March 18, 2024 (Monday) Three-Minute News Breakfast

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2024-03-18

March 18, 2024 (Monday) Three-Minute News Breakfast

1) The General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council issued opinions on strengthening ecological environmental zoning and control.

2) The State Administration for Market Regulation quickly deployed and severely investigated illegal activities in the market regulation field exposed in the 3.15 Gala.

3) China National Space Administration: The Queqiao-2 relay satellite and rocket combination has been vertically transported to the launch area, and the launch is planned in the near future.

4) Professor Guo Guangcan's team at USTC achieved quantum state resolution with minimum resource consumption, saving about 30% of resources. The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences strengthened the yield increase and promotion of new high-quality strong gluten wheat varieties.

5) The number of sea-rail intermodal trains on the Western Land-Sea New Corridor exceeded 2,000 this year.

6) Facing the Greater Bay Area, the Legislative Affairs Commission of the National People's Congress Standing Committee awarded the Nansha grassroots legislation contact point in Guangzhou Nansha.

7) [Rule of Law] The Supreme People's Court released the fourth batch of typical cases of judicial protection of intellectual property rights in the seed industry, involving three categories of civil, administrative, and criminal cases. Tian Wei, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and former president of Jishuitan Hospital, was investigated. Li Xiangang, vice chairman of the Heilongjiang Provincial People's Congress Standing Committee, is under review and investigation. He Guangyan, former mayor of Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province, was "double-opened". Li Shuzhong, secretary of the Loufan County Committee of Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, and a second-level inspector, was investigated. Jin Ping, former vice chairman of the Xinyang Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Henan Province, is under review and investigation.

8) [Military] The Fourth Medical Center of the PLA General Hospital continues to enhance its innovation capabilities and build a full-chain system for the treatment of war and trauma.

9) [Hong Kong and Macao] The "Xuelong 2", the first "China-made" polar research icebreaker, will visit Hong Kong on April 8 and showcase the country's strength and achievements in polar scientific research to Hong Kong citizens for five consecutive days.

10) [Taiwan] The International Finance Institute of Fudan University and the Shanghai Taiwanese Alumni Association have reached a strategic cooperation.

1) A large-scale integrated sea-land oil storage and transportation project in Bangladesh, built by a Chinese company, has been put into commercial operation. A high-yield hybrid rice variety from China has been successfully tested in Brunei. He Lianxiang, a famous patriotic overseas Chinese leader in Peru, passed away at the age of 98. Song Yang, Chinese ambassador to Peru, and his wife went to offer condolences.

2) UN agencies warn of worsening hunger in Gaza. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on Israel to halt Operation Protective Shield, noting that many refugees are vulnerable, hungry, and suffering from injuries and illnesses, and cannot be relocated again. WHO: More people in Syria need humanitarian aid than at any time since the civil war. The European Commission announced that it will allocate nearly €2 billion to strengthen Europe's defense technology and industrial base, covering five areas: explosives, gunpowder, ammunition, missiles, and testing and repair certification.

3) Biden insulted Putin again, calling him a "thug." The Russian presidential press secretary responded: Such expressions are not befitting of a head of state. Trump pledged that upon returning to the White House, he would impose a "100% tariff" on cars produced outside the United States. A shooting in Washington, D.C. on March 17 left two dead and five injured. A shooting in suburban Philadelphia left three dead, and the shooter hijacked a car and fled.

4) Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Russia: The Russian presidential election voting system suffered a large number of cyberattacks, and Russia has intercepted about 160,000 attacks.

5) Macron: France does not rule out future intervention in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

6) Israel will send a delegation to Qatar to continue indirect negotiations with Hamas. Palestinian News Agency: The Israeli army intensively bombed several areas in the Gaza Strip, killing at least 18 people.

7) Houthi armed forces claim that the US and UK have carried out multiple air strikes in western Yemen.

8) Venezuela's ruling party officially nominated Maduro as its presidential candidate. Haitian police clashed with gangs, killing several gang members.

9) A bus and a tanker truck collided in southern Afghanistan, killing 21 people.

1) The National Development and Reform Commission, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology spoke at the China EV100 Forum, supporting the development of the new energy vehicle industry.

2) Benefiting from the bull market in bonds and strong performance, many wealth management products have significantly increased their size limits, some from 3 billion yuan to 5 billion yuan, and even to 10 billion yuan or more.

3) Sinopec: The western Sichuan gas field has been fully completed and put into operation, with an estimated annual production capacity of 2 billion cubic meters of natural gas and 130,000 tons of sulfur.

1) Twenty-one "Plum Blossom Award" winners from six major opera genres will perform on the Tianjin stage. The original play "Weitou Bride" by the Quanzhou Gaojia Opera Inheritance Center in Fujian Province was performed in Beijing, telling the story of cross-strait integration and development.

2) Three newly discovered inscriptions of poems by Emperor Qianlong have been found in West Lake, Hangzhou.

The West Lake show "Most Memorable is Hangzhou" has returned, and audiences can enjoy food on-site. Qinghai is carrying out emergency protection of cultural relics damaged in the earthquake at the Lajia site.

3) The final selection competition (third round) for the national pistol and rifle shooting team for the Paris Olympics was held in Xi'an.

4) WTT Singapore Smash: Ma Long/Lin Gaoyuan won the men's doubles, and Chen Meng/Wang Manyu won the women's doubles. Short Track Speed Skating World Championships: Lin Xiaojun won the 500m and Sun Long won the 1500m.

1) The Beijing Municipal Committee of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League and the Beijing Municipal Federation of Taiwan Compatriots held a report meeting on the spirit of the 2024 National Two Sessions.

2) Shanghai held the 17th sea burial memorial service. Since 1991, 71,527 deceased have had their ashes scattered at sea in Shanghai.

3) The first event of the 2024 National Modern Agricultural Industrial Park Grand Tour was held in Huazhou City, Guangdong Province.

4) Jointly planning the development of the kimchi industry, the 14th China Kimchi Food International Expo opened in Meishan, Sichuan. Fuyang, Anhui Province, launched an investigation into the person in charge of the enterprise involved in the prefabricated vegetable incident. Jiangyin, Jiangsu Province: Mercury in cosmetic "samples" exceeded the standard by 43,000 times, and was bundled with genuine products for sale; the police arrested Fan and Wu.

5) Yunnan Lincang forest fire report: 3 firefighters died, 1 injured. A forest fire broke out in Shade Town, Kangding City, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province. The wind is strong on site, and the firefighting team is on standby.

6) Shanxi Province launches a special campaign to crack down on short weight and measure. Shanxi carries out "3.15" financial consumer rights protection education and publicity activities, with 53 insurance companies providing suggestions.

7) China Railway Shenyang Bureau launched its first domestic and foreign "self-selected tour" tourist train, a 14-day journey from Dalian to Jiujiang.

8) From 8 PM on March 17 to 8 PM on March 18, light snow or snow mixed with rain is expected in parts of southeastern Inner Mongolia, eastern Jilin, eastern Tibet, eastern Qinghai, southeastern Gansu, northern Hebei, and northern western Sichuan Plateau. Moderate to heavy snow is expected in parts of northeastern Tibet. Light to moderate rain is expected in parts of southeastern Northwest China, western Huanghuai, western Jianghuai, Jianghan, Jiannan, eastern Southwest China, most of South China, and most of Taiwan.

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