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NEWS ON 01/17 CHINESE PREMIER LI QIANG TALKS ECONOMY AND AI AT DAVOS 2024 李强在达沃斯世界经济论坛发表特别致辞 -----------------记得点亮右下角的爱心哦------------ CHINESE PREMIER LI QIANG TALKS ECONOMY AND AI AT DAVOS 2024 李强在达沃斯世界经济论坛发表特别致辞 Hi - I'm Tim Pope. This is China Buzzwords. Continuing our look at the 2024 World Economic Forum in Davos - which attracts the rich and powerful from around the world. 嗨，我是蒂姆·波普。这里是中国流行语。继续和我们一起关注2024年达沃斯世界经济论坛，该论坛吸引了来自世界各地的有钱有势的人。 China's Premier Li Qiang is there this year leading a pretty big delegation. He's the most high profile Chinese leader to visit the WEF since President Xi Jinping went in 2017. And a lot of people are keen to talk to and hear from Li Qiang this year because China's economic recovery is on the ropes, and also because China is seen as key to helping facilitate an end to the current major conflicts. 中国总理李强今年率领了庞大的代表团出席了会议。今年，很多人都渴望与李强交谈并听取他的意见，因为中国的经济复苏面临挑战，也因为中国被视为帮助结束当前重大冲突的关键。 In his speech to the forum today, Li touched on the Chinese economy, saying GDP growth for 2023 is expected to be 5.2 percent -- a little above the government's target. And he got a little poetic. 在今天的论坛演讲中，李强谈到了中国经济，他说2023年的国内生产总值增长率预计为5.2%，略高于政府的目标。他有些诗意。 Li Qiang, Chinese Premier  中国总理李强 A European friend once told me that to appreciate the grandeur of the Alps, one must broaden their perspective and look into the distance. Similarly, understanding the Chinese economy requires a panoramic view and in-depth observation. Only by opening up a comprehensive perspective can one achieve objectivity, comprehend the entirety and the overall picture, and truly understand the current state and long-term trends of the Chinese economy. 阿尔卑斯山群峰巍峨，连绵不绝。有欧洲朋友告诉我，想要领略阿尔卑斯山雄浑壮阔之美，一定要把视野放宽、把目光投远一些。看待中国经济也同样如此，只有打开视野的纵深，进行全景式观察，才能做到客观和全面，看到整体和全貌，真正了解中国经济的当下之形与长远之势。 China's also going to be key to determining global attitudes to AI governance. Making sure AI is a force for good. Li said the technology should not be used to contain countries; and that it's important to make sure it's being used ethically.  中国也将成为决定全球对人工智能治理态度的关键。确保人工智能是一股向善的力量。李强说，这项技术不应该被用来遏制国家；确保它被合乎道德地使用是很重要的。 Li Qiang, Chinese Premier  中国总理李强 The World AI Conference has set up two expert committees, one is focusing on the strategic planning, and the other is for AI ethics, which means that on the one hand, it is important to focus on development, and on the other hand, it is important to focus on governance, and it is necessary to use it well, but also to manage it well. 世界人工智能大会还成立了两个专家委员会，一个是战略规划专家委员会，另外一个就是人工智能伦理专家委员会，也就是说一边抓发展，另外一边就是要抓治理，既要用好它，更要管好它。 And Li issued an open invitation to the Davos participants to come to Shanghai's World AI Conference in July, to see how China does things. 李强还向达沃斯论坛的与会者发出公开邀请，邀请他们参加7月在上海举行的世界人工智能大会，看看中国在做些什么。 And the stakes for getting AI governance right are high. The Inter

NEWS ON 01/15 DAVOS: China's Premier to deliver aspecial address as world leaders and big business seek to rebuild trust 破解时代之问 引领发展之路——习近平主席在达沃斯论坛的演讲和致辞深刻启迪世界 -----------------记得点亮右下角的爱心哦----------------- DAVOS: China's Premier to deliver aspecial address as world leaders and big business seek to rebuild trust 破解时代之问 引领发展之路——习近平主席在达沃斯论坛的演讲和致辞深刻启迪世界 Hi andwelcome to another China Buzzwords - I'm Timothy Pope. 嗨，欢迎收看China Buzzwords，我是Timothy Pope The 54thWorld Economic Forum is getting under way in the luxurious Swiss ski resort ofDavos. And we're going to bring you a couple of videos this week examining thisannual event. 第 54 届世界经济论坛正在瑞士滑雪胜地达沃斯举行。本周，我们将为您带来几段视频，探讨这一年度盛事。 The themeof this year's WEF is 'Rebuilding Trust'. It's an interesting theme since manyof those attending are the ones whose trust rating among ordinary people hasplunged so sharply in recent years. Trust in leaders who have presided overslowing global growth. Trust in billionaires perceived as exploiting andexpanding global inequality. Trust that both these groups can work together tomake the future better for everyone. 今年世界经济论坛的主题是 "重建信任"。这是个有趣的主题，因为许多与会者都是近年来在民众中信任度急剧下降的人，那些导致全球经济增长放缓的领导人的信任，被认为利用和扩大全球不平等的亿万富翁的信任。相信他们能够携手合作，为每个人创造更美好的未来。 Buildingthat kind of trust is a tall order. 建立这种信任是一项艰巨的任务。 Securingeconomic growth has always been one of the WEF's aims, but it says it'slaunching a campaign to balance growth with social and environmental prioritiestoo. One of the forum's recent studies of 107 global economies found that mostof them are not growing in socially inclusive or environmentally sustainableways. It's also identified misinformation and disinformation【虚假信息】as the most severe global risk in the shortterm as it's been the most significant factor in the erosion of public trust. 确保经济增长一直是世界经济论坛的目标之一，不过该论坛也表示，它正在发起一场运动，以平衡经济增长与社会和环境优先事项之间的关系。世界经济论坛最近对全球107个经济体进行的一项研究发现，大多数经济体并没有以社会包容或环境可持续的方式实现增长。该论坛还将错误信息和虚假信息确定为短期内最严重的全球风险，因为这是导致公众信任度下降的最重要因素。 The WEF-- the people at the top of global society -- seems to be acknowledging thatthey need to rebuild the public's trust that they're still a force willing andcapable of making the world a better place. 世界经济论坛--全球社会的顶尖人士--似乎承认，他们需要重建公众对他们的信任，相信他们仍然是愿意并有能力让世界变得更美好的力量。 Anotherthing that's going to be up for plenty of discussion is economic and monetarypolicy. Financial markets remain completely obsessed with interest rates, andwhen major central banks like the US Fed and the ECB might start to bring themdown. Many consider this a key step towards shifting back to global growth. 另一个将引起广泛讨论的问题是经济和货币政策。金融市场仍然完全沉迷于利率，以及美国联邦储备委员会和欧洲央行等主要央行何时可能开始降低利率，许多人认为这是转向全球增长的关键一步。 Therewill also be sideline meetings trying to deal with issues ranging from the conflicts in Gazaand Ukraine. With high-level delegations【代表团】 from China, the United States, Ukr

NEWS ON 01/10 BYD BECOMES TOP SELLING EV MAKER, TAKING TESLA'S CROWN 比亚迪夺得全球新能源车销冠 -----------------记得点亮右下角的爱心哦----------------- BYD BECOMES TOP SELLING EV MAKER, TAKING TESLA'S CROWN 比亚迪夺得全球新能源车销冠 BYD has claimed the title of World's Best-Selling EV maker in a hard-fought battle with Tesla. 比亚迪在与特斯拉的激烈竞争中夺得了全球最畅销电动汽车制造商的称号。 Now that 2023 results are in for both companies we can see just how fierce a race it was. Both companies beat analyst estimates for the numbers of EVs they sold in the final three months of last year, and both benefitted from cutting prices on their vehicles in a bid to grab market share. 如今，两家公司2023年的业绩已经出炉，我们可以看到这场竞争有多么激烈。去年最后三个月，两家公司的电动汽车销量都超过了分析师的预期，而且两家公司都通过降低汽车价格来抢占市场份额。 Let's look at the numbers first. BYD sold a little over 3 million vehicles last year -- mostly in China. More than half were pure electric, and the rest were plug-in hybrid EVs. That puts annual sales up by 62 percent compared to 2022. 我们先来看看数据。比亚迪去年的汽车销量略高于300万辆，主要集中在中国。其中一半以上为纯电动汽车，其余为插电式混合动力电动汽车。与2022年相比，年销量增长了62%。 Tesla sold 1.8 million vehicles -- falling just short of CEO Elon Musk's target of 2 million, but still beating analyst estimates. 特斯拉售出了180万辆汽车--略低于首席执行官埃隆-马斯克的200万辆目标，但仍超过了分析师的预期。 And in the most recent quarter? ... Tesla delivered 484,507 pure EVs between October and December, while BYD sold 526,409.  最近一个季度呢？…特斯拉在10月至12月间交付了484,507辆纯电动汽车，而比亚迪则售出了526,409辆。 So how did BYD overtake Tesla before the year-end finish line? 那么，比亚迪是如何在年底前超越特斯拉的呢？ Partly it's the price war which has been going on in the EV sector -- particularly here in China -- for the last 12 months. Tesla started it last January by slashing【大量削减】prices on several models and every other automaker followed suit. 部分原因是过去12个月电动车行业，尤其在中国的价格战。去年1月，特斯拉率先对多款车型降价，其他汽车制造商纷纷效仿。 But it quickly became obvious that Tesla wasn't going to win that price war. Even with generous discounts, its cars are just more expensive. Each model is a premium product. And while BYD has high-end models of its own, it also has cheaper ones. And with most of the world dealing with high interest rates, a cheaper car, which requires a smaller loan from the bank, can look at lot more attractive. And some analysts have said that tax credits in the US may have pushed some Tesla-buyers to get their cars in 2023 instead of 2024. 但很快，特斯拉显然无法赢得这场价格战。即使有丰厚的折扣，特斯拉汽车的价格还是更贵。每款车型都是高端产品。比亚迪虽然也有自己的高端车型，但它有更便宜的车型。在全球大多数国家都面临高利率的情况下，一辆需要向银行申请较少贷款的廉价汽车看起来更有吸引力。一些分析师表示，美国的税收减免政策可能促使一些特斯拉买家在2023年而非2024年购买汽车。 BYD is also just a generally better recognised brand these days. Tesla might still be a by-word for pure electric cars, but all over the world, more and more BYDs are popping up on the roads. For big chunks of last year BYD models were the best-selling EVs in Thailand, Israel, New Zealand and Singapore. During a trip back to Australia recently, I was shocked when my family started discussing the brand over Christmas dinner.

NEWS ON 01/05 1.       2024 STILL FEELS LIKE2023 WITH LOW INVESTOR SENTIMENT 2024年仍然像2023年，投资者情绪低迷 -----------------记得点亮右下角的爱心哦------------ 2024 STILL FEELS LIKE 2023 WITH LOWINVESTOR SENTIMENT 2024年仍然像2023年，投资者情绪低迷 The first trading week of the new yearhasn't exactly been great. Chinese Mainland markets continued to trade lower asinvestors wait for sentiment to recover. But even the better looking data wesaw this week for China's services sector wasn't enough to get things moving.The Shanghai Composite Index was down 0.9 percent on Friday and theShenzhen Component was off more than 1 percent. 新年的第一个交易周并不太好。中国大陆股市继续走低，投资者等待市场情绪回升。但即使我们本周看到的中国服务业的数据看起来更好，也不足以推动事态发展。上周五，上证综指下跌0.9%，深证成分股跌幅超过1%。 The vast bulk of sectors were downtoday led by losses for tech, healthcare and industrials; while financialstocks just about broke even. 今天绝大多数板块下跌，科技、医疗保健和工业板块领跌；而金融股几乎实现盈亏平衡。 Investors are also still waiting to see anyserious payoff from the launch of the new CSI A50 index on Tuesday. This is asmaller, more select index of blue chip stocks than the CSI 300, but it's alsofar more diverse in terms of the kinds of sectors it covers. And whilethere's been strong early interest from funds looking to set up ETFs trackingthe A50, that's going to take a while to translate into gains, and the index isending its maiden week down more than 3 percent. 投资者仍在等待周二推出的新中证A50指数带来的任何重大回报。与沪深300相比，这是一个规模更小、更具选择性的蓝筹股指数，但它所涵盖的行业种类也要多样化得多。尽管希望建立跟踪A50的ETF的基金早期有强烈的兴趣，但这需要一段时间才能转化为收益，该指数在首周结束时下跌了3%以上。 There was a bit of gloom on other regionalmarkets today now that investors feel sharp and quick US Fed rate cuts are lesslikely. That obsession with when rate cuts will begin also makes the release ofUS jobs data tonight a big event for the markets. But on the whole, fewertraders now think there'll be cuts by March, and that dented growth stocksaround the region. The Hang Seng was 0.7 percent lower at the close. 今天，其他地区市场出现了一些悲观情绪，因为投资者认为美联储大幅快速降息的可能性较小。对何时开始降息的痴迷也使今晚美国就业数据的发布成为市场的一件大事。但总的来说，现在认为到3月会减产的交易员越来越少，这削弱了该地区的增长股。恒生指数收盘时下跌0.7%。 Alibaba, Lenovo, chip maker SMIC ... alltraded down in Hong Kong. Energy stocks provided a little relief as oil pricesclimbed, with CNOOC and PetroChina among the leading gainers. 阿里巴巴、联想、芯片制造商中芯国际。。。香港股市全部下跌。随着油价攀升，能源股略有缓解，中海油和中石油涨幅居前。 Japan provided a bit of a contrast today asthe Nikkei 225 rose a quarter of one percent. That was due almost entirely to aweaker yen boosting exporter stocks. As usual that means gains forJapanese automakers - Toyota rose 2.5 percent, but there were gains for banksand brokerages as well. 今天，日本日经225指数上涨了四分之一，形成了鲜明对比。这几乎完全是由于日元走弱提振了出口股。和往常一样，这意味着日本汽车制造商的涨幅——丰田上涨了2.5%，但银行和券商也有所上涨。 So at the end of the first week of 2024,the new year still feels much like the old one. 因此，在2024年的第一周结束时，新的一年感觉仍然很像旧的一年。 #热词加油站 Index 指数 Sector 部门 Diverse

NEWS ON 01/03 1. CHINA’S NEW STOCK INDEX CAUSES ETF EXCITEMENT 中国新股指数引发ETF热议 -----------------记得点亮右下角的爱心哦------------ CHINA’S NEW STOCK INDEX CAUSES ETF EXCITEMENT 中国新股指数引发ETF热议 The Shanghai Composite Index was one of the few Asian markets to inch higher today as a general sense of gloom persists among equity investors. It managed to climb a bit less than a fifth of one percent, while the Shenzhen Component declined three quarters of a percent. Investors are still waiting for signs of a solid economic recovery, according to market watchers. 由于股票投资者普遍感到悲观，上海综合指数是今天为数不多的小幅上涨的亚洲市场之一。它设法攀升了不到1%的五分之一，而深圳板块下跌了四分之三。市场观察人士表示，投资者仍在等待经济稳步复苏的迹象。 One thing getting a lot of interest was the new index launched yesterday for Chinese A-shares -- the CSI A50 Index. This tracks some of the most well-known companies on the mainland markets, but unlike the CSI 300, doesn't include so many from traditional industries. It's being billed as better representing the modern Chinese economy, and the sectors the government wants to focus on. We have some expected big names on the index including China's most expensive stock - the liquor maker Kweichow Moutai. There's also the electric vehicle battery maker CATL, security system maker Hikvision, Ping'An Insurance, and the drug maker Wuxi Apptec.  有一件事引起了很多人的兴趣，那就是昨天为中国a股推出的新指数——中证A50指数。这追踪了大陆市场上一些最知名的公司，但与沪深300不同的是，它不包括那么多传统行业的公司。它被宣传为更能代表现代中国经济，以及政府希望关注的行业。我们预计该指数上会有一些大人物，包括中国最昂贵的股票——白酒制造商贵州茅台。还有电动汽车电池制造商CATL、安全系统制造商海康威视、平安保险和药品制造商无锡药明康德。 According to the regulators, they've received applications from at least seven mutual funds wanting to create ETFs tracking the A50 in the first 24 hours after its launch.... the A50 itself closed today a little lower however. 据监管机构称，他们已经收到了至少七家共同基金的申请，希望在A50推出后的前24小时内创建跟踪其的ETF… 然而，A50今天收盘时略有下跌。 Automaker BYD -- also on the A50 by the way -- edged higher after being confirmed as the top selling maker of pure electric vehicles in the world - knocking Tesla off its pedestal. BYD shares rose a third of one percent, and financial journal Yicai has reported the company is planning big cash bonuses to Chinese car dealerships for hitting sales targets... bonuses that are expected to total 2 billion yuan. 汽车制造商比亚迪（BYD）——顺便说一句，也在A50上——在被确认为世界上最畅销的纯电动汽车制造商后小幅走高，将特斯拉（Tesla）推下了巅峰。比亚迪股价上涨了三分之一，金融杂志《第一财经》报道称，该公司正计划向达到销售目标的中国汽车经销商发放巨额现金奖金。。。奖金总额预计为20亿元。 More broadly, Asian stock markets were pretty grim on Wednesday as hopes faded of deep and early cuts to interest rates by the US Federal Reserve. The markets are waiting on both the latest Fed minutes and US jobs data. But that prompted a slide in tech stocks, which left the Hang Seng 0.9 percent lower. PC maker Lenovo was down 4.5 percent. 更广泛地说，亚洲股市周三相当严峻，因为对美联储提前大幅降息的希望消退。市场正在等待美联储最新会议纪要和美国就业数据。但这促使科技股下跌，导致恒生指数下跌0.9%。个人电脑制造商联想股价下跌4.5%。 But there was some reprieve for

NEWS ON 01/02 MARKETSSTART 2024 LOWER AFTER MIXED DATA 2024年股市开局走低，数据好坏参半 -----------------记得点亮右下角的爱心哦----------------- MARKETSSTART 2024 LOWER AFTER MIXED DATA 2024年股市开局走低，数据好坏参半 The markets came back to trade for 2024with a couple of conflicting sets of data to digest【消化】. The first was the official manufacturing sector PMI, which wasreleased at the weekend, and Caixin's private survey of the sector which cameout this morning. Both focus on different portions of the industry - theofficial figures look at larger state-owned firms and the Caixin PMI coversmedium and smaller sized private firms. The official PMI showed the sectorshrinking at a faster pace in December, while the Caixin numbers pointed tomore orders and a faster expansion for the private sector. But with businessconfidence still lacking the markets fell today. The Shanghai Composite Indexshed 0.4 percent while the Shenzhen Component was 1.3 percent lower. 2024年股市恢复交易，要消化几组相互矛盾的数据。首先是周末公布的官方制造业采购经理人指数（PMI），以及今天上午公布的财新中国制造业PMI。二者关注的都是该行业的不同部分--官方数据关注的是大型国有企业，而财新的PMI则涵盖了中小型私营企业。官方PMI指数显示，中国制造业12月份萎缩速度加快，而财新的数据则显示，私营企业的订单增加，扩张速度加快。由于商业信心仍然不足，今天股市下跌。上证综指下跌0.4%，深证成指下跌 1.3%。 There were losses for tech, consumer, real estate,healthcare and financial stocks. 科技股、消费股、房地产股、医疗保健股和金融股均下跌。 Automaker BYD also declined despite thelatest sales numbers that show it likely to overtake Tesla as the world'sbiggest seller of pure electric vehicles. BYD posted a 62 percent jump in 2023sales -- with a record 526 thousand pure EVs sold in the fourth quarter of theyear alone. If Tesla wants to keep the crown【王冠】, it's going toneed similarly strong sales in the fourth quarter... well ahead of whatanalysts are expecting. 汽车制造商比亚迪的股票同样下跌，尽管最新的销售数据显示它有可能超过特斯拉成为全球最大的纯电动汽车销售商。比亚迪2023年的销量猛增了62%--仅今年第四季度就售出了创纪录的52.6万辆纯电动汽车。如果特斯拉想保住桂冠，它需要在第四季度获得同样强劲的销量......远超分析师的预期。 For the Hong Kong markets, it's a new year,but not much has changed. The Hang Seng was off 1.5 percent today. 对于港股而言，新的一年到来了，但变化并不大。恒生指数今天下跌了1.5%。 Real estate stocks continue to be a serious drag【拖累】as sentiment remains weak. An index trackingmainland developers listed in Hong Kong was down more than 4.5 percent. LongforGroup was one of the biggest decliners, shedding 7 percent. 由于市场情绪依然疲软，房地产股继续严重拖累股市。追踪在香港上市的内地开发商的指数下跌超过 4.5%。龙湖集团跌幅最大，下跌了7%。 Japanese markets are closed today andtomorrow for a market holiday. But other Asian markets were doing ok today.Australia's ASX 200 advanced half of one percent and South Korea's KOSPI 200was up 0.7 percent. 日本股市今明两天因假期休市。其他亚洲市场今天表现尚可。澳大利亚ASX 200 指数上涨了半个百分点，韩国KOSPI 200 指数上涨了0.7%。 #热词加油站 digest /daɪˈdʒest/【消化】 crown /kraʊn/【王冠】 drag /dræɡ/【拖累】 订阅我们，打卡每日精选英语新闻！ 不定期投放“精品大咖访谈” 喜欢生肉贴的小伙伴，可以常来逛逛哟~

NEWS ON 12/28 1. 1.56 MLN DAILY CROSS-BORDER TRIPSEXPECTED DURING NEW YEAR HOLIDAY 元旦假期预计每日跨境旅行156万人次 2. ORANGE ALERT FOR THICK FOG 大雾橙色预警 -----------------记得点亮右下角的爱心哦------------ 1.56 MLN DAILY CROSS-BORDER TRIPSEXPECTED DURING NEW YEAR HOLIDAY 元旦假期预计每日跨境旅行156万人次 The National Immigration Administrationestimated that an average of 1.56 million trips will be made in and out of theChinese mainland each day over the 2024 New Year holiday, five times more thanlast year. Zhang Hong tells us more. 国家移民管理局估计，2024年元旦假期，平均每天将有156万人次进出中国大陆，是去年的五倍。记者张泓带来更多报道。 According to travel agency websiteQunar.com, popular destinations include Harbin, Koktokay geopark in Xinjiang,and Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia. B&B bookings in Harbin are 27 times higherthan the same period last year, when COVID-19 was sweeping across the country.Inbound trips have also increased. Data from Ctrip.com shows that bookings byinbound tourists increased more than 200% compared to the same period in2019.        据旅行社网站去哪儿网报道，热门目的地包括哈尔滨、新疆可可托凯地质公园和内蒙古呼伦贝尔。哈尔滨的民宿预订量是去年同期的27倍，当时新冠肺炎正在席卷全国。入境旅行也有所增加。携程网的数据显示，与2019年同期相比，入境游客的预订量增长了200%以上。 Some travelers started their trip today atBeijing Capital International Airport. 一些旅客今天在北京首都国际机场开始了他们的旅行。 Passenger I'm going to Xinjiang. I want to take atrip there during the holiday. 旅客1 我准备要去新疆##//趁现在（即将）放假##所以我就去那边旅游一下##///】 Passenger I'm heading for Chongqing. I want to getaround as I came back to China during the holiday. 旅客2 我要去重庆。放假回国，我想溜达溜达。 An airport employee said they will bebusiest tomorrow and on January 1st. 一名机场员工表示，明天和1月1日将是机场最繁忙的时候。 Hou Yuze, Operation Manager Beijing Capital International Airport There will be 169,000 in-bound andout-bound passenger trips on December 29th. On January 1st, there will be156,000 trips through the airport. 侯羽泽 首都机场运行控制中心运行管理业务经理 节前旅客高峰和航班高峰均出现12月29日##当日首都机场预计进出港旅客16.9万人次##////1月1日元旦当天首都机场##进出港旅客人数达到15.6万人次##//】 The National Immigration Administration said the average daily number of people passing through customs at both BeijingCapital International Airport and Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport isexpected to reach 33,000, while they predict it will be 68,000 at ShanghaiPudong International Airport. People can call 12367 if they encounter anyproblems while clearing customs. 国家移民局表示，北京首都国际机场和广州白云国际机场的日均通关人数预计将达到3.3万人，而上海浦东国际机场预计将达到6.8万人。如果人们在清关时遇到任何问题，可以拨打12367。 ORANGE ALERT FOR THICK FOG 大雾橙色预警 The national weather observatory today renewed an orange alert for thick fog in some parts of the country,including the provinces of Anhui and Jiangsu. In Shanghai, visibility wasreduced to less than 200 meters this morning. Zhang Yue has the story. 国家气象台今天再次发布包括安徽省和江苏省在内的部分地区大雾橙色预警。今天早上，上海的能见度降至200米以下。记者张乐带来更多报道。 Shanghai's Meteorological Bureauissued a yellow alert for heavy fog at 8:30pm yesterday. The city's emergencymanagement bureau reminded local departments to prepare response teams for thefoggy weather. 昨天晚上8点30分，上海市

NEWS ON 12/29 1.TENS OF MILLIONS TRALLING FOR NEW YEAR HOLIDAY 数万人元旦假期出行 2. SHANGHAI LIGHTS UP FOR THE NEW YEAR 上海“亮灯”迎新年 3.FOREIGNERS WITH PRP CAN OPEN A-SHARE TRADING ACCOUNTS ONLINE 持新版永久居留证的外国人可在线开A股账户 4.HEADWINDS HOLD BACK A-SHARES WHILE TOKYO STOCKS SURGE IN 2023 2023股市收官：A股受阻低迷东京股市大涨 ----------------记得点亮右下角的爱心哦----------------- 1.TENS OF MILLIONS TRALLING FOR NEW YEAR HOLIDAY 数万人元旦假期出行 Train stations across the country were busier than usual today as tens of millions are traveling for the New Year Day holiday. 63 million passenger trips nationwide are expected to be taken in the next 5 days. The national railway authority estimated that tomorrow will be the busiest with around 15 million travelers. Many will be heading to northeastern China during the holiday as winter scenery has been trending on social media. 由于数千万人在元旦假期出行，今天全国各地的火车站比往常更加繁忙。预计未来 5 天全国将有 6300 万人次出行。国家铁路局预计，明天（12/30）将是最繁忙的一天，将有约 1500 万人次出行。许多人将在假期中前往东北地区，因为冬景成为了社交媒体上的热门话题。 2. SHANGHAI LIGHTS UP FOR THE NEW YEAR 上海“亮灯”迎新年 Downtown areas in Shanghai have a little extra sparkle just in time for 2024. Brighten your New Year holiday in the Xujiahui commercial area with several landscape lighting shows each day between 5 and 10pm until January 1st. Each show will last 7 minutes. On Huaihai Road, a magnolia flower inspired lighting scheme【方案、布局】has been installed and blue lights illuminate【照亮】 the trees along West Nanjing Road. A Shanghai Landscaping & City Appearance Administrative Bureau official said they want to improve the consumer experience and promote spending at night. 2024 年到来之际，上海的市中心又多了几分璀璨。在1月 1 日之前，每天下午5点到晚上10 点，徐家汇商业区都会上演多场景观灯光秀，点亮您的新年假期。每场表演将持续 7 分钟。淮海路上安装了以玉兰花为灵感的节庆灯饰，南京西路沿线的树木也被蓝色灯光照亮。上海市绿化和市容管理局的一位官员说，他们希望改善消费者体验，促进夜间消费。 3.FOREIGNERS WITH PRP CAN OPEN A-SHARE TRADING ACCOUNTS ONLINE 持新版永久居留证的外国人可在线开A股账户 Foreigners holding the new version of China’s permanent residence permit can now open accounts online to trade Chinese mainland-listed shares. And Securities Times reported today that many Chinese brokers have officially launched online account registration services. Previously, foreigners with the new Chinese permanent residence permit could only open A-share accounts in offline brokerage offices, according to the China Securities Regulatory Commission. 持有新版中国永久居留证的外国人现在可以在网上开户交易中国大陆上市的股票。据《证券时报》今天报道，许多中国券商已正式推出网上账户注册服务。据中国证券监督管理委员会称，此前，持有新版中国永久居留证的外国人只能在线下券商处开设 A 股账户。 4.HEADWINDS HOLD BACK A-SHARES WHILE TOKYO STOCKS SURGE IN 2023 2023股市收官：A股受阻低迷东京股市大涨 And now it’s time to take a look at how the Asian stock markets wrapped up - not just the last trading day of the month, but 2023 as a whole.... 现在我们来看看亚洲股市的收盘情况--不仅仅是本月最后一个交易日，而是整个 2023 年。 While the Chinese mainland markets ticked higher on their last day of trade for 2023; it was an upbeat end to a difficult year. 在 2023 年的最后一个交易日，中国内地股市走高，为艰难的一年画上了一个圆满的句号。 Bo

NEWS ON 12/27 1. WORLD'S LARGEST DEADWEIGHT MULTI-PURPOSE HEAVY-LIFT SHIP DELIVERED 世界最大载重吨多用途重吊船命名交付 2. NEW HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY PAVES WAY FOR SEAMLESS TOURISM IN EASTERN CHINA 杭州至南昌高铁全线贯通运营 串起世界级黄金旅游线 3. INDUSTRIAL PROFITS SURGE 29.5% IN NOV 11月规模以上工业企业实现利润同比增长29.5% -----------------记得点亮右下角的爱心哦----------------- 1. WORLD'S LARGEST DEADWEIGHT MULTI-PURPOSE HEAVY-LIFT SHIP DELIVERED 世界最大载重吨多用途重吊船命名交付 Chinese-Polish Joint Stock Shipping Company accepted delivery today of the world's largest deadweight【重负】multi-purpose heavy-lift ship. Yu An's maiden voyage will be along the Eurasian route. Sun Siqi has more. 中国-波兰联合航运公司今天交付了世界上载重量最大的多用途重吊船。“裕安”轮的首航将沿欧亚航线进行。记者孙思奇带来更多报道。 Yu An has a length of nearly 200 meters, molded beam of more than 32 meters, molded depth of 19.3 meters and a maximum draft of 13.5 meters. The vessel is equipped with 5 cargo holds, as well as 4 heavy lift cranes【起重机】. “裕安”轮长近200米，型宽32.26米、型深19.3米，满载吃水13.5米。该船配有5个货舱和4台重吊。 It's the fifth multi-purpose heavy lift ship operated by Chinese-Polish Joint Stock Shipping Company. From 2021 to 2022, the other 4 were used to ship wind-power equipment, machines for a vaccine factory in Africa, and train engines. 这是中波联合航运公司运营的第五艘多用途重吊船。从2021年到2022年，其他4艘用于运输风力发电设备、非洲一家疫苗工厂的机器和火车发动机。 But Yu An has more cargo space and a heavier-lift capacity. 但“裕安”轮的载货空间更大，起重能力更强。 Zhu Dezhang, Party Secretary & General Manager Chinese-Polish Joint Stock Shipping Company 朱德章 中波轮船股份公司党委书记、总经理 “The lifting weight of the vessel has been increased from 80 to 150 tons. It can also carry twice as much container weight.” “原来这个我们从80吨的吊重##提高到150吨##我们的舱台的面积进一步扩大##特别是我们这个船底##我们也加大了强度##所以从多用途船角度来讲##这条船的集装箱载重量也会增加一倍” After being delivered, it's first voyage will ship 16 pieces of wind-power equipment from Indonesia to Estonia. 交付后，它的第一个航程将是把16台风力发电设备从印度尼西亚运往爱沙尼亚。 2. NEW HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY PAVES WAY FOR SEAMLESS TOURISM IN EASTERN CHINA 杭州至南昌高铁全线贯通运营 串起世界级黄金旅游线 Full operations began today on a new high-speed railway connecting a series of popular tourist attractions.The 560 kilometer railway runs from Hangzhou to Nanchang and is now fully operational after the section connecting Huangshan黄山 City in Anhui Province and Nanchang南昌 City in Jiangxi Province opened. The Hangzhou-Huangshan section has a designed speed of 250 km per hour, while the Huangshan-Nanchang section boasts a designed speed of 350 km per hour. The railway route passes through a region featuring scenic lakes, mountains, ancient villages, tea plantation and areas known for making fine porcelain【瓷】. 在连接安徽省黄山市和江西省南昌市的黄山至南昌段开通后，这条全长560公里、连接杭州至南昌的新高速铁路已全面投入运营。杭州至黄山段的预计时速为250公里，黄山至南昌段的预计时速为350公里。铁路沿线经过的地区包括风景秀丽的湖泊、山脉、古村落、茶园和著名的瓷器产区。 3. INDUSTRIAL PROFITS SURGE 29.5% IN NOV 11月规模以上工业企业实现利润同比增长29.5% Industrial profits soared in November due to a raft【大量】of stimulus measures in 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics

NEWS ON 12/26 1. CENTURY-OLD GUANGZHOU RAILWAY STATION REOPENS AFTER RENOVATIONS 百年历史的广州火车站翻修后重新开放 2. SHANGHAI TO OPEN MORE PUBLIC GREEN SPACES 上海将向公众开放更多绿地 -----------------记得点亮右下角的爱心哦------------- CENTURY-OLD GUANGZHOU RAILWAY STATION REOPENS AFTER RENOVATIONS 百年历史的广州火车站翻修后重新开放 Guangzhou Baiyun Railway Station reopened this morning after being closed more than three years for renovations. It will serve as another transportation hub in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Zhang Hong has more. 广州白云火车站在关闭三年多进行翻修后，于今天上午重新开放。它将成为广东-香港-澳门大湾区的另一个交通枢纽。请张泓带来更多咨询。 The first train departed from Guangzhou Baiyun Station at 8:35am today and arrived more than 2 hours later in Shantou City. The new station is an upgrade and expansion of Tangxi Station, which was built in 1916. The station has been redesigned to resemble a blooming kapok, the city flower of Guangzhou. 首班列车于今天上午8时35分从广州白云站开出，2个多小时后抵达汕头市。新站是建于1916年的棠溪站的升级扩建。车站经过重新设计，看起来像盛开的木棉花，广州的市花。 Voice of Liu Jun, Chief Engineer Baiyun Station Project Each steel beam weighs 90 tons. The longest one is 28 meters. We used building information modeling and 3D laser scanning technologies to install the steel structures precisely. 刘俊 中铁建工集团白云站项目总工程师 单个花瓣钢结构重量达90吨##最大悬挑长度有28米 弯曲度很高##我们通过运用BIM（建筑信息模型）技术##三维激光扫描技术等一系列##数字化建造技术的运用##成功实现这个花瓣钢结构的精准定位和吊装## The 7-story railway station has a 40,000-square-meter waiting hall that can accommodate up to 15,000 people. With 24 inbound and outbound lines and 21 passenger platforms, the railway station will handle 18 passenger trains per day during its initial reopening stage. It will serve many major routes including the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway, Beijing-Guangzhou railway, Guangzhou-Meizhou梅州-Shantou railway, and Guangzhou-Maoming railway.  这座7层楼高的火车站有一个40000平方米的候车大厅，最多可容纳15000人。该火车站有24条进出站线路和21个客运站台，在重新开放初期，每天将处理18列客运列车。它将服务于许多主要路线，包括京广高铁、京广铁路、广州-梅州梅州-汕头铁路和广州茂名 铁路。 SHANGHAI TO OPEN MORE PUBLIC GREEN SPACES 上海将向公众开放更多绿地 A small garden area at 457 North Shaanxi Road is now open to the public after being closed several months for renovations. The green space also has some history to it as the office of the Shanghai Dictionary Publishing House was built here in 1928. It's now classified as an outstanding historical building. Reporter Zhang Yue finds out more. 陕西北路457号的一个小花园区在关闭数月进行翻修后，现已向公众开放。这片绿地也有一些历史，因为1928年上海辞书出版社的办公室就建在这里。它现在被列为上海优秀历史建筑。记者张乐了解更多。 Egyptian expat George has lived in Shanghai for seven years. He loves to take a walk with his family in this area on North Shaanxi Road. It was closed off to the public in the past, but now people are able to see old magnolias trees, plants, a pond, benches, and pergolas.  埃及的乔治已经在上海生活了七年。他喜欢和家人在陕西北路的这个地区散步。它过去不对公众开放，但现在人们可以看到古老的木兰树、植物、池塘、长椅和凉棚。 George Expat from Egypt 乔治，埃及人 I didn't expect it to happen this way and it's pretty well done like in the beg

NEWS ON 12/25 1. GANSU MOURNS EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS 甘肃积石山举行地震遇难同胞悼念活动 2. MAINLAND SHARES CLOSE FLAT, WITH GAMING SHARES EXTENDING SLUMP   内地股市收平，游戏板块延续跌势 -----------------记得点亮右下角的爱心哦----------------- 1. GANSU MOURNS EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS 甘肃积石山举行地震遇难同胞悼念活动 The death toll from the earthquake that jolted parts of northwestern China on December 18th has risen to 117 in Gansu Province and 32 in Qinghai Province. Two people are still listed as missing as search and rescue work continued. A service for the victims was held this morning in Jishishan County, Gansu. According to the local housing and urban-rural development authority, 12,000 prefab【预制建筑】houses will be built by Wednesday. More than 3,500 had already been completed as of Saturday night. The quake destroyed almost 15,000 houses. 12月18日，中国西北部分地区发生地震，已造成甘肃省117人遇难，青海省32人遇难。今天上午，甘肃积石山县举行了遇难同胞悼念活动。据当地住房和城乡建设主管部门称，到本周三，将建成12,000套预制房屋。截至周六晚，已建成3500多套。地震摧毁了近15,000 所房屋。 2. MAINLAND SHARES CLOSE FLAT, WITH GAMING SHARES EXTENDING SLUMP   内地股市收平，游戏板块延续跌势 Let's take a look at the performance of the Asian stock markets now.  我们来看看亚洲股市今日的表现。 Things started well for the Chinese mainland markets today. The Shanghai Composite opened higher, but soon lost its early energy and spent most of the day in negative territory, but managed to close 0.14 percent higher. The Shenzhen Component was up 0.38 percent and the ChiNext board closed one-third of a percent higher. 今天，中国内地股市开局良好。上证综指高开，但很快就失去了早盘的活力，全天大部分时间处于下跌，不过收盘时还是上涨了0.14%。深成指上涨0.38%，创业板收盘上涨0.3%。 Online gaming shares extended losses from Friday as China's new rules to curb spending on video games dented sentiment despite regulators' latest efforts to soothe investor concerns. The weak sentiment towards the sector persisted despite a statement fromregulators【监管者】on Saturday that they would make improvements to the proposed rules after "earnestly studying" public views on them. China's CSI Anime Comic Game Index slumped 4.9%, extending a 10% tumble【暴跌】from the previous session. Shares in gaming companies like Giant Network Group and Kingnet Network were down the 10% daily limit. The proposed rules aim at curbing money and time spent on video games. Stocks in the media sector tumbled 2.6%, while defense shares gained 1.6%.  网游股延续了上周五的跌势，因为尽管监管机构最近努力缓解投资者的担忧，但中国抑制视频游戏消费的新规定还是打击了市场情绪。尽管监管机构周六发表声明称，他们将在征求公众意见后对拟议规则进行改进，但市场对该行业的疲软情绪依然存在。中证动漫游戏指数下跌4.9%，延续了上一交易日10%的跌幅。巨人网络集团和恺英网络等游戏公司的股价跌幅超过了10%的日幅限制。拟议中的规则旨在限制在网游上消耗的金钱和时间。媒体股下跌2.6%，国防股上涨1.6%。 The Hong Kong market was closed for Christmas. In Japan, the Nikkei share average ended higher, underpinned【巩固】by prospects for U.S. rate cuts, although shipping company shares fell on expectations a resumption in Red Sea shipping would weigh on freight rates. The Nikkei 225 rose 0.26%, while the broader Topix inched up 0.04%. While the markets were mixed, the only obvious trend was the decline in shipping firms. The Japanese shipping shares index fell 6.51% on Monday and was the worst-performing sector among the Tokyo Stock Exchange's 33 indus

NEWS ON 12/22 1.     JING’AN LOOKS TO TRANSFORM SUHEWAN A CULTURAL HUB 静安要把苏河湾改造成文化中心 2.     RELIEF SUPPLIES DELIVERED TO QUAKE ZONE IN N.W. CHINA 向中国西北地震灾区运送救援物资 -----------------记得点亮右下角的爱心哦------------- JING’AN LOOKS TO TRANSFORM SUHEWAN A CULTURAL HUB 静安要把苏河湾改造成文化中心 Jing'an District said it is trying to create a new cultural center in Shanghai at Suhewan, a 4.2 square kilometer area near Suzhou Creek. Reporter Zhang Yue has more. 静安区表示，他们正试图在苏州河附近4.2平方公里的苏河湾创建一个新的文化中心。记者张乐带来报道。 At the newly opened TBCA Culture and Art Center on Qufu Road, Rafael Kao is displaying one of his latest creations, a three-meter tall painting made of silk and wool fabric.  在曲阜路新开张的TBCA文化艺术中心，高健维在展出他的最新作品之一，一幅三米高的丝绸和羊毛织物画。 Raphael Kao Artist Chinese wood-carving techniques and ink painting was used, as well as some western painting techniques. Shanghai has gradually become the center of design and art in China, with the development of a permanent regional art center. 高健维 艺术家 结合中国木雕的手法，结合西方的绘画技巧，当然也有一些水墨技巧。上海已经慢慢成为中国的艺术和设计中心，汇聚了非常多的能量，打造区域生态是非常重要的，常态性的力量，艺术应该是丰富我们生活，渗透到日常，而不是一个短暂的展览就结束了。 The exhibition is called 'Invisible Form' and was organized by the center and Design Spring, a China based contemporary home decor design fair. Many of the exhibits are being displayed for the first time in China, after being presented at Paris Design Week in September. 该展览名为“看不见的形式”，由该中心和中国当代家居装饰设计博览会Design Spring组织。许多展品在9月的巴黎设计周上展出后，首次在中国展出。 The center will be used for media exhibitions, artistic content creation, and design planning. 该中心将用于媒体展览、艺术内容创作和设计规划。 Wang Ke, Deputy Director Sino-French School, Central Academy of Fine Arts A workshop will be set up here at the center for school filled trips for our students, who will make contributions to some urban planning projects, such as renovating old neighborhoods. They'll also have the chance to exhibit their artwork here.  王可 中央美术学院（中法）艺术与设计管理学院副院长 我们会放一个空间设计研究工作坊，在这个空间，未来会在每周每个月派我们大量的学生，实地过来进行一些考察研究，不仅仅是对老的建筑线条进行一些数据的归纳，也会对一些新项目进行参与和提升。 空间需要更好的内容和专业的支持，我相信我们多方资源的联手，包括静安区政府的加持，这个平台未来会呈现高水准的专业空间展示。 There are 17 historical neighborhoods in the Suhewan area. Some of the heritage buildings have been refit and are now home to some high-end art institutions such as Sotheby's, Fotografiska and UCCA Edge.  苏河湾地区有17个历史街区。一些遗产建筑已经翻新，现在是一些高端艺术机构的所在地，如苏富比、Fotografiska和UCCA Edge。 Huang Jiancheng, Professor Central Academy of Fine Arts The area around Suzhou Creek is ideal to develop the media and art industry. We will have regular activities and permanent exhibitions, which will help to cultivate younger artists. We are also planning to produce a reality show, focusing on urban renewal and rural revitalization. 黄建成 湖南电广文新文化有限公司董事长、中央美术学院二级教授 这一块的整个的氛围调性非常符合我们想做的艺术加传媒加产业这么一个