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A Chinese woman suffered fractures of five ribs and a crack in another after tight hugs with her husband. Doctors explained that sharp squeezing hugs create uneven pressure on the chest, and gave recommendations on hug strength and bone strengthening.
Sevara AzamovaHead of Roscosmos Dmitry Bakanov said that Moscow and Beijing are negotiating in three areas: joint use of GLONASS and BeiDou signals, a lunar mission, and a Mars mission. Earlier, the sides approved a roadmap for navigation for 2026–2030 and a memorandum on a station on the Moon.
Sevara AzamovaAccording to World Bank data cited by Visual Capitalist, Pakistan has the largest outstanding debt to China — $8 billion more than Angola. The ranking also includes Sri Lanka, Kenya and the Republic of the Congo.
Javlon TursunovAccording to the Aegean Exporters' Association, Turkish seafood shipments to China grew 190% in monetary terms in January–September, exceeding $18 million, and rose 153% in volume to 1,588 tonnes. The growth began after the signing of bilateral protocols on veterinary and sanitary requirements last October. Salmon and tuna lead the way.
Sevara AzamovaOn October 21, St. Petersburg hosted the 31st regular meeting of the heads of government of Russia and China. Mikhail Mishustin said that mutual tourist flow in the first half of 2026 grew by roughly one and a half times, trade turnover over 25 years increased more than 30-fold, and the share of settlements in rubles and yuan approached 100%. The sides discussed transport, energy, industry, agriculture, and education.
Sevara AzamovaThe Chinese sci-fi film 'Sanxingdui: Future Past' — the country's first fully AI-created feature film — hits theaters on Friday. According to Maoyan, pre-sales totaled just 65,000 yuan, with box office forecast below 100,000 yuan against a budget of over 10 million yuan.
Javlon TursunovOn the evening of October 22, a magnitude 7 earthquake struck Bagen County in Nagchu City, in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. According to Chinese state media, at least 16 people were killed; casualty figures vary — from 32 to more than 60 injured. At least 339 houses and 20 outbuildings collapsed, communications were disrupted, train services were halted, and a section of the G317 highway was closed. Xi Jinping ordered a comprehensive rescue operation; the response level was raised to III.
Javlon TursunovAs part of the SHOT PROVERKA project investigation, a journalist posing as a wholesale buyer contacted a factory in Dongguan. The manufacturer quoted 20–60 yuan per device and said the restrictions did not scare it, with deliveries possible to Russia, Vietnam and within China. The legality of the deliveries has not been confirmed.
Sevara AzamovaScientists at Tsinghua University have developed an ultra-light wireless optical mesoscope, Airscope, which makes it possible to track the activity of thousands of neurons in freely moving animals. In experiments on mice, the device recorded the activity of more than 8,500 neurons simultaneously.
Sevara AzamovaHead of the Economic Development Ministry Maxim Reshetnikov, at a meeting of the heads of government of Russia and China in St. Petersburg, said that opening border crossings on the Russian-Chinese border to passenger cars would help develop automobile tourism. Currently, it is impossible to cross the border directly by car — the crossings are closed.
Javlon TursunovA powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck northeast of Nagqu in Tibet at a shallow depth of 10 km. According to Chinese state media, at least 16 people were killed, 32 were injured, and hundreds of houses were destroyed. Authorities declared a Level II emergency response and dispatched rescuers.
Javlon TursunovFrench cosmetics giant L'Oréal reported third-quarter sales growth of 11.9% to €11.6 billion, beating analysts' expectations. Growth was recorded across all divisions and regions, including North Asia, where China was the key driver.
Sevara AzamovaThe Philippines reaffirmed its commitment to the 'one China' policy enshrined in the 1975 joint communiqué, but criticized the statements of the PRC embassy in Manila on social media as 'escalatory and undiplomatic.' Beijing responded by saying that on the Taiwan issue there is 'no gray zone' and called on Manila to uphold the 'one China' principle in deed. Manila reserved the right to take further diplomatic steps.
Sevara AzamovaThe foreign ministers of China and Djibouti, Wang Yi and Abdoulkader Houssein Omar, agreed at a meeting in Beijing that the Horn of Africa must not become an arena of geopolitics. The sides expressed concern over the escalation of tensions in the Red Sea, threats to shipping, and supported a settlement based on the two-state solution.
Javlon TursunovRussian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, at a meeting with head of the State Council of the PRC Li Qiang on October 21, stated that the planned Power of Baikal pipeline could become one of the largest gas arteries of Eurasia. He also noted that Russia holds first place in the world in energy supplies to China.
Sevara AzamovaOn October 20, Uzbekneftegaz held talks with a delegation of China's CNPC led by Zhou Xinhua. The parties discussed long-term supplies of petroleum products for the domestic market, expansion of cooperation in drilling and geological exploration, the opening of a CNPC representative office in Tashkent, and the response to the accident at the M-25 field, where relief wells are planned to be drilled.
Sevara AzamovaChina's CSI 300 stock index fell roughly 20% from its June high during Thursday trading, entering 'bear market' territory. The decline followed ten straight weeks of losses. Among the cited reasons are concerns over corporate profits, excess production capacity, a prolonged crisis in the real estate sector, weak consumer demand, and doubts about the returns on AI investments.
Javlon TursunovChinese AI lab DeepSeek, according to Bloomberg, raised about $15 billion (100 billion yuan) — one of the largest rounds in the country. Potential investors reportedly include CATL and Tencent. The round came two days after a US order to remove DeepSeek technology from civilian federal agencies' systems.
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