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Three-minute news breakfast on Thursday, January 2, 2025

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2025-01-02

Three-minute news breakfast on Thursday, January 2, 2025

1) The flexible retirement system was implemented on January 1st. Three departments, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Central Organization Department, and the Ministry of Finance, jointly released the "Interim Measures for the Implementation of the Flexible Retirement System" on January 1st, clarifying the procedures for flexible retirement and the receipt of basic pensions.

2) On January 1st, the interest rates on existing mortgages were lowered by as much as 60 basis points; the interest rate on personal housing provident fund loans was lowered by 25 basis points, and the new interest rate will be applied to existing loans.

3) An estimated 11.5 million passenger trips are expected on the national railway network on January 1st.

4) The National Health Commission has designated 2025-2027 as the "Years for Pediatric and Mental Health Services," aiming to address shortcomings in pediatric and mental health services within three years.

5) Unit 1 of the Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Plant, featuring the "Hualong One" reactor, commenced commercial operation. The stator of the first unit of the Yebatan Hydropower Station, the highest double-curve arch dam under construction in China, was successfully hoisted.

6) The Three Gorges Dam handled nearly 160 million tons of cargo in 2024, exceeding the target.

7) [Legal] Hangzhou police reported that a man ignited fireworks in a crowd on New Year's Eve; criminal coercive measures have been taken against him.

8) [Military] Welcome home! Our peacekeeping helicopter detachment has completed its mission and returned to China.

9) [Hong Kong and Macau] Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee sent New Year's greetings to Hong Kong citizens via social media, hoping for reform, change, and innovation in the new year. Hong Kong held a fireworks display to welcome the new year.

The domestically produced C919 aircraft has launched regular commercial flights between Shanghai and Hong Kong.

10) [Taiwan] Ko Wen-je, chairman of the Taiwan People's Party, officially resigned from his post, with Huang Kuo-chang taking over as acting chairman. Taiwan is experiencing a serious decline in birthrate, with doctors lamenting it as the worst Dragon Year in history.

1) The China-Maldives Free Trade Agreement officially came into effect on January 1, 2025. "Future" was selected as the "Character of the Year" for the 2025 China-Japan-Korea Spirit.

2) U.S. Census Bureau: Global population reached 8.09 billion on January 1, 2025. Bulgaria and Romania fully joined the Schengen Area.

3) In the early hours of January 1, a car plowed into a crowd in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, resulting in at least 10 deaths and 30 injuries.

66 cases of avian influenza have been confirmed in the United States, with health experts warning of a potential pandemic.

4) Russia announced the termination of its natural gas transit service to Europe through Ukraine. In Kyiv, multiple buildings were hit in air strikes, with at least one injury. On New Year's Day, Israeli forces continued attacks in multiple areas of the Gaza Strip, resulting in 21 deaths.

5) South Korea's acting president rejected the resignation requests of senior presidential aides. Due to partial damage making data extraction difficult in South Korea, one of the black boxes from the Mu-an air crash will be sent to the United States for analysis.

6) Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed to have shot down another U.S. drone. Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed that the U.S.-British coalition launched more than ten air strikes on Sana'a, the capital of Yemen.

7) A power grid failure caused nearly 90% of users in Puerto Rico to lose power.

1) Ministry of Commerce: Promoting innovation and upgrading in the retail industry as a key driver for expanding domestic demand across the board.

2) State Administration for Market Regulation: Since 2024, 2,797 defective drones have been recalled.

3) The international gold price broke historical records 40 times in 2024, with institutions predicting a rise to $3,000 per ounce in 2025.

4) Real estate companies' annual sales performance for 2024 has been released, with Poly Real Estate taking the lead, and 11 companies exceeding 100 billion yuan in sales.

5) BYD: Cumulative sales of new energy vehicles in 2024 increased by 41.26% year-on-year. Lei Jun: Aims to deliver 300,000 Xiaomi cars in 2025, with a total investment of approximately 30 billion yuan.

6) Mixue Bingcheng submitted a listing application to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, selling 7 billion cups annually at an average price of 6 yuan.

1) The main venue activities of the 2025 National New Year's Day Hiking Fitness Conference were held on January 1st at the Jianglang Mountain Scenic Area in Jiangshan City, Zhejiang Province, with over 400 venues in 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) participating simultaneously.

2) The exhibition "Eternal Memory—Documents of the Nanjing Massacre" opened, with some documents being publicly displayed for the first time.

3) The top ten Chinese films of 2024 were released, with "Hot and Spicy" winning the annual box office champion.

4) Grand Slam Achieved! Women's Rapid Chess World Championship: Ju Wenjun wins the playoff to make history.

5) Women's badminton player Huang Yaqiong announced her retirement from the national team, stating that she is available to serve as a sparring partner for the national team at any time.

1) Beijing issued its first cross-provincial migration business license processed entirely online. The "Beijing Regulations on Autonomous Driving Vehicles" will come into effect on April 1, 2025, supporting the use of autonomous driving vehicles for personal passenger transportation in the city. Transactions of second-hand houses in Beijing exceeded 20,000 units in December 2024, reaching a new high in over 20 months.

2) The number of inbound and outbound passengers at Shanghai ports increased by 85% year-on-year in 2024. Zhejiang Province is legislating to promote low-carbon lifestyles in "clothing, food, housing, and transportation." Gansu Province's newly grid-connected capacity of new energy exceeded 12 million kilowatts in 2024. Inner Mongolia launched a cooperation mechanism for green development of forest and grassland energy carbon sinks.

3) The number of registered business entities in Guangdong Province exceeded 19 million. In 2024, over 30,000 tons of duty-free aviation fuel were added to international flights at Sanya Airport.

4) Tengwang Pavilion Scenic Area "returned the scenery to the people," with 90% of the area open to the public free of charge.

5) A 124-year-old man in Sichuan Province celebrated his birthday: six generations living together, his favorite food is pork fat rice.

6) There was heavy snowfall in northern and southwestern Xinjiang, with weak cold air continuing to affect central and eastern regions. From 8 pm on January 1st to 8 pm on January 2nd, light to moderate snow is expected in parts of northeastern Inner Mongolia, northern Xinjiang, and the western mountainous areas of southern Xinjiang, with heavy snow expected in parts of Altay, northern Tacheng, and the western mountainous areas of southern Xinjiang.

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