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Beijing, January 1 (Xinhua) — On Wednesday evening, the last day of 2025, a New Year's atmosphere permeated China's northeastern Jilin Province. Several thousand Russian tourists, who had entered China visa-free, gathered to celebrate the 2026 New Year with their Chinese friends at an event called "Experience Wintery Jilin Through Joyful Songs – Sino-Russian New Year's Eve 2026," local media reported.

Hunchun is the only city in Jilin Province with a border crossing with Russia. Thanks to the reciprocal visa-free regime between China and Russia, which began last year, cross-border tourism continues to grow in popularity.

Celebrating the New Year abroad has now become a fashionable choice among Russian tourists. On New Year's Eve, the 2026 Chinese-Russian New Year's Eve celebrations were held simultaneously in many cities in Jilin Province, including Changchun, Yanji, and Hunchun.

The event featured a number of celebratory programs, including intangible cultural heritage presentations, photo exhibitions, fireworks displays, literary and artistic performances, and Chinese and Russian family banquets, showcasing the charm of the two countries' cultures through different lenses.

As a reminder, the event, organized by the Jilin Provincial Association for Cultural Exchanges with Foreign Countries, aims to strengthen mutual understanding and friendship between the peoples of China and Russia, as well as deepen friendly exchanges between the peoples of the two countries. -0-

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Geneva, January 1 (Xinhua) — At least 10 people were killed and 10 more injured on Thursday in an explosion at a bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana in the canton of Valais in southwestern Switzerland, RTS television reported, citing regional police.

The explosion occurred around 1:30 a.m. local time and caused a fire in the bar. Emergency services arrived at the scene. The cause of the explosion remains unclear.

A press conference on the incident is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. local time, the statement said. –0–

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Moscow, January 1 (Xinhua) – More than 20 people were killed in a drone attack on a cafe and hotel in the Kherson region on New Year's Eve, TASS reported on Thursday, citing a local source.

According to him, three drones struck a cafe and hotel on the Black Sea coast in the village of Khorly. More than 50 people were injured, 24 were killed.

The report states that due to the massive fire, no more people could be saved. The fire was extinguished only in the early morning. Doctors are now fighting to save the lives of the victims.

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Islamabad, January 1 (Xinhua) — At least 14 passengers were killed and 16 others injured on Wednesday in a head-on collision between a bus and a van in Jhang district of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, Deputy Commissioner Ali Akbar told reporters.

A bus carrying athletes from the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences to a competition in Lahore collided with a van in Jhang district, he said. The official attributed the accident to excessive speed by both vehicles.

Nine passengers died on the spot, and another five died from their injuries in the hospital, A. Akbar added. –0–

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Beijing, January 1 (Xinhua) — Taiwan Chief Executive Lai Qingde's New Year's speech, in which he once again peddled absurdities and misconceptions about "Taiwan independence" and incited cross-strait confrontation, was full of falsehoods and statements steeped in hostility and malice, State Council Taiwan Affairs Office Spokesperson Chen Binhua said Thursday.

"No matter what Lai Qingde and the DPP administration say or do, it will not change the fact that Taiwan is part of China, nor will it affect the inevitable collapse of 'Taiwan independence,'" Chen Binhua said.

“The complete reunification of the Motherland will definitely be achieved,” he concluded. -0-

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BEIJING, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) — Ahead of the New Year, celebrations are underway in many places across China.

BEIJING, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) — Ahead of the New Year, celebrations are taking place in many places across China.

BEIJING, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) — Ahead of the New Year, celebrations are underway in many places across China.

BEIJING, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) — Ahead of the New Year, celebrations are taking place in many places across China.

BEIJING, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) — Ahead of the New Year, celebrations are taking place in many places across China.

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HARBIN, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) — A special exhibition displaying more than 5,000 donated artifacts and historical materials documenting the atrocities committed by Unit 731, the infamous Japanese Army germ warfare unit during World War II, opened Wednesday in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.

The exhibition, organized at the Unit 731 Crime Evidence Museum, also commemorates the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

Over the past year, the Museum received 3,215 artifacts (sets) and 22,882 pages of archival materials as donations from the public. From this collection, 1,524 exhibits and 3,482 pages of archival materials were selected for the exhibition.

The exhibits, which were built on the site of the former Unit 731 headquarters in Harbin, show evidence from different angles of atrocities committed by the Japanese invaders, including biological warfare and human experiments, said the museum.

Museum director Jin Chengmin said at the exhibition's opening ceremony that the exhibits serve as evidence of the Japanese invaders' crimes against humanity and enrich the museum's collection.

The exhibition is free to visit and will run until March 31, 2026.

Unit 731 was a top-secret biological and chemical warfare base established in Harbin as the central organ of Japanese germ warfare in China and Southeast Asia during World War II.

At least 3,000 people were used by Unit 731 for human experiments, and more than 300,000 people in China were killed by Japanese germ warfare. -0-

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Ankara, December 31 (Xinhua) — Turkey has introduced a visa-free entry regime for Chinese citizens holding regular passports and entering for tourism and transit purposes. This was announced in a decree issued by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and published in the government gazette on Wednesday.

Under the new rules, Chinese travelers will be exempt from visa requirements for stays of up to 90 days within any 180-day period. This regime will take effect on January 2, 2026.

This move is aimed at strengthening trade and tourism between the two countries. The visa waiver follows a significant increase in arrivals from China, which has become one of Turkey's fastest-growing tourism markets.

According to Turkish official data, the number of Chinese tourists visiting Turkey increased by 65.1 percent year-on-year in 2024, reaching approximately 410,000. This was driven by improved air travel and growing interest in the country's cultural heritage sites.

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Beijing, December 31 (Xinhua) — Three mandatory national standards limiting fuel consumption for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles will take effect in China on January 1, 2026, the State Administration for Market Regulation announced.

The new rules set stricter energy efficiency targets for vehicles for the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030).

Fuel consumption standards for conventional and hybrid passenger cars have been reduced by approximately 18 percent compared to the previous version. For example, for models with automatic transmissions and weighing approximately 1.5 tons, the new standard requires fuel consumption to not exceed 7.74 liters per 100 km.

To achieve international best-in-class performance, the average fuel consumption target for corporate passenger cars by 2030 has been reduced by approximately 48 percent and set at 3.3 liters per 100 km. Notably, the calculations will include the energy consumption of fully electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids.

For light commercial vehicles, the fuel consumption limit has been reduced by 10 percent overall. For example, for a gasoline-powered truck weighing approximately 2 tons, the new standard requires fuel consumption to not exceed 9.13 liters per 100 km.

For the first time, the standards set average fuel consumption targets for corporate light commercial vehicles. For example, for gasoline-powered trucks, the 2030 target is an average of 5.7 liters per 100 km, which is in line with the best international standards.

These measures are expected to encourage businesses to continually upgrade and improve energy-saving technologies in vehicles, allowing consumers to buy more fuel-efficient vehicles and promoting low-carbon, eco-friendly travel.

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JERUSALEM, December 31 (Xinhua) — The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Wednesday that it carried out 20,900 attacks in the Middle East in 2025, mainly in the Gaza Strip, Iran, Syria and Lebanon.

Throughout the year, Israel continued to wage war in several theaters, necessitating the mobilization of additional units. According to data released by the IDF at the end of the year, approximately 306,830 reservists were called up, including 54,000 previously released from service.

In the Gaza Strip, where a ceasefire went into effect on October 10, Israeli forces carried out some 19,530 attacks, the IDF said.

According to the Gaza Health Authority, at least 415 people have been killed and 1,152 injured in Israeli attacks since October 11. In total, 71,269 people have been killed by Israeli shelling since October 2023.

On June 13, Israel launched a 12-day military campaign against Iran, during which the two countries exchanged missile strikes, marking a sharp escalation of the conflict after years of covert and proxy warfare.

The IDF recalled that it attacked approximately 1,500 targets in Iran and killed 11 Iranian nuclear scientists and 30 high-ranking officials, including the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hossein Salami, and the chief of the general staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Mohammad Bagheri.

The IDF's Northern Command carried out some 950 attacks, mostly in southern Lebanon, where Israel claims it is targeting Hezbollah targets despite a ceasefire, and in Syria, where Israeli forces entered Syrian territory atop Mount Hermon in late 2024, followed by frequent air and ground strikes. –0–

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