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Three-minute news breakfast on Wednesday, January 8, 2025

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2025-01-08

Three-minute news breakfast on Wednesday, January 8, 2025

1) Xi Jinping made important instructions on the 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Dingri County, Shigatse City, Tibet, emphasizing: making every effort to carry out personnel search and rescue, minimizing casualties, properly resettling affected people, and ensuring a safe and warm winter. Li Qiang made a directive.

2) At 9:05 am on January 7, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake occurred in Dingri County, Shigatse, Tibet. As of 7 pm, the earthquake has caused 126 deaths and 188 injuries.

The national earthquake emergency response has been raised to level two, and the disaster relief emergency response has been raised to level three. The Ministry of Water Resources launched a level IV emergency response for water conservancy earthquake relief. Experts said that from a tectonic point of view, this earthquake occurred in the Himalayas tectonic belt, and there will be perceptible aftershocks. Three ministries, including the Ministry of Emergency Management, urgently allocated 22,000 pieces of central disaster relief materials to support Tibet in doing a good job in earthquake relief and rescue. The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Emergency Management urgently pre-allocated 100 million yuan to support Tibet's earthquake relief work. The National Health Commission urgently dispatched medical experts to the earthquake-stricken areas in Tibet to provide support. Multiple departments, including transportation, worked together to ensure infrastructure. Half of a collapsed roadbed in Cuo Guo Township, Dingri County, has resumed traffic. The first post-earthquake flight landed safely at Shigatse Dingri Airport.

3) The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council issued opinions on deepening the reform and development of elderly care services. The General Office of the State Council issued the Guiding Opinions on Promoting the High-Quality Development of Government Investment Funds.

4) The national unified market construction guidelines were officially released: completely abolishing the household registration restrictions on employment participation; not requiring business entities to register in a specific location; not illegally conducting extraterritorial law enforcement or exercising extraterritorial jurisdiction; all regions should proactively publish public information such as land prices, transaction prices, and transaction rules.

5) In the early morning of January 7, China successfully launched the Shijian-25 satellite, which is mainly used for the technical verification of satellite fuel replenishment and life extension services.

6) A total of 617 million yuan in savings! The construction of the national public goods warehouse "one-network" continues to advance.

7) [Rule of Law] In 2024, public security organs cracked down on 78,000 economic crimes, involving more than 800 billion yuan. The State Narcotics Control Commission and two other departments jointly issued opinions to strengthen the crackdown and rectification of illegal and criminal activities related to "upper electronic cigarettes".

8) [Military] Multiple forces from the People's Liberation Army and the People's Armed Police Force arrived in the earthquake-stricken area of Tibet to carry out rescue operations. The Western Theater Command's forward command post has arrived in the disaster area by Yun-20 to organize and command the joint rescue operations of the People's Liberation Army and the People's Armed Police Force. The Chinese Navy's hospital ship "Peace Ark" concluded its technical stopover in Singapore and set sail for home.

9) [Hong Kong and Macao] Hong Kong announced the latest measures for the "New Capital Investor Entry Scheme".

10) [Taiwan] A Taiwanese male singer hit three people and fled the scene, one of whom died. Afterwards, he participated in three New Year's Eve performances as usual. The police's preliminary investigation: suspected drunk driving.

1) Vice Premier He Lifeng and US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen held a video call on January 7. Tencent and CATL were included in the US Department of Defense list. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged the US side to immediately correct its wrong actions. The Ministry of Commerce responded to the US adding several Chinese entities to the export control "entity list": urging the US side to immediately stop its wrong actions and will take necessary measures to resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese entities. The US Department of Commerce announced the launch of a national security risk investigation into drone systems from China and other countries. The Ministry of Commerce responded: This is a blatant generalization of the concept of national security and abuse of state power to suppress other countries' industries. A delegation from Japan's ruling party will visit China from January 13 to 15. China's CDB provided the first loan to the Nigeria Kaka Railway project. Chinese Consulate General: The Thai side has received the Chinese male actor who went missing on the Thai-Myanmar border, and he made his first public appearance to thank the Thai government for its help.

A Chinese crew member is suspected of being missing after arriving in Thailand and being abducted to Myanmar. Family members: Extorted 100,000 yuan, hoping to file a case.

2) Indonesia became a formal member of the BRICS. Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Joining BRICS demonstrates Indonesia's commitment to promoting global inclusiveness and fairness. Venezuela decided to break off diplomatic relations with Paraguay, and Paraguay requested that Venezuelan diplomats leave the country. The World Food Programme strongly condemned the Israeli army's shooting of its convoy. The UNHCR will repair 13 hospitals and schools in Libya in 2024.

3) The US Congress officially confirmed former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as president on January 6, local time, by counting electoral votes. A New York court refused to suspend the sentencing in Trump's "hush money" case. A US judge ruled that Trump's former lawyer Giuliani was in contempt of court. Trump's eldest son will visit Greenland amid the island purchase dispute.

The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded: It will not comment further because this is "not an official US visit." One person in the United States died from H5N1 avian influenza. Multiple states in the United States were hit by winter storms, and traffic accidents occurred frequently.

4) Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau just resigned, and Trump "added fuel to the fire": Trudeau resigned because Canadians want Canada "to become the 51st state of the United States".

5) Suspected of illegally accepting campaign funding, former French President Sarkozy appeared in court. Germany's total installed capacity of solar power generation exceeded 100 gigawatts. E. coli was detected in the water supply of some residential areas in the UK. The water company: Drink more water.

6) JR East held a press conference: It has sued the Biden administration and will not give up acquiring US steel.

7) The South Korean court approved the extension of the arrest warrant for Yoon Seok-yeol. Feathers were found in the engine of the crashed passenger plane in Muan, South Korea, confirming that the plane was hit by a bird before it crashed. North Korea announced that it successfully conducted a test launch of a new hypersonic medium-range ballistic missile on January 6.

8) Houthi armed forces in Yemen: launched attacks on US aircraft carriers and Israeli targets. A shooting outside the Honduran consulate in Atlanta resulted in one death and one injury.

9) At around 6:52 am local time on January 7, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake occurred in the northeast direction of Nepal, with a focal depth of 10.0 kilometers, resulting in 13 injuries. A magnitude 6 earthquake occurred in the waters near Torishima, Japan, on the 7th.

1) Ministry of Commerce: The restrictive measures in the national version of the negative list for foreign investment access have been reduced to 29; the proportion of foreign-branded new cars in vehicle scrapping and renewal is about 35%.

2) The central bank's gold reserves at the end of December were 73.29 million ounces, expanding for two consecutive months.

3) The average value of China's e-commerce logistics index in 2024 reached a new high in nearly seven years. The total turnover of the futures market in 2024 increased by 8.93% year-on-year.

4) Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: Carry out pilot work on 10-gigabit optical networks to promote the construction of a mature industrial chain and a complete industrial system for 10-gigabit optical networks.

5) Tencent Holdings: Inclusion in the US Department of Defense's list of military companies is erroneous; plans to initiate an appeal process. E-commerce continues to break down barriers, with JD.com about to integrate with Alipay. ByteDance donates 5 million yuan to support the earthquake-stricken areas in Tibet.

6) Bonus upgraded to 10 million yuan; Lei Jun announces that Xiaomi's Super Motor V8s project team has received the highest internal award.

7) Yesterday's closing prices:

Shanghai Composite Index 3229.64/+0.71%

Shenzhen Component Index 9998.76/+1.14%

ChiNext Index 2028.36/+0.70%

Hang Seng Index 19447.58/-1.22%

1) On the morning of January 7th, the creative team lineup for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin was announced. Sha Xiaolan will serve as the general director of the opening and closing ceremonies. Currently, the rehearsal work for the entire opening ceremony has entered the joint rehearsal and synthesis stage. The Chinese University Sports Delegation for the Turin Winter Games was established.

2) In 2024, the number of valid domestic invention patents in China reached 4.756 million.

3) Yang Zi and Li Xian journey through the prosperous Tang Dynasty Chang'an in the TV series "Guose Fanghua," which premiered on January 7th.

4) Qing Dynasty court Hetian jade is showcased at the Palace Museum's opening exhibition of the new year, with 130 artifacts exhibited for the first time.

5) The nationally protected animal, the tufted deer, has appeared in Banma, Qinghai.

6) The blogger "Mengshe Guojiang" has discovered remains in the wild for the third time: This time, it almost scared him out of his wits.

1) "Happy New Year," the Beijing Spring Festival series of activities has been announced, with over 4,300 events planned. Beijing has released 94 local standards, involving trade-ins and hydrogen energy industry development, etc. On the evening of January 7th, short-term snowfall occurred in the Yanqing District of Beijing, moving from north to south.

2) In 2024, Zhejiang's green electricity trading volume exceeded 10 billion kilowatt-hours for the first time.

3) Liu Qiangdong's hometown notified villagers to drive and transport New Year's goods; due to the large quantity of goods, distribution lasted for three consecutive days. Liu Qiangdong gave each of his elementary school teachers 100,000 yuan in cash.

4) "Ice and Snow Liaoning Ship" appears on the Songhua River in Harbin.

5) Cold air continues to affect most parts of China, with rain and snow in southwestern China and western Jiangnan. From 8 PM on January 7th to 8 PM on January 8th, light to moderate snow or sleet is expected in parts of central and eastern Inner Mongolia, western and southern Heilongjiang, most of Jilin, northern Xinjiang, eastern Tibet, southern Qinghai, western Sichuan Plateau, northeastern Guizhou, eastern Chongqing, southwestern Hubei, and northwestern Hunan. Heavy to severe snowfall is expected in parts of the Ili Valley in Xinjiang, eastern Tibet, and the southern part of the western Sichuan Plateau.

1) Broccoli is a star vegetable for cancer prevention, known as the "anti-cancer flower." It is rich in glucosinolates and myrosinase, which combine to produce sulforaphane, helping to prevent cancer.

2) White fruits and vegetables contain more polysaccharide components. Studies have found that polysaccharides can help the body enhance immunity. White fruits and vegetables include snow pears, white radishes, Chinese cabbage, lotus root, cauliflower, yam, mushrooms, garlic, lilies, and white fungus.

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