The first thing: [The death sentence was pronounced in the second instance of the case of killing his wife in Shanghai and wanting to hide the body freezer]
Xiaoli, a citizen of Shanghai, learned on December 27, 2023 that after the second-instance ruling, the court rejected Gao's appeal and upheld the death sentence against Gao in the first instance. Xiaoli (pseudonym) came to the grave of her sister Xiaoting (pseudonym) with the ruling she had just obtained, and read the verdict while crying, and a drink was placed in front of the tomb to express her longing for her sister.
The story of the case is that on March 2, 2022, Xiaoting was brutally murdered at home by her husband Gao, who had been married for 7 years. Gao owed a high amount of loan sharks due to losses from stock speculation and was unable to repay his debts, so he chose to kill his wife. Subsequently, he bought a freezer priced at 700 yuan, sent false messages to his family in the name of Xiaoting, and transferred and took the funds in Xiaoting's account. What's even more ironic is that the cost of buying a freezer was actually paid for with Xiaoting's Huabei account.
The Shanghai Municipal High People's Court pronounced the verdict on the case on the morning of December 27 and upheld the death sentence against Gao in the first instance. According to the first-instance indictment, Gao owed a huge amount of debts due to losses in stock speculation, and in order to repay the debts, he brutally killed his wife Xiaoting with a fruit knife on the morning of the crime. After the incident, he purchased a freezer and tried to hide the body in it, but failed because the body could not fit in the freezer.
After that, Gao tried to cover up the crime by attempting suicide, but ultimately failed. After the crime, he also used Xiaoting's account to withdraw funds, including buying freezers and lottery tickets. After a police investigation, Gao confessed to the crime of killing his wife.
The second thing: [Tanghe County, Henan smashed 2 gambling dens, seized 63 people, and confiscated more than 10 gambling funds]
The Tanghe police in Nanyang successfully smashed two gambling dens, arrested a total of 63 gambling participants, and confiscated more than 100,000 yuan of gambling money. The initial clue came from a visit, which found a place under the bridge where chips ranging from 20 to 200 yuan were used for "cake cake" gambling. On the afternoon of December 25, the police organized more than 50 police forces to successfully eliminate the den, arrested 35 people involved in gambling, and seized more than 10,000 yuan of gambling money and gambling equipment.
The next day, the police found an abnormal situation in a private house, quickly investigated and successfully knocked down the gambling den in the form of "pushing pai gow", arrested 28 people involved in gambling, and seized more than 10 yuan of gambling money and 5 vehicles involved in the case. At present, 63 people involved in gambling have been controlled in accordance with the law, and the case is under further investigation.
The third thing: [CCTV: Should the ban on fireworks and firecrackers be fully lifted?]
Shen Chunyao, director of the Legislative Affairs Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, mentioned in the report that the case of "a complete ban on fireworks and firecrackers is illegal", which aroused concern and heated discussions. The report pointed out that the provisions of the local regulations on the comprehensive prohibition of the sale and discharge of fireworks and firecrackers are inconsistent with the higher-level law, and there are difficulties in understanding and implementation, and should be revised in accordance with the spirit of the higher-level law. The enacting authority has agreed to amend the relevant provisions. This news has attracted the attention of netizens, some voices in favor of fireworks believe that it can be moderately open and in line with tradition, while some netizens who are worried about environmental pollution and fire hazards have put forward suggestions, such as demarcating the fireworks area, time period, strengthening safety measures, etc.
The report mentioned that many places have adjusted the policy of "prohibiting" fireworks to "restricting", stipulating that fireworks can be set off at specific times and in certain areas, which has been well received. News commentaries pointed out that local bans on fireworks and firecrackers are mainly due to environmental protection and safety considerations, but the mainland has achieved remarkable results in environmental protection, and it is the mature experience of various localities to demarcate the time and area where fireworks can be set off and to take safety measures. Calls for lifting the ban on fireworks and firecrackers have gradually increased, believing that the complete ban on fireworks and firecrackers should be ended.
The fourth thing: [Wang Jianlin continued to sell Wanda Plaza, and Taicang Wanda Plaza transferred to the United Fund]
Mr. Wang executed the plan he had previously revealed to investors to sell Wanda Plaza for liquidity. According to the news, the equity of Taicang Wanda Plaza Investment Co., Ltd. has changed, and Dalian Wanda Commercial Management Group Co., Ltd. has withdrawn, and Suzhou Lianshang No. 3 Commercial Management Co., Ltd. has taken over and become the sole shareholder.
The change will take effect on December 25, 2023, and the legal representative will be changed from Zhang Jing to Mu Zhou. Taicang Wanda Plaza is located in Taicang City, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, with a construction area of 477,000 square meters. China United Fund became a new shareholder, and its core business is real estate finance business with REITs as the core. In cooperation with Japan's Hoshino Group, Tokyu Real Estate and other enterprises, Zoomlion Fund has formed a variety of fund models and invested in a number of real estate projects.
Since the beginning of this year, insurance institutions have acquired some Wanda Plazas, such as Shanghai Songjiang Wanda, Xining Haihu Wanda and Jiangmen Taishan Wanda at the end of May 2023. In addition, Dalian Wanda Commercial Management Group Co., Ltd. also withdrew from the list of shareholders of Shanghai Wanda Plaza Real Estate Co., Ltd. Zhuhai Wanda Commercial Management revealed that as of December 31, 2022, the company managed a total of 472 commercial plazas, of which 40% were owned by independent third parties.
The fifth thing: [The Jingxiong Expressway is open to traffic, and it only takes an hour to drive from Beijing to Xiong'an]
The 5th to 6th Ring Roads of the Jingxiong Expressway (Beijing Section) have been completed, and the whole line has been opened to traffic, shortening the driving time from Beijing to Xiong'an New Area to one hour. The 97-kilometer-long Jingxiong Expressway (Beijing section) runs north-south, spanning Daxing, Fangshan, Fengtai and other areas, with two-way eight lanes and a design speed of 100km/h to 120km/h. The newly opened section of the 5th to 6th Ring Road includes the Jingxiong Bridge, five interchanges and the main line toll station of Beijing's first land viaduct. The opening of the Jingxiong Expressway will greatly improve the transportation convenience from Beijing to Xiong'an and save 30 minutes of travel time. The innovative design of toll stations and the construction of "smart highways", such as intelligent monitoring, meteorological data collection, high-precision navigation, etc., have improved traffic efficiency and highway safety. In the future, the Beijing-Xiongxiong Expressway will become an important passage connecting Xiong'an New Area, Fangshan District and Fengtai Hexi Area into Beijing, providing more convenient travel services for the public.