Three-minute news breakfast on Monday, April 7, 2025

 

 

1) In the first quarter of 2025, driven by various consumer stimulus policies, China's consumer market continued to heat up, and consumption potential was acceleratedly released. In April, China's retail industry prosperity index was 50.5%, up 0.3 percentage points month-on-month.

2) Railway departments have taken multiple measures to cope with the peak passenger flow during the Qingming Festival return journey. On the last day of the Qingming Festival holiday, it is estimated that 20 million passengers will be sent nationwide by railway. The State Grid Corporation's "air-land-space" integrated power protection during the Qingming Festival.

3) Commentary by People's Daily: We have been engaged in a trade war with the United States for eight years, accumulating rich experience in struggle. We should concentrate our efforts on doing our own thing and enhance our confidence in effectively responding to the impact of US tariffs.

4) During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, China completed the construction of safety monitoring facilities for 425 large and medium-sized reservoirs.

5) China's ecological environment monitoring network is accelerating its digital transformation.

6) The size of the permanent resident population in the six central provinces in 2024 has been revealed, with only Anhui showing positive growth.

7) [Rule of Law] The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has deployed the 2025 "Green Sword Protecting Grain Security" law enforcement operation.

8) [Military] From April 5th to 6th, the Japanese fishing boat "Tsurumaru" illegally entered China's Diaoyu Island territorial waters, and the Chinese Coast Guard expelled it according to law.

9) [Hong Kong and Macao] In March, Hong Kong hosted a series of major events. Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Paul Chan: Hong Kong received more than 3.4 million visitors in March, a year-on-year increase of about 12%, including about 960,000 non-mainland visitors.

10) [Taiwan] Chairman of the Kuomintang, Eric Chu: It is heartbreaking that some political parties in Taiwan, for political purposes, are ungrateful for their origins and do not acknowledge themselves as descendants of the Yellow Emperor.

 

 

1) Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing expressed condolences to the Chinese rescue team.

 

 

The Yunnan rescue medical team from China successfully completed its earthquake rescue mission in Myanmar and returned to Kunming. The President of Tanzania thanked Chinese enterprises for assisting Tanzania's infrastructure construction. The 2025 "China Theatre Season" opened in Vienna.

2) The global manufacturing purchasing managers' index fell below 50% in March. The 2025 "Breakthrough Prize" was announced, with American-Chinese scientist David Liu receiving one of the "Breakthrough Prizes in Life Sciences" for his contributions in the field of gene editing.

3) US media reported that prominent figures from the technology and finance sectors went to Mar-a-Lago to discuss "common sense" on tariff issues with Trump. Trump responded to the stock market crash: hinting that it was "intentional," and urging the American people to "hold on." More than 1,000 "Hands Off!" protests were held across the United States on April 5th, with more than 500,000 Americans participating, expressing their anger at Trump's policies. Americans living overseas also took to the streets to demonstrate that day.

 

 

Trump's latest poll shows that American voters' confidence in him is gradually turning into doubt. US media reported that the iPhone may rise to 16,000 yuan. The US will restrict the entry of South Sudanese citizens.

4) A US air strike on the northern Yemeni city of Sada killed two and injured nine. The US military confirmed that B-2 bombers participated in recent air strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen. On April 6th, local time, a Houthi spokesman issued a statement saying that multiple cruise missiles and drones were used to strike multiple warships led by the US aircraft carrier "Truman".

5) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with Trump. The Palestinian side said that an Israeli attack on a Gaza emergency ambulance team killed 15 people, and the Palestinian Red Crescent Society released footage of the incident.

 

 

6) The Russian Ministry of Defense said that the Ukrainian army attacked Russian energy infrastructure 14 times in 24 hours, while Ukraine denied it. Three people were injured in a missile attack on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.

7) More than 1,200 tons of gold stored in the United States is causing concern, with a German MP saying: "Count it clearly and bring it back." More than 15,000 people were evacuated from a city in northern Germany after a suspected World War II unexploded bomb was discovered.

8) The Colombian government signed a peace agreement with the "Southern Commune" armed group.

9) A firefighting helicopter crashed in Daegu, South Korea, killing one pilot.

 

 

1) In March, China's logistics industry prosperity index was 51.5%, returning to the expansion range; the bulk commodity price index continued to rise.

2) At the end of February, the托管余额 of China's bond market exceeded 180 trillion yuan.

3) As of the end of February, the management scale of private equity funds reached 19.93 trillion yuan.

4) Innovative drugs are accelerating their entry into hospitals, and China's medical insurance coverage capacity continues to strengthen.

5) China's floriculture innovation system has been basically established, and a high-quality development pattern of the floriculture industry has been basically formed.

6) The cumulative volume of China's first "Silk Road Maritime" iron ore route has exceeded 10 million tons.

 

 

1) The Spanish version of "Excerpts from Xi Jinping's Writings on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era" was published and distributed.

2) Communist Youth League and Young Pioneers organizations at all levels carried out themed activities to commemorate revolutionary martyrs during the Qingming Festival.

3) The China Science and Technology Museum assisted 13 provincial science and technology museums in building intelligent body applications.

4) On April 6th, the first domestically produced large cruise ship, "Adora Magic City," began its Qingdao voyage.

 

 

5) Guadalajara Diving World Cup: Chen Yuxi won the championship and Quan Hongchan won the silver medal in the "peak duel".

 

 

1) The 2025 Low-Altitude Economy Industry Development Conference was held in Beijing. "Catkins" have arrived, and Beijing's garden and greening departments are giving poplar trees "haircuts".

 

 

2) Commemorating the May 30th Movement centenary, three districts in Shanghai jointly promoted red culture.

3) On "Tomb-Sweeping Day," Guangdong received approximately 4.12 million people for tomb sweeping.

4) In the first two months, Fujian's shoe and boot exports ranked first in the country.

5) The fishing ban on the Shanxi section of the Yellow River enters a four-month period. Qinghai officials responded to the death of a snow leopard on the road: there were traces of bloody vehicle tire marks at the scene.

6) From 8 PM on April 6th to 8 PM on April 7th, light to moderate snow or snow mixed with rain is expected in parts of eastern Inner Mongolia, western Heilongjiang, Jilin, northern Liaoning, the southern Xinjiang Basin and the western mountainous areas of southern Xinjiang, northern Tibet, northern Qinghai, and Hexi in Gansu. Light rain is expected in parts of southeastern Sichuan Basin, eastern and southern Southwest China, southern and western South China, and most of Taiwan Island. Moderate rain is expected in parts of southeastern Sichuan Basin and central and southern Guizhou, with heavy rain in some areas.

 

 

 

 

1) Kale, a cruciferous vegetable, is rich in Vitamin C, Vitamin K, folic acid, minerals (such as calcium and iron), dietary fiber, and antioxidants. These components contribute positively to maintaining health and promoting metabolism.

2) A bowl of porridge or rice with various grains and beans is much more nutritious than using only rice; a bowl of beef noodles, in addition to beef, can also include soybean sprouts, diced carrots, cucumber strips, kelp strips, and other vegetables, which helps in the intake of various vitamins, minerals, and dietary fiber.