Category: Flash News

On February 1st, the Sanya Tourism Work Leading Group Office launched the implementation of the “Six Measures for Optimizing and Improving Services in Sanya Island Scenic Spots (Trial)”. The six measures are as follows: establishing an emergency dispatch mechanism for maritime transportation capacity guarantee, establishing a mechanism for overtime queuing and ticket refund, optimizing the 24-hour complaint handling mechanism, organizing and providing basic services around island scenic spots, supporting enterprises to carry out tourist care and warm services, and strictly implementing the guarantee of safe and secure production. The measures will be officially implemented at 8:00 am on February 2, 2025.

On February 1st, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, the Palestinian Authority, and the Arab League issued a joint statement on the Gaza issue. The joint statement emphasizes the refusal to relocate Palestinians from their land under any circumstances; We look forward to working with the administration of US President Trump to achieve a just and comprehensive Middle East peace based on the two-state solution; We emphasize the indispensable role of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and reject any attempt to weaken its position; We welcome Egypt’s plan with the United Nations to hold an international forum focused on rebuilding Gaza.

On February 1st, local time, a domestic regional plane collided with a US helicopter in mid air at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, and both planes crashed into the Potomac River. On January 30th, US Defense Secretary Hagibis stated that the Black Hawk helicopter involved in the January 29th collision between a US passenger plane and a military helicopter was conducting an “annual night assessment” mission. However, according to Bloomberg on February 1st, Hagibis stated on January 31st that the Black Hawk helicopter was not conducting a “routine” mission at the time, but rather an exercise called “Government Continuity”. Haggis did not disclose any further details. (CCTV)

On February 1st, the Polish Armed Forces Operations Command announced on social media that due to Russia’s attacks on facilities in western Ukraine and other areas, Polish and Allied duty fighter jets have launched operations to defend the airspace. The measures taken aim to ensure the security of the territories bordering the dangerous areas. The combat command is monitoring the current situation, and all combat units are still in an emergency response state. (CCTV)

On February 1st, Lantu Automobile announced that it delivered 8009 new cars in January, a year-on-year increase of 14%. Lantu Automobile CEO Lu Fang stated that in January 2025, Lantu Automobile had a good start and opened up a very good situation for high-quality development throughout the year. At present, Lantu Automobile’s green, high-end, and digital factory has produced a total of 170000 high-end new energy vehicles with an output value exceeding 50 billion yuan. Lantu Automobile has stated that it will make every effort to reach its annual sales target of 200000 vehicles.

On February 1st (the third day of the first lunar month), the cross regional personnel flow in the whole society was 304.04 million, a month on month increase of 3.3% and a 6.8% increase compared to the same period in 2024. This is also the first time since the Spring Festival travel rush in 2025 that the daily cross regional personnel flow of the whole society has exceeded 300 million people.

On February 1st, the Ukrainian State Power Company reported that emergency power outages have been implemented in many parts of Ukraine, including Kharkiv Oblast, Sumy Oblast, Poltava Oblast, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and Kirovohrad Oblast, due to missile attacks by Russian forces.

On February 1st, multiple media outlets in the United States reported on January 31st that the Trump administration had forced several FBI officials to resign, who had conducted criminal investigations into participants in the January 6th, 2021 Capitol Hill riots. NBC cited FBI officials as saying that the Trump administration has forced six senior executives of the bureau and heads of multiple branches across the country to step down, including senior leaders of the Washington D.C. branch who participated in the prosecution of Trump. The report states that the US Department of Justice has also dismissed several federal prosecutors responsible for conducting criminal investigations into participants in the Capitol Hill riots. A congressional aide stated that over twenty prosecutors have been affected. Xinhua News Agency

On February 1st, Mexican Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard stated on January 31st that imposing tariffs on Mexico by the United States would be a “strategic mistake,” and tens of millions of American consumers and a large number of American companies would bear the cost. If the US imposes tariffs, American consumers will bear the cost of tariffs, and consumer demand will also weaken. In addition, high tariffs will also impact the medium and long-term development of the supply chain.