Category: Flash News

On February 2nd, a US passenger plane collided with a military helicopter and crashed into a river on January 29th. On February 1st, the National Transportation Safety Board announced at a press conference that the data from the two black boxes of the aircraft had been successfully downloaded. The data shows that the height of the aircraft at the time of the impact was approximately 325 feet (99 meters). But when the time controller saw that the radar displayed the helicopter’s altitude as only 200 feet (about 61 meters). The committee pointed out that the heights of the two aircraft should have been consistent during the collision, but there are differences in the data currently obtained. The black box data of the helicopter has not been analyzed yet and further investigation is needed to confirm the collision altitude. The data also shows that the control tower had instructed the helicopter to pass from behind the passenger plane. The plane that was landing ten seconds later adjusted its descent angle, but a collision occurred about one second later. The committee also confirmed that night vision goggles were used in helicopter training, but it is currently uncertain whether night vision goggles were used at the time of the incident. (CCTV News)

On February 2nd, at 16:00 on February 2nd, 2025, the Beijing Meteorological Observatory issued a blue warning signal for strong winds: Due to the influence of cold air, it is expected that most areas of Beijing will have northerly winds of levels 3 and 4, gusts of levels 6 and 7, and gusts of up to level 8 or above in mountainous areas during the daytime on February 3rd. Please take precautions.

On February 2nd, on the 19th day of the Spring Festival travel rush, the fourth day of the Chinese New Year, Qionghai Boao International Airport (referred to as “Boao Airport”), a subsidiary of Hainan Airport Group under Hainan Holdings, guaranteed 64 flights, transported 9185 passengers, and 2.79 tons of cargo and mail, an increase of 28%, 15.58%, and 32.22% respectively year-on-year, breaking the historical record for daily passenger throughput and welcoming a good start to the new year.

On February 2nd, it was learned from the State owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council that the cumulative procurement amount of the “Central Enterprise Consumption Assistance Welcoming Spring Action” launched in January this year reached 1.226 billion yuan, helping to sell 383 million yuan, further releasing consumption potential, and promoting the increase of income for poverty-stricken people in the assisted areas. The relevant person in charge of the State owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council stated that in the next step, we will deeply explore the collaborative resources of central enterprises, actively open up social promotion channels, optimize and strengthen the consumption assistance of central enterprises, and continue to help expand consumption supply.

On February 2nd, the Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Paul Chan, announced in a blog post that tomorrow we will release the estimated economic figures for the fourth quarter and the whole year of 2024, showing that the local economy is in a stable and progressive trend. The quarterly figures reflecting recent trends have continued to improve. The number of passengers has significantly increased, and private consumption has also stabilized slightly during the quarter. In terms of the stock market, trading has remained strong since the end of September last year, with an average daily turnover of HKD 147.6 billion in January, which is about 12% higher than the average daily turnover of the whole year last year and an increase of about 4% compared to December last year. In terms of the real estate market, market data shows that trading remains roughly stable. In addition, the job market remains ideal and inflation remains moderate, allowing the Hong Kong economy to start this year with a stable momentum. However, in the face of the ongoing risks posed by the external political and economic situation, as well as the high interest rate environment, caution and caution are still necessary.

On February 2nd, according to data from the border inspection station of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge, after the daily passenger flow broke the 150000 mark for the first time on January 31st, the Zhuhai Highway Port of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge once again experienced a peak in inbound and outbound traffic on February 1st. The daily passenger flow exceeded 170000 for the first time, and the traffic flow exceeded 25000 vehicles for the first time. Both data sets a record for the highest daily history since the opening of the port.

On February 2nd, according to TASS News Agency, regarding the decision of NATO member states to deploy warships and planes for patrol in the Baltic Sea, Vladimir Balbin, the Russian Ambassador to Denmark, stated in an interview that NATO is trying to turn the Baltic Sea into NATO’s internal sea, and Russia will take all necessary measures in accordance with international law to protect its interests. According to reports, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte earlier stated that in order to protect the underwater infrastructure of NATO member states, NATO will conduct patrol operations in the Baltic Sea, involving frigates and maritime patrol aircraft. (CCTV News)

On February 2nd, Liu Dongmei, Deputy Director of the High Tech Big Data Industry R&D Center at the Highway Institute of the Ministry of Transport, stated that from the first day of the Spring Festival travel rush on January 14, 2025 to February 2 (the 20th day of the Spring Festival travel rush, the fifth day of the first lunar month), the expected cross regional personnel flow in the whole society is 4.8 billion, an increase of 7.2% compared to the same period in 2024; Since the second day of the first lunar month, the cross regional personnel flow in China has rapidly increased. On the third, fourth, and fifth day of the first lunar month, the number of people has exceeded 300 million for three consecutive days, all exceeding the same period last year. During the Spring Festival holiday, it is expected that the cross regional personnel flow in the whole society will continue to operate at a high level.

On February 2nd, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced in the early morning local time that Ukrainian armed forces launched a targeted missile attack on a boarding school in Suja, Kursk Oblast, Russia on February 1st. The Russian air defense system discovered that missiles were launched from the direction of Sumy Oblast in Ukraine. On the early morning of the 2nd, the acting governor of Kursk Oblast in Russia, Xin Shitai, announced through social media that the building of the Suja boarding school was attacked, and there is no exact information on the number of injured. The Ukrainian side has not yet responded to this. (CCTV News)

On February 2nd, local time, it was learned that Ukrainian President Zelensky stated in an interview with US media that he is looking forward to meeting with US President Trump and should discuss the conflict with Russia in some way after the meeting. At the same time, the Ukrainian side hopes that the three parties of Ukraine, the United States, and Russia will jointly participate in relevant negotiations. (CCTV News)