Morning News

April 5, 2026, Sunday, the 18th day of the Lunar February, Good morning!

1. On the first day of the Qingming holiday, China’s expected cross-regional personnel movement is to exceed 290 million person-trips, a 42.1% increase month-on-month; localities received 19.2893 million people for on-site memorial services.

2. Benefit the people: In places such as Chaisang District of Jiujiang City, Hanshou County of Changde City, Longde County of Guyuan City, and Ziliang District of Zigong City, Sichuan Province, public parking spaces are offered free all year round.

3. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: In March, the global food price index rose by 2.4% month-on-month, marking the second consecutive month of increase; vegetable oil rose by 5.1%; sugar prices rose by 7.2%; wheat rose by 4.3%; rice fell by 3%.

4. A world first! Our country’s megawatt-class hydrogen fuel aviation turboprop engine AEP100, equipped with a 7.5-ton-class unmanned transport aircraft, successfully completed its maiden flight at Lushui Airport in Zhuzhou.

5. An aircraft with a fixed triangular-wing on Guangyang Island in Chongqing crashed, injuring two people onboard; both have been sent to the hospital for treatment.

6. Ten departments issued documents to standardize ethical governance of artificial intelligence technology-related activities.

7. After going online for 5 days, the “China Confucius Institute for International Exchange” was exposed in a trademark-rumor bust, with its illegal use of trademarks revealed.

8. Shanghai has officially issued the “Shanghai Ten Policies” to support the development of the gaming and e-sports industry.

9. Unit 2 of Zhejiang Jin Qimen Nuclear Power has fully started construction, and the plans for Units 1 and 2 are to be put into commercial operation and generate electricity in 2030 and 2031, respectively.

10. The U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes on petrochemical hubs in Iran’s southwest region; Iran announced strikes against the U.S. tech giant “Oracle” and destroyed the targets! Previously, 18 companies including Apple, Nvidia, Tesla, and Microsoft were listed as strike targets.

11. Wildfires broke out in two locations in Southern California. Thick smoke rolled over the sky, and the fire swept across several thousand acres of land.

12. South Korea: Announced that the economy has entered a “wartime state,” and plans a budget of 262 trillion won to respond to oil price shocks.