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China's Foreign Ministry: If Japan refuses to retract its erroneous statements, it will bear all the consequences itself.

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BEIJING, November 19 (Xinhua) — If Japan refuses to retract its erroneous remarks regarding Taiwan or continues to make mistake after mistake, China will be forced to take strict and decisive countermeasures, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Wednesday, noting that Japan will bear all the consequences.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's erroneous statements have fundamentally damaged the political foundation of China-Japan relations and provoked public outrage and condemnation from the Chinese people, the diplomat said at a regular press conference in response to a question on the matter.

China strongly demands that Japan retract its erroneous remarks, stop provoking incidents on China-related issues, take concrete actions to acknowledge its mistakes and correct shortcomings, and maintain the political foundation of China-Japan relations, she concluded. -0-

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China and Uzbekistan are ready to strengthen cooperation in law enforcement and security.

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Beijing, November 19 (Xinhua) — Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong met with Uzbek Interior Minister Aziz Tashpulatov in Beijing on Wednesday.

Wang Xiaohong said that China is willing to work with Uzbekistan to implement the important agreements reached by the two heads of state, strengthen exchanges at all levels, and enhance pragmatic cooperation in areas such as counter-terrorism, telecommunications fraud, and cybercrime, as well as ensuring security for major events and building law enforcement capacity.

These efforts, Wang Xiaohong added, will help ensure the smooth progress of high-quality construction of the Belt and Road, effectively safeguard the security and stability of both countries, and promote the building of a more meaningful and dynamic China-Uzbekistan community with a shared future.

A. Tashpulatov, in turn, expressed Uzbekistan's readiness to maintain close ties and exchanges with China, as well as to promote in-depth and substantive cooperation between the two countries in the field of law enforcement and security. -0-

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Visa-free travel opens a new chapter in cultural exchange between China and Russia

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Beijing, November 19 (Xinhua) — At the beginning of winter, Russian artist Marina Shegolkova, admiring the first winter landscapes outside her window, is painting an oil painting. This is her seventh day in China.

According to the news website chinanews.com, the Harbin Fengyue Russian Oil Painting Art Gallery recently invited a group of Russian artists to perform in Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China.

M. Shegolkova said Heilongjiang is a wonderful place. The opportunity to passionately paint every day is a great joy for her.

The walls of the adjacent exhibition hall are filled with paintings distinguished by their mature technique and dynamism, imbued with a vibrant Russian flavor.

Beginning in 1896, a large number of Russian émigrés arrived in Harbin, making the city an important transit point for the introduction of Western culture and art to the East. Boasting a rich historical and cultural heritage and a harmonious blend of Chinese and Western traditions, the city gradually became a platform for cultural exchange between China and Russia, and even between the countries of Northeast Asia, as well as a hub for the distribution of works of art. Oil painting, an important artistic form of Russian culture, became a significant vehicle for cultural dialogue between the two countries.

"My original goal in creating the gallery was to allow Chinese people to enjoy outstanding works of Russian art without having to travel abroad," shared gallery director Chen Fengyue. Over the course of more than ten years, the gallery's collection has grown to include more than 5,000 works by Russian artists, including oil paintings, prints, and watercolors.

In recent years, more than 20 Russian artists have visited China at the invitation of the gallery to perform creative work.

Russian artist Evgeny Larionov said this type of invitation was very effective: not only did it allow him to fully focus on his creative work, but it also provided an excellent opportunity for professional exchange with his Chinese colleagues. Personally experiencing the oriental charm and friendliness of the locals was a particularly valuable experience. During the trip, he made over ten Chinese friends.

With the introduction of a visa-free regime for Russians in China, interactions between the business communities and tourists of the two countries have become even more active. The flow of Russian tourists with regular passports has increased, directly boosting cultural exchange between China and Russia.

It is worth noting that China has introduced a trial visa-free regime for Russian citizens holding regular foreign passports from September 15, 2025 to September 14, 2026.

Russian citizens holding valid ordinary passports may visit China visa-free for business, tourism, visiting relatives and friends, exchanging visits, and transit purposes. Their stay in China should not exceed 30 days.

“It has now become much more convenient for Russian artists to come to China to create,” said Chen Fengyue. -0-

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Students and faculty from St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering (SPbGASU) serve as experts in the Consumer Trust competition.

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Conference "Consumer Confidence" at St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering

On November 18, the expert council of the 18th Public Independent Competition "Consumer Confidence 2025"—one of the most significant events in the real estate industry, supported by the governments of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region—held at St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering (SPbGASU). Established in 2008, the competition is now in its 18th year and remains the only one in the industry where consumer opinion plays a key role in determining the winners.

The Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering has been the competition's official professional partner for 12 years. As Galina Tokunova, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Management at SPbGASU, noted, the university annually participates in both the expert council and the organizing committee of the event, making a significant contribution to improving the rules and methodology. SPbGASU faculty members help develop the evaluation criteria, review incoming proposals, and participate in updating the competition requirements to reflect trends in the construction industry.

One of the competition's key features is a multi-stage selection process, including online voting, expert company reviews, site visits, and a mystery shopping survey. During this stage, students from the Faculty of Economics and Management at SPbGASU, undergoing special training, act as mystery shoppers: they make test calls, visit the offices of developers, real estate companies, banks, and management companies, and evaluate the usability and accuracy of information presented on their websites.

Together with the competition organizers, the university developed a detailed questionnaire assessing companies' customer focus, quality of consultations, and adherence to ethical standards. Students complete it following their visits, providing analytical feedback on their scores.

"Over the years, we've become convinced that our students are the best prepared. They understand the specifics of the real estate market well and take a responsible approach to company valuations. The margin of error between students' results and those of professional experts is minimal, demonstrating the high level of their training," noted Galina Tokunova.

Participation in the "Consumer Trust" study is included in the Marketing curriculum. Survey and observation results are used as practical training for the course, and the data obtained assist students in their term papers and research. In recent years, analytical papers and studies have been prepared based on the competition materials, focusing on the specifics of customer experience and methods for assessing companies' customer focus.

Participation in the competition gives students the opportunity to master methods for professionally assessing the quality of services, learn to identify correct and incorrect practices in the real estate market, and apply this knowledge in their future professional activities.

University faculty members serve on the competition's expert council. During this stage, they visit developers' sites to assess construction readiness, landscaping, the projects' compliance with stated requirements, and the level of communication with consumers. All collected data, including online voting and mystery shopping results, is then compiled and discussed at a meeting of the expert council, after which the final rankings are compiled.

The competition organizers emphasize the importance of SPbGASU's participation: their long-standing collaboration confirms the quality of training for future specialists and the university's expertise. SPbGASU students have repeatedly demonstrated a deep understanding of the real estate market, and their participation helps the competition maintain high standards of objectivity.

"Consumer Trust" is a public competition in the real estate market of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, held since 2008. In 2025, it will include three main stages: online voting (May 15 – August 31), a mystery shopper survey and expert visits (September – October), and an expert council meeting (November). The winners will be announced by December 31, and the awards ceremony will take place in February 2026.

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The State University of Management (GUU) studied the state of Russian science: trends and challenges

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Today, the entire country celebrates Higher Education Teachers' Day. We thank our mentors for the knowledge they imparted, the practical experience they provided, and the path they paved the way to science.

In anticipation of the celebration, representatives of the State University of Management assessed the trends that have emerged in recent years in the development of human resources for Russian science.

Scientists have determined how the number of scientific personnel and organizations has changed, the average age of a researcher, which regions are most attractive to specialists, and how interest is related to average salaries. The analysis provides an answer to the question, "How to attract personnel to science?"

During the work, representatives of the Department of Statistics of the State University of Management, Ekaterina Dolgikh and Lidiya Parshintseva, studied data for 2018-2023, contained in the materials of the Federal State Statistics Service and the National Research University Higher School of Economics.

Where it arrived and where it departed

During the period under review, the number of organizations engaged in research and development increased by 4.4%, reaching 4,125 units. However, the total number of research staff decreased by 1.8%, reaching 670,600. However, the proportion of staff with higher education increased by 2%. This trend could lead to improved quality and reliability of research.

More than half of the workforce works in research and development organizations, and approximately 15% in design organizations, with the number of employees in both sectors declining over the past five years. At the same time, the share of personnel in industrial manufacturing organizations has increased from 7.8% to 12.3%, which may be due to increased production volumes.

Researchers are predominantly men, accounting for 61.4% in 2023. The average age of employees has remained unchanged since 2019, at around 46 years.

New personnel in science

In 2023, the number of admitted students increased by 11,900, reaching 112,200. There was also a nearly two-percent increase in the share of those admitted after graduating from a higher education institution. This demonstrates the effectiveness of the program in supporting young researchers, which is implemented by many scientific organizations and universities, offering internships, grants, and other opportunities.

The most scientifically advanced regions

Organizations and employees engaged in research and development are primarily concentrated in the Central Federal District, which in 2023 accounted for 37.4% of organizations and 50.4% of employed personnel. Significant figures are also observed in the Volga and Northwestern Federal Districts.

The lowest values for these indicators in 2023 were recorded in the Far Eastern Federal District: the share of organizations was 3.3%, and the number of personnel was 1.0%.

Not by salary alone

The researchers also examined the relationship between the availability of research and development personnel in organizations and wages in the region.

An interesting fact emerged: in a number of regions, despite high salaries, there is a shortage of research workers. These include the Arkhangelsk Region, the Nenets and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrugs, and the Zabaykalsky Krai. As for the autonomous okrugs, much of their economy is focused on resource extraction, which requires equipment and technology but does not always create demand for research or scientific personnel.

At the same time, despite low wages in the Penza region, we see a high level of availability of scientific personnel in organizations. This may be due to the presence of seven regional business incubators and the active development of the IT park.

How to attract people to science

As we can see, high salaries are not the only way to attract and retain researchers. A comprehensive approach is required. It is also important to create support funds for young researchers, allocating funds for their training, internships, participation in conferences, and publication of scientific papers.

The development and implementation of regional programs to attract and retain scientific personnel will have a positive impact on the human resource potential of science.

It is important to create modern research centers and laboratories, provide access to databases, libraries, computing and other resources necessary for conducting research.

To achieve the desired results, it is also necessary to establish interaction between the scientific community, government agencies and business.

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Google has released its Gemini 3 artificial intelligence model.

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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) — Google on Tuesday announced the release of Gemini 3, its newest and most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) model.

The company said Gemini 3 is the "world's best model for multimodal understanding" and the most powerful model for AI programming to date.

As Google notes, Gemini 3 offers richer visualization and deeper interactivity, based on state-of-the-art reasoning capabilities demonstrated in key benchmarks.

Gemini 3 is "our most intelligent model yet, bringing together all the capabilities of Gemini to help you bring any idea to life," said Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and its parent company Alphabet. Gemini 3 "understands the context and intent behind your request much better, so you get what you need without unnecessary prompts," he added.

On Tuesday, Google also unveiled Gemini 3 Deep Think, an enhanced reasoning mode designed to further boost model performance. The company said the feature will first be available to security testers and then to Google AI Ultra subscribers.

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Brazil's COP30 Action Agenda aims to move climate action from promises to concrete results

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BELEM, Brazil, November 19 (Xinhua) — Bruna Cerqueira, Director of the Action Programme at the 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP30), said on Tuesday that Brazil's presidency is focused on translating political commitments into real climate solutions.

Speaking at a briefing on the ninth day of COP30, which continues until November 21 in the Amazonian city of Belém, B. Cerqueira assessed the progress of the negotiations and outlined the main strategy underlying this year's conference.

“We are working across all areas of the Programme of Action to advance plans that accelerate the search for solutions and move from commitments to results,” she said, emphasizing the continuity with the work of previous COP presidencies.

B. Cerqueira described in detail the political framework supporting COP30, designed to integrate action at multiple levels. "From the outset, we understood that the COP should be based on four pillars: the leaders' summit, which opens the process; negotiations; an Action Plan; and mobilization to achieve the three goals we set," said the Director of the Action Plan.

She added that the goals are to protect multilateralism, accelerate implementation and link climate action with people's daily lives.

B. Cerqueira also noted significant progress in funding for indigenous peoples and local communities. The $1.2 billion pledged at COP26 was delivered a year ahead of schedule and has now been nearly doubled. "At this conference, we are reaffirming that commitment, increasing it to $2 billion. Thirty donors have already supported this proposal," she said, noting that Brazil's announcement of new boundaries for indigenous lands is part of a broader legal and administrative effort.

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The Chinese Foreign Ministry: Mutual visa waivers between China and Russia are in the interests of the peoples of both countries.

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Beijing, November 19 (Xinhua) — The introduction of a mutual visa-free regime between China and Russia is in the interests of the peoples of both countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a regular ministry press conference on Wednesday.

The Chinese diplomat made this statement while commenting, at the media's request, on Russian President Vladimir Putin's announcement that a visa-free regime for Chinese citizens wishing to visit Russia would come into effect soon.

China attaches great importance to simplifying procedures for the movement of people between China and Russia, Mao Ning noted, emphasizing that the two countries are each other's largest neighbors.

The introduction of a mutual visa-free regime between the two countries will further strengthen cultural exchanges and meets the common interests of the peoples of the two countries, she concluded. -0-

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China and Russia are stepping up cooperation in vocational education at an event in Jixi.

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Beijing, November 19 (Xinhua) — An educational event titled "Integrating Professional Experience between China and Russia, Realizing Future Dreams" was held Tuesday at the Jixi City Vocational Education Center in Heilongjiang Province, northeast China. More than 100 representatives from Chinese and Russian vocational schools, as well as industry experts from both countries, attended the event.

According to a report on the Zhongxinwang news website, the event was organized by the Jixi City Education Bureau. Participants focused on two majors: computer graphic design and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operation and maintenance.

In the morning, Chinese and Russian students competed in a friendly drone piloting competition. Wearing protective goggles, the participants demonstrated high precision in controlling the aircraft on a specially prepared course. In the computer labs, computer design students worked on projects covering three themes: "Cultural Interaction between China and Russia," "The Future of Vocational Education," and "Green Development."

The event also included a professional experience exchange session. Chinese educators presented their experience in building a practical training system and collaborating with enterprises, while Russian teachers introduced the audience to Russia's professional skills certification system in the UAV field and shared their experience integrating the teaching of traditional culture with design projects.

In addition, on the same day, some secondary vocational schools in China and Russia signed framework agreements on inter-college cooperation, which provide for such areas of cooperation as teacher and student exchanges, joint development of curricula, and resource sharing.

The Jixi City Education Department stated that in the future, efforts will be made to build on the achieved cooperation results to focus on the goal of training qualified specialists with an international perspective, optimize foreign exchange policies, and integrate the resources of various schools and relevant enterprises to provide support for mutual visits between teachers and students, joint programs, and other forms of cooperation between China and Russia. -0-

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Interest rates on deposits have become even higher

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Effective November 19, 2025, Solid Bank has made changes to its line of deposits for individuals. Specifically, rates on the "Golden Autumn" and "Stable Interest" deposits have been increased by 0.5%.

Now:

• Base rate for deposit "Golden Autumn" – 16% per annum.

The remaining conditions remain the same:

• Duration – 91 days.

• Amount – from 30,000₽ to 5,000,000₽.

• Interest payment – at the end of the deposit term.

• Base rate for "Stable Interest" deposit – 14.5% per annum.

• Duration – 180 days.

• Amount – from 50,000₽.

• Interest payment – at the end of the deposit term.

• Replenishment – allowed during the first 60 calendar days.

You can read the full terms and conditions of deposits on the bank's website.

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