【Key Focus】
•Three astronauts from Shenzhou-18 successfully stationed on the Chinese space station
•Zhongguancun strives to initially build a world-leading science and technology park by 2027
•The Implementation Plan for the Construction of Computing Power Infrastructure in Beijing (2024-2027) was officially issued
•In the first quarter, Guangdong's social financing scale increased by 1.2 trillion yuan, accounting for 9.6% of the national increase
【Domestic News】
•According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, the Shenzhou-18 astronaut crew entered the orbital module from the spacecraft return capsule after the manned spacecraft and the space station assembly successfully achieved autonomous and rapid rendezvous and docking. At 5:04 on April 26, 2024, Beijing time, the Shenzhou 17 astronaut crew on the mission in orbit successfully opened the "door" to welcome the Shenzhou 18 astronaut crew from afar to settle in the "Tiangong".
•According to He Yadong, spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce, the May Day holiday is approaching, and the Ministry of Commerce will continue to carry out a series of activities such as the "National Consumer Goods Trade-in Action - Local Station" in the near future, and launch activities such as the "2024 International Consumption Season" and the 6th "Double Product Online Shopping Festival" to meet the consumption needs of the masses during holidays and promote the continuous expansion of consumption.
•The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the Beijing Municipal People's Government recently jointly issued the "Zhongguancun World-Leading Science and Technology Park Construction Plan (2024-2027)", which clearly puts forward a series of development goals by 2027. Four world-class industrial clusters with technology dominance in green and smart energy will promote the high-quality development of key industrial chains in the manufacturing industry, and advance the layout of future industries that will lead the development of the world.
•The Ministry of Finance, together with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, issued 1.416 billion yuan of central financial funds for disaster prevention and relief in agricultural production, supporting 30 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government) including Heilongjiang, Jiangsu, Anhui, Shandong, Henan and Beidahuang Agricultural Reclamation Group to speed up the prevention and control of pests and diseases in agriculture, especially food crops.
•The People's Bank of China released the operation of the financial market in March 2024 on the 25th. According to the data, as of the end of March, the bond market custody balance was 160.8 trillion yuan. Among them, the custody balance of the interbank market was 139.9 trillion yuan, and the custody balance of the exchange market was 21.0 trillion yuan. In March, the average daily trading volume of the Shanghai Stock Exchange was 428.34 billion yuan, a decrease of 0.8% month-on-month, and the average daily trading volume of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange was 582.53 billion yuan, an increase of 12.6% month-on-month.
•The Implementation Plan for the Construction of Computing Power Infrastructure in Beijing (2024-2027) was officially issued. It is pointed out that by 2025, the goal is to basically build a pattern of clustering the supply of intelligent computing resources, independent construction of intelligent computing facilities, accurate empowerment of intelligent computing capabilities, green operation of intelligent computing centers, and systematic development of intelligent computing ecology, leading the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region to build a highland of innovation and application of intelligent computing industry with international influence.
•On April 25, the Guangdong Branch of the People's Bank of China held a press conference on the financial operation situation of Guangdong Province in the first quarter of 2024. In the first quarter, Guangdong's social financing scale increased by 1.2 trillion yuan, accounting for 9.6% of the national increase. At the end of March, the balance of Guangdong's domestic and foreign currency loans was 28.2 trillion yuan, up 8.2 percent year-on-year, an increase of 1.1 trillion yuan over the beginning of the year, accounting for 11 percent of the national increase. The balance of deposits was 36.4 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.7 percent, an increase of 1.3 trillion yuan over the beginning of the year, accounting for 11.2 percent of the national increase.
•The Shanghai Futures Exchange issued a Q&A on strengthening supervision and risk prevention in the near future, which pointed out that the Shanghai Futures Exchange will focus on strengthening supervision, preventing risks and promoting high-quality development, adhere to the principle of marketization and rule of law, prevent systemic risks caused by large price fluctuations, prevent overheating of transactions, ensure the safe and stable operation of the market, and provide a safe and reliable place for price discovery, risk management and resource allocation for the economy and society.
【International News】
•The first estimate data released by the U.S. Department of Commerce on the 25th showed that the real gross domestic product (GDP) of the United States in the first quarter of 2024 grew at an annualized rate of 1.6%, which was significantly narrower than the 3.4% growth rate in the fourth quarter of last year.
•The International Energy Agency (IEA) released a report on the 25th that the deployment of batteries in the power sector will more than double year-on-year in 2023, outpacing almost all other clean energy technologies, thanks to falling costs, promoting innovation and supportive industrial policies. Battery technology is critical to meeting climate and energy goals.
• According to a report by Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation on the 25th, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved the Israeli army's plan to carry out ground operations in Rafah, a city in the southern Gaza Strip. Netanyahu has approved a ground operation plan in Rafah, and Israel is expected to begin evacuating civilians from Rafah "soon" in preparation for a ground operation, the report said. The report adds that Netanyahu has not yet given an order to implement the plan.
• The Central Bank of Argentina announced on the 25th that it would cut the benchmark interest rate from 70% to 60%, which is the second interest rate cut by the Central Bank of Argentina this month. The local media "Financial Circle" commented that the interest rate cut was due to the slowdown in Argentina's domestic inflation, the reduction of regulatory pressure, and the government's desire to enhance market liquidity.
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Editor: Wang Chunxia
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