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Three-minute news breakfast on Wednesday, July 31, 2024

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2024-07-31

Three-minute news breakfast on Wednesday, July 31, 2024

1) The Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held a meeting on July 30 to analyze the current economic situation and economic work, deploy economic work for the second half of the year, and review "Several Provisions on Rectifying Formalism and Reducing the Burden on the Grassroots." Xi Jinping presided over the meeting. Regarding the current economic situation and economic work for the second half of the year, the CPC Central Committee held a symposium with non-Party figures, presided over by Xi Jinping, who delivered an important speech. Li Qiang reported on relevant matters.

2) The Ministry of Finance urgently allocated 238 million yuan in funds for agricultural disaster prevention and relief.

3) The Yangtze River experienced its third flood of 2024. Parts of eight provinces and autonomous regions, including Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei, experienced thunderstorms, strong winds, or hail. Heavy rain in Zixing, Hunan, has resulted in four deaths and three missing persons; rescue efforts are ongoing.

4) General Administration of Customs: In the first half of the year, the national customs supervised the import and export of 2.73 billion tons of goods, collecting 1.05 trillion yuan in taxes and detecting more than 30,000 batches of substandard food and commodities; in the first half of the year, China's cross-border e-commerce imports and exports reached 1.22 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.5%.

5) Ministry of Natural Resources: Geographic information data for intelligent connected vehicles must be stored domestically.

6) By the end of 2023, China had 682,500 buses, of which 554,400 were new energy buses, accounting for 81.2%.

7) [Legal] The Zhejiang Provincial People's Procuratorate decided to arrest Jiang Yuejin, former vice chairman of the Jinhua Municipal People's Congress Standing Committee, in accordance with the law.

8) [Military] A certain regiment of the 72nd Army Group organized a military dog cadre training session to continuously strengthen the military dogs' obedience and combat skills, further honing their ability to fight together with their handlers.

9) [Hong Kong and Macau] Foreign tourist groups from Hong Kong and Macau can enter Hainan visa-free for 144 hours starting July 30. John Lee led a delegation to visit Laos, and the two sides signed 12 memorandums of understanding to strengthen cooperation. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority's investment income in the first half of the year was HK$104 billion, with its investment in Hong Kong stocks turning profitable. The Hong Kong Shared Foundation will launch a dengue fever prevention project in Cambodia. In the men's individual foil gold medal match at the Paris Olympics, Hong Kong's Cheung Ka Long defended his title.

10) [Taiwan] The "Cross-Strait Policy Inter-Parliamentary Alliance" held its annual summit in Taipei. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs: We advise the relevant members to abandon ideological prejudice and stop using the Taiwan issue to interfere in China's internal affairs. Taiwanese civic groups held rallies to protest against the DPP authorities' collusion with external forces to undermine peace across the Taiwan Strait. A building fire in Changhua, Taiwan, resulted in three deaths and two injuries.

1) Xi Jinping sent a message congratulating Maduro on his re-election as President of Venezuela. Recently, US intelligence officials made remarks concerning China. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs: China has never interfered, and will not interfere, in the US elections. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs: We strongly urge Japan to accelerate the disposal of Japanese abandoned chemical weapons. A traffic accident in Tanzania involving Chinese tourists resulted in one death and five injuries.

2) The China-US Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum was held in New York, attended by more than 300 representatives from Chinese and American companies and business associations. The 2024 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation will be held in Beijing from September 4 to 6. The heatwave has led to electricity and water shortages in many European countries. The eurozone and the EU both saw a 0.3% quarter-on-quarter growth in the second quarter. Recently, there were online rumors that "the International Olympic Committee deleted the opening ceremony video of the Paris Olympics." The IOC denied this.

3) Trump called the Paris Olympics opening ceremony a disgrace, and if the Olympics were held in the United States during his presidency, he would ensure that the feelings of Christians around the world would not be hurt.

Trump: Harris used to laugh wildly, but now she listens to advice and doesn't laugh like that anymore. The United States announced it would provide Ukraine with $1.5 billion in new long-term military aid.

4) Russia launched a large-scale naval exercise, which will include more than 300 live-fire drills. Turkish President Erdogan threatened military intervention against Israel. Israeli Foreign Minister Katz: Don't follow in Saddam's footsteps. Katz called on NATO to expel Turkey. "Due to the tense security situation in the destination area," Air France-KLM Group's airlines suspended flights to Beirut, the capital of Lebanon.

5) A stabbing attack in northwest England killed two children and injured nine others. A 17-year-old male suspect was arrested.

6) Philippine President Marcos met with US Secretary of State Blinken and Secretary of Defense Austin on July 30, claiming that the two countries should have regular contact to flexibly respond to the regional situation. After "China's withdrawal," the Philippines is looking for the US and Japan to take over a railway project worth 50 billion Philippine pesos (approximately 6.2 billion yuan).

7) Venezuela announced that it would recall its diplomats from Argentina, Chile, Peru, Costa Rica, Panama, the Dominican Republic, and Uruguay. Venezuela announced the suspension of commercial flights to and from Panama and the Dominican Republic. Sudan's inflation rate in the first half of 2024 was 136.67%.

8) In the early hours of July 30, a landslide occurred in southern India, killing at least 66 people.

A passenger train derailment in India killed at least two people.

9) A missing Cambodian military helicopter was confirmed to have crashed, killing two people.

1) The National Financial Regulatory Administration issued the "Measures for Anti-Insurance Fraud." The China Securities Regulatory Commission: Improve the counter-cyclical adjustment mechanism for new stock issuance and make good use of multi-level capital market tools.

2) The new version of the industry standard for industrial robots and its implementation measures have been released.

3) The outstanding balance of China's bank wealth management market reached 28.52 trillion yuan.

4) The central bank will issue commemorative coins for the Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park starting July 31.

The central bank and three other departments jointly issued financial measures with the Tianjin Municipal People's Government to support Tianjin's high-quality development.

5) China National Energy Group's renewable energy installed capacity in the first half of the year reached 124 million kilowatts, accounting for 37.3%. China Eastern Airlines' seventh C919 aircraft was added to its fleet, making it the largest global user of the domestically produced large aircraft.

6) Yesterday's closing prices:

Shanghai Composite Index: 2879.30/-0.43%

Shenzhen Component Index: 8468.58/-0.54%

ChiNext Index: 1630.95/-0.29%

Hang Seng Index: 17002.91/-1.37%

1) The Central Civilization Office of China released the "Role Models of China" list for the second quarter of 2024.

2) The "So Close, So Beautiful, Weekend in Hebei—Exploring Chongli and Empowering Post-Olympics" themed activity, bringing together online influencers from Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, and Inner Mongolia, continued in Zhangjiakou on July 30th. Influencers visited the Fulong Four Seasons Town, Taiwu Town, Taizi City Ruins Park, and the Overseas Chinese Ice and Snow Museum, showcasing Chongli's rich tourism resources, cultural charm, post-Olympic economic development achievements, and ecological environmental protection accomplishments from a unique perspective.

3) The National Radio and Television Administration: Addressing the issue of "nested" TV fees and complex operations; 2.52 million hotel rooms now offer convenient TV viewing; plans to fully implement one-remote control TV viewing nationwide in the second half of the year, making it more convenient for the public to watch television.

4) The 32nd National Book Fair achieved a total transaction volume of 980 million yuan. In the first half of the year, the revenue of China's large-scale cultural enterprises increased by 7.5% year-on-year.

5) The 56th International Chemistry Olympiad concluded in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, with all four members of the Chinese team winning gold medals.

6) In the mixed doubles final of the Paris Olympics table tennis competition, the Chinese pair Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha defeated the North Korean pair Li Zhengzhi/Jin Qinyi 4-2 to win the gold medal.

The Chinese team won the silver medal in the men's team final of artistic gymnastics. The Chinese men's team made consecutive mistakes in the last event, the horizontal bar; Xiao Ruoteng almost knelt down upon landing, and Su Weide fell off the bar twice. Former Olympic champion Li Xiaoshuang criticized the Chinese gymnastics team, stating that the coaching staff is the biggest problem. Xu Jiayu won the silver medal in the men's 100m backstroke at the Paris Olympics. Tang Qian Ting won the silver medal in the women's 100m breaststroke.

1) Beijing's Haidian and four other districts issued an orange alert for heavy rain, resulting in the suspension of multiple train services. Beijing encourages the development of 24-hour pharmacies; the city currently has 1244.

2) The Hangzhou-Wenzhou High-speed Railway has begun trial operation, building a "1-hour transportation circle" in Zhejiang Province.

Rumors of free Fuzhou metro rides at the end of August were officially denied as false information.

3) Shanxi accelerates the co-extraction of "three gases," with unconventional natural gas production reaching a record high in the first half of the year. Shanxi launched a provincial level four emergency response for flood prevention in five cities within the province.

4) Three people in Yongxing County, Hunan Province, were unfortunately killed while checking the water levels of mountain floods. An explosion at a factory in Hengyang, Hunan Province, resulted in two deaths and one injury; the cause of the accident is under investigation.

5) Numerous netizens captured images of a strange phenomenon in the sky above Harbin, resembling a "flying dragon".

6) Heavy rainfall is expected in North and Northeast China, as well as Guangdong, Guangxi, and Yunnan. From 8 PM on July 30th to 8 PM on July 31st, parts of southeastern Inner Mongolia, southern Heilongjiang, central and western Jilin, central and western Liaoning, Beijing, Tianjin, northeastern Hebei, northern Chongqing, southwestern Yunnan, and southern Guangxi will experience moderate to heavy rain.

1) Allium vegetables are a large family; common types include scallions, onions, chives, garlic, leeks, and leek sprouts. They share the characteristic of being rich in beneficial bioactive substances, including sulfur-containing amino acids, flavonoids, selenium, and other antioxidants.

2) Eat "heart-healthy" foods. Increase your intake of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, lean meats, fish, and low-fat dairy products. Reduce consumption of processed meats such as sausages, hot dogs, and ham; smoked and grilled meats should also be avoided.

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