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A photo exhibition on the SCO theme opened in Tashkent

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

Tashkent, Aug. 18 /Xinhua/ — A ceremonial opening of the photo exhibition “China and Uzbekistan: Cooperation within the SCO” was held in Tashkent recently, jointly organized by the Chinese Embassy in Uzbekistan and the Uzbek newspaper “Fergana Pravda”.

In his speech, the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Uzbekistan Yu Jun highly appreciated the achievements of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in development, especially noting the importance of the "Shanghai spirit" and the work done by China during its chairmanship of this organization. The readiness of the People's Republic of China to use the SCO platform to strengthen bilateral and multilateral cooperation with Uzbekistan, promote common development and prosperity, and jointly create a closer community of shared destiny of the SCO was emphasized.

In preparation for the event, photographers from all over Uzbekistan presented more than 500 works dedicated to the SCO and Chinese-Uzbek cooperation, of which the organizers selected more than 50 photographs. The exhibition will last a week and is open to visitors free of charge. –0–

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With the support of Rosneft, a modern Ice Palace has opened in Yamal

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With the support of Rosneft, the multifunctional complex Gubkinsky Arena was opened in Gubkinsky. The project was implemented within the framework of the Cooperation Agreement between Rosneft and the Government of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. The Governor of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Dmitry Artyukhov took part in the ceremonial event.

The area of the complex exceeds 6.5 thousand square meters, its central part is an ice arena with stands for 400 spectators. The infrastructure of the palace allows for training in hockey, figure skating, choreography, as well as competitions in winter sports all year round. The building provides choreography, gymnastics, exercise, coaching and conference rooms, a medical office, locker rooms, skate rental and other equipment. Two small ice halls are additionally equipped for training young hockey players.

The complex is equipped with modern multimedia systems that allow for cultural and entertainment events and light shows. The building's façade is decorated with many decorative light elements. A large LED screen for broadcasting competitions is installed in the parking lot near the palace – city residents and visitors will be able to watch what is happening in the ice arena without leaving their cars. The adjacent territory is also equipped with outdoor exercise machines.

In addition, the complex provides comfortable conditions for people with limited mobility – special lifts and seats in the stands, necessary equipment and sports equipment.

Reliable operation of the building's engineering systems is ensured by modern solutions, including a transformer substation, compressor equipment for ice preparation and ventilation units for maintaining the microclimate.

The new Ice Palace will become a center of attraction for the residents of Gubkinsky and will give an additional impetus to the development of the city's sports life. Support for mass, children's and youth sports is one of the significant areas of social work of Rosneft and its subsidiaries.

Rosneft actively supports projects in the regions where it operates, aimed at developing and popularizing physical culture and a healthy lifestyle. In Gubkinsky, thanks to Rosneft's support, various residential complexes and other socially significant facilities have been built, including a city hospital, an indoor ice rink, a children's library, an art school, and the Neftyanik Culture Palace.

Department of Information and AdvertisingPJSC NK RosneftAugust 18, 2025

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Launched instant Solid card

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It is now possible to apply for a Solid Instant Issue Card. The instant card is issued to the client on the day of application to the Bank office, as it is non-personalized – the first and last name are not written on the plastic.

The non-personalized (instant) Solid card differs in terms from the personalized Solid card ONLY in the limits on cash withdrawals – they are lower. The other conditions remain the same.

Conditions of the instant Solid card:

• Issue – free,

• Service is free,

• SMS, Push notifications – free,

• Cash withdrawal from ATMs of third-party banks is free of charge,

• 11% per annum on the balance – monthly,

• 3% on everything* – cashback in rubles on all purchases, maximum payout amount – 3,000₽,

• Limits on cash withdrawals from ATMs and cash points: 50,000₽ per day, 300,000₽ per month.

*MCC exceptions for which cashback is not accrued:

6011 – Financial institutions – Automatic cash withdrawal,

6012 – Financial institutions – trade and services,

6538 – money transfers from card to card – write-off,

6010 – Financial institutions – Cash advances at the counter,

6536 – money transfers from card to card – crediting,

4900 – Housing and communal services,

9311 – tax payments,

5933 – pawnshops,

4899 – cable and other pay television services,

9222 – fines,

8661 – religious organizations,

6051 – Quasi-Cash – non-financial institutions,

5973 – religious goods stores,

4814 – Telecommunication services,

6211 – services of brokers in the securities market,

4829 – money transfers,

7995 – gambling.

You can apply for a card throughout the entire Solid Bank network, by link a complete list of cities where we have offices.

Here A collection of tariffs for issuing and servicing bank cards from 11.08.2025, where you will find the full terms of the tariff plan "Solid Card".

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In the 10 years since the launch of the northernmost railway in China, the East Siberian Railway has carried more than 100 million passengers

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

BEIJING, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) — China's northernmost high-speed railway (HSR), located in northeastern China's Heilongjiang Province, has carried more than 100 million passenger trips in the decade since it opened and operated, the Heilongjiang Daily newspaper reported Monday.

Let us recall that on August 17, 2015, the first high-speed railway in this province, Harbin – Qiqihar, was put into operation, which became the northernmost of the high-speed railways operating in the country.

The opening of the Harbin-Qiqihar High-Season Railway, which has greatly facilitated passenger travel, has reduced the train travel time between Qiqihar and Harbin (the capital of Heilongjiang Province) from 5 hours in 2015 to 1 hour 24 minutes. Thanks to the launch of this high-seasion railway, the travel time between Qiqihar and Beijing has also been reduced to 6 hours 10 minutes.

At present, the number of trains running on the Harbin-Qiqihar East Siberian Railway has increased to 54 pairs from 20 pairs in the initial period of its operation. The shortest interval of trains is 6 minutes, which significantly improves the efficiency of passenger transportation and makes travel more convenient for the population.

Over the past ten years, the Harbin-Qiqihar Higher School Railway has promoted the development of various industries along the route and the integration of regional economies. It has also promoted the promotion of Daqing wetland tours, parent-child tours, school study tours and one-day tours using the services of the Higher School Railway. At the same time, the Harbin-Qiqihar Higher School Railway closely links the cities along the route, ensuring the free flow of market elements such as talent, capital and technology, promoting the prosperity of the Harbin-Daqing-Qiqihar Industrial Corridor.

In winter, Heilongjiang Province experiences strong winds and heavy snowfalls. At minus 35 degrees Celsius, the train runs at 250 km/h on the aforementioned high-speed railway, which makes it difficult to maintain locomotives. To cope with such challenges, the Harbin Branch of China State Railway has completed 51 projects to reconstruct the bogie system, brake system and other systems of the electric train to protect against cold, and has also developed and put into operation a “visual detection system for electric train faults”, a hot water pressure boosting system for melting ice and removing snow, and an intelligent robot for inspecting the underside of the electric train. Over the past ten years, the trains on this high-speed railway have traveled a total of 81.89 million km safely, accumulating valuable experience in the operation and maintenance of high-speed railways in China under severe cold conditions.

At present, Heilongjiang Province has a number of high-speed railway lines, including Harbin-Qiqihar, Harbin-Mudanjiang, Mudanjiang-Jiamusi, Harbin-Jiamusi, with a total length of over 1,400 km. Meanwhile, the construction of the Harbin-Yichun high-speed railway is progressing smoothly, and the increasingly dense high-speed railway network has injected strong energy into the all-round revitalization of Heilongjiang Province. -0-

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Five years have passed since the launch of China-Europe rail service in Shenzhen

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

SHENZHEN, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) — The city of Shenzhen in south China's Guangdong Province on Monday marked the fifth anniversary of the launch of regular China-Europe international railway freight services.

On the same day, a freight train with electronics departed from the city’s International Integrated Logistics Center to Russia.

Over the past five years, the city has operated a total of 878 China-Europe trains, carrying more than 85,000 standard containers of cargo worth $3 billion, Shenzhen International Logistics said.

Let us recall that exactly five years ago, a freight railway route opened between Shenzhen and the German city of Duisburg. Currently, 27 China-Europe freight routes depart from Shenzhen, covering 47 countries and regions, including Germany, the Czech Republic, Italy and Russia.

To meet differential market consumption, regular freight rail routes link Shenzhen with cities in Laos and Thailand.

Now, freight trains from Shenzhen carry consumer electronics, consumer goods, footwear and other goods from southern China's Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to international markets. On the way back, they bring in high-quality goods from the above-mentioned countries. -0-

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China publishes book on Xi Jinping's remarks on strengthening and uplifting the armed forces

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BEIJING, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) — China has recently published the fourth volume of Xi Jinping's collected remarks on strengthening and uplifting the country's armed forces, an official statement said.

The Central Military Commission recently issued a circular calling on the entire army to take the study and use of this book seriously. -0-

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Iran has repatriated nearly 1.2 million undocumented Afghans since March

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

TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) — Iran has repatriated nearly 1.2 million undocumented Afghans since March 21, Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni said Monday.

More than 70 percent of repatriations during this period were voluntary, the official IRNA news agency reported, adding that the largest number of repatriates crossed the border between Iran's Khorasan Razavi province and Afghanistan's Herat province. –0–

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Chinese and Kyrgyz companies sign 10 cooperation agreements at Kashgar fair

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URUMQI, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) — Ten cooperation agreements were signed between Chinese and Kyrgyz companies at the 15th Kashgar-Central and South Asia Commodity Fair. A special event focusing on Kyrgyzstan was held Sunday within the fair. The agreements cover logistics, energy, agriculture and other priority areas of cooperation.

Kyrgyzstan is an important partner for cooperation in implementing the Belt and Road Initiative, said Guo Yongchang, party leader of the Kashgar Prefecture Industrialists and Traders Association (Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, northwest China), at an event. In the first half of 2025, Chinese-Kyrgyz trade grew at a fairly high rate, he noted, highlighting Kashgar's trade with the neighboring country, which reached 16.28 billion yuan (about 2.26 billion US dollars).

In recent years, private sector enterprises in Kashgar have shown great interest in expanding abroad, investing capital in the Kyrgyz economy, including projects in the green mining industry, restaurant and hotel business, retail trade and modern agriculture, said Guo Yongchang. In his opinion, great opportunities for cooperation are opening up in clean energy, given Kyrgyzstan's active approach to developing "green" energy sources and the presence of significant technological, investment and production potential on the Chinese side.

The Kyrgyz side highly praised Kashgar's status as an international logistics hub, which, in their opinion, could open up additional opportunities for deepening bilateral cooperation. -0-

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SPbGASU has proven that modular tourist facilities are optimal for the Arctic

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Under the supervision of Alexandra Eremeeva, PhD in architecture and associate professor of the architectural design department at SPbGASU, research into the architectural features of tourist complexes in the Arctic zone of Russia has been conducted for several years. The development of the tourist potential of the Russian Far North is part of the national project "Tourism and Hospitality".

"Development of tourism in the Arctic requires special approaches. On the one hand, the region has a unique natural landscape, on the other hand, it imposes extremely tough conditions on construction: an extremely cold climate, remoteness from logistics hubs, a fragile ecosystem. In such conditions, traditional methods of constructing tourism infrastructure are often either too expensive or simply impossible. In this regard, more and more attention is being paid to modular architectural solutions," explained Alexandra Eremeeva.

She noted that modular structures make it possible to manufacture tourist facilities – residential units, pavilions, food outlets and other service facilities – in factory conditions and deliver the finished modules directly to the installation site. This significantly optimizes the process and makes it possible to build tourist facilities in a short time, since the construction period in the Arctic region is very limited due to climatic conditions. Modular facilities can be operated autonomously: they are equipped with heating, water supply, drainage, ventilation systems and often do not require a capital foundation. Modules can be adapted to various landscapes and different needs of tourists. At the same time, they do not disturb the natural environment and can be dismantled without a trace.

"From an economic point of view, modular facilities are a rational solution, especially in places where capital construction is not only expensive, but also impractical. What is important here is the speed of launch, mobility, and payback within one or two tourist seasons. In addition, modularity opens the way to typological experiments: you can change the layout inside the module, expand the complex, combine modules depending on the tasks and budget," emphasized Alexandra Eremeeva.

Postgraduate student Ilya Yunchis studied the possibilities of using modular tourist facilities in this region. He chose this topic for a reason: his architectural bureau Sai participated in the design and implementation of a tourist complex consisting of modular facilities in the village of Teriberka in the Murmansk region. The project uses compact residential modules with panoramic glazing, structural solutions with a lightweight frame and effective insulation, ventilated facades, and an emphasis on energy efficiency. It was possible to create comfortable conditions for tourists without harming the environment, which was a fundamental guideline for the authors of the project.

"Modular solutions allow architecture to be flexible, sensitive to nature, and at the same time expressive and functional. Modular objects are the future of Arctic tourism," the authors of the study are convinced.

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Financial news: 08/18/2025, 14-42 (Moscow time) the values of the upper limit of the price corridor and the range of market risk assessment for the security RU000A0JTW83 (DOM.RF25ob) were changed.

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Source: Moscow Exchange – Moscow Exchange –

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08/18/2025

14:42

In accordance with the Methodology for determining the risk parameters of the stock market and deposit market of Moscow Exchange PJSC by NCO NCC (JSC), on August 18, 2025, 14:42 (Moscow time), the values of the upper limit of the price corridor (up to 109.81) and the range of market risk assessment (up to 582.5 rubles, equivalent to a rate of 10.0%) of the security RU000A0JTW83 (DOM.RF25ob) were changed.

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