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Vladivostok, July 16 /Xinhua/ — There are no survivors in the Mi-8 helicopter crash in Khabarovsk Krai, TASS reported on Wednesday, citing the press service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry.

The helicopter wreckage was found in the area of Cape Gadikan, 130 km from the village of Okhotsk in Khabarovsk Krai, on a hill with a height of 1,500 meters. The crash site is located at an altitude of about 900 meters on a rocky area surrounded by a forest.

The Eastern Interregional Investigative Department for Transport of the Investigative Committee of Russia reported that the bodies of five people, according to preliminary information, were found at the site of the helicopter crash.

Rescuers from the Russian Emergencies Ministry, together with representatives of investigative bodies, will conduct an examination of the crash site, aircraft wreckage, and search for flight recorders to establish the circumstances of the air crash.

On Monday, the Mi-8 helicopter took off from Okhotsk to Magadan to its permanent deployment location. The crew failed to make contact at the appointed time, and the emergency radio beacon did not work. There were five people on board — three crew members and two technical specialists. –0–

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DAMASCUS/JERUSALEM, July 16 (Xinhua) — Israel on Wednesday struck the headquarters of the Syrian armed forces in the capital Damascus, wounding two people, Israeli and Syrian sources said.

“The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) recently attacked the entrance to the headquarters of the Syrian regime’s armed forces in the Damascus area,” an IDF spokesman said, adding that the military had also carried out additional strikes in the area and “remains prepared for various scenarios.”

He said the attacks were carried out “in accordance with the instructions of the political leadership,” and that the IDF “continues to monitor the developments in the situation and the regime’s actions against the Druze in southern Syria.”

Syrian state television channel Al-Ikhbariya reported that two civilians were wounded in the center of the capital as a result of “Israeli aggression.” –0–

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BEIJING, July 16 (Xinhua) — A total of 85 China-Europe international freight trains departed from Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, from January to June 2025, up 11.8 percent from a year earlier, according to data from the General Administration of Customs.

According to the department, the total volume of cargo transported by these trains amounted to 44 thousand tons, an increase of 4 percent year-on-year. The total value of the shipped goods reached 2.5 billion yuan.

Currently, 27 China-Europe international railway freight routes pass through Shenzhen, leading to 47 countries and regions around the world, including Germany, the Czech Republic and Italy. -0-

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BEIJING, July 16 (Xinhua) — China firmly opposes Japan's hyping up of the so-called "China threat" and its gross interference in China's internal affairs, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Jiang Bin said Wednesday.

Jiang Bin made the statement in response to a reporter's request to comment on Japan's recently published "2025 Defense White Paper."

Jiang Bin noted that Japanese militarism has caused great harm to China and its neighboring Asian countries. However, instead of repenting of such crimes, Japan has once again demonstrated a dangerous trend of building up its armed forces by increasing the defense budget, further easing restrictions on arms exports, and forming military groups to unleash bloc confrontation.

These actions seriously contradict Japan's pacifist constitution and its purely defense-oriented policy, seriously undermining the post-war international order and posing serious challenges to peace and tranquility in the Asia-Pacific region, he said.

He added that Japan's Asian neighbors and the international community are alarmed and concerned about these actions.

Jiang Bin said this year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, as well as the 80th anniversary of Taiwan's liberation from Japanese occupation.

He called on the Japanese side to learn from history and take practical actions to promote the healthy and stable development of China-Japan relations. -0-

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BEIJING, July 16 (Xinhua) — The event "Joint Journey in the Radiance of Chinese and Russian Cultures" organized by the provincial administration of culture and tourism has concluded in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.

According to the Heilongjiang Provincial Government website, the event, which started in June, chose Zhongyang Dajie (Central Street) Pedestrian Street in Harbin as its main venue, which has become a bright calling card of Harbin's summer cultural and tourist season, demonstrating a unique fusion of Chinese and Russian cultures throughout almost the entire summer.

During the event, girls in traditional Chinese Hanfu costumes walked along Central Street, greeting spectators and attracting the attention of numerous tourists who rushed to capture the moment.

Russian artists presented folk songs and dances. Lively melodies and energetic movements fully revealed the color of Russian culture.

The event promoted cultural exchange and cooperation between regions of the two countries. The integration of performing arts with tourist attractions, commercial areas and other formats gave impetus to the summer tourism season of Heilongjiang Province. -0-

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UNITED NATIONS, July 16 (Xinhua) — Yemen's sovereignty, security and territorial integrity must be respected, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations Geng Shuang said on Tuesday after the UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.

“China is deeply concerned about this development,” he said, referring to the recent escalation of tensions in the Red Sea in connection with a new round of fighting between Israel and the Houthis in Yemen.

“We call on the Houthis to respect the navigation rights of commercial vessels of all countries in the Red Sea in accordance with international law, to stop attacks on commercial vessels and to ensure the security of the Red Sea waterways,” he stressed.

"All parties concerned should exercise calm and restraint and refrain from actions that could further escalate tensions," Geng Shuang said, adding that the tensions in the Red Sea are an important manifestation of the conflict spilling over from the Gaza Strip.

A settlement of the problems in the Red Sea and Yemen cannot be achieved without easing tensions and de-escalating the overall situation in the region, the diplomat said.

The international community must act immediately to achieve an immediate and lasting ceasefire in Gaza and fully restore humanitarian access, he said.

On Tuesday, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2787 by 12 votes in favor, with no votes against and three abstentions (Algeria, China and Russia). The resolution extends until January 15, 2026, the requirement set out in Resolution 2722 for the UN Secretary-General to report monthly to the Security Council on Houthi attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea.

Since the adoption of Resolution 2722 in January 2024, some countries have taken military action against Yemen, seriously undermining the Yemeni peace process and escalating tensions in the Red Sea, the negative consequences of which continue to this day, Geng Shuang said.

Resolution 2722 condemns Houthi attacks on merchant vessels in the Red Sea, demands an immediate end to all such attacks and “takes note of the right of Member States, in accordance with international law, to protect their vessels from attacks, including those that undermine the rights and freedom of navigation.” –0–

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KABUL, July 16 (Xinhua) — At least 11 people were killed and four others injured in a highway accident in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, provincial police said in a statement on Wednesday.

The tragedy occurred in the Kariz area of Washir district, along the highway connecting Herat with the capital Kabul. A passenger bus collided head-on with another vehicle, killing 11 passengers on the spot and injuring four others.

A preliminary investigation has shown that the cause of the accident was careless driving. All the victims were taken to nearby medical centers, where medical personnel described their condition as critical. –0–

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BEIJING, July 16 (Xinhua) — The number of round-trip border crossings by foreign nationals through China's checkpoints totaled 38.05 million from January to June 2025, up 30.2 percent year on year, data from the National Immigration Administration (NIA) showed Wednesday.

According to the agency, during the reporting period, the number of foreigners who traveled to China under the visa-free regime increased to 13.64 million people, an increase of 53.9 percent year-on-year. In January-June of this year, their share in the total number of incoming trips by foreigners was 71.2 percent.

The total number of border crossings through Chinese checkpoints in the first six months of this year reached 333 million people, up 15.8 percent from a year earlier, according to data released at a departmental press conference.

In particular, during the specified period, residents of mainland China crossed the state border in both directions 159 million times, which is 15.9 percent more year-on-year. Meanwhile, the number of entries and exits through the country's checkpoints among residents of the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macao, as well as Taiwan Island, amounted to 136 million person-times, an increase of 12.2 percent year-on-year.

Border control agencies across the country are steadily increasing efforts to expand openness and improve service efficiency, the SUI noted.

As part of its visa-free policy adjustments, China recently added Indonesia to the list of 240-hour visa-free transit countries, bringing the total number of eligible countries to 55. The policy allows citizens of these countries to transit through China visa-free for a stay of up to 240 hours.

A new regional visa-free policy was also introduced, allowing tourist groups from ASEAN countries to enter Xishuangbanna (Yunnan Province, southwest China) visa-free.

In addition, China expanded its visa-free agreements by signing new mutual visa waiver agreements with Uzbekistan, Malaysia and Azerbaijan, and introducing unilateral visa-free regimes for nine more countries, namely Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain and Kuwait. -0-

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TIANJIN, July 16 (Xinhua) — China will continue to support Iran in safeguarding its national sovereignty and dignity, opposing power politics and bullying, upholding its legitimate rights and interests through political negotiations, and further improving and developing relations with its neighbors based on the principle of good-neighborliness and friendship, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Wednesday.

Wang Yi, also a member of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee, made the remarks in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin during a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who arrived in China to attend a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). -0-

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BEIJING, July 16 (Xinhua) — China has made steady progress in expanding employment opportunities for people with disabilities, with the nationwide employment rate for such people increasing by 4.8 percentage points over the past three years, official data showed at a press conference on Wednesday.

The achievements were made under the country's first three-year action plan to promote the employment of people with disabilities from 2022 to 2024. During this period, nearly 1.65 million new jobs for people with disabilities were created in both urban and rural areas, Li Dongmei, deputy chairwoman of the All-China Federation of Disabled Persons (ACFD), said at a press conference.

Also during the reporting period, nearly 1.43 million people with disabilities received verified vocational training, which significantly increased their work readiness and skill level, Li Dongmei noted.

Steady progress has also been made in higher education. For five years in a row, all disabled graduates who completed their studies at colleges in the country have been included in the employment support databases. Notably, the employment rate among those who want to work has exceeded 85 percent for five years in a row.

To build on this momentum, the General Office of the State Council of China has released a new three-year action plan (2025-2027), jointly developed by the VFI and 30 government departments. The plan outlines 10 targeted actions aimed at further improving the employment conditions of people with disabilities.

According to Ren Zhanbin, Director of the Department of Education and Employment at VFI, a more targeted and individual approach will be applied at the new stage.

“We aim to not only expand employment opportunities, but also ensure that these jobs match the abilities and needs of people with disabilities and guarantee longer-term stability,” Ren Zhanbin said.

According to the plan, relevant government agencies and local authorities will continue to improve public services, strengthen employment support, and help 85 million people with disabilities gain access to more and better job opportunities. -0-

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