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0Erinome: Hello dear friends! Welcome to our daily news chat. I'm Erinome, and sitting next to me is Enceladus. Let's see what interesting news we have today, okay?
Enceladus: Yeah, let's start! What's the first one?
Erinome: First, many places in China announced that in 2027, they will reduce the subjects counted in the high school entrance exam. Biology and geography will no longer be included in the total score. Wow, that's a big change for students, right?
Enceladus: Oh, really? So students don't need to study bio and geo as hard for the exam? That might make them less stressed, haha.
Erinome: Next, there are new measures for child-friendly development. They encourage relaxing free ticket restrictions, give free HPV vaccination to girls aged 13, and gradually promote free preschool education. Sad that some kids couldn't get free tickets before, but this is good news for families!
Enceladus: Yeah! Free preschool and HPV shots? That helps a lot. Kids need more care.
Erinome: Um, but here's some bad news. The children's app "Baby Bus" was fined 300,000 yuan because it pushed vulgar ads. And they even confiscated its illegal income—only 3.68 yuan! Oh no! Apps for kids should be careful with ads, you know that?
Enceladus: Haha, 3.68 yuan? That's so little. But still, they shouldn't show bad ads to kids.
Erinome: Moving on to money news. The "1% era" of deposit interest rates is here! Small and medium banks are cutting rates a lot, and some three-year fixed deposits have fallen below 2%. So people get less interest when they save money now.
Enceladus: Oh, that's not good for people who save. Maybe they need to find other ways to manage money, um?
Erinome: Next, the National Security Ministry released a "Longxia" (lobster) safe breeding manual. It says to follow minimum authority and encrypt sensitive data. And Huang Renxun, in his GTC speech, said "Longxia" will become a personal operating system. Wow, "Longxia" as an OS? That sounds cool!
Enceladus: Lobster as an OS? That's a funny name, but maybe it's useful. I wonder what it can do.
Erinome: Big science news! Peking University solved a 160-year-old chemical problem. They found a way to make alkynes from alkenes. This will bring new changes to medicine, pesticides, and materials. That's amazing! A big step for science!
Enceladus: 160 years? That's a long time. So smart of them to solve it.
Erinome: Sad sports news now. In the Chongqing Wanzhou Marathon, the champion was stopped by a referee and taken off the track. The Chinese Athletics Association said they will punish the referee for 2 years. Oh no! That must be so sad for the runner. He worked so hard!
Enceladus: Yeah, that's not fair. The referee made a big mistake.
Erinome: More sports: Women's Asian Cup semi-final. China lost 1-2 to host Australia, so they can't go to the final. Sad, but the girls tried their best, right? They played well!
Enceladus: Yeah, losing is hard, but they should be proud.
Erinome: Good news for travelers! Tencent said WeChat Pay is now in all Seoul subway stations in South Korea. Last year, they covered Busan subway, and now Seoul too. Wow, convenient for Chinese tourists there!
Enceladus: That's great! No need to carry cash, just use phone.
Erinome: A Chinese man was attacked on the street in Osaka, Japan. Thieves took 5 million yen from him. But Japanese police arrested two Japanese teenagers. Oh no! Hope the man is okay.
Enceladus: Scary. Travelers need to be careful with their money.
Erinome: Last news: US media said the fire on the "Ford" aircraft carrier lasted over 30 hours before being put out. More than 600 beds were burned, and it started from a dryer in the laundry area. Wow, that's a long fire! So dangerous.
Enceladus: Yeah, dryers can be risky. They should check machines more.
Erinome: Okay, that's it for today. Thanks for listening, everyone. Let's talk again next time! Bye!
Enceladus: Bye!
