Three-minute news breakfast on Friday, May 3, 2024

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2024-05-03

Three-minute news breakfast on Friday, May 3, 2024

1) Xi Jinping made important instructions on the collapse disaster of the Meida Expressway Chaoyang section in Meizhou City, Guangdong Province, demanding to make every effort to rescue the scene, treat the injured, promptly investigate and deal with risks and hidden dangers, and ensure the safety of people's lives and property and social stability. Li Qiang made a statement.

2) The State Council's Safety Committee Office issued an urgent notice to deploy various regions, relevant departments, and central enterprises to deeply learn from the lessons of the Meida Expressway collapse disaster, effectively carry out current safety prevention work, and resolutely prevent and curb the occurrence of similar accidents and disasters.

3) As of 2 PM on May 2, the Guangdong Meida Expressway accident has found 23 vehicles trapped, resulting in 48 deaths, a family of five confirmed dead, another 3 people's DNA awaiting further confirmation, 30 injured, currently no life-threatening, among the casualties, no foreigners have been found yet. The Secretary and Governor of Guangdong Province bowed three times to the collapsed site.

4) The total number of cross-regional population flows across the country on the first day of the "May Day" holiday exceeded 300 million. On May 1, the national railway sent 20.693 million passengers, setting a new record high for a single day. The national railway is expected to send 17 million passengers on the second day of the holiday.

5) 986 million people in China have applied for electronic social security cards. The first batch of pilot projects for green and low-carbon advanced technologies were announced, totaling 47.

6) China's Sky Eye reveals a new path for the evolution of pulsars in globular clusters.

7) [Rule of Law] Supreme People's Procuratorate Procurator-General Ying Yong wrote in Qiushi: For intentional homicide and other serious crimes against minors, the prosecution shall be approved and pursued according to law. The Central Propaganda Department and two other departments deployed the fourth "Civil Code Publicity Month" activity.

8) [Military] Recently, when the Chinese Coast Guard's Sifang ship was patrolling in a certain sea area in the South China Sea, hundreds of dolphins appeared on the surface of the sea in front of the ship and followed the coast guard ship for more than three hours.

9) [Hong Kong and Macao] More than 460,000 people entered Hong Kong on the first day of the "May Day" holiday. Cathay Pacific flight CX341 from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hong Kong attempted to land at Hong Kong Airport several times without success and finally diverted to Shenzhen. Passengers: Violent bumps, many people vomited.

10) [Taiwan] US Secretary of State Blinken issued a statement saying that the US strongly encourages the WHO to invite Taiwan to participate in this year's World Health Assembly as an observer. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Any attempt to play the "Taiwan card" and engage in "using Taiwan to contain China" will be resolutely opposed by the international community and is doomed to fail. Trump reiterated that allies who don't pay should rely on themselves and refused to disclose whether he would "defend" the Taiwan region of China. At 10 am on May 2, a 4.5-magnitude earthquake occurred in the waters off Taitung County, Taiwan, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.

1) The UN General Assembly will resume an emergency special session on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Chinese representative: The US's repeated abuse of the veto power on the Israeli-Palestinian issue is contrary to the responsibility of a major power.

2) Israel warned the United States: If the International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant, we will take action against the Palestinian National Authority. Colombian President Petro announced: Because of the "genocide" by Israeli leaders, all diplomatic relations with Israel will be severed from May 2. Iran announced sanctions against some US and UK citizens and entities for supporting Israel's war against Palestine.

3) The Federal Reserve kept the target range for the federal funds rate unchanged at 5.25% to 5.5%, and will slow the pace of balance sheet reduction from June. The US House of Representatives passed a bill to expand the definition of "anti-Semitism." The US warned Israel again: Do not attack Rafah! Foreign media: 57 Democratic House members signed a joint letter urging the Biden administration to urge Israel not to attack Rafah. US Secretary of State Blinken said that Israel has made very important concessions on the hostage exchange proposal, and has seen real and meaningful progress in recent weeks. Hardline Republicans plan to force a vote to remove Speaker Johnson. The Arizona Senate voted to repeal the 1864 abortion ban. New York police arrested about 300 people on college campuses. An American couple won $1.3 billion and shared it with friends: $100 of the lottery money came from an old friend.

4) A senior Hamas official: An Israeli attack on Rafah will lead to the cessation of negotiations; Blinken is the "Israeli foreign minister," not the US Secretary of State. The Israeli Prime Minister said he would not agree to an agreement that "forces him to end the war with Hamas." The Israeli Chief of Staff said he was preparing for a northern offensive.

5) The French Foreign Minister made a surprise visit to Egypt to discuss a ceasefire in Gaza and the "release of people." On May 2, local time, Hodeidah Airport in Yemen was attacked by US-British coalition aircraft. People in many parts of Cuba rallied to demand that the United States lift the blockade.

6) Ukraine announced the purchase of 300,000 drones.

7) The wave of South Korean doctors' resignations continues, and the new head of the medical association made a tough statement: It will be as "soldiers fighting on the front lines" to resolutely and firmly prevent the government from introducing wrong policies. In order to prevent tourists from checking in and taking photos, a Japanese town covered the distant view of Mount Fuji with black cloth.

8) Bangladesh experienced the hottest April on record, temporarily closing schools nationwide.

1) Central Bank: In the first quarter, China's overall loan demand index was 71.6%, up 10.1 percentage points from the previous quarter.

2) The Financial Regulatory Bureau guided the insurance industry to quickly carry out insurance services for the collapse disaster of the Chaoyang section of the Meida Expressway in Guangdong.

3) The Securities Regulatory Bureau issued a series of fines, and CICC, CITIC Securities, and Guodu Securities were "named".

4) China Listed Companies Association: A total of 3,859 listed companies distributed a total of 2.24 trillion yuan in cash dividends, 274 companies distributed more than 10 billion yuan in cash dividends, and 30 companies distributed more than 100 billion yuan.

5) More than 221,000 overseas buyers have attended the 135th Canton Fair.

6) As of the close of the Hong Kong stock market on May 2, the Hang Seng Tech Index closed up 4.45%, and SenseTime soared 36%, hitting a new high.

1) As of 5:21 PM on May 2, the box office of new films during the 2024 "May Day" period exceeded 800 million yuan! "Peacekeeping Riot Control Team", "Kowloon Walled City: Siege", and "Desperate Spending" are temporarily ranked among the top three new films during the "May Day" period.

2) More than 40 cultural relics unearthed from the Wu Wangdun Tomb in Huainan, Anhui Province, were displayed for the first time.

3) The Tibet Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum officially opened in Lhasa on May 1st, showcasing 91 intangible cultural heritage items from 10 major categories in 19 exhibition areas.

4) A new species has been discovered in Guizhou and named Beipanjiang Impatiens: it grows in humid areas of valleys at altitudes of 1300 to 1500 meters, with a total of about 5100 plants.

1) China Railway Beijing Bureau expects to send 1.45 million passengers on May 2, with over 700,000 expected from the Beijing area.

2) The Suzhou River in Shanghai has been transformed into a "panda paradise," offering citizens and tourists a unique panda cultural experience. For the ninth consecutive year, the most beautiful human wall reappears by the West Lake in Hangzhou.

3) China Railway Guangzhou Bureau expects to send over 2.35 million passengers on May 2, mainly in the direction of Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Dongguan, and Changsha. 11 cities in Guangdong have broken their April rainfall records, with Meizhou's average rainfall being 3.5 times the usual amount. Guangzhou Metro refutes rumors of leakage at Likiao Station: a frozen water pipe leaked, and the issue was resolved within 15 minutes of the incident.

4) During the May Day holiday, many scenic spots were crowded. Datang Never Night City was "conquered by tourists from six countries"! Some scenic spots were so crowded that "people were face-to-face when turning around." It took 4 hours to see the feet of the Leshan Giant Buddha, and the West Lake was full of people... In Xi'an, there was a princess every three steps and a concubine every five steps. A Hanfu stylist said: "About 20 customers a day."

5) A rockfall incident occurred in the Hengshan Scenic Area in Shanxi, resulting in 1 death and 5 injuries. The scenic area organized tourists to go down the mountain.

6) Heavy rainfall is expected in the Jiangnan and South China regions. From 8 pm on May 2 to 8 pm on May 3, there will be light to moderate snow or rain and snow in high-altitude mountainous areas in eastern Tibet, eastern and southern Qinghai, and northern Sichuan-Tibet Plateau, with local heavy snow; moderate to heavy rain in eastern Southwest China, central and western Jiangnan, central and western South China, southern and western Yunnan, and southeastern Tibet.

1) Various enzymes, bactericidal substances, and physiologically active components with special functions in fruits and vegetables, as well as phytochemicals such as terpenoids, polyphenols, and phytosterols, play an important role in maintaining human health.

2) Traditional Chinese medicine divides fatigue into five types of labor, including both physical and psychological aspects. The five physical "labors" are prolonged vision, prolonged walking, prolonged standing, prolonged sitting, and prolonged lying down. Prolonged vision injures the blood, prolonged lying down injures the Qi, prolonged sitting injures the flesh, prolonged standing injures the bones, and prolonged walking injures the tendons.

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