October 9, 2023, Three-Minute News Breakfast

1) Xi Jinping made important instructions on publicity, ideology, and cultural work. Cai Qi attended the National Conference on Publicity, Ideology, and Cultural Work and delivered a speech.

2) The closing ceremony of the 19th Asian Games was held on the evening of October 8th at 8 pm in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.

The Chinese team won a total of 201 gold medals, 111 silver medals, and 71 bronze medals, ranking first in both the gold medal and overall medal counts. Xie Zhenye served as the flag bearer for the Chinese delegation at the closing ceremony of the Hangzhou Asian Games.

4) The Ministry of Science and Technology and 10 other departments jointly issued the "Measures for the Review of Scientific Ethics (Trial)".

5) China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing: The logistics activity level increased in September, the overall growth momentum of the logistics industry remained stable, and the characteristics of the peak season gradually became apparent.

6) Data from the National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases shows that the prevalence of hypertension among residents aged 18 and above in China has reached 27.5%.

7) [Rule of Law] Ren Guisheng, former Party secretary of the Standing Committee of the Daqing Municipal People's Congress in Heilongjiang Province, was expelled from the Party. Xiang Hegang, former vice chairman of the Qianxinan Prefecture Political Consultative Conference in Guizhou Province, was legally arrested. Xi'an police: Wang Mouwen, a suspect in a major criminal case, has been apprehended.

8) [Military] The Chinese Navy's Qi Jiguang ship concluded its friendly visit to Fiji and set sail to continue its offshore training.

9) [Hong Kong and Macau] Affected by Typhoon "Xiao Yin", Hong Kong issued a No. 8 typhoon warning signal. 霍啟剛, head of the Hong Kong, China delegation, commented on the performance of the Hong Kong, China delegation at the Asian Games: surpassing themselves and creating history. The Hong Kong Tennis Open kicked off, with over 50 international female players participating.

10) [Taiwan] The 7th Cross-Strait Art Masters Invitational Exhibition opened in Taipei on October 7, showcasing over 260 works.

International News

1) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs commented on the escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: calling on all parties concerned to remain calm and restrained, and to immediately cease fire. Tunisia implemented a visa-free entry policy for Chinese tourists. The "Shanghai-Yunnan-Lancang-Mekong Line" international freight train officially started operation on October 8.

2) The UN Secretary-General condemned Hamas's attack on Israel and urged de-escalation.

3) Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu: America's support for Israel is "rock-solid". US Secretary of Defense Austin: working to ensure Israel "has everything it needs for self-defense." Trump: Hamas attacked Israel because the US is perceived as weak. Trump proposed that Ukraine cede territories leaning towards Russia to save the country. The US Federal Aviation Administration issued a special notice, urging "extra caution" for flights in Israeli airspace.

4) A natural gas pipeline from Russia through Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan was launched.

The Russian Duma Council will meet to discuss revoking the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, as the US has not ratified it. A new round of conflict broke out between Israel and Palestine, and Zelensky issued a statement of support for Israel.

5) A Spanish private company successfully launched a self-developed rocket.

7) Hezbollah in Lebanon shelled Israeli positions, and the Israeli army retaliated. The Syrian army shot down seven drones targeting residential areas.

8) A 6.2 magnitude earthquake in northwestern Afghanistan has killed more than 2,000 people and injured nearly 10,000. The State Administration of International Development Cooperation: China is willing to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan.

9) An international team of scientists observed high-energy gamma rays from a pulsar, with energies up to 20 trillion electron volts (TeV).

Finance and Securities

1) The central bank suddenly took action, buying 100 billion yuan worth of gold. In the first seven months of this year, the People's Bank of China increased its gold holdings by about 126 tons, making it the world's largest gold buyer.

2) During the National Day holiday, international gold prices experienced a "nine-day decline", with a cumulative drop of over 5%.

3) In 2022, the revenue scale of China's digital publishing industry exceeded 1.35 trillion yuan.

4) Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges: The time is not ripe for the A-share market to implement T+0 trading at this stage. The Beijing Stock Exchange revised the transfer listing guidelines to steadily and orderly promote transfer listings.

5) Shenzhen: Build a high-quality innovative capital center and a world-class stock exchange, and encourage more long-term funds to enter the market.

1) The total number of visitors to museums nationwide during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday reached 66 million.

2) Online registration for the 2024 national postgraduate entrance examination started on October 8.

3) Chinese scholars have achieved accurate detection of multiple respiratory viruses, and the relevant results were recently published in the journal "Biosensors and Bioelectronics".

4) In the women's singles final of the WTT Star Challenge in Lanzhou, Sun Yingsha defeated Chen Meng to win the championship.

1) The "Jingtong No. 1" super-large diameter shield machine for the Beijing-Tangshan intercity railway was launched. On the night of October 7, light rain fell in Yanqing District, Beijing. At high altitudes, the raindrops turned into snowflakes.

3) Typhoon "Xiao Yin" continues to affect Guangdong, with local heavy rain and strong winds of 6 to 9 levels on both sides of the Pearl River Estuary.

4) Heating has been gradually turned on in many parts of Northeast and Northwest China. Jilin officially released an action plan, proposing 16 actions to accelerate the development of a trillion-yuan tourism industry. The Guiyang-Guangzhou High-speed Railway will operate at a maximum speed of 300 kilometers per hour from October 11.

5) When the vehicle they were traveling in malfunctioned, Zhang Guimei, the female principal of Huaping High School, assisted the police in transferring more than 40 students, saying "I am not the most important."

A suggestion box in Sichuan is directly facing a surveillance camera. The official response: The camera was not installed by the unit.

6) An avalanche occurred on October 7th on Xixabangma Peak in Tibet, resulting in 2 deaths, 2 missing persons, and 1 seriously injured.

7) From 8 PM on October 8th to 8 PM on October 9th, light snow or snow mixed with rain is expected in parts of northern and western mountainous areas of northern Xinjiang, western southern Xinjiang, northern and eastern Tibet, etc. Moderate to heavy rain is expected in parts of northern and eastern Liaoning, southeastern Tibet, eastern Jiangnan, southern Sichuan-Tibet Plateau, southwestern Yunnan, most of Guangdong, and northern Taiwan.