Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, met the 11th Panchen Lama, Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu, in Zhongnanhai on June 6. Xi Jinping encouraged him to follow the example of the 10th Panchen Lama and strive to become a Tibetan Buddhist Living Buddha with profound Buddhist scholarship and loved by monks and laypeople. He expressed hope that the Panchen Lama would make greater contributions to promoting ethnic unity, religious harmony, and stability and progress in Tibet. Wang Huning, Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, and Cai Qi, Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, accompanied Xi Jinping in the meeting. The Panchen Lama presented a Hada to Xi Jinping and reported on his studies and work in recent years. Xi Jinping congratulated him on the progress he had made in various aspects. Xi Jinping hoped that the Panchen Lama would inherit the glorious tradition of patriotism and love for religion in Tibetan Buddhism, and resolutely safeguard national unity and ethnic solidarity. He also encouraged the Panchen Lama to diligently advance his academic studies, continuously deepen his religious cultivation, improve his religious attainments, and strengthen his knowledge and mastery of various fields. In his work, Xi Jinping hoped the Panchen Lama would be active and proactive, playing a better role in fostering a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation, systematically advancing the Sinicization of religions in China, and promoting the modernization of Tibet. In terms of self-cultivation, Xi Jinping encouraged him to be steady and disciplined, take the lead in observing laws and precepts, and cultivate excellent virtues and noble sentiments. The Panchen Lama stated that he would always remember General Secretary Xi Jinping's earnest teachings, take the 10th Panchen Lama as his example, and firmly uphold the leadership of the Communist Party of China and resolutely safeguard national unity and ethnic solidarity. He also pledged to continue to diligently advance his studies, continuously improve his religious knowledge and overall quality, and contribute to promoting ethnic unity and progress, systematically advancing the Sinicization of religions in China, and promoting the modernization of Tibet. Li Ganjie, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee, attended the event.
On the evening of June 5, President Xi Jinping had a phone conversation with US President Donald Trump at Trump's request. Xi Jinping pointed out that to correct the course of the big ship of China-US relations, it is crucial for both sides to steer well and set the right direction, especially by excluding various interferences and even sabotage. At the suggestion of the US side, the chief economic and trade negotiators of the two countries held talks in Geneva, taking an important step towards resolving economic and trade issues through dialogue and consultation. This move was widely welcomed by various sectors in both countries and the international community, proving that dialogue and cooperation are the only correct choices. Both sides should make good use of the established economic and trade consultation mechanism, uphold an equal attitude, respect each other's concerns, and strive for win-win results. China is sincere in this regard, but also adheres to principles. Chinese people always keep their promises, and since a consensus has been reached, both sides should abide by it. After the Geneva talks, China earnestly and seriously implemented the agreement. The US side should view the progress made objectively and realistically, and withdraw the negative measures imposed on China. Both sides should enhance exchanges in various fields such as diplomacy, economy and trade, military, and law enforcement, so as to increase consensus, reduce misunderstandings, and strengthen cooperation. Xi Jinping stressed that the US should handle the Taiwan issue cautiously to prevent a very small number of "Taiwan independence" secessionists from dragging China and the US into a dangerous situation of conflict and confrontation. Trump stated that he highly respected President Xi Jinping and that US-China relations were very important. The US side was pleased to see China's economy maintain strong growth. There were many good things that could be achieved through US-China cooperation. The US side would continue to adhere to the One-China policy. The economic and trade talks in Geneva between the two countries were very successful and a good agreement was reached. The US side was willing to work with China to implement the agreement. The US side welcomed Chinese students to study in the US. Xi Jinping welcomed Trump to visit China again, and Trump expressed his sincere gratitude. The two heads of state agreed that their teams would continue to implement the Geneva consensus and hold a new round of talks as soon as possible.
On June 6, 2025, President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to Karol Nawrocki on his election as President of the Republic of Poland. Xi Jinping noted that Poland was one of the first countries to recognize and establish diplomatic relations with New China. China and Poland enjoy traditional friendship and are comprehensive strategic partners. Over the past 76 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties, the two countries have adhered to mutual respect and equal treatment, achieving fruitful results in mutually beneficial cooperation across various fields. Faced with a world in flux, China and Poland, as friendly partners, should further deepen political mutual trust and strengthen strategic communication. I attach great importance to the development of China-Poland relations and am willing to work with President-elect Nawrocki to promote the sustained and stable development of the China-Poland comprehensive strategic partnership, benefiting the people of both countries and injecting more stability and certainty into the world.
Premier Li Qiang had a phone conversation with Canadian Prime Minister Carney at Carney's request on June 6. Li Qiang stated that China-Canada relations had long been at the forefront of China's relations with Western countries. China is willing to work with Canada with a forward-looking attitude to promote the continuous improvement of bilateral relations and put them on a healthy and stable development track. The development of China and Canada is an opportunity for each other, not a threat. He hoped that Canada would meet China halfway, view China's development objectively and rationally, achieve each other's success, and jointly promote prosperity. Looking ahead, China-Canada cooperation has immense potential. The governments of both countries should do more to deepen bilateral friendly cooperation and enhance mutual understanding and trust. China is willing to work with Canada to jointly safeguard multilateralism and free trade, injecting more stability into world peace and development. Carney stated that Canada is willing to restart Canada-China relations and looks forward to resuming high-level exchanges and dialogue mechanisms in various fields with China, strengthening cooperation in trade, agriculture, and other areas, and jointly safeguarding the international financial and trade system and promoting global sustainable development.
A work symposium for the central guiding groups on thoroughly implementing the spirit of the eight-point frugality rules was held in Beijing on June 6. The meeting emphasized that all guiding groups must thoroughly implement the Party Central Committee's deployment requirements for the study and education campaign, implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speeches and directives, and carry out in-depth and practical guidance and supervision. They must urge localities and units to continuously deepen their studies, accurately identify problems, strengthen centralized rectification, focus on establishing and improving systems, and effectively implement responsibilities and tasks, ensuring that the study and education achieve more solid and noticeable results.
Since the beginning of this year, various regions have adapted to local conditions and adopted multiple measures to continuously optimize and innovate conditions, actively promote the "first-store economy" and stimulate new consumption vitality. This year, Guangzhou, Guangdong, implemented "16 measures for the first-store economy," providing full-chain support for first-store site selection, new product launches, and brand incubation through policy support, resource integration, and other initiatives, promoting the sustained and healthy development of the first-store economy. Currently, preparations are underway to establish the Guangzhou First-Store Economy Cultivation and Development Promotion Center to guide the clustering of industry resources and form an "first-store-headquarters-R&D" ecological chain. Hangzhou, Zhejiang, supported by policy drive, scene reconstruction, and industry integration, promotes the dual enhancement of urban commercial grade and consumption quality through product launches, first-store openings, and limited-time first exhibitions. This year, Tianjin issued an action plan to build a "great consumption" pattern, promoting the development of the first-store economy by introducing new brands, new business formats, and new scenes, building creative commercial, cultural, and tourism carriers and consumption landmarks, better meeting the diverse consumption needs of the public, and enhancing urban consumption vitality. With the settling of first stores as a starting point, it promotes the upgrading of urban business districts. Suzhou, Jiangsu, focuses on the development needs of first stores, innovatively launching the "first-store one-stop service" measure, optimizing approval processes, and reducing handling costs. Anhui is accelerating its focus on high-quality domestic and international brand resources, enriching commodity and service supply, and meeting diverse consumption needs. Since the beginning of this year, 354 first stores have opened, including 43 provincial-level first stores and 311 city-level first stores. Since the beginning of this year, Wuhan, Hubei, has continuously promoted innovation in consumption scenarios by integrating consumption resources such as crayfish cuisine, special food stalls, and nighttime tours along the river, supporting the development of the first-store economy, while also promoting the blossoming of niche tracks such as beauty products and new tea beverages. From January to April this year, Wuhan has introduced 127 various first stores.
In the face of complex and changing international economic situation, various regions in China have taken multiple measures to support foreign trade enterprises in securing orders and expanding markets, promoting stable volume and improved quality in foreign trade. In the workshop of Guangxi Yuchai Equipment Technology Co., Ltd., workers are busy rushing to deliver a batch of export orders. At the Spring Canton Fair, their small excavators were favored by overseas customers, successfully signing a batch of orders for export to Europe, South America, and other regions. To help enterprises expand diversified markets, Guangxi has established a service mechanism for key foreign trade projects, supporting enterprises to participate in domestic and foreign exhibitions, holding cross-border e-commerce promotion conferences, and other series of activities. Shanghai has set up special work teams at city and district levels to stabilize foreign trade, surveying and visiting over 9,400 foreign trade enterprises and coordinating to solve difficulties encountered by enterprises in foreign trade exports. In the first four months of this year, Shanghai's foreign trade exports reached 629.02 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.8%. Since May, Shenzhen has launched "financial measures to stabilize foreign trade," implementing multiple financial products to help foreign trade enterprises sail overseas. Tianjin City has integrated resources from the government, associations, institutions, and enterprises to build a "one-stop" overseas service base for enterprises, providing full-process services from target market analysis, completing approval procedures, to assisting in integration into new markets. As of now, the overseas base has provided cross-border overseas consulting and customized solutions for more than 300 enterprises, helping enterprises open up international markets such as Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, and Africa. To promote stable volume and improved quality in foreign trade, Fujian has deepened the "Fu Products Sell Globally" campaign, increased subsidies for overseas exhibitions in emerging markets, and encouraged foreign trade enterprises to go global; Jiangxi has actively engaged with overseas buyers and smoothed channels for export-to-domestic sales from four aspects: market expansion, cost reduction, etc., to help foreign trade enterprises develop; Hubei has implemented the "Thousands of Enterprises, Hundreds of Exhibitions to Expand Overseas Markets" action, organizing more than 3,000 enterprise participations in international exhibitions throughout the year, continuously expanding its foreign trade "circle of friends."
This year, major wheat-producing areas have built "sky-ground-air" meteorological monitoring networks to accurately predict weather and seize "window periods" for harvesting, thereby increasing the speed of wheat harvesting. Let's look at the observations of reporters in the major wheat-producing areas. The 45 million mu of wheat at the junction of Anhui, Henan, and Hubei provinces is a key area for summer harvest in China and also a region prone to heavy rainfall during the "three summers" period (summer planting, summer harvesting, and summer field management). When reporters arrived at the Anhui Meteorological Bureau, they happened to catch a joint online agricultural situation scheduling meeting held by meteorological and agricultural departments, discussing recent rainfall processes. So, how are accurate agricultural weather forecasts achieved? Staff members introduced that Anhui Province has deployed 65 high-standard farmland meteorological monitoring stations and 85 automatic soil moisture monitoring stations. Through platform algorithms, the meteorological data collected by these stations are deeply integrated with farmland monitoring data, generating more than ten types of digital agricultural guidance products daily, including forecasts for summer harvest suitability and dry hot wind risk levels, with a forecasting accuracy of up to one kilometer. It is based on accurate meteorological forecasts that Anhui Province organized "northern machines moving south" to accelerate pre-rain harvesting, and at the same time dispatched crawler harvesters to prepare for post-rain harvesting, effectively ensuring a bumper summer grain harvest. Not only in Anhui, but reporters also saw at the Henan Meteorological Bureau that at 8:00 AM, staff members were conducting meteorological consultations. During the "three summers" period, meteorological departments update special meteorological reports hourly and share them with various departments. Currently, summer planting in major wheat-producing areas across the country has fully commenced.
Enterprises are the main channel for absorbing employment. Currently, to meet the needs of industrial development, enterprises are actively stabilizing and expanding jobs, expanding the scale of employment, and improving the quality of employment. Recently, it has been the peak season for fresh college graduates to seek jobs, and many enterprises have expanded the scale of their campus recruitment. Baidu and Alibaba have each opened more than 3,000 internship positions, and Tencent is recruiting 10,000 interns nationwide. Various enterprises are accelerating the conversion and hiring of interns through mentor systems and opening up core projects. Facing the development of the digital economy, traditional manufacturing enterprises are also strengthening skill training to stabilize employment. In Hangzhou, Zhejiang, an AI training camp at a chemical enterprise welcomed more than 20 new and old employees. This year, the enterprise accelerated its digital and intelligent transformation, investing tens of millions of yuan in employee training. The theme of the new training session is to help frontline industrial workers master new technologies and use artificial intelligence tools to empower production management. Since the beginning of this year, new consumption formats such as instant retail have accelerated their penetration into county-level and below markets. Platform enterprises such as Meituan have increased investment, improved occupational injury protection, and piloted pension insurance. Delivery riders have covered more than 2,000 counties across the country. In Zhijin County, Guizhou, 34 stay-at-home mothers have formed a "Mom Rider Team." Recently, Didi invested 1 billion yuan in special funds to increase subsidies for ride-hailing drivers and optimize driver income. Since April, it has recruited more than 770,000 ride-hailing drivers nationwide.
The State Council Information Office held a press conference for Chinese and foreign journalists today (June 6) titled "Strugglers on the New Journey." Representatives of retired military personnel and those working with retired military personnel were invited to meet and interact with Chinese and foreign journalists around the theme of "Retired but not Faded, Contributing to the New Era." They shared their stories in fields such as scientific and technological innovation, voluntary border protection, engaging in rural revitalization, inheriting the spirit of martyrs, and managing affairs for retired military personnel. This vividly demonstrated the value concept of the vast number of retired military personnel in serving the people and dedicating themselves to society, as well as their loyal character of "retired but not faded, always following the Party."
The State Council Information Office held a press conference today (June 6), where relevant officials from the Ministry of Commerce and Yunnan Province announced that the 9th China-South Asia Expo will be held from June 19 to 24 in Kunming, Yunnan. This expo continues the theme of "Unity and Cooperation, Joint Development." Two South Asia pavilions with nearly 800 booths have been set up on-site, as well as a Southeast Asia pavilion and an international pavilion. Currently, enterprises from 54 countries and regions have enthusiastically participated, covering all South Asian and Southeast Asian countries. Among the more than 1,400 registered domestic and foreign exhibitors, over 120 well-known enterprises, including Fortune Global 500 companies and industry leaders, are participating, an increase of 36% compared to the previous expo. Currently, all preparations for the South Asia Expo are proceeding in an orderly manner. It is understood that in 2024, the trade volume between China and South Asian countries approached 200 billion US dollars, doubling in ten years, with an average annual growth rate of approximately 6.3%.
Comrade Raidi, an outstanding member of the Communist Party of China, a loyal communist fighter, a distinguished leader in China's ethnic work and the construction of the socialist legal system, an excellent son of the Tibetan people, and former Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Tenth National People's Congress, passed away due to illness in Beijing on June 6, 2025, at 2:15 AM, at the age of 87.
China Warehouse Index Runs in Expansion Range for Seven Consecutive Months. The China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing announced today (June 6) that the China warehouse index for May was 50.5%, operating in the expansion range for seven consecutive months. The demand for consumer goods warehousing business performed well, with significant increases in new order indices for agricultural and sideline products and home appliances. With continuous growth in business demand, the number of employees continued to increase, facility utilization continued to improve, and warehousing business activities remained active. China National Space Administration Releases Images of Tianwen-2 Probe's Circular Solar Wings Deployment. Today (June 6), the China National Space Administration released images of the Tianwen-2 probe's circular solar wings deployment. The Tianwen-2 probe is equipped with circular flexible solar wings, which can meet the power demand for exploration of a main-belt comet approximately 375 million kilometers from the sun. As of now, the Tianwen-2 probe has been in orbit for over 8 days, with a distance of over 3 million kilometers from Earth, and is in good working condition. China Successfully Launches Satellite Internet Low-Orbit Satellites. At 4:45 AM today (June 6), China successfully launched the 04 group of low-orbit satellites for satellite internet from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center using a Long March 6 Yaoyi carrier rocket. The satellites smoothly entered the preset orbit, and the launch mission was a complete success. China's 9th Cultural and Natural Heritage Day Theme Announced. Today (June 6), the National Cultural Heritage Administration announced the theme for China's 9th Cultural and Natural Heritage Day: "Let Cultural Relics Radiate New Vitality and Shine with New Splendor." Changsha, Hunan, as the main venue city, will launch over 400 supporting activities, including cultural relic exhibitions and special lectures. At the same time, cultural and museum units across the country will organize over 7,000 online and offline activities to enrich the cultural life of the public. Ministry of Education Deploys "Hundred-Day Sprint" Action for 2025 College Graduates' Employment. Recently, the Ministry of Education deployed relevant departments and universities across the country to thoroughly carry out the "Hundred-Day Sprint" action for the employment of 2025 college graduates. It required efforts to expand market-oriented employment positions, organize campus recruitment activities, and successfully hold brand events such as the "National Recruitment Action." It also called for accelerating the organization of policy-based position recruitment, increasing employment guidance and assistance, and making every effort to promote the smooth employment of college graduates. China's Eye Health Services Make Significant Progress During the "14th Five-Year Plan" Period. Reporters learned from the National Health Commission that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China's eye health services have made significant progress. 94.9% of county-level areas are able to provide ophthalmic medical services, and 3,756 county-level medical institutions across the country can perform cataract surgery. Currently, the coverage rate of annual eye health care and vision examinations for children aged 0-6 years reaches 95.4%; the effective correction rate of refractive errors continues to increase. China Fully Promotes Labor Analgesia Services. The National Health Commission and two other departments today (June 6) issued the "Notice on Comprehensively Promoting Labor Analgesia Work," requiring that by the end of 2025, all tertiary medical institutions providing obstetric medical services should be able to offer labor analgesia services; by 2027, all secondary and above medical institutions providing obstetric medical services should be able to offer labor analgesia services. Guangdong's Marine GDP Exceeds 2 Trillion Yuan. Today (June 6), the "Guangdong Marine Economic Development Report (2025)" was officially released. According to calculations by the Ministry of Natural Resources, in 2024, Guangdong Province's marine GDP reached 2,002.25 billion yuan, a nominal year-on-year increase of 5.4%, accounting for 19% of the national marine GDP. Guangdong Province's total marine economy has ranked first in the country for 30 consecutive years. Paving of Baotou-Yinchuan High-Speed Railway Inner Mongolia Section Completed. Today (June 6), the track laying for the Inner Mongolia section of the Baotou-Yinchuan High-Speed Railway was completed, laying the foundation for its opening and operation within the year. The total length of the Baotou-Yinchuan High-Speed Railway is 519 kilometers, with the Inner Mongolia section being 402 kilometers long. After the entire line is opened, the fastest travel time from Baotou to Yinchuan will be shortened from the current more than 6 hours to 2 hours. Ethnic Minority Groups Across China Celebrate Eid al-Adha. Today (June 6) marks Eid al-Adha, a traditional festival for some ethnic minorities in China. Various regions held diverse celebratory activities. People of all ethnic groups gathered to sing and dance, and enjoy delicious food together, sharing a joyous and peaceful festival. Over 60 Chinese and Foreign Films Scheduled for 2025 Summer Blockbuster Season. The National Film Administration today (June 6) released the 2025 summer movie lineup. As the longest movie season of the year, over 60 Chinese and foreign films, including "Dongji Island" and "Lychees of Chang'an," will be released this summer, covering various genres such as history, suspense, action, comedy, and animation. In addition, the "China Film Consumption Year" event will launch a series of film consumption benefit measures during the summer to further unleash consumption potential. The "Light and Shadow Bloom in China" national film week activity was launched simultaneously. Ministry of Natural Resources and China Media Group Reach Strategic Cooperation, Large-Scale Series "Nature China" Launched. The signing ceremony of the strategic cooperation framework agreement between the Ministry of Natural Resources and the China Media Group, and the launching ceremony of the large-scale series "Nature China," were held today (June 6). "Nature China" focuses on achievements in building a maritime power and ecological protection and restoration, vividly showcasing China's new era civilization development path of developed production, affluent life, and sound ecology. "High-End Interview" Tonight Broadcasts Exclusive Interview with Siemens AG CEO Roland Busch. Tonight (June 6), the CCTV News Channel's "High-End Interview" will broadcast an exclusive interview with Roland Busch, CEO of Siemens AG. Busch stated that China is one of the most innovative markets globally, and China's expansion of high-level opening up has greatly encouraged foreign enterprises. The program will also be simultaneously broadcast on new media platforms such as CCTV News, CCTV Video, and CCTV.com.
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated today (June 6) that in response to Ukraine's terrorist acts, the Russian army today launched a large-scale strike using high-precision long-range weapons and drones against Ukrainian military industrial enterprises, flight training centers, drone production workshops, and weapons and equipment depots. All designated targets were hit. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said today that Russian air defense systems shot down 10 drones flying towards Moscow. An official in Russia's Saratov region said today that a local industrial enterprise caught fire after a drone attack. Ukraine stated today that the Russian army attacked multiple locations across Ukraine with 407 attack drones and 44 missiles. The Ukrainian army shot down about 200 drones and destroyed about 30 missiles. Kyiv city authorities said the attack caused power outages for over 2,000 households in Kyiv and damaged some railway tracks and cables. Ukraine also claimed that the Ukrainian army attacked Russian air bases in Saratov and Ryazan regions, as well as a Russian military logistics hub in Kursk region, in the early hours of today. Russian officials say UK and France provided intelligence and data for Ukrainian attacks on Russian airports. According to Russian media reports on May 5, Russian Federation Council Deputy Speaker Konstantin Kosachev said in an interview that Ukraine does not have space reconnaissance systems, and that Ukraine used intelligence information from the United Kingdom and France during the attacks on Russian military airfields. The UK and French officials have not yet responded to this.
According to reports from the Palestinian Gaza Strip health authorities on June 5, the Israeli army continued to attack various locations in the Gaza Strip today, resulting in over 50 deaths. According to Israeli media, security sources stated that the Israeli army currently controls approximately 50% of the Gaza Strip. Lebanese Government Strongly Condemns Israeli Airstrikes on Beirut. The Israeli Defense Forces launched airstrikes on the Lebanese capital Beirut and other areas on June 5. The Israeli army stated that the targets of the attacks were Hezbollah's drone production facilities. Lebanese President Michel Aoun and Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati strongly condemned the Israeli aggression, which deliberately undermined Lebanon's security and stability. Yemen's Houthi Rebels Claim Another Attack on Israeli Airport. Yemen's Houthi rebels stated on June 5 that they once again attacked Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport with a hypersonic missile. The Israeli army stated on the same day that it had intercepted a missile launched by the Houthi rebels.
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released a report on June 4, stating that the US tariffs on imported steel and aluminum have led to increased costs for shipbuilding and port facilities, impacting traditional trade, including the marine services industry. The report emphasized that the ocean economy drives global supply chains and supports employment and food systems, and tariff fluctuations will disrupt the sustainable flow of marine trade, affecting both consumers and exporters.
European Central Bank Again Cuts Three Key Interest Rates. The European Central Bank (ECB) decided on June 5 to cut the three key interest rates for the Eurozone by 25 basis points each. This is the eighth interest rate cut by the ECB since it began lowering rates in June last year. After this rate cut, the deposit facility rate, the main refinancing operations rate, and the marginal lending facility rate for the Eurozone will be reduced to 2.00%, 2.15%, and 2.40% respectively. ECB President Christine Lagarde stated on the same day that this rate cut was based on the latest assessment of the Eurozone's inflation outlook. According to the ECB's forecast, the overall inflation rate in the Eurozone will be 2.0% in 2025. German Defense Minister Says Military Expansion Needed to Meet NATO Plans. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on June 5, before attending a NATO defense ministers' meeting, that Germany supports NATO's large-scale military expansion plan. To this end, the German Bundeswehr needs to increase its active-duty soldiers by approximately 50,000 to 60,000. According to data from the German Ministry of Defense, the number of German troops will be approximately 181,000 by the end of 2024. Pistorius previously stated that the total strength of the German army should be increased to about 460,000 in the future. He also said that Germany would "form new large-scale forces and equip them comprehensively." Japanese Private Lunar Lander Again Fails Landing Attempt. Japan's space technology startup "iSpace Inc." lunar lander "Hakuto-R" failed its attempt to land on the lunar surface today (June 6). The company stated that communications with "Hakuto-R" were lost before landing, and it likely made a hard landing on the lunar surface. Ground personnel attempted to restart the lander but were unsuccessful. "iSpace Inc." previously attempted a lunar lander landing in 2023, which also failed due to loss of communication before landing. Guatemala Volcano Erupts, Nearby Residents Evacuated. From June 4 to 5, Guatemala's Fuego volcano continued to erupt, with ash plumes reaching several kilometers high. Residents in nearby communities were evacuated, and classes were suspended in some areas. Guatemala's National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology (INSIVUMEH) warned that volcanic activity could affect air routes. Fuego volcano, with an elevation of 3,763 meters, is considered one of the most active volcanoes in Central America.
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