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Moscow and Kazan have become new members of the International Tourism Union “The Great Tea Road”

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

HOHHOT, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) — Two Russian cities, Moscow and Kazan, have received orders from the International Tourism Union "Great Tea Road" and become new members of the regional tourism cooperation organization.

The orders were awarded by representatives of the secretariat of the said union on Tuesday during the presentation of cultural and tourist products of the “Great Tea Road”, which took place within the framework of the 5th China-Mongolia EXPO, which is taking place in the city of Hohhot, the administrative center of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (North China).

The Great Tea Road, which emerged around the 17th century, began in the Wuyi Mountains in what is now Fujian Province in eastern China and reached St. Petersburg, crossing China, Mongolia and Russia. This tea route, with a length of over 13,000 km, was the longest overland caravan route in history. Witnessing the history of exchanges and contacts between the three countries, it enjoys a worldwide reputation on par with the Great Silk Road, the Ancient Tea Horse Route “Kam” and the Maritime Silk Road.

On July 22, 2016, the International Tourism Union “Great Tea Road” was established with the secretariat in the Autonomous Republic of Inner Mongolia. Its founding members were 12 cities, provinces, regions or districts, including Fujian Province, the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar and the Irkutsk Region of Russia.

In October 2024, it became known that Russia, China and Mongolia agreed to create a single brand and adopted the concept of the Great Tea Road tourist route. The geography of the route follows the 18th century trade route from China through Mongolia, Siberia, the Urals and the Volga region to Moscow and St. Petersburg. Within the framework of the route, it is planned to develop tourism products in the field of excursion and educational tourism.

According to the signed agreements, the tourism authorities of the three countries are willing to make sustained efforts to strengthen tourism connectivity, remove barriers and bottlenecks to the development of cross-border travel, and make concerted use of relevant resources to build the Tea Road into a golden international tourism route that offers cross-border travelers a unique experience of a safe, comfortable and healthy tourism environment. -0-

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China announces plans to hold press briefings to mark Victory Day anniversary

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

BEIJING, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) — China on Wednesday announced plans to hold three press conferences and three group interviews to elaborate on preparations for the upcoming Victory Day celebrations.

The press briefings are organized by the Press Center for the 80th Anniversary of the Victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, located in the Beijing Media Center Hotel.

The first press conference is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Thursday. According to a notice issued by the press center, senior officials from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Beijing government and the People's Liberation Army will give an update on the preparations for the events and answer questions from reporters.

Foreign journalists and journalists from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan who wish to participate in the briefings can register at https://kzjn80reg.zgjx.cn/applyIndex.html. The press center also published telephone numbers for journalists located in China and abroad. -0-

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Protecting the brain from dementia: SPbPU scientists propose a new method of treating Alzheimer's disease

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Researchers from the Institute of Biomedical Systems and Biotechnology of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) have proposed a new strategy to combat Alzheimer's disease. The results of their work were published in the prestigious international journal The Journal of Neuroscience.

Alzheimer's disease remains one of the most common and devastating neurodegenerative diseases in the world.data According to the World Health Organization, 57 million people worldwide suffer from dementia, with 60–70% of cases suffering from its most common form, Alzheimer's disease. As scientists note, this disease is caused by harmful substances accumulating in the brain: β-amyloid, which forms plaques, and tau protein, which curls into balls. This interferes with the normal functioning of nerve cells, disrupts the connection between them, and gradually leads to deterioration of memory and thinking. Modern therapeutic approaches are mainly associated with attempts to remove these plaques from the brain, but in practice they do not show high efficiency.

SPbPU scientists focused on another fundamental problem accompanying Alzheimer's disease — the imbalance of calcium ions inside neurons. As the authors of the study explain, calcium plays the role of a key signaling element in nerve cells. Normally, its concentration inside the cell is strictly controlled. In Alzheimer's disease, toxic β-amyloid disrupts this regulation, causing a massive and uncontrolled flow of calcium into neurons. Calcium overload leads to cell hyperactivity, disruption of neural connections and, ultimately, to their death, which is manifested by loss of memory and cognitive functions. Instead of blocking calcium channels (an approach that often leads to serious side effects), scientists proposed helping the cell cope with the problem itself. Their attention was drawn to the intracellular SERCA pump, which is responsible for pumping excess calcium into special storage facilities. The hypothesis was that enhancing the work of this pump could protect neurons from calcium stress.

In the first stage, the researchers tested six substances that could potentially activate the SERCA pump. Using cell models with a fluorescent calcium sensor, they identified the most effective compound, NDC-9009. Not only did it normalize calcium levels in neurons better than others, but it also protected them from the damaging effects of β-amyloid, preserving the integrity of dendritic spines, structures that are critical for memory formation. Having confirmed its effectiveness in cell models, the scientists moved on to testing on mice with an Alzheimer's disease model. To monitor brain function in real time, they used cutting-edge technology — miniscopeIt is a miniature microscope that is attached to the head of a freely moving rodent and allows the activity of hundreds of neurons to be recorded simultaneously, for example in the hippocampus, the brain's memory center.

Mice with Alzheimer's disease showed chaotic and excessive neuronal activity. After a course of intraperitoneal administration of NDC-9009, the activity of their neural networks normalized, becoming similar to that of healthy animals. More importantly, this restoration of brain function was accompanied by a clear improvement in memory and learning ability in behavioral tests. The analysis of data obtained from the miniscope was carried out using software we developed earlier NeuroactivityToolkit, — explained Evgeny Gerasimov, a research engineer at the Laboratory of Molecular Neurodegeneration and the Laboratory of Biomedical Image and Data Analysis at SPbPU.

These results indicate that SERCA pump modulators, and NDC-9009 in particular, offer a promising new avenue for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. This approach targets a fundamental mechanism of cell death, calcium imbalance, and may have a more favorable safety profile than existing therapies.

The work was completed by a team of authors: Evgeny Gerasimov, Anastasia Rakovskaya, Ekaterina Pchitskaya, Olga Vlasova, Dal Russell and Ilya Bezprozvanny within the framework of project No. 075-15-2024-548 in priority areas of scientific and technological development of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.

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Asphalt in Volokolamsk tunnel has been renewed

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Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

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City services specialists have replaced almost 40,000 square meters of asphalt in the Volokolamsk tunnel in the north of the capital. This was reported by the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Housing and Public Utilities and Improvement Petr Biryukov.

"Special attention is paid to maintaining the capital's roads in a standard condition. Every year, as part of preparation for the autumn-winter period, we organize events to renew the asphalt concrete pavement. We carried out repairs to the road surface in the Volokolamsk tunnel, in total we repaired about 40 thousand "squares" along the entire length of the structure, the length of which is more than 1.7 kilometers," said Pyotr Biryukov.

The road surface was last changed there in 2021. The repairs were necessary due to the formation of ruts, which could negatively affect road safety.

The work was carried out in several stages: first, the existing surface was milled, inspection wells and rainwater intake grates were repaired. Then a new road surface was laid, and road markings will be applied in the tunnel in the near future.

The tunnel's surface was repaired at night, when traffic was light, partially restricting traffic on the lanes.

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Dmitry Grigorenko: Russian software with AI technology is being developed within the framework of the ICC.

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Source: Government of the Russian Federation – Government of the Russian Federation –

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The government is updating the mechanics of selecting particularly significant projects implemented within the framework of industrial competence centers. The development of software with an artificial intelligence module is becoming a priority. Its presence is planned to be taken into account when selecting particularly significant projects. The work of industrial competence centers is supervised by Deputy Prime Minister – Head of the Government Staff Dmitry Grigorenko.

Currently, 26 IT solutions using artificial intelligence technology are being developed within the framework of industrial competence centers. New AI software is already being implemented in key sectors of the economy, such as railway engineering, shipbuilding, aviation, chemistry and pharmaceuticals, metallurgy, construction and others.

Artificial intelligence is used in IT solutions developed within the framework of the ICC to optimize and automate processes. For example, in software for mechanical engineering and shipbuilding, AI helps to create precise digital 3D models of objects, perform calculations and recommend the most suitable technical parameters based on them (the final decision on using the recommendations always remains with the specialist). AI technology integrated into the software is also used to identify potential risks and possible equipment defects long before emergency situations occur.

"Within the framework of industrial competence centers, high-quality IT solutions are created that meet the modern requirements of the Russian market. Artificial intelligence is one of the promising technologies that is becoming part of software packages. We take this into account and work ahead of the curve – we give priority to new-generation software, and not just "copies" of foreign products. Companies – participants of industrial competence centers have the opportunity to form a consolidated request to developers of solutions, including in terms of integrating artificial intelligence into them," said Deputy Prime Minister – Chief of the Government Staff Dmitry Grigorenko.

A number of projects of industrial competence centers using AI have already been completed. For example, at the request of JSC Russian Railways, a software package for modeling and forecasting passenger flows was finalized and implemented. With the help of artificial intelligence, the system more accurately calculates passenger flow and helps plan more efficient transport routes. Another example of a completed solution using AI is a data collection and equipment diagnostics system for a chemical industry enterprise, commissioned by JSC MCC EuroChem. Thanks to artificial intelligence, the system automatically analyzes equipment data and predicts the risks of breakdown, which ensures uninterrupted operation of the lines.

The ICC projects that are in the final stage of development also include an automated control system commissioned by MMC Norilsk Nickel. The system has a built-in computer vision technology that allows analyzing the operation of equipment and monitoring the progress of mining operations. AI is also used in the domestic heavy-duty automated design system for shipbuilding, which is being developed within the ICC with the involvement of grant funds. Artificial intelligence is used for additional verification of the correctness of the construction of 3D models and drawings.

In total, about 200 particularly significant projects are being implemented in Russia within the framework of the ICC. Most of the first wave projects will be implemented by the end of 2026. The second wave of ICC projects started in May 2025. Within its framework, 49 projects were selected and supported. 17 of them received grant funding in the amount of 3.2 billion rubles. Completion of the implementation of most of the second wave projects is planned for the end of 2027.

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Financial News: Answers to Questions about the Cooling-off Period for Consumer Loans

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Updated: 27.08.2025

If a bank or microfinance organization has violated anti-fraud regulations stipulated by law (Articles 24.2–24.4 of Federal Law No. 395–1, Parts 5–13 of Article 9 of Federal Law No. 151-FZ), and a criminal case has been initiated on the fact of theft of borrowed money, then the borrower is released from fulfilling obligations under the loan agreement and paying interest until the court verdict on the criminal case comes into force (Parts 7–9 of Article 13 of Federal Law No. 353-FZ).

Examples of violation of anti-fraud regulations:

the loan or credit was issued without a cooling-off period; the MFI issued a loan to a person whose data is available database Bank of Russia.

If you took out a loan (credit) under the influence of fraudsters and transferred money to them, you must:

contact the police with a statement to initiate a criminal case on the fact of theft of money under a consumer credit (loan) agreement; send a copy of the resolution on the criminal case to the bank or microfinance organization (in the manner stipulated by the consumer credit (loan) agreement, by registered mail with acknowledgment of delivery, or give it to the employee in person against signature); file a claim with a court of general jurisdiction (jurisdiction is determined in accordance with Article 13 of Federal Law No. 353-FZ) to recognize the consumer credit (loan) agreement as invalid; send the court decision to the bank or microfinance organization (in the manner stipulated by the consumer credit (loan) agreement, by registered mail with acknowledgment of delivery, or give it to the employee in person against signature).

In addition, a citizen has the right to file a civil claim during the trial of a criminal case in court, containing a demand for compensation for property damage and compensation for moral damage (Part 1 of Article 44 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation).

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Financial news: 08/27/2025 Moscow Regional Guarantee Fund will hold a deposit auction.

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Source: Moscow Exchange – Moscow Exchange –

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Parameters;

Date of the deposit auction 08/27/2025. Placement currency RUB. Maximum amount of funds placed (in the placement currency) 2,500,000,000. Placement term, days 27. Date of depositing funds 08/27/2025. Date of return of funds 09/23/2025. Minimum placement interest rate, % per annum 17. Terms of the conclusion, urgent or special (Urgent). Minimum amount of funds placed for one application (in the placement currency) 100,000,000. Maximum number of applications from one Participant, pcs. 1. Auction form, open or closed (Open).

The basis of the Agreement is the General Agreement. Schedule (Moscow time). Preliminary bids from 13:30 to 13:45. Competitive bids from 13:45 to 13:55. Setting the cutoff interest rate or declaring the auction invalid before 14:15. Additional terms and conditions – Interest payment at the end of the term.

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Financial news: 08/27/2025, 10:29 (Moscow time) the values of the lower limit of the price corridor and the range of market risk assessment for the security RU000A101H84 (RZhD 1P-18R) were changed.

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08/27/2025

10:29

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 27, 2025, 10:29 (Moscow time), the values of the lower limit of the price corridor (up to 91.81) and the range of market risk assessment (up to 863.36 rubles, equivalent to a rate of 13.75%) of the security RU000A101H84 (RZhD 1P-18R) were changed.

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Financial news: 08/27/2025 LLC “UK FRT” will hold a deposit auction.

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Date of the deposit auction 08/27/2025. Placement currency RUB. Maximum amount of funds placed (in the placement currency) 420,000,000. Placement term, days 15. Date of depositing funds 08/27/2025. Date of return of funds 09/11/2025. Minimum placement interest rate, % per annum 18. Terms of the conclusion, urgent or special (Urgent). Minimum amount of funds placed for one application (in the placement currency) 420,000,000. Maximum number of applications from one Participant, pcs. 1. Auction form, open or closed (Open).

The basis of the Agreement is the General Agreement. Schedule (Moscow time). Preliminary bids from 11:30 to 11:40. Competitive bids from 11:40 to 11:45. Setting the cutoff percentage or declaring the auction invalid before 11:55. Additional terms.

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Yuri Trutnev: The Northern Sea Route forms the strategic superiority of the Russian Federation

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Source: Government of the Russian Federation – Government of the Russian Federation –

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The meeting of the Council for the Protection of Russia's National Interests in the Arctic of the Maritime Collegium of the Russian Federation was chaired by Presidential Aide Nikolai Patrushev and Deputy Prime Minister – Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative in the Far Eastern Federal District Yuri Trutnev. The issues of navigation safety in the waters of the Northern Sea Route were discussed.

"Today we are holding another meeting of the Council of the Maritime Board of the Russian Federation for the protection of Russia's national interests in the Arctic. We will consider the issue of ensuring safety in the waters of the Northern Sea Route and the development of emergency rescue infrastructure in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation. For our country, the Arctic region has always had special economic, scientific, cultural and political significance. Rational development of the Arctic's natural resources, infrastructure development of the region, turning the Northern Sea Route into a safe year-round and competitive national transport communication – these are the key priorities of the national maritime policy," Nikolai Patrushev opened the meeting.

"The Northern Sea Route forms the strategic superiority of the Russian Federation. It not only connects the Asia-Pacific region with the European part of the continent, but also provides important solutions for the security of our country. The actions of the Government of the Russian Federation, all government bodies and economic structures are defined by the President of Russia in the Fundamentals of State Policy of Russia in the Arctic and the Strategy for the Development of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation. In accordance with the instruction of the President of Russia, a plan for the development of the Northern Sea Route until 2035 is being developed and implemented. It is the analysis of the implementation of this plan that is the main goal of our meeting today," said Yuri Trutnev.

The meeting considered issues related to ensuring navigation in the waters of the Northern Sea Route and the development of emergency rescue infrastructure in the Arctic zone of Russia, and developed additional measures for the development of the emergency rescue fleet, its bases, the creation of navigation equipment and aviation support.

To develop the transport corridor, it is necessary to build three Arctic emergency rescue centers – in Sabetta, Tiksi and Dikson, where specialists from the Ministry of Emergency Situations and the Federal Medical and Biological Agency will be on duty, ensure the construction of berthing and airfield infrastructure in the immediate vicinity of these centers, and equip the centers with 9 helicopters. To ensure communication and control over the ice situation, it is necessary to launch 4 communication satellites, 4 hydrometeorological monitoring satellites and 4 radar observation satellites into orbit. To ensure the safety of the NSR, it is necessary to introduce at least 42 emergency rescue vessels, equip nuclear icebreakers with emergency rescue readiness equipment, and build another hydrographic fleet vessel.

"Each of these tasks has a deadline for implementation and responsible federal executive bodies. Accordingly, these actions must be carried out. If for some reason this does not happen and this affects the implementation of our country's strategic tasks, we must look for the reasons, look for where the chain is broken, and, perhaps, simply find other people who are able to carry out this work," emphasized Yuri Trutnev.

The participants of the meeting placed special emphasis on interdepartmental cooperation in the field of ensuring navigation safety. Tasks were set aimed at ensuring navigation safety in the waters of the Transarctic Transport Corridor, including the waters of the Northern Sea Route.

The reports were heard from Deputy Minister of Transport Alexander Poshivay, Head of Roshydromet Igor Shumakov, Director of the Northern Sea Route Directorate of Rosatom Vyacheslav Ruksha, representatives of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Rosmorrechflot, FMBA and organizations providing emergency rescue operations.

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