Thunderstorms and gales are coming!

Cloudy today

Locally foggy or dense fog in the early morning

Easterly winds of 3 to 4 degrees

Minimum temperature: 6~7°C

Maximum temperature: 23~24°C

Good morning

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Dongtai Meteorological Observatory

03:05 on April 18, 2024

Orange Fog Warning Signal issued:

It is expected to be in our city from early morning to morning today

Most of the towns (districts, fields).

There will be a strong dense fog with visibility of less than 200 meters

The fog will gradually dissipate around 9 a.m. and visibility will be low

The lowest temperature this morning is around 7°C

The maximum temperature is around 24°C

On the 19th, it was cloudy and overcast, with showers or thunderstorms, and the rainfall was moderate

On the 20th, it was cloudy, with light rain locally and gradually turning cloudy

○On April 16, Liao Min, Vice Minister of Finance of China, co-chaired the fourth meeting of the China-US Economic Working Group with Vice Secretary of the Treasury Shang Bo on the sidelines of the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., USA.

○ Japanese media: Japan's TEPCO will start the fifth round of nuclear contaminated water discharge into the sea on the 19th.

The "Four Bright Spots" Attract Attention China's economy started a new game in the first quarter.

○Recently, nine departments issued the "Action Plan for Accelerating the Cultivation of Digital Talents to Support the Development of the Digital Economy (2024-2026)".

On April 16, Liao Min, Vice Minister of Finance of the People's Republic of China, co-chaired the fourth meeting of the China-US Economic Working Group with Vice Secretary of the Treasury Shang Bo on the sidelines of the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., USA. Focusing on the implementation of the important consensus of the leaders, the two sides conducted in-depth, pragmatic and constructive communication on topics such as the global and Sino-US macroeconomic situation, balanced growth, and communication arrangements for the next step. The Chinese side expressed concern about the US economic and trade restrictions on China, and made further responses on the issue of production capacity. The two sides agreed to continue to maintain communication. After the meeting, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met with the Chinese delegation.
On April 17, Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Company announced that the fifth round of discharge of nuclear-contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, that is, the first round of discharge into the sea in fiscal year 2024 (April 2024 to March 2025), will be launched on the morning of the 19th local time and is expected to last until May 7. According to information released by TEPCO in January this year, about 54,600 tons of nuclear-contaminated water will be discharged in seven installments in fiscal 2024.
Senior Colonel Li Xi, spokesman for the Eastern Theater of Operations, said that on 17 April, a US P-8A anti-submarine patrol plane sailed through the Taiwan Strait and openly hyped it up. The Eastern Theater of the Chinese People's Liberation Army organized fighter planes to monitor and guard the US plane's transit operations, and dealt with them in accordance with laws and regulations. The troops in the theater are on high alert at all times and resolutely defend national sovereignty, security, and regional peace and stability.
According to the official website of the Ministry of Commerce on April 17, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce issued a statement on the launch of the 301 investigation by the United States against China, which is as follows: On April 17, US time, the Office of the United States Trade Representative announced the launch of a 301 investigation against China's maritime, logistics and shipbuilding industries. China strongly deplores this and resolutely opposes it. The previous US administration launched a Section 301 investigation on China and imposed tariffs on China, which was ruled by the WTO to be in violation of WTO rules and opposed by many WTO members. The US has made repeated mistakes in launching a new Section 301 investigation out of domestic political needs.
April 17 marks the 100-day countdown to Paris 2024. According to the official website of the Paris Olympics, on the morning of the 17th local time, more than 250,000 new tickets for the Paris Olympics will be sold on the official ticketing website. It was also the last ticket sale for all disciplines before the start of the Paris Olympics.
Officials from many countries praised the CICGF as providing valuable opportunities for foreign companies to develop in China. In Haikou in April, the coconut wind gusted, and the Irish National Pavilion at the main venue of the 4th China International Consumer Goods Expo (hereinafter referred to as the "Consumer Expo") was full of wine and aroma, bustling and lively.
Japan's Ministry of Finance released preliminary statistics on the 17th, showing that Japan's trade deficit in fiscal year 2023 (April 2023 to March 2024) decreased by about 70% from the previous fiscal year to 5.89 trillion yen (1 US dollar is about 154 yen). This is the third consecutive fiscal year in which Japan has run a trade deficit.
On April 16, local time, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said that the United States will impose new sanctions on Iran and entities that support Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the coming days. Sullivan said the U.S. military will also work to strengthen missile defense and early warning systems throughout the Middle East "to further reduce the effectiveness of Iran's missile and drone capabilities."
On April 17, local time, the health department of the Gaza Strip issued a statement saying that the Israeli army carried out military operations in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, resulting in 56 deaths and 89 injuries. Since the outbreak of the new Palestinian-Israeli conflict on October 7 last year, Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip have killed 33,899 Palestinians and injured 76,664.

On April 16, China's economic report for the first quarter of 2024 was released. GDP increased by 5.3 percent year-on-year, investment in fixed assets increased by 4.5 percent year-on-year, and investment in high-tech industries increased by 11.4 percent year-on-year...... In the first quarter, China's economic growth was relatively fast, the quality and efficiency improved, and it achieved a good start. However, under the severe and complex situation, problems such as insufficient effective demand and weak social expectations still exist, and it is necessary to further consolidate and strengthen the upward trend of economic recovery.
In the first quarter, major projects in Jiangsu completed an investment of 166.9 billion yuan. This year, our province has arranged 510 provincial major projects, including 450 implementation projects and 60 reserve projects, with an annual planned investment of 640.8 billion yuan, and the investment completion rate in the first quarter reached 26%. Project construction is the "hard support" to promote high-quality development, and it is also the "main starting point" for expanding investment, stabilizing growth and promoting development. Behind this dazzling report card is a "busy spring picture" of dragon and tiger leaping, "hot and hot".
In the first quarter, the heat index of life service consumption increased by more than 30% year-on-year, the heat index of home appliance sales increased by 7.0% year-on-year, of which 8.7% increased in March, and the heat index of offline consumption increased by 9.9% year-on-year, of which 17.7% increased in March, showing a more active trend...... Multiple data confirm that consumption is heating up.
In order to give full play to the fundamental role of digital talents in supporting the digital economy and accelerate the formation of new quality productivity, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and other nine departments issued the "Action Plan for Accelerating the Cultivation of Digital Talents to Support the Development of the Digital Economy (2024-2026)" on April 17, closely following the needs of digital industrialization and industrial digital development, and taking about three years to carry out special actions such as cultivating, attracting, retaining and employing digital talents, increasing the effective supply of digital talents and forming a digital talent agglomeration effect.
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: In 2023, the country's 178 national high-tech zones will achieve a GDP of 18 trillion yuan, accounting for about 14% of the national GDP.
In 2023, the issuance of science and technology innovation bonds on the Shanghai Stock Exchange will accelerate significantly, with the issuance volume of 295.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 203%, and the issuance of green bonds exceeding 150 billion yuan, a positive year-on-year growth.

As of 16:30 on April 16, the hail and flood disasters that began on April 16 caused a total of 6,221 people in 7 counties (cities and districts) of Hukou County, Shangli County, Yuanzhou District of Yichun City, Fengcheng City, Zhangshu City, Gao'an City and Wuyuan County, and 1 person died due to lightning strikes in Le'an County, Fuzhou City.
At 8 o'clock on April 17, a gas deflagration occurred in a residential house on the 15th floor of Building F of Glory Shangcheng Community, Daowai District, Harbin City, and the fire rescue force and relevant departments immediately rushed to the scene to deal with it. At 8:15, the fire was extinguished and there were no casualties. The exact cause is under further investigation.
At about 12:23 on April 16, a traffic accident occurred at 1522Km+500m from the north to the south of the G4 of the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway (in Zhaoshan, Xiangtan City) where a hazardous chemical transport vehicle collided with two small cars, causing the barrel armor benzodiisocyanate loaded in the hazardous chemical transport vehicle to be partially scattered, and a small amount of hazardous chemicals leaked, without casualties.
According to the official determination of the China Earthquake Network, at 12:22 on April 17, a 4.7-magnitude earthquake occurred in Baicheng County, Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang (42.00 degrees north latitude, 82.50 degrees east longitude), with an epicenter depth of 17 kilometers.
On April 15, at the No. 2 entrance and exit of Nanping Station of Chongqing Rail Line 3, the decorative stone bricks above the elevator fell off and hit a pregnant woman. Chongqing Rail Transit immediately issued a notice stating that some citizens were indeed smashed and had cooperated with sending the injured to the hospital for treatment. It is understood that the pregnant woman is still in the intensive care unit and is not completely out of danger, while the fetus in the womb is unfortunately not saved.

On April 15, the first cap beam pouring of Dongxing Expressway 2 was successfully completed, marking the official start of the construction of the project cap beam.
Recently, the Swan Village Moral Points Savings Bank in Nanshenzao Town held a cashing award ceremony, and the villagers who won the first, second and third prizes in the 2023 villager moral score assessment received honorary certificates from the town and village leaders and exchanged their point cards for their favorite goods.
On April 14, the Municipal Library initiated and held a unique "Reading Marathon" activity. Nearly 30 enthusiastic readers galloped into the sea of books to soak in the fragrance of books, experienced the test of willpower and concentration, and deeply felt the fragrance and charm of books in a quiet environment.
The Municipal Customs Working Committee takes soul casting and educating people as its primary responsibility, relying on the 27 educational practice bases named in the city, to carry out practical education activities for young people to "the old and young hearts to the party, striving for a new journey", and inviting the "five old" preachers to enter schools, communities, and villages, and preach 280 times face-to-face with young people. Jointly organized with the Municipal Civilization Office, the Education Bureau and other departments to hold the city's youth TV speech contest to educate students to carry forward the excellent traditional culture, inherit the red gene, and continue the red blood.

On April 16, the provincial leading cadres party discipline study and education special reading class focused on the seminar and the provincial party committee theoretical study center group study meeting was held to exchange in-depth learning experience of the general provisions of the "Regulations on Disciplinary Actions of the Communist Party of China". Provincial Party Secretary Nobunaga Xing presided over and delivered a speech. Provincial Governor Xu Kunlin attended. In his speech, Nobunaga pointed out that it is necessary to earnestly study the "Regulations" thoroughly, consciously use party rules and party discipline to correct thoughts and actions, internalize discipline and rules in our hearts and put them into practice, and further enhance our political determination, discipline determination, moral determination, and resistance to corruption.
On April 15, the meeting of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and the meeting of the Municipal Party Committee's Leading Group for Party Construction Work was held to convey the spirit of the meeting of the leading group for the construction of the Party Construction of the Central Committee, the Provincial Party Committee and the Yancheng Municipal Party Committee, and to deploy the city's party discipline study and education work. Shang Jianming, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, presided over the meeting and delivered a speech. The meeting pointed out that carrying out party discipline learning and education in the whole party is the "great plan of the party" personally planned and promoted by General Secretary Xi Jinping. The whole city should improve its position, deepen its understanding, and earnestly enhance its political consciousness in carrying out party discipline study and education.

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