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Beijing, November 12 (Xinhua) — A ceremony was held at the Sichuan Institute of Arts (SIA) on Tuesday to celebrate the opening of the China-Russia Center for Innovation in Art Education and to award Vasily Zurabovich Tsereteli, President of the Russian Academy of Arts (RAA), the title of Honorary Professor of the SIA. This was reported on the SIA's official website.

At the ceremony, Jiao Xingtao, Director of the Sichuan Institute of Arts, and V. Tsereteli signed a cooperation agreement to establish a Chinese-Russian Center for Innovation in Art Education. Jiao Xingtao also presented V. Tsereteli with a diploma as an honorary professor of the Sichuan Institute of Arts.

According to Jiao Xingtao, the establishment of this center is aimed at comprehensively deepening and expanding exchanges and cooperation between China and Russia in the field of contemporary art and jointly promoting the prosperity and development of the art spheres of the two countries.

He added that the center will focus on such key areas as promoting intercultural artistic creativity, facilitating the exchange of artistic achievements between the two sides through regularly holding Sino-Russian academic forums and jointly organizing high-level exhibitions, and establishing a joint system for cultivating international talents through cooperation in academic mobility, joint teaching, and scientific research.

V. Tsereteli noted that the establishment of the China-Russia Center for Art Education Innovation has opened up a broader space for cultural and artistic exchanges between the two countries. He hopes that this platform will elevate cultural and artistic cooperation between the two countries to a higher level, leading to more works by Russian artists being presented in China, and more outstanding Chinese works of art appearing and being distributed in Russia.

It should be noted that in recent years, the Sichuan Institute of Arts has maintained close contacts with Russian educational and research institutions in the field of art, such as the Russian Academy of Arts, the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts named after I. Repin, and the Moscow State Academic Art Institute named after V. I. Surikov. -0-

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Beijing, November 12 (Xinhua) — In the first ten months of 2025, the ASEAN region remained the largest trading partner for the economically advanced province of Guangdong in southern China, while the province's trade with emerging commodity markets such as the Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia experienced much faster, double-digit growth, according to the latest data from the Guangdong branch of the General Administration of Customs.

According to customs data cited by the news portal chinanews.com.cn, Guangdong Province's foreign trade turnover with five Central Asian countries increased by 24.9 percent from January to October of this year compared to the same period last year.

The data also showed that Guangdong Province's export and import volume totaled 7.8 trillion yuan (about 1.1 trillion U.S. dollars) during the reporting period, up 3.7 percent year-on-year, with exports totaling 4.98 trillion yuan (up 1.7 percent) and imports totaling 2.82 trillion yuan (up 7.5 percent).

A breakdown by type of foreign traded goods shows that electromechanical products accounted for 68.4 percent of Guangdong Province's total exports from January to October, reaching 3.41 trillion yuan, up 6.7 percent year-on-year. Among import items, double-digit growth was recorded for integrated circuits, grains, aquatic products, dairy products, and edible oil, among others.

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Tashkent, November 12 (Xinhua) — Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation, the Uzbek president's press service reported on Tuesday.

“On November 11, a telephone conversation took place between the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin,” the statement said.

The parties reportedly discussed current issues related to the further development and strengthening of Uzbek-Russian relations of comprehensive strategic partnership and alliance in the context of the practical implementation of agreements reached at the highest level.

It is noted that special attention was paid to maintaining the growth dynamics of trade turnover, promoting cooperation in priority economic sectors, including joint energy projects, expanding business cooperation between regions, and cultural and humanitarian exchanges.

"The fruitful results of the second meeting of the Council of Regions of Uzbekistan and Russia, held on October 22 of this year in the Moscow Region, were noted with satisfaction. The importance of successfully holding the next meeting of the Uzbek-Russian Intergovernmental Commission and the joint business forum scheduled for December 3 was emphasized," the statement reads.

The parties also exchanged views on current issues on the international and regional agendas and discussed the schedule of upcoming events. –0–

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KABUL, November 12 (Xinhua) — Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday condemned the recent terrorist attacks in Islamabad, Pakistan, and New Delhi, India.

In a statement regarding the incident in New Delhi, the ministry condemned the car bomb attack near the historic Red Fort, which killed at least 10 people on Monday. "The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan expresses its deepest condolences to the families of the victims, the government and people of India, and wishes a speedy recovery to the wounded," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

In another statement, the ministry expressed deep sorrow and condemnation over the suicide bombing in Islamabad that killed 12 people on Tuesday. –0–

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Riyadh, November 12 (Xinhua) — South Africa will send around 250 tour operators to China in December to study the Chinese language and better understand Chinese culture, Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille announced on Tuesday.

"China is certainly one of our largest sources of tourists," she told Xinhua on the sidelines of the ongoing first TOURISE forum, which runs until Thursday.

She particularly noted South Africa's simplified visa regime, which allows Chinese citizens to apply through approved tour operators without visiting the embassy in person.

South Africa has conducted several road shows in Chinese provinces and operates daily flights to Beijing, the minister noted.

The two countries have long cooperated in the tourism sector, including implementing initiatives to encourage Chinese tourists to celebrate the New Year in South Africa, she noted.

“We see tourism as a key factor in our economic growth,” said P. de Lille, adding that “there are many similarities between China and South Africa.” –0–

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GAZA, November 12 (Xinhua) — The Gaza Civil Defense said on Tuesday that its teams found 20 bodies at the Sheikh Radwan Clinic in Gaza City.

The press statement stated that the bodies were found buried randomly on the clinic grounds, and most have not been identified. Search operations for other missing persons in the area are ongoing.

Gaza health authorities said in a daily report on Tuesday that three bodies and several wounded had been admitted to hospitals in the enclave in the past 24 hours.

Since the ceasefire took effect on October 10, 245 people have been killed and 623 wounded, while rescue teams have found 529 bodies in various parts of the enclave, according to authorities.

Since October 7, 2023, the total number of people killed in the Gaza war has risen to 69,182, with 170,694 injured, authorities added. –0–

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Baku, November 12 /Xinhua/ — "This year I harvested about 10 tons of pomegranates and am very pleased with the harvest. 'Gyulosha' and 'shihbaba' are very famous here. They are juicy and delicious, and customers love them," Khagani Salehov, one of the farmers displaying his produce at the 16th Pomegranate Festival in the city of Goychay, Goychay District, Azerbaijan, told Xinhua News Agency correspondents.

Kh. Salehov has been growing and selling pomegranates for over 30 years and is a regular participant in this festival, which was first held in 2006. This year, the Pomegranate Festival was celebrated on November 9 at the Goychay City Stadium, where over 60 stands featuring various pomegranate varieties were set up. The festival was organized by the Goychay District Executive Authority with the support of the State Tourism Agency and the Small and Medium Business Development Agency of Azerbaijan.

"The birthplace of the pomegranate is Goychay. The Pomegranate Festival has become a trademark in our horticulture and fruit growing industries. This fruit helps local farmers supplement their family income," said Zivyar Zeynalova, Deputy Head of the Goychay District Executive Authority in Azerbaijan.

On the day of the festival, performers dressed in pomegranate costumes sang and danced at the stadium entrance, welcoming guests from across Azerbaijan and abroad. A temporary stage hosted competitions—who could squeeze juice by hand the fastest and who could hold a heavy basket of pomegranates the longest. Stands featured juices, jams, wine, salads, and other pomegranate products, as well as paintings, carvings, ceramics, and handicrafts dedicated to this fruit.

"It's great when people from different countries get to know each other's traditions. We have special fruits and dishes—they're distinctive in both appearance and taste. I think foreign guests should try them," said Fidan Gabilova, a tourist from Baku who came to the festival.

Nearly 70 varieties of pomegranate are grown in the Goychay district, and the region is widely known for the high quality of its fruit. Azerbaijanis have long cultivated pomegranates, considering them the "king of fruits." In 2020, UNESCO inscribed the Azerbaijani Pomegranate Festival, its traditional festival, and its culture on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

"This festival is very important because it brings people together, has fun, and has the opportunity to showcase our culture. Pomegranates symbolize abundance, health, prosperity, unity, and joy," said Arzu Chiragi, a 19-year-old student at the Goychay State Management and Technological College.

The peak pomegranate harvest in the Goychay district occurs in late October and early November. According to data, approximately 50,000 tons of pomegranates are grown annually in the Goychay district on an area of approximately 4,000 hectares. According to Z. Zeynalova, Goychay pomegranates are in high demand and are exported primarily to Russia, Georgia, and Central Asian countries.

"China is a huge market. We want Geychay garnets to reach there too," she added.

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Moscow, November 12 (Xinhua) — The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has imposed an indefinite entry ban on 30 Japanese citizens. This was announced on the Russian Foreign Ministry's website on Tuesday.

"As part of retaliatory measures against official Tokyo's ongoing so-called sanctions against our country, linked to a special military operation, a decision has been made to permanently ban the following Japanese citizens from entering the Russian Federation," the statement reads.

The list includes Japanese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Kitamura Toshihiro, journalists from the Asahi, Nikkei, Mainichi, and Yomimuri newspapers, Fuji TV, TBS, and the Kyodo news agency, professors from Hitotsubashi University, Keio University, and the University of Tokyo, etc.

Moscow warned that the path to resuming dialogue would only open after Japan abandons its anti-Russian course.

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Changchun, November 12 (Xinhua) — A special train consisting of 46 containers carrying household goods, appliances, and electronic products departed from the Hunchun Railway Port on Tuesday bound for Moscow, the Russian capital. This marked the official launch of the China-Russia "Hunchun-Moscow" postal container train.

This train will carry postal items between China and Russia, along with other goods traded between the two countries, thereby creating an efficient logistics corridor between Hunchun and Moscow.

The city of Hunchun is located in the eastern part of Jilin Province, at the junction of the state borders of China, Russia and the DPRK.

In recent years, the Hunchun Port Authority has taken measures to improve customs clearance efficiency, such as introducing a 10-hour opening hours at the road checkpoint and a 24/7 opening hours at the railway checkpoint.

Since the launch of the Hunchun-Mahalino special mail train in November 2023, a total of 164 special trains have been dispatched and more than 380,000 pieces of mail have been transported, promoting Sino-Russian trade exchanges and the development of cross-border e-commerce between the two countries.

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BEIJING, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) — China on Wednesday expressed "strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition" to Japan's leader's outrageous remarks about Taiwan in parliament, saying they seriously violated the one-China principle and constituted gross interference in China's internal affairs.

“There is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is part of it,” Chen Binhua, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, said at a regular press conference, commenting on the Japanese leader’s statements at a journalist’s request.

Chen Binhua made the remarks after the Japanese leader recently made statements in parliament regarding Taiwan, drawing sharp criticism from China. -0-

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