Three-minute news bulletin for Monday, July 24, 2023

Domestic

1) Strengthening the foundation for comprehensive food security, Xi Jinping stressed the need to strengthen the protection of cultivated land.

2) At 10:50 am on July 23, China successfully launched four satellites, Si Xiang 01-03 and Galaxy Aerospace Lingxi 03, from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. Lingxi 03 innovatively applies a number of new technologies to build a future giant low-orbit communication constellation.

China's crewed lunar landing rocket main engine test firing was successfully conducted at the Fengzhou test site of the Sixth Academy of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

3) [Rule of Law] Xi Hongjian, former president of Guangxi University of Finance and Economics, was expelled from the party for serious disciplinary violations and illegal activities. A drug trafficking gang in Sichuan was wiped out: the ringleader was paralyzed in bed and had been colluding with disabled people to traffic drugs for many years. Xi'an police: A netizen has been criminally detained for maliciously fabricating false information about "returning students in the high school entrance examination".

4) National Bureau of Statistics: Investment in new infrastructure construction in the first half of the year increased by 16.2% year-on-year. In the first half of the year, a total of more than 270,000 cross-provincial electronic tax payments were processed nationwide.

5) Basically covering the entire life cycle of drugs, the National Healthcare Security Administration issued rules for the renewal of negotiated drugs. The Affiliated Concord Hospital of Fujian Medical University successfully performed the world's first minimally invasive implantation of an EVAHEART artificial heart, filling the gap in minimally invasive implantation of this type of artificial heart technology worldwide.

6) The national service team for new social strata personnel went to Qinghai for investigation and research: observing national conditions, devising good strategies, setting an example, and establishing new achievements.

7) The Ministry of Water Resources deployed flood control work in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, Northeast China and other places. Many areas in Liaoning have experienced heavy rains, and more than 2,400 people have been relocated. The upper reaches of the Yangtze River will experience a new round of heavy rainfall.

8) [Military] Qingdao Maritime Safety Administration: From July 23 to 26, live-fire military exercises will be conducted in some areas of the Yellow Sea.

9) [Hong Kong and Macao] The 2023 Hong Kong Students' Beijing and Nanjing Aerospace Science and Technology Study Tour was launched.

10) [Taiwan] Mainland teachers and students visited the Ma Ying-jeou Foundation, and Ma Ying-jeou hoped to bring Taiwan's goodwill back to the mainland. A group of mainland university teachers and students concluded their visit to Taiwan and returned to Beijing. The Kuomintang officially nominated Hou Youyi to run for the 2024 Taiwan regional leader election. The Taiwan military responded to the "bulletproof plate being pierced by a dagger", claiming that its function focuses on bulletproof, and netizens on the island criticized: They refuse to admit their mistakes again.

International

1) Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe met with Chongqing Party Secretary Yuan Jiajun at the Presidential Palace. Yuan Jiajun led a CPC delegation to visit Sri Lanka from July 19 to 23. 15,500 high-yielding "Jinghong No. 1" laying hens and 1,000 "Ward 188" fast-growing white feather broiler parent stock chickens, after passing the quarantine inspection of Beijing Customs, arrived in Tanzania. Due to public pressure, a telecom fraud gang in northern Myanmar released hostages for the first time without ransom! After 120 days of tracking by reporters, six children were rescued and returned home.

2) Reports show that there are nearly 5 billion social network users worldwide. Hungarian Prime Minister: The EU cannot be isolated from Russia.

3) Mei Xiang, the giant panda living in the United States, celebrated her 25th birthday, and the zoo prepared a birthday cake for her.

A Pfizer pharmaceutical factory was destroyed by a tornado, and the problem of drug shortages across the United States may worsen. US media: Chinese-American forensic expert Henry Lee was accused of fabricating evidence and may be ordered to pay a large amount of compensation.

4) Russian Embassy in the US: The United States should be held responsible for the Ukrainian army's attack on Russian journalists. A car carrying a Duma member was attacked by the Ukrainian army: the roof was penetrated and two accompanying officers were injured. A hot water pipe burst in a Russian shopping mall, killing four and injuring many. The Russian Ministry of Defense: The Russian army struck relevant facilities in the Odessa region, where foreign mercenaries were located. The Transfiguration Cathedral in Odessa was bombed, and Zelensky vowed revenge. Belarusian President Lukashenko revealed to Putin: Wagner soldiers are in a bad mood and even "pressured" me.

5) Indian media: Indian regulators rejected BYD's $1 billion joint venture plant on the grounds of "investment security".

6) Japanese media survey: Kishida cabinet's approval rating fell to 28%. A stabbing incident occurred in Osaka, Japan, injuring three people. Japanese media: TEPCO sets a standard for suspending the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water.

7) Nova Scotia, eastern Canada, experienced stormy weather, with heavy rains causing floods and four people missing.

9) A bus plunged into the water in Bangladesh, killing at least 17 and injuring 23.

Finance and Securities

1) In the first half of the year, China's cumulative installed capacity of photovoltaic power generation exceeded 470 million kilowatts, becoming the second largest power source.

2) Four years after the opening of the STAR Market, IPO financing exceeded 850 billion yuan, with seven companies with a market capitalization of over 100 billion yuan and 174 companies with a market capitalization of over 10 billion yuan.

3) The 2023 (22nd) China Internet Conference "Digital Human Development Promotion Forum" was held in Beijing.

4) It is expected that the reduction of public offering fund commissions will be implemented before the end of 2023.

5) Wang Jianlin transferred 49% of the equity of Beijing Wanda Investment, which may be used to repay the due $400 million. New Oriental, a leading player in the education and training industry, once again officially announced its entrepreneurial venture, focusing on the tourism industry and targeting the elderly.

Culture, Education, Sports and Entertainment

1) The national finals of the ICC (Global Invention Convention China Region) were held in Zhengzhou, with more than 3,000 "young inventors" competing.

Delegations from various countries and regions have successively checked into the Chengdu Universiade Village.

2) The 2023 Jiangyuan Comprehensive Scientific Expedition was launched, focusing on "water, soil, lake, grass, and ice". China has explored key technologies for the protection of black soil, and protective cultivation has been carried out in 83 million mu in Northeast China.

3) The movie "Chang'an Three Thousand Miles" has boosted "Chang'an tourism", and the millennium cultural heritage has awakened the public's "Tang poetry genes". A band in Shijiazhuang was criticized for indecent behavior during a performance, and the agent said: It was indeed the band members.

4) Medical insurance benefits for graduating students will be extended to the end of the year. Lang Zheng, the "saluting baby", was admitted to Peking University's School of International Relations.

5) Swimming World Championships: Cheng Wenhao/Shi Haoyu won the gold medal in the mixed doubles, but missed the men's 10m platform gold medal; the Chinese diving team concluded the World Championships with 12 gold medals.

6) Round 18 of the Chinese Super League: Beijing Guoan won 2-0 against Qingdao Hainiu. Women's World Chess Championship: Ju Wenjun defended her title.

Life Services

1) Beijing experienced its strongest rainfall since the start of the rainy season, with an average of 68.3 mm in urban areas, and no casualties. Beijing's first heavy rainfall of the rainy season generated 249 million cubic meters of water resources in the city.

2) The Shanghai base for training high-end legal professionals in cross-border legal affairs between Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Macao was unveiled. A flight from Shanghai to Phuket was delayed for 7.5 hours due to weather conditions, forcing an emergency landing in Penang, Malaysia. Jiangsu's total import and export value in the first half of the year reached 2.48 trillion yuan. Fuyang District in Hangzhou experienced rare short-term, localized torrential rain, resulting in 5 deaths and 3 missing persons. Xiaoshan District in Hangzhou was hit by torrential rain, with flash floods rushing into the streets and flooding residents' homes.

3) Guangzhou Baiyun District is soliciting designs for a new city image LOGO and slogan nationwide. Guangdong is cracking down on drunk driving, "bumping" scams, and other illegal and criminal activities during the summer vacation.

4) Seven academicians from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, including Huang Zhiqiang, the "father of biliary surgery" in China, gathered in Chongqing to discuss ways to improve surgical treatment. The secretary-general of Panzhihua Swimming Association unfortunately drowned while saving someone; he had told his wife beforehand that he was going to save someone, and he had a history of rescuing many people through his charitable work.

5) The roof of the gymnasium of Qiqihar No. 34 Middle School in Heilongjiang Province collapsed, trapping more than 10 people; 8 people have been rescued.

An agricultural aircraft crashed in Hegang, Heilongjiang Province, killing the pilot and co-pilot. An explosion occurred at a restaurant in Shuangyashan, Heilongjiang Province, causing significant damage to the building; eyewitnesses reported that the injured have been sent to the hospital. Heilongjiang experienced a relatively cool "Great Heat" period, with average temperatures in most areas not exceeding 25℃.

6) High temperatures persist in Xinjiang. From 8 PM on July 23 to 8 PM on July 24, parts of western and central-southern Sichuan Basin, southern Chongqing, western Heilongjiang, central and southern Zhejiang, central and northern Fujian, central and southern Jiangxi, southeastern Hunan, southeastern and northern Tibet experienced heavy to torrential rain; some areas in southwestern Sichuan Basin experienced extremely heavy rainfall.