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Real-time News
January 1st - On January 1st, the Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2, the worlds largest "Hualong One" nuclear power base, officially commenced commercial operation. This marks the full completion and commissioning of the first phase of the Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Project, and represents a crucial step forward in the mass production of my countrys independently developed third-generation nuclear power technology, "Hualong One." The Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Base plans to construct six "Hualong One" units. With the two units from the first phase now fully operational, the base can provide approximately 20 billion kilowatt-hours of clean electricity annually, equivalent to reducing carbon dioxide emissions by about 16 million tons.January 1st - At a press conference held on December 31st, 2025, regarding the implementation of the spirit of the Hainan Provincial Party Committees Economic Work Conference and the progress of the Hainan Free Trade Ports customs closure, it was announced that since the official launch of the island-wide customs closure on December 18th, 2025, driven by the customs closure policy, as of December 28th, 2025, the province has seen 11,957 new business entities. Since the customs closure, as of December 28th, 2025, 112,100 passengers have entered and exited through the various open ports of the Hainan Free Trade Port, including 32,700 visa-free passengers; 753 civil aviation aircraft have entered and exited; and 180 ships have entered and exited. Through the various "second-line ports," 1,139 civil aviation aircraft, 3,848 ships, and 160,900 vehicles have entered and exited, including 36,000 trucks leaving the island. Offshore duty-free shopping continues to grow, with the consumption boom continuing to heat up.January 1 - According to TASS on December 31, 2025, Russian Armed Forces Chief of the General Staff Gerasimov conveyed President Putins instructions during an inspection of the Northern Army Group that day to continue expanding the "safe zone" in the Sumy and Kharkiv regions of northeastern Ukraine in 2026 to ensure the safety of civilians in the bordering Belgorod and Kursk regions of Russia.January 1st - According to the China Development Bank (CDB), in 2025, CDB issued RMB 1.16 trillion in loans for urban construction, serving the improvement of urban functions and quality and the living environment. As of the end of 2025, CDBs outstanding loans in the urban construction sector reached RMB 6.3 trillion.January 1 - According to the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Information Network, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the southern Indian Ocean on January 1, 2026. The epicenter was located at 45.67 degrees south latitude and 96.32 degrees east longitude, with a focal depth of 10.0 kilometers.
