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Former senior official faces trial for bribery

Public prosecution has been initiated against Qin Rupei, former vice-chairman of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous regional government, who has been accused of taking bribes, the Supreme People's Procuratorate said on Sunday. Following the designation by the SPP, the Deyang People's Procuratorate in Sichuan province recently filed charges against Qin with the Deyang Intermediate People's Court. The filing follows the conclusion of an investigation by the National Commission of Supervision into Qin's alleged misconduct. Qin is accused of abusing his official positions to seek benefits for others in matters such as project contracting, business operations and job promotions, and of accepting large amounts of money and valuables in return, according to the SPP.

Special FPSO vessel finished in Shanghai

An innovative floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel equipped with a carbon capture and storage facility has been completed in Shanghai, according to Science and Technology Daily. The vessel is the first of its kind in the world and is scheduled for delivery by the end of February, the newspaper said. The FPSO, measuring 333 meters in length and 60 meters in width, has a daily production capacity of up to 120,000 barrels of crude oil. It has a unique ability to capture carbon dioxide emissions generated during both navigation and oil production processes. Additionally, it uses the heat energy from exhaust gases to generate electricity, achieving dual objectives of environmental protection and energy efficiency, the news report stated. Offshore oil and gas operations are known to produce substantial amounts of carbon dioxide annually. The deployment of carbon capture and storage facility on such vessels offers a promising solution to reduce emissions from offshore production and processing activities.

Super computer gets over 20m global visits

China's independently developed third-generation superconducting quantum computer, Origin Wukong, has received more than 20 million remote visits globally, passing an important milestone in the country's quantum computing development, Science and Technology Daily reported. According to the Anhui Quantum Computing Engineering Research Center, users from 139 countries and regions have accessed Origin Wukong remotely, with the United States, Russia, Japan and Canada showing the highest levels of user activity. Among these countries, the US is leading in foreign user visits. Origin Wukong has completed more than 339,000 quantum computing tasks since it went into operation on Jan 6, 2024, covering a wide range of industries such as finance and biomedicine.

Two Nanjing Massacre survivors die, 28 left

Two survivors of the Nanjing Massacre died on Saturday, bringing the number of living registered survivors to 28, according to the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders on Sunday. Yi Lanying, who died at the age of 99, had a front tooth knocked out by a Japanese officer during the massacre. She also witnessed a Japanese soldier use his bayonet to fatally stab a young man who had been eating breakfast, as well as a group of Japanese soldiers searching homes and abducting more than 70 young men. Tao Chengyi, who died at the age of 89, lost his father, uncle and cousin at the hands of the Japanese invaders. The Nanjing Massacre occurred when Japanese troops captured the then Chinese capital in Jiangsu province on Dec 13, 1937.Over six weeks, they killed approximately 300,000 Chinese civilians and unarmed soldiers in one of the most barbaric episodes of World War II. In 2014, China's top legislature designated Dec 13 as a national memorial day.

Xinhua