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Recently, a notice issued by the Civil Affairs Bureau of Lichuan County, Jiangxi Province, regarding the acceptance of clues related to high priced dowries in rural areas, has attracted social attention. On July 6th, a staff member of the Civil Affairs Bureau of the county stated that the notice had been withdrawn due to inadequate consideration. In addition, the staff member stated that in reality, it is difficult to promote the work of limiting local dowries to around 50000 to 60000 yuan. "Many people will exceed the prescribed number." Jiangxi Province issued a notice stating that local dowries exceeding 60000 yuan can be reported and complained about. In order to implement the spirit of the "Implementation Rules for Deepening the Special Governance of Rural Wedding dowries in Lichuan County", further promote rural culture, reduce the burden on the masses, and enhance the sense of gain, happiness, and satisfaction of the masses, the Lichuan County Civil Affairs Bureau will release a complaint hotline from today to boycott high priced dowries and deepen the transformation of customs, accepting complaints from the entire county

According to the Japan Broadcasting Association, at around 3:30 pm local time on the 6th, a truck hit and rolled over several elementary school students in Kurihara City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. At around 3:30 pm local time on July 6th, a truck hit and rolled over several elementary school students in Kurihara City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. According to reports, the crushing incident occurred on the campus of Ruoliu Elementary School in Kurihara City. Three elementary school students were run over by trucks, including two boys and one girl. At present, three people have been urgently sent to the hospital. The school teacher who accompanied the injured to the hospital stated that all three injured individuals were conscious and able to communicate normally. The local police said they are investigating the suspect driving the vehicle.

Hangzhou, July 6th (Xinhua) - Recently, the "Hello, Carbon Neutrality" themed research activity was held in multiple locations. The research team consists of over 20 central media journalists, foreign experts, and international students studying in China. The reporter from China News Network walked into Hangzhou with the event, visiting the Hangzhou Asian Games Museum, Hangzhou Low Carbon Science and Technology Museum, Zhejiang Petroleum Hangzhou Yangjiadun Energy Station, and other places to experience the low-carbon practices of this Asian Games city in various aspects. The Green Asian Games Museum is located inside the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium and is the first Asian Games themed museum in Asian Games history to open to audiences before the opening of the competition. According to the guide, the museum includes three exhibition halls: "Asian Games and Hangzhou", "Asian Games and Asia", and "Asian Games and the Future". The Hangzhou Asian Games Green Action Plan has been issued for this year's Asian Games

Beijing, July 5th - The State Council Information Office held a series of themed press conferences on July 5th, introducing China's strengthening of drug supervision and effectively ensuring the safety of medication for the people, and answering questions from reporters. Since its establishment more than 5 years ago, the National Medical Products Administration has continuously deepened the reform of the drug and medical device evaluation and approval system, strengthened the quality supervision of drugs throughout their entire life cycle, maintained the overall stability of drug safety, and promoted China's transition from a pharmaceutical powerhouse to a pharmaceutical powerhouse. "By strengthening supervision, the overall qualification rate of national drug sampling has increased from 97.1% to 99.4%. In recent years, a total of 130 innovative drugs and 217 innovative medical devices have been approved. In the first half of this year alone, 24 innovative drugs and 28 innovative medical devices have been approved for marketing, effectively meeting the health needs of the people."

Recently, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security issued the "Implementation Plan for Digital Human Resources and Social Security Construction Action", which requires improving the level of social security card social bank linkage services and exploring the promotion of the loading of digital RMB payment functions on social security cards. In the view of industry insiders, social security cards have the characteristics of large issuance and high usage frequency. Loading digital RMB payment function on social security cards can not only further expand the application of social security cards, but also accelerate the popularization of digital RMB, creating a win-win multiplier effect. The reporter noticed that various regions across the country are gradually carrying out the replacement of third-generation social security cards. The third-generation social security cards have functions such as identity credentials, information recording, self-service inquiry, medical settlement, payment and benefit collection, financial payment, urban transportation, etc., allowing cardholders to enjoy human resources, social security, and other public services

On July 6, 2023, the Tianjin First Intermediate People's Court held a public trial of the bribery case of Xie Jilai, former deputy director of the Standing Committee of the Hebei Provincial People's Congress. The First Branch of the People's Procuratorate of Tianjin City accuses that from November 2002 to January 2017, the defendant Xie Jilai took advantage of his position as Assistant Inspector, Deputy Minister, and Executive Deputy Minister of the Organization Department of the Hebei Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, Deputy Director of the Standing Committee of the Hebei Provincial People's Congress, as well as the convenience conditions formed by his power and position, to provide assistance to others in matters such as promotion, job adjustment, and engineering project development through the actions of other state officials in their positions. From January 1999 to December 2020, Xie Jilai illegally received property from others multiple times, totaling more than RMB 88.7 million

According to a report by Asahi Shimbun on July 5th, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government of Japan announced on the same day that information from the Japanese Ministry of Defense showed that the US military stationed in Japan admitted that the Yokota Base of the US military located in the Tama area of Tokyo had experienced three incidents of organic fluorine compound fire extinguishing agent leaks between January 2010 and November 2012. This is the first time that the US military stationed in Japan has admitted that there has been a leak of organic fluorine compound fire extinguishing agents at the Yokota base, but the US military stationed in Japan has not disclosed the specific amount of leakage, and has stated that it is unclear whether the relevant substances have leaked outside the base. Residents in the Tama region of Japan have tested for excessive levels of organic fluorine compounds in their blood, and are calling on the government to thoroughly investigate the source of pollution. Recently, residents held a study session on organic fluorine compound pollution in Kokubunji City, Tama Prefecture, Tokyo, Japan to learn about the latest investigation and call on the Japanese government to investigate the situation

I changed my phone number 21 times, in order to prevent people from finding me; Even the closest mother and daughter refused to meet, so when the mother came to deliver food, she had to leave the dishes at the door; Severe insomnia and even thoughts of suicide at one point... Many people may not have imagined that the young and famous pianist Kong Xiangdong would suffer from depression during the rise of his career, lasting for up to 8 years; Many people, including himself, may not have expected that professional treatment combined with the power of music helped Kong Xiangdong overcome depression. Among them, improvising for family and friends became a "good medicine", allowing him to find happiness and value. In this issue of "Letter No. 600", let's walk into this story together. Pianist Kong Xiangdong: How Do I Get Out of Depression? Kong Xiangdong was born in Shanghai in 1968 and competed at the Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition in Moscow in 1986

According to the Changsha Evening News WeChat official account, the second plenary session of the Third Session of the Sixteenth National People's Congress of Changsha was held on the afternoon of July 6. After the general election, Zhou Haibing was elected as the mayor of Changsha Municipal People's Government. Zhou Haibing's open resume shows that Zhou Haibing, male, Han nationality, was born in Yueyang, Hunan Province in February 1971. He started working in March 1995 and joined the CPC in September 1994. He has a graduate degree and a master's degree in engineering. Zhou Haibing has been working for Hunan Construction Engineering Group for a long time. In March 2007, he was appointed as the Deputy Secretary and General Manager of the Party Committee of Hunan Construction Engineering Group. Starting from March 2013, Zhou Haibing successively served as Deputy Secretary of the Hengyang Municipal Party Committee and Mayor of the Municipal Government, Secretary and Director of the Party Group of the Hunan Provincial Department of Transportation, Secretary and Director of the Party Group of the Hunan Provincial Department of Natural Resources, and Secretary of the Party Group of the Hunan Provincial Development and Reform Commission

According to Reuters, a Russian missile hit a building in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on the 6th, causing at least 4 deaths. The Lviv authorities stated that rescue workers are searching for survivors and casualties in the ruins of damaged buildings. The Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs stated in a statement that 9 injured individuals have been identified and rescue workers are still working on the scene. The missile attack destroyed the top two floors of this building. Local administrative officials released a 13 second video. The video shows a four story building, with the upper floors missing and the site covered in rubble. Many windows and glass were shattered. Prior to the release of the aforementioned information by local officials, air raid warnings were sounded in many parts of Ukraine, warning of cruise missiles entering Ukrainian airspace. Andri Sado, Mayor of Lviv City

In the first round of men's singles at Wimbledon, which ended on the 5th, Chinese player Wu Yibing lost to the 10th seed of the US men's singles, Tiafu, with a score of 6:7, 3:6, and 4:6, marking his third consecutive Grand Slam game in a row. Wu Yibing applied for a medical pause at the beginning of the second set, when he seemed to have difficulty breathing and kept pressing his chest and neck with his hands. In an interview after the game, Wu Yibing stated that he may have had "problems" with the food he had eaten before. "I don't know where I choked or got food poisoning after eating, but I'm also waiting for a check-up," Wu Yibing said in an interview after the game. I didn't expect it at all before the game, but as the game progressed, I became increasingly uncomfortable. After the medical pause, it still had some impact because I needed to breathe hard. By the time of the third set at 2:3

According to the report of Rossiyskaya Gazeta on July 6, the Financial Times quoted Tony Radakin, the chief of the British defense staff, as saying at the parliamentary hearing that "the Russian army has lost nearly half of its combat effectiveness." Not only that, Radakin also claimed that the Russian army fired 10 million shells last year, but that Russia could only produce 1 million shells a year. He said, "Russia lost 2500 tanks, and can only produce a maximum of 200 in a year." The report stated that the Russian Ministry of Defense strongly refuted and mocked these rumors. The Russian Ministry of Defense stated: "The assessment of Russian armored vehicle losses and the statement made by Radakin, as reported by the Financial Times, that the Russian military has lost 'half of its combat effectiveness', is a huge lie and confusing. The background behind all of this is even that of Defense Minister Ben Wallace."

According to data released by the National Center for Environmental Forecasting in the United States on the 5th, the daily average temperature on the Earth's surface reached 17.18 degrees Celsius on the 4th, exceeding the record of 17.01 degrees Celsius set on the 3rd. According to American media, July 4th has become the highest average temperature recorded on Earth so far. According to CNN, experts warn that this record may be broken several times in 2023. Robert Rhodes, a geographer at the University of California, Berkeley, recently stated on social media that "the world is likely to experience even hotter weather in the next six weeks." The report stated that due to the return of El Ni ñ o, the global average temperature has broken records for two consecutive days. Previously, data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States showed that July 3rd was the highest average temperature recorded on Earth

Recently, there has been news circulating in the market that Goldman Sachs has downgraded the rating of domestic Chinese bank stocks. Goldman Sachs officials told China News Service that the research report released on the 4th is not a "bearish" bank stock as rumored in the market. The Goldman Sachs insiders mentioned above pointed out that in the research report, 12 banks were rated, of which 5 were rated as "sell", 4 were rated as "buy", and 3 were rated as neutral. There were a total of 7 banks rated as "buy" and "neutral", which is not the "short" banking stocks as rumored in the market. Goldman Sachs stated that although the increase in the scale of local debt will put some pressure on bank interest rate differential income, the tax and capital savings in the bond portion of local debt can effectively help banks reduce the impact of declining interest income. Therefore, the proportion of bonds in local debt is also an important factor in the differentiation of bank profit growth

All government agencies, enterprises, and institutions in Hefei, as well as residents and friends: The electricity supply and demand situation in Hefei this summer remains tense. To ensure the daily electricity consumption of residents and the stable development of the economy and society, and to minimize non production electricity consumption as much as possible, we advocate for the joint efforts and responsibilities of the whole society, and work together to save electricity and staggered electricity consumption. 1、 Government agencies take the lead in energy conservation. Public institutions at all levels should play a leading role in demonstration, strengthen electricity management, deepen energy-saving transformation, and drive the whole society to save electricity; Make full use of natural lighting, strictly control the number and time of lighting equipment opening, and turn off unnecessary night lighting; Make full use of natural ventilation and minimize the use of air conditioning. The cooling temperature should not be set below 26 ℃. During the operation of the air conditioning, windows should be closed. It is recommended to turn on the air conditioning half an hour later after work and half an hour earlier before work

With the approval of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission have launched a case review and investigation into the serious violations of discipline and law by He Zehua, a former member of the Party Group and Deputy Director of the National Tobacco Monopoly Administration. After investigation, He Zehua lost his ideals and beliefs, abandoned his original mission, was disloyal and dishonest to the Party, and deliberately opposed organizational censorship; Ignoring the spirit of the eight point regulations of the central government, participating in public funded banquets in violation of regulations, and accepting banquets arranged by private enterprise owners in the tobacco system; Violating organizational principles, seeking benefits for others and accepting property in the selection and appointment of cadres; Inflation of personal desires, greed driven nature, long-term violation of business regulations to seize huge economic benefits, and still using the influence of their original positions to seek benefits for their relatives after retirement; Using public tools for personal gain, alienating the public power and tobacco resources in one's hands into tools for personal gain, engaging in power and money transactions, and utilizing the convenience of one's position to promote others to higher positions and positions

Recently, Wu Yingjie, a college student, was listed in the list of brave men for good deeds in the second quarter of 2023 released by the Central Political and Legal Commission on July 3. On July 6, @ Chongqing University of Science and Technology sent an article to "claim" the student proudly: "He is the light of our science!" It is understood that Wu Yingjie is a 2020 undergraduate of Chongqing University of Science and Technology and a student reporter of the school. On March 19, Wu Yingjie met a man who committed a murder with a knife in the subway, and then stepped forward to stop the suspect from further action. At 22:20 on the same day, some suspect He suddenly used the portable Sharp weapons were forced into the heart of Zhou, a female passenger sitting next to him, causing serious injury (via

This afternoon, the last "tiger" to fall from grace last year was arrested - the Supreme People's Procuratorate website announced that Li Chunsheng, former deputy secretary and deputy director of the Guangdong Provincial People's Congress Standing Committee, was suspected of accepting bribes. The investigation by the National Supervisory Commission has been concluded and transferred to the procuratorial organs for review and prosecution. Recently, the Supreme People's Procuratorate made an arrest decision against Li Chunsheng on suspicion of bribery in accordance with the law. The case is being further processed. According to the public resume, Li Chunsheng, who voluntarily surrendered on December 8th last year, was the last "tiger" to fall from grace last year. Li Chunsheng has served as a member of the Party Committee and Director of the Political Department of the Henan Provincial Public Security Department, Deputy Director of the Political Department and Director of the Personnel Training Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, Deputy Governor of Guangdong Province, Director of the Provincial Public Security Department, Deputy Director of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial People's Congress, and Deputy Secretary of the Party Group. On June 28th of this year, Li Chunsheng was "double opened".

Just now, two "tigers" have been disciplined by the Party and government. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection announced that Wang Xuefeng, former member of the Party Group and Deputy Director of the Standing Committee of the Hebei Provincial People's Congress, and He Zehua, former member of the Party Group and Deputy Director of the National Tobacco Monopoly Administration, have been expelled from the Party for serious violations of discipline and law. Shangguan Hui noticed that on January 6th of this year, Wang Xuefeng and He Zehua announced their downfall on the same day. According to the public resume, Wang Xuefeng, a male of Han ethnicity, was born in November 1954 in Yongnian, Hebei Province after retiring. He started working in January 1971. Wang Xuefeng, who has been serving in Hebei Province for a long time, has served as the former County Magistrate and Party Secretary of Handan County, a member and Secretary General of the Standing Committee of the Hebei Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, Executive Deputy Secretary of the Hebei Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, Director of the Provincial Supervision Department, and Director of the Provincial Bureau of Corruption Prevention. In August 2010, Wang Xuefeng was appointed as the Secretary of the Tangshan Municipal Party Committee, and in January 2013, he was appointed as the Secretary of Hebei Province

With the approval of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission have launched a case review and investigation into the serious violations of discipline and law by Wang Xuefeng, former member of the Party Group and Deputy Director of the Standing Committee of the Hebei Provincial People's Congress. After investigation, Wang Xuefeng lost his ideals and beliefs, abandoned his original mission, ignored the spirit of the central eight point regulations, illegally accepted other people's travel activity arrangements, went to private clubs to accept banquets, and borrowed vehicles from management service recipients for a long time; Without organizational principles, engaging in vote solicitation and bribery, buying and selling officials on a large scale, seriously damaging the local political ecology, failing to truthfully explain issues during organizational conversations, failing to report personal matters in accordance with regulations, and falsifying information in cadre recruitment to seek benefits for relatives; Accepting large gift money; Without a sense of discipline and law, using public power as a tool for personal gain, engaging in power and money transactions, and using the convenience of their positions to promote and adjust others in their positions

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 6 (Xinhua) - The Economic Reference Daily published an article on July 6 titled "Seizing the Rush Period and Digging New Space for Potential - Multi party Precision Strategies to Stabilize Employment". The article states that the 2023 Youth Employment Service Campaign for College Graduates and Other Graduates has been launched, the one-time job expansion subsidy policy will continue to be implemented, and a special recruitment campaign for 100 day and 10 million recruitment will be launched. Currently, the employment of college graduates has entered a sprint period, focusing on the "new track" and "new job" to deeply tap into employment potential. A series of stable employment measures have been implemented one after another, and the policy effect continues to show. The continuous employment service line is currently in the sprint period for college graduates to find employment. Recently, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security deployed the launch of the 2023 Youth Employment Service Campaign for college graduates and other young people, focusing on the 2023 college graduates who have left school but have not yet found employment, as well as those at all levels of human resources

July 7, 1937, a day that Chinese people will never forget. Afterwards, all the Chinese people, both in the north and south of the Yangtze River, inside and outside the Great Wall, wrote a magnificent epic of resisting foreign aggression with their lives and blood.Mountains and rivers serve as monuments, and history bears witness; The smoke has dissipated, and the spirit endures forever. Nowadays, the great spirit of the Anti Japanese War has already become the spiritual foundation of the Chinese people, passed down through generations and forever renewed. Today, in promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind, China adheres to dialogue and consultation, co construction and sharing, cooperation and win-win, exchange and mutual learning, and continuously contributes to the Chinese solution for world peace and development.

"Visiting duty-free shops is an essential part of my trip to Hainan," said Ms. Cao from Shenzhen, Guangdong, who has been to Hainan for the third time. According to data released by Haikou Customs, from the implementation of the new duty-free policy on Hainan's outlying islands on July 1, 2020 to June 30 this year, the customs supervised duty-free shopping on outlying islands with a total amount of 130.7 billion yuan, 17.67 million shopping passengers, and 175 million sales, an increase of 279%, 92.6%, and 272% respectively from July 2017 to June 2020. This is a microcosm of Hainan's efforts to build an international tourism consumption center with global influence. In recent years, Hainan has relied on the policy of opening up free trade ports to attract and allocate global resources, focusing on duty-free shopping, healthcare, and education, and deepening the promotion of high-quality development. Tax exempt for outlying islands, already

According to the Hubei Xianning Daily, on July 4th, a special meeting was held to summarize the half year work of the Yangtze River Comprehensive Portal Port and the public rail water intermodal transportation project, as well as to promote the work in the second half of the year. Li Li, member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Executive Vice Mayor, attended the meeting. The above report shows that Li Li has been appointed as a member of the Standing Committee and Executive Vice Mayor of Xianning City. Resume of Li Li, female, Han nationality, born in May 1977 in Yichang, Hubei Province, started working in July 1999 and joined the CPC in April 1999. She has a full-time university degree, a bachelor's degree, and an on-the-job master's degree in business administration. The comrade's main experience: September 1995 to July 1999, a student majoring in Business and Economics English at the Department of Foreign Languages, China University of Geosciences. July 1999 to November 2011, the Working Committee and Management Committee of Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone

On July 6th, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin presided over a regular press conference. A reporter asked: After the International Atomic Energy Agency released the comprehensive assessment report on the disposal of Fukushima nuclear contaminated water in Japan, there has been a continuous surge of opposition to the discharge of nuclear wastewater into the sea both domestically and internationally. The Japan Fisheries Association and others are preparing to submit approximately 33000 signatures to Tokyo Electric Power Company opposing the discharge of nuclear wastewater into the sea. The South Korean Democratic Party has decided to consider proposing legislation to completely ban Japanese seafood imports. More than 1.05 million South Koreans have participated in the party's signature campaign against Japan's Fukushima nuclear contaminated water discharge into the sea. The former Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, a Pacific island country, stated that the International Atomic Energy Agency's report cannot convince the public and will continue to raise questions to the United Nations and other relevant international organizations. What is the spokesperson's comment on this? The spokesperson stated that the Chinese side has repeatedly clarified

On July 6th, China Railway Group Co., Ltd. reported that from January to June this year, a total of 8641 China Europe freight trains were operated, sending 936000 TEUs of goods, an increase of 16% and 30% year-on-year, respectively. Among them, there were 4620 trains and 499000 TEUs, with a year-on-year increase of 16% and 29% respectively; The return journey consisted of 4021 trains and 437000 TEUs, with a year-on-year increase of 16% and 31%, respectively. As of now, the China Europe freight trains have operated over 73000 trains and 6.9 million TEUs over the years, reaching 216 cities in 25 European countries. According to the person in charge of the freight department of China Railway Group, since the beginning of this year, with the stable and positive trend of China's foreign trade, the demand for cross-border transportation of China Europe freight trains has been strong, and the number of trains operating has grown strongly. China Railway Group fully leverages the strategic channel of China Europe freight trains

The Times website reported on July 3rd that the gun violence that occurred in the United States over the past weekend is a serious reminder that this year will be the most severe year of large-scale killings in the country's modern history. On the early morning of the 2nd, shooting incidents occurred in Baltimore, Maryland and Wichita, Kansas, respectively. The former caused 2 deaths and 28 injuries, while the latter caused 7 injuries. Additionally, 2 people were taken to the hospital due to being trampled on while fleeing. According to reports, as the United States prepares to celebrate Independence Day on the 4th, politicians are working hard to address the country's gun issue. There is no official standard to define a "mass killing incident," but the definition of the Gun Violence Archive website is an event where at least four people, apart from the perpetrator, are shot dead or injured. According to the organization's data, today

Currently, American style democracy is becoming increasingly hollow, and political polarization has further intensified social opposition and division in the United States. At the same time, the United States intervenes in the internal affairs of other countries, launches wars, and causes humanitarian disasters in multiple countries under the banner of so-called "democracy" and "freedom". Richard Haas, a well-known foreign policy expert and president of the Diplomatic Society in the United States, recently stated in an interview with American media that the most serious threat to world security today is the United States itself. Richard Haas stated that the United States is no longer a reliable pillar in a turbulent world, but has become the most profound source of instability in today's world. The current internal threats facing the United States have surpassed external threats. The political situation within the United States not only makes other countries unwilling to follow suit, but also brings unpredictability to the world, which is harmful to the world. In addition, the United States

Video footage taken by the Los Angeles police with a portable camera. OCEAN, July 6 (Xinhua) According to the ABC report on July 5, a police officer in Los Angeles, the United States, held an African American woman to the ground and sprayed her with pepper spray while pursuing a robbery, which caused dissatisfaction among local people. The Los Angeles Police Department recently released a video of the incident, and the local security department is also investigating. The Los Angeles Police Department stated that on June 24th local time, two police officers received reports of a robbery at a food store. The police arrived at the scene and found that one man and one woman matched the description given by the security guard when they called the police. The video captured by the police's portable camera showed that the police approached the two African American men and women, with one woman repeatedly saying "you can't touch me" in the video. The police responded, "Lie on the ground, lie on the ground."

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization recently decided to extend the term of Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg for one year, putting an end to the heated debate over NATO leadership. US President Biden immediately welcomed the decision. Both sides sang and reconciled, with a lot of room for discussion. Biden praised Stoltenberg's "leadership, experience, and judgment", stating that he "led our alliance through the most significant security challenges in Europe since World War II.". In fact, the former Norwegian leader's obedience to Washington was the secret to his fourth term extension. Since Stoltenberg took office in 2014, under his leadership, this transatlantic military alliance has not only been stronger, more united, and more targeted than ever before, but has never been more willing to be an American puppet than it is now. Over the past decade, in Stolten