1.According to data released by China Railway Group, on January 16th, the national railway is expected to send 11.6 million passengers and plans to add 608 passenger trains. On January 15th, the second day of the Spring Festival travel rush, 11.141 million passengers were transported by railways nationwide, ensuring safe, stable, and orderly transportation.
2. According to CCTV News, Thai Prime Minister Petantan revealed on January 15th that he had also been involved in fraud. The other party used AI technology to simulate the voice of a leader of an ASEAN country and expressed their hope for cooperation through audio.
3. Shenzhen announced that the new large area where the LEGO Park Resort is located has been included in the key construction area of Dapeng New District. In order to further improve the supporting facilities around the project, Dapeng New District is promoting the construction of more than 20 basic supporting projects including hotels, transportation, municipal services, parks, and intercity rail transit in the area, with a total investment of 30 billion yuan.
4. CCTV News reported that "220000 yuan in hotels are fully booked during the Spring Festival in Sanya." What is the price trend of hotels in Hainan during the Spring Festival? At present, hotel prices in Sanya and even throughout Hainan remain stable during the Spring Festival period, and the booking rate is basically the same as last year.
5. The State Administration for Market Regulation has announced that it will launch a three-month special rectification campaign from January to March to address the prominent issue of counterfeit and shoddy textiles such as cashmere sweaters and down jackets. This special rectification will focus on the concentrated rectification of textiles with relatively high prices and difficult for consumers to distinguish fiber content.
6. Beijing announced that by 2024, the added value of the digital economy will reach 2 trillion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of about 7.5%. There are over 2400 existing artificial intelligence enterprises, with a core industry scale exceeding 300 billion yuan.
7. Shanghai has stated that it will comprehensively promote the reform, opening up, and innovation of digital trade and service trade, create a deeply connected international hub port for digital trade and a global hub node for service trade, and strive to achieve a service import and export scale of 260 billion US dollars and a digital delivery service trade scale of 130 billion US dollars by 2029, accounting for about 50% of service trade.
8. Xinhua News Agency reported that researchers from the University of Michigan in the United States have found that solar cells made from small molecule organic compounds have strong radiation resistance and are expected to operate stably for a long time in space and other high-energy radiation environments.
9. Sensor Tower has released data showing that in December 2024, a total of 34 Chinese manufacturers made it to the top 100 global mobile game publishers in terms of revenue, earning a total of 1.88 billion US dollars, accounting for 33.4% of the global top 100 mobile game publishers' revenue for this period.
10. Canalys data shows that in 2024, the annual shipments of smartphones in Chinese Mainland will reach 285 million units. After two years of decline, the smartphone market will recover smoothly,with a modest year-on-year growth of 4%. Vivo leads the annual market with a 17% share, with a shipment volume of 49.3 million units. Huawei ranks second with a shipment of 46 million units, a remarkable year-on-year growth of 37%.
