March 15, 2024 (Friday) Three-Minute News Breakfast
Release time:
2024-03-15

1) The State Council approved and agreed to the integration and expansion of the Zhuhai port, covering five aspects. The Cyberspace Administration of China, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and 10 other departments have deployed the second batch of national digital village pilot projects.
2) The Yanjiao explosion in Hebei Province resulted in 7 deaths and 27 injuries. Rescue efforts have largely concluded. The cause of the Yanjiao explosion has been revealed: a leak in a pipeline during transportation. The specific cause is awaiting investigation, and a follow-up announcement will be made. In Yanjiao Park, directly across from the incident site, citizens placed 7 bouquets of flowers next to a bench to commemorate the 7 victims.

7) [Rule of Law] Supreme People’s Procuratorate: Cracking down on the entire chain of crimes involving the production and sale of counterfeit and substandard goods. Central Commission for Discipline Inspection: In 2023, the disciplinary inspection and supervision agencies of state-owned enterprises and central enterprises investigated and examined 411 cases of leading cadres managed by the Party group (Party committee). Huang Min, former vice mayor of Shenzhen, is under investigation. Prosecutors have formally indicted Zhou Qingyu, former vice president of the State Development Bank, on suspicion of bribery and bribery by using influence. Liu Weimin, former vice mayor of Nanning, was sentenced to 8.5 years in prison for accepting bribes totaling over 15.51 million yuan. A new achievement in law enforcement cooperation between China and Indonesia: Liu Moulong, a fugitive wanted on Interpol’s red notice for 11 years, has been extradited back to China.

1) Wang Yi will visit New Zealand and Australia from March 17 to 21 and hold the seventh round of China-Australia diplomatic and strategic dialogue. The US House of Representatives passed the TikTok bill. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded: Seeing other people’s good things and trying every means to take them for themselves is completely the logic of a robber. Ministry of Commerce: The US side should stop unreasonably suppressing other countries’ enterprises. The Philippine president said that China cannot be accepted to define its territory along the ‘ten-dash line.’ The Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded: The Philippines should stop misleading the international community, stop using the South China Sea issue to provoke disputes, and stop using external forces to undermine peace and stability in the South China Sea region. China and Russia have established a joint laboratory to protect the Amur leopard.

6) Yesterday’s closing prices:
Shanghai Composite Index: 3038.23/-0.18%
Shenzhen Component Index: 9555.42/-0.52%
ChiNext Index: 1883.02/-0.64%
Hang Seng Index: 16961.66/-0.71%
4) The 16th Hunan World Famous Flower Ecological Culture Festival opened, and tourists went to enjoy the spring flowers.
2) Hangzhou: No longer reviewing the qualifications of homebuyers for purchasing second-hand houses within the city. Zhejiang boat owner Shen Huazhong abandoned 6000 crab cages to save 16 people and received a reward of 250,000 yuan.
6) A bowl of spicy hot pot becomes popular, increasing the tourism popularity of Tianshui, Gansu by 186%.


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