Chinese icebreakers unload supplies for research base in Antarctica

Members of China's 41st Antarctic expedition team recently unloaded supplies for its research base on the continent from two icebreakers which spent more than a month at sea.

The unloading operations for around 5,300 cubic meters of cargo, weighing approximately 2,030 tons, took place around the Zhongshan Station, a permanent Chinese research property in Antarctica.

The cargo includes construction materials, scientific equipment, and essential logistical supplies.

China's two icebreakers Xuelong and Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon and Snow Dragon 2, departed Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, on Nov 1, beginning a nearly seven-month research journey to Antarctic.

The Zhongshan Station is China's largest research facility in southeastern Antarctica and serves as a crucial support hub for the Kunlun and Taishan stations.

Chinese icebreakers unload supplies for research base in Antarctica

China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) on Thursday held a ceremony to celebrate the completion of its e-MOP prototype digital currency and the publication of a white paper on the new digital currency. The e-MOP digital currency, supported by the People's Bank of China (PBOC), lays the necessary foundation for the future development of the digital Macao pataca.

As legal tender in Macao, e-MOP will have the same legal status and value as paper money and coins. It will also be interoperable with existing electronic payment systems in Macao, enabling connectivity between e-MOP wallets, bank accounts and other digital wallets. This will create a more efficient and cost-effective transaction environment.

The white paper released on Thursday presents a clear blueprint for the future development of e-MOP.

Macao celebrates completion of prototype digital currency