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ISTANBUL, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) — A Turkish court on Friday sentenced 11 people to life imprisonment for the deadly ski resort hotel fire that killed 78 people in the northwestern province of Bolu in January.

Thirty-two defendants were involved in the trial. The defendants denied the charges and are expected to appeal the verdict.

A fire broke out on January 21 at the 12-story Grand Kartal Hotel during the winter school holidays. The tragedy killed 78 people, including 34 children, and injured 137 others.

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Gyeongju, South Korea, November 1 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Saturday that Asia-Pacific economies should strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation, seize new opportunities, tackle new challenges, and jointly create a sustainable and prosperous future.

Asia-Pacific economies should deepen open-source technology cooperation and build a competitive open innovation ecosystem, Xi Jinping said in his speech at the second session of the 32nd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting.

He said that economies must care about the well-being of humanity and promote the healthy and orderly development of artificial intelligence (AI) in a beneficial, safe and fair direction.

Economies must resolutely fulfill their common but differentiated responsibilities and call on developed countries to continue to provide necessary support to developing countries in areas such as financing, technology and capacity building, he added. –0–

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UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) — The United Nations and its humanitarian partners have collected more than 24,000 tonnes of humanitarian aid at crossing points in the Gaza Strip since the ceasefire agreement came into force on October 10, a UN spokesman said on Friday, citing UN Mechanism 2720.

“More people in need have also been able to access this assistance, which includes food, medicine and medical supplies, nutritional supplements and shelter materials, thanks to the resumption of distribution and services at the community and household levels,” said Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, at a daily briefing.

Furthermore, he said, the number of interceptions or looting of supplies collected by the UN and its partners at Gaza crossings has significantly decreased. He added that between October 10 and 28, only 5 percent of collected supplies were reportedly intercepted, compared to approximately 80 percent between May 19 and October 9.

S. Dujarric said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) expects the number of intercepted shipments to continue to decrease as more humanitarian and commercial supplies arrive. "We continue to call for the opening of all crossings and for an increase in the number of UN agencies and organizations authorized to deliver humanitarian aid into Gaza."

Meanwhile, OCHA said humanitarian partners continue to escalate their efforts despite reports of Israeli airstrikes across Gaza, and reminded the Israeli military of its responsibility to ensure the protection of civilians and humanitarian workers at all times throughout its military operations.

Since the ceasefire began, the World Health Organization has delivered more than 840 pallets of life-saving medications to Gaza, including insulin, auxiliaries, essential drugs, cholera kits, and surgical kits. –0–

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UN, Oct. 31 /Xinhua/ — The UN Security Council on Friday extended the mandate of the EU peacekeeping force in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) for another 12 months.

The 15-member UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2795, which extends the mandate of the EU peacekeeping operation Althea /EUFOR ALTHEA/ and the NATO presence in BiH for an additional period of 12 months, starting from the date of adoption of this document.

The EU's Operation Althea in BiH is the successor to the NATO-led stabilisation force whose mission is to ensure continued compliance with the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement, which ended the war that took place in BiH between 1992 and 1995.

The resolution authorizes UN member states to take, upon request, all necessary measures to protect the Althea force or the NATO presence, respectively, and to assist both organizations in fulfilling their mandates. –0–

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Minsk, November 1 (Xinhua) — The annual Chinese Ambassador's Award ceremony took place in Belarus on Friday. The event took place at the Belarusian State University of Foreign Languages.

The award is presented annually to students of secondary schools and universities to support their learning of the Chinese language and understanding of Chinese culture. Awards were also given to exemplary Belarusian educational institutions in the field of Chinese language teaching and to Chinese language teachers who have achieved outstanding teaching success. This year marks the ninth time the awards have been presented.

As Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Belarus Zhang Wenchuan noted during the ceremony, Belarusian students view the Chinese language as a window into China and a connection with the world. At the same time, tens of thousands of Chinese students go to study in Belarus. "Such interaction and humanitarian exchange significantly contribute to mutual understanding and rapprochement between peoples. This award is a confirmation of your efforts and an expression of hope for the mission entrusted to you in the future," the ambassador emphasized.

In turn, Vladimir Dolzhenkov, Deputy Minister of Education of Belarus, noted that over 5,500 students in general secondary and higher education institutions in Belarus are studying Chinese as a subject this academic year. "Belarus places great importance on popularizing, supporting, and expanding opportunities for learning Chinese," Dolzhenkov stated.

Natalia Lapteva, Rector of the Belarusian State University of Foreign Languages, expressed the opinion that the development of a national school for teaching Chinese language and culture is seen in Belarus as one of the most important conditions for the further successful advancement of cooperation between the two countries. “The real achievements of schoolchildren, students, listeners, teachers, and educational institutions are our common contribution to the formation of a community of shared destiny for Belarus and China,” N. Lapteva concluded. –0–

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JIUQUAN, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) — China successfully launched the Shenzhou-21 manned spacecraft on Friday, sending three astronauts to its Tiangong orbital space station for a six-month mission.

The spacecraft, atop a Long March 2F launch vehicle, lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.

The Shenzhou-21 crew consists of mission commander pilot Zhang Lu, flight engineer Wu Fei, and payload specialist Zhang Hongzhang – all three categories of Chinese astronauts currently used in the country's space program.

Zhang Lu was also a member of the Shenzhou-15 mission, while this will be the first flight for Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang.

MICE IN SPACE

It is noteworthy that four mice were sent into space along with the Shenzhou-21 crew.

The rodents, two males and two females, will be transported to China's space station where they will remain in orbit for five to seven days, marking the country's first space science experiments involving mammals.

Mice are one of the most widely used model organisms in life science research.

According to Huang Kun, an expert from the Space Application Engineering and Technology Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), they have a number of advantages such as high genetic similarity to humans, small body size, short reproductive cycle, and high susceptibility to genetic modification.

“These characteristics make them ideal for studying physiological and pathological processes, as well as the growth, development, and reproduction of living organisms in space,” he noted.

The project, jointly led by the Shanghai Institute of Engineering Physics and the Institute of Zoology at the Academy of Sciences of China, will involve continuous multi-dimensional video monitoring of the mice throughout their stay in orbit.

Lights inside the mice's experimental setup will turn on at 7 a.m. and off at 7 p.m., maintaining the same circadian rhythm as on Earth, explained Li Tianda, a junior researcher at the Institute of Zoology.

The rodents' diet will not only be nutritionally balanced but also relatively firm, reducing the amount of crumbs and satisfying the mice's habit of grinding their teeth. A directed airflow is created inside the experimental device to blow hair, excrement, and other debris into a collection container, providing the animals with a clean and hygienic environment, Li Tianda added.

By collecting preliminary data on stress responses and adaptation mechanisms in microgravity, scientists will be able to use these observations to decipher how weightlessness and confined spaces affect the behavior of mice.

After completing their orbital mission, the "astronaut mice" will return to Earth aboard the Shenzhou 20 spacecraft for further analysis.

“The data obtained will be important for assessing the possibility of long-term human survival and reproduction in space, and will also provide information useful for human health on Earth,” Huang Kun said, noting that the experiment will be a major step forward in developing China’s research capabilities in space life sciences.

Previous animal experiments conducted at the Chinese space lab included zebrafish and fruit flies.

During their stay in orbit, the Shenzhou-21 crew members plan to conduct a total of 27 new orbital experiments, including research in space life sciences and biotechnology, space medicine, space materials science, fluid physics and microgravity combustion, and new space technologies.

Among the planned orbital studies to be conducted during this mission are also the study of the relationship between the origin of genetic codes and chirality, the development of lithium-ion batteries for space applications, and the creation of intelligent computing platforms.

The crew will also conduct a spacewalk and carry out loading and unloading operations, install space debris protection devices, and deploy and retrieve extravehicular payloads and equipment. They will also participate in scientific, educational, and public benefit activities.

The Shenzhou-21 mission is the sixth manned flight since China's Tiangong space station entered the application and development phase, and the 37th flight in China's human spaceflight program. -0-

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Xinhua | November 1, 2025

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Flash: Xi Jinping attended the second session of the 32nd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting. Flash: Xi Jinping attended the second session of the 32nd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting.

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BEIJING, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) — Three crew members of the Shenzhou 21 manned spacecraft entered the Chinese space station early Saturday and reunited with three members of the previous crew, starting a new round of astronaut rotation in orbit.

The Shenzhou-20 crew opened the hatch at 4:58 a.m. Beijing time and welcomed their new colleagues, according to a statement from the China Manned Space Administration (CMSA).

The six astronauts then posed for a photo to capture the solemn moment of the seventh space rendezvous in the history of Chinese space exploration.

They will live and work together for about five days to complete the planned tasks and complete the handover of the work, CMSA said. -0-

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Moscow, October 31 (Xinhua) — This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. It also marks the 80th anniversary of Taiwan's liberation from Japanese occupation. This date is the subject of an article by Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui, "Rebirth of the Nation," published Thursday in the Russian newspaper Izvestia.

"Eighty years ago, the Chinese people ended Japan's half-century of colonial occupation of the island and finally returned to their homeland. This was a crucial outcome of the victory in the War of Resistance Against Japan and an integral part of the post-war international order. International legal documents such as the Cairo and Potsdam Declarations enshrined China's sovereignty over Taiwan, unequivocally declaring it an inalienable part of the Republic's territory," the article states.

However, separatist forces are active on the island, and the US continues to perpetuate the myth of the island's "uncertain status," condoning the separatist activities of proponents of "Taiwan independence." "Their primary goal is to advance the strategy of 'using Taiwan to contain China' in order to prevent the full unification and revival of the PRC," the ambassador writes.

"The Taiwan question is at the core of China's core interests. The one-China principle is a universally recognized norm of international relations and a broad consensus of the international community," the article states. China has established Taiwan Liberation Memorial Day by law. It will be celebrated annually on October 25. This political decision demonstrates China's firm commitment "to safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity, underscoring its indisputable historical and legal justification for sovereignty over Taiwan, and cementing the broad international community's commitment to the one-China principle," Zhang Hanhui notes.

According to him, the memory of Taiwan's liberation from Japanese occupation is a tribute to the lessons of history and the heroism of fallen heroes, a confirmation of the shared desire for peaceful development and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

"Given the current highly ambiguous international situation, it is more important than ever to defend the results of World War II and the post-war international order," emphasizes Chinese Ambassador to the Russian Federation Zhang Hanhui.

"The liberation of Taiwan from Japanese occupation is not only a milestone in the Chinese people's struggle against foreign invaders; it is a significant joint victory for the peoples of the anti-fascist coalition, including the Soviet people. During those dark years, our peoples supported each other, fighting shoulder to shoulder against the enemy, defending justice and peace at the cost of blood," the article states.

"We are ready to work with the Russian side to promote a correct understanding of the history of World War II, steadfastly defend its outcome, uphold the post-war international order, and resolutely oppose any forms of separatism for 'Taiwan independence' and external interference. We must remember history and build the future together, making a greater contribution to the great cause of building a community with a shared future for humanity," concludes Chinese Ambassador to the Russian Federation Zhang Hanhui.

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Moscow, October 31 /Xinhua/ – Cooperation between China and Russia is characterized by strong complementarity, powerful momentum, and great potential, Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui stated in an interview with the Russian publication Forbes.

"Under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, trade and economic cooperation between China and Russia has continuously deepened and reached an unprecedented level. Cooperation between the two countries is characterized by strong complementarity, powerful momentum, and great potential," he said, emphasizing that China has been Russia's largest trading partner for 15 consecutive years, while Russia ranks fifth among China's largest trading partners.

Zhang Hanhui noted that Russia is one of the leading exporters of oil and gas to China. The two sides also collaborate effectively on liquefied natural gas projects in Russia's Arctic regions. In terms of industrial cooperation, Russia is one of the world's leading markets for Chinese automobile exports. Major joint projects in key areas are being implemented sustainably.

The Chinese diplomat recalled that in 2024, the parties signed an updated version of the "China-Russia Investment Cooperation Plan," and this year they reached an agreement on the promotion and mutual protection of investments. "As China-Russia relations continue to develop steadily and cooperation deepens across all sectors, Chinese and Russian enterprises have broad prospects for doing business in each other's markets, and their potential is enormous," he said.

Speaking about the development of scientific and technological cooperation between China and Russia, Zhang Hanhui stated that it has achieved comprehensive, multi-level and large-scale development, yielded fruitful results and become an important pillar of the Sino-Russian comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination in the new era.

"Overall, scientific and technological cooperation between China and Russia has a solid foundation and perfect mechanisms, characterized by the early formulation of tasks in promising areas, rapid progress, and practical results. It has become an important force contributing to the high-quality development of bilateral relations, maintaining the stability of the global science and technology governance system, and building a community with a shared future for mankind," the Chinese diplomat noted, assuring that the parties will continue to strengthen strategic alignment, deepen innovative interaction, expand personnel exchanges, and jointly address the challenges and opportunities presented by the new scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation.

Zhang Hanhui also described cooperation between China and Russia in education as an important component of bilateral relations. He noted that the two sides are consistently implementing educational projects in accordance with the Roadmap for Russian-Chinese Humanitarian Cooperation to 2030, and are also actively collaborating within the SCO, BRICS, and other multilateral frameworks. "Universities in both countries have established 14 alliances of specialized educational institutions, encompassing over 600 universities, forming the world's largest bilateral inter-university cooperation network. Currently, there are 126 joint educational institutions and undergraduate and higher degree programs operating in China," he said, noting that cooperation in language training is yielding tangible results.

According to the ambassador, humanitarian exchanges between China and Russia have become increasingly close in recent years. He emphasized that China's introduction of a trial visa-free entry policy for Russian citizens with ordinary passports will significantly facilitate mutual travel between citizens of the two countries, stimulate exchanges in all areas, and, in particular, facilitate the rapid development of tourism cooperation.

Zhang Hanhui added that China expects Russia to soon implement corresponding easing measures, which will further facilitate mutual travel between citizens of the two countries. "We hope that China and Russia will seize the opportunity to develop more tourism products and routes that meet tourists' needs, continually improve service quality, and enhance infrastructure, so as to make tourism a vibrant new area of humanitarian exchanges and practical cooperation between the two countries," the Chinese Ambassador to the Russian Federation concluded.

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