical aspects of further development and strengthening of Uzbek-Russian relations of comprehensive strategic partnership and alliance in the context of implementing agreements at the highest level were also discussed.

“Special attention is paid to the adoption of coordinated measures aimed at ensuring the dynamics of growth in mutual trade and investment indicators, accelerating cooperation projects in priority sectors of the economy, continuing productive contacts, business and humanitarian exchanges at the regional level,” the statement says. –0–

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BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — China will remain consistent in its position on the Ukrainian crisis and continue to promote peace talks regardless of how the situation develops, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing on Friday.

Pointing out that there are no simple solutions to complex problems, he outlined China's principles and position.

According to him, China is glad that Russia and the United States maintain contacts, improve relations and promote a political settlement of the Ukrainian crisis.

Xi Jinping and V. Putin also agreed to jointly promote the further development of Chinese-Russian relations. –0–

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Moscow, August 8 (Xinhua) — A threat of attack by unmanned aerial vehicles has been declared in the Russian city of Sochi, and an air defense system is in operation, the city's mayor Andrei Proshunin said on Telegram on Friday.

All city services have been put on high alert, and are being coordinated by the city's emergency response team. City residents living near the coastline are ordered not to go outside.

In addition, temporary restrictions on the arrival and departure of aircraft were introduced at the Sochi airport. According to the airport's press service, the restrictions were later lifted, and a schedule for the arrival and servicing of all aircraft is being formed taking into account the forced changes. –0–

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