Three-minute news breakfast on Wednesday, February 26, 2025

6) Ministry of Water Resources: Climate conditions may deviate in 2025; we must be highly vigilant against water and drought disasters. National Forestry and Grassland Administration: The number of sandstorms in northern China this spring is expected to be lower than in previous years.

7) [Rule of Law] Supreme People’s Court: Spouses have the right to reclaim property privately gifted to a third party during marriage. Supreme People’s Procuratorate and Ministry of Education: Further strengthen cooperation between procuratorial organs and universities. In the first 11 months of 2024, procuratorial organs nationwide conducted over 163,000 procuratorial hearings. In 2024, public security organs have solved more than 550 cases of trafficking, both new and old. Wang Jianxin, former deputy director of the Yunnan Provincial Development and Reform Commission, was expelled from the Party and removed from public office. Feng Yuxiang, former deputy secretary of the CPC Lijiang Municipal Committee and head of the United Front Work Department, was expelled from the Party and removed from public office.

On February 25, Fujian Maritime Police conducted routine law enforcement patrols in the waters near Kinmen.

9) [Hong Kong and Macao] Passenger volume at Hong Kong International Airport in January increased by 27.8% compared to the same period in 2024.

2) The UN Security Council voted to pass a resolution on Ukraine, with China, the US, and Russia all voting in favor. The Chinese representative called for the revitalization of multilateral arms control mechanisms to maintain international peace and security. Chinese astronaut Liu Yang promoted the achievements of high-quality development of women's undertakings in China at the UN Human Rights Council. President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen: Ukraine could join the EU by 2030. The EU Council approved a new round of sanctions against Russia. Nordic and Baltic countries: Continue to support Ukraine's accession to NATO. Syria welcomed the EU's suspension of some sanctions against Syria. A new search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 has restarted off the west coast of Australia. Madagascar's foreign minister: Thanks to the Chinese medical team for their 50 years of saving lives in Madagascar.

At the request of the American Federation of Teachers, a judge issued an injunction against Musk's team, prohibiting his government efficiency department from using personal information collected by the US Department of Education and the Office of Personnel Management. A US judge refused to immediately restore the Associated Press's full access to White House press briefings. Multiple states in the US reported cases of listeria infection, resulting in 12 deaths.

4) Russia's conditions for a ceasefire: The Ukrainian army surrenders, Kyiv cedes five regions completely or partially; Ukraine declares it will no longer join NATO, and there is a new regime advocating "denazification." Putin: Russia and the US can consider cooperation in many areas, and companies from both countries are "in contact." Putin said that Russia's rare earth reserves are larger than Ukraine's, and Russia is willing to cooperate with the US on rare earths; Russia is ready to supply the US with 2 million tons of aluminum. Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine will exclusively seize Russia's frozen assets. A bill to hold presidential elections after Ukraine receives peace guarantees failed to pass parliament.

5) A bridge under construction on a highway in South Korea collapsed on February 25, killing 4 and injuring 6; South Korean firefighters said two Chinese workers were killed.

6) Turkish police arrested 59 suspected members of extremist organizations. On February 24, a bomb attack in southwestern Colombia injured 17 people.

7) The Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo said that since 2025, the conflict in the east has killed about 7,000 people.

8) A truck plunged into a river in Indonesia, killing 15 people. An army truck plunged off a cliff in Colombia, killing 8 soldiers.

2) DeepSeek reopened API top-ups. A Chinese research institution open-sourced the DeepSeek-R1 multi-chip version. Alibaba released a new inference model, QwQ. Unitree Robotics updated a video on the 25th: "Kung Fu Robot" is here! Makes a Jianbing Guozier in 3 minutes.

6) Yesterday's closing prices:

Shanghai Composite Index 3346.04/-0.80%

Shenzhen Component Index 10854.50/-1.17%

ChiNext Index 2240.59/-1.13%

Hang Seng Index 23034.02/-1.32%

5) Freestyle Skiing Aerials World Cup, Beidahu Station: China Team 1 wins the mixed team championship.

6) Louis Vuitton officially announces: Wang Chuqin becomes the brand ambassador for LV.

1) Beijing: Administrative approvals encourage pilot programs; the nation's first robot chef is approved for work. "Free accommodation for job seekers and interns": Beijing launches a new initiative for college graduates' housing, a first. Five students from Beijing Normal University Affiliated Experimental Middle School win the highest award at the Qiu Chengtong Middle School Science Award.

In 2025, Beijing will complete 30 municipal congestion relief projects and open the East Sixth Ring Road renovation project.

6) Cloudy and rainy weather in the Jiangnan and South China regions, with temperatures rising continuously towards the end of this ten-day period, and a significant weather change expected in early March. From 8 PM on February 25th to 8 PM on February 26th, light snow or sleet occurred in parts of northeastern Inner Mongolia, central and northern Heilongjiang, the Tarim Basin and western mountainous areas of southern Xinjiang, western Tibet, and southern Sichuan-Tibet Plateau. Moderate to heavy snow fell in parts of western mountainous areas of southern Xinjiang and western Tibet.