Following the pace of the US Federal Reserve's interest rate cut, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority also announced a 0.5 percentage point cut in the base interest rate on Thursday (September 19, 2024). This is the first interest rate cut by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority in four years.
China has opened 12 nuclear research facilities to the world and is working with global counterparts to build a high-level international scientific and technological cooperation platform.
According to the official measurement of the China Earthquake Networks Center, at 20:08 on September 18, 2024, a magnitude 4.7 earthquake occurred in Feidong County, Hefei City, Anhui Province (31.98 degrees north latitude, 117.6 degrees east longitude), with a focal depth of 12 kilometers. According to preliminary information, the earthquake was felt significantly in Hefei and was felt throughout the province. No casualties have been reported so far.
The Nanshan Branch of the Shenzhen Public Security Bureau of Guangdong Province, China issued a police report on Wednesday afternoon (September 18, 2024) stating that at around 8 a.m. that day, a knife attack on a passerby occurred in Zhaoshang Street, Nanshan District, resulting in injuries to a minor named Shen. The suspect has been arrested and is a 44-year-old man named Zhong.
Ma Huateng, co-founder of Chinese tech giant Tencent, has regained his spot as China's richest man.
A man from mainland China appeared in the waters of Linkou, Taiwan on Saturday (September 14, 2024) in a rubber boat, claiming that he went to Taiwan to avoid debt.
According to the official measurement of the China Earthquake Networks Center, at 5:12 am on September 14, 2024, a magnitude 3.9 earthquake occurred in Feidong County, Hefei City, Anhui Province (31.99 degrees north latitude, 117.62 degrees east longitude), with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake occurred in Pulandian District, Dalian City, Liaoning Province.
A Mirage fighter jet of the Taiwan Air Force lost power for unknown reasons during training off the coast of Hsinchu on Tuesday (September 10, 2024). The pilot was rescued after parachuting before the aircraft crashed and is currently conscious.
This month, the Chinese and Russian militaries will hold the "Northern Joint-2024" exercise in the relevant sea and air areas of the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk.
China imported mutton from the African island nation of Madagascar. This is the first time that China has imported mutton products from Africa.
A 45-year-old man caused a disturbance with a knife in Changchun City, Jilin Province, China on Monday (September 2, 2024). He fought with the police on the scene and snatched their guns. As a result, one policeman was killed and two policemen were seriously injured.
During the 62-day 2024 summer railway travel season, China's national railways carried a total of 887 million passengers, setting a record high for the same period in history.
