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Breaking: China supports UN's central role in global governance in AI, polar exploration — Chinese Premier

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RIO DE JANEIRO, July 8 (Xinhua) — China supports the United Nations as a key channel to address governance gaps in emerging areas such as artificial intelligence, cyberspace, polar regions and outer space, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said Tuesday.

Li Qiang made the remarks during a meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the 17th BRICS Leaders' Meeting. –0–

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Exclusive: BRICS strives for equality and stable coexistence in the interests of all humanity – Director of IKS RAS

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Moscow, July 8 /Xinhua/ — BRICS does not seek to defeat the West, but seeks equality and stable coexistence in the interests of all mankind, Director of the Institute of China and Modern Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences /ICSA RAS/ Kirill Babayev said in an interview with Xinhua recently.

The 17th meeting of the BRICS leaders has just ended in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. K. Babayev noted that the international influence of BRICS, which already accounts for more than 45% of the world's GDP, is currently increasing. At the same time, as the expert emphasized, BRICS does not seek to defeat the West, but seeks equality and stable coexistence in the interests of all mankind.

He also drew attention to Russian-Chinese cooperation within the BRICS framework. “Russia and China are the two main pillars of BRICS, the most active participants in the association. Using the example of our bilateral relations, we show the whole world how to build trusting, friendly, mutually beneficial relations in the new era,” the director of the ICA RAS said.

If BRICS, continued K. Babayev, covers the entire world with a network of economic ties, then the Shanghai Cooperation Organization /SCO/ focuses on security issues and on preventing threats on the Eurasian continent.

"The SCO is the main stabilizing force in Eurasia. The organization's activities are aimed primarily at strengthening stability, creating trusting relationships and the general security of a united Greater Eurasia. This organization, through its activities, prevents the threats of terrorism, extremism, and ensures the security of large and small countries and peoples," said K. Babayev, answering a question from a Xinhua correspondent about the upcoming SCO summit in September in the Chinese city of Tianjin.

The expert believes that Russia and China play a very important role in both of these international formats. Today, it depends on them “what Eurasia will be like tomorrow, whether we will be able to build a unified partnership here on new, fair principles,” K. Babayev emphasized.

He added that the economies of the two countries successfully complement each other. “Trade between our countries is growing at an accelerated pace. But today our governments are already looking further — toward closer production cooperation, technological partnership,” K. Babayev stated. –0–

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Russia and the US have great potential to restart economic relations – Russian President's press secretary

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Moscow, July 8 (Xinhua) — Russia and the United States have significant potential to restart economic relations, but American sanctions against Russia are hurting entrepreneurs in both countries, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.

"We believe that there is a very broad potential between our countries for restarting trade and economic relations, launching many projects in the sphere of economy, mutual investments, trade, and so on. At the same time, these projects are really in demand by business representatives of both countries and are capable of bringing great profits to the business of both countries," D. Peskov told journalists.

At the same time, he mentioned a number of restrictions imposed by the US on Russia. “We believe that these sanctions are illegal, they harm not only our entrepreneurs, but also entrepreneurs in the United States,” RIA Novosti quotes him as saying.

D. Peskov also stated that the Russian Federation highly appreciates the efforts of the American side to initiate a direct negotiation process between Russia and Ukraine.

At the same time, D. Peskov emphasized that the supply of Western weapons to Ukraine is not in line with attempts to promote a peaceful settlement. “That is, in this case, the line that the Europeans have chosen is absolutely aimed at promoting the continuation of military actions in every possible way,” the press secretary of the Russian president noted. –0–

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The Bank of Russia has expanded the list of currencies for which the official exchange rate is set

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Moscow, July 8 /Xinhua/ – 12 currencies have been included in the list of foreign currencies whose official exchange rates against the ruble are set by the Bank of Russia /Central Bank/. This was reported on Tuesday by the regulator's press service.

The list includes the Bangladeshi taka, Bahraini dinar, Bolivian boliviano, Cuban peso, Algerian dinar, Ethiopian birr, Iranian rial, Myanmar kyat, Mongolian tugrik, Nigerian naira, Omani rial, and Saudi riyal. Their official exchange rates against the ruble will be set by the Central Bank from July 10.

Currently, the Bank of Russia sets official exchange rates for the yuan, US dollar and euro. –0–

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Exclusive: Moscow pays special attention to cooperation with China – Deputy Mayor of Moscow M. Liksutov

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Moscow, July 8 /Xinhua/ — Moscow pays special attention to cooperation with China in all areas, Deputy Mayor of Moscow, head of the Moscow Department of Transport and Development of Road Transport Infrastructure Maxim Liksutov said in an interview with Xinhua the other day.

“China is one of Russia’s key strategic partners, so Moscow pays special attention to cooperation with China in all areas,” he emphasized.

As M. Liksutov noted, the Russian capital and China are cooperating in the development of transport. Moscow authorities are closely studying the Chinese experience in creating high-speed highways within the country. The experience of developing subways in Chinese cities is also important for Moscow. “In addition, we are inspired by the incredible scale of development of ground-based urban electric transport in the PRC,” the capital official said, adding that the city of Shenzhen (Guangdong Province, South China) serves as an example for Moscow, where since 2017 only electric buses have been used in urban transport.

According to the Deputy Mayor of Moscow, an important area of cooperation with China is the development of intelligent transport systems, including unmanned technologies. Thus, in 2023, Beijing became one of Moscow's first international partners within the framework of the UrbanTransportData analytical platform, designed to collect, analyze, visualize and publish transport indicators.

M. Liksutov reported on regular contacts between representatives of the Moscow transport complex and colleagues from the largest cities of China. In June last year, during the visit of Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin to Beijing, an agreement was reached to create a joint working group on transport, which has already held two meetings.

In addition to transport, as the Xinhua source noted, Moscow actively cooperates with China in the sphere of trade. M. Liksutov cited data according to which the Russian capital accounts for more than 42 percent of the structure of the all-Russian trade turnover with China. The greatest demand is for industrial goods: radio navigation equipment, pumping equipment, electric motors and generators, carbon fibers and much more. “In addition, the residents of China highly value food products produced in Moscow. For example, bread, confectionery, cookies, ice cream, carbonated drinks and wheat flour,” the vice-mayor added.

He said that the Mosprom center has been operating to support export-oriented capital companies since 2019. The center's specialists analyze target markets for manufacturers to determine the most effective strategy for entering them, help with finding foreign counterparties, conducting negotiations with potential buyers abroad, and also organize the participation of Moscow companies in international exhibitions and business missions.

M. Liksutov invited Chinese companies to the Russian capital. “We are interested in the work of Chinese companies in Moscow, especially in the areas of microelectronics, electric transport, robotics, pharmaceuticals, space research, unmanned transport and telecommunications. The partnership may concern both the establishment of trade and economic cooperation, and the localization of production or the development of investment projects,” he explained, assuring that the Moscow authorities will provide the necessary support measures to Chinese partners. –0–

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SPbU Enters Top 5 Russian Universities According to Forbes Education | Saint Petersburg State University

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In 2025, the ranking included 564 universities with Russian accreditation, entitled to issue state diplomas. Universities were assessed based on five key indicators: quality of networking, global reputation, authority among employers, development of the academic environment, and the Forbes factor. The calculations used data from monitoring the activities of higher education institutions by the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia in 2024 and the results of a survey of Russian companies with the highest ESG indicators.

The full Forbes rating “Best Russian Universities – 2025” is available here Here.

With a score of 61.49 points, Saint Petersburg State University took fifth place in the ranking, ahead of such universities as the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, the National Research University ITMO, the Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation and others.

The authors awarded St Petersburg University 19.85 points in the Networking category, while employers rated the level of trust in the quality of specialist training at 20.77 points. The University scored another 8.63 points in the International Recognition metric due to its regular inclusion in global and subject rankings. According to the authors of the rating, the quality of the academic environment formed at St Petersburg University deserves 8.24 points out of 10 possible. In the Forbes Factor category, which takes into account the number of university graduates on the list of Russian billionaires in 2025, St Petersburg University scored 4 out of 5 points.

The top lines of the ranking are occupied by universities with the largest endowments, which include the endowment management fund “Development of St. Petersburg State University”. In 2024, the value of its net assets increased to 1.6 billion rubles. Thanks to contributions from donors, the fund supports students and postgraduates who have achieved particular success in their academic and research activities. Endowment fund scholarships are paid to university athletes, and large grants are provided to teams that win the annual competition of interdisciplinary innovative projects “Start-up St. Petersburg State University”. Funding is allocated for events in the fields of culture, science and education. A full list of programs is presented on the website of the St. Petersburg State University Endowment Fund.

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Breaking: China looks to work with UN to advance fairer, more just global governance: Chinese Premier

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RIO DE JANEIRO, July 8 (Xinhua) — China is committed to deepening unity and cooperation with the United Nations to jointly advocate for fairer and more just global governance.

Li Qiang made the remarks during a meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the 17th BRICS Leaders' Meeting. –0–

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China's passenger car sector posts robust growth in June 2025

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BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhua) — China's passenger car sector posted double-digit growth in retail sales in June as government policies to boost consumption continued to have an effect, the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) said Tuesday.

China's passenger car retail sales rose 18.1 percent year-on-year last month to more than 2.08 million units, the association said.

The association attributed the significant increase to the impact of a nationwide trade-in program for consumer goods.

Last month, the country's government reaffirmed its support for the program, guaranteeing continued funding to maintain government subsidy payments through 2025. The program, a key part of the country's broader strategy to boost domestic consumption, encourages consumers to replace older products such as appliances and vehicles with newer, more efficient models.

In June, China produced 1.2 million new energy passenger vehicles, with retail sales exceeding 1.11 million units, up 28.3 percent and 29.7 percent year-on-year, respectively.

According to the association, in the first six months of this year, retail sales of passenger cars exceeded 10.9 million units, an increase of 10.8 percent year-on-year. –0–

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"Economic development without the AI factor is no longer possible"

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The International Summer Institute on Artificial Intelligence in Education Research, organized by Institute of Education HSE University together with East China Normal University (ECNU). It was attended by over 50 participants and key speakers from more than ten countries in Asia, Europe, North and South America. They discussed the use of AI technologies in education and other areas.

Opening the program, Professor Meng Yu and Vice Dean of the School of Computer Science at East China Normal University Xu Fei emphasized that the rapid development of AI technologies requires international cooperation and interdisciplinary research. “We are pleased to join forces with the Institute of Education at the Higher School of Economics and are confident that the week in Shanghai will become a starting point for long-term joint projects,” said Meng Yu and Xu Fei.

Director of the Institute of Education Evgeny Terentyev recalled that research alliances between Russian and Chinese universities are acquiring strategic importance and opening up new horizons for cooperation. He also presented the results of one of the latest studies by InoBra — a typology of Russian universities’ reactions to generative AI: from ban to active implementation. The analysis showed that most universities are still in the grey zone, not formalizing the rules for using new technologies.

In his speech, HSE Academic Director Yaroslav Kuzminov outlined five areas in which AI is already transforming higher education. First, this is the need to change educational practices and educational routines. Second, the new role of human cognitive skills. Third, the possibility of overcoming educational failure by establishing a mechanism for personalized feedback. In addition, these are new learning formats (including gaming). The fifth area is new mechanisms for integrating into the labor market, based on real skills, and not on the ability to perform routine operations.

He also emphasized possible areas of using AI for good, to strengthen a person. "Efficient (competent) implementation of AI in education, based on transparent rules, motivation of students to perform more complex tasks with the help of AI than without it, as well as personalized recommendations – all this together can reduce educational failure and release economic potential, creating equal opportunities for the formation of a competitive workforce and ensuring sustainable development. Therefore, let's move towards the literacy of the future and AI literacy with the understanding that economic development without the AI factor is no longer possible, but regression in the case of careless, illiterate use is quite likely," said Yaroslav Kuzminov.

This leitmotif was continued by Ekaterina Kruchinskaya, senior lecturer Department of Higher Mathematics HSE University. She spoke about the results of a survey of students from ten selective (top) universities in Russia. The survey showed that students most often use generative models to retell texts, analyze data, and program, but the time savings remain minimal due to the need to check the results. At the same time, the practices of use are still not organized, and students mainly use AI to relax more, but not to use the capabilities of generative models to perform more complex, creative tasks.

“The danger of using generative AI will be significantly reduced when these practices of its use become more institutionalized, and students are motivated not to imitate, but to improve their real results,” Ekaterina Kruchinskaya summed up.

The lecture was given by Okan Bulut, a professor at the University of Alberta (Canada), who spoke about the problems of using artificial intelligence in education. He highlighted the key challenges in assessing the use of AI and discussed how this technology can be used for the benefit of learning. Continuing the topic, Associate Professor Mick Funghi of the Education University of Hong Kong spoke about changing traditional ideas about computer-supported collaborative learning. He explained that if previously technologies were viewed only as a means for students to interact with each other, now AI tools themselves are becoming full-fledged participants in the process. Using the example of group work with text, Professor Funghi also highlighted the new risks of freeriding – cases when students use AI primarily to save time, rather than to deepen collaboration – and proposed a research agenda focusing on the behavior of individual participants.

The first day ended with academic "speed dating": the participants exchanged ideas for their projects and outlined the tasks they would work on during the week in Shanghai. Ahead of them are a series of lectures, master classes and workshops on research methods. Following the work, each participant will present their research, taking into account the recommendations received during the summer institute from experts from the Institute of Education of the National Research University Higher School of Economics and the Higher Communist Party of Ukraine.

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Slavneft-Krasnoyarskneftegaz produced the 10-millionth ton of oil

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The cumulative oil production of Slavneft-Krasnoyarskneftegaz (a joint venture of Rosneft and Gazprom Neft) has reached 10 million tons since the start of development of licensed areas located in Krasnoyarsk Krai.

This indicator was achieved thanks to the advanced launch of the main production facilities, the successful implementation of research work, and the introduction of innovative approaches in development and production.

The Kuyumbinskoye oil field is located in the most ancient fractured rocks on the planet of the Riphean period, the age of which exceeds 1 billion years. Careful development of geological exploration projects using digital software packages has ensured the high success of exploratory drilling over the past seven years.

A powerful production complex has been created at the Kuyumbinsky field, including more than 150 facilities, including a central oil collection point, an acceptance point, a tank farm, and 450 km of oil collection pipelines. Production is provided by more than 360 wells, most of which are horizontal. The oil prepared to commercial quality is transported to consumers via the Kuyumba-Taishet main oil pipeline and then to the Eastern Siberia – Pacific Ocean pipeline system. 125 km of roads, 240 km of power lines, and energy centers have been built at the field. Dormitories and shift camps have been built for comfortable living of oil workers.

Along with the development of the Kuyumbinskoye field, Slavneft-Krasnoyarskneftegaz is conducting pilot work at the Tersko-Kamovsky license area. High starting flow rates have been obtained at the wells. Commissioning of a 58 km pipeline to the central collection point of the Kuyumbinskoye field will create opportunities to increase the production of Evenki oil by 20%. Using the existing infrastructure of the Kuyumbinskoye field will allow for a synergistic effect and reduce the development time of the Tersko-Kamovsky area.

Slavneft-Krasnoyarskneftegaz employs over 1.8 thousand specialists, 60% of whom are residents of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, including remote northern territories. In 2025, the company entered the top 3 best employers in the region in the category "Energy and raw materials extraction".

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OOO Slavneft-Krasnoyarskneftegaz, a joint venture between Rosneft (the project operator) and Gazprom Neft, holds licenses for the right to geological study, exploration and production of four license areas, as well as to study the Podporozhny area, located in the Yurubcheno-Tokhomskaya oil-bearing zone on the territory of the Evenki municipal district of Krasnoyarsk Krai.

Department of Information and AdvertisingPJSC NK RosneftJuly 8, 2025

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