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CCTV News: Recently, the Ministry of Water Resources organized and completed the dynamic monitoring of soil erosion in China for the year 2022. The monitoring results indicate that the soil erosion situation in China is continuously improving. The monitoring results show that in 2022, the area of soil erosion in China decreased to 2.6534 million square kilometers, a decrease of 20800 square kilometers or 0.78% compared to 2021. The interannual reduction and magnitude have both expanded compared to the previous year. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, soil erosion in the country has continued to show a good trend of "double decline" in area intensity and "double reduction" in water and wind erosion. The soil and water conservation rate increased from 68.88% in 2011 to 72.26%, and the proportion of moderate and above erosion decreased from 53.08% to 35.28%. From a typological perspective, soil erosion is characterized by hydraulic erosion and wind erosion

On August 15th, environmental volunteers explained low-carbon environmental knowledge to children at the Street Park in Xuecheng District, Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province. On August 15th, Wang Longfei photographed volunteers participating in a river cleaning activity at the Hechang Ecological Park in Ji'an City, Jiangxi Province. On August 15th, the first National Ecological Day was celebrated, and various forms of ecological civilization promotion and education activities were carried out in various regions. The main event with the theme of "Green water and green mountains are golden mountains and silver mountains" was held in Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province. The National Ecological Status Change Survey and Assessment jointly completed by the Ministry of Ecological Environment and the Chinese Academy of Sciences showed that the national ecological status was generally stable and good. At the home event, the National Development and Reform Commission issued a major announcement on the important achievements of the 3rd anniversary of carbon peak and carbon neutrality, from 2021 to 2022

CCTV News: The State Council Information Office held a press conference on August 15th, during which officials from the National Bureau of Statistics introduced the current economic situation. At the press conference, a spokesperson for the National Bureau of Statistics introduced that in July, China's production and demand maintained stable growth, employment and prices remained generally stable, industrial upgrading was steadily advancing, people's livelihoods were effectively guaranteed, and the national economy continued to recover, with an overall positive trend continuing. In July, domestic demand in China continued to expand. The consumption of summer tourism and other services has significantly rebounded, providing significant support for expanding consumption. From January to July, the retail sales of services increased by 20.3% year-on-year. Meanwhile, investment in key areas has maintained rapid growth. From January to July, investment in infrastructure and manufacturing increased by 6.8% and 5.7% respectively, both faster than the growth rate of all investments. In July, production

China News Network, Guangzhou, August 15 (Xinhua): the Nanling Mountain National Park was created in Guangdong to boost the green beauty of Guangdong's ecological construction. Cheng Jingwei, a reporter from China News Network, is a special land or sea area with the most important natural ecosystem in China, the most unique natural landscape, the most essence of natural heritage, the richest biodiversity, and a national representative natural ecosystem. In recent years, Guangdong Province has made every effort to create the the Nanling Mountain National Park, carried out local protection actions with the national park as the core, constantly constructed and improved the scientific and standardized terrestrial wildlife protection system, and built a green and beautiful Guangdong where people and nature coexist harmoniously. The Nanling Mountain Green Pearl: Abundant biodiversity "This is Michelia cantonensis, a species endemic to Guangdong Province, and also a national second-class key protected wild plant." Recently, in Shimentai National Nature Reserve, Guangdong Province

The combination of policies aimed at stabilizing and restoring the Chinese economy in July is expected to continue to exert force. China News Agency, Beijing, August 15 (Xinhua) -- The results of the second half of this year's small exam for the Chinese economy were announced on the 15th. Although the growth rate of some indicators slowed down in July, this analysis suggests that the stable recovery momentum of the Chinese economy has not changed, and the policy "combination punch" will continue to exert force. On August 15th, the State Council Information Office of China held a press conference in Beijing. Fu Linghui, spokesperson for the National Bureau of Statistics and Director of the Department of Comprehensive Statistics of the National Economy, introduced the operation of the national economy in July 2023 and answered questions from reporters. Yang Kejia, a reporter from China News Agency, opened the report card of China's economy in July. Some indicators such as the added value of industries above designated size, the total retail sales of consumer goods, and fixed assets investment continued to grow year on year

CCTV News: Green mountains and clear waters interpret the changes in ecology, which reflect the changes in development. To promote green development and accelerate the adjustment of industrial structure, energy structure, transportation structure, and land use structure, we can better promote the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development. In recent years, batches of major renewable energy projects have been built in various regions. In Suzhou, Anhui, floating photovoltaic power stations have turned "wastewater" into a new carrier for power stations, achieving the "turning waste into treasure" in coal mining subsidence areas. From the world's first 16 megawatt ultra large capacity offshore wind turbine connected to the grid in Pingtan, Fujian, to the operation of the world's largest water solar complementary power station on the 4500 meter plateau of Ganzi, Sichuan, and the accelerated construction of the world's largest wind and solar base in the Kubuqi Desert of Inner Mongolia, in recent years, China has made significant progress in the field of renewable energy engineering

On August 15th, at the home event of China's first National Ecological Day, the State Forestry and Grassland Administration of China released the latest achievements in building a beautiful China. The results show that China continues to strengthen ecological protection and restoration, and the quality of its ecosystem continues to improve. The forest area and forest volume continue to grow, and the national forest coverage rate has increased from 21.63% to 24.02%. The preserved area of artificial forests is 1.314 billion mu, ranking first in the world. In the past decade, China has contributed about 1/4 of the world's newly added green area, ranking first in the world. The grassland area is 3.968 billion mu, ranking first in the world, with a comprehensive vegetation coverage of 50.32%. The total area of wetlands is 845 million acres, ranking fourth in the world. China has comprehensively protected over 5.08 million ancient and famous trees, with per capita parks and green spaces

Beijing, August 15th (Xinhua) - The National Bureau of Statistics increased the release of service retail sales data for the first time on August 15th. Data shows that from January to July, China's service retail sales increased by 20.3% year-on-year, significantly faster than the growth rate of 7.3% in the total retail sales of consumer goods during the same period. Fu Linghui, spokesperson for the National Bureau of Statistics, introduced at the press conference of the State Council Information Office on the same day that the retail sales of services mainly refer to the total value of non production and non business services directly provided by enterprises to individuals and other units in the form of transactions, aiming to reflect the value of services sold by service providers in monetary form that belong to consumption, including the retail sales of services in transportation, accommodation, catering, education, health, sports, entertainment and other fields. To help all sectors of society understand the status of service consumption, starting from August 2023, we will release monthly updates

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 15th (Xinhua) - Under the high temperature, the "silhouette of labor" on the front line. Xinhua News Agency reporters Fan Xi and Wang Youling have passed the beginning of autumn, and the temperature in many places is still high. Many workers silently fight on the front line of their posts, some sweating profusely on construction sites, and some rushing to guard in the city, interpreting the beauty of labor with perseverance. Rooted in the front line and fearless of being roasted, the construction site of the Taiyangshan to Pengyang section of the Yinkun Expressway has a dense and flat road surface continuously extending forward. In the scorching heat wave, the builders of China Railway 15th Bureau are carrying out asphalt pavement work, which is the most challenging task in highway construction. "Temperature control is very important, for example, the paving temperature of the lower layer should not be lower than 135 degrees Celsius, and the temperature of the middle and upper layers should not be lower than 160 degrees Celsius," said Song Qiangqiang, the chief engineer of the project, while inspecting the asphalt

CCTV News: Today, the Ministry of Natural Resources released China's first "China Ecological Protection Red Line Blue Book". The Blue Book shows that China has set a total ecological protection red line area of about 3.19 million square kilometers, of which the land ecological protection red line area is about 3.04 million square kilometers, accounting for more than 30% of the land area, covering all 35 priority areas for biodiversity protection in China, and more than 90% of typical ecosystem types. The ecological protection red line is concentrated in areas such as the Qinghai Tibet Plateau ecological zone, the Yellow River key ecological zone, the Yangtze River key ecological zone, and the coastal zone of the northern sand prevention zone. In the specific delineation process, the state adheres to the combination of "should be fully delineated" and seeking truth from facts, identifying areas with extremely important ecological functions and areas with extremely fragile ecology, and delineating them into the ecological protection red line. The Ministry of Natural Resources stated that ecological protection

Stone desertification is a desertification ecological phenomenon formed by karst landforms. Xichou County, Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, used to have severe rocky desertification, poor soil, and a harsh natural environment. For many years, Xichou County has adhered to afforestation, mountain closure for afforestation, and returning farmland to forests. The former Shishan has become a green sea today. At the same time, the local area has developed green ecological industries according to local conditions, taking into account its own ecological functional status, and has embarked on a path of green development. Xichou County, Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, was once one of the areas with the most severe rocky desertification in China. 99.9% of the county's land area belongs to mountainous areas, and the rocky desertification area once reached more than 70% of the total mountainous area. Nowadays, walking through the Sanguang area, which used to be the most severely affected by rocky desertification in the county, the ecological green and industrial green are dotted with desert rocky mountains. Thick patches of macaques

Currently, the opposition and struggle among social parties in the United States are intensifying, and this tense political atmosphere is reflected in the frequent occurrence of political related violent threats and attacks in the United States. On August 9th, a man named Craig Robertson was killed in an arrest operation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Provo, Utah, United States. The reason why the FBI wants to arrest him is that he made a violent threat to US President Biden on social media. Craig Robertson's neighbor, Nila Rollins: First there was a loud noise, then there was another, one after another. I thought their house was on fire, with smoke and red lights everywhere. According to US media reports, on the eve of Biden's visit to Utah earlier this month, Craig Robertson wrote online: "I heard that Biden is coming to Utah. I want to find my..."

Shijiazhuang, August 15th, Xinhua News Agency (Xinhua) -- On the Saihanba Dam, Feng Weijian, a journalist from Xinhua News Agency, continued to write a green miracle. In August, the Saihanba Dam was full of greenery. At the Saihanba Forest Farm, the Xitaiyu Forest, which has been widely used in the construction of the forest, stands tall and strong with small camphor pine trees spreading and growing along steep slopes. The once barren mountains and barren ridges are vibrant with a new green decoration. Saihanba Machinery Forest Farm is located in the northernmost part of Hebei Province, on the southern edge of Hunshandake Sandy Land in the Inner Mongolian Plateau. This used to be a desert sandy land where yellow sand covered the sky and birds had no resting trees. Nowadays, rows of larch trees are strong and upright, and patches of spruce trees stretch into a sea. Millions of acres of artificial forest have created an endless green barrier, telling the story of the green miracle written by generations of forest managers. Saihanba National Forest Park. Xinhua Society has launched a campaign to tackle afforestation, which has become a major challenge

The source of the Mangmang River has endless mysteries. The 2023 Jiangyuan Comprehensive Scientific Expedition Team recently delved into the hinterland of the Qinghai Tibet Plateau and conducted scientific research in the Yangtze River source area with an average altitude of over 4500 meters. During the scientific expedition spanning about 4000 kilometers, 23 team members collected different samples, conducted various observations, and interpreted the mysteries of Jiangyuan. The source area of the Yangtze River is a sensitive response area to climate change and a fragile ecological environment. What impacts will global climate change have on the ecological environment of Jiangyuan? This scientific examination focuses on glaciers, rivers, lakes, and wetlands, conducting a physical examination of the water environment and ecology in the source area of the Yangtze River, understanding the ecological background of the source area, and identifying the patterns of changes in the source area, providing more scientific support for the protection of the Yangtze River. Glacier Exploration: Analyzing the Changes in Jiangyuan Glacier under the Background of Global Warming. Scientific Expedition Team Member Advancing Up the Glacier on the Main Peak of Glacier in Gladan East Snow Mountain

Beijing, August 16 (Xinhua) -- Recently, the Cancer Hospital of Hebei Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, located in Langfang, has taken to the forefront of public opinion due to its sudden application for cancellation. On August 15th, a reporter from China News Network visited Hebei Hospital on site and found that the word "Hebei" in the hospital name was no longer visible, leaving only "Cancer Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences". The reporter learned on site that the word "Hebei" was removed a few days ago. A staff member on site, who declined to be named, told reporters that the main buildings of the hospital have been capped, and many medical equipment has also entered the site, with staff inside. On August 11th, China News Network was the first to report that Hebei Hospital announced in local media on August 9th that it plans to apply for cancellation of registration with the organization registration management authority. This day is less than two years away from its registration. although

According to today's Russian television website, Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khlenin stated at an international security conference held in Russia on August 15th that "it is clear" that Russia and Belarus may have direct conflicts with NATO in the future. Khrushchev warned that the conflict in Ukraine has evolved into a "global confrontation between the West and the East.". According to the report, Lenin told attendees that given the increase in Western military spending, "the conclusion is clear: the possibility of direct military conflict with NATO in the future has become very clear.". The minister added, "It is not a coincidence that the Republic of Belarus regards the return of tactical nuclear weapons to its territory as an effective strategic deterrent." The report states that Russian President Putin announced in March that Russia will deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus in response to the UK

The forest fire situation in Northwest Canada has once again escalated. On the afternoon of August 15th local time, the Northwest Canadian government announced a state of emergency for the entire region, continuing to respond to the unusual forest fire situation and more evacuations. The local government has released a news bulletin stating that entering a state of emergency will enable the region to access and deploy necessary resources to ensure the health and safety of local residents. In addition, evacuation alerts have been issued in multiple areas of the capital city of Yellowknife in the northwest region. The mayor of Yellowknife City stated that evacuation alerts are preventive and residents who receive them should be prepared to evacuate within a short period of time after receiving the notification. Although the alarm is only targeted at certain areas, all residents should be prepared. Residents of Yellowknife City stated that this is the first time they have received an evacuation alert in their memory. up to now

Two months ago, Tong Huaqiang, who is currently the Deputy Secretary of the Zhenhai District Committee and Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee of Ningbo City, was nominated as a candidate for county mayor. According to public data, Tong Huaqiang, male, Han nationality, was born in March 1978 in Cixi, Zhejiang Province. He started working in August 2000 and joined the CPC in January 1999. He has an on-the-job university degree. Formerly served as the mayor of Longshan Town in Cixi City, a member of the Standing Committee of Zhenhai District Committee, Secretary of the District Discipline Inspection Commission, and Director of the District Supervision Commission. It is worth mentioning that two months ago in June 2023, Tong Huaqiang was awarded the title of "Responsible as a Good Cadre" by the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee. On June 30th of this year, the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee held a study to recognize multiple batches of "taking on responsibilities as good cadres" in Zhejiang Province

Ministry of Commerce: Conduct a final review investigation on the anti-dumping measures applicable to imported halogenated butyl rubber originating from the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Singapore. According to Article 48 of the Anti Dumping Regulations of the People's Republic of China, the Ministry of Commerce has decided to conduct a final review investigation on the anti-dumping measures applicable to imported halogenated butyl rubber originating from the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Singapore starting from August 20, 2023. Announcement No. 31 of 2023 issued by the Ministry of Commerce regarding the initiation of a final review investigation into anti-dumping measures applied to imported halogenated butyl rubber originating from the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Singapore. On August 10, 2018, the Ministry of Commerce issued Announcement No. 40 of 2018, deciding to take effect from August 20, 2018

Editor's note: In theory, those who pledge loyalty to the party when joining should not deviate from their original intention or forget their mission; In theory, those who have been promoted and entrusted with important responsibilities should not abuse their power for personal gain or seek pleasure; In theory, those who have received educational warnings should not knowingly violate and try the law; However, there are not so many "reasonable" mistakes in one's life, and one careless move will become the "case" that it is too late to repent... In order to thoroughly implement the work concept of the sixth plenary session of the eleventh provincial commission for discipline inspection on firmly establishing the integrated promotion of "three incorruptions" through the investigation and handling of cases, and to do a deep, practical and detailed investigation and handling of cases, "the second half of the article" will make party members and cadres afraid of fear, unable to do so because of the system, and unwilling to think because of consciousness, from March 29, 2022, the "Clean Sichuan" website and WeChat official account will be launched《“

German Foreign Minister Berber had originally planned to visit Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji in the near future. However, due to two malfunctions of the private plane, Bellberg was forced to cancel his trip to the Pacific. According to reports from The Guardian and The Financial Times on August 15th, German Foreign Minister Berber took off from Berlin on a special plane in the early hours of the 14th local time. He had originally planned to visit Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji for a week. However, the flaps of the Airbus A340 special plane she boarded were unable to retract properly due to mechanical failure, resulting in the plane being forced to turn back to Abu Dhabi. The special plane then departed again in the early morning of the 15th local time, but had to return to Abu Dhabi after a technical malfunction reappeared. Bell Burke later posted on the social media platform "X", saying, "We've tried..."

After purchasing a wedding house for her son, the mother believed that his son had not been filial for many years, so she sued him and demanded that he return the purchase price. On August 14th, the reporter learned from the Dongcheng Court in Beijing that recently, the court ruled that 3.7 million yuan of the purchase price should be returned. My mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had a conflict. My son hasn't called his mother for three years. Yang Qing is a single mother who previously owned a house located in Dongcheng District, Beijing. Yang Yang is Yang Qing's only son. Before studying abroad, he and his mother lived in this house. In 2017, Yang Yang, who had studied abroad and returned to China, started working. Thinking that her son was of marriageable age and her own house was relatively small in size, Yang Qing decided to sell her house and exchange the proceeds for a larger one to live with her son's family in the future. In May 2018, Yang Qing

The visual China claims controversy is delayed. At around 9:40 am on August 16th, photographer Dai Jianfeng responded again through his personal Weibo account @ Jeff's Star Journey, stating that he does not accept the views expressed in the response from Visual China on August 15th@ Jeff's Star Trek stated, "I have verified with Stocktrek and Stocktrek has clearly informed me that Visual China has no right to sell my work, nor does it have any copyright to my work. Getty also has no right to repost my work. There is no misunderstanding here. Even now, you are still illegally selling my work online, falsely claiming to me and others that you own the copyright of the work and claiming compensation. Please stop your infringement immediately!" @ Jeff's Star Trek Weibo screenshot was taken on the afternoon of August 15th earlier

According to the police in Mangya, Qinghai, on the afternoon of August 12th, the police received a report that four tourists had been trapped for more than 45 hours in the direction of Lenghu on the old 315 National Highway in the jurisdiction of Mangya City. The police immediately launched emergency rescue, and the four trapped tourists were successfully rescued at around 2am on the 13th. Four trapped tourists were found by rescue personnel. This is the second incident of tourists being trapped in a deserted area within the jurisdiction of Mangya within a week. On August 6th, after 19 hours, Mangya Public Security rescued 8 trapped tourists from the uninhabited area. On August 13th, the Cultural, Sports, Tourism, Radio and Television Bureau and the Public Security Bureau of Mangya City issued a notice on the prohibition of outdoor adventure tourism in the Mangya area, reminding tourists to further enhance their self-protection awareness and not to leave national and provincial roads, rural roads, and tourist roads without authorization, and to go deep into danger

Myanmar is a country with abundant natural and cultural resources, and was once one of the popular tourist destinations for Chinese tourists. However, in recent years, due to various reasons, Myanmar's tourism industry has encountered unprecedented challenges and difficulties. In this year's popular movie "All for One", the thrilling plot of fraud in northern Myanmar has made many people hesitant about Myanmar tourism... There are very few Myanmar routes on tourism platforms, and five-star hotels have dropped to over 300 yuan. Search for Myanmar tourism related content on major tourism platforms, among which there are very few tourist routes, and only two travel agencies have published routes on Fliggy Travel. Guide Xiao Zhang, who has been working in Myanmar for 5 years, said, "The guide services provided in the first half of this year have not yet reached one tenth of the scale before the 2019 epidemic. Currently, only 10 to 20 people can be accommodated in a month."

On August 16th, Boeing announced that Mr. Liu Qing would serve as the President of Boeing China, and the appointment will officially take effect on September 1st. As the President of Boeing China, Liu Qing will be responsible for formulating and implementing Boeing's development and cooperation strategies in China, one of its largest civil aviation markets. He will be stationed in Beijing and report to Dr. Brandon Nelson, President of Boeing International Group. Previously, 34 years after serving the company, Ms. Xie Lijia, former President of Boeing China, announced plans to retire within 2023. Starting from July 10th, Liu Qing was appointed as the acting president of Boeing China. Before serving as the President of Boeing China, Liu Qing was responsible for leading Boeing's government relations team in China, managing relationships with important government agencies and partners, as well as influencing education and public welfare projects throughout China. Willow

According to the WeChat official account "Jiangxi Release" on August 16, Xiao Fanting, deputy director of the pharmacy department of Longnan First People's Hospital in Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, was suspected of serious violations of the law and voluntarily surrendered, and is currently under the supervision and investigation of Longnan Municipal Supervision Commission. Xiao Fanting, female, Han ethnicity, was born in December 1981 in Longnan, Jiangxi. She holds a bachelor's degree and started working in August 1999. From August 1999 to April 2018, he served as a pharmacist and pharmacist at Longnan Town Health Center in Longnan County, a pharmacist at Longnan County Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, and a pharmacist at Longnan County People's Hospital; From April 2018 to December 2020, served as the Deputy Director of the Pharmacy Department at the First People's Hospital of Longnan County; From December 2020 to April 2022, served as the Deputy Director of the Pharmacy Department of Longnan First People's Hospital; In April 2022, Pharmacy of Longnan First People's Hospital

At 10 pm local time on the 15th, CNN reported that the death toll from the Maui Island fire has risen to 101 people. "This is a tragedy even more tragic than a tragedy." Previously, Governor of Hawaii, Green, stated that this was the deadliest fire in the United States in a century. Previously, Green publicly admitted that the number of fatalities may increase exponentially. As of Monday, search and rescue personnel have only completed 25% of the search in the area where the fire occurred, and currently the vast majority of the victims have been found outdoors. Local officials believe that with more searches of areas affected by the fire, the number of fatalities will increase significantly. Biden made his first public comment on this disaster. According to CNN, President Biden stated in a speech on the 15th local time“

On the 16th, the Korean Central News Agency released the investigation results on the incident of a US soldier crossing the border into North Korea last month, stating that the soldier was extremely disappointed with the unequal American society. According to a report by the Korean Central News Agency, on July 18th, a second class US soldier Travis Kim illegally invaded North Korean territory in the Panmunjom Joint Security Zone. Jin infiltrated tourists on the same day and intentionally invaded the North Korean area while visiting the Panmunjom Joint Security Zone. He was later controlled by Korean People's Army duty personnel. After investigation by the North Korean side, Kim has admitted to the fact of illegal intrusion into North Korean territory. According to the report, during the investigation, Kim confessed that he harbored resentment towards inhumane abuse and racial discrimination within the US military, and therefore decided to defect to North Korea. He also expressed extreme disappointment with the unequal American society and expressed his hope to seek asylum from North Korea or a third country. The report also said that the North Korean side will continue to discuss this matter

North Korea announces the investigation results of US soldiers crossing the border into North Korea. On July 18th local time, US soldier Travis King crossed the border into North Korea from the joint security zone located in Panmunjom on the North Korean border. On the 16th, the Korean Central News Agency announced the investigation results on this matter, stating that US soldiers crossing the border expressed "extreme disappointment" towards the United States and therefore voluntarily entered North Korea. Korean Central News Agency: Cross border American soldiers are extremely disappointed with the United States. According to a report by Korean Central News Agency, at 15:30 local time on July 18th, American soldier Travis Kim intentionally invaded North Korean territory while infiltrating tourists visiting the Panmunjom Joint Security Zone and was detained by North Korean People's Army soldiers on duty. Travis King has identified the fact that he illegally invaded North Korea and expressed his aversion to inhumane abuse and racial discrimination within the US military