Category: Flash News

On January 4th, local time, the Israel Defense Forces issued a statement stating that they have completed military operations in an area in northern Gaza that has been used as a hiding place and activity center by senior commanders of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas). The statement stated that the area is called the ‘Officers’ Neighborhood’, with buildings overlooking Israeli territory and serving as a hub for Hamas militants’ activities. It contains anti tank positions, traps, tunnels, and firing devices aimed at Israel. According to the military, the entire building complex and the infrastructure of the Hamas armed group inside have been destroyed. Hamas has not yet responded to this.

On January 4th, according to the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, the Israeli government may send a message to the United States that the Israeli Defense Forces will continue to stay in southern Lebanon after the 60 day ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel ends. The reason is that the Lebanese army failed to fulfill the ceasefire terms, deployed its forces too slowly in southern Lebanon, and failed to strike the military targets of Hezbollah militants, resulting in Hezbollah regrouping in the area.

On January 4, the conflict between Russia-Ukraine conflict has continued, and the United States and other countries have provided military support to Ukraine for many times. John Kirby, the Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council of the United States, stated on the 3rd that Western countries will hold meetings in the coming days to discuss providing Ukraine with more weapons. For the specific meeting date, Kirby said it must be before the end of the Biden administration’s term. He also stated that the United States will soon announce more military support to Ukraine. According to the Federal Budget Accountability Commission, in the nearly three years since the escalation of the Ukraine crisis, the US Congress has approved a total of $175 billion in support for Ukraine. The Russian side accuses Western countries led by the United States of providing military support to Ukraine as “adding fuel to the fire” and hindering the end of the conflict. (CCTV)

On January 4th, according to data from the Jiangsu Rural Property Rights Trading Information Service Platform, in 2024, the rural property rights trading markets at all levels in Jiangsu Province completed over 250000 transaction projects with a total transaction amount of 32.05 billion yuan, promoting the revitalization of dormant resources and helping rural revitalization. From the perspective of trading varieties, rural land management rights, rural collective operating assets, and agricultural related fund projects rank among the top three in terms of trading volume, with annual trading amounts of 12.97 billion yuan, 10.104 billion yuan, and 6.11 billion yuan, respectively. From the perspective of transaction methods, online transactions have become more popular, with a total of 83000 transactions and a transaction amount of 12.22 billion yuan throughout the year, an increase of 7% and 3.5% year-on-year, respectively.

On January 4th, Raytheon Technology announced that it will participate in the CES 2025 exhibition to be held in Las Vegas, USA. Today, it has warmed up the new generation of Raytheon ZERO high-energy flagship gaming laptop, which will be released at CES 2025, and has launched the “New Lamp Factory” banner. The company previously stated that it will rely on NVIDIA’s advanced technology in computer graphics and artificial intelligence to provide users with unprecedented experience upgrades in multiple aspects such as gaming, AI, and creation; And it will announce its entry into a new category of smart glasses at CES, releasing products involving three different technological principles for the first time.

On January 4th, according to the Voice of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the first 100 megawatt all vanadium flow battery shared energy storage power station in severely cold regions of China, the Jilin Songyuan Qian’an Zhonghui Yuzi Energy Storage Station, was officially put into operation. The power station is led by the State Grid Jilin Electric Power Co., Ltd. to organize the construction and operation, supported by the Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, and participated in the construction of Dalian Rongke Energy Storage Technology Development Co., Ltd.

On January 4th, according to GGII, driven by strong growth in the Chinese market, global sales of new energy vehicles are expected to exceed 17.5 million units by 2024; GGII predicts that global sales of new energy vehicles are expected to exceed 21 million units by 2025, and the global penetration rate of vehicle electrification will reach 23.2%. In 2024, the sales of new energy vehicles in China are expected to reach 12.85 million units, with an electrification penetration rate of 40.9%; By 2025, policies such as trade in, tax incentives, and car purchase subsidies are expected to continue, stimulating demand in the automotive market to maintain growth. Combined with the requirements of the Central Economic Work Conference to support the implementation of new energy vehicles in rural areas and the continuous promotion of the trade in policy, GGII predicts that the sales volume of new energy vehicles in China will reach 16.1 million by 2025, and the penetration rate of electrification is expected to exceed 50%.

On January 4th, the General Office of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television issued a notice on implementing the “Micro Short Drama+” action plan to empower thousands of industries. The notice pointed out that by 2025, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television will deeply organize and implement the “Travel with Micro Short Drama” creative plan, continue to promote the “Learn Methods with Micro Short Drama” and “Look at Brands in Micro Short Drama” creative plans, launch creative plans such as “Learn Classics with Micro Short Drama”, “Popularize Science with Micro Short Drama” and “Look at Intangible Cultural Heritage in Micro Short Drama”, and launch about 300 key micro short dramas with leading role and innovative value in segmented fields, creating a batch of high-quality micro short dramas with profound ideas, exquisite art and excellent production.

On January 4th, at around 8:40 am today, a fire broke out in a vegetable market in Qiaoxi District, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province. After receiving the alarm, the local fire department quickly went to the scene to put out the fire, and the open flame was extinguished around 10am in the morning. At 12:50, the on-site rescue work was completed. The accident resulted in 8 deaths and 15 injuries. The injured have been sent to the hospital for treatment and are currently in no life-threatening condition. The cause of the accident is under further investigation.

On January 4th, the 2025 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2025) will kick off in Las Vegas, USA from January 7th to 10th local time. At 6:30pm local time on January 6th, Huang Renxun will give a keynote speech on site. Bank of America analyst Vivek Arya predicts that Nvidia will officially announce its entry into the AI PC market at the exhibition. On the same morning, Intel and AMD will also hold new product launches one after another. In terms of time, Intel was earlier than AMD and Nvidia. Foreign media believe that Intel intends to seize the opportunity and reserve sufficient time for partners to showcase new products.