January 17, 2024 (Wednesday) Three-Minute News Breakfast
Release time:
2024-01-17
8) [Military] Ministry of Education, Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission: 2431 new national defense education demonstration schools have been added to primary and secondary schools. The working group meeting of the Western Pacific Naval Symposium was held in Nanjing, attended by representatives from the navies of 30 countries.
1) On January 15, local time, Tunisian President Saied met with Wang Yi in Tunis, the capital; Wang Yi held talks with Tunisian Foreign Minister Ammar. Le Le, the giant panda born in Singapore, took a chartered flight to China.

3) The US presidential election kicks off, with Trump winning the Iowa Republican primary. After winning the Iowa primary, Trump said he would take back the country and "continue the greatest slogan ever."

4) Voronezh, Russia, entered a state of emergency after being attacked by Ukrainian drones in the early hours of January 16, local time. Paris is experiencing a surge in prices, with hotel prices rising by nearly 600% on the night of the opening ceremony of the Olympics.
5) North Korea decides to abolish the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland and other inter-Korean affairs agencies. Kim Jong Un: The recovery of the Republic of Korea should be written into the constitution.
6) On the evening of January 16, local time, due to slippery ground and improper operation of the towing vehicle, a Cathay Pacific passenger plane collided with a Korean Air passenger plane at an airport in Hokkaido, Japan. There are currently no casualties. More than 8,000 companies went bankrupt in Japan in 2023, an increase that is the highest since the collapse of the bubble economy. US troops stationed in Japan will participate in earthquake relief efforts in Japan.
9) Icelandic volcano active, president warns of entering a "period of upheaval".
5) Yesterday's closing price:
Shanghai Composite Index 2893.99/+0.27%
Shenzhen Component Index 8992.07/+0.31%
ChiNext 1752.23/+0.38%
Hang Seng Index 15865.92/-2.16%
3) China's Acrobatic Troupe wins gold medal at the Budapest International Circus Festival.

3) Tourism orders in Changchun during the Spring Festival increased by 613% year-on-year.
6) After continuous snow removal operations, the snow-blocked section of the road from Hemu Village in Burqin County, Altay Prefecture, Xinjiang to the county seat was cleared at around 13:00 on January 16. The Xinjiang General Temple to Naomaohu Railway officially opened, with a mainline length of 429.9 kilometers and a design speed of 120 kilometers, as an electrified Class I freight railway.

7) There will be rain and snow in the eastern part of Northwest China, the Huaihe River and south thereof. From 20:00 on January 16 to 20:00 on January 17, light to moderate snow or sleet will occur in parts of northwestern Heilongjiang, the Liaodong Peninsula, northern Xinjiang, eastern Tibet, southern Qinghai, western and central-southern Hebei, and most of the Huaihe River Basin, with heavy snow in some areas.

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