CCTV News:Recently, from home and abroad, from finance to science and technology, from "mobility" to real estate, many fields in China have shown a new atmosphere of leaping forward, with steady progress in high-quality development and confidence and motivation for development.

The China-US Economic Working Group held its fourth meeting.　

On April 16, China and the United States conducted intensive dialogue and communication in various fields, involving military, financial and economic aspects. On April 16, the China-US Economic Working Group held its fourth meeting. The two sides conducted in-depth, pragmatic and constructive communication on the global and China-US macroeconomic situation, balanced growth, and communication arrangements for the next step. China expressed concern about the US economic and trade restrictions on China, and further responded to the issue of production capacity. The two sides agreed to continue to maintain communication.　

China-US Financial Working Group held its fourth meeting.

On the same day, the China-US Financial Working Group also held its fourth meeting in Washington, DC. The two sides exchanged views on monetary policy and financial stability, financial supervision and cooperation, institutional arrangement of financial markets, cross-border payment and data. The meeting also heard reports from the technical expert groups of the two sides on the financial regulatory framework of the two countries. The two sides agreed to continue to communicate.

The General Administration of Financial Supervision and other three departments jointly issued a notice to promote the high-quality development of financial support manufacturing industry

The General Administration of Financial Supervision, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the National Development and Reform Commission jointly issued a notice a few days ago, demanding that the proportion of medium and long-term loans in the manufacturing industry be continuously increased and financial support for the development of the manufacturing industry be promoted.

The three departments proposed that efforts should be made to support the security and stability of the industrial chain supply chain and increase financial support for weak areas such as basic parts, basic materials, basic software and industrial software. Efforts will be made to support the innovative development of business entities such as small and medium-sized scientific and technological enterprises, high-tech enterprises, "specialized and innovative" small and medium-sized enterprises, and single champion enterprises in manufacturing. It is necessary to strengthen medium-and long-term financial support for equipment renewal and technological transformation of traditional manufacturing industries, help cultivate and expand strategic emerging industries, and optimize the financial supply of foreign trade in manufacturing industries.

In addition, it is necessary to strengthen financial services in the fields of smart equipment, digital infrastructure, and new industrial Internet formats, and vigorously promote the development of green finance.

The three departments require financial institutions to make separate manufacturing credit plans, strengthen the support of medium and long-term loans and credit loans in the manufacturing industry, and develop credit products and services adapted to the characteristics of the manufacturing industry. The notice also made it clear that financial institutions are not allowed to borrow and tie in, collect fees in violation of regulations, and it is strictly forbidden to attach unreasonable conditions to the loan.

Shanghai Futures Exchange: The price limit of gold and silver futures contracts is adjusted to 8%

Shanghai Futures Exchange has adjusted the price limit of gold and silver futures contracts from 6% and 7% to 8%, the margin ratio of hedging transactions from 7% and 8% to 9%, and the margin ratio of speculative transactions from 8% and 9% to 10% from April 17th.

Experts pointed out that raising the price limit and margin level of gold and silver futures contracts is conducive to preventing the risk of large price fluctuations, promoting the rational and prudent participation of all parties and promoting the long-term healthy development of varieties.　

The review of the first batch of "white list" projects of real estate was completed: more than 2,100 projects were approved, and the amount exceeded 520 billion yuan.

The reporter learned from the relevant departments that by the end of March, commercial banks had completed the review of all the first batch of "white list" projects pushed by the coordination mechanism, of which the number of approved projects exceeded 2,100, with a total amount exceeding 520 billion yuan, and some unqualified projects had been fed back to the coordination mechanism.

In the next step, the General Administration of Financial Supervision will work with the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development to further promote the effectiveness of the coordination mechanism for urban real estate financing, and urge financial institutions to actively support and meet the reasonable financing needs of real estate projects and enterprises on the premise of effectively preventing risks.

Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) discovered that the number of new pulsars exceeded 900.

According to the FAST Operation and Development Center of the National Astronomical Observatory of Chinese Academy of Sciences, the number of new pulsars discovered by the 500-meter spherical radio telescope (FAST), which is known as the "Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST)", has exceeded 900.

Not only that, Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) has also expanded the observation range of the radiation intensity of pulsars. Most of the more than 900 new pulsars discovered are faint pulsars that are difficult to find by other telescopes in the world. Pulsar is a rapidly rotating neutron star, which is a celestial body, named after constantly sending out electromagnetic pulse signals. Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), located in Pingtang County, Guizhou Province, is the largest and most sensitive single-aperture spherical radio telescope in the world.

On the first day of "May 1" holiday, train tickets for popular routes are on sale.

According to the regulation that Railway 12306 sells tickets 15 days in advance, on April 17th, the train tickets will be sold on the first day of the May Day holiday. The reporter found on the 12306 website that tickets from Beijing to Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Taiyuan, Changsha and other popular directions are very tight, and many of them have been sold out, and there are a large number of candidates. The high-speed rail ticket from Beijing to Tianshui, Gansu for more than 7 hours has also been "second light".

The railway department reminds that passengers who have not bought their favorite tickets can pay close attention to buying tickets through the standby. Select several combinations of "date, train number and seats" to submit the standby order, so as to increase the standby success rate. In addition, the railway department will also increase the capacity according to the ticket sales.

General Administration of Market Supervision: The main quality indicators of cotton in Xinjiang have reached the best level in the past five years.

According to the General Administration of Market Supervision, as a national high-quality cotton base, Xinjiang’s cotton production accounts for more than 90% of the country. From the inspection results, the main quality indicators of cotton in Xinjiang in 2023 are the best in the past five years.

The dual terminal of Wuhan Tianhe Airport in Hubei Province was officially opened.

After two years’ renovation, the T2 terminal of Wuhan Tianhe Airport in Hubei Province was officially reopened a few days ago. The reconstructed T2 terminal of Wuhan Tianhe Airport adopts the departure and arrival diversion mode, which will form a joint force with T3 terminal, with a passenger handling capacity of 50 million passengers per year.

Linyi, Shandong Province opens direct passenger flights to Hong Kong.

On April 16th, flight MU6091, which was operated by China Eastern Airlines, left Linyi International Airport, marking the official opening of scheduled passenger flights between Linyi and Hong Kong. It is understood that the flight schedule of this route is every Tuesday and Friday, and the flight time is about 3 hours.

Mianyang, Sichuan: Wild pandas go down the mountain to drink water and relax.

In the Laohegou area of Pingwu, Mianyang, Sichuan, the patrolman recently met a wild giant panda on the way to patrol. It was in a mountain forest at an altitude of 2150 meters, and the giant panda was climbing down the mountain. It is strong and agile. When it comes to the river, the giant panda finds a suitable place and sits down to drink water like no one’s watching. According to the monitoring data, at present, there are 418 wild giant pandas in Mianyang.