Erinome: Hello dear listeners! Welcome to "Today's News Bites"! I'm Erinome, and with me is Enceladus. Let's dive into the latest news—starting with some big achievements in science!
Enceladus: Oh, I love science news! What's up?
Erinome: The 2025 Nature Index Science Cities list is out! Six Chinese cities are in the global top 10, and Beijing is number one for the 9th year in a row! Wow, that's a long streak!
Enceladus: That's amazing! China's科研 (kēyán) strength is really growing, huh?
Erinome: Next, let's talk about money—tax numbers! China's Finance Ministry says in the first 10 months, national tax revenue was 15.3364 trillion yuan, up 1.7% year-on-year. And securities transaction stamp duty? 162.9 billion yuan, up 88.1%! Oh, that stamp duty jump is huge!
Enceladus: 88.1%? That's a big number! Must be more people trading stocks, maybe?
Erinome: Moving to public safety—officials say problems like illegal cross-region law enforcement and profit-driven law enforcement are effectively controlled. They also promise when people report cases, they'll "answer every call, accept what should be accepted, and file when needed." That makes people feel safer, right?
Enceladus: Totally! Knowing your report will be taken seriously is important, you know?
Erinome: Now health news—Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV, is in its epidemic period. Symptoms are similar to a cold, but babies are more likely to get it. Oh no, parents need to watch little ones closely!
Enceladus: Yeah, RSV can be tricky because it looks like a common cold. Sad for the little babies—hope they stay healthy!
Erinome: On the business side—Liu Qiangdong announced JD Waimai's independent app is now online! They also launched JD Dianping, and he promised "never to commercialize" it. JD is getting into more services, haha!
Enceladus: JD Waimai app? So now we can order food directly from JD, not just shopping? Interesting!
Erinome: Sports time! Wang Shun won his 4th straight title in the 400m medley at the National Games! And he now has 19 gold medals there—becoming the most gold-winning athlete in National Games history! Wow, that's a record breaker!
Enceladus: 19 golds! That's insane! He must train so hard. So proud of him!
Erinome: Travel tip for Tibet—Potala Palace announced it will be closed every Monday starting December, except national legal holidays. If you plan to visit, check the calendar first, um?
Enceladus: Good to know! Don't want to go on a Monday and find it closed, haha.
Erinome: Speaking of travel—big changes for Chinese tourists! Many travel agencies say Japan tour cancellations are high, with some over 60%. Japan's tourism stocks dropped a lot. And guess what? South Korea replaced Japan as the most popular outbound destination!
Enceladus: Oh, travel trends shift fast! So more people are going to South Korea now instead of Japan?
Erinome: Last news—movie fans might be sad. Some Japanese movies suddenly canceled their release dates. Import and distribution companies confirmed they are postponing the release of Japanese imported films. Sad for those who were waiting, right?
Enceladus: Yeah, I was looking forward to one of them. But maybe they'll come out later!
Erinome: Okay, that's it for today's news! Thanks for listening, everyone. We'll be back next time with more updates. Bye!
Enceladus: Bye-bye!
