The upward momentum of all walks of life has continuously accumulated China’s economic potential, bright spots and strong warmth.
CCTV News:On April 28th, News Network reported the good news about ecology, aerospace, entry and exit, consumption, medical care, education, etc. At the same time, combined with the recent new progress in scientific and technological innovation in China, the good momentum of foreign trade development, the continuous warming of the cultural tourism market and other good news, we can see that all walks of life in China are in full swing, and China’s economy is forging ahead on the road of high-quality development.
[New progress and breakthroughs are constantly emerging in the field of scientific and technological innovation, enabling high-quality development]
China astronauts completed the on-orbit handover in groups.
On April 28th, the astronauts of Shenzhou 17 and Shenzhou 18 held a handover ceremony in groups, and the two groups handed over the keys of China Space Station.
At about 3 o’clock in the afternoon, Shenzhou 17 astronauts Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie, Jiang Xinlin and Shenzhou 18 astronauts Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangsu held a handover ceremony in the orbit of the space station and the core module. Six astronauts signed the confirmation letters respectively.
This is the fourth time that astronauts have been handed over and rotated in orbit since the completion of the space station. Up to now, the crew of Shenzhou 17 astronauts have completed all the established tasks and will return to the Dongfeng landing site on April 30.
Beijing strives to build an international science and technology innovation center.
Beijing has further accelerated the construction of the world’s leading science and technology parks, strived to be at the forefront in cutting-edge technological innovation and the development of high-tech industries, and achieved remarkable results in the construction of an international science and technology innovation center.
In the past two days, the 2024 Zhongguancun Forum Annual Meeting is being held in Beijing. More than 100 countries and regions, more than 150 foreign government departments and international organizations are invited to participate in the meeting to jointly carry out dialogue, exchanges and cooperation in the field of international scientific and technological innovation.
In recent years, Beijing has continued to deepen its industrial layout, with the Zhongguancun National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone as the leader, the "one district with multiple parks" has flourished, and 23 high-quality characteristic industrial parks have a strong momentum. In a new energy enterprise in Fangshan Park, Zhongguancun, the new technology of solid-state battery is entering the global leading echelon, which is not only safer, but also greatly increases the cruising range of new energy vehicles.
Beijing also fully supports the deep integration of Industry-University-Research and constantly promotes the industrialization of cutting-edge science and technology.
At present, Beijing has issued more than 30 sub-industry support policies, such as general artificial intelligence, humanoid robots, commercial aerospace, etc., forming two trillion-level industrial clusters of new generation information technology and science and technology service industry.
[Good development momentum, strong confidence in achieving the goal of "stable quality and quantity increase" in foreign trade throughout the year]
In the first three months of this year, the amount of preferential certificate of origin visas increased by 4.73% year-on-year
The reporter was informed at the press conference of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade on April 28th that in the first three months of this year, the amount of preferential certificate of origin visas in the national trade promotion system increased by 4.73% year-on-year.
1— In March, the national trade promotion system issued a total of 1,549,500 certificates of origin, ATA documents and commercial certificates, an increase of 17.38% over the previous year. Among them, the non-preferential certificate of origin visa amount of the national trade promotion system totaled 84.931 billion US dollars, up 2.47% year-on-year; The amount of preferential certificates of origin visas granted by the national trade promotion system totaled US$ 16.121 billion, up 4.73% year-on-year.
Zhao Ping, spokesperson for the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, said that the data in the first quarter reflected the good momentum of China’s foreign trade development since this year, and China was more confident in achieving the goal of "stable quality and stable quantity" in foreign trade throughout the year.
The national trade promotion system RCEP certificate of origin visa amount totaled 1.666 billion US dollars, up 2.38% year-on-year; The number of visas totaled 54,000, an increase of 18.56% year-on-year. The double increase in the amount and quantity of certificates of origin issued by RCEP, the national trade promotion system, indicates that the trade dividend brought by RCEP has been continuously released, and foreign trade enterprises have gained tangible benefits.
The foreign-funded enterprises interviewed are optimistic about the China market in the next five years.
In the first quarter of this year, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade conducted a survey on the business environment of over 600 foreign-funded enterprises, and announced the survey at the press conference on April 28th. The data shows that the foreign-funded enterprises interviewed are optimistic about the China market in the next five years.
On the whole, the foreign-funded enterprises interviewed have a high evaluation of the satisfaction of China’s business environment, and the proportion of all indicators "satisfied" and above has increased compared with the fourth quarter of last year. More than 90% of enterprises rated "satisfactory" or above on nine indicators, such as "obtaining business premises", "completing formalities" and "market access".
Zhao Ping, spokesperson for the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, said that from the perspective of market confidence, the foreign-funded enterprises interviewed are full of confidence in the China market. More than 70% of the foreign-funded enterprises surveyed are optimistic about the development prospects of the China market in the next five years, an increase of about 3.8 percentage points from the previous month.
Judging from the operating situation in China, the foreign-funded enterprises interviewed are generally optimistic about their operating expectations in China. More than half of the foreign-funded enterprises surveyed reported that they expected that the profit rate of investment in China would increase in the next five years. It is expected that the proportion of foreign-funded enterprises surveyed with capital increase plans in China this year will increase by 2.1 percentage points from the previous month.
[The National Immigration Bureau issued six policies and measures to facilitate people and enterprises]
The reporter learned from the press conference held by the State Administration of Immigration on April 28th that from May 6th, six entry-exit management policies and measures for the convenience of enterprises will be implemented.
Since May 6, the "full-process online office" for issuing and reissuing entry and exit documents has been piloted in 20 cities including Beijing, Tianjin, Shenyang, Harbin and Shanghai.
Residents over the age of 16 in 20 cities, except the registered national staff and active servicemen, can apply for the renewal of similar documents online through the government service platform of the National Immigration Bureau, so as to realize "not running once".
The six measures also include:
Business endorsements to Hong Kong and Macao are subject to "intelligent quick handling" and "nationwide general handling".
Six types of talents, such as outstanding talents and scientific research talents working in Beijing and Shanghai, can apply for the endorsement of talents going to Hong Kong and Macao.
Mainland residents who go to Macao for exhibitions, medical treatment or performing arts may apply for multiple "other" endorsements in Macao for one year.
The duration of stay in Hong Kong and Macao for business endorsement holders has been extended from 7 days to 14 days.
Members of the "Qinao Tour Group" are allowed to travel to and from Hengqin and Macao for many times.
[Solve people’s worries, benefit people’s livelihood and warm people’s hearts with actual results, and effectively improve their sense of gain]
In 2024, the flight inspection of the medical security fund was launched.
The reporter learned from the National Medical Insurance Bureau that the flight inspection of the medical security fund in 2024 was recently launched. This inspection focused on critical care medicine, anesthesia, lung tumors and other fields. Since the establishment of the flight inspection mechanism in 2019, more than 8 billion yuan of medical insurance-related funds have been recovered.
The Ministry of Education calls for the establishment and improvement of the reporting mechanism of compulsory education to control dropout and protect education.
Recently, the Ministry of Education has asked all localities to do a good job in the control of compulsory education and the protection of schooling. Education administrative departments at the county level should establish school-age children’s accounts, suspected dropouts’ accounts and dropouts’ accounts. All localities should focus on special groups such as disabled children and left-behind children, accurately grasp the schooling situation of special groups of students, and improve the rapid discovery and response mechanism of dropouts.
The whole chain rectification campaign for the safety hazards of electric bicycles nationwide started.
The the State Council Safety Committee Office and the Emergency Management Department held a meeting today (April 28th) to deploy and carry out the nationwide whole chain rectification action for potential safety hazards of electric bicycles. It is emphasized that the quality standard system should be improved and the crackdown on recycling and assembling batteries should be intensified. Parking and charging facilities should be included in the supporting planning of new projects, parking and charging facilities should be added to existing communities, and a scrap recycling system should be established at the same time.
[The quality of ecological environment continues to show in front of the beautiful China scroll]
China’s ecological environment quality continued to improve in the first quarter.
The Ministry of Ecology and Environment released on April 28th that in the first quarter of this year, the quality of China’s ecological environment continued to improve.
In terms of air quality, in the first quarter, the average concentration of PM2.5 in key cities nationwide was 43 μ g/m3, down 6.5% year-on-year. The proportion of days with good air quality was 83.6%, up 3.5 percentage points year-on-year. The ambient air quality in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and its surrounding areas and Fenwei Plain has improved significantly.
In terms of water ecological environment quality, the proportion of excellent water quality in the first quarter was 89.9%, up 0.8 percentage points year-on-year. Among them, the water quality of major rivers such as the Yangtze River and the Yellow River and the water quality of 201 key lakes and reservoirs have been continuously improved.
Jiangshan, Zhejiang: A new species named Sedum beardum was found in the field investigation.
Recently, researchers discovered a new species of Sedum for the first time in the Jianglang Mountain Scenic Area in Jiangshan City, Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province. Through rigorous ecological and molecular biological analysis, the researchers of Zhejiang Natural Museum confirmed that this species is a new species of Sedum, and named it Sedum beardum. The related research results were published in the international journal Plant Taxonomy.
Sedum bearded woman discovered this time is a new species of Sedum in Sedum family, panicum miliaceum. Its stems are solitary, slender, purple-red, with thin edges, flat leaves and reddish-brown anthers, and it grows on the rock wall and moss-covered rock surface of Jianglang Mountain, and the unique Danxia landform of Jianglang Mountain provides a unique growth environment for it.
It is understood that at present, only one species, with more than 200 plants, has been found in Jianglang Mountain, which is the first new species discovered by Jiangshan native plant experts in this area since Jianglang Mountain was listed in the World Natural Heritage List.
[Take measures to promote consumption at the same time to make the economic "ballast stone" develop steadily and well]
The 2024 International Consumption Season and the 5th Shanghai "May 5th Shopping Festival" were launched.
The 2024 International Consumption Season and the 5th Shanghai "May 5th Shopping Festival" jointly sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce, China Central Radio and Television Station and Shanghai Municipal People’s Government were launched on April 27th. The event brings together global consumer goods, promotes the docking of supply and demand resources, and promotes the deep integration of business travel style and health; The 5th Shanghai "May 5th Shopping Festival" launched at the same time will further highlight the joint exhibition of business travel and culture, the promotion of goods and services, and the integration of brands and scenes, during which more than 1,000 special activities will be carried out. The opening ceremony of the 3rd International Consumer Center City Forum was also held at the event site.
The "May 1" holiday will continue to heat up the cultural tourism market.
The "May Day" holiday entered the countdown. Judging from the booking data of many online travel platforms, the holiday tourism fever this year has increased steadily on the basis of last year’s high level, and the orders for outbound and inbound tourism have increased significantly. Local cultural and tourism departments have carefully created a series of "preferred lists" for tourism and holidays, providing tourists with a more in-depth and comprehensive cultural and tourism experience and driving holiday consumption to continue to heat up.
According to the data of a travel platform, the domestic travel bookings during the May 1 holiday greatly exceeded the same period in 2019, and the per capita booking volume and amount both increased, among which the booking volume with group tours doubled. On a travel website, domestic long-distance travel accounted for 46%, while local travel and Zhou Bianyou travel accounted for 23%.
Various localities have successively introduced heavy preferential activities and launched convenience preferential measures. Beijing has launched more than 2,300 cultural activities and rich tourist products to meet the good expectations of citizens and tourists for holiday travel. Fujian launched the cultural tourism consumption season, distributing about 7600 scenic spot tickets for tourists entering Fujian free of charge; Hainan will launch a series of heavy discounts such as "air tickets are tickets" and "discounts for all stores", and more than 150 exciting activities will be launched.
Local special activities have been launched one after another, and cultural tourism products have been continuously enriched. Shaanxi Cultural Tourism Department will hold 61 non-legacy exhibitions and performances in cultural centers, scenic spots and other places relying on local non-legacy resources; The booking of Shanghai performance market is hot, and many plays, concerts, stage plays and other performances are new. Many plays are released first before the festival, and hotels around Shanghai Concert Hall and Shanghai Grand Theatre are booked hot.
Through the "two-wheel drive" of policies and activities, all localities continue to innovate, which not only drives the holiday consumption to continue to heat up, but also strongly supports the coordinated development of related industries.