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St. Petersburg, December 16 /Xinhua/ — The St. Andrew's flag-raising ceremony and the commissioning of the new diesel-electric submarine Velikiye Luki into the Russian Navy took place in St. Petersburg on Tuesday, the press service of the United Shipbuilding Corporation reported.

The new submarine has joined the Russian Baltic Fleet. During testing, the submarine's specified performance characteristics were confirmed. The shipyard's sea trials and state trials took place in the Baltic Sea.

Velikiye Luki is the third submarine of the Project 677 Lada class. These submarines are quiet, equipped with state-of-the-art acoustic protection systems, and capable of diving to depths of approximately 300 meters. The Lada-series submarines are 66.8 meters long and 7.1 meters wide. They are equipped with missile and torpedo weapons capable of striking both maritime and coastal targets.

Construction of two Project 677 submarines is currently underway in St. Petersburg. Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Alexander Moiseyev told reporters that the keel-laying of two more submarines of this project is planned for 2026. –0–

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Helsinki, December 16 (Xinhua) — Talks in Berlin involving the European Union, the United States, and Ukraine have raised hopes for a possible peaceful resolution to the Ukrainian crisis. Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced this on Monday, emphasizing that key issues, including territorial ones, remain unresolved.

A. Stubb expressed cautious optimism about a peace agreement, telling Finnish media in Berlin late Monday that the coming days and weeks would show whether a solution could be found to what he called "this difficult situation."

He said the most important development in the past 48 hours was what he described as the US commitment to provide security guarantees to Ukraine.

Territorial issues remain the most important unresolved problem, he noted, adding that “at least the direction is correct.”

Speaking at a conference on Monday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the United States had offered security guarantees and recent diplomatic momentum had made a ceasefire "possible."

Nevertheless, A. Stubb emphasized that the decisive issue will ultimately be Ukraine's willingness to make territorial concessions in exchange for security guarantees from the United States.

U. Kristersson described the meetings in Berlin as constructive. In a written statement to the Swedish news agency, he noted that Ukraine, the United States, and Europe sat down at the same table "for the first time in a long time" to discuss the possibilities and challenges of a peaceful solution.

He said many difficult questions remain, “primarily about territories and whether Russia really wants peace.”

"But now there's been significant momentum. We'll continue our intensive work in the coming days," he said.

A group of European leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, issued a joint statement on Monday welcoming "significant progress."

The leaders pledged to work together to ensure reliable security guarantees, including maintaining the strength of the Ukrainian armed forces at 800,000 troops in peacetime.

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BEIJING, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday met with Cen Haohui, head of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), who arrived in Beijing to present a work report.

During the meeting, Xi Jinping heard a report from Cen Haohui on the current situation in Macao and the work of the Macao SAR administration. -0-

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Beijing, December 16 (Xinhua) — With the introduction of a mutual visa-free regime between China and Russia, people-to-people exchanges between the two countries are becoming increasingly closer and more convenient.

Against this backdrop, the city of Suifenhe (Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China) on the Chinese-Russian border recently launched a car rental service for Russian tourists, facilitating the implementation of a unified "visa-free car travel" scheme. This announcement was posted on the official website of the Suifenhe City Hall on Tuesday.

Natasha, a tourist from the Russian city of Vladivostok, welcomed the new regulation. She'd visited Suifenhe many times before, but this trip was a pleasant surprise. "Now foreigners can rent cars in Suifenhe, as long as they have a driver's license," she said.

The aforementioned service was reportedly launched by the Suifenhe Financial Investment Company in collaboration with local travel agencies and public security departments. The aim of this innovation is to leverage the new opportunities for tourism exchanges created by the mutual visa-free regime between China and Russia.

The Suifenhe City Hall announced that upon arrival at the Suifenhe border crossing, Russian visa-free travelers can obtain temporary driver's licenses in the border and customs control area. They must present their passports and Russian driver's licenses and watch a video about traffic regulations in China. Temporary permits are issued through a one-stop shop, significantly reducing waiting times for Russian tourists.

After receiving a temporary driver's license, Russians can contact the appropriate companies to complete the car rental paperwork, including signing the contract, paying the deposit, and picking up the vehicle. Once all formalities are completed, Russians can rent a car and travel within the Mudanjiang District, which is under the jurisdiction of Suifenhe City.

The Suifenhe-based Jiatu International Travel Agency noted that the visa-free regime has facilitated tourist exchanges between China and Russia. It will soon launch a travel product offering Russians the opportunity to travel independently by car within the Mudanjiang administrative district. Jiatu staff noted that such trips will allow Russian tourists to gain a deeper understanding of Chinese culture, savor local delicacies, and enjoy a variety of entertainment.

To ensure the safety and convenience of overseas guests, all rental vehicles in Suifenhe are equipped with a Chinese-Russian bilingual navigation system, dual insurance, and real-time GPS positioning system.

As an important cross-border channel between China and Russia, Suifenhe Port has launched the above-mentioned service, which will stimulate the further development of cross-border tourism exchanges between China and Russia and promote the development of regional tourism services in the direction of individualization, which will become a new highlight of Sino-Russian cooperation in the field of border tourism, according to a statement from the Suifenhe City Hall. -0-

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BEIJING, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday met with Li Jiachao, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), who arrived in Beijing to present a work report.

During the meeting, Xi Jinping heard a report from Li Jiachao on the current situation in Hong Kong and the work of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) administration. -0-

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Beijing, December 16 (Xinhua) — China will impose anti-dumping duties on imported pork and pork by-products originating in the European Union (EU) starting Wednesday, December 17. The decision was announced by the Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday.

Anti-dumping duties on EU companies range from 4.9% to 19.8% and will be in effect for five years.

According to the Ministry of Commerce, on June 17, 2024, at the request of the China Livestock Association, the trade department initiated an anti-dumping investigation against pork and pork by-products originating in the EU.

The investigation was conducted in accordance with laws and other regulations, and the opinions of interested parties were heard to ensure the rights of all and ultimately reach an objective, fair, and impartial conclusion, the department noted.

The investigation proves the existence of dumping and significant damage to Chinese producers, the Ministry of Commerce stated. -0-

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BEIJING, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) — China's express delivery sector handled 180.74 billion parcels in the first 11 months of 2025, up 14.9 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to data released Tuesday by the State Post Administration.

According to the agency, during the reporting period, the domestic postal industry, which includes express delivery services, processed a total of 196.75 billion parcels, which is 12.9 percent more than in the same period in 2024.

The industry's total revenue for the period exceeded 1.63 trillion yuan (approximately 230.87 billion US dollars), up 6.7 percent compared to the same period last year.

In particular, the revenue of express delivery companies reached nearly 1.36 trillion yuan, up 7.1 percent year-on-year.

The volume of express shipments within a single city amounted to 14.47 billion units, which is 2.2 percent more than in the same period last year, while the volume of interregional express delivery operations increased by 16.3 percent and amounted to 162.44 billion parcels. -0-

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Washington, December 16 (Xinhua) — The United States, Ukraine, and Europe have reached consensus or significantly narrowed differences on 90 percent of the 20-point peace plan, media reported Monday, citing two senior American officials.

The statements came after US Special Presidential Envoy Steven Witkoff and Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner met with senior Ukrainian and European officials in Berlin on Sunday and Monday to discuss the peace agreement.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on his page on the social network X, called the Berlin talks a "first draft," warning of the presence of "destructive" elements that must be eliminated.

V. Zelenskyy noted that Ukraine had compromised by accepting strict security guarantees in lieu of NATO membership. However, it remains unclear what specific U.S. security obligations this entails and whether any agreements similar to Article 5 of the NATO Charter would require ratification by the U.S. Senate for a country that is not a member of the alliance.

At the same time, the issue of territorial concessions remains a stumbling block. V. Zelenskyy stated that it is impossible for Ukraine to give up territories, primarily in the Donetsk region, that Russia did not capture during the fighting.

On Monday, D. Trump said he believed an end to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine was closer than ever, while noting that negotiations remained “difficult.”

Negotiators plan to meet in the United States this weekend, a U.S. official said during a telephone briefing with the media.

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Phnom Penh, December 16 (Xinhua) — The Thai armed forces continued shelling numerous populated areas in Cambodia from midnight Monday into Tuesday morning, Deputy Secretary of State and Cambodian Ministry of Defense Spokesperson Lieutenant General Mali Socheata said at a press briefing on Tuesday.

On the same day, Cambodia's Ministry of Interior announced in a press release that the death toll among civilians in the country had risen to 15.

“As of 7:00 a.m. on December 16, local time, the total number of civilians killed reached 15, and the number of wounded reached 76,” the statement said.

It also noted that the total number of displaced persons has increased to 126,508 families /422,698 people/.

The conflict on the Cambodia-Thailand border flared up again on December 7. Both sides accuse the other of initiating the attack.

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Moscow, December 16 (Xinhua) — A teenager carried out a knife attack at a school in the village of Gorki-2 in the Moscow region. A child was killed and a security guard was wounded, the press service of the Russian Investigative Committee reported.

"This morning, at an educational institution located in the village of Gorki-2 in the Odintsovo urban district, a minor stabbed a security guard and a student. The child died as a result of the wound. Investigative bodies of the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Moscow Region have opened a criminal case in connection with this incident," TASS quotes the press service of the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Moscow Region as saying.

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the student first attacked a security guard, sprayed pepper spray in his face, and then wounded a 10-year-old boy. The attacker was detained and is being taken to the investigative authorities.

The suspect in the attack with a knife and pepper spray has been detained, the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Moscow Region reported. –0–

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