Briefing: Monday, February 19th – the 10th day of the first lunar month!

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1. Ministry of Culture and Tourism: 474 million domestic travelers during the Spring Festival holiday, spending 632.6 billion yuan； 2. Official statement from Changbai Mountain in Jilin on “Fu Yuanhui’s taxi being extorted”: Driver fined 30,000 ； 3. The Chinese women’s volleyball team announces its training squad list; Zhang Changning is included for the first time since her return ； 4. The temperature in Tuerhong Township, Fuyun County, Xinjiang dropped to -52.3°C, breaking the record for the lowest temperature in Xinjiang ； 5. Final of the men’s and women’s 4x100m freestyle relay at the World Swimming Championships: The Chinese team won the title by setting a new Asian record with a time of 3 minutes and 21.18 seconds ； 6. **Film Bureau: Box office revenue during the Spring Festival holiday reached 8.016 billion yuan, with 163 million moviegoers ； (Search for the official account: Morning Herald Brief) 7. **Special Zone**: The number of mainland tourists visiting Hong Kong during the Spring Festival holiday exceeded that of the same period in 2018 ； 8. The average daily volume of online payment transactions during the Spring Festival holiday was 1.25 trillion yuan ； 9. Two departments: Piloting preferential policies for stamp duty on offshore trade in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone and Lingang New Area ； 10. The UN Security Council may vote on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip; the US says it will not support it ； 11. Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán: Sweden’s accession to NATO may be approved by the end of this month ； 12. The Russian defense minister said that Russian forces have fully taken control of Avdiivka; Ukrainian forces lost this key stronghold. Biden: It is \"absurd and immoral\" that U.S. lawmakers are delaying approval of aid for Ukraine” ；