Category: Flash News

On December 28th, the Institute of Physical and Chemical Engineering of the Nuclear Industry, affiliated with China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), has for the first time prepared nickel-64 isotopes with a gram level abundance exceeding 99% through years of intelligent research, marking China’s world leading level in the field of new stable isotope research. At present, only a very small number of countries have mastered this technology, so the price of nickel-64 is very expensive, about hundreds of times that of gold of the same weight.

On December 28th, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov stated that Slovakia is not the only candidate country for the Russia Ukraine negotiation platform. Any neutral country that engages in equal dialogue with Ukraine and Russia can serve as a negotiating platform, and there are many such countries. Russia respects the peace initiatives of other countries, and Russian President Putin maintains good constructive relations with the leaders of these countries.

On December 28th, the Ministry of Transport of Kazakhstan announced that a Brazilian official delegation composed of commissioners from the Brazilian Center for Investigation and Prevention of Air Accidents (CENIPA) has arrived in Aktau, Kazakhstan. The Kazakh and Pakistani sides held a working meeting at the command center of the crash investigation committee, clarifying the joint work to be carried out at the crash site. The Brazilian Center for Investigation and Prevention of Civil Aviation Accidents (CENIPA) is the competent authority responsible for investigating civil aviation accidents in Brazil.

On December 28th, Turkmenistan Airlines announced that it will temporarily suspend its two-way scheduled flights from Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, to Moscow, the capital of Russia, from December 30th, 2024 to January 31st, 2025. The company’s announcement did not specify the reason.

On December 28th, the Presidential News Agency of Kazakhstan announced that President Tokayev held a working meeting on the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane in Ha’aktau, and listened to reports from the chairman of the government committee handling the crash, Deputy Prime Minister Bozombayev, and others. Tokayev instructed the government committee to provide all necessary medical and psychological assistance to injured foreign citizens, and to pay attention to the relatives of the deceased Kazakh citizens. Tokayev also instructed the government committee, the Kazakhstan Prosecutor General’s Office, and other competent agencies to conduct a comprehensive and objective investigation into the plane crash incident. In addition, regarding the investigation of the plane crash incident, Tokayev pointed out that it is necessary to prevent information provocation and falsification activities, and he also pointed out the need to conduct inspections of the aviation safety situation throughout Kazakhstan.

On December 28th, the most advanced fourth generation self elevating and self-propelled wind power installation ship in China, the “Tiejian Wind Power 2000” wind power installation ship, was delivered in Yantai, adding another milestone to China’s offshore wind farm development. The “Tiejian Wind Power 2000” has a length of 136 meters, a width of 53 meters, a speed of about 8 knots, and is equipped with the DP-2 dynamic positioning system, which can flexibly cope with the challenges of offshore wind power construction in waters below 80 meters. The “Tiejian Wind Power 2000” wind power installation ship has 3 side thrusters and 3 fully rotating stern thrusters, with an unlimited navigation area for certification, and can sail to any designated operating location worldwide on its own.

On December 28th, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service reported that US and UK security agencies are planning terrorist attacks against Russian military bases in Syria. The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service stated that the United States and Britain are attempting to force Russian soldiers to withdraw from Syria. In addition, after the failure of the Assad regime, these two countries do not want Syria to maintain a stable domestic situation. There is currently no response from the US and UK regarding this statement.

On December 28th, the Ministry of Civil Affairs recently issued a notice to deploy various regions to do a good job in providing safety net for disadvantaged groups during the New Year and Spring Festival period in 2025. The notice encourages places with conditions to issue relief funds or increase one-time living allowances in advance before the New Year and Spring Festival. It is required to work with local development and reform departments to timely activate the linkage mechanism between social assistance and security standards and price increases in accordance with regulations, issue temporary price subsidies, and minimize the impact of price increases on the basic lives of disadvantaged groups.

On December 28th, local time, on December 27th, in response to European officials posting on social media accusing the Hong Kong police of taking law enforcement actions against relevant personnel, a spokesperson for the mission to the European Union stated that Hong Kong is a society ruled by law, and those who violate the law will be held accountable. The Hong Kong police have taken law enforcement actions against individuals who have fled overseas and engaged in long-term anti China and anti Hong Kong activities in accordance with the Hong Kong National Security Law and the Hong Kong National Security Ordinance. This is in line with public opinion, legitimate and reasonable, and in compliance with international law and customary practices. The spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in the European Union stated that Hong Kong affairs are purely China’s internal affairs, and China firmly opposes the EU’s interference in Hong Kong affairs by maintaining so-called “democracy and freedom”. China urges the EU to abide by international law and basic norms of international relations, respect China’s sovereignty and the rule of law in Hong Kong, and stop supporting anti China and anti Hong Kong elements.