Category: Flash News

On the 8th, according to QuestMobile data, DeepSeek surpassed Doubao for the first time in terms of daily active users on January 28th, and then surpassed the 30 million mark on February 1st, becoming the fastest application in history to reach this milestone. (Reporter Huang Xinyi)

On February 8th, according to preliminary statistics from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, from January 1st to 31st, the retail sales of passenger cars in the market reached 1.853 million units, a decrease of 9% compared to the same period last year and a decrease of 30% compared to the same period last month. Since the beginning of this year, the cumulative retail sales have reached 1.853 million units, a decrease of 9% compared to the same period last year; From January 1st to 31st, passenger car manufacturers nationwide wholesale 2.048 million vehicles, a decrease of 3% compared to the same period last year and a decrease of 33% compared to the same period last month. Since the beginning of this year, a total of 2.048 million vehicles have been wholesale, a decrease of 3% compared to the same period last year. From January 1st to 31st, the retail sales of new energy passenger vehicles in the market reached 786000 units, a year-on-year increase of 17% and a decrease of 40% compared to the same period last month. Since the beginning of this year, the cumulative retail sales have reached 786000 units, a year-on-year increase of 17%; From January 1st to 31st, passenger car manufacturers nationwide wholesale 900000 new energy vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 29% and a decrease of 40% compared to the same period last month. Since the beginning of this year, a total of 900000 vehicles have been wholesale, a year-on-year increase of 29%.

On February 8th, the official website of Chengdu Housing Provident Fund Management Center issued a notice on adjusting the maturity date of housing provident fund loans. The notice states that the term of housing provident fund loans is calculated on a yearly basis, with a minimum of 1 year and a maximum of 30 years. The loan maturity date should not exceed 68 years for males and 63 years for females, or 5 years after the statutory retirement period. Two or more loan applicants may determine the loan term based on the longer term. This notice shall come into effect on February 8, 2025, subject to the acceptance time.

On February 8th, according to the Ministry of Transport, on February 7th, 2025 (the 25th day of the Spring Festival travel rush, the 10th day of the first lunar month), the cross regional personnel flow in the whole society was 210.952 million, a decrease of 3.6% compared to the same period last year and an increase of 9.1% compared to the same period in 2024.

On February 8th, Zhang Hongtao, Deputy Director of the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology, stated at the media briefing of the 2025 Global Developer Pioneer Conference that the scale of Shanghai’s artificial intelligence industry will exceed 400 billion yuan in 2024, with a year-on-year growth rate of over 7%, achieving the “14th Five Year Plan” goal ahead of schedule. The reporter learned from the meeting that as of the end of 2024, Shanghai has completed the registration of 60 generative artificial intelligence service models, ranking second in the country in terms of quantity. Xinhua News Agency

On February 8th, the State Administration for Financial Regulation issued the “Guidelines for the Supervision of Concentration Risk in Insurance Groups”, in which insurance group companies establish emergency and mitigation management mechanisms for concentration risk, clarify the division of responsibilities, emergency management procedures, risk mitigation tools, and other regulatory requirements for various types of concentration risk emergency management. When various concentration risks have occurred or are expected to occur, which may have a significant impact on the group’s liquidity, solvency, reputation, etc., insurance group companies must develop emergency management and risk mitigation plans and strictly implement them to effectively control and mitigate risks. Insurance groups should hold sufficient capital and liquidity buffers for concentration risk.

On February 8th, the State Administration for Financial Regulation issued the “Guidelines for the Supervision of Concentration Risk in Insurance Groups”, stating that member companies of insurance groups should avoid excessive reliance on specific assets, counterparties, customers, regions or markets, and fully analyze and judge the potential impacts of specific industries that are susceptible to macroeconomic policies and economic cycle fluctuations. For those who exceed the concentration risk limit due to market price changes or other reasons, they should be reported or approved according to relevant regulations, and an effective limit management mechanism should be established. Risk analysis of limit exceeding situations should be strengthened, necessary risk diversification measures should be taken, and risk resolution and disposal should be carried out in a timely manner.

On February 8th, US President Trump issued an executive order stating that the United States will cease providing any aid or support to South Africa and will promote the resettlement of refugees who have fled South Africa due to government led racial discrimination. The order states that all US government departments and agencies (including the US Agency for International Development) should immediately cease providing any form of foreign aid or support to South Africa to the maximum extent permitted by law. Heads of government agencies may, at their discretion, allow necessary or appropriate assistance to be provided.

On February 8th, Ukrainian President Zelensky recently proposed that Ukraine should “return” its nuclear weapons. In response to this, Kellogg, the special envoy appointed by President Trump of the United States for the Russia-Ukraine conflict, said that Ukraine’s regaining of nuclear weapons was “impossible”. (CCTV News)

On February 8th, officials in Alaska, USA, announced on February 7th that the bodies of three victims have been found and are believed to be related to the previous plane disappearance incident. On February 6th local time, an American Bering Airlines plane went missing on its way from Unalakrit to Nome, with 9 passengers and 1 pilot on board.