Welcome to morning news. It's Mar. 1, Monday. 13-25℃, overcast.
A new wave of cold air will arrive at Guangzhou tonight, bringing with it light rain and a temperature drop of 2-4℃. Another new wave of cold air will come between Mar. 6 and 8, accompanied with light rain.
China
1. The old Guangzhou Service Center of Foreigners' Work Permit (广州市外国人工作服务窗口) in Yuexiu district will be closed to the public from today (Mar. 1). Foreigners can go to the Guangzhou Government Affairs Center (广州市政务服务大厅) in Zhujiang New Town to handle their work permits, talent recognition and other issues, according to the city's Science and Technology Bureau.
2. Fishing moratorium starts today in multiple cities in Guangdong, including Foshan, Zhuhai, Zhaoqing, Meizhou, Maoming and Jieyang, and will last till June 30.
3. A new ferry link between Zhuhai's Jiuzhou Port and Macao's Taipa Ferry Terminal in Pac On will start service from today (Mar. 1), with 10 round-trips a day and a ticket price of 38 yuan. The trip takes 25 minutes. But passengers need a nucleic acid test report within 7 days to pass the checkpoint.
4. China's economy grew by 2.3 percent year-on-year in 2020, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Sunday, making it the only major economy in the world that pocketed positive economic growth.
5. China will continue to exempt certain U.S. goods from additional tariffs until September this year, according to the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council.
6. China's 2021 box office revenue has exceeded 15 billion yuan ($2.32 billion) as of Saturday. The figure surpassed 14.5 billion yuan that was generated at China's box office during the same period in 2019, according to data compiled by box office tracker Maoyan.
7. The 2021 China International Fair for Trade in Services will be held at two venues in Beijing in September, organizers announced.
8. The Chinese mainland registered 19 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Sunday, all from overseas.
World
1. U.S. House of Representatives passed President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion plan to address the human and economic toll of COVID-19 on Saturday.
2. Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday hinted at a possible run for president in 2024, attacked President Joe Biden and denied his failure in the 2020 election as he returned to the spotlight for the first time since leaving the White House nearly six weeks ago.
3. Germany announced Sunday that travelers from France's northeastern Moselle region will face additional restrictions due to the high rate of variant coronavirus cases there.
4. Bitcoin fell to its lowest since Feb. 8 in thin trade on Sunday, down 3.7% from Friday's close as the pullback from a record high near $60,000 continued, Reuters reported.
5. A fresh Israeli missile attack targeted positions in the vicinity of the Syrian capital Damascus on Sunday night, state TV reported.
6. Hundreds of people from various races rallied Saturday at Foley Square in New York City's Lower Manhattan in protest against violence and crimes targeting Asian Americans.
7. The Argentine government on Sunday ordered that the Social, Preventive and Mandatory Distancing measures, in place to control the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, will be extended until March 12.
8. Vaccine advisers of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) voted on Sunday to recommend the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for Americans 18 years of age and older.
Source: CGTN, People's Daily App; China Daily
Editor: Sophia