Erinome: Hello everyone and welcome back to our daily news chat! I'm Erinome.
Enceladus: And I'm Enceladus. We have a lot of interesting stories to share with you today. Are you ready to start, Erinome?
Erinome: Yes, absolutely! Let's get right into it.
Enceladus: Okay, what's our first piece of news?
Erinome: First up, we have some exciting news from the space program. The manned spaceflight mission for 2026 has been announced.
Enceladus: Oh, wow! What are the details?
Erinome: They plan to launch four spacecraft, and one of them is called Mengzhou Yihao. Also, one astronaut will carry out a mission to stay in orbit for more than a year.
Enceladus: More than a year in space? That is a very long time! That's really impressive.
Erinome: It is! Now, let's move on to the economy. The Zhongzhi Research Institute has released a report about housing prices in October.
Enceladus: And what did the report say?
Erinome: Well, in 100 cities across the country, the average price of new homes increased by 0.28%. But, um, the average price of second-hand homes actually decreased by 0.84%
Enceladus: So, new homes are a little more expensive, but second-hand homes are a bit cheaper. An interesting situation
Erinome: Exactly. Next, let's talk about cars. Many new energy vehicle brands have shared their sales numbers for October
Enceladus: You know that? I'm always curious about this. Who was the winner?
Erinome: Lingpao did very well. It sold over 70,000 cars, which is a new record for them. They were number one.
Enceladus: 70,000! That's a huge number. What about the other brands?
Erinome: Nio and Xiaomi also had strong sales. Both of them sold over 40,000 cars.
Enceladus: The competition in the electric car market is really getting intense. Okay, what's next?
Erinome: Here's an interesting update for delivery riders. Meituan has launched a new feature for its riders all over the country.
Enceladus: A new feature? What does it do?
Erinome: It allows riders to "block malicious customers". They can block up to two users that cause them trouble.
Enceladus: That sounds very useful. How long does the block last?
Erinome: It lasts for 365 days. A full year. It should help make the riders' work safer.
Enceladus: That's a great idea. Now, I see we have some sad news to report.
Erinome: Yes, this is a very sad story from Changsha. The outer wall of a shop in a popular 'wanghong' street collapsed.
Enceladus: Oh no! Were people hurt?
Erinome: Four people were trapped under the wall. After they were rescued, two of them had sadly died, and the other two were injured.
Enceladus: That's terrible. How tragic for their families.
Erinome: It is. And we have another piece of concerning news, this time a warning from Beijing.
Enceladus: A warning? What is it about?
Erinome: The police are sending out an urgent anti-fraud alert. It's about a scam with fake tickets for a play called "Beijing Fayuansi".
Enceladus: Fake tickets? Have many people been cheated?
Erinome: Yes, it's happening a lot. The biggest victim lost 400,000 yuan.
Enceladus: 400,000 yuan! That's a huge amount of money. Everyone needs to be so careful when buying things online.
Erinome: Definitely. Let's switch to something lighter. We have some sports news.
Enceladus: Great! What is it?
Erinome: It's about the famous diver, Quan Hongchan. Her events for the 15th National Games have been decided.
Enceladus: Oh, I'm a big fan of hers! What will she compete in?
Erinome: Interestingly, she will not compete in the individual diving events. Instead, she will participate in the team and the synchronized diving events.
Enceladus: Okay, so we will still see her compete. That's good news for her fans.
Erinome: More sports news! The final of the Su Chao football league was held.
Enceladus: Su Chao! Who won the championship?
Erinome: The Taizhou team won! They beat the Nantong team in the final match.
Enceladus: Congratulations to Taizhou! Was there a big crowd at the game?
Erinome: A record-breaking crowd! There were 62,329 people watching the game. This is a new attendance record in the league's history.
Enceladus: Wow! That's amazing. It shows how popular football is becoming.
Erinome: For sure. Now for an official announcement about an international event.
Enceladus: Okay, what's the event?
Erinome: It has been announced that the 33rd APEC Economic Leaders' Informal Meeting will be held in Shenzhen next November.
Enceladus: Shenzhen will be hosting APEC. That's a major event for the city.
Erinome: Yes, it is. And speaking of international matters, China has paid its full membership fees to the United Nations for this year.
Enceladus: How much was the fee?
Erinome: The total was 685.73 million US dollars. China's share of the UN budget is 20%, which is the second-highest. The United States is first with 22%.
Enceladus: That's a very large contribution. Did the UN have a response?
Erinome: They did. And it was a nice, simple one. The UN spokesperson responded in Chinese, saying "xie xie"
