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0Erinome: Hello everyone! Welcome to today's news chat. I'm Erinome, and sitting next to me is Enceladus. Let's see what interesting news we have today, shall we?
Enceladus: Yeah, let's start! First, I heard something about oil prices. What's going on?
Erinome: Oh right! Domestic oil prices will have the sixth adjustment this year on the 24th. It's expected to rise about 1.6 yuan per liter. Maybe it will go back to the "9-yuan era".
Enceladus: Oh no! That means filling a full tank might cost 100 yuan more. Sad, drivers must be worried.
Erinome: Totally. Next, there's news about land. The central offices released an opinion on the second round of land contracts. They will extend it for another 30 years after it expires, through pilot work.
Enceladus: Oh, that's good for farmers, right? It gives them more stability, you know?
Erinome: Exactly. Then Jiangsu province has a new city development plan. They want 6 cities to deeply integrate with the Shanghai metropolitan circle.
Enceladus: Wow, that should help their economy grow. More cooperation with Shanghai!
Erinome: Next, population data. Sichuan's population decreased by about 460,000 last year. It's the biggest decrease among the released data so far.
Enceladus: Um, why? Maybe people moved to other provinces for work?
Erinome: Maybe. Now, health news: China CDC reminded that many countries have measles outbreaks, so China faces a big input risk. Children should get vaccinated in time.
Enceladus: Oh, parents need to remember that. Vaccines are important for kids' health.
Erinome: Right. Then the CSRC said they will firmly remove "roadblocks" and "stumbling blocks" that affect the capital market's reform and development.
Enceladus: That sounds like they want to make the market better and smoother.
Erinome: Yep! The Tax Bureau has good news too. The pilot cities for "youjiang fapiao" (有奖发票) have given out 1.85 billion yuan in prizes. 230 million people joined, and it's starting to help consumption.
Enceladus: Haha, getting prizes for invoices? That might make people want to spend more. Cool idea!
Erinome: Here's a fun one! A college in Sichuan is giving a 6-day spring break. Students can go enjoy flowers or date. The school said teachers also have paid leave, and they've done this for 8 years.
Enceladus: Wow! That's so nice. I wish we had such a break when we were students, haha.
Erinome: Me too! Next, Tencent's annual report. By the end of last year, they had over 110,000 employees. Total annual salary cost was 130.7 billion yuan, so average salary cost per person is over 1.1 million yuan.
Enceladus: Oh wow, that's a high average! Must be a good place to work, you know?
Erinome: Maybe! Last news: Japanese media said in the first two months of this year, Chinese mainland tourists to Japan dropped 54.1% year-on-year. It hit Japan's retail, accommodation, and catering industries.
Enceladus: That's a big drop. Hope those industries can recover soon.
Erinome: Okay, that's it for today's news. Thanks for listening, everyone! We'll talk again next time. Bye!
Enceladus: Bye!
