Erinome: Hello dear listeners! Welcome to today's daily news podcast. I'm Erinome.
Enceladus: And I'm Enceladus. Let's check out the latest news stories together!
Erinome: First, the weather. China's Central Meteorological Observatory says in the next 10 days, most parts of the country will have lower average temperatures than usual. The northwest and north China will have rain, snow and temperature drops.
Enceladus: Oh, it's getting colder soon! People there need to wear warm clothes, right?
Erinome: Yeah! Next, about exams and jobs. The 2026 national civil service exam has over 1.7 million applicants. The most popular job has more than 3,000 people competing for one position.
Enceladus: Wow, 3000 to 1? That's so tough! But good news: in September, the youth unemployment rate dropped slightly to 17.7%, and many places have released strong measures to stabilize employment.
Erinome: Hope those measures help more young people find jobs.
Enceladus: Great news for drivers! On October 27 at 24:00, domestic oil prices will drop. 92# gasoline is expected to decrease by 0.24-0.27 yuan per liter, to 6.77-6.80 yuan per liter.
Erinome: Oh! That means it's returning to the "6-yuan era"! And it may hit a four-year low since 2021. Haha, finally cheaper gas for our cars!
Enceladus: Right! Haven't seen 6 yuan per liter since 2021. Our wallets will be happy!
Erinome: Now some health news. Chinese scientists have proposed a new plan to eliminate Helicobacter pylori. It's a triple therapy with Lifutonazole (利福特尼唑), and it passed the world's first Phase III clinical trial.
Enceladus: Wow, that's a big step! Helicobacter pylori is common, right? Many people have it.
Erinome: Yes! Hope this new plan helps more people get rid of it. Good job, scientists!
Enceladus: For students: Hubei's Lichuan and Xianfeng issued autumn vacation notices—connecting weekends, so students can have a 9-day break!
Erinome: 9 days? Oh, that's so cool! I wish I had that in school, haha. Any other student news?
Enceladus: Shanghai and Chengdu are trying a long-term training model for primary and middle schools. But experts say: don't worry, this doesn't mean canceling zhongkao (中考).
Erinome: Oh right, zhongkao is still important. Lucky students in Hubei with 9 days off!
Erinome: Now news from Guangzhou. New law: changing your balcony to a kitchen or bathroom? You could be fined up to 5,000 yuan and ordered to demolish it fast.
Enceladus: Oh, so you can't do that in Guangzhou now? Need to be careful when changing homes!
Erinome: Right! And Guangzhou has a plan to boost consumption: use special loans to buy existing houses as resettlement housing. Maybe help the housing market, you know that?
Enceladus: Could be. Hope it works for the economy!
Enceladus: A scary story from Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. 23 elevator steel ropes in a community were cut on purpose! Oh no!
Erinome: Oh no! That's super dangerous! But lucky—found in time, no one hurt. Police are checking now.
Enceladus: So lucky no one was on the elevators. Hope they find who did this soon. Scary!
Erinome: Let's talk about the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. It will be 7 years since it opened!
Enceladus: 7 years already? Time flies! Over 93.34 million passengers and 19.42 million vehicles have passed through Zhuhai Highway Port.
Erinome: Wow, so many people and cars! The bridge connects the three places really well. Useful!
Enceladus: Interesting news about Pang Donglai. Founder Yu Donglai will charge for "personal sharing": 500,000 yuan for 3 hours.
Erinome: 500,000 yuan for 3 hours? That's a lot! And he plans entrepreneurs to learn there—1 million yuan per person.
Enceladus: Haha, Pang Donglai is famous for good service. Maybe people think it's worth it? Expensive though!
Erinome: International news: Vietnam issued a ban on fuel-powered motorcycles. Japan warned: this may make hundreds of thousands of workers lose jobs.
Enceladus: A ban on fuel bikes? Maybe Vietnam wants electric ones? But Japan worries about workers' jobs.
Erinome: Yeah, changing industries is hard. Hundreds of thousands losing jobs—sad for them. Hope they find new work.
Enceladus: Sad news from France. The Louvre had stolen relics, and they weren't insured. Analysis says: hard to get them back, loss may be 88 million euros.
Erinome: Oh no! The Louvre's relics stolen and not insured? Big loss. And another French museum: 6 kg gold bars stolen. A 24-year-old Chinese woman was arrested.
Enceladus: Two thefts in France. Hope they find the relics, but low chance... Sad for the museums.
Erinome: Last news: French ex-President Sarkozy is now in prison. He's the first EU country ex-leader to go to jail.
Enceladus: Really? A former president in prison? Rare. And he has two guards to protect him there.
Erinome: Yeah, interesting. Justice is equal for everyone, I guess.
