January 15, 2024 (Monday) Three-Minute News Breakfast

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2024-01-15

January 15, 2024 (Monday) Three-Minute News Breakfast

1) Xi Jinping made important instructions on political and legal work, emphasizing: adhering to the absolute leadership of the Party, fulfilling responsibilities with loyalty and dedication, and providing a strong and secure guarantee for comprehensively promoting the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation.

2) All provinces and municipalities in China have issued implementation plans and lists for basic elderly care services, and a total of 1.4828 million households of elderly people in difficulty have completed the adaptation of their homes for the elderly nationwide. Six ministries and commissions including the Ministry of Transport issued a document clarifying: further strengthening age-friendly and barrier-free travel services, and prioritizing the arrangement of lower berths for the elderly.

3) China CDC: The COVID-19 epidemic may rebound this month, and JN.1 is likely to become the dominant strain; the proportion of influenza B virus in some provinces has exceeded that of influenza A, and those who have had influenza A may still be infected.

4) The written examination results and passing scores for the 2024 annual examination and recruitment of civil servants in central government agencies and their directly affiliated institutions have been announced.

5) The All-China Federation of Trade Unions issued the "Digital Skills Improvement Plan for Women Workers" and the "Action Plan for the Wide Application of Artificial Intelligence by the All-China Federation of Trade Unions" and made deployment for implementation.

6) The shortlisted candidates for the "National Craftsmen of the Year" in 2023 have been announced: 50 outstanding craftsmen from 10 industrial trade unions have been shortlisted.

7) [Rule of Law] Supreme People's Procuratorate: Launch a special campaign of "prosecutorial protection of people's livelihood". In the first 11 months of last year, procuratorial organs prosecuted 1.502 million criminal cases. Since August last year, the number of telecom fraud cases nationwide has dropped by 28.6% year-on-year. A total of 1.585 million cases of legal aid were handled nationwide in 2023. Xi'an Railway Police cracked a series of fraud cases, with more than 30 people defrauded and the amount involved exceeding 3.6 million yuan.

8) [Military] Xining Joint Logistics Support Center makes every effort to ensure the travel of officers and soldiers on the plateau.

9) [Hong Kong and Macao] The National Ballet of China's "Swan Lake" debuts in Hong Kong, recreating the ballet classic.

Hong Kong police crack down on illegal taxis, arresting three drivers suspected of overcharging. Wenhui Scholarship awarded: 30 top students win Future Stars.

10) [Taiwan] Zhu Lilun: The Kuomintang has become the largest party in the "Legislative Yuan" again. None of the three parties in the Taiwan "Legislative Yuan" have more than half of the seats, and Han Kuo-yu may be appointed as the speaker.

1) Foreign Ministry spokesperson's remarks on the US State Department's statement on the election in Taiwan: sending a serious wrong signal to the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces, China expresses strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition, and has lodged a strong protest with the US side. Li Shulei led a CPC delegation to visit Cambodia.

2) The first batch of imported dried chili peppers from the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor agricultural cooperation project has been put into storage in Neijiang, Sichuan.

A China Trade Fair is held in El Salvador.

3) After the election results in Taiwan were released, Biden said that the United States does not support Taiwan independence. US Presidential Climate Envoy Kerry will resign to help Biden's re-election campaign. Houthi rebels vow revenge for US strikes, Biden says US has "privately contacted" Iran over Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea.

4) Houthi rebels say US and British drones are "intensively scouting" the Yemeni western port city of Hodeidah, controlled by the Houthi rebels. France, Italy and Spain did not participate in the US and British attacks on the Houthi rebels, and did not even sign a defense statement.

5) Commander of the Iranian Army Ground Forces Heydari: New missile and drone units will be deployed on the border.

6) Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu: Military operations in the Gaza Strip will continue until complete victory is achieved.

7) Breaking News! A warehouse fire in St. Petersburg, Russia, with a fire area of 70,000 square meters, no injuries reported.

8) A large-scale eruption occurred at the Suwanosejima volcano in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

1) Data from the China Securities Regulatory Commission shows that a total of 81 institutions were approved as Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (QFII) in 2023, the number of approvals second only to 118 in 2021.

2) The first listed bank's 2023 performance express report was released, and Hangzhou Bank's 2023 attributable net profit increased by 23.15%.

3) China's first securities class action settlement: 7195 qualified investors won! A total of more than 280 million yuan in compensation was obtained, with an average compensation of 38,900 yuan per person, and the highest compensation of 5 million yuan.

1) The Fourth Meeting of the Eleventh National Committee of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles was held in Beijing.

2) The Second China TV Drama Annual Ceremony was held, announcing the winners of 18 awards and releasing the keywords for the development trend of Chinese TV dramas in 2024.

3) The first batch of paper versions of the third edition of the "Encyclopedia of China" have been collectively launched, including 19 volumes in 18 disciplines.

4) The National Youth Sports Exchange Conference was held in Haikou, focusing on topics such as the integration of sports and education.

5) National Winter Games speed skating third competition day: Ning Zhongyan and Han Mei both won their second gold medals; mass events started, creating a "snow and ice together" competition venue.

1) The Second Session of the 14th Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference will open on the morning of January 20. The Second Session of the 16th Beijing Municipal People's Congress will be held on January 21.

2) Reservations for New Year's Eve dinner at the restaurant that is the prototype of "Fan Hua" are fully booked.

Shanghai Disney Resort: Due to air pollution, Shanghai Disney has canceled its nighttime fireworks show for three consecutive days. Recently, a video of a food delivery rider in Shanghai earning 1.02 million yuan in three years has sparked heated discussions online, and the person responded that: due to the high number of deliveries, the income is high, but he does not want everyone to imitate it, and should act according to their own capabilities.

3) A 57-year-old worker who jumped into a river to save someone and then quietly left moved netizens. The rescuer, Cheng Chunhua, is from Leping, Jiangxi Province, and works in Jingdezhen.

4) On January 14, a huge black smoke ring appeared in the sky above Xingshubing Village, Yaoqu Town, Tongchuan City, Shaanxi Province.

The local emergency management bureau responded: The cause is currently unclear, and further verification will be carried out.

5) On January 14th, netizens discovered that Luoyang Longmen High-speed Railway Station not only had '锦衣卫' (Jin Yi Wei, a type of imperial guard in Ming Dynasty China) in flying fish robes welcoming the returning princes and princesses, but also prepared 100 diamonds as gifts, with the largest being 1 carat. In Xinjiang, some snow-blocked roads in the Kanas scenic area were cleared, allowing 287 people to safely leave the mountainous area.

6) From 8 PM on January 14th to 8 PM on January 15th, light to moderate snow is expected in parts of northwestern Xinjiang, eastern Tibet, eastern Gansu, Shaanxi, southern Shanxi, and Henan. Heavy snow, with local areas experiencing blizzards, is expected in parts of Altay, Xinjiang, southern Shaanxi, and western Henan. Freezing rain is expected in local areas of southern Shaanxi and northwestern Hubei. Light to moderate rain is expected in eastern Southwest China, central and western Jianghan, western and northeastern Jiangnan, western and northern Guangxi, southern Yunnan, and Hainan Island, with local heavy rain in central and northern Chongqing.

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