September 18, 2023 (Monday) Three-Minute News Breakfast

A Domestic

1) Customs implemented an optimized new version of the health declaration card, further facilitating personnel's cross-border travel. All-out efforts! Autumn grain harvests are underway across the country, with multiple measures taken to ensure a bountiful harvest.

2) With up to 900 cases a day, there's a sharp increase in pediatric influenza, mycoplasma, and other pathogenic microorganism infections in Shanghai. Multiple places have issued alerts, reminding people to be aware of and prevent influenza and other infectious diseases during the seasonal transition.

3) China successfully launched the Gaofen-39 satellite using a Long March 2D carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. The Mozi space telescope has officially begun observations and released a photo of the Andromeda galaxy.

5) The "Starlight" Tourism City Alliance was established in Guizhou, with five cities—Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, and Kunming—working together to promote tourism development.

6) (20th China-ASEAN Expo) The China-ASEAN Forum on the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Technology was held in Nanning. A large unmanned transport aircraft production base of Tianyu Hangtong settled in Shihezi, Xinjiang.

8) [Military] The honor guard of the Chinese People's Liberation Army appeared at Mexico's Independence Day celebrations.

10) [Taiwan] Hou You-yi, the Chinese Kuomintang's candidate for the 2024 Taiwan leadership election, attended an annual meeting in the US, with Henry Lee expressing his support.

B International

1) The President of the Central American Parliament, Sergio Celedón, will lead a delegation to visit China from September 19 to 23.

2) The "Group of 77 and China" summit adopted the Havana Declaration. The World Irrigation Engineering Heritage Digital Display (China) Center was officially established in Ningxia. Over 300 international exchange members from 62 countries have been studying in Gansu. The first battery from the German factory of Chinese power battery company Guoxuan High-tech rolled off the production line, witnessed by Chinese and German dignitaries including Han Jun, Secretary of the Anhui Provincial Committee, and Stephan Weil, Minister-President of Lower Saxony.

4) Japan's cabinet approval rating continues to fall, reaching its lowest point since Kishida took office.

5) Kim Jong Un met with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. Kim Jong Un left a handwritten note for the Russian Pacific Fleet, which read: "The victorious course of upholding justice and peace will forever be immortalized."

6) Lee Jae-myung, leader of South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party, has difficulty speaking after an 18-day hunger strike. Kim Gi-hyeon, leader of the ruling party, said he has again politely requested Lee Jae-myung to stop his hunger strike.

7) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan: If necessary, Turkey may part ways with the European Union.

8) An Italian air force display plane crashed, killing a 5-year-old girl. Foreign media: A plane carrying tourists crashed in Brazil, killing 14 people. A large fire broke out at night at the Indonesian National Museum: The fire illuminated the sky, and the sound of sirens was constant.

C Finance and Securities

1) The total assets of China's financial institutions reached 449.21 trillion yuan.

2) China Energy Revolution Progress Report: China's energy consumption per unit of GDP has decreased by 40% in the past decade.

3) Xu Zhijun, Huawei's rotating chairman: Don't harbor illusions; we should unswervingly build a sustainable computing industry ecosystem.

4) The price war among car companies is fierce! Tesla has cut prices by up to 150,000 yuan, and new energy vehicles are following suit by cutting prices to compete with fuel vehicles.

5) Police action taken, multiple individuals from Evergrande Wealth arrested, with over 30 billion yuan in unpaid principal and interest.

1) The "Series of Masterpieces of Modern Chinese Scholarship" and "Collection of Important Contemporary Chinese Academic Works" are planned to publish 400 and 200 volumes respectively during the 14th Five-Year Plan period.

2) Shanghai University of Sport officially unveiled, forming a north-south dual "sports university" pattern. The 2023 Shanghai Rowing Open was held on the Suzhou River.

3) Actress Yuan Bingyan was fined over 2.97 million yuan for tax evasion, and related companies were fined over 1.32 million yuan. Multiple TV stations deleted related posts. Despite warnings and summons, internet celebrity Wu Chuan was investigated for tax evasion: 13.59 million yuan was recovered and penalties imposed.

4) The second set of commemorative envelopes in the "Important Scientific and Technological Inventions and Creations in Ancient China" series was launched in Beijing. The animated film "Escape from the British Museum" is in the works: telling the story of cultural relics returning home for the New Year.

5) The Chinese men's football team is training in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, and will play their first match against India on September 19. The Paris Olympic Games women's volleyball qualifying tournament kicked off in Ningbo, with the Chinese team winning their opening match 3-0 against Ukraine.

6) Spectacular opening ceremony! The Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps sounded the "horn" for a high-profile moment in the national event.

Life Services

1) The 2024 Spring/Summer Beijing Fashion Week kicks off.

2) Shanghai: Sightseeing buses "transform" into mobile theaters, allowing people to read the city's architecture while traveling through time.

4) Ye Lianping, a 96-year-old teacher from Hexian County, Ma'anshan City, Anhui Province, has been awarding scholarships to rural children for 12 consecutive years.

5) Xinjiang Aksu's fifth million-mu ecological restoration and governance project: vegetation area increases year by year.

6) Shaanxi, Sichuan Basin, Jianghan, and Huanghuai regions will experience heavy rainfall, while northeastern Inner Mongolia, North China, and Huanghuai will experience severe convective weather. From 8 PM on September 17th to 8 PM on September 18th, moderate to heavy rain is expected in parts of central and western Heilongjiang, western Jilin, northern Liaoning, northeastern and southern Hebei, southern Shaanxi, the Sichuan Basin, western and northern Chongqing, northwestern Hubei, and central Henan. Among these areas, heavy to torrential rain is expected in parts of southeastern Shaanxi, northeastern and southwestern Sichuan Basin, and northeastern Chongqing.

F Healthy Living

1) Grapefruit and pomegranate are common sour fruits eaten in autumn. Grapefruit can relieve fatigue, while pomegranate has insecticidal, astringent, and antidiarrheal effects.

2) The autumn weather is dry and prone to excessive heat. Failure to address this can lead to the accumulation of toxins in the body, causing various diseases. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "Spinach is both slippery and cold, and its sweet taste allows heat and toxins to be eliminated from the intestines and stomach."