Category: Flash News

On February 9th, according to the “Civil Affairs Statistics for the Fourth Quarter of 2024” released on the official website of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the number of marriage registrations nationwide in 2024 was 6.106 million pairs, and the number of divorce registrations was 2.621 million pairs. In 2023, 7.68 million marriages and 2.593 million divorces will be registered nationwide. In comparison, the number of marriage registrations nationwide decreased by 1.574 million pairs, a decrease of about 20.5%; The number of divorce registrations increased by 28000 pairs, an increase of about 1.1%. This also means that the number of marriage registrations nationwide has once again declined after experiencing a rebound in 2023. (Pengpai News)

On February 9th, Nanjing Metro Group issued a notice stating that due to the seepage of groundwater near the intersection of Pukou Avenue and Hengjiang Avenue, on February 5th, Nanjing Metro launched the closed repair of the operating section from Jiangxinzhou Station to Linjiang Station of Line 10, and invited well-known experts in related fields such as Academician Qian Qihu to form an expert group to guide the entire process of plan formulation, emergency response, evaluation and demonstration. After evaluation by the expert group, the safety risk caused by groundwater seepage in this area has been eliminated. The Nanjing Metro is intensifying its efforts in soil reinforcement, structural strengthening, equipment maintenance, evaluation and monitoring in accordance with the expert group’s opinions. It is expected that the entire line will resume normal operation on March 1st.

On February 9th, the Ministry of Commerce’s national data platform for exchanging old appliances for new ones and purchasing new digital products such as mobile phones showed that from 0:00 on January 20th to 24:00 on February 8th, 20.092 million consumers applied for 25.414 million subsidies for purchasing new digital products such as mobile phones.

On February 9th, the Governor of Leningrad Oblast in Russia, Drozdenko, announced on social media that a technical accident had occurred on a ship anchored at the Ust Luga Port in the region. However, the ship has been moored at the dock and there were no injuries or risks of oil product leakage. We have started investigating and determining the cause of the accident. According to media reports, the ship was carrying 130000 tons of fuel oil, and there were three explosions in the engine room. The hull has sunk and run aground. There are a total of 24 crew members from Russia, Georgia, and Indonesia. The emergency department has set up oil barriers and no oil leakage has been found so far.

On February 9th, Dongfeng Group Co., Ltd. (00489) announced that on February 9th, 2025, the company received a notice from its controlling shareholder Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd. that Dongfeng is planning a restructuring with other state-owned and state-owned enterprise groups. This restructuring may result in a change in the controlling shareholder of the company, but it will not lead to a change in the actual controller. The arrangements still need to follow the procedures and obtain approval from the relevant regulatory authorities. This restructuring will not have a significant impact on the normal production and operation activities of the company.

On February 9th, a landslide occurred in Group 2, Jinping Village, Muai Town, Junlian County, Yibin City, Sichuan Province on February 8th. Today (9th), Yibin City, Sichuan Province held a press conference to introduce the latest progress of rescue efforts. At the meeting, it was reported that as of 24:00 on the 8th, 10 residential houses and 1 production house have been verified to be buried. Two injured people have been successfully rescued, including one seriously injured and one lightly injured. They have been admitted to the People’s Hospital of Yunlian County and are all in no life-threatening condition. After preliminary investigation, the disaster caused 29 people to go missing, and the final number is still being further verified. Preliminary assessment shows that the recent continuous rainfall and geological conditions have caused high-level landslides to transform into debris flows, forming a debris accumulation body approximately 1.2 kilometers long. The landslide body is about 10 to 20 meters thick and 100 meters wide, with a landslide volume of over 100000 cubic meters. At present, the landslide is still ongoing. (CCTV News)

On February 9th, it was reported that on February 8th local time, the White House criticized the ruling of a federal judge to block Elon Musk’s government efficiency department from accessing the Treasury Department’s payment system, calling the ruling “judicial overreach”. Previously, a federal judge in the United States issued a temporary restraining order in the early hours of the same day, temporarily preventing the government efficiency department led by Elon Musk from accessing government systems used to process trillions of dollars in payments, citing the risk of sensitive and confidential information being improperly leaked. (CCTV News)

On February 9th, local time, multiple sources stated that despite US Secretary of State Rubio’s claim that the United States will continue to provide humanitarian aid, US funded aid efforts have essentially come to a halt globally. Previously, Rubio issued an exemption letter stating that humanitarian aid aimed at saving lives will continue during the US government’s 90 day suspension of foreign aid review. However, multiple interviewed staff members and contractors from the US Agency for International Development stated that this does not reflect the local situation, as almost all of the agency’s humanitarian aid projects are stalled.

On February 9th, local time, Ukrainian President Zelensky stated in his evening video speech that the newly appointed Chairman of NATO Military Council, Giuseppe Carver Dragon, visited Ukraine that day, which was also his first visit to Ukraine. Zelensky stated that both sides discussed the preparations for the upcoming Ukrainian Defense Contact Group meeting and Ukraine’s defense needs during the talks.

On February 9th, local time, on February 8th, Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) Politburo member Bassem Naeem stated that Israel’s continued violation of the ceasefire agreement could lead to its rupture. Israel is delaying the delivery of food, medicine, tents and other supplies to the Gaza Strip, and continues to kill Palestinians in the Gaza Strip despite the ceasefire agreement. The current ceasefire agreement is in danger of breaking, but Hamas does not want to return to war.