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BEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) — A meeting to mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of sister city relations between the two cities was recently held via videoconference to further deepen the traditional friendship between Zibo City in east China's Shandong Province and Veliky Novgorod City in Russia, promote the practical implementation of joint projects and open up new prospects for exchanges between the sister cities.

As reported on the official website of the Zibo city government, representatives of the Zibo City Foreign Affairs Office, the Veliky Novgorod City Administration and Novgorod State University took part in the event.

During the meeting, the parties exchanged views and reached consensus on cooperation projects dedicated to the 30th anniversary of twinning. Representatives of the two cities agreed on comprehensive cooperation in such areas as mutual visits of delegations, establishment of partnerships between secondary and primary schools, academic student exchanges, as well as trade and economic cooperation. Efforts will be aimed at ensuring that the centuries-old friendship brings even more practical results.

The cities of Zibo and Veliky Novgorod officially established sister city relations in 1995. Veliky Novgorod, located in northwestern Russia, is the administrative center of the Novgorod region, one of the oldest cities in the country, and a recognized cultural center. -0-

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HONG KONG, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) — The Uzbekistan-Hong Kong business forum on investment and green industry development was held in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) on Monday. Participants discussed issues related to deepening bilateral trade and economic cooperation within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative.

Uzbekistan, which is one of the hubs for the implementation of the said initiative in the Central Asian region, and Hong Kong, which is a hub of interconnectedness in Asia, can form complementary partnerships, Qiu Yinghua, Director of the Department of Commerce and Economic Development of the Hong Kong SAR Administration, noted at the event.

He added that bilateral cooperation covers finance, trade, aviation, digital economy, green initiatives, culture, education and other areas.

At the forum, representatives of trade and economic circles of Uzbekistan spoke about the investment climate and opportunities of their country. On the same day, the Uzbek center for investment and development of green industry officially opened in Hong Kong.

During a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan Jamshid Khodjaev on Monday, Hong Kong SAR Chief of Staff Li Jiachao said that in recent years, trade and economic relations between Hong Kong and Uzbekistan have been growing at a steady pace, which allows for joint efforts to open up more space for cooperation.

He welcomed Uzbek enterprises' use of Hong Kong's advantages to expand the market and achieve mutual benefit and win-win. -0-

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ULAN BATOR, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) — It's early morning in Ulan Bator… a busy day is starting in the waking city. Enkhbat, a 19-year-old student, arrived early at the Chinese language testing center to take the HSK exam.

“I am a second-year student and I want to take the exam this year to test my Chinese language skills and prepare for studying abroad in the future,” Enkhbat said, adding that he is originally from Mongolia’s Khentii province, where his parents are cattle breeders. He was introduced to Chinese by chance.

In the summer of 2023, Enkhbat went to Ulaanbaatar with his father to sell cashmere products and met a Chinese businessman there. Since there was no translator, the deal ultimately fell through, which the father deeply regretted. That day, patting his son on the shoulder, he said, “You need to learn Chinese at university.”

After entering the university, Enkhbat chose the specialty “Chinese language” and plans to study in Shanghai after graduation. “China has a large market, the potential for Chinese-Mongolian trade is unlimited,” Enkhbat said.

Like Enkhbat, more and more young people in Mongolia are now keen to learn Chinese. According to Cheng Shengli, director of the Confucius Institute at the National University of Mongolia (NUM), the number of people learning Chinese is now second only to English among foreign language learners in the country.

Currently, Chinese is taught in 18 public primary and secondary schools and over 40 private schools in Mongolia, and over 150 more primary and secondary schools are planning to add it to the curriculum. The Confucius Institute at MSU, the Confucius Institute at the Mongolian National University of Education, and two more institutes at other universities, as well as the Confucius Classroom at Yucai School, serve as an important platform for Chinese language teaching and cultural exchanges between the two countries.

Jia, a teacher at Khishig Secondary School, said that her students enjoy learning Chinese, singing Chinese songs and watching Chinese TV series. Some learn lines from their favorite Chinese actors and actresses.

The “Chinese Bridge” competition also aroused the enthusiasm of Mongolian students in learning Chinese. Hulan, a junior high school student at Caihong Middle School in Darkhan, participated in the finals of the 4th “Chinese Story Competition” among Mongolian high school students on May 23 this year. She told the story “Nezha Defeats the Dragon King” /”Nezha 2″/ and won third place.

“The Chinese Language Bridge helped me improve my Chinese grades and also realize that the Chinese language holds a wealth of treasures waiting to be discovered,” Hulan said.

In recent years, Mongolian schoolchildren and students have been very enthusiastic about the Chinese Bridge Competition. Every year, participants use it as a “training ground” for learning Chinese, turning each preparation and each stage of the competition into a valuable opportunity to improve their Chinese language proficiency.

According to Cheng Shengli, the Chinese Language Bridge is not only a competition, but also a way for Mongolian students to immerse themselves in the world of Chinese. This allows them to see not only the charm of the language, but also the endless opportunities that cultural exchanges between the two countries can bring. –0–

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NEW DELHI, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) — India on Monday slammed sanctions by the United States and the European Union (EU) against it for importing oil from Russia, calling them "unjustified and unreasonable."

In a written statement, Indian Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India's energy imports from Russia are important to ensure affordable and predictable fuel prices for Indian consumers.

The statement came shortly after US President Donald Trump threatened India with significant tariff increases over its purchase and sale of Russian oil.

"The very countries that criticize India are themselves supporting trade with Russia. Unlike our case, such trade is not even a vital national necessity," the official spokesperson said in a statement.

He stressed that India's decision to buy Russian oil at reduced prices was made after the conflict began, when traditional energy suppliers began to redirect their flows to Europe. "At that time, the United States even encouraged such purchases by India as a way to stabilize global energy markets," he added.

Also highlighting the imbalance in trade between the EU and Russia compared to India, he noted: “In 2024, the EU’s trade with Russia was worth €67.5 billion. In addition, trade in services was valued at €17.2 billion in 2023. This is significantly higher than India’s total trade with Russia in the same period and thereafter.” –0–

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UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) — Uganda, which already hosts 1.93 million refugees, is on the brink of hosting 2 million refugees by the end of 2025 due to escalating crises in Sudan, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, said on Monday.

The crises in Sudan, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo are forcing an average of 600 people a day to cross borders in search of safety and life-saving assistance, Haq said at a daily briefing, citing the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

Uganda is already the country hosting the largest number of refugees in Africa and the third largest in the world, he said.

Uganda's progressive refugee policy allows refugees to live, work and access government services, but funding shortfalls are dramatically impacting aid delivery and threatening to undo years of progress, he said.

Uganda's refugee response is currently only 25 percent funded and UNHCR is calling for more urgent and sustained international support and solidarity to ensure refugees and their host communities can live safer and more dignified lives, the UN Secretary-General's deputy spokesman said. –0–

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BEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) — Surrounded by orchards of ripening peaches, Lyu Yuxia captures her rural life in poetic language and short videos that have earned her nearly 1.7 million followers on short-video platform Douyin, China's equivalent of TikTok.

"Poetry gives me spiritual food and I hope to help more people see the real and beautiful countryside through it," said the 53-year-old farmer from eastern China's Shandong province.

Lü Yuxia is not alone in her poetic journey. As China pushes ahead with agricultural modernization, more and more farmers are freed from heavy physical labor, and now have more time to read and write.

As China’s first poetry organization founded by farmers, the Chunni Poetry Society in Shandong has expanded its activities to include more than 2,000 members in seven provinces. Over the years, it has held a variety of events, including village poetry competitions, forums, and festivals. However, the society is not the only one of its kind in China, with rural poets’ organizations springing up in different parts of the country.

In northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, the number of farmer-poets has grown to more than 150, covering many counties in Kashgar and Aksu prefectures. In 2023, these farmers released their second poetry collection, "Love in the Heart," which includes more than 200 poems.

"They capture the beauty of Xinjiang's villages in simple but sincere language," said Xiong Hongju, secretary general of the Xinjiang Literary and Art Workers Association.

For many farmer-poets, inspiration comes from everyday life – an improving environment, rising living standards and hard-working neighbours are vividly depicted in their works, he noted.

Between 2013 and 2020, China's poverty alleviation strategy lifted nearly 99 million rural residents out of poverty. All Chinese now have stable access to food, clothing, compulsory education, basic healthcare, safe housing, and clean drinking water.

Lei Wen, a farmer-poet from southwest China's Sichuan Province, has witnessed these rural changes.

Born in the 1960s in the mountainous city of Bazhong in Sichuan, Lei Wen remembers how poor his homeland was. “Because of the poor transportation, people didn’t even have enough food and clothes,” he recalls.

But now the city has become a regional transport hub, and local residents can drive right up to their homes.

“Green hills, crystal streams, chirping birds and fragrant flowers – with such an abundance of inspiration, how could we not write poetry?” asks Lei Wen, adding that as material life improves, the thirst for knowledge and cultural enrichment among locals becomes stronger.

To consolidate the achievements in poverty alleviation and satisfy the people's aspirations for a better life, China has adopted a rural revitalization strategy in which cultural revitalization plays an important role.

Chinese authorities are making efforts to revitalize the cultural ecosystem in rural areas. They are encouraging better rural cultural services, partnerships between urban and rural cultures, and folk cultural activities.

As part of this work, Nankai University in Tianjin, northern China, launched a poetry training program in villages in 2021, sending teachers and students to give poetry lectures in rural areas across China.

“By guiding rural children to interpret poems through paintings or their own words, we hope to plant the seed of poetry in their hearts,” said Chen Xiaoyun, a literature professor at the university. -0-

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NEW YORK, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to "significantly" raise tariffs on goods imported from India, citing India's purchase and resale of Russian oil.

“Not only does India buy huge amounts of Russian oil, but it then sells much of that oil on the open market at a huge profit,” Trump said on Truth Social.

According to the order signed by D. Trump on July 31, a 25 percent duty will be imposed on Indian goods imported into the United States from August 7.

In addition, the US President previously said that he would impose a fine for India's purchase of Russian oil, but did not provide details.

In early April, D. Trump announced 26 percent tariffs on Indian goods in addition to the 10 percent basic tariffs, but then he suspended their introduction.

In response to Trump's new threat, the Indian Foreign Ministry said that "targeting India is unjustified and unwise" and that oil imports are meant to "ensure predictable and affordable energy prices" for Indian consumers.

“Like any major economy, India will take all necessary measures to protect its national interests and economic security,” the ministry said in a statement on its website.

According to the Office of the US Trade Representative, the US trade deficit with India in 2024 was $45.8 billion, up 5.9 percent from 2023.

Many countries strongly oppose the recent unilateral US tariff measures. –0–

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