News Brief 05.03

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🍭 🥧 🍿 News Briefing, May 3rd – the third day of the fourth lunar month, Tuesday. 1. 17 countries have reported cases of childhood hepatitis of unknown cause; British experts say most cases improve rapidly. 2. UN Secretary-General Guterres inspected the UN office building project in West Africa constructed by a Chinese company. 3. The Japanese Prime Minister went to Southeast Asia to lobby for measures against Russia and to restrict China, but he did not succeed in getting anyone to agree. 4. **The customs seized suspected smuggled goods worth approximately 160 million Hong Kong dollars. 5. Taiwan reported 17,801 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, with over 10,000 new cases for five consecutive days. 6. The Zhurong rover has traveled a total of 1,921 meters, while the Yutu-2 rover has covered 1,181 meters. 7. The Ministry of Water Resources is pushing forward with the restoration of water flow along the entire Yongding River, with full connectivity expected by mid-May. 8. Multiple provinces have completed revisions to their population and family planning regulations; experts say that some social media platforms contribute to the spread of anxiety related to marriage and childbearing. 9. The Palace Museum: All indoor exhibition halls will be closed starting May 3; the new opening hours will be announced later. 10. Ministry of Transport: On May 1, 4.7433 million trucks traveled on national highways, a 27.44% decrease compared to the previous month. 11. The Shanghai police have identified 828 illegal delivery riders, and imposed penalties such as detention on 535 of them. 12. Progress in the rescue efforts following the collapse of a self-built building in Changsha, Hunan: The location of the 9th trapped person has been determined. 【A Thought】Fate is like one’s own palm lines – though twisted and winding, it remains in one’s own hands at all times. 【History Today】 May 3, 1986: Chinese chronometrist Yuan Wenbing passed away