Category: Flash News

On March 3rd, Xiaomi held its global launch event for the Xiaomi 15 series in Barcelona, Spain. The Xiaomi 15 Ultra is released globally, with a starting price of 1499 euros in Europe, surpassing Apple’s most expensive model, the iPhone 16 Pro Max. (Reporter Tang Zhixiao)

On March 2nd, the 2025 China Biological Fermentation Industry Technology Conference was held in Jinan, Shandong Province. More than 400 representatives from production enterprises, application enterprises, research institutes, and local governments in the field of biological fermentation and related industries from all over the country attended the conference, sharing industry technology development trends and achievements, and jointly promoting the “new quality” development of the biological fermentation industry. Yao Bin, an academician of the CAE Member, pointed out in his report that AI has shown great potential in technological innovation of feed enzymes and is reshaping the research and development paradigm of feed enzymes. By constructing a basic language model for agricultural protein and fine-tuning the development of a series of professional models, an artificial intelligence based enzyme mining, design optimization, and efficient manufacturing technology platform can be formed to improve the efficiency of enzyme protein mining and enzyme product research and development process. In the future, feed enzymes will be deeply integrated with technologies such as AI and synthetic biology, expanding their application directions and developing new products. “(Securities Times)

On March 2nd, local time, the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it condemned the International Atomic Energy Agency employees for violating Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Ukraine has sent a protest note to the leadership of the International Atomic Energy Agency, but the Ukrainian side believes that Russia should take full responsibility for such actions because Russia has “set artificial obstacles to the activities of international organizations in Ukraine, forcing them to violate Ukrainian laws”. According to Ukrainian media, the International Atomic Energy Agency has recently conducted a rotation of experts at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant for the first time without the consent of the Ukrainian side. According to the announcement released by the news department of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, on March 1st local time, the International Atomic Energy Agency’s observation team stationed in Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant completed its routine personnel rotation, and the 27th group of permanent personnel composed of three experts entered the nuclear power plant completely through Russian territory for the first time.

On March 2, in an interview on March 2 local time, the US President’s National Security Affairs Assistant Waltz said, “The United States seeks to permanently end the Russia-Ukraine conflict through European led security guarantees.” As for the quarrel between US President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky when they met at the White House on February 28 local time, Waltz said that the United States was not clear whether Zelensky met at the White House “in a sincere manner”. The United States needs “Ukrainian leaders who can reach an agreement with the United States and Russia and end the war”, and Zelensky “needs to make it clear that he is ready for peace”. Waltz also stated that the claim that Zelensky’s meeting with Trump at the White House was some kind of ambush is “absolutely wrong”. Waltz stated that the United States is unsure whether Zelensky will engage in negotiations with Russia. He said that the outcome of Zelensky’s meeting at the White House on February 28th meant that Zelensky himself and Ukraine missed a ‘huge opportunity’.

On March 2, the People’s Bank of China, the All China Federation of Industry and Commerce, the State Administration of Financial Supervision, the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange jointly held a forum on financial support for high-quality development of private enterprises on February 28. The reporter learned that Zou Yingguang, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and General Manager of CITIC Securities, represented the company at the symposium and made a speech. Zou Yingguang stated that CITIC Securities empowers the development of private enterprises from three dimensions: firstly, building a diversified financing system and increasing support for private enterprises; Secondly, injecting patient capital to assist enterprises in transformation and upgrading; The third is to build a production and research empowerment platform, providing full cycle support. He also mentioned that CITIC Securities will resolutely implement the spirit of the symposium on financial support for high-quality development of private enterprises, further open up diversified financing channels for private enterprises, effectively improve the accessibility and convenience of financing for private enterprises, and contribute to promoting the healthy and high-quality development of the private economy. (Securities Times)

On March 2nd, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu stated at a weekly cabinet meeting that Israel, in coordination with US President Trump and his staff, has proposed to extend the first phase of the ceasefire agreement with the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) for an additional 50 days. He stated that this is the extension proposal put forward by US Middle East envoy Steven Witkov after learning that both sides could not reach a consensus on entering the second phase of the agreement. Netanyahu stated that if Hamas agrees to extend the first phase of the ceasefire, Israel will immediately begin negotiations; If it is confirmed that the negotiations are ineffective, Israel will be allowed to return to Gaza for combat. Netanyahu also said that if Hamas does not release more detainees, there will be “further consequences”.

On March 2nd, Italian Prime Minister Meloni and British Prime Minister Stamo met in London for a summit. Meloni emphasized the need to avoid Western fragmentation and proposed a meeting between US and European leaders, as all parties across the Atlantic are committed to achieving a just and lasting peace in Ukraine. Leaders from multiple countries, including Stamo and Zelensky, will gather in London on the 2nd for a summit to discuss the Ukrainian crisis and European defense issues.

On March 2nd, a US civil rights lawyer sued the Trump administration on March 1st local time to prevent the transfer of 10 immigrants detained in the US to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Previously, CNN reported on February 19th that the US government has transferred over 140 immigrants to the US military base located in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In January 2002, the US military established a prison at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba, which was heavily condemned for multiple scandals of prisoner abuse.

On March 2nd, local time, the National Cheerleading Association All Star Championship in the United States was suspended due to an accidental brawl, and the competition will resume on March 2nd. According to reports, the Dallas Police Department in Texas stated in a statement that a brawl between two people occurred during the tournament at the Cabell Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, resulting in multiple pillars being knocked down and making loud noises inside the building. The sound caused panic among the crowd inside the building, triggering a stampede that resulted in multiple injuries, but there were no reports of deaths or shooting incidents. The police stated that the conference center has evacuated the crowd as a precautionary measure, and security personnel are cooperating with the police to investigate the safety incident. (CCTV News)