Three-Minute News Breakfast, December 31, 2024 (Tuesday)

2) The Ministry of Finance clarifies the procurement ratio for new energy vehicles: the annual procurement of new energy vehicles for government vehicles should be no less than 30%; for government vehicles such as those used for confidential communications, which have relatively fixed routes, single usage scenarios, and mainly operate in urban areas, the principle is to procure 100% new energy vehicles.

3) China will formulate a method for identifying low-income populations. China has publicly released the "Progress Report on Scientific Research and Application of the China Space Station" for the first time, and will gradually launch more than 1,000 research projects in the future.

5) The 41st Antarctic expedition: The Xue Long 2 completed unloading work at the Qinling Station and set off for New Zealand.

6) The 12306 railway system is piloting a "system automatic ticket order submission" function.

7) [Rule of Law] The Supreme People’s Procuratorate: Improve and perfect the mechanism against sanctions, interference, and "long-arm jurisdiction." The Supreme People’s Court and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate released the second batch of typical cases of administrative public interest litigation. A verdict was announced in the case of a 13-year-old junior high school student in Handan, Hebei Province, who was murdered and buried by classmates: one of the three underage criminals was sentenced to life imprisonment, one to twelve years, and one was not given criminal punishment but will undergo specialized correctional education. The first-instance verdict in the case of Hou Yuanxiang et al. obstructing drug management was announced: five people were sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment ranging from six years to one year and one month. 39 people from the Mingjia criminal group in northern Myanmar were indicted. Hunan Province reported six typical cases of corruption in government procurement in the medical field.

8) [Military] On December 28, local time, a formation of Chinese naval vessels consisting of the Changsha and Jinggangshan ships made a technical port call in Da Nang, Vietnam.

9) [Hong Kong and Macau] Hong Kong Tourism Board: The Lunar New Year International Spectacular will be held on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

10) [Taiwan] Record-breaking! Taiwan media: People’s Party chairman Ko Wen-je was released on bail of NT$70 million, setting a new record for bail amounts for Taiwanese politicians.

1) Ministry of Foreign Affairs: China sent a disaster assessment expert team to Pacific island countries for the first time; Chinese experts arrived in Vanuatu to assist in post-earthquake reconstruction. Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The Middle East is the Middle East of the Middle Eastern people, not an arena for great power games. China will continue to play a constructive role in maintaining peace and stability in the Middle East. The first batch of power generation parts aided by China arrived in Havana, Cuba.

3) Biden privately regretted his decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, believing he could have defeated Trump. On December 29, local time, former US President Jimmy Carter passed away at the age of 100.

5) Azerbaijani President: The passenger plane was shot down "unintentionally" by Russia, demanding that Russia admit its mistake and pay compensation. The crew members who died in the Azerbaijani plane crash were posthumously awarded the title of Hero.

Another Boeing passenger plane of the same model from Jeju Air in South Korea made an emergency return shortly after takeoff on the morning of December 30 due to landing gear malfunction and successfully landed. A fishing boat capsized in the waters near Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea; two people have been rescued, and five others are still missing.

7) Seven displaced people in Gaza died due to extremely cold weather. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu underwent a prostatectomy and was transferred to a "bulletproof" underground ward for observation.

8) Ukrainian Foreign Minister visits Syria. An explosion at an arms depot near the Syrian capital killed 11 people.

9) Vietnam's total fertility rate hit a record low in 2024.

6) Yesterday's closing prices:

Shanghai Composite Index 3407.33/+0.21%

Shenzhen Component Index 10671.16/+0.10%

ChiNext 2206.29/+0.06%

Hang Seng Index 20041.42/-0.24%

1) A symposium on the publication of the "Compendium of Xi Jinping Thought on Culture" was held in Beijing.

4) Gan Rongfei won the championship of the 73rd Miss World China.

5) Zheng Qinwen and Pan Zhanle win Best Athlete at the 2024 Sports Role Model Awards.

1) Starting January 1, 2025, Beijing will lower interest rates on existing housing provident fund loans. There will be a reduction in random inspections, with Beijing unifying standards for certain law enforcement inspections. The Jingwei Expressway is fully open to traffic, with a total length of approximately 184 kilometers.

4) There will be snowfall in western Xinjiang and Heilongjiang, with a weak cold air mass affecting northern regions. From 8 PM on December 30th to 8 PM on December 31st, there will be light snow or snow mixed with rain in parts of central and eastern Heilongjiang, eastern Jilin, northeastern Inner Mongolia, northern Xinjiang, the western mountainous areas of southern Xinjiang, and the western Sichuan plateau. Moderate to heavy snow is expected in parts of Altay and Tacheng in Xinjiang.