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Armenia and the EU signed a Strategic Partnership Agenda

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Yerevan, December 4 (Xinhua) — Armenia and the European Union signed the "Armenia-EU Strategic Partnership Agenda," aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation in various fields, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reported on its official website on Wednesday.

The ministry noted that the document, adopted on Tuesday following the 6th meeting of the Armenia-EU Partnership Council, defines goals in the political, economic, and security spheres.

At a press conference following the signing of the document, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan stated that this document complements the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement between Armenia and the EU and elevates the partnership agenda to a strategic level.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas emphasized that the document expands bilateral cooperation into new areas, including reforms, the rule of law, economic modernization, security, and visa liberalization.

As reported on the agency's website, the key priorities of the strategic agenda are strengthening democratic development, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and socio-economic sustainability of Armenia. –0–

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The first group of Chinese tourists departed from Urumqi Airport for Moscow on a visa-free basis.

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Beijing, December 4 (Xinhua) — Flight CZ6001 departed Tianshan International Airport in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, bound for Moscow on Tuesday. The 135 Chinese on board became the first group of passengers to travel from Urumqi to Moscow since Russia recently introduced a visa-free regime for Chinese citizens, Urumqi Radio and Television reported.

According to Chinese passenger Gao Yunfeng, who frequently travels between China and Russia, the visa-free policy offers significant convenience for tourists, businessmen, and anyone wishing to visit Russia. A direct flight from Urumqi to Moscow takes approximately six hours, saving nearly three hours compared to a flight from Beijing to the Russian capital.

On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree allowing Chinese citizens to travel to Russia visa-free for stays of up to 30 days until September 14, 2026. The decree comes into effect on the day it is signed—December 1.

Currently, Chinese air carriers China Southern Airlines and Air China operate three passenger flights a week at this airport, respectively, on two direct air routes between Urumqi and Moscow, reported Xinjiang Airport Group Co., Ltd.

According to the Urumqi Border Control Service, this year, the tourist flow between China and Russia through the Tianshan Airport checkpoint amounted to 59,000 people, which is 292 percent more than last year, of which more than 43,000 trips were made by Chinese passengers.

Earlier this year, China introduced a trial visa-free regime for Russian citizens from September 15, 2025, to September 14, 2026. Russian citizens holding ordinary passports can visit China visa-free for business, tourism, visiting relatives and friends, exchanging visits, and transit purposes, provided their stay in China does not exceed 30 days.

An official from the aforementioned agency also reported that since China introduced visa-free travel for Russians on September 15, tourist traffic between the two countries through Urumqi Airport has exceeded 21,000, representing a 224.5 percent increase over the same period last year. Russia's implementation of the visa-free policy will further facilitate human exchanges between the two countries, which will contribute to deeper cooperation in tourism, commerce, education, culture, and other areas, he noted.

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An F-16C fighter jet crashed in California during a training flight.

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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) — A U.S. Air Force F-16C fighter jet crashed early Wednesday, but the pilot ejected safely.

Around 10:45 a.m. local time, "a Thunderbirds pilot safely ejected from an F-16C Fighting Falcon during a training flight over controlled airspace," the Air Force said in a statement.

U.S. Air Force Sergeant Jovante Johnson told the Los Angeles Times in an email that the crashed aircraft belonged to the Thunderbirds, a U.S. demonstration squadron based at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. The cause of the crash is under investigation, he added.

The San Bernardino County Fire Department in California said the plane crashed near China Lake, about 170 miles north of downtown Los Angeles.

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Seedlings and flowers from Xinjiang are in high demand in Central and South Asia.

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URUMQI, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) — In the first 10 months of this year, exports of seedlings and flowers from northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR) reached 36,000 tons, worth 697 million yuan, up 406.1 percent and 464.2 percent year-on-year, respectively, according to the customs office of Urumqi, the capital of the region.

As Zhou Tingjun, a representative of a seed company in Xinjiang, noted, this year the company completed the relevant registration procedure to obtain export rights and has now reached an agreement with a client on plans to export a batch of seeds to Tajikistan.

Since the beginning of this year, seedlings and flowers have become a new growth point for Xinjiang's special agricultural exports. Urumqi Customs views fieldwork and processing as key quality control elements, implementing standardized oversight of the entire production process at enterprises, from cultivation to processing, and closely monitoring quarantine facilities, which are a focus both domestically and internationally.

"Based on the needs of enterprises and the expansion of varietal diversity, we explain to companies in advance the technical trade barriers and quarantine requirements of importing countries to ensure that the exported seedlings and flowers meet international standards and create a strong brand," said Liu Xiong, a customs official at Urumqi.

Currently, there are a total of 46 enterprises in Xinjiang that are engaged in growing seedlings and flowers and have the right to export. -0-

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Khoshun Otog-Qianqi in Ordos made a key step in the field of new energy materials

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Recently, Xuandian New Materials Co., Ltd. in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region accelerated the construction of a new energy battery conductive additive production project in the Shanghaimiao Economic Development Zone of Otog-Qianqi Ordos Province, marking a key step for the province in the field of new energy materials and injecting new impetus into high-quality green development.

The project reportedly covers an area of 106.8 mu (15 mu = 1 hectare), with a planned total investment of 900 million yuan, and will be implemented in three phases. Once fully operational, it will significantly improve the substitution rate for imported conductive additives for batteries, providing key material support for strategic industries such as new energy vehicles and energy storage systems. Upon completion, the project is expected to create 100 new jobs, with an annual tax contribution of over 50 million yuan and revenue exceeding 700 million yuan.

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A mutual visa-free regime facilitates tourist travel in both directions between China and Russia.

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BEIJING, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) — Lipstick, hand cream, thermal socks… At a shopping mall on Wangfujing Road in Beijing, a Russian tourist named Alborov and his friend happily carry bags full of groceries.

“This is my first time visiting China and I am very fascinated by its rich culture,” Alborov said, adding that Beijing is a city that combines tradition and modernity.

As a reminder, China introduced a trial visa-free regime for Russian citizens holding regular passports from September 15, 2025, to September 14, 2026. Alborov is one of the Russian tourists who arrived in China under this visa-free policy.

According to previously published data from the border control service of Beijing Daxing International Airport, since the entry into force of the visa-free entry regime introduced by China for Russian citizens, as of the evening of November 9, more than 63,000 Russian tourists have entered China through the airport checkpoint, which is almost 80 percent more than during the same period last year.

In turn, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on December 1, according to which, based on the principle of reciprocity, Chinese citizens will be able to enter the Russian Federation visa-free for tourism and business trips of up to 30 days until September 14, 2026.

Analysts believe that the mutual visa exemption regime for Chinese and Russian citizens will facilitate tourist travel in both directions between the two countries.

According to Han Jie, Chairman of the Board of the Chinese tourism company CYTS Aoyou Technology Development Co., Ltd., many Chinese tourists have already contacted the company for information about tourism products related to trips to Russia, including traditionally popular routes to Moscow and St. Petersburg.

In addition, Daxing International Airport continues to improve its services for inbound and outbound passengers and expands the air service network between China and Russia, providing Chinese tourists with a rich choice for traveling to Russia.

According to the data, currently, 8 Chinese and Russian airlines operate 59 round-trip flights every week between Daxing Airport and Russian cities such as Moscow, Vladivostok, Irkutsk, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Khabarovsk, and Krasnoyarsk.

Daxing Airport administration expects that the visa-free regime introduced by Russia for Chinese citizens will further increase the number of Chinese tourists visiting Russia. The airport will implement a number of measures to facilitate human exchanges and trade and economic ties between the two countries.

To serve Russian tourists visiting China, Daxing Airport regularly and continuously publishes information on air routes to and from Russia, Russian-language services to facilitate entry, and other convenient measures, including Wi-Fi access at the airport, through three international social media platforms.

Meanwhile, Daxing Airport displays and publishes information in Russian in several technological areas, including check-in, transfer areas, and waiting areas in the terminal building. Flight information screens and boarding announcements are also available in Russian. Information desks are also equipped with translation devices and third-party communication services to provide timely and accurate service information to Russian passengers.

Russian passengers can currently use services such as withdrawing Chinese yuan from ATMs, exchanging foreign currency, applying for SIM cards, booking travel, purchasing tickets, and applying for temporary driver's licenses for foreigners in certain areas of the airport. -0-

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China shows significant slowdown in carbon emissions growth

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BEIJING, December 4 (Xinhua) — China's anthropogenic carbon emissions will increase by 0.6 percent in 2024, significantly lower than the previous year's growth rate and the global average, the China Meteorological Administration reported on Wednesday, indicating that efforts to meet the country's climate commitments are gaining momentum.

These data were published in the China Greenhouse Gas Bulletin 2024, released by the China Meteorological Administration. Domestic growth of 0.6 percent compares favorably with the global average growth rate of 0.8 percent for the same period.

Zeng Qin, an official with the China Meteorological Administration, said the data showed that China's proactive implementation of emissions reduction commitments was achieving practical results.

According to the bulletin, the average carbon dioxide concentration at the Waliguan Observatory for global atmospheric observation reached 424.9 parts per million (ppm) in 2024. The Waliguan Observatory, part of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) network, is located in Qinghai Province, northwest China.

This represents a year-on-year increase of 3.5 ppm, in line with the global average increase.

Meanwhile, several regional background atmospheric stations, including Shandianzi, Longfengshan and Shangri-La, recorded annual increases in CO2 concentrations below the global average, the department said.

The Chinese report came shortly after the WMO's October global bulletin warned that concentrations of three major greenhouse gases—carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide—would continue to rise in 2024. The WMO noted a global average CO2 concentration of 423.9 ppm, the largest annual increase since modern records began in 1957.

The record global jump is primarily due to continued emissions from fossil fuels, the weakening of natural carbon sinks on land and in the ocean due to extreme heat, and increased emissions from global wildfires.

This is the 14th consecutive year that China has published greenhouse gas monitoring data. The agency reported that it has established a national observation network, including one global background observatory, 18 regional baseline stations, and over 120 observation points.

Looking ahead, the Office has committed to continuing to optimize its monitoring network and strengthen high-precision analysis to provide technology support for the country's response to climate change. -0-

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A memorial plaque to Alexander Shirvindt was installed on Kotelnicheskaya Embankment.

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A memorial plaque was erected in the city to Alexander Shirvindt, an actor of theater, cinema, voice-over and dubbing, theater director, screenwriter, teacher, television presenter, People's Artist of the RSFSR, full Cavalier of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland," and artistic director and president of the Moscow Academic Satire Theater.

It appeared on December 3 on the façade of building 1/15, block A on Kotelnicheskaya Embankment. Alexander Shirvindt lived here for almost 58 years—from 1966 to 2024.

The memorial plaque was crafted in bronze by the sculpting team of Andrey and Pavel Nalich. It depicts Alexander Shirvindt and bears an inscription. The installation was initiated by the Moscow Academic Satire Theater.

The opening ceremony was attended by representatives of federal and Moscow authorities, public organizations, cultural institutions, the media, colleagues, relatives and friends of Alexander Shirvindt, Muscovites and guests of the capital.

Actor, director, professor and theater director

Alexander Shirvindt was born in Moscow in 1934. In 1956, he graduated with honors from the B.V. Shchukin Higher Theatre School and joined the troupe of the Film Actors' Studio Theatre. That same year, he taught at the B.V. Shchukin Higher Theatre School. In 1957, the actor was accepted into the troupe of the Lenin Komsomol Theatre and joined the staff of the Mosfilm studio. In 1967, he transferred to the Moscow Drama Theatre on Malaya Bronnaya.

In 1970, Shirvindt began working at the Moscow Academic Satire Theater, landing the role of Count Almaviva in Pierre Beaumarchais's "The Marriage of Figaro, or The Crazy Day." That same year, he collaborated with Mark Zakharov on the production of "Wake Up and Sing!" based on Hungarian playwright Miklós Gyárfás's "Loophole."

In 1973, the actor and Andrei Mironov co-directed the play "Little Comedies of the Big House," based on the play of the same name by Grigory Gorin and Arkady Arkanov. In 1978, he staged the play "The Minor," based on the work by Denis Fonvizin.

Alexander Shirvindt has been a professor since 1995. His students include Leonid Yarmolnik, Amalia Mordvinova, Alexander Oleshko, Elena Podkaminskaya, and Maria Golubkina.

In 2000, Alexander Shirvindt replaced Valentin Pluchek as artistic director of the Moscow Academic Satire Theatre, and in 2021, he became the theatre's president.

Alexander Shirvindt died on March 15, 2024, at the age of 89.

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"University of Entrepreneurs": Bauman Moscow State Technical University has expanded its list of innovation platforms.

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Bauman Moscow State Technical University (MSTU) has joined the "University of Entrepreneurs" program. It is the 10th university in this project, which already includes Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, National University of Science and Technology MISiS, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, and the Central University.

The "University of Entrepreneurs" began its work in September 2025 at the behest of Russian President Vladimir Putin. This is a new program for the creation and commercialization of innovative products with the participation of entrepreneurs, leading universities, and students. A key element of the program is university-based workshops, where founders and executives of large businesses and their teams work together with scientific and technological mentors and their students.

"As part of the project, 20 workshops have been opened in the capital, where more than 40 innovative projects are being developed, including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, biomedicine, smart transport and logistics, new materials, and food tech. The unique engineering school at Bauman Moscow State Technical University will open up new opportunities for creating breakthrough products essential for the capital's technological development," she said.

Kristina Kostroma, Head of the Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovative Development.

Sergei Sobyanin announced the launch of the "University of Entrepreneurs"

For example, a workshop based at the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI is developing cybersecurity systems resistant to attacks using quantum computers. These systems will enable proactive protection of critical infrastructure against future quantum threats. The workshop team is working on Russia's first comprehensive technological solutions in this area. These include a centralized firewall management system (QSFMS), next-generation firewalls (NGFW), and a hardware AI accelerator, which will ensure long-term protection of confidential data across various economic sectors. These developments can be applied in financial, government, and energy organizations, as well as for optimizing AI infrastructure and its immediate protection.

The Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology is working on innovative artificial intelligence-based solutions. These projects aim to integrate AI into everyday life. For example, a personal AI assistant for health management, integrating treatment management and monitoring of indicators, allows for collecting and recording patient medical histories.

The workshops at I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University are developing next-generation bionic implants and prosthetics, as well as original medications and vaccines for the treatment of age-related, infectious, and orphan diseases. Scientists and entrepreneurs are also developing digital solutions for personalized medicine, including platforms for remote patient monitoring and drug side effect analysis.

At the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, a project is developing software and hardware solutions for unmanned aerial vehicles that will enable the safe delivery of heavy cargo over long distances.

Bauman Moscow State Technical University's accession to the "University of Entrepreneurs" program will strengthen the ecosystem's scientific and technological potential and open up new opportunities for the creation of innovative products for Russia's technological development.

Sergei Sobyanin: Moscow is creating a powerful platform for technological developmentMoscow universities and companies signed eight cooperation agreements following the Moscow School R program.

The project is being implemented by the ANO “Development of Human Capital”, which is subordinate to the capital Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovative Development, and the Agency for Strategic Initiatives.

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The first production facility opened at the Ryabinovaya 44 technology park.

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Verona Capital has opened a production facility at the Ryabinovaya 44 technology park, built in the Ochakovo-Matveyevskoye district under a program to stimulate the creation of employment opportunities. The company provides school meals, according to Moscow's Deputy Mayor for Transport and Industry. Maxim Liksutov.

"On Sergei Sobyanin's orders, the capital is consistently developing modern industrial infrastructure. Ryabinovaya 44 is the city's first dedicated technology park, created specifically for food industry businesses. The complex covers nearly 15,000 square meters. Once operational, it will create over 300 jobs," said Maxim Liksutov.

The Ryabinovaya 44 Technopark specializes in the food service industry, including commercial kitchens, catering companies, and restaurants. Residents set to open operations here soon include the Rybnaya Manufaktura restaurant and store chain, ABC Coffee Roasters, and the First Live Collagen dietary supplement brand.

"The program to stimulate the creation of employment opportunities plays a key role in economic development, enabling the formation of new centers of business activity and the creation of modern jobs for city residents. In 2025, the capital increased the coefficient for calculating the incentive for developers investing in the construction of industrial facilities. As a result, the incentive for such projects increased by 14 percent," noted the Moscow Government Minister and Head of the Moscow Department of Investment and Industrial Policy.

Anatoly Garbuzov.

Residents of the technology park are provided with a full range of services, from cleaning and maintenance to technical support for utility systems and 24/7 support. Security is ensured by a modern video surveillance system, security guards, and 24/7 access control.

The design of the technology park took into account the latest food industry standards.

Furthermore, the Ryabinovaya 44 technology park is conveniently located, offering direct access to the Moscow Ring Road, the North-West Chord, General Dorokhov Avenue, and Mozhayskoye Highway. The Ozernaya, Govorovo, and Michurinsky Prospekt stations of the Solntsevskaya metro line are also nearby, as are Meshcherskaya Station on the fourth Moscow Central Diameter (MCD) and the Rabochy Posyolok station on the first MCD. More than four million people live within a half-hour drive by public transport.

Earlier, Sergei Sobyanin noted that 49 technology parks have already been opened in the city, in which more than 75.9 thousand people.

The program to stimulate the creation of employment opportunities has been implemented since 2020 and covers virtually all districts of Moscow. Investors will construct over 250 facilities with a total area of 7.8 million square meters. These include new industrial facilities, office and shopping centers, educational, cultural, and sports institutions.

In total, over 2.7 trillion rubles will be invested in the city's development, creating more than 340,000 jobs in virtually all sectors of the capital's economy.

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