Erinome: Hello everyone, welcome back to our daily news chat! I'm Erinome.
Enceladus: And I'm Enceladus. Let's see what interesting things happened today, you know that?
Erinome: Wow, the first news is about the Spring Festival Gala! CCTV announced the first "embodied AI model robot" for the gala. A robot called Galaxy General Robot will appear on the show.
Enceladus: Haha, that's cool! A robot on the Spring Festival Gala. Technology is really amazing.
Erinome: Yes. Next, Tencent says during the Spring Festival, they will give out 10 billion yuan in cash red packets through the Yuanbao App.
Enceladus: 10 billion? Wow! And the highest single red packet can be 10,000 yuan? You can take the money directly to WeChat? That's a lot!
Erinome: It is. Moving on, the 2025 "National Craftsman of the Year" candidates are out. 50 top skilled people are selected.
Enceladus: Oh, that's good news. Skilled workers are very important.
Erinome: Um, the fourth news is about a primary school in Chengdu. It forced teachers to perform at a yearly meeting. The local education bureau said they will cancel the "educational story sharing" part.
Enceladus: Sad. Teachers should not be forced to do that.
Erinome: I agree. Next, Zhejiang Shengsi County cancels the selection function of the high school entrance exam. All students can go to ordinary high schools directly.
Enceladus: Really? All students can go? That's a big change for education.
Erinome: Yes. Now, let's talk about income. Shanghai, Beijing, and Zhejiang lead the national income list. Shanghai's per capita income breaks 90,000 yuan for the first time. 11 provinces have over 40,000 yuan.
Enceladus: Wow, Shanghai is really high. But different places have different levels.
Erinome: True. Next, many provinces published last year's marriage registration data. In Jiangsu, many cities saw a big increase in marriage numbers. Shenzhen had a 28.54% increase compared to the previous year.
Enceladus: Haha, more people are getting married? That's nice.
Erinome: The eighth news is... interesting. A man used SIM cards to get 191 grams of gold, worth 210,000 yuan. It became a hot topic online.
Enceladus: What? From SIM cards? How?
Erinome: He said it came from purifying nearly 2 tons of waste material. Next, on G55 Erguang Expressway in Shanxi Yushe section, 35 vehicles crashed. Two people were hurt. The cause is under investigation.
Enceladus: Oh no, that's a bad accident. I hope everyone is okay.
Erinome: Me too. Now, some international news. American media says the US released a new national defense plan. It seeks a relationship of mutual respect with China. It did not mention Taiwan.
Enceladus: Um, okay. Next, Japanese media says the latest poll shows the cabinet's support rate dropped by 10%. The decision to dissolve the lower house caused unhappiness.
Erinome: Foreign media reports an Indian state has a Nipah virus outbreak. It can spread through contaminated food or directly between people. The death rate is 40% to 75%. There is no vaccine or good treatment. Many countries are watching closely.
Enceladus: That sounds very dangerous. A high death rate and no vaccine? Sad.
Erinome: Yes. American media says a winter storm caused 22 US states to declare a state of emergency. About 170 million people are affected. Over 13,000 flights were canceled.
Enceladus: Wow, that's a huge number of people and flights. The weather is really bad there.
Erinome: Another US news. In Minnesota, federal officers shot and killed a 37-year-old citizen. Even at minus 23 degrees Celsius, tens of thousands of people went to the street to protest.
Enceladus: Minus 23? And still protesting? That's... very cold and very sad.
Erinome: The last one is a bit strange. Foreign media says nearly 300,000 netizens signed to support Denmark buying California from the US for 1 trillion dollars. This is to counter the US buying an island.
Enceladus: Haha, what? Buy California? That's funny.
Erinome: And the White House posted a picture of Trump and penguins walking in Greenland. People made fun of it online.
Enceladus: Haha, okay. That's all the news for today.
Erinome: Yes. Okay, that's it for today. Let's talk again next time. Bye everyone!
Enceladus: Bye!
