CMG opens Hubei Bureau in Wuhan

The China Media Group (CMG) unveiled its Hubei Bureau on Wednesday in Wuhan, the provincial capital of Hubei in central China, as part of a strategic cooperation framework signed with the provincial government.

According to the cooperation framework, the CMG will deepen cooperation with Hubei Province in sci-tech development and research, culture and tourism, industrial development and global communication.

At the unveiling ceremony, the CMG announced four "Observation Points on the Rise of Central China in the New Era" in Yichang, Shiyan, Ezhou and Xiantao cities. Starting from these four cities, the CMG will present local efforts in modernization with Chinese characteristics.

The CMG will also leverage the Chinese Communist Party Disciplinary Construction History Exhibition Hall in Wuhan to make good use of valuable historical and cultural resources and jointly build an integrity education base.

The CMG also initiated filming of the 2024 Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival Gala on the same day. The main venue of the gala is set in Xiantao. The gala will display vivid practices of Chinese modernization in agriculture.

CMG opens Hubei Bureau in Wuhan

A memorial event was held at Azerbaijan's Consulate General in Aktau on Thursday to mourn the victims of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash.

Locals, united in sorrow, have gathered in front of the consulate, laying flowers in memory of those who lost their lives.

Amidst the mourning, Kazakhstan's officials have also visited the consulate, expressing their deepest condolences and reaffirming their commitment to stand by Azerbaijan during this painful time.

Aykhan Suleymanov, Consul General of Azerbaijan in the Aktau, met the families of the victims and other officials. He offered his condolences and support during the meeting.

The Embraer 190 aircraft operated by Azerbaijan Airlines with flight number J2-8243 from Baku to Grozny crashed near Aktau Airport in Kazakhstan on Wednesday.

Of all the 67 people on board, 38 were killed in the crash, and 29 survivors including two children were pulled from the wreckage, Kazakh authorities said on Wednesday.

Azerbaijan's Consulate General in Aktau holds memorial for plane crash victims