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This is the Beijing Hour.
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Shane Bigam with you on this Thursday, January 1st, 2025.
Happy New Year.
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I'm coming to you live from the Chinese capital.
On today's program, Chinese President Xi Jinping has delivered a New Year's speech.
Cities and towns across China have held celebrations to ring in 2026,
as many others have all over the world as well.
Swiss authorities feared that an explosion at a ski resort has killed dozens of people and injured more than 100.
In business, embodied intelligence in China's robotics sector, in sports,
Algeria shines in the group stage at the Africa Cup of Nations,
in culture and entertainment, China's box office for 2020.
saw a huge increase in revenue.
And now checking the day's top stories.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for new progress in the country in his 2026 New Year speech.