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Scientist’s cross the “valley of death” in SW China’s Sichuan.

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A 10-person scientific expedition team in June successfully traversed a core area of southwest China’s Heizhugou National Forest Park, known as the “Bermuda in China,” breaking the death spell about the valley, according to a report released at the Expedition and Tourism Forum in Beijing on Saturday.

Heizhugou, located in Ebian Yi autonomous county in Leshan City of Sichuan Province, covers 838 square meters, with a core scenic area of 575 square meters. The national forest park is also a natural reserve at the national level and a national 4A-level scenic spot.

Known as the “Bermuda in China” because of its geological latitude equal to the Bermuda in the Atlantic and the Pyramids in Egypt, the park has long been notorious for its mysteries of unsolved but widely spread missing and death events. Rosoida Canyon, the core area, is known as “the Valley of Death” among local Yi ethnic group.

“Rosoida is not a valley of death,” Liu Yong, leader of the scientific ad expedition team said, noting that sufficient preparation before the expedition secures the crossing. “We safely passed through it.”

Liu, also a veteran explorer and a professor at Sichuan Tourism University, was accompanied by other members including the local guide, explorers, and experts on mountainous areas, surveying and mapping while exploring.

Amid unsuspected dangers, the team conducted four field surveys with the help of experts and advisors on geological surveying and mapping, life sciences and disasters. With geological equipment and a compass, the team recorded detailed information such as altitude, risk, camping sites and water sources. The 30-degree deflection was also surveyed on Rosoyda.

The expedition team also captured video of rare flora and fauna, including fresh feces of giant pandas, and rare plants of Davidia Involucrata and Rhododendron arborescens .

Currently, the local government is cooperating with the Sichuan Tourism Investment Group to develop China’s first scenic spot for mountain tourism themed explorations.  It’s reported that Liu’s team will enter Heizhugou for another expedition to find practical and theoretical data for the development of the scenic area.

 

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Russia says NATO preparing for potential conflict in Eastern Europe, Black Sea

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NATO’s activities in Eastern Europe and the Black Sea region are focused on preparing its allies for a potential confrontation with Russia, said the Russian Foreign Ministry on Thursday, citing militarization activities in the region.

The Romanian authorities have previously announced their readiness to invest 2.5 billion euros ($2.7 billion) into modernizing the Mihail Kogalniceanu air base in Constanta County. The base is set to expand into a military town capable of accommodating the families of 10,000 military personnel, with plans to create urban infrastructure, said the ministry.

Construction has begun in the southern part of the future military town, where access roads and a robust power grid are currently being built. The modernization of the air base could make it the largest North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) base in Europe by 2040. The U.S. military has been using this base since 1999, it said.

“The expansion of the Romanian air base is yet another proof that the North Atlantic bloc continues its unrestrained militarization of Eastern Europe and the Black Sea region,” said the Russian Foreign Ministry.

The ministry added that “the forced enhancement of coalition capabilities is also taking place in Poland and the Baltics.”

“Such activity by NATO members is provocative, exacerbates military tension along our borders and creates additional security threats to Russia. All this is aimed at preparing the bloc’s allies for a potential collision with our country,” the ministry said.

“We will monitor the developments in Romania, assess the emerging risks and take them into account during military planning,” the ministry added.

Source(s): CGTN

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Usable reserve will exceed USD 100 million by the end of this month: MMA

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Immigration Controller Mohamed Shamman, on Thursday, revealed over 900 undocumented immigrants have been deported as part of efforts to decrease the number of foreigners living in the Maldives unlawfully.

Speaking at a joint press conference held by Local Governance Ministry, Home Ministry, Maldives Immigration and Department of National Registration on Thursday – Shamman said two to three major operations are conducted every week to identify undocumented immigrants.

“We are removing them based on the capacity available at the detention centre. After their removal – the deportation of such individuals from the Maldives is proceeding at a fast pace,” he said.

Speaking further, Shamman underscored that there is a large number of foreigners involved in black market sale of US dollars in the Maldives – which he detailed is carried out near ATMs and through Viber groups.

Seven foreigners unlawfully selling US dollars in the black market were detained on March 15th in an operation carried out by Immigration’s Risk Intelligence and Legal Affairs and Enforcement and Compliance Division.

Shamman noted that some of these detainees have been deported already. Underscoring that some of the detainees lacked the necessary documentation – he said the documents have been requested from the embassy.

“As soon as the documents are received, they will be deported,” he added.

Source(s): sun.mv

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Over 900 undocumented immigrants deported: Immigration Controller

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Immigration Controller Mohamed Shamman, on Thursday, revealed over 900 undocumented immigrants have been deported as part of efforts to decrease the number of foreigners living in the Maldives unlawfully.

Speaking at a joint press conference held by Local Governance Ministry, Home Ministry, Maldives Immigration and Department of National Registration on Thursday – Shamman said two to three major operations are conducted every week to identify undocumented immigrants.

“We are removing them based on the capacity available at the detention centre. After their removal – the deportation of such individuals from the Maldives is proceeding at a fast pace,” he said.

Speaking further, Shamman underscored that there is a large number of foreigners involved in black market sale of US dollars in the Maldives – which he detailed is carried out near ATMs and through Viber groups.

Seven foreigners unlawfully selling US dollars in the black market were detained on March 15th in an operation carried out by Immigration’s Risk Intelligence and Legal Affairs and Enforcement and Compliance Division.

Shamman noted that some of these detainees have been deported already. Underscoring that some of the detainees lacked the necessary documentation – he said the documents have been requested from the embassy.

“As soon as the documents are received, they will be deported,” he added.

Source(s): sun.mv

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