Saturday, March 8 Briefing , 60 seconds a day to read the world-Entering China

Saturday, March 8, 2025, the ninth day of the second lunar month, Good Morning Day Signing Briefing

1. National Climate Center: It is estimated that the national average temperature in spring is 0.4°C higher than that of the same period in normal years, and the precipitation is 41.8% less than that of the same period in normal years;

2. Ministry of Finance: This year, the basic pension of urban and rural residents will be increased, childcare subsidies will be issued, the subsidy level of low-income groups will be increased, and the standard of student financial assistance and subsidies will be increased.

3. Beijing: Starting from the fall semester of 2025, primary and secondary schools in the city will carry out artificial intelligence general education;

4. Wuhan University officially announced that it will expand its enrollment in 2025: it plans to enroll 7,300 students, add a number of majors, and cultivate AI and multidisciplinary interdisciplinary talents;

5. It is rumored on the Internet that Xiaomi SU7Ultra owners are racing on urban roads late at night, with a maximum speed of 303 kilometers per hour, Xiaomi customer service responds: There is a horsepower limit;

6. Small and medium-sized banks set off a wave of 50 basis point interest rate cuts: the three-year fixed deposit interest rate fell below 3% across the board, and the long-term deposit interest rate “lost”;

7. In February, China’s foreign exchange reserves increased by 18.2 billion US dollars; The central bank increased its holdings of gold by 160,000 ounces in February, increasing its holdings for the fourth consecutive month;

8. In the first two months of this year, China’s exports increased by 3.4% year-on-year, a record high in the same period in history, and exports to Europe and the United States continued to grow, of which exports to the United States increased by 3.4%;

9. Brunei will implement a 14-day visa-free entry policy for Chinese citizens from March 8; China has unilaterally exempted 38 countries from visa exemption and extended transit visa exemption to 240 hours for 54 countries.

10. South Korean media: The number of injured people in the accidental bombing of residential areas by the South Korean army has risen to 29, and the South Korean military has suspended all live-fire exercises; South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was released, and the South Korean President’s Office issued a statement: I look forward to the president’s reinstatement as soon as possible;

11. The eighth test flight of the American Starship was declared a failure: the booster was successfully recovered, and the second-stage spacecraft lost contact and disintegrated; The American Athena lander landed on the moon but failed to stand upright;

12. US media: The United States will use AI to comprehensively review the social media accounts of international students, and sensitive remarks from Palestine and Israel will become the reason for revoking visas; Trump intends to revoke the legal status of about 240,000 Ukrainian refugees, or as early as April;

13. U.S. media: U.S. officials say the U.S. plans to close more than a dozen consulates by this summer; For the first time, Trump clarified Musk’s authority and cannot unilaterally decide on his personnel arrangements and policy formulation;

14. U.S. media: Trump said that he would consider imposing large-scale sanctions on Russia until a ceasefire and a final peace agreement were reached, and international oil prices rose 2%;

15. Foreign media: Ukraine’s electricity and gas infrastructure was hit by large-scale air strikes by the Russian army, Zelensky called for a ceasefire in the air and at sea, urging allies to put pressure on Russia to end the war;

The meaning of hard work is to let tomorrow’s self smile and say thank you to today’s sweat.