September 28, 2023 (Thursday) Three-Minute News Breakfast

Domestic

1) The Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held a meeting to review the "Comprehensive Report on the First Round of Inspections of the 20th Central Committee," chaired by Xi Jinping. Xi Jinping emphasized at the eighth collective study of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China: actively participate in the reform of the World Trade Organization and improve the ability to manage high-level opening up to the outside world.

2) National Bureau of Statistics: Profits of large-scale industrial enterprises above designated size in August turned from decline to increase, with a year-on-year increase of 17.2%. Ministry of Finance and other departments: Multiple tax and fee preferential policies continue to be implemented.

3) At 4:15 am on September 27, China successfully launched the Gaofen-33 04 satellite.

The 13th Chinese Arctic Scientific Expedition team returned triumphantly to Shanghai.

4) National Meteorological Center: The weather in September is quite favorable for autumn grain harvest.

5) The Ministry of Public Security issued a traffic safety warning for the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays: Peaks will appear at the beginning and end of the holiday, with obvious characteristics of tidal traffic flow. The traffic volume on national expressways on the first day of the 2023 Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday may break the historical peak. The average daily number of inbound and outbound passengers at Chinese ports during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday will reach 1.58 million.

6) China State Railway Group: China's first 350-kilometer-per-hour cross-sea high-speed railway—the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou High-speed Railway—opened on September 28, with the fastest travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen being 55 minutes.

7) [Rule of Law] Ministry of Public Security: Crack down on crimes of producing and selling fake and inferior food products to maintain the safety of food on the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day tables. Prosecutors legally filed a public prosecution against Fan Yifei, former vice governor of the People's Bank of China, on suspicion of bribery.

8) [Military] Ministry of Veterans Affairs: The protection marks and signs of martyrs' memorial facilities are officially put into use.

The China-Cambodia "Peace Angel-2023" joint military exercise concluded, and the participating officers and soldiers returned home.

9) [Hong Kong and Macao] Former Chairman of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, Leung Ting Pong: China has planned to make the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region the headquarters of an international mediation organization. The "Gazing at Sanxingdui" special exhibition artifacts are unveiled at the Hong Kong Palace Museum.

International

1) The fourth high-level China-Germany security dialogue was held in Berlin, with Chen Wenqing, Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, attending the opening ceremony and delivering a speech. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Consular Protection Center reminds Chinese tourists traveling abroad during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays to pay attention to travel safety. Ministry of Foreign Affairs: China's conduct of marine radiation environment monitoring is a legitimate and reasonable measure to safeguard national interests and public rights and interests. Did China remove the wreckage of the "floating barrier" in the Scarborough Shoal? Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The Scarborough Shoal is China's inherent territory, and the Philippines' so-called actions are purely a farce for self-amusement.

2) The 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly general debate concluded at the United Nations headquarters in New York, with the Chinese representative calling for an early investigation into the truth behind the explosion of the Nord Stream pipeline. China stated that it is willing to work with all parties to promote the process of nuclear disarmament. 2023 marks the tenth anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative, with 55 international arbitration institutions joining the Belt and Road Arbitration Institution Cooperation Mechanism.

3) Biden joins striking workers in support of a 40% pay raise, Trump says: Biden betrayed auto workers. Musk warns three automakers that pay raises could lead to bankruptcy. US media: Biden's dog injured someone at the White House for the 11th time, a Secret Service agent was bitten and sent to the hospital.

A New York state judge ruled that Trump and his company engaged in long-term financial fraud.

4) The commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet appeared, and the Ukrainian army announced that it would verify the information again.

5) Italy held a state funeral for former President Napolitano.

The Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons resigned over the incident of inviting a Nazi veteran. The British Museum has announced the types of some stolen artifacts, the vast majority of which are jewelry from ancient Greece and Rome.

6) Japanese media: A stabbing incident occurred at a hospital in Japan, resulting in the deaths of two patients and the assailant. The price of Japanese Shine Muscat grapes has plummeted, and export volumes have also plummeted. North Korea decided to expel an illegally entered US soldier.

7) Armenian Ministry of Health: At least 125 people died in the oil depot explosion in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. The EU provided €5 million in humanitarian aid to the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

8) A fire broke out at a wedding venue in Iraq, killing 114 people and injuring at least 200. The banquet hall manager may be arrested. Iraq held a national mourning ceremony for the victims of the wedding fire.

1) Central Bank: Promote a low-level rebound in prices and maintain them at a reasonable level; the central bank will continue to increase the intensity of macroeconomic policy regulation.

2) In August, China's bond market issued bonds totaling 662.558 billion yuan.

3) Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges: Further regulate the behavior of share reduction.

4) 86 companies have disclosed major restructuring events this year, mainly state-owned and central enterprises. The Three Gorges Dam achieved its first full-load operation in 2023.

5) Uzbekistan: Signed an agreement with BYD to establish a joint venture to produce electric and hybrid vehicles.

Culture, Education, Sports and Entertainment

1) The China Golden Dragon Award for Animation was announced, with "Chang'an Three Thousand Miles" winning four major awards: Best Animated Feature Film, Best Animated Director, Best Animated Screenwriter, and Best Animated Voice Actor.

3) This year's Mid-Autumn Festival (September 29), most of Northwest China, North China, and the northern part of the Huaihe River Basin will have good weather conditions for moon viewing.

4) On the evening of September 27th, Olympic champion Zhang Yufei won the gold medal in the women's 100-meter butterfly final with a time of 55.86 seconds, breaking the Asian Games record she set that morning in the preliminaries. In the women's street skateboarding final of the Hangzhou Asian Games, 13-year-old Chinese girl Cui Chenxi won the gold medal.

Post-00s young athlete Zhang Jie won gold in men's street skateboarding. Liu Rui won gold in women's 25m pistol shooting. China won gold in the men's double trap team event. 17-year-old Chinese girl Zuo Tong won gold in women's all-around gymnastics. Lai Xiaoxiao won the gold medal in women's Wushu sword and gun all-around. Chang Zhizhao won the men's saber and stick all-around championship. The Chinese women's double trap team won the Asian Games gold medal in individual events for the first time in 13 years. The Chinese women's beach volleyball team achieved their sixth consecutive Asian Games title.

E Life Services

1) Beijing: Eligible children of migrant workers can register for higher vocational college entrance examinations in Beijing. Several museums in Beijing have cancelled their reservation systems; some museums will offer extended opening hours during the "double festival" period.

2) Shanghai successfully bid for the Olympic qualification series, and many international events are about to be held in Shanghai. Online rumors claim that the Nanjing Yangtze River Tunnel was hit and leaked; the official response: False, it was the fire hydrant of the Jiangxinzhou Bridge inter-river tunnel that was damaged, and it has been repaired.

3) Tengchong, Yunnan: A temporary border control zone will be established from October 1st to December 31st to combat telecom fraud from northern Myanmar.

4) Chengdu adjusts housing purchase restriction measures, and some areas no longer review home purchase qualifications. Zhengzhou refutes rumors of only releasing 5 divorce appointments per day: The news is false.

5) The highest speed limit is increased to 120 kilometers per hour. Starting from October 1st, Shanxi will adjust and optimize the speed limits of 27 expressways.

6) Strong winds and temperature drops are expected in Inner Mongolia and Northeast China, while the western Sichuan region will experience continuous rain. From 8 pm on September 27th to 8 pm on September 28th, moderate to heavy rain is expected in parts of northwestern Heilongjiang, eastern Qinghai, southern Gansu, southern Shaanxi, western Henan, western Hubei, Chongqing, northern Guizhou, eastern Sichuan, southern Yunnan, southwestern Guangxi, the southwestern coast of Guangdong, and Hainan Island.

F Healthy Living

1) How to distinguish between milk and milk drinks? When choosing milk, choose products where the first ingredient listed is raw milk (or milk) or where the protein content in the nutrition label is approximately 3%.

2) People who frequently dine out or purchase takeout food tend to have a relatively high intake of oil, salt, and sugar, increasing their risk of overweight and obesity.