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HAIKOU, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) — A student initiation ceremony for the Institute of Innovative Education (IIE) under the auspices of the Belarusian State University (BSU) was held on Friday at the Yazhouwan Technopolis in Sanya, Hainan Province, southern China.

The opening ceremony of the International Center for Scientific and Technical Cooperation and Transfer of BSU, the Foreign Contact Point for Science and Technology of BSU in Yazhouwan, and the Base for Industrial Internship and Employment in Science and Technology of BSU in Yazhouwan took place along with the celebration.

Yazhouwan Technopolis is one of the key industrial parks in the Hainan Free Trade Port. The technopolis is being actively developed here, facilitating the integration of manufacturing organizations, universities, and research institutes. In 2024, BSU and Yazhouwan established the IIE to pool the best educational resources and scientific potential of both parties, jointly promote the development of educational programs, faculty and student exchanges, and joint research to explore new models of international educational cooperation.

The new institute, a division of BSU, offers undergraduate programs with subsequent master's degrees, as well as master's programs. Successful completion of entrance exams qualifies students for admission to undergraduate and master's programs. BSU hosts some first-year courses at this institute.

"The opportunity to receive a high-quality education right in my hometown is what determined my decision to study here," noted IIO first-year student Wu Wangze. "Classes are held in small groups, and each student is actively involved in the learning process. Our first lesson was in Russian, even though I didn't speak it before, but thanks to the engaging teaching methods, I quickly mastered the new knowledge," he added.

Since admissions began in March last year, IIO has enrolled approximately 300 students in programs such as journalism, hydrometeorology, and aerospace engineering. Of these, approximately 100 have already completed their studies in Sanya and have gone to Belarus to continue their education.

BSU First Vice-Rector Dmitry Kurlovich noted that the Institute of Information Technologies has created excellent conditions, allowing students to gain a unique experience preparing for university entrance. BSU will further explore the possibility of establishing a branch here, which may happen next year.

Konstantin Golovko, Consul General of Belarus in Guangzhou, stated that relations between Belarus and China have been developing steadily in recent years and expressed confidence that cooperation in science, technology, and education between the two countries will only deepen. He noted that the implementation of the Years of Belarus-China Cooperation in Science, Technology, and Innovation in 2024-2025 has provided a particularly important impetus, creating a favorable platform for joint research, sharing experiences, and implementing innovations.

The most important thing is for the active exchange of experience and the expansion of research programs to develop into full-fledged joint projects—both in Belarus and China. Hainan Province, where innovative clusters are being created and a free economic zone operates, is of particular interest. This opens up extensive opportunities for hosting joint Belarusian-Chinese research centers, technology startups, and educational hubs where young scientists from both countries could work and study, the Consul General emphasized.

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Moscow, September 20 /Xinhua/ — The Bion-M No. 2 biological satellite's descent module, carrying living organisms, landed in the steppes of Russia's Orenburg region on Friday, TASS reported, citing Roscosmos.

According to the report, the spacecraft was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on a Soyuz-2.1b rocket on August 20. The craft was delivered into a high-latitude orbit at an altitude of 370-380 kilometers. Thirty days later, it returned to Earth with living organisms on board. After landing, they will be sent to Moscow for further research.

The Bion-M No. 2 project is designed to study how living organisms cope with high-latitude orbit, where cosmic radiation levels are a third higher than those in orbit around the International Space Station. The 6.4-ton spacecraft carried 75 male mice, approximately 1,500 fruit flies, cell cultures, plants, and samples of grain, legumes, and industrial crops. Fungi, lichens, cellular materials, and plant seeds were also launched into space.

Bion is a series of Russian spacecraft for biological research. –0–

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday raising the fee for employers to sponsor H-1B visa applicants to $100,000, saying the move would attract only highly skilled workers who have no replacement in America.

“The massive displacement of American workers through the systematic abuse of this program has undermined both our economic and national security,” the document says.

According to the order, foreign nationals holding H-1B visas will be unable to enter the United States for work unless their employer pays a new six-figure fee. The restriction applies to foreign nationals entering or attempting to enter the United States after the order's enactment date, September 21.

Previously, companies typically paid only a few thousand dollars for H-1B visas. The new policy will significantly increase employers' costs of attracting foreign specialists. According to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, no more than 85,000 new H-1B visas can be issued annually.

Signing the executive order at the White House, Trump said companies would prefer not to pay the new tax, and that this could be achieved by hiring Americans. "So there's an incentive to hire Americans," the president added.

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Washington, September 20 (Xinhua) — The United States is heading toward a partial government shutdown after the Senate rejected a temporary federal government funding bill on Friday. It had been approved by the House of Representatives earlier that day.

The lower house of the US Congress approved a Republican-drafted plan to fund the government through the end of November, but the Senate blocked it hours later by a vote of 44 to 48, falling short of the required 60 votes. An alternative Democratic proposal, which included provisions for health care programs, also failed.

With both chambers deadlocked and the deadline to extend federal government funding expiring at midnight on September 30, the risk of a shutdown is increasing.

The shutdown will halt operations at many federal agencies, delay wages for hundreds of thousands of workers, and disrupt services across the board—from national parks to visa centers. However, essential programs like Social Security and Medicare will continue to operate.

The failure to reach consensus highlights the deep partisan divide in Washington. Democrats criticize the House bill for failing to address health care priorities, while Republicans argue a stopgap measure is needed to buy time for negotiations.

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Vladivostok, September 20 (Xinhua) — A state of emergency has been declared in the Tynda District of Russia's Amur Region after two flatcars and a crane derailed, killing two people and injuring 12. This was reported by RIA Novosti on Saturday, citing the head of the Amur Region's Ministry of Emergency Situations.

According to the report, a state of emergency was declared on September 19, when a track-laying train derailed on the Belenkaya-Fedoseyev section of the Tynda region of the Far Eastern Railway in the Amur Region, traveling onto a section of dismantled track and collided with a bulldozer. At the time of the accident, 12 workers were on one of the train's platforms and two workers were on the track-laying crane. As a result of the accident, one person died at the scene, a second died in a medical facility, and the others sustained various injuries.

Currently, 12 victims are in the hospital. A criminal case has been opened into the incident. –0–

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Caracas, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) — Venezuela on Friday called on the UN Security Council to promote an immediate end to US military operations in the Caribbean.

Iván Gil, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic, shared a video of a corresponding speech by Venezuela's Permanent Representative to the UN, Alexandre Yáñez, on his Telegram channel. He added that the appeal was made on behalf of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

In his speech to the UN Security Council, A. Yáñez stated that his country is the target of “systematic persecution” by Washington, including smear campaigns, unilateral sanctions, and rejection of Venezuelan institutions.

He warned that the situation had entered a "more dangerous" phase with the deployment of US naval, air and land forces in the Caribbean, including a nuclear submarine, which he said violated the UN Charter.

A. Yañez also pointed to US reports of “extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean.”

The Permanent Representative called on the UN to condemn US actions, which, according to him, threaten stability both in the South American country itself and in the region as a whole. –0–

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HARBIN, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) — China on Thursday established a special foundation to preserve and manage the remains of the former headquarters of Unit 731, a special unit of the Imperial Japanese Army that secretly conducted biological weapons research in northeast China during World War II.

The fund, established by the China Cultural Heritage Foundation, aims to support research into the history of Unit 731 and its criminal atrocities, and to protect the site where the unit's base was located.

Located in the Pingfang district of Harbin City (the capital of Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China), the complex served as a base for Japan's planning and implementation of biological warfare in China.

Historical records indicate that Unit 731 used at least 3,000 people for human experiments between 1940 and 1945, while more than 300,000 people in China were killed by Japanese biological weapons.

"Protecting and studying this site, which provides crucial evidence of Japanese militarists' biological warfare, is not only a matter of preserving history but also a responsibility of the era to uphold justice for humanity," noted Liu Yuzhu, Chairman of the China Cultural Heritage Foundation. He stated that the foundation will focus on preserving the base's remains, digitally archiving relics, promoting international academic exchanges, and educating the younger generation.

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War.

On Thursday, the film "731" (Evil Unbound), which chronicles the atrocities of Unit 731, officially opened in Chinese cinemas. According to Chinese ticketing platform Maoyan, the film's box office receipts for the day had exceeded 280 million yuan by 7:00 PM on Thursday. -0-

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Washington, September 19 (Xinhua) — The U.S. Senate on Friday confirmed Mike Waltz, former U.S. National Security Advisor, as the country's permanent representative to the United Nations. The post had been vacant for eight months.

Forty-seven senators supported and 43 voted against M. Waltz's candidacy. The newly appointed US Permanent Representative will attend the UN General Assembly in New York next week.

During his Senate confirmation hearings this summer, Waltz emphasized the need for reform at the UN, including an overhaul of U.S. funding and measures to eradicate anti-Semitism within the world body, NBC News reported.

Martin Waltz served as Donald Trump's national security adviser since January, but resigned following the Signal messaging incident. In March, he mistakenly added a journalist to a private chat with senior national security officials discussing the upcoming strike in Yemen.

On March 27, D. Trump withdrew his nomination of Republican Elise Stefanik for the post of Permanent Representative to the UN and nominated M. Waltz in May.

Former US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield left her post on January 20 after Donald Trump took office as US President. –0–

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Moscow, September 20 (Xinhua) — China and Russia have pledged to strengthen cooperation between their legislative bodies during the Chinese delegation's visit to Russia, which will last from Tuesday to Saturday.

During the visit, Peng Qinghua, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC Standing Committee), who led the Chinese delegation, met with Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, Rustam Minnikhanov, Head of the Republic of Tatarstan, and Farid Mukhametshin, Chairman of the State Council of Tatarstan.

Peng Qinghua, along with Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Alexander Babakov, also co-chaired the fourth meeting of the joint parliamentary working group under the Interparliamentary Commission on Cooperation between the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China.

The head of the Chinese delegation stated that under the strategic leadership of the two heads of state, Chinese-Russian relations are at their highest level in history.

He noted that China is ready to cooperate with Russia to take the consensus reached by the heads of state as a key guideline, and to continue to use the joint working group as a platform, continuously strengthen cooperation between legislative bodies, and contribute to the high-quality development of Chinese-Russian relations.

The Russian side expressed its readiness to deepen strategic coordination with China, continuously strengthen exchanges and cooperation between parliaments at all levels, and continuously enrich the content of Russian-Chinese relations.

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BEIJING, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) — China's Ministry of Commerce recently gathered representatives from local governments, enterprises, industry associations, and research institutes to discuss lifting restrictions on the automotive aftermarket to further unlock consumer potential.

According to a statement released Friday, China's Vice Minister of Commerce Sheng Qiuping made the remarks while chairing a symposium on the development of the automobile after-sales service market and the reform of automobile circulation.

According to him, the ministry is implementing a national plan to stimulate consumption by launching pilot reforms in the automotive circulation sector. This initiative aims to support eligible cities in deepening reforms, implementing innovations, and testing new measures to revitalize the vehicle aftermarket.

Discussions at the symposium focused on areas such as vehicle modification, trailer camping, motorsports, classic cars and automobile museums.

Representatives from other central government departments, including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the General Administration of Customs, and the General Administration of Sports of the People's Republic of China, also attended the meeting and responded to questions and suggestions made by the participants.

Representatives of companies and associations participating in the event expressed their readiness to actively promote the high-quality development of the automotive aftermarket. -0-

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