Erinome:Hello dear friends! Welcome to today's news chat. I'm Erinome, and with me is Enceladus. Let's check out the latest news together, okay?
Enceladus:Hi everyone! So excited to talk about the news. Let's start with the Spring Festival holiday first! I heard there were a lot of travelers.
Erinome:Yes! During the 2026 Spring Festival holiday, the number of domestic trips in China reached 596 million, and total spending was over 803.4 billion yuan. Wow, both are new historical highs!
Enceladus:Oh wow! That's a huge number. People really love traveling during the holiday, huh?
Erinome:Absolutely! And with so much traveling, transactions must be high too. UnionPay and NetUnion handled 39.302 billion transactions, worth 13.12 trillion yuan during the holiday. That's a lot of money moving around!
Enceladus:That's crazy! So much spending. Now, let's talk about the central bank. I heard they did something to keep money flowing?
Erinome:Right! The central bank said to keep liquidity sufficient, so they will do a 600 billion yuan MLF operation. It's a 1-year term. Um, MLF is like a loan to banks, you know?
Enceladus:Oh right, to make sure banks have enough money. Got it. What about taxes? I remember it's time for tax stuff.
Erinome:Yes! From the 25th, people can use the personal income tax App to do the 2025 annual comprehensive income tax settlement. You know that? Don't forget to check your App if you need to!
Enceladus:Thanks for the reminder! Now, about local finances. 31 provinces released their fiscal revenue growth targets this year. But 9 provinces, like Chongqing and Liaoning, lowered their targets. Sad, maybe the economy is a bit tough?
Erinome:Maybe. Let's switch to something fun! Camera prices are going up a lot recently. The CCD retro style is super popular for collecting. Some models' prices even went up 10 times in 5 years!
Enceladus:Haha, retro is in! I see a lot of people using old CCD cameras on social media. Cool but expensive now.
Erinome:Right! Now, a strange news: a roast whole lamb shop in Chongqing. A customer bought a 36-jin live lamb, but after roasting, it was only 6.9 jin! Oh no! The local government said the shop faked the weight and has to refund and pay three times the money.
Enceladus:That's so bad! Cheating customers like that. Good they got punished.
Erinome:Agreed. Now, business news: Liu Qiangdong announced he will invest 5 billion yuan to start a yacht brand. It's his personal investment. He hopes in the future there will be 100,000 yuan yachts.
Enceladus:Wow, 100,000 yuan for a yacht? That's really cheap! Maybe more people can have yachts then.
Erinome:Let's talk about the stock market! A-share had a "good start" in the Year of the Horse. The Shanghai Index is back to 4100 points. Over 4000 stocks went up, and 111 stocks hit the daily limit. Happy for investors!
Enceladus:That's great news! Now, a sad one from Mexico. Mexican drug cartel's revenge actions have killed 73 people. And Mexico's defense minister said about 80% of their weapons are from the US. Oh no, that's terrible.
Erinome:Yeah, violence is never good. Okay, that's all the news for today. Thanks for listening, everyone!
Enceladus:See you next time! Bye!
