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Three-minute news breakfast on Tuesday, April 30, 2024


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2024-04-30

Three-minute news breakfast on Tuesday, April 30, 2024

 

1) Xi Jinping will pay state visits to France, Serbia, and Hungary from May 5th to 10th.

2) The 28th "China Youth May 4th Medal" selection results were announced: 30 individuals, including Wang Chuanchao, were awarded the "China Youth May 4th Medal", and 20 youth collectives, including the youth commando team of the China Railway Fourth Bureau's Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway project, were awarded the "China Youth May 4th Medal Collective". Tang Yijun was removed from his position as a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

3) More than 73 million train tickets have been sold for the May Day holiday, and an estimated 144 million passengers are expected to travel by rail during the May Day holiday. Free expressway access for small passenger cars continues during the May Day holiday.

4) China completed 712.5 billion yuan in transportation fixed asset investment in the first quarter. The main framework of China's integrated three-dimensional transportation network exceeds 260,000 kilometers. The total social logistics volume in the first quarter increased by 5.9% year-on-year. The number of cruise passengers transported in the first quarter exceeded 190,000, surpassing the total for 2023.

5) National Energy Administration: The peak electricity demand nationwide during the summer of 2024 is expected to increase by more than 100 million kilowatts year-on-year; new installed capacity of renewable energy in China increased by 34% year-on-year in the first quarter; a new energy storage policy system will be continuously improved to support the construction of a new energy system and a new power system.

6) The "Kuafu-1" satellite has newly discovered more than 100 cases of solar white-light flares.

7) [Rule of Law] Han Yong, former vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference's Population, Resources and Environment Committee and former chairman of the Shaanxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, was arrested on suspicion of bribery and once supervised the Sun Xiaoguo case. Wang Honghai, director of the Tianjin Municipal People's Congress's Finance and Economics Committee, is under investigation. The first trial of Chen Gang, former member of the Party Committee of the Guizhou Provincial Public Security Department, on charges of bribery, money laundering, and illegal possession of guns and ammunition, was held, with sentencing scheduled for a later date. Wang Xiliang, former mayor of Kunming, Yunnan Province, is under investigation. Hubei Province reported six typical cases of violations of the spirit of the eight central regulations. A bullying incident occurred at a middle school in Nanning, Guangxi, and eight people involved were given administrative detention and other punishments.

8) [Military] Ministry of Veterans Affairs: The handover of the remains of the 11th batch of martyrs of the Chinese People's Volunteers in Korea is under negotiation. The Sino-Mongolian "Prairie Partner-2024" joint army exercise will be held in the eastern Gobi province of Mongolia from late April to late May. The national conscription (female soldiers) application period for the second half of the year is from July 1, 2024 to August 10, 2024. The navy's first batch of female carrier-borne aircraft pilots completed their first solo flight, and the trainees are all from the post-2000 generation.

 

 

9) [Hong Kong and Macau] Hong Kong will welcome the 75th anniversary of National Day with "Love the Country, Love Hong Kong, Love the Community" activities.

10) [Taiwan] Only 1 milligram can be fatal, and it has already caused 4 deaths! A restaurant in Taipei was found to contain the toxic substance "bongkrekic acid" after a food poisoning incident.

 

 

1) On April 29, Han Zheng met separately with Peruvian Foreign Minister Gonzalez Ollechea and Argentine Foreign Minister Mondino in Beijing. The State Council Tariff Commission of the Customs Tariff Committee announced the fourteenth extension list of exclusions from additional tariffs on US goods. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Consular Protection Center reminded Chinese tourists traveling abroad during the May Day holiday to strengthen safety precautions. US Secretary of State Blinken said he saw evidence that China was trying to interfere in the US election, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: China has never been interested. The Japanese government plans to implement export controls on items related to semiconductors and other fields, and the Ministry of Commerce said: It is harmful and not beneficial, urging Japan to correct its wrong practices in time. Giant pandas "Jinxi" and "Zhuyu" departed for Spain on April 29.

 

 

2) The China-Ecuador Free Trade Agreement will officially come into effect on May 1. Construction of 18 271,000 cubic meter ultra-large LNG carriers for Qatar Energy Company! Chinese companies have won the world's largest single shipbuilding order.

3) For the seventh time in six months! US Secretary of State Blinken will return to the Middle East. US presidential candidate, 73-year-old Jewish congressman Jill Stein, voiced support for protesting students arrested by police.

 

 

Tornadoes hit Oklahoma, USA, killing at least four people, including one child. Nature magazine: Avian influenza virus has been spreading in US dairy cows for months.

4) Ukrainian forces abandoned three villages on the front line. Former US Army Colonel: Judging from the current situation, Ukraine may eventually only have Kyiv and Zelensky left.

5) The death toll from Israeli air strikes on Rafah has risen to 24. US and Israeli leaders spoke on the phone about "releasing people", and Hamas went to Cairo for a "ceasefire". The Palestinian president said that only the United States can stop Israel's attacks on Rafah, and attacks are expected in the coming days.

6) British media: British Prime Minister Sunak may be overthrown by opposition forces within the Conservative Party. Sanchez announced that he will continue to serve as Prime Minister of Spain.

 

 

7) The yen fell below the 160-to-1 level against the dollar, hitting its lowest level since April 1990. The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan lost in the House of Representatives by-election, which will severely hit the Kishida cabinet, whose support rate has been consistently low.

8) Korean media reported that Qingdao and Seoul are interested in bidding for the 2036 Summer Olympics.

9) Pakistan arrested four terrorists who carried out the Dasu attack. A dam collapsed in Kenya, killing more than 40 people.

 

 

 

1) The National Development and Reform Commission and the National Data Bureau issued the "Digital Economy 2024 Work Points": Appropriately advance the layout of digital infrastructure. The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council: Central enterprises, large local state-owned enterprises, and especially industry-leading enterprises should accelerate the implementation of the "AI+" special action.

2) China Securities Regulatory Commission: Listed companies cannot use the "cloak" of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) to over-package.

3) On April 29, the Shanghai Composite Index regained the 3100-point mark, real estate stocks triggered a surge in daily limit, and the total trading volume of the two markets exceeded 1.2 trillion yuan.

4) ByteDance reported on internal anti-corruption: 61 people were dismissed, and 4 people were suspected of criminal offenses and were filed for investigation. Xiaohongshu refuted rumors that it is undergoing a US$20 billion valuation financing: false information.

5) Lei Jun responded to questions about imitating Porsche: We are not afraid of involution, nor are we afraid of price wars, Xiaomi cars are aiming for the top five in the world. Tesla said that there is no timetable for the entry of fully automatic driving into China.

6) Yesterday's closing price:

Shanghai Composite Index 3113.04/+0.79%

Shenzhen Component Index 9673.76/+2.22%

ChiNext 1887.57/+3.50%

Hang Seng Index 17746.91/+0.54%

 

 

1) Revenue of large-scale cultural enterprises nationwide increased by 8.5% year-on-year in the first quarter.

2) The Chinese Democratic Parties History Exhibition Hall has newly opened.

3) The Ma Wangdui Han Tomb pit site will reopen on May 1.

 

 

More than 160 bronze treasures are on display at the first special exhibition of the new Samsungdui Museum, including 31 first-class cultural relics.

4) Joint publicity infringed on Lu Xun's portrait rights, and Lele Tea apologized and stated that it has been rectified.

5) In the second round of the Uber Cup, both the men's and women's teams of the Chinese national team won their opponents, securing their places in the top eight.

 

 

1) An estimated 5.307 million railway passengers are expected to travel in the Beijing area during the "May Day" holiday. Beijing has released equipment upgrades and consumer goods trade-in schemes, with a maximum subsidy of 10,000 yuan for car scrapping and replacement. 100 ATMs in Beijing can dispense change, and the initial coverage of key merchants' cards exceeds 80%.

2) Hebei has cumulatively undertaken 43,000 basic units transferred from Beijing and Tianjin. Gansu launched the first international railway freight train for bonded area linkage cooperation between domestic and foreign countries. Dalian introduced a new real estate policy, providing subsidies to individuals who "sell old and buy new".

3) Guangzhou has introduced an implementation plan to promote large-scale equipment upgrades and consumer goods trade-ins. The first flood of the year occurred on the Dongjiang River in the Pearl River Basin, with the flow rate at the Bolu hydrological station (Huizhou, Guangdong) rising to 7,000 cubic meters per second. Water conservancy departments are strengthening their response.

4) Rarely seen heavy snowstorms hit parts of Inner Mongolia in April: the snow was fierce, and the roads were blocked by cars slipping on the snow.

 

 

Changsha's heavy rain instantly turned into a night scene, and Changsha South Railway Station leaked rain, turning into a "water curtain cave". The flood control and drought relief situation in 2024 is severe, and Guizhou is making early preparations.

5) Chengdu Municipal Education Bureau: Starting from the 2024 autumn semester, primary and secondary schools will have one physical education class per day. Qiqihar Engineering College rewards employees with 50,000 yuan for their second child and 100,000 yuan for their third child.

6) There will be heavy rainfall and strong convection in the Yangtze River Delta and South China. From 8 pm on April 29 to 8 pm on April 30, moderate to heavy rain is expected in parts of western Jianghuai, eastern Jianghan, most of the Yangtze River Delta, northeastern Chongqing, and central and eastern South China. Heavy rain or torrential rain is expected in parts of southern Hunan, most of Jiangxi, northeastern Guangxi, and central and northern Guangdong.

 

 

 

1) Long-term excessive intake of trans fatty acids can induce arteriosclerosis and increase the risk of coronary heart disease; it can interfere with the metabolism of essential fatty acids, affecting children's growth and development and nervous system health; it is recommended to avoid foods containing trans fatty acids as much as possible. For example, egg yolk cakes, pearl milk tea, French fries, potato chips, cakes, ice cream, and biscuits.

2) Heme iron is more easily absorbed by the human body, and the absorption rate of iron in red meat can basically reach 30%. For example, pig liver, beef jerky, mutton, chicken liver, beef brisket, and lean pork are all foods rich in iron, and are very suitable for use as dietary iron supplements.