Big headlines01 The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge tour will be opened on December 15.
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The countdown to the opening of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge tourism has begun. On December 7, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge unified information release platform officially announced that the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge tour is planned to open for trial operation on December 15, and tourists need to make an appointment to buy tickets, with a ticket price of 298 yuan and a ticket price of 198 yuan during the preferential period.
During the trial operation phase, the bridge tourism is open to two types of personnel: one is mainland residents with valid resident ID cards;The second is Hong Kong and Macao residents who have entered the Mainland and hold a valid Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents. Tourists are required to carry the above documents with them when participating in the restricted areas at the entrance and exit ports of the tour.
02 **Breaking the historical record again.
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On December 4, the spot *** soared to $2,144 an ounce, refreshing the all-time high set in May this year, and the cumulative maximum increase of more than 18% compared with the lowest point in October 2022. In the domestic retail market, it is also "soaring". A ** jewelry wholesaler in Shuibei International Jewelry Trading Center said that the gold price of 483 yuan a few days ago has broken through the peak of domestic wholesale gold prices and hit a record high.
On December 7, data released by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange showed that as of the end of November 2023, the ** reserves of the People's Bank of China were reported at 71.58 million ounces (about 2,226.00 million4 tons), an increase of 380,000 ounces (about 11.)82 tons). It is worth mentioning that this is the 13th consecutive month of increase, with a cumulative increase of 8.94 million ounces. Based on the latest international spot ** (2039 US dollars ounce), the cumulative increase in holdings of the People's Bank of China reached 182300 million US dollars (about 130 billion yuan).
Little things01 Taylor Swift was named Time Magazine's Person of the Year.
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On December 6, Time magazine announced the "2023 Person of the Year", and American pop singer Taylor Swift (Mildew) was elected.
In an interview with Time magazine, the author mentions: "As a public figure, she has been heavily scrutinized because she is a woman, both in terms of dating and dressing, and she has been under constant attention and knows how to take advantage of that attention." But this year, things have changed. Discussing her dynamics is like begging for *** or the weather – it's a widely spoken language that doesn't require any context, and she becomes the protagonist of the world. ”
02 Apple was sentenced to compensate some users for deliberately reducing performance.
South Korea's Seoul High Court on Wednesday ruled that Apple (AAPLo) Compensate 70,000 won (about 380 yuan) to each of the 7 Korean iPhone users for deliberately reducing the performance of the device after the software update. Previously, more than 620,000 South Korean iPhone users filed a lawsuit against Apple, accusing Apple of deliberately slowing down the performance of older phones after software updates to force users to buy new phones. The protracted scandal, known as "Batterygate," dates back to late 2017, when allegations arose that Apple had artificially hindered the performance of some iPhone models to extend the battery life of the device.
03 The Harbin riverside dog sledding project has been stopped.
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On December 4, many netizens posted ** that most of the dogs pulling sleds in Harbin were languishing and called for the cancellation of the project. ** Shows two sled dogs pulling multiple passenger sleds, one of which had three larger adult men riding the sled at the same time, and the dogs had a hard time pulling it.
A staff member of an animal protection organization told reporters that it is reasonable to let dogs work for humans on the premise of ensuring the health of dogs. He said that there are many extreme dog lovers who have paid attention to the above news, and their thoughts are still stuck in a long time ago, and they feel that they are treated like dogs when they see similar behaviors. "I personally think that it is reasonable for two dogs to pull one person for 3 to 5 kilometers a day, with guaranteed nutrition, but do not advocate making this a regular job. ”
The Harbin Bureau of Culture and Tourism said that there is indeed a dog sledding project on the ice, but it is not an officially operated tourism project, but a self-operated project, which has been rectified and persuaded to leave. The business may be a nearby farmer, and the next step will be to control it.
There are numbers120 billion pieces.
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According to the official WeChat message of the State Post Bureau, the real-time monitoring data of the express big data platform of the State Post Bureau shows that at 18:26 on December 4, an express package sent from Kunming, Yunnan Province to Chengdu, Sichuan Province will become the 120 billion express mail in 2023. Since 2021, the annual business volume of China's express delivery has exceeded 100 billion pieces for three consecutive years, until this record time exceeded the 120 billion mark for the first time.
11.79 million people.
The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security held a meeting in Beijing to make arrangements for the employment and entrepreneurship of the new college graduates. According to the statistics of the Ministry of Education, the number of ordinary college graduates in the country in 2024 is expected to reach 11.79 million, an increase of 210,000 year-on-year. The Ministry of Education requires the implementation of the "2024 National Employment and Entrepreneurship Promotion Action for College Graduates" to take multiple measures to promote the employment of college graduates. All localities and colleges and universities should allocate school-level employment staff in proportion. We will vigorously develop market-oriented and socialized employment channels, continue to carry out in-depth special actions for college secretaries and presidents to visit enterprises to expand jobs and promote employment, and promote the implementation of the "Ten Thousand Enterprises on Campus Plan" to provide more high-quality job information for graduates.
Quotes"Ten beats e6, it has to be the Fangshan season bird monkey to sing it......”
Ashin posted an article saying "Singing 10 beats E6", and music critics commented on it. Ji Bird Monkey is a hot Internet stalk, the meaning of "knowing" in Beijing dialect, describing a person who is talkative, especially able to quarrel, quarreling is the same as knowing, and can quarrel all summer.
Miss Julie's '蒨' (qiàn) name is correctly spelled with a cursive prefix, which is corrected. ”
Andy Lau issued a statement to thank everyone for their concern and comfort over his father's death. The statement also specifically stated that the writing of his wife's name has long used the word "Qian" in the outside world, which is the first time that Andy Lau has corrected his wife's name in the 15 years of marriage.
sharp new wordsRat-like appearance.
Since the broadcast of the drama "Yi Nian Guan Mountain", the concept of "rat appearance" has been talked about by everyone again because of the related discussions caused by its actor Liu Yuning. The rat appearance rated by netizens generally has relatively small facial features, especially the eyes do not belong to the blazing one, and the corners of the eyes are sharp and raised;The jaw is narrow and pointed, the bones are light, and the face shape is tightened from top to bottom.
InfographicI always want to go shopping when I have nothing to do, are you addicted to online shopping?
A survey of 1,001 respondents conducted by the Social Survey Center of China Youth Daily in conjunction with the questionnaire network showed that 796% of respondents felt they were addicted to online shopping, with women being more likely than men. I can't help but "buy, buy, buy", 552% of the respondents bluntly said that there was a psychological problem of "not buying a loss" in the activity, 454% of respondents use it as an outlet to relieve their emotions during work-life stress.
Relax time to unwindThe heirs of Hermes left a huge fortune to the gardener.
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In the latest developments of the Hermès family, the heir, Nicolas Puech, has made a surprising decision: he will adopt his own gardener and bequeath to him his vast fortune (estimated at more than 9 billion euros) in its entirety. However, this decision was strongly opposed by the non-** organization he once founded.
Previously, Puić had generously gifted his 51-year-old Moroccan gardener a luxury property in Marrakech and a villa in Montreux, with a total value of about 5.5 million Swiss francs. But the heir apparently decided that this was not enough, and he was determined to make the loyal gardener his sole heir. It is reported that during the epidemic lockdown, a deep friendship was established between them.
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