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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Xi Jinping congratulates Togolese President on taking office

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    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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

    BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday congratulated Jean-Lucien Savy de Tove on his assumption of office as president of Togo.

    Also on Wednesday, the Chinese leader sent a congratulatory message to Faure Gnassingbe on his assumption of office as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Togo.

    Xi Jinping noted that the friendly relations between China and Togo were jointly established and carefully nurtured by generations of leaders from both countries.

    For more than half a century, both sides have always adhered to sincerity, friendship, equality, mutual trust and mutually beneficial cooperation, the message said.

    Xi also noted that the two countries have always firmly supported each other on issues concerning their core interests and major concerns, and have become a model of equality among countries regardless of size, as well as a model of unity and cooperation among countries in the Global South.

    At the 2024 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FCAC) summit held in Beijing, China and Togo elevated their bilateral relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership, opening a new chapter in bilateral ties, Xi noted.

    He stated that he attaches great importance to the development of China-Togolese relations and expressed his readiness to work with the leaders of Togo to use the implementation of the results of the Beijing FCAS Summit as an opportunity to promote traditional friendship, expand cooperation in various fields and continuously enrich the content of the comprehensive strategic partnership for the benefit of the peoples of the two countries.

    Also on Wednesday, Chinese State Council Premier Li Qiang sent a congratulatory message to F. Gnassingbe on his assumption of office as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Togo. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Taobao in Russian launched in Kazakhstan

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    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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

    BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) — Major Chinese online trading platform Taobao, which topped the ranking of the most downloaded mobile apps in 16 foreign countries, has taken another step in expanding its business overseas. As it became known to the Xinhua news agency correspondent on Thursday, the Taobao platform has already started operating in Kazakhstan, allowing consumers to receive information about goods and their prices in Russian, as well as pay for purchases in the national currency without resorting to online translators.

    In recent years, the fast-growing Central Asian e-commerce market has attracted increasing interest from global e-commerce merchants. For many Chinese companies looking to enter the Central Asian market, Kazakhstan is the first port of call.

    This is the first time that Taobao has launched a multilingual app in a non-English speaking country. Using a more iconic language improves the consumer experience and increases the desire to make a purchase, as confirmed by the first week of Taobao’s Russian language operation in Kazakhstan. According to Taobao’s Kazakhstan division, over 70 percent of its new users who made their first order were native Russian speakers.

    “For a long time, the bulk of our overseas customers were members of the Chinese diaspora and students from China. But since last year, we have noticed that Taobao has become popular with a large number of local consumers as well,” the division said, emphasizing that improving the consumer experience for this category of customers will be one of the key areas of work this year.

    In addition to the Russian-language app, the company also introduced free delivery for orders over 99 yuan and returns to the place of residence for the first time in Kazakhstan. Thus, a resident of Almaty who bought a Chinese-made down jacket on Taobao can expect the order to be delivered within 10 days and, if something is not right, can return it to a nearby pick-up point. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Financial news: 05/15/2025, 14:57 (Moscow time) the values of the upper limit of the price corridor and the range of market risk assessment for the security RU000A0JXSS1 (Akron B1P2) were changed.

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Moscow Exchange – Moscow Exchange –

    05/15/2025 14:57

    In accordance with the Methodology for determining the risk parameters of the stock market and the deposit market of PJSC Moscow Exchange by NCO NCC (JSC) on 15.05.2025, 14-57 (Moscow time), the values of the upper limit of the price corridor (up to 85.05) and the range of market risk assessment (up to 915.51 rubles, equivalent to a rate of 12.5%) of the security RU000A0JXSS1 (Akron B1P2) were changed

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Denis Manturov: Russian mechanical engineering sectors demonstrate stability

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    Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.

    Denis Manturov took part in a joint meeting of the bureau of the Union of Mechanical Engineers and the association “League for Assistance to Defense Enterprises”

    First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov took part in a joint meeting of the bureau of the Union of Mechanical Engineers and the League for Assistance to Defense Enterprises association.

    The event was also attended by the Minister of Industry and Trade Anton Alikhanov, the Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov, the Chairman of the Union of Mechanical Engineers of Russia, General Director of the Rostec State Corporation Sergey Chemezov, the First Deputy Chairman of the Union, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Industry and Trade Vladimir Gutenev, General Director of the Roscosmos State Corporation Dmitry Bakanov, heads of regions, members of the bureau – heads of corporations and large industrial enterprises.

    Welcoming the participants of the meeting, Denis Manturov noted that today the Russian mechanical engineering industries are demonstrating resilience and readiness to respond to the most difficult challenges.

    “The development of a number of strategic areas depends on the dynamics of qualitative changes in this sector of industry. I mean, first of all, the country’s defense capability, its energy and food security, transport connectivity, and sovereignty in the field of space services. In the same vein, we consider the importance of mechanical engineering for the fundamental renewal of the production base of the entire industrial sector,” the First Deputy Prime Minister noted.

    The implementation of specialized national projects contributes to the enhancement of the technological status of the designated areas. Hundreds of mechanical engineering enterprises participate in them, ensuring the development of components and the supply of finished products, forming new cooperation chains.

    “In the current challenges, Russia continues to demonstrate high resilience. Enterprises are coping with the tasks set by our President. Manufacturing production in the first quarter showed growth of 4.7% in annual terms. The tasks of strengthening the economy, increasing industrial potential, ensuring the country’s defense capability are not just a priority for the near future. These are permanent, strategic goals that determine our development for years to come,” said Sergey Chemezov.

    The report was delivered by the president of the league, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Industry and Trade Vladimir Gutenev. The parliamentarian emphasized that the union and the league are in constant dialogue with the real sector and the expert community, and the Government is considering initiatives aimed at supporting defense industry enterprises. Among them is a draft law on deferment from military service for graduates who have found jobs in the defense industry in targeted areas, as well as a law on protecting accounts involved in state defense procurement from automatic write-offs based on writs of execution.

    Anton Alikhanov drew attention to the current issues of providing the industries with personnel. “We are well aware of the main obstacle to the rapid replenishment of personnel. This is the extremely low level of employment in the specialty of university graduates and the claims of enterprises to the level of their training. We have well-established work with the Ministry of Education and Science and the Ministry of Education on advanced engineering schools and educational and industrial clusters. Therefore, I propose that those companies that have their own corporate universities and basic departments provide an opportunity to train specialists at the request of the cooperative enterprises. We can consider the possibility of creating industry databases under the wing of Soyuzmash, connecting potential employers and applicants. Such a resource already works well in the military-industrial complex,” the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade noted.

    The Minister of Education and Science, Valery Falkov, outlined systemic steps aimed at developing engineering education at universities and higher education in general. According to the Minister, today 42% of budget places are allocated for engineering and technical specialties. In order to improve the quality of education, work is underway to revise the list of specialties and areas of training, the mechanism of targeted admission is being improved, and a pilot project for industrial postgraduate studies will begin this year. Also, on the instructions of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the flagship project of the Ministry of Education and Science, Advanced Engineering Schools, has been continued. Valery Falkov noted that from this year, only those applicants who are applying for priority specialties, including engineers, will be able to use a preferential educational loan at a rate of 3%.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Financial news: 05/15/2025 will be held the deposit auction of the MFI Fund of Financing

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Financial news: 05/15/2025, 12-17 (Moscow time) the values of the upper limit of the price corridor and the range of market risk assessment for the security RU000A1009L8 (RZhD 1P-15R) were changed.

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    In accordance with the Methodology for determining the risk parameters of the stock market and the deposit market of PJSC Moscow Exchange by NCO NCC (JSC) on 15.05.2025, 12-17 (Moscow time), the values of the upper limit of the price corridor (up to 100.67) and the range of market risk assessment (up to 1062.32 rubles, equivalent to a rate of 12.5%) of the security RU000A1009L8 (RZhD 1P-15R) were changed

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Xi Jinping’s article on improving work style will be published in Qiushi magazine

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    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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

    BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) — An article by General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Xi Jinping on implementing the spirit of the Eight-Point Guidelines adopted by the CPC Central Committee to improve work style is expected to be released on Friday.

    The article by Xi Jinping, who is also the President of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, will be published in the 10th issue of Qiushi magazine in 2025.

    “Qiushi” is the leading journal of the CPC Central Committee. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Iranian President Condemns Trump’s Anti-Tehran Statements

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    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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

    TEHRAN, May 15 (Xinhua) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has strongly condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent anti-Tehran remarks, calling them evidence of his inability to understand the true character of the Iranian people.

    M. Pezeshkian made this statement on Wednesday evening at a meeting with representatives of the Iranian elite and cultural figures in the province of Kermanshah after D. Trump’s statements in Riyadh the day before. This is stated in a statement published on the website of the Iranian president’s office.

    On Tuesday, Trump called Iran the “most destructive force” in the Middle East and accused it of fomenting regional instability, vowing that the United States would never allow the country to possess nuclear weapons.

    In response, M. Pezeshkian stated that these statements by D. Trump testify to his inability to understand the “truth, honor, generosity and selflessness” of the Iranian people.

    He added that while D. Trump was portraying Iran as a source of regional instability, thousands of women and children were killed as a result of Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip, whose residents are also deprived of water and medicine.

    According to the Iranian president, over the past 47 years, the United States and its allies have been straining every nerve to bring the Iranian government and people to their knees, but they have not succeeded and will not succeed.

    Expressing confidence in Iran’s resilience, the president said his country would continue to develop, relying on its scientists, intellectuals and entrepreneurs. Although Iran does not seek war, it will never trade its honor and glory for peace, Pezeshkian concluded. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: International Energy Forum of Uzbekistan held in Tashkent

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    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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

    Tashkent, May 15 /Xinhua/ — The International Energy Forum of Uzbekistan was held in Tashkent on May 13-15.

    As the organizers reported, the forum covered all strategically important sectors of the fuel and energy complex and created a unique platform for dialogue, partnership and implementation of innovative solutions in the fuel and energy complex. The relevant events create unique opportunities for developing partnerships and concluding strategic agreements. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Rosneft held an IT competition for students of Krasnoyarsk universities

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    Source: Rosneft – Rosneft – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.

    Rosneft’s Research Institute in Krasnoyarsk organized a hackathon at the Siberian Federal University to develop software for hydrodynamic well studies.

    The participants’ task was to create a prototype of a program that optimizes the processing and analysis of research results by visualizing the entire technological complex of works during well research. Students from the Institute of Oil and Gas, the Institute of Mathematics and Applied Informatics, and the Institute of Space and Information Technologies of the Siberian Federal University took part in the hackathon.

    Eight teams successfully completed the task. According to the decision of the expert jury, which included Rosneft specialists and university teachers, two teams won the hackathon at once, one of which completed the task most accurately, and the second created an effective solution in terms of the structure and organization of software elements and hardware components. Both proposed solutions present broad opportunities for the development and implementation of a digital product within the Company.

    Digitalization of business processes is one of the key objectives of the Rosneft 2030 strategy. The company continuously implements advanced technological solutions for data analysis to improve the efficiency of work processes in all areas of its activities. Conducting specialized hackathons allows Rosneft to solve real production problems and develop the potential of future industry professionals in managing digital projects.

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    Rosneft has been cooperating with the Siberian Federal University since 2008. With the financial and organizational assistance of the Company, an educational and laboratory building of the Institute of Oil and Gas, equipped with modern equipment, was built at SFU. This is one of the most popular institutes among applicants.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Exclusive: Developing countries should unite against US tariff abuses – think tank

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    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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

    GENEVA, May 15 (Xinhua) — The United States uses tariffs as a strategic tool to extract concessions beyond trade, Carlos Correa, executive director of the South Center, said in a recent exclusive interview with Xinhua.

    He warned that such unilateral measures could cause serious harm to developing countries if not met with a strong and coordinated response.

    The South Centre, an intergovernmental think tank of the Global South, is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The organisation seeks to advance the common interests of the countries of the South while respecting their diversity.

    Correa criticized the unilateral imposition of US tariffs, noting that they have caused serious harm to developing economies, especially the least developed countries. “The consequences could be very significant: loss of jobs, even the closure of some industries and farms, rising debts and interest rates if the situation continues,” he added.

    He also refuted the American narrative that the US trade deficit is caused by unfair practices of other countries, pointing to structural problems in the American economy. He warned that the US uses tariffs for selfish purposes, such as preferential access to mineral resources, which undermines the interests of most developing countries.

    No country should ignore the international trading system, Correa stressed, calling on developing countries to strengthen cooperation to solve problems “created by one country.”

    He noted that only through dialogue and collective action can the Global South protect its common interests and contribute to a balanced world economy. “Our advice to developing countries remains: do not avoid dialogue, but protect your interests and support a multilateral system that is effective in ensuring that rules serve not just one large economy, but the economies of all countries within the system,” Correa said.

    Underlining the continued importance of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Correa called it the most comprehensive platform for coordination and dispute resolution. He called on developing countries to actively participate in WTO reforms to enhance the transparency and inclusiveness of the organization, thereby strengthening its legitimacy and effectiveness.

    Correa also praised China’s active role in promoting South-South cooperation. “China has made active efforts to promote South-South cooperation, which has opened up broad opportunities for increasing trade among developing countries,” he said. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Science Unites: Polytechnic and Universities of Uzbekistan Build a Sustainable Future

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    Source: Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University – Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University –

    Teachers of the Institute of Industrial Management, Economics and Trade of SPbPU took part in the largest scientific events in the leading universities of Uzbekistan – inKarshi State University and the Tashkent State Technical University named after Islam Karimov, and also held open lectures for students of the Tashkent State University of Economics.

    The international conference “Green Energy and Green Economy” was held at Karshi University, bringing together specialists from various countries. It was attended by teachers from three Higher Schools of IPMEiT: the Higher School of Engineering and Economics (HSE), the Higher School of Industrial Management (HSIM), and the Higher School of Service and Trade (HSST).

    Professor of VIES Alexander Babkin, at the invitation of the organizing committee, became a speaker, plenary speaker and moderator of the section “Formation of a green economy”. He presented a report on the topic “Green digital intelligent economy and Industry 5.0/6.0”, in which he outlined a new paradigm of a green intelligent economy based on the ESG concept, focusing on the rapid development of digital technologies both in the economy and industry.

    Interaction with specialists from the Faculty of Economics of Karshi State University has been going on for more than two years and is developing successfully. Having gathered on its site representatives of universities, scientific and public organizations, industrial enterprises, this conference has become a platform for exchanging knowledge and experience in the field of sustainable ESG development, – emphasized Alexander Vasilyevich.

    At the plenary session in an online format, Olga Kalinina, Director of the Higher School of Industrial Management, spoke with a report on the results of the work obtained by the teachers of the Higher School of Industrial Management, working within the framework of the bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in energy management.

    The second day of work was held in the format of sectional meetings, where the discussion of current issues on the conference topic continued. The sections in the online format were attended by teachers of the Higher School of Management and Management — associate professors Maxim Izmailov, Alexander Titov, Roman Okorokov and assistant Sergey Chayuk. They presented their scientific research in the field of strategies and methods for reducing the carbon footprint, prospects for using wave power plants in the context of digital transformation, features of digital transformation in the energy sector, as well as the practical application of artificial intelligence in the energy sector.

    The second significant event for the development of international cooperation of the Polytechnic University was the participation of IPMEiT teachers at the invitation of the Tashkent State Technical University named after Islam Karimov (TashSTU) in the international scientific and practical conference “Optimization of Industrial Economics and Management Based on Innovative Technologies: Modern Approaches”.

    Professor of VIES Alexander Babkin spoke at the plenary session with a report on the topic “The concept of digital strategizing the development of intelligent industrial ecosystems in the context of Industry 5.0/6.0”. At the plenary session of the TashSTU conference, Olga Kalinina, Director of the Higher School of Industrial Management, and Irina Zaychenko, Head of Educational Programs of the Functional Management Cluster, Associate Professor, spoke with a joint report on the topic: “The Role of Higher Education in the Sustainable Development of Society in the Training of Management Personnel for Industry in the Context of Digitalization”. In their speech, the colleagues highlighted the main features of training highly qualified personnel in the context of ensuring technological leadership.

    Our cooperation with the Department of Economics and Management in Industry of TashSTU, headed by Professor Gulchekhra Allaeva, began in April 2022. During this time, not only certain scientific results were achieved, but also partnership and friendly relations were established between our structural divisions. I hope that we will not stop there and will continue to increase cooperation, – Olga Kalinina noted.

    At the sectional meeting, Ekaterina Fedorakhina, an intern at the Higher School of Management and Management of Management, a 2nd-year Master of the educational program “Digital Business Management”, presented a report on the topic “Trends in the development of industry in the Russian Federation in the context of digital transformation.”

    The reports of our colleagues from St. Petersburg set a high scientific level for the discussion. Their approaches to training personnel are especially relevant for our educational environment, – emphasized the organizer of the conference, head of the Department of Economics and Management in Industry at TashSTU Gulchekhra Allaeva.

    Concluding the visit of Polytechnic representatives to universities in Uzbekistan, Acting Director of the Higher School of Public Administration Olga Nadezhina visited the Tashkent State University of Economics (TSUE), which is partner of our university from 2022.

    She took part in a methodological seminar for teachers, organized by the Department of Economic Security of TSUE, where key areas of development of personnel training in the field of AML/CFT were discussed, including the introduction of advanced educational and scientific practices of the HSSU IPMEiT, the organization of joint scientific events for teachers and students, and the development of partnerships between the educational structural divisions of the two universities.

    Cooperation between our universities opens new horizons for students and teachers, combining best practices and innovative approaches in education and science. I am confident that joint initiatives will make a significant contribution to the development of academic dialogue and the training of highly qualified specialists for our countries, Olga Nadezhina emphasized.

    In addition, lectures and practical classes on the course “Food Security” were held for TSUE students, which aroused great interest and facilitated the exchange of relevant knowledge in this area.

    Participation of IPMET representatives in major events of three universities of the Republic of Uzbekistan became another important step in strengthening scientific and educational cooperation and exchange of experience between Russian and Uzbek universities. Colleagues presented the results of fundamental, applied and methodological research that are part of the joint international research agenda in the field of green economy, industry and economic security in the context of digitalization and new reality, – summed up the work of IPMET representatives, Director of the Institute Vladimir Shchepinin.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Scientists from Akademgorodok have proven that terahertz radiation can become an effective method for diagnosing cancer and eye diseases

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    Source: Novosibirsk State University – Novosibirsk State University –

    Researchers from the Laboratory of Nuclear and Innovative Medicine of Novosibirsk State University, together with specialists from the Research Institute of Clinical and Experimental Lymphology (NIIKEL, a branch of the ICG SB RAS), the Novosibirsk branch of the S.N. Fedorov National Medical Research Center for Scientific and Technical Complex “Microsurgery of the Eye” of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, the Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the N.N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry SB RAS (NIOC SB RAS), and the G.I. Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics (INP SB RAS) conducted a series of experiments to study the effects of various protocols for irradiating rabbit eyes with terahertz radiation. The results of the study were published in the article “Assessment of the general clinical condition and functional properties of the eyes of rabbits after THz irradiation” published in the journal Biomedical Optics Express.

    The studies were conducted on a unique source of terahertz radiation of the biological user station of the Novosibirsk Free Electron Laser (NFEL) of the Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS with a frequency of 2.3 THz and an intensity of 0.012–0.024 mW/cm2. Irradiation durations of 15 and 30 minutes with different intensities were used.

    The scientists specified that all observed changes in the cornea of the laboratory animals were subclinical, i.e. asymptomatic, and did not lead to significant pathological changes. These scientific studies are aimed at developing future instructions and recommendations for working with THz radiation and have been approved by the Ethics Committee.

    — In the process of preparing and conducting the experiment, it was necessary to generate a lot of know-how and life hacks related to both purely practical issues, for example, with the delivery of rabbits to the INP for irradiation in winter, and with the organization of their ophthalmological examination. Some of the diagnostic studies were carried out on equipment provided to us by the Interra veterinary network and its director Elena Drobot, which greatly simplified our logistics. And in general, this is a very large-scale experiment in terms of the number of participants, which was conceived by NSU and which was completely impossible to implement without the INP, namely without the unique FEL installation and this user station. The task that we set for ourselves — to see how terahertz radiation affects the tissues of a healthy organism of a large model animal — we accomplished. And it is rabbits as an object of research that are good because the data obtained on them are most extrapolated to humans, — said the head of the Laboratory of Nuclear and Innovative Medicine Physics Department of NSU Vladimir Kanygin.

    The collaboration of scientists approached the preparation and setting up of the experiment very carefully, performing each stage as thoroughly as possible. This was necessary to cut off any external factors affecting living organisms, such as a change in the usual temperature regime, stress from transportation, etc. Before the experiment, the laboratory animals underwent a 14-day quarantine in the vivarium of the NIOC SB RAS. Before the start of the experiments, the veterinarians participating in the work conducted a full examination of the animals to exclude possible eye diseases, such as cataracts.

    Diagnostic examinations of rabbits were conducted on day zero, i.e. on the day of irradiation, the next day, a week later and a month later by specialists of the Scientific and Technical Complex “Microsurgery of the Eye”. Veterinarians monitored the condition of the rabbits at each stage of irradiation and after it.

    — Ophthalmologists conducted diagnostic studies of the rabbits’ eyes using optical computed tomography and endothelial microscopy. Our study confirms the fact of the dose-dependent effect of terahertz radiation at high frequencies on the structures of the anterior segment of the eye, in particular, on the endothelial layer of the cornea, which is a unique “pump” for maintaining optimal hydration and homeostasis of the cornea, — explained Kristina Krasner, assistant of the Department of Surgical Diseases of the Institute of Medicine and Medical Technologies of NSU, ophthalmologist of the Novosibirsk branch of the Scientific and Technical Complex “Microsurgery of the Eye”, junior researcher of the laboratory of cell technologies of the Research Institute of Cellular and Electron Microsurgery.

    On the day of irradiation, the animals’ blood was tested, which showed that a systemic inflammatory process was occurring in the body. However, scientists came to the conclusion that this was the body’s reaction to stress, since living organisms have no mechanisms of protection against terahertz radiation.

    Further studies have shown that terahertz radiation with parameters of 2.3 THz and intensity of 0.012–0.024 mW/cm2 for 30 minutes is conditionally safe for the structures of the rabbit eye. However, the detected changes in the cornea require further study to determine safe exposure limits. It was noted that irradiation of the rabbit cornea led to a decrease in the density of endothelial cells. The detected changes were reversible and did not lead to pathological changes in the cornea.

    — Terahertz radiation and terahertz spectroscopy based on it can really enter clinical practice as an effective method for diagnosing oncological diseases or for possible diagnostics of diseases of the organ of vision. Despite the fact that this type of diagnostics is currently experimental and is at the development stage, it is already necessary to start thinking about safety recommendations when working with sources of terahertz radiation. In the course of this study, we studied the effect of various terahertz radiation protocols in time and intensity on the cornea of the eyes of eight laboratory animals – rabbits. We assessed only changes in the anterior segment of the eyeball. Based on the data we obtained, it is premature to draw final conclusions, but the study is a good foundation for drawing up such recommendations in the future, — commented Ekaterina Butikova, Junior Researcher at the Laboratory of Cell Technologies, Research Institute of Cellular and Electron Chemistry, Branch of the Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

    Scientists involved in the experiments emphasize that the generation of terahertz radiation with the parameters required to conduct the study is only possible at the biological user station of the Novosibirsk Free Electron Laser (NFEL) of the INP SB RAS.

    — In terms of average power, NLSE exceeds any existing sources in the world by many orders of magnitude, which allows us to conduct absolutely unique experiments in a very wide range of wavelengths with various biological objects. If we affect living systems with terahertz radiation, we can quite strongly influence the work of their cells, the processes occurring inside them. Such experiments are of interest from the point of view that no living organism has developed any protective mechanisms against intense THz radiation, since it is completely absorbed by the atmosphere, which means that by affecting biological objects, we can study how they adapt, what protective mechanisms they activate. For such biological experiments, a special user station was created at NLSE, which implemented the technology for regulating the average and peak radiation power, as well as the intensity of exposure. For the purity of the experiments, the station was equipped with a shutter and a thermal imager — these devices maintain and control the desired temperature. Thanks to this, we understand that we are receiving the system’s reaction specifically to the effect of radiation, and not to an increase or decrease in temperature, explained Vasily Popik, a senior researcher at the INP SB RAS and a candidate of physical and mathematical sciences.

    Experiments on laboratory animals are widely used all over the world to obtain fundamental knowledge, as well as to identify the root causes of various diseases in humans and animals, to study treatment options. All such experiments are conducted in accordance with ethical standards for the treatment of laboratory animals and are approved by the ethics committee before they begin. The Bioethics Committee of the ICG SB RAS approved the experimental work with animals on the topic: “Clinical changes in the rabbit cornea after exposure to THz radiation.”

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: HSE scientists have applied a new method to study the mechanism of memorizing new words

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    Source: State University Higher School of Economics – State University Higher School of Economics –

    Researchers Center of Language and Brain HSE was one of the first to use transcranial alternating current stimulation to find out whether it could affect the memorization of new words. The authors of the experiment have not yet found a connection between the acquisition of words and brain stimulation, but they believe that changing the stimulation parameters may show different results in the future. The study was published in the journal Language, Cognition and Neuroscience.

    The ability to remember and correctly use new words is a vital skill for human communication. Throughout life, a person learns new words in their native language and also studies foreign languages. Learning new words is a complex cognitive process, the mechanisms of which are not yet well understood.

    Modern neuroimaging techniques such as electroencephalography, magnetic resonance imaging, or magnetoencephalography allow us to look inside the brain and see which areas are activated during certain processes. However, it is impossible to establish the nature of the connection between stimulation and brain processes—whether it is random or causal. The use of alternating current in experiments changes the situation: it allows us to modulate rhythms of a certain frequency and track their role in neuronal processes.

    Researchers from the HSE Center for Language and Brain were among the first to test whether weak electrical stimulation of the brain in the theta frequency can help a person memorize new words more effectively. They invited 30 healthy volunteers to participate and asked them to learn 80 fictitious words that were matched with Russian nouns. During the training, the participants were stimulated with a weak current in the theta rhythm range (3.5–7.5 Hz) over the left frontal-temporal areas of the brain, which are associated with speech and memory. The theta frequency was also chosen for a reason. Previous studies have shown that it is the theta rhythms that help transfer information from short-term memory to long-term memory.

    After training with stimulation, the authors of the experiment checked how the participants remembered the words. There was also a separate stage with training and testing without stimulation to compare the results of the participants.

    The researchers found no improvement in learning new words with stimulation compared to placebo. The researchers note that learning new words activates complex neural networks that include both the cerebral cortex and the hippocampus, which is difficult to stimulate from the surface of the head.

    “Although our study did not find a direct effect of alternating current stimulation on memorization, we have made an important step towards creating new methods for supporting language learning. We will continue research in this direction, but subsequent experiments will be aimed at other areas of the brain and types of stimulation,” notes the lead author of the work, junior research fellow at the HSE Center for Language and Brain Anna Komissarenko.

    In the future, the team plans to test a different frequency and phase of electrical stimulation, change the location of the electrodes, and expand the experiments to various cognitive functions. This will help to more accurately understand how the brain’s electrical activity affects learning and memory, which, in turn, will allow us to develop methods for accelerated language learning, create rehabilitation programs after strokes and injuries, and optimize neurostimulation to improve memory.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: IMF Staff Completes the 2025 Article IV Mission to Singapore

    Source: IMF – News in Russian

    May 15, 2025

    End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF’s Executive Board. Based on the preliminary findings of this mission, staff will prepare a report that, subject to management approval, will be presented to the IMF’s Executive Board for discussion and decision.

    • Singapore’s economy recovered in 2024 but is forecast to slow down in 2025 due to the recent escalation of global trade tensions. Inflation is expected to stay muted.
    • Fiscal and monetary policies are appropriately supporting the economy. Singapore has ample fiscal space to provide additional temporary and targeted support in case downside growth risks materialize.
    • Singapore’s financial sector remains sound and resilient, underpinned by well-capitalized and liquid banks. Potential financial sector risks from tightening global financial conditions should continue to be closely monitored.

    Washington, DC: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Mr. Masahiro Nozaki, conducted discussions on the 2025 Article IV Consultation with the Singaporean authorities and other stakeholders from May 5 to May 15, 2025. At the conclusion of the discussions, Mr. Nozaki issued the following statement:

    “Singapore’s economy recovered strongly in 2024 and disinflation advanced. Growth increased to 4.4 percent in 2024, from 1.8 percent in 2023, supported by an upturn in the global technology cycle. Headline inflation decreased to 1.5 percent in end-2024 and further to 0.9 percent in March 2025, reflecting disinflation in both tradable and non-tradable prices.

    “However, the recent escalation of trade tensions and an associated spike in global policy uncertainty—as highlighted in the April 2025 World Economic Outlook—have sharply weakened Singapore’s economic outlook. Growth is projected to slow to 1.7 percent in 2025. Inflation is expected to stay muted, with headline inflation and Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Core Inflation forecast at 1.1 percent and 1.0 percent in 2025, respectively, due to emerging slack in the economy and projected declines in commodity and other tradables prices from slower global growth.

    “There is a high degree of uncertainty around this forecast, reflecting elevated global economic and policy uncertainty. Risks to growth are firmly tilted to the downside, stemming from a possible further escalation of global trade tensions and a sharp tightening of global financial conditions. While risks to inflation are tilted to the downside due to weaker-than-expected global and domestic growth, potential upside inflation risks, including from possible supply chain disruptions, should also be monitored.

    “Against this backdrop, MAS appropriately loosened monetary policy in January and April 2025. In view of weak inflation, slowing growth, and emerging slack in the economy, staff sees scope for further monetary policy easing in the near term. However, MAS should remain vigilant and data dependent with respect to the speed and magnitude of easing in light of the large uncertainty, as well as both upside and downside risks around the inflation outlook.

    “The expansionary fiscal stance for FY2025 (April 2025-March 2026) is appropriate against the backdrop of slowing growth, increasing economic slack, and elevated downside risks. Continued support to households and firms will provide ongoing relief, while enhanced infrastructure spending will support domestic demand and help promote long-term growth. Singapore has ample fiscal space that can be deployed to provide targeted and temporary fiscal support in the event of downside risks materializing. Over the medium term, currently untargeted transfers should be phased out or better targeted to vulnerable households and firms. With strong fiscal institutions and buffers, Singapore is well positioned to meet its medium-term fiscal spending needs, including for rising healthcare costs due to an aging population, scaling up high-quality public infrastructure, and strengthening social safety nets.

    “Singapore’s financial sector is resilient. Banks are well capitalized, have ample liquidity, and are profitable. The authorities’ regulatory and supervisory efforts have contained existing financial sector vulnerabilities, including from cross-border exposure, reliance on foreign exchange funding, residential and commercial real estate exposures, interconnectedness between banks and nonbank financial institutions (NBFIs), and exposures to relatively small segments of highly leveraged corporates and households. Nonetheless, in view of the risk of a sharp tightening of global financial conditions, continued vigilance is warranted against these vulnerabilities.

    “We welcome the steady implementation of the authorities’ Forward Singapore initiative, including enhanced paid parental leave to support young families; enhanced grants for low-income first-time home buyers to improve housing affordability; and additional transfers to improve the retirement adequacy for low-income workers and retirees. The introduction of temporary financial support for involuntarily unemployed individuals has helped strengthen Singapore’s social safety nets. The government continues to make progress with helping workers to reskill and firms to adopt AI technologies.

    “The IMF team would like to thank the authorities and other counterparts for their close collaboration and productive discussions.”

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    https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2025/05/15/pr25147-singapore-imf-completes-2025-aiv-mission

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Feature: U.S. Builders Suffer Tariffs as Costs Continue to Rise

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    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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

    LOS ANGELES, May 15 (Xinhua) — Just over a month after the U.S. administration imposed massive tariffs on its trading partners, David Truong, a manager at DuiDui Construction in Los Angeles, California, is already facing rising costs.

    “The prices of almost all construction materials have continued to rise in recent months,” D. Truong told Xinhua. “Construction of new houses is becoming more expensive every day.”

    D. Truong showed a construction site in Temple City, Los Angeles County, where the effects of the tariffs are visible to the naked eye. For example, a faucet used to cost about $160; now it costs at least $200. A steel-framed window that used to cost just over $300 now sells for more than $370.

    The biggest increase is in lighting fixtures. “A recessed LED light that used to cost $12 to $15 is now about $30,” he explained. “This house needs over 20 of them, so we’re spending an extra $300 to $400 just on lighting.”

    The sharp rise in tariffs is adding nearly $11,000 to the cost of building a new home in the U.S., according to April data from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), one of the nation’s largest trade associations.

    “The disruptions caused by tariffs make it difficult for developers to accurately price and make important business decisions,” NAHB Chief Economist Robert Dietz said in an April press release.

    According to Anirban Basu, chief economist at the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), building materials prices rose 9.7 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025.

    “While contractors are currently busy, this rate of price increases and the associated uncertainty will lead to delays and project cancellations if the situation continues for a long time,” he said.

    Rising costs have cut into D. Truong’s company’s profits, forcing him to raise his rates. In Temple City, his company’s cost to build a new home has risen from $220 to $250 per square foot. In more challenging locations in other cities, the price can reach $280 per square foot.

    Truong’s company is not alone in facing difficulties. Many contractors are experiencing similar problems: The prices of materials such as wiring, PVC pipes and cabinets have skyrocketed. As a result, many are having to renegotiate contracts with clients to share the financial burden.

    But rising prices aren’t the only thing that worries D. Truong and other developers. The biggest concern, he said, is a potential shortage of materials. “Our biggest fear is that some materials will soon disappear from the market, no matter how much we are willing to pay for them,” he said. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Annual inflation in Mongolia in April 2025 was 8.6 percent.

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    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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

    ULAN BATOR, May 15 (Xinhua) — Mongolia’s annual inflation rate stood at 8.6 percent in April 2025, local media reported on Thursday, citing data from the country’s National Statistical Committee.

    The rise in inflation in Mongolia is due to the increase in real estate prices and tariffs for housing and communal services, water, electricity, gas and other types of fuel /21.7 percent/, educational services /18.2 percent/, catering services, accommodation in hostels and hotels /16.7 percent/, food products, soft drinks and mineral water /10.5 percent/ and clothing, textiles and footwear /9.1 percent/, the official statement says.

    Currently, the Central Bank of Mongolia is working to maintain the inflation rate within 5 percent (plus or minus 2 percentage points) in order to ensure macroeconomic and financial stability in the medium term.

    According to the Central Bank, in March 2025, annual inflation in Mongolia was 9.1 percent. At the same time, in the capital Ulaanbaatar, where more than half of the country’s 3.5 million population lives, this figure rose to 10.1 percent.

    Mongolia’s economy is expected to grow by 6.6 percent in 2025. According to experts from the Asian Development Bank, the country’s economic growth will be mainly supported by an increase in mining, in particular an increase in copper concentrate production at the Oyu Tolgoi deposit, as well as by robust domestic demand, investment in infrastructure and a gradual recovery in agriculture. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Uzbekistan to speed up WTO accession process

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    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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

    Tashkent, May 15 /Xinhua/ — Uzbekistan will speed up the process of joining the World Trade Organization /WTO/, the press service of the head of Uzbekistan reported on Wednesday.

    “On May 14, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed the progress of Uzbekistan’s accession to the World Trade Organization and measures to accelerate this process,” the statement said.

    As reported, within the framework of the bilateral track, negotiations were held with 33 countries on market access issues, of which negotiations with 24 countries were successfully completed.

    “In particular, by the end of this year it is necessary to complete bilateral negotiations with the remaining nine countries, hold two more meetings of the Working Group and complete the preparation of the draft final report of the Working Group, thereby securing Uzbekistan’s international obligations within the WTO,” the statement said.

    “This process has been carried out since 2023 under the special control of the head of state. Over the past time, Uzbekistan has achieved concrete results in multilateral and bilateral negotiations,” the press service noted. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: 50 Afghan citizens return home after being released from Pakistani prisons

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    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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

    KABUL, May 15 (Xinhua) — A total of 50 Afghan nationals released from Pakistani jails returned to their homeland on Wednesday, state-run Radio Television of Afghanistan (RTA) reported on Thursday.

    All returnees will be sent to their home provinces after receiving necessary assistance at the checkpoint.

    Over the past couple of weeks, nearly 400 Afghan citizens have been released from Pakistani prisons and returned home.

    Meanwhile, a total of 3,465 Afghan refugee families, comprising 16,376 members, have returned home from Pakistan and Iran over the past week. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: International Police Equipment Exhibition Opens in Beijing

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    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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

    BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) — The 12th China International Police Equipment Expo opened in Beijing on Wednesday. The four-day event is attended by 835 enterprises from 12 countries and regions.

    BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) — The 12th China International Police Equipment Expo opened in Beijing on Wednesday. The four-day event is attended by 835 enterprises from 12 countries and regions.

    BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) — The 12th China International Police Equipment Expo opened in Beijing on Wednesday. The four-day event is attended by 835 enterprises from 12 countries and regions.

    BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) — The 12th China International Police Equipment Expo opened in Beijing on Wednesday. The four-day event is attended by 835 enterprises from 12 countries and regions.

    BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) — The 12th China International Police Equipment Expo opened in Beijing on Wednesday. The four-day event is attended by 835 enterprises from 12 countries and regions.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Financial news: 05/15/2025, 11-03 (Moscow time) the values of the upper limit of the price corridor and the range of market risk assessment for the security RU000A100YQ0 (Rosnft2P9) were changed.

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Moscow Exchange – Moscow Exchange –

    05/15/2025 11:03

    In accordance with the Methodology for determining the risk parameters of the stock market and the deposit market of PJSC Moscow Exchange by NCO NCC (JSC) on 15.05.2025, 11-03 (Moscow time), the values of the upper limit of the price corridor (up to 92.24) and the range of market risk assessment (up to 968.1 rubles, equivalent to a rate of 11.25%) of the security RU000A100YQ0 (Rosnft2P9) were changed

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Financial News: Trading in a New Bond Fund with Target Maturity Dates Starts on Moscow Exchange

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Moscow Exchange – Moscow Exchange –

    On May 15, 2025, trading in the exchange-traded mutual investment fund (EPIF) “DOKHOD. Bonds until December 2025/2028/2031” under the management of MC “DOKHOD” began on the Moscow Exchange stock market. Trading code – BND.

    The fund’s assets are invested primarily in highly liquid corporate bonds maturing closer to December 1, 2025. The fund may also invest in OFZs and regional bonds for additional diversification. After the target date, the fund’s strategy is automatically extended for three years. The number of extensions is not limited.

    BNDA is the third and final mutual fund from the line of funds of the management company “DOKHOD” with target dates. Earlier, the Moscow Exchange began trading in exchange-traded bond funds with target maturity dates in December 2026 and December 2027 (trading codes – BNDB And BNDC respectively).

    Coupon payments and redemption amounts are reinvested in the fund. This allows investors to defer the payment of personal income tax until the moment of sale of shares, as well as to take advantage of the benefit for long-term ownership of shares (more than three years).

    The fund is available to non-qualified investors, transactions with shares can be concluded during the main and evening trading sessions of the Moscow Exchange stock market. The cost of a share at the start of trading is 1,000 rubles, the minimum purchase volume is one share. The maximum remuneration of the management company for managing the fund is 0.48% per annum.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Financial news: 05/15/2025, 10-12 (Moscow time) the values of the upper limit of the price corridor and the range of market risk assessment for the security RU000A10AQC0 (IADOM 1P51) were changed.

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Moscow Exchange – Moscow Exchange –

    05/15/2025 10:12

    In accordance with the Methodology for determining the risk parameters of the stock market and the deposit market of PJSC Moscow Exchange by NCO NCC (JSC) on 15.05.2025, 10-12 (Moscow time), the values of the upper limit of the price corridor (up to 84.17) and the range of market risk assessment (up to 894.87 rubles, equivalent to a rate of 31.25%) of the security RU000A10AQC0 (IADOM 1P51) were changed

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: The government will subsidize the creation of infrastructure facilities for the organization of a waste management system in the Baikal natural territory

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    Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.

    Resolution of May 14, 2025 No. 640

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    Resolution of May 14, 2025 No. 640

    The government continues systematic work to preserve and improve the ecological state of Lake Baikal. In 2025, regions within whose borders the Baikal Natural Territory is located will begin to receive subsidies for the implementation of projects to create infrastructure facilities for organizing a system for handling solid municipal waste. A resolution on this has been signed.

    State support will be provided to the Republic of Buryatia and the Irkutsk Region. Modern waste processing, recycling, placement and disposal facilities, as well as transfer stations, will be built there using federal funds. This will ensure a favorable situation within the boundaries of the central ecological zone of the Baikal natural territory.

    The events will be financed within the framework of the federal project “Closed Cycle Economy”, which is part of the new national project “Environmental Well-Being”. It is planned to allocate 8 billion rubles from the federal budget for these purposes in the next three years.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Happiness as an Industry: Why We Want to Be Happy and What’s Wrong with It

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    Source: State University Higher School of Economics – State University Higher School of Economics –

    First, happiness begins to act as a criterion by which people evaluate each other. In other words, a happy person is perceived as good and worthy, and an unhappy person is perceived as bad and dysfunctional. This creates a new system of inequality, based not on socio-economic factors, but on feelings and sensations.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: NASA to Launch Saudi CubeSat into Orbit as Part of Artemis 2 Test Flight

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    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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

    LOS ANGELES, May 14 (Xinhua) — NASA and the Saudi Arabian Space Agency have signed an agreement to launch a Saudi Arabian CubeSat as part of an upcoming test flight of NASA’s Artemis 2 mission, the U.S. space agency said Tuesday.

    The agreement was signed during US President Donald Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia.

    The CubeSat, developed by the Saudi Space Agency, will measure space weather parameters at different distances from Earth. It will be launched into high Earth orbit after the Orion spacecraft carrying four astronauts separates from the SLS /Space Launch System/ rocket, NASA explained.

    A CubeSat is a shoebox-sized satellite designed to demonstrate technology or conduct scientific research to obtain data that will help better understand the space environment.

    According to NASA, the CubeSats will collect data on cosmic radiation, solar X-rays, solar energetic particles and magnetic fields.

    The Artemis 2 mission’s test flight is scheduled for April 2026. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: In Russia, the volume of online trade in the first quarter grew by 36 percent.

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    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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

    Moscow, May 15 /Xinhua/ — The volume of online trade in Russia reached 2.6 trillion rubles in the first quarter of 2025, which is 36 percent more than in the same period last year, RIA Novosti reported on Friday, citing the Association of Internet Trade Companies (AKIT).

    According to AKIT, the share of online trade in the total volume of retail trade was 18.3%. Of the total amount of online sales, 97% were purchases in Russian online stores and marketplaces.

    During the specified period, food products were in first place in terms of sales volume in online trade. Russians spent almost 530 billion rubles on them, which is 71 percent more than the same indicator in 2024. The top 5 in terms of the amount of online purchases are also home goods and furniture, clothing and footwear, electronics and household appliances, auto parts and auto accessories.

    Among the regions, the leaders in terms of online trade volumes are Moscow, the Moscow region, St. Petersburg, Krasnodar Krai and Sverdlovsk region. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: BRICS countries agree to promote cooperation in transport and sustainable mobility

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    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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

    BRASILIA, May 15 (Xinhua) — BRICS countries signed a joint declaration on Wednesday pledging to deepen cooperation in transport infrastructure, sustainable mobility and logistics.

    The agreement was reached at a meeting of the BRICS transport working group in Brasilia.

    The declaration includes commitments on decarbonisation, sustainable fuels and integration of different transport modes, while rejecting unilateral restrictions that could impede access to essential technologies.

    A key proposal is the establishment of a BRICS Institute for Sustainable Transport, Mobility and Logistics to promote best practices and design climate-resilient infrastructure.

    Brazil holds the BRICS presidency until December 2025. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Since the beginning of 2025, the volume of cargo transportation through the Khorgos railway checkpoint has exceeded 5 million tons

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    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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

    URUMQI, May 15 (Xinhua) — The cargo turnover through the Horgos railway checkpoint on the China-Kazakhstan border in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has exceeded 5 million tons since the beginning of 2025, up 21.1 percent year on year as of May 14, according to data from the Horgos Customs Office.

    During the reporting period, the number of freight trains running on the China-Europe/China-Central Asia international railway freight transportation routes via the Khorgos railway checkpoint continued to increase. A wider range of Chinese-made goods, including daily necessities, electromechanical equipment, electronic products, agricultural products and by-products, are shipped from Xinjiang railway border crossings to Central Asian and European markets.

    At present, a total of over 45,000 China-Europe/China-Central Asia freight trains have passed through the Khorgos railway checkpoint, with the total number of such routes reaching 87, covering 46 cities and regions in 18 countries. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Xi Jinping sends response letter to responsible person of Danish Chamber of Commerce in China /detailed version-1/

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    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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

    BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has responded to the person in charge of the Danish Chamber of Commerce in China by calling on the chamber and its member enterprises to make new contributions to strengthening China-Denmark and China-EU friendship and deepening mutually beneficial cooperation.

    Xi Jinping praised the chamber’s official’s deep affection for China and the confidence of Danish enterprises operating in China in China’s future development.

    China has been, remains and will be an ideal, safe and promising destination for foreign investors. Believing in China means believing in a better future, and investing in China means investing in the future, Xi Jinping said in his response letter.

    Xi Jinping expressed the hope that the Danish Chamber of Commerce in China and its member enterprises will continue to play the role of a bridge between China and Denmark as well as between China and Europe, thereby contributing to strengthening mutual understanding and friendship and deepening mutually beneficial cooperation between the two sides.

    The person in charge of the Danish Chamber of Commerce in China recently wrote a letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping on his own behalf and on behalf of the chamber, congratulating him on the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Denmark and expressing hope for further deepening cooperation with China. -0-

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