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Global companies see new opportunities thanks to innovations in China's manufacturing sector

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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News

HEFEI, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) — Smart and high-tech manufacturing is taking center stage in China, from new energy vehicles and smart robots to advanced photovoltaic technology and energy storage equipment.

Held from September 20th to 23rd in Hefei, capital of Anhui Province, East China, the World Manufacturing Industry Conference brought together these cutting-edge achievements for global participants.

"Anhui Province is focused on a wide range of advanced and emerging industries, including smart manufacturing, biomedicine, electric vehicles, and renewable energy. These areas are areas of collaboration in which the American business community can participate," said Noah Fraser, senior vice president of China operations at the US-China Business Council (USCBC), speaking at an event during the conference.

He added that USCBC member companies are inspired by the dynamism of Chinese firms, which are not only strong competitors, stimulating innovation and inspiring great R&D, but also valuable partners in their global strategies.

Representatives from 79 companies and institutions from 20 countries and regions also expressed strong expectations for cooperation with Anhui Province.

Carlo D'Andrea, Vice President of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China and Chairman of the Board of its Shanghai Office, said he looks forward to cooperation with Anhui in joint R&D, technology transfer and academic exchanges.

Multinational companies are already expanding their presence in Anhui Province. Stefano Petrilli, Head of Global Operations at Marelli Propulsion, recently visited the province. The century-old automotive components manufacturer is installing new production lines and launching new products in China to increase its capacity.

In his view, China's transformation from the "world's factory" to a "global innovation hub" has created unprecedented opportunities for foreign-invested enterprises like Marelli.

"Working in one of the most dynamic and rapidly changing mobility ecosystems in the world, we are seeing shorter production cycles, higher customer expectations, and constant waves of innovation," said C. Petrilli. Marelli currently operates eight R&D centers and 17 factories in China, employing approximately 5,000 people.

In January, the BSH Home Appliances Group subsidiary, located in Chuzhou, Anhui Province, was included in the first list of China's top-level excellence factories for its "lean collaborative intelligent factory for the entire value stream of high-end home appliances."

Established in 1995, the subsidiary has steadily expanded, and its site in Chuzhou has become one of the concern's largest production bases in the world.

BSH Home Appliances Group CEO Matthias Metz said its R&D center in China has further strengthened its capabilities, helping the country become a global innovation engine and a hub for the Group's highly skilled workforce, and that the company's goal is to develop the subsidiary in China into its global innovation engine.

Anhui's development trajectory reflects broader changes in China's manufacturing sector, which is moving beyond its established role as the "world's factory" to become a global innovation hub for advanced technologies.

Foreign companies are ramping up their investments across the country. In Shanghai, Tesla has begun production at its first energy storage system gigafactory outside the US, and the commercial batteries produced there will be shipped globally.

In Jiangsu Province (East China), BMW announced the establishment of its first information technology R&D center in China in Nanjing (the capital of Jiangsu Province, East China), which will focus on the development of intelligent driver assistance systems, intelligent cockpits, and intelligent interaction technologies.

From January to July 2025, 36,133 foreign-invested enterprises were established in China, a 14.1 percent increase compared to the same period last year. Actual foreign investment in high-tech industries reached 137.36 billion yuan (approximately $19.32 billion), according to official data.

China's continued opening-up measures also provide stronger guarantees for international innovation cooperation.

"You can see the ability of both local and provincial governments to attract new investment and promote innovation. Of course, innovation is one of the main reasons European companies operate in China," concluded Carlo D'Andrea. -0-

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Solid Bank office hours in Kamchatka from September 25 to 29

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On September 17, the press service of the Kamchatka Krai governmentannounced a temporary internet shutdown in the region from September 25 to 29.The restrictions will be introduced due to repair work being carried out on the coastal infrastructure of the Sakhalin-Kamchatka underwater fiber-optic communication line in the Ust-Bolsheretsky District.

Solid Bank has established a backup communications channel during the internet outage. However, some bank services may be subject to limitations due to the anticipated increased load on the communications channels. Therefore, please schedule most financial transactions for the period after the repairs are completed.

We recommend having cash on hand during this period, as there may be problems with offline card payments at retail outlets in the Kamchatka Territory.

If you have any problems, you can always contact the bank's hotline at: 88007755606

Please note that all client funds are safe and our offices are stocked with sufficient cash.

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Two new women's health centers have opened in Moscow, according to Sergei Sobyanin.

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Two more women's health centers have opened in Moscow: the women's health center at the S.S. Yudin City Clinical Hospital and the women's health center at the V.V. Veresaev City Clinical Hospital (10 Lobbenskaya Street). This was reported on their channel inMAX messenger Sergei Sobyanin reported.

"The capital now has 13 centers operating under the new standard of outpatient obstetrics and gynecology care, eight of which opened this year. Here, women can receive modern diagnostics and treatment, prepare for childbirth, and receive regular check-ups—all in one place," the Moscow Mayor wrote.

Source: Sergei Sobyanin's channel inMAX messenger

They plan to complete the creation of three more by the end of 2025.

Plans call for nine more centers in the coming years. This will complete the implementation of the new standard of medical care for women in all districts of Moscow.

The Women's Health Center on Medikov Street (Building 7) was opened in a reconstructed building with an area of 1,950 square meters.

The new division of the S.S. Yudin City Clinical Hospital united four women's clinics located in different districts of the Southern Administrative District. They occupied small spaces and therefore had limited patient care capabilities.

The new center's capacity is 360 visits per shift. The total assigned population is 164,000 people.

The center will operate according to a new standard of outpatient obstetric and gynecological care. In one location, patients will be able to receive virtually all necessary diagnostics and treatments, both to prepare for childbirth and to maintain their women's health.

The center was equipped with state-of-the-art medical equipment, including a mammography machine and three ultrasound machines. In total, over 450 pieces of modern medical equipment were purchased.

The three-story building (plus a basement) houses 18 obstetrician-gynecologist offices, cardiotocography and functional diagnostics rooms (ECG, ABPM, Holter monitoring), and two ultrasound rooms. A cervical pathology room and a mammography room are also located here, enabling the detection of tumors at the earliest possible stage. The center also features an on-call doctor, open seven days a week to provide emergency care without an appointment, and a school for expectant parents.

The center has a staff of 108 people, including 49 doctors and 43 nursing staff.

In addition, the resources of the S.S. Yudin City Clinical Hospital, including its laboratory and diagnostic services (CT, MRI), will be utilized to provide high-quality medical care. This will allow for the prompt implementation of a full range of necessary examinations.

The women's health center's four-bed day hospital will reduce the number of visits to other hospitals or clinics, including during pregnancy. Specifically, pregnant women will no longer need to visit other medical facilities for glucose tolerance testing or treatment for conditions and preventative measures that do not require 24-hour monitoring (e.g., morning sickness, high blood pressure, and mild anemia).

For the convenience of patients, the center also offers comfortable waiting areas, a stroller room, and specially equipped feeding rooms.

The new women's health center on Medikov Street will welcome its first patients on September 29.

New standard of outpatient obstetric and gynecological care

The new standard for outpatient obstetric and gynecological care, approved by the Moscow Government, is based on comprehensive care for women's health and the comfort of receiving specialized treatment. It includes a full range of services—from consultations and examinations to pregnancy support—all within a single facility (women's health center, maternity hospital, or perinatal center, and gynecology department of a multidisciplinary hospital).

A key element of the new standard are women's health centers—modern clinics with a wide range of diagnostic capabilities where patients can receive lifelong obstetric and gynecological care, prepare for pregnancy, and be monitored by their physician before the birth of their child.

The new centers are designed to replace traditional women's health clinics, where the quality and comfort of medical care do not meet modern requirements for several reasons.

For example, due to their small spaces, which lack the capacity to install a full range of diagnostic equipment (women's clinics often range from 350 to 600 square meters), some clinics have only three rooms. There are also no uniform equipment standards, meaning patients must visit other medical facilities for not only specialized but also many routine examinations (such as ultrasounds).

Furthermore, women's clinics experience uneven workloads and staff shortages. The lack of uniform staffing requirements reduces access to medical care—not all women's clinics have specialized doctors. Another factor is the inability to create comfortable conditions.

In accordance with the new Moscow standard, women's health centers provide:

— continuity between outpatient and inpatient care. For patients, this means seamless transition from the women's health center to the maternity hospital, perinatal center, or multidisciplinary hospital. A Muscovite's health is in the hands of a single team of professional doctors;

— a unified standard of equipment that allows for a full range of diagnostic procedures (ultrasound, mammography, fetal screening and other examinations) to be performed using modern, high-tech equipment;

— a unified approach to staffing. The centers will employ specialists from various fields: obstetricians/gynecologists, therapists, endocrinologists, psychologists, and other professionals;

— modern approaches to disease prevention and treatment, including early detection of cancer, treatment of infertility, cervical pathology, benign breast diseases, and much more;

— Convenient digital solutions. All data on appointments, examination results, tests, and prescriptions are stored in an electronic medical record. Women's clinics and women's health centers are integrated into the Unified Medical Information and Analytical System (EMIAS). All core processes (structured protocols, site passports, routing, pregnancy registries, etc.) are implemented digitally;

— comfortable conditions for patients, ensuring intimacy and maintaining personal space, creating an atmosphere of coziness and a positive attitude.

Furthermore, a key advantage of women's health centers is their accessibility: they see patients seven days a week, unlike older women's clinics, which only see patients on weekdays.

Women's health centers provide medical care to women of all ages, including those during pregnancy, including those in outpatient groups (those with infertility and other health conditions requiring specialized treatment). Pregnancy care is provided in the most comfortable conditions possible, with extensive diagnostic capabilities and the involvement of specialized specialists.

Women's Reproductive Health Support Program

In September 2024, Moscow became the first city in Russia to launch a program to support women's reproductive health. "I'll become a mother"Its goal is to assist patients aged 25 to 39 (or 18 to 24 if medically indicated) in planning their pregnancy, taking into account their individual health needs. The project was developed in collaboration with leading reproductive specialists and obstetricians/gynecologists.

For the first time, procedures such as blood tests for anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH), which indicates the level of egg reserves, egg cryopreservation, and genetic diagnostics of embryos have become free for residents of the capital.

During the first stage, project participants are offered an AMH test. If the test results show low AMH levels, the patient will be invited to a women's health center for a detailed consultation and offered a range of options for successful pregnancy planning. For example, they will be offered the opportunity to preserve their eggs free of charge using cryopreservation. The city will provide storage of eggs and embryos at participating clinics for two years. When the woman has the opportunity and desire to become a mother, she can use these eggs to conceive using assisted reproductive technologies.

Specialists can also offer free in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer procedures.

Today, the EMIS system has generated referrals for screening tests to determine AMH levels for more than 1.3 million women.

Since the project's launch, 270,000 Muscovites have been tested. This demonstrates the high coverage of the reproductive health population screening program among women.

The "Becoming a Mom" program helps young Muscovites assess their reproductive potential.More than eight thousand participants in the reproductive health support project will soon become mothers.

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Fyodor Volkov. The First Russian

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As part of the Art Exchange project, the Vedogon Theatre will present the play "Fyodor Volkov: The First Russian," performed by actors from the Storytelling Theatre.

Fyodor Volkov moved from one city to another, trained as a merchant and an actor, managed factories, opened two theaters, and acted in them himself. He came to Moscow to learn the merchant trade, but something went wrong. This is a story about how things work in mysterious ways, dreams are insurmountable, and endings are always unpredictable.

Directed by Konstantin Kozhevnikov and Oleg Kuksovsky. Adapted by Elena Nosova.

Duration: one hour 10 minutes.

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Again – 25!

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Vedogon Theatre invites you to the anniversary evening of the artist Alexander Bavtrikov.

Friends, colleagues, audience members, and the anniversary hero's wife, Natalya Tabachkova, will take the stage. Two hurricanes of passion—bright, bold, filling the space with their energy. He is a charismatic, talented actor, director, and teacher, leading several theater groups in the city. She is a distinctive, vibrant actress, an associate professor in the choral and solo folk singing department at the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music, a teacher, and director of concert programs and graduation performances. And both have always been and remain sincere, relatable, and truly national artists for audiences.

Duration: three hours.

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What is good, or Mayakovsky for children

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Vedogon Theatre presents a children's interactive program based on the children's poems of Vladimir Mayakovsky.

The play-like performance, like a living book, is filled with vivid poetic imagery. Simple and eternal truths about what is good and what is bad become understandable, accessible, and, most importantly, engaging. The audience is a co-creator of the performance: together with the actors, they can create the sound and noise accompaniment, repeating movements and lines of poetry. The performance features music by Igor Stravinsky and Antonio Sanchez.

Directed by Elena Shkurpelo. Starring Natalia Tretyak, Arkady Zyablov, Zoya Danilovskaya, Anastasia Munina, and Ilya Rogovin.

Duration: 40 minutes.

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Heilongjiang Province is optimizing cross-border tourism services for Russian tourists.

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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News

BEIJING, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) — At a recent press conference on the "Consumption Season in Culture, Tourism, Commerce, and Sports During the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday in Heilongjiang Province," Zhong Hua, deputy director of the Heilongjiang Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, said the provincial government will continue to optimize cross-border tourism services to accommodate Russian tourists.

According to the Heilongjiang Daily, Zhong Hua noted that inbound tourist arrivals to Heilongjiang Province from January to August of this year totaled 1.107 million, with international tourist spending during the reporting period amounting to 12.13 billion yuan (approximately $1.7 billion). Year-on-year growth rates were 54.9 percent and 61.7 percent, respectively. In particular, following the implementation of the visa-free entry policy for Russian citizens, Heilongjiang Province welcomes Russian travelers with open arms, an open and inclusive stance, a variety of tourism products, and convenient and high-quality services.

According to statistics, on September 15, the flow of tourists from Russia recorded at various checkpoints in Heilongjiang Province increased by 107 percent compared to the previous day. In the first half of this year, it exceeded 145,000 visits, representing a 37.4 percent increase compared to the same period last year. As favorable policies, including a visa-free regime, continue to have positive effects, Heilongjiang is taking measures to improve customs and passport control and enhance tourism services for visitors.

Zhong Hua reported that, with the growing passenger flow thanks to the visa-free regime, Heilongjiang Province's border crossings are increasing efficiency through smart technologies, making inbound tourism more convenient. At the Suifenhe border crossing, border control procedures have been optimized, staffing has been strengthened, intelligent inspection equipment has been upgraded, and the average border crossing time is now less than two minutes. At the Heihe border crossing, traffic routes have been dynamically optimized, intelligent inspection devices have been introduced, and intelligent screening channels have been created, allowing foreign tourists to experience the efficiency and warmth of Heilongjiang Province from the very first moment they arrive in China.

Zhong Hua emphasized that Heilongjiang Province has completely upgraded the app, providing an instant translation and intelligent service system, integrating functions such as landmark navigation, route planning, emergency assistance, and more, creating the country's first cross-border culture and tourism platform with "no language barriers and intelligent guidance," providing tourists with thoughtful service throughout their journey.

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Channels of dialogue with the US are operational, says Russian Presidential Press Secretary

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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News

Moscow, September 24 (Xinhua) – Russia will be able to convey its assessment of the latest developments surrounding the Ukrainian settlement to the American side; dialogue channels are open. This was stated by Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov in an interview with RBC.

"We will have the opportunity to convey our assessment of recent events to the American side. In particular, Lavrov will meet," said D. Peskov. "The channels are open, and, in fact, the current situation is fundamentally different from what it was under the Biden administration."

“Dialogue channels are active, we are talking with the Americans, and President Putin continues to highly value Trump’s willingness to help, Trump’s willingness to work together to find a solution,” D. Peskov emphasized. –0–

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The West Bank celebrated Western recognition of Palestinian statehood.

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RAMALLAH, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) — Rallies were held in several West Bank cities on Tuesday to celebrate Western recognition of the State of Palestine and demonstrate solidarity with the people of the Gaza Strip.

Hundreds of Palestinians, along with foreign activists, took part in a rally in Al-Manara Square in Ramallah. People waved Palestinian flags. Posters hung with slogans such as "In support of Gaza and its prisoners and in rejection of the war of annihilation," "In recognition of international positions supporting our people's right to freedom and independence," and so on.

Fatah Central Committee member Sabri Saidam told Xinhua that it was "a day of rejoicing for Palestinians." He said Palestinians respect countries that support Palestine.

Ending the war in Gaza is a "priority," said Saidam. "We must be involved. We must stop the war. That's number one. Then we must get to work building Gaza… We have a lot of work ahead of us, but we are determined. This is our future. This is our identity. This is our dignity," he emphasized.

Former European Parliament Vice-President Luisa Morgantini told Xinhua at a rally that Europe's recognition is an "important step."

"We feel that Palestinians should be free. Palestinians should choose for themselves what they want," L. Morgantini noted, adding that Palestinians are capable of building their own state. She also called on Western countries to do more for "Palestinian freedom and self-determination."

Recently, several Western countries, including Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, Portugal, and France, recognized the State of Palestine based on the principle of "two states for two peoples." Today, more than 150 UN member states recognize Palestinian statehood.

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International collaboration in tribology: a delegation of professors from China visited the Polytechnic University

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A delegation of nine tribology professors from China visited the BaltTribo-Polytechnic International Scientific and Educational Center at the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Materials, and Transport at SPbPU. The visit was organized at the recommendation of Academicians Nikolai Myshkin (Belarus) and Irina Goryacheva (Russia) and at the initiative of Tsinghua University.

The purpose of the visit was to get acquainted with the Tribology Center in St. Petersburg and discuss partnership programs. The project's scientific director is Margarita Skotnikova.

The Chinese delegation included:

Professor Jianbin Luo (Tsinghua University, head of the delegation) Professor Xiangjun Zhang (Tsinghua University) Associate Professor Jie Jin (Tsinghua University) Assistant Professor Xinfeng Tang (Tsinghua University) Dr. Yi Luo (Tsinghua University) Professor Linmao Qian (Southwest Jiaotong University) Professor Aiying Wang (Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering) Professor Zhiguang Guo (Hubei University) Professor Guoxin Xie (Tsinghua University)

The following representatives took part in the event from the Russian side:

Professor Margarita Skotnikova Professor Anton Naumov Professor Alexander Breki Research assistants: Galina Tsvetkova, Dmitry Plotnikov, Galina Ivanova, Egor Kuoma, Dmitry Misharev, Mark Evsin Graduate students: Roman Korneev, Vlada Sokolova, Mark Dergach, Laysan Razetdinova, Alexey Ryabikin, Mohseni Emad Ghasem, Yuri Biserov

As part of the visit, a roundtable discussion was held, attended by all members of the Chinese and Russian delegations. Topics discussed included the development of plastic lubricants, surface engineering and coating tribology, tribotesting and monitoring of tribosystems, contact interaction modeling in tribology, and nanotribology.

MNRC postgraduate students actively participated in discussions in English, accompanied guests on a tour of the SPbPU campus, and attended an evening musical concert in the White Hall.

Following the meeting, scientific and educational ties were established with Chinese colleagues, valuable information in the field of nanotribology was obtained, and a decision was made to continue cooperation and exchange experiences within scientific and educational programs. Participation in the III International Scientific and Practical Conference "Intelligent Tribology in Mechanical Engineering: BALT TRIBO 2026," which will be held at the BaltTribo-Polytechnic International Scientific and Educational Center, is planned.

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