Category: Flash News

On February 2nd, the second phase of ceasefire negotiations in the Gaza Strip is scheduled to begin on February 3rd, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not seem to be rushing to send a team to participate in the negotiations. Instead, he plans to visit the United States to meet with US President Donald Trump before sending someone. Israeli media also revealed that Netanyahu still intends to restart the Gaza war and intends to replace the head of Israel’s intelligence and intelligence agency (Mossad) in the negotiation team with the Minister of Strategic Affairs. According to the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office, Netanyahu is scheduled to depart for a visit to the United States on the 2nd. On the 3rd and 4th, he will hold meetings with US Middle East envoy Steven Witkov and President Trump on matters such as the second phase of ceasefire negotiations in the Gaza Strip. (CCTV News)

On February 2nd, since the Spring Festival travel rush, the Three Gorges Gezhouba two dam hub has been continuously handling the flow of ships and passengers from east to west. The reporter learned today from the Three Gorges Navigation Administration of the Yangtze River that in January 2025, the throughput of the Three Gorges hub exceeded 13.7 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 3.56%, and the passenger volume was nearly 7800, a year-on-year increase of 274.8%, both reaching a new historical high for the same period. Among them, the throughput of the Three Gorges Ship Lock exceeded 13.5 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 6.13%, setting a historical record for the same period. (CCTV News)

On February 2nd, Chery Group released its first sales report for 2025: In January, Chery Group sold 224323 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 10.3%, and exceeded 200000 vehicles in a single month for six consecutive months. Among them, Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. sold 221834 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 11%; The group sold 56901 new energy vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 172.1%.

On February 2nd, the reporter visited several catering stores and well-known commercial districts in Shanghai on February 1st and found that during this year’s Spring Festival, the Shanghai catering consumption and commercial retail market had a strong recovery momentum. Many catering stores had a continuous flow of customers, and long queues formed at the entrance. Multiple catering brands have achieved a year-on-year increase of 20-30% in overall sales in the Shanghai area, with some stores showing a doubling recovery in sales. In addition, the expansion of the “visa free friend circle” has driven the rise of inbound tourism, and the visit of a large number of foreign consumers has injected new vitality into the Shanghai catering consumption market. Recently, 15% of restaurants have received foreign tourists, and some stores have received more than ten tables of foreign tourists per day. (The Paper)

On February 2nd, according to preliminary estimates from the Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, on February 1st (the fourth day of the Lunar New Year), the 4A level and above scenic spots in the province received 3.645 million visitors, a year-on-year increase of 6.4% compared to the fifth day of last year’s holiday (all comparisons are made based on this comparable caliber); The key areas along the 14 ancient post roads included in the monitoring received 758000 tourists, a year-on-year increase of 3.2%; The 13 classic red tourism scenic spots included in the monitoring received 213000 visitors, a year-on-year increase of 3.3%; The 100 rural tourism sites and historical ancient villages included in the monitoring received 508000 visitors, a year-on-year increase of 4.0%; The 80 key public cultural institutions included in the monitoring received 199000 visitors, a year-on-year increase of 5.1%.

On February 2nd, Tencent Cloud announced that the DeepSeeker R1 large model can be deployed to Tencent Cloud HAI (Tencent Cloud High Performance Application Service) with just one click, and developers can access and call it in just 3 minutes. Tencent Cloud claims that, in simple terms, through HAI, developers can save the tedious steps of buying cards, installing drivers, configuring networks, configuring storage, installing environments, installing frameworks, downloading models, etc., and can call the DeepSeeker R1 model in just two steps.

On February 2nd, according to Dong’an Power, in order to meet the production and installation needs of the car factory, Dong’an Power will not close during the Spring Festival and will continue to ship during the holiday period. As of February 2nd, a total of 44 vehicles and 4863 engines have been dispatched. The products are sent to Foton Motor, Jianghuai Automobile, Hebei Changan, Changan Kuayue, Dongfeng Motor, Shanxi Chenggong, Wuzheng and other car manufacturers.

On February 2nd, data released by the State Administration of Financial Supervision and Administration showed that in 2024, the original insurance premium income of China’s insurance industry was about 5.7 trillion yuan, including 1.43 trillion yuan for property insurance and 4.26 trillion yuan for personal insurance. In terms of compensation, the original insurance compensation expenditure of China’s insurance industry in 2024 was 2.3 trillion yuan, including 981 billion yuan for property insurance and 1.32 trillion yuan for personal insurance. As of the end of 2024, China’s insurance industry had total assets of 35.9 trillion yuan and net assets of 3.32 trillion yuan.

On February 2nd at 06:00, the Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue a yellow warning for heavy fog: it is expected that from the morning of February 2nd to the morning, there will be heavy fog with visibility less than 1 kilometer in some areas of the Qiongzhou Strait, western Anhui, northern Hubei, western Chongqing, and some areas with visibility less than 500 meters.

On February 2, it was reported that the policy of “one sign for many lines” means that registered residence residents and residence permit holders of the Hengqin Guangdong Macao Deep Cooperation Zone can apply for “one sign for many lines” endorsement for tourism to Macao. They can travel to and from Macao for an unlimited number of times within a year, and stay in Macao for no more than 7 days each time, which will come into effect on January 1 this year (2025). According to statistics from Zhuhai Border Inspection Station Hengqin Border Inspection Station, as of January 31st, over 16000 people have used the “one visa, multiple travel” visa to enter and exit Macau through Guangdong Hengqin Port. It is understood that passengers holding “one visa, multiple travel” visas tend to travel on weekends and holidays. The implementation of the “one visa, multiple travel” policy further facilitates the travel and consumption of Hengqin residents to Macau.