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UAE chose St. Petersburg: the first Summer School of Robotics and AI was held at the Polytechnic University

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Source: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University –

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The first Summer School of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence for gifted schoolchildren from the UAE has ended at the Polytechnic University, in which 60 of the best high school students from this country took part. It is important to note that SPbPU won the right to host the school in a tough international competition, beating universities not only in Russia, but also in other countries. Similar programs for young talents from the UAE, commissioned by the Ministry of Education of this country, were previously held in China, South Korea and Singapore. But according to the head of the delegation, Mr. Aldarmaki Faisal Abdullah Yusif Abdullah, it was the St. Petersburg Summer School that was the best both in terms of content and the uniqueness of the location.

The intensive two-week program included a deep dive into the world of advanced technologies and an introduction to the cultural heritage of the Northern capital.

The first week was dedicated to intense study: the children did not just listen to lectures, but actively designed, analyzed, created, demonstrating impressive results in the practical application of the acquired skills. This educational intensive became a powerful tool for their academic development, contributing to the formation of key competencies in the field of artificial intelligence, scientific and technological innovations. The students went through this path, demonstrating exceptional curiosity, diligence and thirst for new knowledge.

Mr. Aldarmaqi Faisal Abdullah Yousif Abdullah noted: Students from the United Arab Emirates spent an intense week at the St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, where they underwent training that combined theoretical and applied aspects, which gave them the opportunity to gain practical experience. This program allowed them to better understand how innovations are implemented, in particular artificial intelligence, in various fields, and also gave them new competencies in the field of technological leadership and entrepreneurship. I am sure that the knowledge and skills gained are an important step in the professional development of our students. We thank the university administration for this unique opportunity and innovative experience and hope that this cooperation will continue in the coming years.

Summing up the educational part at the closing ceremony of the Summer School, the first deputy chairman of the Education Committee of the St. Petersburg Administration Pavel Rozov noted: I hope you will enjoy the next week, because the studies are over, and you will see even more interesting places in our city. I wish you good luck and hope that the knowledge you have gained here will help you in your further studies and you will succeed in all your endeavors.

The second week, held with the active participation of the project co-organizer, OOO "School of Robotics SPb", became a real immersion into the cultural heritage of St. Petersburg for the participants. The young guests visited the majestic palaces, museums and picturesque canals of the city, which left them with vivid and unforgettable impressions. A key part of the program, also prepared by the partner, were visits to the city's leading technology companies. These excursions allowed the young guests to see with their own eyes how the technologies they studied are applied in practice, how ideas and innovations are transformed into real products and entire industries.

Leading specialist of the regional trade and economic cooperation department of the Committee for External Relations of the St. Petersburg Administration Apollinaria Avrutina emphasized the importance of the partnership: Developing cooperation with the United Arab Emirates is a strategic priority for us, as this country is our important partner. There are many oriental studies centers in St. Petersburg, and specialists in Arabic language and culture work there. You are very important to us. We hope to see you again in St. Petersburg. Congratulations on your successful participation.

Thanks to a rich curriculum and practice-oriented project work, the Summer School participants acquired not only sought-after technical competencies, but also a deep understanding of innovation processes and the spirit of international cooperation.

The guys immersed themselves in technologies, learned to immediately use the theoretical knowledge they had acquired in practice and achieved impressive results. The experience they gained at the Polytechnic University and the friendship that connected all the project participants are their invaluable capital for shaping the future of their country, – emphasized Olga Yemelyanova, Head of the Department of International Educational Programs and Academic Mobility at SPbPU.

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China's Foreign Trade Continues to Grow in Challenging External Environment

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

BEIJING, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) — Despite the challenges of a complex external environment, China's foreign trade has maintained a positive development trend since the beginning of this year, said Lu Daliang, head of the Statistics and Analysis Department of the General Administration of Customs (GAC), commenting on the country's foreign trade development results in the first seven months of 2025 last week.

According to data published by the State Customs Service, in January-July this year, China's total import and export volume in yuan terms increased by 3.5 percent year-on-year to 25.7 trillion yuan (about $3.6 trillion). In particular, exports grew by 7.3 percent. Although imports fell by 1.6 percent, the rate of decline was 1.1 percentage points less than in the first half of this year.

Recently, authoritative figures shared their opinions on the current situation and prospects for the development of China's foreign trade in interviews with leading Chinese media.

Zhou Mi, a leading researcher at the Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation under the Ministry of Commerce of China, told the Jingji Cankaobao newspaper that China's foreign trade has shown elasticity and vitality in the first seven months of this year, and its growth rate accelerated in July compared with June.

This shows that in the current global economic environment, the competitive advantages of China's industrial system are recognized in the international market, and many countries are actively expanding imports of goods from China, especially electromechanical and high-tech products, to meet the key needs of their economic development, he added.

Focusing on China's exports, Liu Chunsheng, an associate professor at the Beijing-based Central University of Finance and Economics, listed the main factors stimulating export growth in an interview with Zhengquan Ribao, including continuously identifying the effect of implementing incentive policies, constantly optimizing the export structure, and diversifying the placement of foreign trade enterprises in overseas markets.

According to him, at present, China's foreign trade enterprises, especially private ones, along with strengthening traditional markets such as Europe and the United States, are actively stepping up efforts to expand their presence in emerging markets including the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Latin America, and achieving remarkable results in this direction.

According to the GTU, ASEAN maintained its position as China's largest trading partner in January-July this year, with bilateral trade up 9.4 percent year-on-year, accounting for 16.7 percent of China's total foreign trade. The European Union ranked second, with bilateral trade up 3.9 percent. The United States was China's third-largest trading partner, although bilateral trade fell 11.1 percent during the period. Meanwhile, China's trade with countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative increased 5.5 percent year-on-year.

In their analytical articles, many Chinese media outlets drew attention to the fact that China's foreign trade activity in July was better than expected. In July, the country's foreign trade turnover grew by 6.7 percent year-on-year, the highest growth rate since the beginning of this year. In particular, the volumes of exports and imports increased by 8 percent and 4.8 percent, respectively. Thus, the growth rate of exports has remained above 6 percent for five months in a row, and imports have grown for the second month in a row.

Bai Ming, a leading researcher at the Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation under the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, told Xinhua News Agency that the sustainable development of China's foreign trade is not only due to strong political support from the government, but also the initiative of Chinese enterprises.

July entered the 90-day period of tariff suspension between China and the United States, buying valuable time for foreign trade companies, Bai Ming said.

Christmas and New Year are traditional peak seasons for foreign trade. At present, European and American buyers have generally started purchasing. In July, China's foreign trade companies took advantage of short-term opportunities to optimize their product portfolios and quickly increased their share in traditional markets. In addition, they accelerated the development of emerging markets such as Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America, reducing their dependence on a single market. All this has provided strong support for stabilizing the country's foreign trade situation as a whole, Bai Ming said.

Touching upon the prospects for the development of China's foreign trade, Bai Ming noted that although the situation with its growth has improved, the external environment is complex and changeable, and pressures and challenges still exist. According to him, China's foreign trade enterprises should comprehensively expand the international market, create more new high-tech products, actively develop new formats such as cross-border e-commerce, and enhance their competitiveness by activating in various areas.

Vice-Director of the National Customs Office of China Wang Lingjun believes that despite external uncertainties, a diversified and stable market, innovative and high-quality products, and foreign trade enterprises that actively adapt to changes give China confidence and the ability to cope with various risks and challenges and advance the achievement of its goals in foreign trade work for the current year. -0-

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Russia has a solid arsenal of medium- and shorter-range missiles – S. Ryabkov

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

Moscow, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) — Russia continued research and development in the field of medium- and shorter-range missiles during the moratorium and now has a solid arsenal of such systems, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said.

"When this moratorium was announced, we said that it was about refusing to place, but there was no mention of R&D and refusing it. That is, this time was used to create the corresponding systems and have a fairly solid arsenal in this area, which, as I understand it, we have," he said on the air of the Rossiya-1 TV channel. –0–

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42 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza as famine worsens, aid shortages mount

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

GAZA/CAIRO/AMMAN, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) — At least 42 Palestinians were killed on Sunday in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, while the death toll from hunger and malnutrition rose to 217 since the conflict began in October 2023.

Palestinian Civil Defense spokesman in Gaza Mahmoud Bazal told Xinhua that among the victims, 18 were killed while trying to get food near US-backed aid distribution centers inside the enclave, including the Zikim crossing in the north, the Netzarim junction in central Gaza and the southern city of Rafah.

The Israeli army has not yet commented on the incident.

Five deaths due to hunger and malnutrition were recorded in hospitals in the enclave in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 217, including 100 children, health authorities said in a statement on Sunday.

Hamas's spokesman said only 95 trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered the enclave on Saturday, most of which were looted amid "deliberate security chaos" created "by the Israeli occupation as part of its policy of creating hunger and chaos."

The statement added that in 14 days, a total of 1,210 trucks out of a planned 8,400 entered the Gaza Strip, representing approximately 14 percent of actual needs. –0–

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NSU and BurService will create a new generation software package for interpreting geoinformation and constructing models in the field of geological exploration and development of hydrocarbon deposits.

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Source: Novosibirsk State University –

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Russian oilfield services company BurService has become an investor in a project that is important for the oil and gas industry, within the framework of which NSU and the company signed an agreement on the joint creation and commercialization of a new generation software package for interpreting seismic and other geological and geophysical information in order to build digital models of fields. A pilot version of the new software, ready for introduction to the market, will appear by the end of 2025.

Currently, the software for building geological and geophysical models of hydrocarbon deposits is dominated by software products from Western companies that have left the Russian market and stopped supporting their software. Many of these products have become industry standards over the past 30 years and have formed the basis for corporate solutions for all leading Russian oil companies.

— BurService and NSU are jointly solving the problem of creating a new generation software package that will ensure a seamless transition of Russian oil and gas industry enterprises from Western software to a domestic product. Our company has accumulated extensive experience working with software that occupies leading positions in the industry both at the international and Russian levels. NSU is one of the leading universities in our country, which has a rich scientific heritage of the founders of geophysical science and practice in our country, as well as modern scientific achievements, technological developments and highly qualified personnel in the field of applied mathematics, geophysics, programming, — noted the project manager from BurService Stanislav Kopunov.

The software package being developed will not only be comparable with Western analogues considered the industry standard, but will also surpass them in a number of parameters. In particular, the best practices from the experience of Russian and foreign companies are being implemented, including those based on machine learning. The product will be created based on the architecture designed by developers from Novosibirsk State University. The package will be based on the open database management system PostgreSQL and will provide multi-user distributed access, and the modern technological stack guarantees cross-platform and compatibility with various operating systems, including domestic ones.

— This is a rare case in the practice of Russian universities, when a university and private business agree on the joint development of a large software package and its promotion in the industry. This is an example of how a scientific development in the field of geological and geophysical modeling of hydrocarbon deposits, after appropriate revision and adaptation, finds further development and is introduced into the real sector of the economy, — commented Sergey Golovin, Director of the Advanced Engineering School of NSU.

The cooperation between NSU and BurService involves joint work not only on the creation of a software package, but also on its further modernization, improvement and support.

OOO BurServis is an independent Russian company, one of the largest players in the oilfield services market with its own equipment fleet, production bases and a team of over 4,000 people. Range of services: drilling and formation parameter assessment, general contracting (turnkey drilling), completion and production, project management, consulting, IT solutions, pipeline services, controlled pressure drilling.

Official company websites: VV. Burervice.ru; VBV Burervice.K.

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Film "Song of Youth"

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

Director: Cui Wei

Starring: Xie Fang, Kang Tai, Yu Yang, Qin Yi

Summary:

Before the September 18 Incident, student Lin Daojing was about to commit suicide because her family forced her to marry someone she did not love and she could not find a job. She was saved by student Yu Yongjie. They soon got married. After that, Lin Daojing met Communist Party member Lu Jiachuan and learned that he would participate in the student action against Japan. Under the influence of the brave party members Lu Jiachuan and Lin Hong, young Lin Daojing joined the Communist Party and became one of the organizers of the student action of December 9.

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Movie "Big Disaster"

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

Director: Xiao Feng

Starring: Liu Mai, Liang Siqi

Summary:

In 1931, when the grain harvest in northeastern China had not yet been fully completed, the Japanese changed dramatically. Kawashima, who had been polite in the autumn, changed his attitude towards his Chinese friend, Xiaozi's father. Bloodshed began in the village.

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The final conference of the 5th SberLab-NSU Summer School took place

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Source: Novosibirsk State University –

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The SberLab-NSU Summer School is held for the fifth year in a row and lasts for five weeks. The school is aimed at students of IT departments of Novosibirsk State University. During this time, participants solve real problems and projects related to modern technologies and industry trends, from web development and digital design to machine learning.

This year, 23 teams took part in the Summer School, presenting their projects in various areas. Both classic web development and front-end solutions in the field of digital design and programs that translate text written in a programming language into machine codes (Editor's note: compilers) were demonstrated.

Some of the Summer School projects have been in development for a long time, for example, a project dedicated to the identification of Amur tigers (Ed. note). Tigers. IO— a service that provides tools for convenient cataloging of animals and graphic interaction with their images), has been in development for two years. The Aqua Trainer software, presented at the SberLab-NSU conference last year, was improved as part of this year's school. They decided to add a system to the application for sports trainers that could track spinal defects (if any) from images and send the results to doctors.

— By the end of the training, students gain invaluable experience and significantly improve their skills. Over the course of a month, they have the opportunity to try out various modern technologies depending on the project. The Summer School works according to the same principles as work in large technology companies: daily planning meetings, the need to be at work for eight hours a day, planning sprints, in general, a lot of things. Naturally, based on the results of the school, we select students for practical training for the new academic year. Students can write their diplomas on the topics of the projects they are developing and receive a stipend for working in the laboratory, — says Artem Tregubov, Director of the Summer School, Industrial Associate Professor at NSU.

Every year, the school's pool of partners expands. As the head of the regional office of SberTech in Novosibirsk Denis Kolodny notes, this year SberTech and SberZdorovye joined the project.

All participants of the event received certificates.

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Xinjiang: Summer Tourism Boom in Ili

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

With the arrival of summer, Xinjiang's Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture has experienced a tourism boom. Unique natural and cultural attractions attract a large number of tourists. According to statistics from the Ili Prefecture Culture and Tourism Department, the prefecture received 54.9329 million domestic tourists from January to July 2025, up 10.31 percent year-on-year. Photo by a Xinhua News Agency journalist.

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To Alexander Adabashyan, Honored Artist of Russia

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

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Mikhail Mishustin congratulated the screenwriter, artist, actor, and director on his 80th birthday.

The telegram states, in particular:

"You are one of the outstanding representatives of Russian art, whose talent is revealed in various creative roles. Actor, screenwriter, director, screenwriter, distinguished by subtle artistic taste and broad outlook. Whatever you do, it is always professional, bright and unique.

The wonderful films you created have become an integral part of the national cultural heritage. And your brilliantly played roles in films have won the love of millions of viewers.

Over the years, you have made a significant contribution to the development of cinematographic education, passing on your rich experience to students, sharing knowledge and secrets of craftsmanship.

I wish you good health, happiness and prosperity."

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