Erinome: Hello dear friends! Welcome to today’s news chat. I’m Erinome.
Enceladus: And I’m Enceladus! Let’s dive into the latest news around the world. Ready?
Erinome: First up, weather news. China's Central Meteorological Observatory continues to issue a blue warning for severe convective weather. Parts of Beijing, Tianjin and other areas will have thunderstorms with winds over level 10.
Enceladus: Wow, level 10 winds? That’s really strong! People there should stay indoors and be careful, right?
Erinome: Yeah, definitely. Stay safe everyone!
Enceladus: Next, box office news! 2025 annual box office in China has exceeded 40 billion yuan. And guess what? It reached this earlier than 2024 by 76 days! Oh, and the top 10 films are all domestic.
Erinome: Wow, domestic films are doing so well this year! 76 days earlier than last year, that’s a big jump. So proud of Chinese movies!
Erinome: Moving on, pre-made food standard news. The national standard draft for pre-made food has been approved and will seek public opinions. Now pre-made food’s "identity" will get a unified definition.
Enceladus: Oh, pre-made food finally has a clear standard? That should help people know what they’re buying, right? No more confusion!
Erinome: Exactly! Good for consumers.
Enceladus: Next, law news. The newly revised Arbitration Law will take effect on March 1 next year. It’s said to better serve high-level opening up.
Erinome: Arbitration Law? So it might help with international business deals, making things fairer?
Enceladus: Probably! Important for opening up.
Erinome: Smart cars update! Eight departments in China are promoting smart connected vehicle access and road pilot programs. They will conditionally approve L3 level vehicle production.
Enceladus: L3 level! That’s like more self-driving, right? Wow, maybe we’ll see more smart cars on the road soon. Exciting!
Enceladus: Now, family policy news from Anhui. A place there says the one-time subsidies for second child (2000 yuan) and third child (5000 yuan) will no longer be implemented separately.
Erinome: Oh, so they stopped those subsidies? Maybe they have new family support policies now?
Enceladus: Maybe! Let’s wait and see.
Erinome: Stock market news. Beijing Stock Exchange announced: starting October 9, they will officially use "920" new stock codes for existing stocks.
Enceladus: New codes? Like changing the numbers for old stocks? Maybe easier to recognize which are from the old list?
Erinome: Could be! Simplifying things for traders.
Enceladus: A strange one now. A middle school in Liaocheng, Shandong has no seats in the cafeteria. Students have to eat standing. The school回应 (responds): "We never had seats. It’s a tradition."
Erinome: Oh no, standing to eat? That sounds tiring! A tradition? Wow, that’s hard to understand. Students must feel uncomfortable.
Enceladus: Yeah, hope they can get seats soon.
Erinome: Space news! A Guangzhou company will offer space tourism. First flight is expected in 2028, and the vehicle can fly more than 30 times repeatedly.
Enceladus: Wow, space tourism! 2028 isn’t too far. And it can fly many times, so maybe not super expensive? I’d love to go to space!
Erinome: Me too! That’s a cool plan.
Enceladus: Now, US-China business news. US Department of Commerce will add many Chinese entities to the export control "entity list" on the 12th. China’s Commerce Ministry回应 (responds): "Urge the US to stop unreasonable suppression of Chinese companies."
Erinome: Oh no, another restriction. That’s not good for business between the two countries. Hope the US stops this.
Enceladus: Yeah, fair competition is better.
Erinome: China’s response! The Commerce Ministry will initiate an anti-dumping investigation into imported related analog chips from the US.
Enceladus: Anti-dumping investigation? So checking if US chips are sold too cheap here, harming Chinese companies?
Erinome: Probably! To protect domestic industry.
Enceladus: Nepal news. Foreign media say Nepal has its first female prime minister after deadly riots. She was born in a farmer’s family, studied in India, and young people see her as a "clean official."
Erinome: Wow, first female PM! From a farmer family, that’s inspiring. Hope she brings stability to Nepal.
Enceladus: Yeah, "clean official" is a good reputation. Go her!
Erinome: US politics news. US media report: a federal appeals court ruled that the Trump administration’s revocation of hundreds of thousands of immigrant statuses is valid. Also, Trump is pressuring Russia more, calling NATO to stop buying Russian oil.
Enceladus: Oh no, that’s sad for those immigrants. Losing their status… And more pressure on Russia. Tensions still high.
Erinome: Yeah, immigrants must be worried. And NATO stopping Russian oil? That could affect energy prices too.
Enceladus: Russian news now. Russian media say there was a railway explosion in Oryol Oblast, Russia, killing 2 people. Also, Moscow Exchange has suspended stock trading.
