November 23, 2023 (Thursday) Three-Minute News Breakfast

1) On the afternoon of November 22, Xi Jinping met with Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. On the afternoon of November 22, Xi Jinping held a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing for Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou, who was in China for a state visit, and held talks with Lacalle Pou. The two heads of state announced that they would upgrade China-Uruguay relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership.

3) Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: As of the end of October, the total number of 5G base stations in China has reached 3.215 million. The construction of charging facilities along China's expressways has been accelerated, with a total of 20,000 charging piles built in service areas. As of the end of September, the cumulative installed capacity of offshore wind power nationwide reached 31.89 million kilowatts.

4) The on-site negotiation and bidding stage of the 2023 adjustment of the National Medical Insurance Drug Catalog has been completed, involving the largest number of varieties in history, and a new batch of new and good drugs have successfully passed the negotiation.

5) In the first three quarters, national customs implemented the return or destruction of more than 2,400 batches of unqualified imported agricultural and food products. "Xizi No. 3" has become the first nationally reviewed low-cadmium accumulating rice variety.

7) [Rule of Law] Promoting the substantive nature of procuratorial hearings, the Supreme People's Procuratorate issued 9 typical cases of procuratorial hearings, involving various types of cases. Gu Zhengju, secretary of the Nanchong Municipal Committee of the Sichuan Provincial Committee of the CPC, is under investigation. Chen Shaojie, CEO of Douyu, was arrested on suspicion of opening a casino.

8) [Military] The encoffining ceremony for the remains of the 10th batch of martyrs of the Chinese People's Volunteers in Korea was held in Incheon, South Korea on November 22.

The 135th joint patrol and law enforcement operation of the Mekong River by China, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand was launched.

9) [Hong Kong and Macao] Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang met with the Hong Kong and Macao youth representatives exchange group of "Hong Kong and Macao Youth See the Motherland" at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

The Hong Kong Palace Museum is holding a special exhibition "From Botticelli to Van Gogh". Hong Kong media: Creditors of Evergrande take over Xu Jiayin's luxury homes in Hong Kong, with a total market value of over HK$1.5 billion.

10) [Taiwan] Taiwan media: Registration for the 2024 Taiwan regional leader election, Guo Taiming's deputy partner submitted the application form. The "double-only" registration for the election has caused concerns on the island, and the Kuomintang: accelerating the push of Taiwan to the brink of war. Taiwan media: Lee Teng-hui's family investment losses of NT$550 million.

1) The China-Belarus University Alliance was established. French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna will visit China from November 23 to 24. China's response to North Korea's launch of a reconnaissance satellite: The development of the situation on the Korean Peninsula has its reasons, and hopes that all parties concerned will remain calm and restrained and adhere to the general direction of political settlement. The Mexican president thanked China for providing disaster relief.

2) The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Olympic Truce Resolution. The Chinese representative called on the parties to the Russia-Ukraine conflict to create conditions for the resumption of peace talks.

3) The Palestinian and Israeli sides reached a temporary ceasefire agreement, and the White House: Biden said he was "very satisfied". On November 21, local time in the United States, a vehicle belonging to the pro-Iranian armed group "Popular Mobilization Forces" was attacked near Baghdad, the capital of Iraq. OpenAI announced: Sam Altman will return to OpenAI as CEO.

Buffett's will went viral: Donating another $870 million and designating an executor of the will, Buffett: I'm playing overtime. A shooting occurred at a Walmart supermarket in Ohio, USA, the shooter committed suicide, and 4 people were injured. A landslide in Alaska, USA, resulted in 3 deaths and 3 missing persons.

4) Israel and Hamas reached a 4-day ceasefire agreement, and both sides agreed to exchange some of the detainees. A member of the Hamas Politburo: Gaza will cease fire at 10:00 am on November 23. The new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict has resulted in the deaths of 50 journalists and media workers. A senior Hamas military commander was killed in an explosion.

5) After France successfully test-fired the M51 intercontinental ballistic missile, Russia will test-fire the "Sarmat" again, possibly passing over Antarctica. Zelensky met with Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch and called on the world to refocus on Ukraine. Zelensky claimed that he had experienced multiple assassination attempts.

6) The UK's minimum wage will rise to 102.4 yuan. A traffic accident in eastern Mexico killed 12 people.

7) On the evening of November 21, North Korea successfully launched the reconnaissance satellite "Manrigong-1", and the satellite successfully entered orbit. North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un observed the test launch. Japanese media reported that North Korea launched a missile, and an alert sounded over Okinawa. South Korea announced the suspension of part of the effectiveness of the "Military Field Implementation Agreement of the Panmunjom Declaration".

8) A passenger bus fell 300 meters off a cliff in Peru, killing at least 23 people.

1) Postal Savings Bank of China won the "2023 Listed Company Board of Directors Best Practice Case" award from the China Association of Listed Companies.

2) The first Chain Expo will be held in Beijing on November 28, 2023, with more than 500 companies and institutions participating.

3) China Consumers Association's 2023 "Double 11" Consumer Rights Protection Public Opinion Analysis Report: Irregularities such as live streaming with goods were named and criticized, and Xiao Yangge's apprentice was listed as a case of vulgar live streaming by the Consumers Association.

4) China's accommodation and catering industry established the "National Hotel Industry Industry-Education Integration Consortium" and the "National Modern Accommodation Industry Industry-Education Integration Consortium."

5) Ali issued an internal document: Jack Ma has not sold a single share, and will continue to hold it for a long time in the future.

1) Ministry of Education: Create conditions for primary and secondary school students' lunch breaks according to local conditions. Will physical education change from a secondary subject to a main subject? Ministry of Education's reply: There is no distinction between primary and secondary subjects.

2) The results of the 2023 election of academicians of the two academies were officially announced. The Chinese Academy of Sciences elected 59 academicians, and the Chinese Academy of Engineering elected 74 academicians. Yan Ning was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

3) The list of typical experience in national cultural and tourism standardization demonstration was announced. Up to 68 days! Universities across the country have successively announced their winter vacation time.

4) The 2023 China Basketball Association agent registration training class opened in Chengdu.

1) Double warnings issued, Beijing will experience cold wave and strong winds until November 24. Beijing's minimum living allowance standard has been raised to 1395 yuan per person per month. The Beijing procuratorial organs have legally approved the arrest of 125 suspects in telecom network fraud crimes who carried out cross-border nude chat extortion.

2) 86 sightings in 8 days, the population of the Yangtze River dolphin in the Jiangsu section of the Yangtze River shows an upward trend.

Ningbo, Zhejiang: New Year's Eve dinner reservations are made one month in advance, and New Year's Eve dinner reservations are in short supply at some hotels.

3) Xinyu, Jiangxi, reported again on the vocational school being reported for deducting internship pay: criminal coercive measures were taken against Yan Moumou and others.

4) Heilongjiang: The first day of "Xiaoxue" ushered in a blizzard, with the lowest temperature dropping to -27℃.

6) The cold wave affects the central and eastern regions, and there is still heavy snowfall in Heilongjiang and other places. From 8 pm on November 22 to 8 pm on November 23, there will be light to moderate snow or sleet in parts of central and eastern Inner Mongolia, central and eastern Northeast China, northern Shandong Peninsula, high-altitude areas of the Ili Valley in Xinjiang, southern Tibet, and southern Sichuan-western Plateau. Heavy snow is expected in parts of eastern Heilongjiang and eastern Jilin, with local blizzards.