Three-minute news breakfast on Monday, April 14, 2025

 

 

1) Xi Jinping and Indonesian President Prabowo exchanged congratulatory messages on the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Indonesia.

2) Han Zheng attended the opening ceremony of the fifth China International Consumer Products Expo and the "Buy in China" series of activities. The fifth Consumer Expo was held in Hainan from April 13 to 18, with more than 4,100 brands participating, exceeding the previous session.

3) National railways sent 970 million tons of goods in the first quarter, a year-on-year increase of 3.1%.

4) Shenzhou 19 crew's "space business trip" countdown: Various space science experiments are steadily progressing. Domestic commercial space travel is expected to achieve space tourism within 5-10 years.

5) Chinese scientists have successfully "assembled" the complete genome "puzzle" of wheat.

 

 

6) Precision and intelligence enhance management and operation efficiency, and the safety status of China's reservoirs continues to improve.

7) [Rule of Law] Huang Faru, deputy director of the Anhui Provincial Department of Natural Resources, is under disciplinary review and supervisory investigation.

8) [Military] From April 16 to 17, naval fleets from China and Vietnam will conduct the 38th joint patrol in the Beibu Gulf waters.

9) [Hong Kong and Macao] Hong Kong's "Sports Voucher Subsidy Scheme" will be launched in May. The documentary "Early Bird" showcases the natural beauty of Hong Kong. The 2025 Macao World Cup table tennis draw results were released.

10) [Taiwan] A symposium on the history of the "Treaty of Shimonoseki" was held in Taoyuan, with descendants of Taiwanese anti-Japanese fighters and historical experts restoring the history.

 

 

1) Spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce responds to reporters' questions on the US exemption of some products from "equivalent tariffs": This is a small step for the US to correct its unilateral "equivalent tariffs", we urge the US to take a big step in correcting its mistakes and completely abolish the "equivalent tariffs". A CCTV reporter visited a Trump store in the US and found that many products' "Made in China" labels were covered by their price tags.

 

 

The China-Laos Railway international passenger train from Xishuangbanna to Luang Prabang has expanded its operating range. Guyana's foreign minister praised the work of the Chinese medical team's free clinic. The first batch of imported fresh Indonesian coconuts arrived in Fuzhou, further deepening bilateral economic and trade cooperation.

 

 

Argentina introduces Chinese robots to promote Go.

2) China's Consumer Goods Expo's guest country, the UK, opens its national pavilion. The China Pavilion at the Osaka Expo opens. The EU is negotiating the establishment of a common defense fund.

3) The US extends the national emergency regarding sanctions against Russia by one year. Former US Treasury Secretary Summers said that "additional tariffs have a positive effect" is "fraudulent speech".

4) Russian Presidential Press Secretary: Preparations for a meeting between Putin and Trump are not yet ready. The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed the downing of a Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet, killing the pilot. The Ukrainian city of Sumy was attacked by missiles, killing at least 21 people.

5) Gaza Health Ministry: Israeli military operations have killed at least 11 people in one day.

6) Algeria protests France's detention of its consular staff.

7) Yoon Suk-yeol was tried on April 14 and may face life imprisonment or even the death penalty, becoming the fifth former president in South Korean history to be put on trial.

8) With a high incidence of serious crimes, many areas of Ecuador have entered a state of emergency.

9) At 10:24 am on April 13, a 5.4-magnitude earthquake occurred in Myanmar, with a focal depth of 20 kilometers. A 6.1-magnitude earthquake occurred in Tajikistan on the 13th.

 

 

1) At the end of March, China's outstanding social financing scale reached 422.96 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.4%, reaching a high level in nearly a year. In the first quarter, China's incremental social financing scale reached 15.18 trillion yuan, 2.37 trillion yuan more than the same period last year; RMB loans increased by 9.78 trillion yuan, and M2 increased by 7%.

2) The EU may abolish tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, accelerating the breakthrough of Chinese automakers into Europe.

3) In the first two months of 2025, China's overseas flower trade continued to grow, with exports reaching US$103 million in January and February, a year-on-year increase of 11.5%.

4) Since 2024, the Shenzhen Stock Exchange has supported private enterprises in issuing corporate bonds to raise nearly 200 billion yuan in financing.

 

 

1) The China Red Cross Foundation responded to 18 disaster relief events in 2024, donating 19,800 disaster relief family boxes.

2) Beijing issued a 5 million yuan movie viewing subsidy to directly benefit citizens.

3) Continuing the "peak duel", Chen Yuxi and Quan Hongchan won the championship and runner-up in the Canadian leg of the Diving World Cup.

 

 

 

 

1) Starting from the first train on April 14, Beijing's rail transit lines resumed normal operation. Thirteen national-level meteorological stations in Beijing recorded maximum winds exceeding the maximum values for April in the past decade. From 5 pm on the 11th to 6 am on the 13th, maximum winds of level 9 or higher were recorded at 60% of Beijing's monitoring stations, with the strongest gust reaching level 14. Some subway and bus services in Beijing, which were suspended due to strong winds on April 13, resumed operation. Beijing has received over 500 insurance claims due to the strong winds.

2) Tianjin lowered its land wind warning to yellow on the morning of April 13. Hebei continued to issue a red wind warning at 11 am on the 13th, and the wind is expected to weaken on the 14th. Dalian issued a wind and wave warning on the 13th, and passenger ships continued to suspend operations.

3) With the Canton Fair approaching, domestic and international flights to and from Guangzhou have been increased, and special measures are in place to serve exhibitors. Imported sandstorms have affected Guangdong, with many areas issuing yellow haze warnings. Guangzhou experienced rare sandstorms, and the "Little Waist" was invisible.

 

 

4) The water in the Changtan River section of the Tiao Shui River in Cili County, Hunan Province, showed abnormal color. The authorities determined it to be a mild water bloom of dinoflagellates, and the water quality is now normal after treatment.

5) A 7-year-old boy fell from the 27th floor in Hangzhou. The local report stated that only one person was at home at the time of the incident, and it was an accidental fall. A warning sign at a gorge in Xi'an stated that "9 people have gone missing in the past two years", reminding tourists to pay attention to safety.

6) Strong winds are still expected in Inner Mongolia, North China, and the Huanghuai region. From 8 PM on April 13 to 8 PM on April 14, light to moderate snow or snow mixed with rain is expected in parts of southeastern Inner Mongolia, central and eastern Liaoning, southeastern Jilin, northern Tibet, central and southern Qinghai, and northern western Sichuan Plateau. Heavy to severe snowfall is expected in parts of southeastern Inner Mongolia and central and eastern Liaoning. Light to moderate rain is expected in parts of southeastern Inner Mongolia, eastern and western Northeast China, the Ili River Valley in Xinjiang, eastern Tibet, eastern Jianghuai, southern western Sichuan Plateau, southwestern Sichuan Basin, and southern Southwest China. Heavy rain is expected in parts of southeastern Inner Mongolia and western Liaoning.

 

 

 

 

1) Eating dinner earlier is beneficial for weight loss. A study published in the authoritative international journal "Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism" shows that people who eat dinner at 10 PM have higher blood sugar levels and burn less fat than those who eat at 6 PM.

2) Plain pumpkin seeds contain plant sterols, polyphenols, polysaccharides, and squalene, which are beneficial to the human body. As a nut food, they naturally contain abundant polyunsaturated fatty acids. Regular consumption can help lower the level of "bad cholesterol" in the blood and improve cardiovascular health.