1. Energy Bureau: In February, the electricity consumption of the whole society increased by 8.6% year-on-year, and the domestic electricity consumption of residents decreased by 4.2% year-on-year;
2. The State Administration of Shanghai Municipal Supervision issued the “Implementation Measures for the Regulations on Fair Competition Review”, which will be officially implemented on April 20;
3. Since March, many places have supported fertility policies: the subsidy system has been implemented, and the maternity allowance can be enjoyed without application and directly distributed to individuals;
4. Anhui: Relax the restrictions on settlement in the main urban area of Hefei; Shaanxi: At the end of last year, the permanent population increased by 10,000, and the birth rate returned to more than 7‰;
5. Harbin will start a collective sea burial activity, with 1,000 yuan for each household’s ashes, staff: the quota is full, and some people wait for a year to arrive;
6. China’s commercial aerospace reusable launch vehicle engine technology has made new breakthroughs, and the first test has been a complete success;
7. The report shows that the seven giants of Chinese technology such as Tencent, Xiaomi, and BYD have risen, and their market value has surpassed that of the seven giants of the United States, ushering in a new pattern;
8. Gold prices hit a new high: the international gold price soared to US$3,031 per ounce, and the domestic gold jewellery price rose to 910 yuan per gram;
9. Is China investigating Li Ka-shing’s sale of the port? The Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded: oppose the use of economic coercion; After Li Jiachao expressed his stance on Li Ka-shing’s sale of the port, the market value of Changhe Port evaporated by HK$7.8 billion;
10. United Nations: The rapid spread of H5N1 avian influenza has reached an unprecedented scale and may seriously affect the food security of all countries; WHO Director-General: U.S. funding cuts could lead to more than 10 million new HIV infections;
11. U.S. media: Harvard University announced its decision to waive tuition for all students with an annual family income of $200,000 or less;
12. US media: Polls show that 94% of Germans will not buy Tesla, and Musk’s controversial words and deeds have become an important reason; U.S. astronauts stranded for nine months set off for Earth;
13. US media: Trump said that about 80,000 pages of documents on the JFK assassination will be released, and his nephew once claimed that the CIA was involved in the murder; Trump announced that he would immediately authorize the production of energy from “high-quality and clean” coal;
14. Foreign media: Trump had a phone call with Putin to discuss the normalization of relations between Russia and the United States, the Ukraine issue, etc.; The United States will withdraw from the prosecution to investigate Russia’s aggression against Ukraine;
15. Foreign media: Israeli forces attacked the Gaza Strip on the 18th, killing at least 412 people, injuring more than 500 others, and more than 100 children among the dead.
Every bumpy ride is a turn on the road ahead, not the end, but the beginning of growth.