December 10, 2025, Wednesday, Lunar October 21,

60 seconds morning reading

1. The Shenzhou 21 astronaut crew successfully completed their first spacewalk and accomplished multiple tasks, including the installation of space debris protection devices at the space station;

2. Starting next year, contraceptive drugs and devices will be subject to a 13% value-added tax rate; starting next year, China will completely ban the production of mercury thermometers and mercury sphygmomanometers;

3. Yangpu, Shanghai provides housing subsidies to quality internet UP masters and bloggers, with a maximum subsidy of 2 million yuan;

4. In Shenzhen, a consumer claimed that a Sam's mochi box contained a live mouse, and Sam's apologized: initial judgment indicates it was caused by incidental pest intrusion at the pickup point;

5. In Chongqing, a man who won 7.48 million in the lottery had his physical ticket withheld by the store owner; the lottery center responded: the prize is still frozen, awaiting judgment;

6. Public security organs have publicly listed 100 fugitives involved in electric fraud crimes and key personnel;

7. Trump announced the approval for Nvidia to sell H200 chips to China, but 25% of the revenue will be paid to the US government; Jensen Huang previously stated that market share in China has dropped to 0%;

8. US media: Musk's brain-computer interface company has achieved a technological breakthrough, reducing surgery time to 1.5 seconds, with dozens of subjects using the device for 8 hours a day, and over 10,000 patients waiting in line;

9. Japanese media: An earthquake in the eastern waters of Aomori Prefecture has injured 50 people and damaged 14 buildings; the Japan Meteorological Agency predicts a 9-magnitude earthquake may occur in the coming week;

10. US media: Trump announced that he would provide $12 billion in economic assistance to struggling American farmers, expected to use tariff revenue to support farmers;

11. Foreign media: The third day of conflict at the Thailand-Cambodia border has resulted in 10 deaths on both sides; the Cambodian military has launched a counterattack against the Thai military, and the Thai Prime Minister reiterated that he will not negotiate with Cambodia;

12. Foreign media: Ukraine refuses to concede territorial clauses and will amend the US version of the peace plan; a Russian An-22 transport aircraft crashed in Russia, and all 7 crew members were killed; the accident occurred during a routine test flight;

[Daily Golden Phrase] In the arena of life, one should not be overly concerned with temporary gains and losses; what matters is how we will continue to grow in the future.

Source: Beijing News, The Paper, People’s Daily, Tencent News, Xinhua News, Global Times, etc.