Three-minute news, Saturday, May 13, 2023
Release time:
2023-05-13
Domestic:
1) On May 12, Xi Jinping conducted an inspection and investigation in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province. He visited the China Electronics Technology Group Corporation's Industrial Base Research Institute and the International Biomedicine Park planning exhibition hall, learning about the company's research and development and production, and the local government's efforts to promote the development of the biomedicine industry.

3) [Rule of Law] The Traffic Management Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security is promoting the "five major constructions" to address rural road traffic safety issues. Seven senior executives of central enterprises are under disciplinary review and supervisory investigation. Three officials at the provincial level of the Liaoning Provincial Public Security Department, Dong Xuefeng, Zhao Changfu, and Liu Jiaduo, were arrested. Hunan Province reported eight typical cases of "top leaders" of state-owned enterprises taking advantage of their positions for personal gain. Zeng Mou Sheng, the perpetrator of the murder of a doctor in Jishui, Jiangxi Province, who attacked a doctor with a butcher knife, resulting in one death and one injury, was executed. Pan Jie, former chairman of Pien Tze Huang, and Liu Congsheng, the current vice president, were both investigated for suspected serious disciplinary violations and illegal activities. A knife attack occurred in Majiagang Village, Donggang, Liaoning Province; an insider said that at least five households were harmed. Chongqing Jiangbei police reported that an 18-year-old man was criminally detained for stabbing a passerby after a physical collision. Chongqing police cracked a major case of falsely issuing special VAT invoices, involving more than 20 billion yuan. The verdict in the Guangzhou BMW hit-and-run case revealed the motive of the perpetrator, who claimed to have repeatedly evaded tolls by speeding through toll gates before the incident.
4) Shenzhou XV astronauts began transferring cargo from the Tianzhou VI cargo spacecraft, with a total weight exceeding 7 tons.

China's FAST radio telescope collaborated with giant telescopes in the US and Australia to reveal the magnetic field reversal of fast radio bursts. China's aviation remote sensing system obtained the world's first set of effective multi-source remote sensing data for mountain glaciers.
5) Preliminary data from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange: China's international balance of payments remained basically balanced in the first quarter.
6) 60% of the rectification tasks of the second round of central ecological and environmental protection inspections have been completed, and significant progress has been made in the rectification of a number of major ecological and environmental problems. Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development: China has fully launched urban infrastructure lifeline safety projects.
7) Four earthquakes struck Luding, Sichuan Province, in the early morning of May 12, with the highest magnitude reaching 4.5. No casualties have been reported. Citizens were awakened from their sleep: They dared not sleep in bed.
8) [Military] The ninth batch of Chinese military medical experts to aid Ethiopia set off.
9) [Hong Kong and Macao] The Commissioner's Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region warned the United States: Threats of sanctions will not intimidate the Chinese people. The "China Opera Festival" will open in Hong Kong in June. The BEYOND International Science and Technology Innovation Expo in Macao attracted more than 1,000 exhibitors. More than 100 junior secondary school students from Macao started a national defense education camp in Zhuhai.
10) [Taiwan] Song Tao, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, met with Lian Shengwen, vice chairman of the Kuomintang, in Xi'an. Lian Shengwen went to Xi'an to pay homage to his ancestors and prayed for peace across the Taiwan Strait at Qingliang Temple.

A "mysterious giant fireball" appeared over Taiwan? Taiwan's defense department: It is suspected to be the debris of a rocket launched by the mainland earlier. Terry Gou, founder of Hon Hai Precision Industry, and Hou Youyi, mayor of New Taipei City, appeared together to celebrate Mazu's birthday. When asked about cooperation, they said it was a "secret".
International:
1) Wang Yi met with Austrian Foreign Minister Schallenberg. Austria stated that it does not advocate decoupling from China. Qin Gang held talks with representatives of the Norwegian business community. Ministry of Foreign Affairs: China's special envoy Li Hui will visit five countries including Ukraine to communicate on the political settlement of the Ukraine crisis. Will Chinese Ambassador to France Lu Shaye be recalled on May 15? The Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded: It's fake news. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to China-US cooperation in recovering lost cultural relics: Arrangements for the return of cultural relics have begun. The US House of Representatives recently passed the "China is not a developing country act." Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Whether China is a developing country is not up to the United States to decide. China cannot wear the hat of a developed country. General Administration of Customs: From May 11, French pork that meets relevant requirements will be allowed to be imported. Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Lawrence Wong will visit China from May 13 to 17. Eritrean President Isaias will visit China on May 14.
2) WHO declares monkeypox no longer a "public health emergency of international concern." The sixth China International Import Expo (CIIE) promotion meeting was held at the African Union (AU) headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on May 11.

World Bank's China Bureau Chief: Many stories after the Wenchuan earthquake deeply moved me.
3) Pacific Western Bank in the United States saw its stock price plummet due to deposit outflows. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation plans to levy a special assessment fee on banks. Trump suggested that Republicans allow the US to default on its debt. US Treasury Secretary Yellen: The US should never default. Dangerous ruling! A US judge ruled that it is not possible to ban the purchase of guns by young people aged 18 to 20. A white American veteran who strangled a black man to death was charged with murder. Musk announced that he will step down as CEO of Twitter: He will switch to a technical position, and the successor is a woman.
4) The United States approved the transfer of seized assets from Russian businessmen to Ukraine. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova: This is outright robbery. Britain pledged to donate long-range missiles to Ukraine. Russia warned that it would make a "military response." Chechen leader Kadyrov announced that he would send troops to the Russian-Ukrainian war zone.
5) Germany warned the EU not to target China in a new round of sanctions against Russia. Labor negotiations have yielded little progress, and German railway services will begin a 50-hour strike on the evening of May 14. Macron announced that France will accelerate its reindustrialization. An explosion and fire broke out in the Milan city center: Multiple vehicles burned fiercely, and a black plume of smoke rose high into the air.

The Canadian military is sending personnel to support Alberta Province in dealing with wildfires.
6) South Korea will lift all epidemic prevention measures from June 1. The brother of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's wife is involved in a real estate fraud case and will be sent to the prosecution. The ceiling of an elementary school gymnasium in South Korea collapsed, injuring 14 people.
7) The Supreme Court of Pakistan declared the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan "invalid" and ordered his release. The warring parties in Sudan signed a preliminary framework agreement in Saudi Arabia, pledging to protect civilians but not agreeing to a ceasefire. The US ambassador accused South Africa of "secretly supplying weapons to Russia." South Africa countered that the US had not provided any evidence.
8) Superconducting qubits from scientists at ETH Zurich have passed the Bell test for the first time, which is expected to promote the development of quantum computing and quantum encryption technologies.
Finance and Securities:
2) SASAC: Guide and promote central enterprises to increase their efforts in strategic emerging industries such as artificial intelligence, integrated circuits, and industrial mother machines.
3) The China Securities Regulatory Commission has launched the listing work for the Sci-Tech 50 ETF options.
4) Many places have issued saturation warnings for online ride-hailing services. The Ministry of Transport: As of April 30, a total of 309 online ride-hailing platform companies nationwide have obtained online ride-hailing platform operating licenses.
5) China Evergrande: Xu Jiayin becomes the person subject to enforcement. OPPO responds to the shutdown of its chip company: Relevant matters will be handled properly. Reading Auto applies for bankruptcy, and the founder is reportedly living overseas.
6) Yesterday's closing prices:
Hang Seng Index 19627.24/-0.59%.
Culture, Education, Sports, and Entertainment:
1) The State Administration of Cultural Heritage and the Shanxi Provincial Government signed an agreement to jointly build the Yungang Research Institute, building a framework for a disciplinary system of Yungang studies of world significance. The Youth Network Service Platform 12355 of the Communist Youth League was launched.
2) Chinese scientists led the latest research, further filling the gap in the primate embryonic development stage.
3) Seven Chinese nurses won the 49th Florence Nightingale Award.

5) The national table tennis team's strongest lineup sets off for the World Table Tennis Championships, arriving in Durban, South Africa, aiming to win all five titles in the Olympic "mid-term exam." The 2023 Asian Cup group stage draw is out, with China in Group A alongside host Qatar, Tajikistan, and Lebanon.
Life Services:
1) The Beijing Municipal Government has arranged 34 legislative work plans for 2023. It is expected that by 2025, Beijing Yizhuang will form a 100 billion-level intelligent manufacturing industrial cluster. There are 143,000 registered nurses in Beijing medical institutions, and the nursing service system is constantly improving. The colorful rapeseed flower sea in Beijing is in full bloom.

3) Shanxi: Refines and implements 40 specific tasks in three aspects. A case in Guizhou involving a woman "secretly packing food from a buffet" has reached a settlement: 44,543 yuan was paid.
4) Suspected of illegally engaging in online ride-hailing business, traffic departments in many parts of Jiangxi have punished the relevant responsible entities of Gaode Taxi. Two acrobatic performers fell from a height at an underwater world in Harbin. Witness: The two people didn't move after falling to the ground.
5) Ningxia upgrades its desert control "weapon" to accelerate the restoration of desertified land. The jacaranda trees in Chongqing are in full bloom. Rare! A mysterious "flower of the underworld," Monotropa uniflora, was found in Liuzhou, a nationally near-threatened rare plant, do not pick it.

Strong rainfall continues in South China and Yunnan, with strong convective weather in Hebei, Liaoning, and Shandong. From 8 pm on May 12 to 8 pm on May 13, parts of southern Southwest China, southern South China, and Hainan Island will experience moderate to heavy rain, with heavy rain or torrential rain in parts of southwestern Yunnan, southeastern Guangxi, southwestern Guangdong, and Hainan Island.

Health and Wellness:
1) Ultraviolet rays can promote the synthesis of vitamin D in the human body, and 90% of the human body's vitamin D is obtained through sun exposure, which can promote calcium absorption and bone calcium deposition. Note: Ultraviolet rays cannot penetrate glass, so you cannot sunbathe through glass. It is recommended to sunbathe for about 10 minutes around 10 am and 4 pm.
2) Epidemiological studies, animal experiments, in vitro studies, and anti-cancer mechanism studies have all shown that isoflavones can slow the growth of breast cancer cells and reduce the risk of breast cancer.
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