Erinome: Hello everyone! Welcome to our daily news podcast. I'm Erinome, and sitting next to me is Enceladus. Let's dive into today's top stories!
Enceladus: Hi everyone! Let's start with the Spring Festival travel news first, shall we?
Erinome: Sure! The first week of the Spring Festival travel rush is over. The total number of cross-region trips in China has reached over 1.4 billion, with an average of 201.89 million trips per day. That's a 2.0% increase compared to last year.
Enceladus: Wow, 1.4 billion! That's so many people traveling. Spring Festival is really all about family reunions, right? No wonder everyone is on the move.
Erinome: Exactly! And the railway is busy too. The 12306 app has sold over 150 million tickets for the travel period. Oh, and some less popular train routes even have discounts as low as 20% off!
Enceladus: Oh, that's great! Maybe people can save some money if they take those routes. Smart move by the railway.
Erinome: Right! Also, many places said that during the Spring Festival, government parking lots will be open to the public for free.
Enceladus: Oh, that's helpful! Parking is always a problem during holidays, especially when visiting relatives. This will make things easier.
Erinome: Yeah, small but useful. Now, let's talk about health news. The disease control bureau said the overall infectious disease situation in China is stable. Most areas have flu cases at a medium-low level now.
Enceladus: That's a relief! I was a bit worried about getting sick during the holiday. Good to hear it's under control.
Erinome: Me too! Next, good news for people in Beijing. A unified registration platform has been built. It covers nearly 300 second and third-level hospitals. Now, medical reports and images can be checked and recognized across different hospitals.
Enceladus: Wow, that's so convenient! No more carrying piles of papers when seeing doctors in different hospitals. Saves so much trouble!
Erinome: Right! Now, a funny one. Netizens said a primary school in Yuxi, Yunnan, required the first place in a sports meet for a teacher position. The official responded: it's a targeted recruitment, not a "luobo gang".
Enceladus: "Luobo gang"? Oh right, that means a job only for someone specific, like nepotism. But maybe they need a PE teacher who's really good at sports? So it's not unfair.
Erinome: Probably! Makes sense. Now, a scary story from Heilongjiang. A village had a Siberian tiger break in at night for two days. It killed pigs and cows, and even ate pork. The local people set off firecrackers to drive it away.
Enceladus: Oh no! That must have been scary for the villagers. Is the tiger gone now?
Erinome: Yes, they said the firecrackers worked. Hope everyone there is safe.
Enceladus: Me too. Let's switch to sports! Table tennis Asian Cup results are out. Sun Yingsha won her first women's singles title, and Wang Chuqin defended his men's singles title!
Erinome: Wow, congratulations to them! Sun Yingsha finally got the Asian Cup gold—so happy for her. And Wang kept his title, that's amazing.
Enceladus: And at the Milan Winter Olympics, Su Yiming won China's first medal! So proud of our athletes.
Erinome: Totally! They're all so hardworking. Now, a big money story. The founder of a cryptocurrency trading website bought the domain "AI.com" for 70 million US dollars. That's a new record!
Enceladus: 70 million! That's so much money for a domain name. But "AI" is super hot now, so maybe it's worth it?
Erinome: Maybe! AI is everywhere these days. Last story: the world's fourth-largest car company lost 150 billion yuan in half a year. Its stock price dropped 30% in one night. It owns 14 brands like Maserati and Peugeot.
Enceladus: Oh no, that's a huge loss. I wonder why? Maybe market problems or high costs. Hope they can fix it soon.
Erinome: Yeah, fingers crossed. Okay, that's it for today's news. Thanks for listening, everyone! We'll be back next time. Bye!
Enceladus: Bye! See you soon!
