Erinome: Hello everyone! Welcome to today's daily news chat. I'm Erinome, and sitting next to me is Enceladus. Let's dive into the latest stories around the world, shall we?
Enceladus: Hi everyone! Let's start with some interesting data first. Did you hear about the population dependency ratio in China?
Erinome: Oh right! The data for 31 provinces was just released. Guizhou, Guangxi, Shandong, Henan and Hebei have a total dependency ratio over 50%. You know, that ratio means how many people (like kids and old people) need support compared to working people. 50% is pretty high!
Enceladus: Wow, that’s a big number. Let’s move to economy. The Central Bank said they’ll keep the monetary policy "moderately loose" to help the economy run smoothly.
Erinome: Good to hear. And here’s a cool one for car lovers! In October, new energy vehicle sales in China made up 51.6% of all car sales. That’s the first time they超过fuel cars!
Enceladus: Really? So more people are buying electric cars now? That’s great for the environment.
Erinome: Yeah! And another "first time"—micro-short dramas! Their market size just passed 50 billion yuan, even more than movie box office. You know what’s surprising? Old people pay the most, over 40%!
Enceladus: Oh, that’s interesting! Old people love micro-short dramas, huh? But wait, not all news is good. Have you heard about the "hot" dividend insurance products?
Erinome: Oh right! Some people say after 12 years, they only got 1800 yuan in dividends. One consumer even said they might get their money back at 77 years old. That sounds like a big worry!
Enceladus: Sad, really. Let’s talk about someone famous. Warren Buffett! He just released a farewell letter.
Erinome: Oh, I saw that! He donated 1.3 billion US dollars in stocks, and he said he won’t write the annual shareholder letters anymore. He also said living to 95 is lucky. What a legend!
Enceladus: Lucky indeed! Now, good news for students. Zhejiang, Sichuan and other places are having autumn vacation soon. Many scenic spots are letting students in for free, and they can take up to 2 parents with them!
Erinome: That’s awesome! Families can have fun together. Hey, have you heard about the "Copper Coin Building" in Guangzhou?
Enceladus: Oh right! The landmark was up for auction for 15 days, but no one signed up. Netizens once called it the "ugliest building"—haha! And Guangzhou has another big plan: from next year, 100% of new houses will be built with prefabricated parts, like building with Lego!
Erinome: Building like Lego? That sounds cool! But wait, some bad news from Sichuan. The Hongqi Bridge in Aba collapsed.
Enceladus: Oh no! When was it built?
Erinome: Its main span was just connected in January this year. But the official said it was because of mountain deformation, and luckily, no one was hurt. Phew!
Enceladus: Thank goodness no injuries. Let’s talk about some social news. In Hebei, there was a story about wedding cars being stopped for cigarettes.
Erinome: Yeah, at first people said they asked for 50 cigarettes, but the local report said it was 9. Six people got punished. Sad to hear such things happen. But good news from Hunan: marriage leave is now 20 days, and couples can apply for it within a year after registering!
Enceladus: 20 days of marriage leave? That’s nice for newlyweds. Now, international news: Typhoon Feng凰 hit the Philippines hard.
Erinome: Oh no, I heard 25 people died and over 2.35 million were affected. China has already given them cash and emergency supplies to help.
Enceladus: Good to see countries helping each other. Let’s move to Japan. They have two news bits.
Erinome: What’s up?
Enceladus: First, Japan will raise foreign tourist visa fees for the first time in 40 years. And second, a sad history thing: 466 Ryukyu people's remains were dug up by Japanese colonizers for "racial studies".
Erinome: That’s terrible. Racial studies with stolen remains… Not good. Finally, let’s end with a funny one: Trump and BBC.
Enceladus: Oh right! Trump says BBC edited his documentary badly, so he wants them to remove it, apologize, and even claims 1 billion US dollars! And the BBC chairman apologized, saying they made a "wrong judgment".
Erinome: Haha, Trump is always in the news. Well, that’s a lot of stories today!
Enceladus: Yeah! Thanks for joining us. Okay, that's it for today. Let's talk again next time! Bye everyone!
