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Eleven more bodies found after ferry sinking in southern Philippines

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

MANILA, January 29 (Xinhua) — Eleven more bodies were recovered after local residents joined the search for missing passengers of a ferry that sank off the coast of Basilan province in the southern Philippines, local media reported on Thursday.

The death toll from the Trischa Kerstin 3 ferry disaster has risen to 29 after 11 bodies were found on Thursday morning, according to reports.

The ferry, which was heading to Jolo Island in Sulu province from Zamboanga City, sank around 2:00 a.m. Monday local time off Baluk-Baluk Island in Haji Muhtamada, a municipality in the Sulu Sea. –0–

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In China, 2025 was warmer and wetter.

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Beijing, January 29 (Xinhua) — Last year in China saw higher precipitation and higher temperatures than the previous average, according to the "China Climate Bulletin 2025," released Thursday by the National Climate Center (NCC).

According to the document, the average annual temperature in the country reached 10.9 degrees Celsius, which is on par with the same figure for 2024, which was the warmest year on record. The number of hot days last year also reached a record high.

"In 2025, China clearly exhibited warm and humid climate patterns," said Huang Zhuo, deputy head of the National Center for Environmental Monitoring and Control (NCC), at a press conference.

The average national precipitation for the reporting period exceeded previous years by 4.5 percent, making 2025 a "wet year." Notably, rainfall during the rainy season in Northern China reached a new historical high in both volume and duration.

Warm and humid climatic conditions were favorable for vegetation during the growing season. The average national vegetation index during the growing season reached its highest level since the beginning of this century, with steady growth in vegetation cover observed in the western regions of Northeast China and in the central and eastern parts of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in the north.

Although climatic conditions were generally favorable for major grain crops during their growing season, the effects of meteorological disasters such as heat waves, drought, heavy rains and floods had a significant impact on some regions, Huang Zhuo noted.

The year 2025 is also characterized by frequent extreme weather events. Between September and October, a total of five typhoons made landfall in southern China. Furthermore, the number of days with gusty winds reached the highest level since 1991, and spring sand and dust storms were more frequent than usual.

According to the bulletin, severe weather conditions and significant climate anomalies in China in 2025 resulted from the synergistic interaction of various atmospheric and oceanic factors on different time scales. -0-

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China has condemned the Philippine Coast Guard for fake news and demanded an immediate end to provocations.

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

BEIJING, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) — Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun on Thursday criticized a Philippine Coast Guard official who repeatedly made irresponsible and baseless remarks for personal political gain and deliberately undermined China's interests and authority.

"The words and actions of this representative and a handful of others in the Philippine military have caused serious damage to China-Philippine relations and mutual trust between the two countries," Guo Jiakun said at a regular departmental press conference.

He called on the above-mentioned persons to immediately stop their provocative actions. -0-

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China's first ice track for winter car tourism enthusiasts has opened in Mohe.

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Harbin, January 29 (Xinhua) — China has officially approved the opening of the country's first ice highway, aimed at winter travel enthusiasts. The 100-kilometer ice highway runs through the mountainous and forested city of Mohe and extends north to the area near the Heilongjiang (Amur) River, which shares a border with Russia.

Mohe, located in Heilongjiang Province in northeastern China, is the northernmost point of China and the only place in the country where one can enjoy the aurora borealis. This is why the new seasonal route has been dubbed the "Northern Polar Ice Route."

According to the project's initiators, the route is intended to become a new attraction for motorists thanks to its unique adventure and tourism elements, such as extremely low temperatures of minus 40 degrees Celsius, a polar landscape along a border river, and diverse multi-ethnic cultures.

The extensive ice route will not only keep travelers entertained but also offer surprises and thrills. Along the route, unique ice and snow signposts and decorative installations featuring car license plate walls offer stunning photo opportunities and selfies. A tourist camp has been set up to demonstrate the traditional customs of the indigenous Oroqen ethnic group, where road travelers can experience the Oroqen people for a day. The route also connects with popular tourist attractions, including the Northern Polar Village and aurora observation points.

Ensuring safe travel on the ice road is a top priority. A professional security team was deployed for this purpose, equipped with specialized road clearing equipment and radars for real-time ice thickness monitoring.

On the very first day of the Northern Polar Ice Route's opening, January 27, approximately 200 travelers gathered in 100 vehicles from across the country, including the cities of Beijing and Shanghai, the provinces of Jiangsu, Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang, and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. They witnessed the historic opening of the country's first ice route.

Following this, on January 28th, the ice track was used for ice racing with the participation of motorists. And starting on Thursday, January 29th, the ice track was fully open to the public. -0-

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Moscow transport is operating as usual despite heavy snowfalls.

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Moscow — Despite heavy snowfall, Moscow's public transportation continues to operate as usual. All services have been switched to enhanced operations to ensure passenger comfort and safety.

Particular attention is paid to the smooth operation of the Moscow Metro. Metro employees work around the clock to clear snow from tracks leading to depots and rails in open areas. The condition of the track infrastructure directly affects the stability, comfort, and safety of travel for more than 8 million passengers daily.

A range of measures are being taken to combat snowfall. Specialized equipment equipped with powerful brushes and compressed air systems is deployed on tracks, switches, and in the contact rail area. These machines are capable of clearing snow drifts up to 0.65 meters high. In areas where the use of equipment is impossible, snow removal is carried out manually—over 600 employees are involved in the work at the 23 metro depots alone. Special chemical treatments are applied to specific areas to prevent the formation of ice.

In total, over 3,000 employees and specialized equipment have been deployed to clear snow near metro stations, depot parking tracks, tram stops, and bus stations. Platforms and adjacent areas are being cleared on the Moscow Central Diameters. City services are also clearing bus stops and turnaround areas for buses and electric buses.

The rolling stock is fully prepared for operation in adverse weather conditions. All trams, buses, and electric buses undergo mandatory technical inspections before entering service. Drivers have received additional training on operating vehicles in snowy conditions.

"In accordance with Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin's instructions, we ensure comfortable and safe travel in any weather. Maintaining the road infrastructure is our key priority. By creating significant reserve capacity, the capital's public transportation is always ready to accommodate additional passengers. Dispatch services monitor route operations and weather changes in real time, and city services are clearing snow, prioritizing transport," noted Maxim Liksutov, Deputy Mayor of Moscow in the Moscow Government for Transport and Industry.

The operation of urban transport and infrastructure is under constant control.

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Financial news: 01/29/2026, 13:45 (Moscow time) the values of the upper limit of the price corridor and the range of market risk assessment for the RU000A106.5A3 (Rosset1P10) security were changed.

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January 29, 2026

1:45 PM

In accordance with the Methodology for determining the risk parameters of the stock market and deposit market of PJSC Moscow Exchange by the National Credit Center (JSC) on January 29, 2026, 1:45 PM (Moscow time), the values of the upper limit of the price corridor (up to 96.23) and the range of market risk assessment (up to 1,041.19 rubles, equivalent to a rate of 22.5%) for security RU000A1065A3 (Rosset1P10) were changed.

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GUU hockey players won a friendly match

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The hockey team of the State University of Management won a friendly match against the team of the Moscow State University of Civil Engineering (MGSU).

The team's young players, Alexey Zuyev, Arseny Minakov, Stepan Lysyuk, and Dmitry Grigorov, as well as experienced leaders Maxim Bobrov and Ismail Zainullin, scored goals against the "builders."

As a result, our guys finished the game with a confident victory with a score of 6:3.

The GUU team continues preparations for the new season: the Moscow Student Hockey League (MSHL) regular season resumes in early February.

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January 29 is Discoverer's Day in Russia

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Every year, January 29th is celebrated as Discoverer's Day in our country. The date was chosen for a reason: it was on January 29th, 1820, that a Russian expedition led by Thaddeus Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev discovered the sixth continent – Atlantis.

"Vagabonds don't need a home or comfort. They need the ocean and the land. What the stars of the Bear sing to them, neither you nor I know…"

The International Foundation for Slavic Literature and Culture initiated this celebration to perpetuate the memory of great Russian explorers, navigators, and pioneers. They made invaluable contributions to the study of the Arctic and Antarctic, the exploration of Siberia and the Far East, and brought global science and geography to new heights.

Names and achievements of great Russian explorers:

Semyon Dezhnev (1648) – Cossack ataman, the first of the Europeans to cross the strait between Asia and America (the Bering Strait) 80 years before Bering Vitus Bering and Aleksey Chirikov (1725-1743) – organizers and leaders of the Kamchatka expeditions, discovered the northwest coast of America, the Aleutian and Commander Islands Ivan Kruzenshtern and Yuri Lisyansky (1803-1806) – leaders of the first Russian round-the-world expedition, conducted large-scale oceanographic research Semyon Chelyuskin (1742) – explorer of the Arctic, first reached the northernmost point of Eurasia (Cape Chelyuskin) Erofey Khabarov (1649-1653) – explorer of Siberia, compiled a "Diagram of the Amur River", developed the Amur region Vasily Poyarkov (1643-1646) – the first penetrated the Amur basin, exploring the lands of the Far East Nikolai Przhevalsky (1839–1888) — geographer, discovered and described many species of animals (Przewalski's horse) and studied Central Asia Miklouho-Maclay (1870s) — ethnographer, studied the indigenous population of Southeast Asia and Australia Fyodor Konyukhov — modern traveler, made 5 round-the-world voyages and crossed the Atlantic in a rowboat

The State University of Management congratulates all researchers, scientists, inventors, and students who make discoveries, big and small, every day! We wish you boundless energy, good health, and new achievements! May your thirst for innovation always drive you forward, and your perseverance help you overcome any obstacle!

Our warmest wishes go to Nikolai Mikhailov, Advisor to the Rectorate of the State University of Management and a member of the Russian Geographical Society (RGS), and to the participants of our RGS expeditionary corps, including its leader, Vladimir Linnik, a member of the RGS!

The building opened in 2024 thanks to the high level of student engagement and participation in expedition trips as part of the inter-university "Arctic Team" project. In 2025, to further expand the geography of expeditions, Rector Vladimir Stroyev, on behalf of the university, signed cooperation agreements with Igor Sin'ko, Executive Director of the Clean Arctic NGO, and Mikhail Butrimov, Director of the Russian Ecosystem NGO. Representatives of these organizations already participated in 2025 in organizing SUM student trips to the Arctic and the Vozhegodsky District.

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Yuri Trutnev met with investors from the Sakhalin Region.

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Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Yuri Trutnev held a meeting on the progress of investment projects in the Sakhalin Region.

"We consider support for investment projects one of the most important aspects of our work. The projects that investors will be discussing are crucial for the development of both Sakhalin and the entire Far East. We will continue to help investors strengthen the economies of the Far Eastern regions," said Yuri Trutnev.

Last year, Sakhalin Oblast achieved a record high in fixed capital investment—over 355 billion rubles. Over the first nine months of 2025, this represents a 19% increase compared to the same period in 2024.

The region has a comprehensive system of government support measures for investment projects. There are two priority development areas (the Kuril Islands priority development area and the Sakhalin priority development area), a special regime for the free port of Vladivostok, and a unique preferential tax regime in the Kuril Islands.

"The Sakhalin Region confidently maintains a high position in the national investment climate rankings, ranking first among the Far Eastern regions and fourth in the country. By the end of 2025, our region had attracted a record amount of investment—preliminary estimates exceeding 400 billion rubles. Crucially, capital inflows are currently flowing not only into the raw materials sector, but also into construction, logistics, tourism, and new technologies," noted Sakhalin Region Governor Valery Limarenko.

The meeting discussed prospects for projects in gas production, logistics and transport, the tourism industry, and investment projects in the Kuril Islands.

The Gazprom Dobycha Shelf Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk project for the development of the Yuzhno-Kirinskoye gas condensate field was discussed.

The Ostrovnoy Group of Companies, a resident of the Kuril Islands Priority Development Area, reported on the progress of projects on the Kuril Islands. Construction has been completed on a container terminal, a 16-apartment residential building, a pelagic plant, a flour and fat plant, and a fish processing plant. Construction continues on a container terminal warehouse, a fish cannery, a ship repair yard, a longitudinal slipway, and a slipway. Two crab vessels have been built under investment quotas.

The implementation of the cargo terminal construction project (Aeroport-Service LLC) was discussed. The project aims to develop the cargo transportation infrastructure at Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport and will increase cargo throughput from 14,700 tons to 26,000 tons per year. Design work has begun on the project, and the cargo terminal's layout has been developed.

Russian Cruise Company JSC, a preferential resident of the Kuril Islands, plans to launch cruise service on the Vladivostok-Sakhalin-Kuril Islands-Kamchatka route. The investor is a preferential resident of the Kuril Islands. A vessel has been selected for cruises on the Vladivostok-Korsakov-Kunashir Island-Iturup Island-Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky route. A feasibility study has been developed. A cruise line is planned to launch in 2026 as part of a project to develop maritime tourism in the Far East on the Astoria Nova (estimated cost: 6 billion rubles). The vessel will have a capacity of 1,500 passengers, 633 cabins, and 10 guest decks.

In the preferential regime areas (the Sakhalin Priority Development Area, the Kuril Islands Priority Development Area, the Vladivostok Free Port in the Korsakovsky and Uglegorsk districts, and the Kuril Islands), businesses, with the support of the Far East and Arctic Development Corporation, are implementing 177 projects, 53 of which have already been launched. Investments into the region's economy totaled 94.5 billion rubles out of a planned 298 billion rubles, and 6,700 jobs have been created.

"Investors will be provided with all the necessary existing support measures. The projects we discussed today are in demand, but they are also complex. It's not a given that we'll be able to get by with just standard support measures. We may have to provide them with additional assistance," concluded Yuri Trutnev.

Before the meeting, Yuri Trutnev visited Gorny Vozdukh, Russia's only year-round sports and tourism complex located within city limits. The complex is located on Mount Bolshevik (601 meters above sea level) and Mount Krasnaya (779 meters above sea level). The complex boasts 29 ski slopes, including two freeride zones, totaling approximately 42 kilometers. Thirteen kilometers of the slopes are equipped with artificial snowmaking systems, and 11 kilometers are illuminated. Five cable cars, including gondolas and chairlifts, provide transportation.

The ski resort's infrastructure development plan for 2024–2026 includes modernization of the artificial snowmaking system on the northern slope of Mount Krasnaya. The project will provide artificial snowmaking to an additional 6 km of ski slopes. The work will be completed this year.

In 2026, Special Developer MS LLC (a resident of the priority development area) began implementing a large-scale project to build a 2-kilometer-long passenger gondola lift on the southern slope of the Red Mountain. Design documentation has been completed, and a positive conclusion has been received from the Main State Expertise Authority of Russia. The resident will also ensure the construction of over 10 kilometers of ski slopes over the next two years.

Yuri Trutnev also visited a facility that services and repairs power equipment for the Sakhalin Turbina Service group of companies. "It's absolutely clear that we must repair and maintain the equipment we have installed, including power equipment. But frankly, it would be great if we learned how to manufacture it. Maintenance and repair are, of course, important," said Yuri Trutnev.

A project to establish a service company providing a full range of maintenance and repair services for power and rotating equipment, including the supply of key components and consumables for gas turbine units, electric generators, and compressors, was completed in 2025 by Sakhalin Priority Development Area resident Sakhalin Turbina Service LLC (part of the Sakhalin Turbina Service group of companies). The group's companies operate within the Sakhalin Oil and Gas Industrial Park. Investments under agreements with the Far East and Arctic Development Corporation amounted to over 1 billion rubles, creating over 170 jobs. A unique feature of the new service is its proximity to key customers, ensuring a rapid response to requests from oil, gas, and energy companies on Sakhalin and throughout the Far East. Previously, a large volume of gas turbine repairs for island oil and gas operators was only performed abroad.

That same day, Yuri Trutnev presented the Sakhalin Agro-Industrial Park's management with a statuette from the eighth "Star of the Far East" public and business award. As a reminder, Sakhpark LLC won the award in the "Contribution to Regional Development" category.

"With the 'Star of the Far East' award, we reward proactive people—those who help develop the Far Eastern regions and make our Far East stronger. Of course, the winners and runners-up shouldn't rest on their laurels. They must go further. The future of the entire country depends on our collective efforts," said Yuri Trutnev.

The logistics center at the Sakhalin Priority Development Area was created as a unified complex for the processing, storage, and distribution of produce grown by local agricultural producers. It includes a 5,000-square-meter production and warehouse building for processing agricultural produce. A wholesale distribution center for storing produce occupies over 12,000 square meters, with a capacity of 15,000 tons. A 1,300-square-meter vegetable storage facility is also located here.

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How is cargo shipped by river?

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How is cargo shipped by river?

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Publication date: 01/29/2026

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