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Airports in Kazakhstan to dispose of items confiscated from passengers

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Astana, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) — Airports in Kazakhstan are ending the practice of storing items confiscated from passengers during screening and will dispose of them immediately after inspection, the Kursiv portal reported on Wednesday, citing the Kazakh Transport Ministry.

According to the department, the decision was made to bring the aviation security system in line with international standards, as well as to optimize passenger service processes. The ministry noted that the confiscated items may be handed over to accompanying persons, if possible.

Items prohibited for carriage in hand luggage include liquids, aerosols and gels in containers larger than 100 ml, products without factory packaging, such as honey, jam, dairy products and home-made preserves, as well as other potentially dangerous items. Passengers are advised to familiarize themselves in advance with the full list of rules for the carriage of hand luggage and baggage on the websites of airlines and at airports.

Previously, such items were stored in special areas at airports, and passengers could pick them up at any time. This practice has now been discontinued. –0–

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China's trade turnover with other SCO member countries reached $512.4 billion in 2024

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BEIJING, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) — China's trade turnover with other member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) reached about 512.4 billion U.S. dollars in 2024, up 2.7 percent year on year, Chinese Vice Minister of Commerce Lin Ji said at a press conference on Wednesday.

Last year, China imported about $90 billion worth of crude oil, natural gas and coal from other SCO member countries, as well as $13.66 billion worth of agricultural products, he said.

As Lin Ji specified, in 2024, energy imports from other SCO member countries accounted for about one-fifth of China's total imports.

“Investment and industrial cooperation between China and other SCO member states has demonstrated sustainable development in recent years,” said Zhang Li, head of the Department of Foreign Investment and Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Commerce.

Zhang Li added that in recent years, Chinese enterprises have established more than 3,000 companies in other SCO countries, creating an average of more than 200,000 jobs per year.

The 2025 SCO summit will take place from August 31 to September 1 in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin. The meeting will bring together leaders of more than 20 countries and heads of 10 international organizations to outline the SCO's development plan for the next decade.

In its 24 years of existence, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, originally created to address security issues, has evolved into a comprehensive regional organization representing nearly half of the world's population. –0–

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30 people evacuated due to gas leak in Czech city of Brno

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PRAGUE, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) — Czech police on Wednesday said they were working at the scene of a "massive gas leak" in the southeastern city of Brno.

“30 people have been evacuated from six neighboring buildings on Tsatsovitska Street,” law enforcement officials reported on the social network X, adding that the street has been closed and gas engineers have arrived at the scene to detect the leak.

Police later reported that evacuated residents had returned to their homes. "The street has been reopened for pedestrians. However, due to excavation work, the road remains closed to vehicles," police said.

A day earlier, a similar incident in Pruhonice near Prague caused the evacuation of about 100 people. –0–

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Japan's revisionist narratives of World War II poison the historical consciousness of the younger generation of Japanese and distort the collective memory of humanity – Chinese Consul General in Yekaterinburg

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Moscow, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) — Japan's revisionist narratives about the events of World War II are poisoning the historical consciousness of the younger generation of Japanese and distorting the collective memory of humanity, according to an opinion piece by Chinese Consul General in Yekaterinburg Luo Shixiong published Wednesday in the Russian newspapers Sovetskaya Sibir (Novosibirsk Region) and Omskaya Pravda (Omsk Region).

“In recent years, revisionist narratives that deny, distort, and sometimes even embellish the country’s history of aggression during World War II have become increasingly vocal in Japan. Four typical fallacies — the so-called “end of the war,” “sacrifice,” “proactive pacifism,” and “break with history” — have systematically poisoned the historical consciousness of the younger generation of Japanese people, distorted the collective memory of humanity, and caused serious negative consequences that cannot be ignored,” the publication notes.

As the Chinese Consul General stated, the narrative of “the end of the war,” which has come to dominate Japanese conservative media in recent years instead of the formulation “defeat in the war,” is self-deception. “But if Japan was not defeated, why did it surrender unconditionally? Replacing “defeat” with “end of the war” blurs the essence of the results of the war. Doesn’t this indicate an unwillingness to admit its guilt and intentions to repeat the same mistake?” the diplomat asks.

He cited historical facts, according to which Emperor Showa /Hirohito/ made a radio address on surrender on August 15, 1945. On September 2, 1945, the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender took place in Tokyo Bay on board the American battleship Missouri. Representatives of nine victorious countries, including China, signed the document. The verdict of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East also confirmed that “Japan signed the instrument of unconditional surrender on September 2, 1945, recognizing the complete failure of its military actions.” “The historical fact of Japan’s defeat in World War II is irrefutable and cannot be revised,” Luo Shixiong emphasized.

The Chinese diplomat called the tendency to present Japan's external aggression as "self-defense," the desire to present the incidents of September 18, 1931 and July 7, 1937 as "accidental conflicts," as well as the denial of such historical facts as the Nanjing Massacre, the crimes of Unit 731, and the forced recruitment of "comfort women," a distortion of the truth. "The facts of Japanese aggression and the war crimes it committed are historical facts that are not subject to dispute. At the same time, the Japanese people themselves were largely victims of militarism," Luo Shixiong said, recalling that the trial of Japanese war criminals lasted 2 years and 7 months, 419 witnesses were heard, 779 written testimonies and 4,336 pieces of material evidence were considered.

As for the revision of the Peace Constitution, which establishes the principle of refraining from building up a military force and waging war, under the pretext of a policy of “proactive pacifism” and the need for Japan to “intervene more actively and proactively in international affairs,” according to Luo Shixiong, this is a deception under a plausible pretext. He cited the Report on the Arms Race in Northeast Asia, published by the International Crisis Group in 2024, which notes that Japan’s actions could “upset the strategic balance in East Asia and trigger a chain reaction.” “The essence of Japan’s behavior, which is covering up the real ‘military buildup’ with fake ‘peace’, is an attempt to remove post-war international restrictions on its military activities, which could lead to the revival of militarism under the guise of pacifism,” the consul general noted, adding that in recent years, Japan has again resorted to old tricks, interfering in China’s internal affairs and declaring that “Taiwan’s problems are Japan’s problems.”

Luo Shixiong also pointed to Japan’s attempts to shirk responsibility for the war and sever ties with history. To this end, in recent years, textbooks have been constantly rewritten, history has been distorted, and facts have been turned upside down, which has misled the historical perception of the Japanese people. “State guilt cannot be severed, and historical obligations cannot be changed,” the Chinese diplomat emphasized. He warned that using the rhetoric of “intergenerational responsibility gap” to shirk state responsibility and disconnect from history creates fertile ground for repeating the mistakes of the past.

The PRC Consul General in Yekaterinburg called on the international community to remain vigilant in relation to such rhetoric from Japan and not to allow the tragic pages of history to be “rewrapped in a new wrapper.” “Only joint defense of historical truth can preserve justice and fairness,” he concluded. –0–

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Sergei Sobyanin announced the completion of the second stage of the Moskino cinema park

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Sergei Sobyanin inspected the Moskino cinema park and met with directors and producers working on film sets.

Konstantin Ernst (who is filming the movie "Lilya"), Danila Sharapov ("Secret City"), Dmitry Kiselev ("Russian Troika"), Fyodor Bondarchuk ("Hard to Be a God"), Mikhail Vrubel ("Buratino"), Sergei Zhigunov ("Breed"), Leonid Vereshchagin ("Queen Anna"), Igor Ugolnikov (films about domestic wars of different times) told the Mayor of Moscow about their projects.

"Congratulations on your professional holiday – Russian Cinema Day. As a classic said, this is the most important of all arts. And I am very glad that it is demonstrating such a fantastic pace of development. In recent years, both the volume of content and the number of viewers who watch Russian cinema have simply increased several times. I think that this is the most important result of our work. It is clear that cinema today is not only entertainment: it is ideology, and education, and promotion, and therefore what you are doing is simply wonderful. I am very grateful to you, tens of thousands of cinema workers who produce and work on Russian cinema art," the Moscow Mayor noted.

Sergei Sobyanin emphasized that the city, for its part, is doing everything to ensure that Moscow confirms its status as the Russian capital of cinema and that it also becomes the capital of world cinema.

"At least the infrastructure that we are creating together is already world-class. Last year, Vladimir Vladimirovich and I opened the first stage of the park

"Moschino". I must report that in a year we have doubled the capacity of the Moskino sites. This is an opportunity to shoot amazing, unique films and TV series. In addition, you know that we are reviving the Gorky Studio. Enormous capital works are being carried out there. The volume of pavilions will double – these will be completely new, modern pavilions. The Moscow Film Factory, Moskino – is already a huge site with a large number of pavilions, which is developing dynamically," added Sergei Sobyanin.

For film industry professionals

The largest media groups in Russia are implementing their projects in the cinema park: National Media Group, Gazprom-Media Holding, USM Holdings, Channel One, All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, Sber.

"Thank you for creating this unprecedented platform at an absolutely global level. Moscow confirms yet another of its hypostases as a world leader, now in the field of film production. And thanks to Moskino, I think that Russian cinema will reach the next level of its development. This would be impossible without Moscow's help," said Konstantin Ernst.

The following series were filmed in the cinema park: Princess Olga, Arsenyev, Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears. It's Just Beginning, Admiral Kuznetsov, And in Our Yard – 3, GDR, Krasnov. New Episodes, At the Call of the Heart, The Enemy at the Gate, Drilling Rig, The Sovereign, Patriot-4, SMERSH-3. Completed feature films include The Ninth Planet, Santa Claus Is Wanted, Not on the Lists, Aldan, War and Music, Home Alone. The Magnificent Five, Knock on My Door in Moscow, Letter to Santa Claus, Baba Yaga Saves the New Year, Darling, I Won't Call Back Anymore.

For filming, 34 locations were built in the 356-hectare cinema park, including "Yurovo Airport", "Vitebsk Railway Station", "Old Russian City", "Cathedral Square of Moscow", "City Yard", "Moscow in the 1940s", "Center of Moscow", "County Town of Russia", "Cowboy Town", "Moscow during the Constructivism Period", "Modern Moscow", "Cities of the Middle East and Central Asia", "Provincial Cities of Europe" and others. In addition, six pavilions and six infrastructure facilities were built.

Each of the sets is used by different film studios to implement a variety of projects. You can book the site online through Moscow Film Platform.

A natural chromakey has been created in the cinema park. It is needed for filming using computer graphics. If necessary, a Tu-154 aircraft can be installed here.

The immediate plans include completing the construction of at least 10 sets, including the Fortress, Cities of Eastern Europe, Fairytale City and others. In addition, the film park will build two more multifunctional pavilions with an area of 4.6 thousand square meters and a working ceiling height of up to 24 meters, as well as a warehouse complex, a multi-level parking lot and a hotel complex with more than 200 rooms.

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For everyone who loves cinema

In addition to the filming infrastructure, the cinema park has created comfortable conditions for visitors and tourists. They can use the hotel and restaurant services, visit the museum and visit the festival sites. The cinema park is open to everyone on weekends and holidays. Thematic excursions and quests are held for guests as part of the "Cinema Weekend" project. Visitors can inspect the scenery if they are not involved in the filming process at that time.

The Vadim Zadorozhny Museum of Technology is open – a unique combination of automobile history and cinematic heritage. Viewers can see more than 50 units of technology – these are cars that have become an integral part of Russian culture, as well as famous foreign models.

In 2024–2025, the cinema park hosted major events, including the festival of historical reconstructions “Times and Epochs”, the gastro festival “Golden Autumn”, Eduard Boyakov’s multimedia production “Cathedral Square”, Igor Ugolnikov’s immersive performance “Moscow Speaking! Battle for Moscow. First Victory”, the International Festival of Stunt Art, the Moscow Festival of Animation and Children’s Cinema, the music festivals “Straw” and “Ours in the City”, and other events.

Since its opening, over 530 thousand people have visited the cinema park on weekends and holidays.

Moscow Film Industry

There are more than 3.6 thousand film studios, production centers and media holdings operating in Moscow. Up to 90 percent of Russian content is produced in the capital.

After the departure of foreign giants in 2022, a vacuum appeared that domestic producers and online platforms began to fill. In total, during this period, the capital's film studios earned 342 billion rubles in revenue. Profit amounted to about 31 billion rubles.

The financial performance of Moscow film companies grew steadily from 2022 to 2024. During this period, their revenue almost doubled, and their profit more than doubled. The most successful year was 2024, which brought in 143 billion rubles in revenue and 14.7 billion rubles in profit. This is almost half of the combined figures for three years.

Thus, the market is successfully recovering from the introduction of sanctions and is showing steady growth.

The Moscow government is implementing a large-scale project, "Moscow — City of Cinema". It includes the modernization of existing facilities and the creation of new infrastructure, as well as the development of special services to increase the production of high-quality international-level film content.

More than 140 projects have already been filmed on the sites of the Moscow film cluster.

The Moscow film cluster includes:

— Moskino cinema park in TiNAO — a complex for outdoor location filming;

— Gorky Film Studio, which is currently experiencing a second birth;

— the Moskino film factory on Ryazansky Prospekt is a modern full-cycle film and media cluster;

— the Moskino cinema chain.

In addition, the cluster includes the Moskino digital film platform and the Moskino film commission.

Gorky Film Studio is one of the oldest Russian film companies. Many of its films have entered the golden collection of Russian and world cinema.

At the end of 2023, the film studio became the property of Moscow. The city decided to carry out a large-scale modernization of both its sites. As a result, the total area of the Gorky Film Studio will more than double – up to 100 thousand square meters. The main work is planned to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2025.

A new studio and production complex is being built on the site at Valdaisky Proezd (building 16). It will house 10 modern technological filming pavilions, screening rooms, virtual set design studios, editing and color correction, motion capture, as well as dressing rooms and other necessary premises. The specifics of the pavilions with large-span structures up to 42 meters wide, 12 to 22 meters high and soundproofing provide ample opportunities for filming.

The new studio will include a visual technology center. It will specialize in providing a full range of video production services — from multi-camera shooting and color correction to 3D modeling and projects with virtual and augmented reality in 4K format. The center’s capabilities will allow for the production of content in real time and the creation of world-class projects.

Six new studios have opened on the historic site on Sergei Eisenstein Street. They are suitable for creating digital content and are therefore very popular among the blogging community. At the moment, the studios are 100 percent full. Two more digital studios will open at the end of 2025.

In addition, a virtual production pavilion, "55.8 Gorky Virtual Studio", has been opened. Thanks to unique technologies and large LED screens, it is possible to create content on any background and reduce filming time several times. The pavilion is currently located in the Moscow International Business Center "Moscow-City", but after the completion of the modernization of the historical site, the virtual studio is planned to be moved to one of the built filming complexes.

Since the Gorky Film Studio became the property of the Moscow Government, 20 films have already been shot there. Among them are the feature films Chizhik-Pyzhik Returns, How I Met Her Mother, Tour with Ivanushki, Vera, as well as the non-fiction films Gorbacheva, Territory of Attachment, and Through Dark Matter. More than 20 feature and non-fiction projects are at various stages of development and production.

In 2023, the Gorky Film Campus opened — a creative space for career guidance for children and teenagers in the field of cinema and media. The film campus is equipped with modern high-tech equipment, including a studio with a cyclorama and chromakey background, a sound recording studio, editing rooms, and a screening room.

The Moskino Film Factory is a large creative space on Ryazansky Prospekt. It is the first inter-industry center of full-cycle creative industries, uniting filmmakers, representatives of fashion, design, music and media, as well as IT specialists.

Currently, the film factory employs:

— four filming pavilions, allowing filming with construction to meet any request from film companies;

— two XR pavilions with the ability to shoot on LED screens with augmented reality technology;

— thematic pavilion "Police".

Soon, pavilions for free construction, with a cyclorama, as well as two pavilions with permanent interior decorations of a hospital and an apartment will be opened.

In addition, the Moskino film factory houses Europe's largest costume and props center, the Firebird. It supplies props for more than 80 percent of the country's filming projects.

In March 2025, the film factory presented a unique for Russia design of LED screens, or "washer", with an area of over 300 square meters. This allows creating unique scenes using virtual production technology and filming movies of any complexity directly in the pavilions.

With the participation of the Moskino film factory, 52 different format film projects have been implemented. Among them are The Last Bogatyr. Legacy, Chelyuskin. The First, The First Number, Sklif and Major Grom. In 2025, the filming of more than 70 projects is planned.

The Moskino Film Commission was created in 2018. Its main goal is to increase the presence of the capital, its streets, parks and cultural heritage sites on big screens, as well as to attract the attention of filmmakers to the infrastructure of the Moscow film cluster.

With the help of the Moskino film commission, producers receive permits to film in Moscow, including work on the street and road network. Since 2023, applications have been accepted only through the Moskino film platform. Producers can receive a filming permit within seven working days. It may take up to 50 working days to approve complex projects, including those using pyrotechnics, fake weapons, and special effects.

With the support of the Film Commission, more than a thousand projects were created in 2024–2025. Among them are the full-length films The Master and Margarita, Kholop-2, The Flying Ship, Ice-3, and the popular TV series Games, CyberVillage, Vampires of the Middle Lane, The Word of a Boy. Blood on the Asphalt, Kidney (second and third seasons), and Daddy's Daughters. New. In recent years, views of the capital have been filmed in such projects as At the Call of the Heart, Challenge, Actresses, and Knock on My Door.

One of the important areas of work of the capital's film commission is assistance in filming works by students of specialized universities. Among them are the All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography named after S.A. Gerasimov, the Institute of Cinema and Television, the Moscow School of New Cinema, the S.F. Bondarchuk Film School, and the Higher Courses for Scriptwriters and Directors named after G.N. Daneliya. Thanks to the assistance of the film commission, more than 80 student works have been filmed since the beginning of 2025.

The Moskino cinema chain traces its history back to 1932, when by order of the presidiums of the Moscow City Executive Committee and the Moscow City Council, the Mosgorkino Moscow City Cinema Trust was formed.

Today, the Moskino network carries out cultural and educational activities. It provides viewers of all ages with the opportunity to watch not only entertaining films, but also art films, Soviet films and rare film classics on the big screen. In addition, the network supports capital film festivals and organizes its own events.

Currently, there are 15 cinemas in the Moskino network. Each of them has its own unique atmosphere and attracts movie lovers. In 2024–2025, the network will include the library with the Moskino Zhukovsky cinema hall, the Moskino Angara cinema in the Angara Meeting Place district center, and the Moskino Kinopark cinema in the Moskino Cinema Park in TiNAO.

New measures to support film producers

During a visit to the Moskino cinema park, Sergei Sobyanin announced a new measure of financial support for film producers.

"The city will also help the film industry financially – it will compensate up to 70 percent of the costs of advertising in the capital, up to five million rubles. Producers of films and cartoons for children and teenagers and authors of projects that reflect the traditional spiritual and moral values of our country can apply for this measure of support," he wrote in his channel in the messenger.

Max Sergei Sobyanin.

Source: Moscow Mayor's channel in messenger Max 

The maximum amount of support is five million rubles.

In addition, the next stage of collecting applications for grants for creating the image of Moscow in cinema has opened. The maximum grant amount is 20 million rubles. This city support measure has been in effect since 2020.

Applications are now open for a grant to promote the image of Moscow in cinemaHow interiors are created for filming on location at the Moskino cinema park

Results of the Moscow International Film Week

From August 23 to 27, 2025, the capital hosted the second Moscow International Film Week, which was attended by over 700 thousand people. The event was attended by 150 speakers from more than 20 countries – representatives of film companies, producers, scriptwriters and government officials. Over 200 meetings of various formats were held at various venues in Moscow – from film screenings to a charity film auction.

As part of the Moscow International Film Week, two Moscow companies signed agreements with foreign filmmakers on joint work on new projects. Thus, the film "Smash", dedicated to badminton, will be worked on by OOO "Film Company "Smena"" and Kartina Entertainment and Sports Private Limited (India). The project about the feat of the Tashkent Division in the Battle of Moscow will be implemented by OOO "KD Studios" and the film concern "Uzbekfilm".

Both international projects have applied for financial support from the city to film in Moscow.

Four agreements on film cities were signed at the Moscow International Film Week. Moscow's partners were the Egypt Film Commission (Cairo), Mexico City Film Commission (Mexico City), RioFilme (Rio de Janeiro) and the Tesiyap Turkish Producers Association (Istanbul). It is expected that there will be an exchange of experience between film ecosystems of different countries, discussion of best practices, joint development of projects and the formation of sustainable strategic ties.

The parties also undertake to stimulate international exchanges of film crews, which will allow Moscow to attract even more international film companies.

Moscow International Film Week to Bring Together Representatives from 21 CountriesMore than 50 thousand people took part in the events of the Moskino cinema park in July

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Joint Exhibition of Cultural Heritage of SCO Member States Opens in Beijing

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BEIJING, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) — A joint exhibition of cultural heritage sites from museum collections of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states opened in Beijing on Wednesday.

The event, organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China, will be held at the National Museum of China until November 16.

The exhibition, which is dedicated to respect for the diversity of civilizations and the desire for common development, presents 220 valuable cultural relics from 10 museums in the SCO countries.

In particular, the exhibition presents iconic artifacts that reflect the emergence, development and evolution of ancient civilizations, as well as representative cultural monuments that testify to historical exchanges and interactions between different countries.

According to Wang Zhiqiang, a researcher at the National Museum of China and the curator of the exhibition, these relics not only reflect the rich cultural heritage of the SCO countries, but also demonstrate the historical process of cultural dialogue, mutual learning and influence through the ancient Silk Road. –0–

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Gaza City Evacuation 'Inevitable' – IDF

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JERUSALEM, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) — Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Avichai Adrai said on Wednesday that the evacuation of Gaza City is "inevitable," calling on residents to head south before the "next stage of the war."

In a video message in Arabic published on the social network X, Adraei said: “Every family that has moved to the south will receive the maximum humanitarian aid that is currently being prepared.” According to him, the army is bringing in tents, preparing sites for the placement of aid distribution centers, building water pipes and other facilities.

The spokesman denied “false rumors” that there was no free space left in the south, saying there were “vast empty areas” in the camps in the central part of the enclave and in the al-Mawasi area.

The Israeli military says the offensive, already in its early stages, will involve mass displacement and destruction of the main urban center in Gaza, where famine has already been recorded. Human rights and aid groups warn that the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people to central camps and the narrow coastal strip of al-Mawasi will lead to extreme overcrowding. The areas are just a few square kilometers in size and lack basic infrastructure, raising fears of disease outbreaks and worsening famine. –0–

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A major gas leak has occurred in the Czech city of Brno

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PRAGUE, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) — Czech police on Wednesday said they were working at the scene of a "massive gas leak" in the southeastern city of Brno.

“30 people have been evacuated from six neighboring buildings on Tsatsovitska Street,” law enforcement officials reported on the social network X, adding that the street has been closed. –0–

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Design innovation breathes new life into the “Made in China” brand

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BEIJING, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) — As innovation and design become new growth drivers, China's manufacturing industry is shifting from large-scale expansion to value-oriented transformation.

In the first half of 2025, high-tech sectors including 3D printing, smart home appliances, and personalized electric vehicles demonstrated the rise of intelligent manufacturing. Aesthetic design, automated processes, and cultural branding are changing the global perception of “Made in China” products.

Chinese manufacturers are transforming themselves from suppliers to trendsetters amid growing global demand for design-oriented products.

At the forefront of this movement are brands like jewellery company Laopu Gold, which combines traditional Chinese craftsmanship with a modern aesthetic. Its first overseas store in Singapore, which opened in June this year, attracted hours-long queues, with more than 90 percent of visitors being first-time buyers drawn by the designs, craftsmanship and symbolism of the pieces, according to a JP Morgan report.

Founded 16 years ago, the brand has created a new niche in the traditional jewelry market with innovative designs and business models. In 2024, its revenue and profit jumped by 166% and 254%, respectively, and this momentum has continued in 2025.

In the pop culture sphere, Chinese brand Pop Mart has gained worldwide popularity, with fans lining up for tens of meters outside stores hoping to buy the latest Labubu doll figures. “Design is our key competitive advantage,” a company representative said, noting that a team of 2,000 designers work on the creation of products from sketches to the texture of materials.

More and more consumer products based on design innovations are gaining ground in international markets. For example, a ceramics company in Fujian Province, east China, has received overseas orders worth 2 million yuan (about $280,000) for fruit-themed tableware, while sales of solar-powered ventilation caps from Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province, have exceeded 500,000 units on cross-border platforms.

"The popularity of traditional gold casting and domestic brands such as Labubu and Laopu Gold clearly demonstrates how the cultural and design premium is transforming the value structure of Chinese manufacturing," said Wu Yin, a professor at Southwest University of Finance and Economics.

According to him, rapid progress in digital technology allows design elements rich in Chinese culture to be more deeply integrated into industrial production, continuously enhancing the brand value of “Made in China” products.

The growing emphasis on design and innovation is supported by the strengthening of intellectual property rights (IP) protection during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), which is helping China advance towards global innovation leadership. From 2020 to 2024, China's total IP royalty imports and exports grew at an average annual rate of 5.7 percent.

According to the World Intellectual Property Organization's Global Innovation Index, China rose to 11th place in the world in 2024, maintaining its position as the world's leading middle-income economy.

The impact of design innovation extends beyond the consumer market to high-tech equipment and industrial systems. At the 3rd China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing last month, a new wave of smart products – from humanoid robots to bionic prosthetics – demonstrated the deepening role of industrial design in advanced manufacturing.

As Guan Bin, director of the Institute of Industrial Economics at the China Information Industry Development Center, noted, industrial design is integrated into the entire industrial chain through product development, technological innovation and business model creation.

“The more complex and sophisticated the design, the higher the requirements for digitalization and intelligent manufacturing, which in turn stimulates the upgrading of the entire production chain,” Wu Yin added.

In the electric vehicle space, Xiaomi has combined aesthetics and automation in its latest product line: the YU7’s clamshell hood and customizable color palette reflect new consumer preferences. The company’s factory employs more than 700 robots, and its gigacasting technology has reduced the number of parts from 72 to one, cutting production time by 74 percent.

Thanks to China’s rapid advances in cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), industrial design itself is undergoing a rapid transformation. At automotive design company IAT, engineers now generate style concepts using voice commands and AI tools, speeding up development cycles by 50 percent.

According to an industry report, the value of China's AI industry will exceed 700 billion yuan in 2024, with an annual growth rate of over 20 percent for several years in a row. Domestic AI products are increasingly being introduced into fields such as industrial design, education, and content creation, forming a multi-industry ecosystem of intelligent applications.

Guan Bin added that against the backdrop of the accelerating new wave of technological revolution and industrial transformation, the deep integration of AI-assisted industrial design and manufacturing will bring about greater opportunities for intelligent manufacturing.

However, some gaps remain. Despite the rapid growth of the manufacturing industry, China’s innovation capabilities still lag, constrained by the imbalance between industrial expansion and the slow pace of talent training and education reform. Limited awareness of and investment in design, as well as the short-term profit focus of some enterprises, exacerbate these challenges.

“To stimulate design innovation, it is essential to establish incentive mechanisms and strengthen IP protection,” said Ke Bin, a researcher at the Industrial Culture Development Center under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China.

He called for the creation of a value assessment system to encourage enterprises to invest in design and develop interdisciplinary curricula that meet the needs of intelligent manufacturing.

According to a recent McKinsey report, continued policy support for smart manufacturing and industrial automation in China, backed by breakthroughs in innovative technologies such as industrial internet platforms and large models, will enable China's automation industry to account for more than a third of the global market by 2025, with the prospect of further “explosive growth” in the next five years. -0-

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Dates for new round of Russia-Ukraine talks not yet set – Kremlin

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

Moscow, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) — The heads of the Russian and Ukrainian negotiating teams are in contact, but there are no new dates for the next round of talks yet, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said at a briefing on Wednesday.

According to him, Russia remains committed to resolving the conflict in Ukraine through diplomatic means, but this requires reciprocity from the Ukrainian side.

The Kremlin spokesman stressed that Russia highly appreciates the peacekeeping efforts of US President Donald Trump to resolve the Ukrainian crisis.

“We highly value and also hope that peacekeeping efforts and mediation efforts on the part of the President of the United States will continue,” said D. Peskov. –0–

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