Erinome: Hello everyone, welcome to our daily news chat! I'm Erinome.
Enceladus: And I'm Enceladus. Let's see what's happening in the world today.
Erinome: First, the weather. The Central Meteorological Observatory says a cold wave will hit central and eastern China from the 5th to the 7th.
Enceladus: Wow, that's soon. How bad will it be?
Erinome: Some places could see temperatures drop by up to 16 degrees Celsius! There will also be a lot of rain and snow in the south.
Enceladus: Oh no. They say places like Jiangsu, Anhui, and Zhejiang need to be careful about heavy snow.
Erinome: Next, the 2026 Central Document No. 1 has been released. It talks about rural revitalization.
Enceladus: You know that? It also says they will keep working to reduce high bride prices, or 'gao e caili', in the countryside.
Erinome: There's also good news for shoppers. In 2026, the subsidy policy for home appliances and digital products is fully in place.
Enceladus: Really? It seems popular. Sales in January already passed 15 million units!
Erinome: Now, money news. The central bank says on February 4th, it will carry out an 800 billion yuan operation.
Enceladus: Um, that's a 'buy-out reverse repo' operation for 3 months. It's to help with market liquidity.
Erinome: The Chinese yuan is getting stronger against the US dollar. It broke through 6.94, the highest in over 32 months.
Enceladus: And for the stock market, in January, nearly 4.92 million new A-share accounts were opened. That's 89% more than last month!
Erinome: For students in Jiangsu province, starting in 2026, they will have spring and autumn holidays.
Enceladus: Haha, lucky them! Each holiday will be 3 days. Searches for travel products related to this have gone up a lot.
Erinome: In Guangzhou, they made a new rule. They want to make it easier for vocational school students and regular high school students to transfer.
Enceladus: Yes, they plan to allow 'xueji' transfers and 'xuefen' recognition between the two types of schools.
Erinome: Now some sad news. A hospital in Shaanxi livestreamed a surgery and showed a patient's private information.
Enceladus: The hospital said it was an internal teaching video. But the person in charge of that department has been suspended.
Erinome: There are two accident reports. In Jiangsu, the Yuegang Bridge in Xiangshui collapsed. Five people died.
Enceladus: That's terrible. Also, in Heilongjiang, a fire at a nursing home in Qiqihar caused 5 deaths and 4 injuries. So sad.
Erinome: In Hefei, a man spent 900,000 yuan on lottery tickets but didn't win.
Enceladus: He even sued the lottery shop owner and the lottery management center! But the court said no to his request.
Erinome: Moving to international news. Japanese media report that Indonesia changed its history books.
Enceladus: They changed the words for Japan's past actions from "military occupation" to "colonial rule," which sounds more negative.
Erinome: American media say the US and India have a new trade agreement framework.
Enceladus: US tariffs will go down to 18%. India promised to stop buying Russian oil and to buy 500 billion dollars worth of American goods.
Erinome: Also from US media, there are emails showing Norway's Crown Princess had contact with Epstein.
Enceladus: The emails show they planned meetings. Also, Bill and Hillary Clinton agreed to testify in the US House about the Epstein case.
Erinome: And former US President Trump said he will ask Harvard University for 1 billion dollars.
Enceladus: He said he hopes to have nothing to do with Harvard in the future. Wow, that's a lot of money.
Erinome: Finally, foreign media report Ukraine and some Western countries have a three-level response plan.
Enceladus: They say if Russia breaks a ceasefire, US forces might get involved within 72 hours. Ukrainian areas were attacked, and President Zelensky asked for more pressure on Russia.
Erinome: Okay, that's it for today's news. Quite a lot happened.
Enceladus: Yes, from weather to money to accidents and world events. Let's talk again next time, everyone. Stay safe and warm!
