The Heilongjiang leg of the 2025 China Motocross Championship, the country's top-tier off-road motorcycle racing event, concluded in the Daxing'anling Prefecture of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on Sunday, with champions crowned in all seven competition categories.
The competition drew almost 100 riders from across the globe. The 1.2-kilometer track in the dense forests in Daxing'anling, despite its brevity, encompassed a variety of challenging terrains such as forests, wetlands, rivers and lakes. Featuring 16 turns, 15 obstacle sets, and numerous undulating segments, the technically challenging course rigorously examined the riders' skills, balance and their vehicles' maneuvering capabilities.
After three days of competition, champions emerged in all seven categories. In the most fiercely 250cc imported motorcycle category, a rider from Henan Province in central China secured the top position, while a Thai rider and a rider from Yunnan Province in southwest China took the second and third places, respectively.
In May, the 2025 China Motocross Championship held a competition in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in north China.
2025 China Motocross Championship's Heilongjiang leg concludes
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday discussed with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Iran and the United States on ending the war.
In a phone call, Araghchi briefed Lavrov on the peace MoU's details, highlighting the U.S. responsibility to properly implement the deal's provisions as well as the necessity to stop Israel's "aggressions" against Lebanon, according to a statement released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
Lavrov welcomed the MoU's finalization, voicing his country's support for the implementation of the agreement's provisions.
The two foreign ministers called on the international community and UN Security Council to support the MoU, stressing the need for the continuation of diplomatic cooperation among regional countries to ensure peace and stability, according to the statement.
They also discussed bilateral ties as well as regional issues of common interest.
The United States, Pakistan and Iran early Monday announced the finalization of the MoU on ending the war following weeks of negotiations, adding that it will be officially signed in Switzerland on Friday.
On Feb. 28, Israel and the United States launched joint attacks on Tehran and other Iranian cities. Iran responded with waves of missile and drone attacks targeting Israel and U.S. bases and assets in the region.
Iranian, Russian FMs call for global support to Iran-U.S. peace MoU
