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Shane Bigam with you on this Thursday, June 25th,
2026. You're listening to The Beijing Hour coming to you live from the Chinese capital.
On today's program, two powerful earthquakes
that jolted Venezuela on Wednesday and killed over 160 people by early Thursday.
Business leaders at the summer Davos meetings in Dalian are hailing the China Opportunities 2.0 idea.
And technical talks for the U.S.
Ron P. Steele are running into some sticking points.
In business, China's international supply chain expo is now open to the public.
In sports, Brazil dominates and secures its spot in the World Cup knockout rounds.
In culture and entertainment, China's summer box office is set to surge.
Now the day is top stories.
Two powerful earthquakes that jolted Venezuela on Wednesday have killed over 160 people as of early Thursday.
A 7.2 magnitude quake followed by a stronger 7.5 tremors struck west of Caracas.
Acting president Delcey Rodriguez has declared a state of emergency and she's called
for national unity and asked for the people's trust to overcome the disaster.
I want Venezuela to know in national unity that it can count on the authorities,