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Beijing, January 9 (Xinhua) — On Tuesday, the first freight train since early 2026 launched as part of the China-Europe international rail freight service from Fuqing, a city under the administrative jurisdiction of Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian Province, eastern China. The trains, carrying 100 standard containers (TEU) of goods manufactured in Fujian Province, will arrive in Moscow, the capital of the Russian Federation.

According to local media, in 2025, customs and railway authorities coordinated efforts to further simplify customs clearance procedures and reduce cargo delays, ensuring increased efficiency in customs clearance and logistics.

Fuzhou is a key logistics hub for opening up to the outside world. Since July 2022, when the first China-Europe train departed from Fuzhou, the total value of cargo carried has exceeded 1.3 billion yuan. The train routes connect Fuzhou with 15 cities in six countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative, including Russia, Poland, and Uzbekistan.

In the three years since the launch of China-Europe freight trains from Fuzhou, a total of 83 such trains have been handled, carrying 6,794 TEU of cargo with a total value of nearly 1.362 billion yuan.

According to official data, by the end of 2025, the number of China-Europe train departures was 31, and the total volume of cargo transported by them was 2,164 TEU.

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Pyongyang, January 9 (Xinhua) — North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un said he will unconditionally respect and support the policies and decisions of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Friday.

Kim Jong-un made the corresponding promise in a reply letter sent to his Russian counterpart on Thursday.

“I will absolutely respect and unconditionally support all the policies you pursue and the decisions you make, and I am ready to always stand with you and your Russia,” KCNA quoted the letter as saying.

“Our close cooperation will continue in various fields in accordance with the spirit of the comprehensive strategic partnership between the DPRK and the Russian Federation, the strategic interests of the two countries, and the aspirations and wishes of the two peoples,” Kim Jong-un noted.

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Rennes, France, January 9 (Xinhua) — About 380,000 homes across France were left without power on Friday morning due to Storm Goretti, which brought strong winds to Northern Europe, local media reported.

French and British meteorological services issued weather warnings ahead of the storm, urging people to stay home.

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SAN FRANCISCO, January 9 (Xinhua) — Two people were injured Thursday in a shooting involving U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Portland, Oregon, local authorities said.

Portland police said officers found a man and a woman with apparent gunshot wounds. Both were taken to the hospital; their conditions are unknown.

As a reminder, on Wednesday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis, Minnesota, heightening public scrutiny of federal immigration enforcement. Thousands of people took to the streets in protest.

"Portland is now confronted with yet another deeply disturbing incident," said Portland Mayor Keith Wilson. The city cannot "stand idly by while constitutional protections are eroded and the bloodshed escalates," he added.

Portland is not a "training ground" for paramilitary agencies, the mayor emphasized, warning that threats of "full force" by the federal administration have deadly consequences. He called on ICE to cease all operations in Portland until a full investigation is completed.

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São Paulo, January 9 (Xinhua) — Brazil and Mexico on Thursday jointly condemned recent US attacks on Venezuelan sovereignty and rejected any idea of dividing the world into spheres of influence, according to a statement from the Brazilian president's office.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his Mexican counterpart, Claudia Sheinbaum, held a telephone conversation to discuss the situation in Venezuela. On Saturday, the United States launched a military operation there, capturing President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, who were taken into custody in New York.

"While emphasizing the unacceptability of attacks on Venezuela's sovereignty, both leaders rejected any outdated vision that might imply dividing the world into zones of influence. In this context, they reaffirmed their commitment to multilateralism, international law, and free trade," the statement read.

The heads of Latin America's two largest economies expressed their willingness to continue cooperation with Venezuela to support peace, dialogue, and stability in the country and the region as a whole.

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UN, January 9 /Xinhua/ — The United States could lose its voting rights in the UN General Assembly if it fails to pay its membership dues for a certain number of years, UN Secretary-General's spokesman Stéphane Dujarric announced on Thursday.

"The UN Charter clearly states… what happens when a country fails to pay its dues for a certain number of years," he said. "That's Article 19. So it's not a decision of the Secretary-General. It's in the Charter, and it implies that at some point a country may lose its voting rights in the General Assembly," Dujarric noted.

He confirmed that the United States had not paid its dues to the UN in 2025.

"A Member of the United Nations which is in arrears in the payment of its financial contributions to the Organization shall have no vote in the General Assembly if the amount of its arrears equals or exceeds the amount of the contributions due from it for the preceding two full years. The General Assembly may, however, permit such a Member to vote if it is satisfied that the failure to pay is due to conditions beyond the control of the Member," states Article 19 of the UN Charter.

As a reminder, on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on the country's withdrawal from 66 international organizations. –0–

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Beijing, January 9 (Xinhua) — As temperatures continue to drop, the surface of Lake Xingkai (Khanka) has completely frozen over. The winter fishing season officially opened on Thursday on this largest border lake between China and Russia, and is expected to last approximately two months.

According to the Zhongguo Xinwenwang news website, with the start of the fishing season, the local border control service is stepping up its patrols along the reservoir to ensure the legality of local fishermen's activities, with a focus on combating illegal fishing and fishing in violation of state borders. This includes increased patrols using vehicles and drones, the installation of barbed wire fences in designated areas, and increased monitoring of key areas.

The freshwater lake Xingkai is located on the border of China's Heilongjiang Province (northeast China) and Russia's Primorsky Krai. It belongs to the Heilongjiang River (Amur) drainage basin. Human fishing activity on this lake has a long history, dating back at least 6,000 years, when the ancient Chinese people, the Sushen people, fished here.

According to survey data, Lake Xingkai is home to 65 species of fish, among which the common ray-finned fish of the carp family, the Xingkai shrimp, is particularly popular among Chinese gourmets. Furthermore, Xingkai shrimp, which is relatively high in protein, calcium, and other beneficial micronutrients, and low in fat, has also become a favorite among food lovers.

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PARIS, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) — French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that the United States is "gradually turning away" from certain allies and "breaking out of the framework of international rules."

In his annual address to French ambassadors, he said it was time to fully reinvest in the UN because its largest shareholder, the United States, no longer believed in the organization.

As a reminder, on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on the country's withdrawal from 66 international organizations, including 31 UN structures.

While emphasizing France's commitment to multilateralism, E. Macron acknowledged that "multilateral institutions are working less and less effectively."

The French leader's remarks came amid new American statements about its desire to gain control of Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark. France expressed firm support for Denmark and Greenland, emphasizing that decisions about Greenland's future should be made solely by its people.

Furthermore, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot sharply criticized the recent US military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. He warned that such actions undermine the foundations of international law and could have "serious consequences for global security that will spare no one."

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URUMQI, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) — In 2025, the number of China-Europe/Central Asia freight trains passing through Horgos Port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region reached a record high of 9,882, up 13.2 percent year-on-year, while freight throughput at the port also reached a new all-time high of 14.24 million tonnes, up 17.8 percent year-on-year, according to statistics released by Horgos Railway Station.

An increasing number of Chinese-made goods, such as everyday items, electromechanical equipment, electronics, agricultural products, and subsidiary industries, are passing through the aforementioned border crossing to Central Asian and European markets.

Customers prefer China-Europe/Central Asia trains for their high transportation speed, large number of railway lines, stable cargo transportation cycle time, and cost control, noted Zhang Yunyu, business manager of Xinjiang Zhonglian Haitong International Freight Forwarding Company, adding that last year the company handled a total of 2,200 China-Europe and China-Central Asia trains, a 41 percent increase compared to 2024.

Local customs, maintaining close cooperation with railway authorities, ensured the exchange of customs and railway data in real time, which increased the efficiency of customs clearance of trains of this category by more than 50%.

Since the launch of China-Europe/Central Asia freight train service at the Khorgos border crossing, more than 52,000 such trains have been processed. Currently, 90 China-Europe/Central Asia freight train routes pass through this border crossing, covering 46 cities and regions in 18 countries, and the range of goods carried by them exceeds 200 items.

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) — US President Donald Trump on Thursday again threatened to strike Iran "very hard" if its government starts killing protesters.

"I made it clear to them that if they start killing people… we will hit them very hard," Trump said in an interview with the conservative "Hugh Hewitt Show."

D. Trump and other senior US officials have warned several times in recent days that Washington will not stand by if Tehran starts killing peaceful protesters.

On Wednesday, Iran's Foreign Ministry condemned the Trump administration's "interventionist and misleading" statements about the current unrest in the country, adding that such statements reflect Washington's continued hostility toward the Iranian people.

US comments on Iran's internal affairs are part of a long-standing policy of pressure and interference, rather than genuine concern for the well-being of Iranians, the Foreign Ministry emphasized.

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