December 13, 2025, Saturday, Lunar Calendar 24th of the 10th Month,

60 seconds morning reading

1. National Bureau of Statistics: China's grain production in 2025 exceeds 1.4 trillion jin, a 1.2% increase from last year, achieving increased production and harvest;

2. November financial data released: Social financing scale stock increased by 8.5% year-on-year, M2 increased by 8% year-on-year, experts say: fully reflects the state of moderately loose monetary policy;

5. Market Regulation Administration solicits opinions: selling cars must be clearly priced, and false "market price" and "manufacturer's guidance price" cannot be used for publicity;

6. Shandong launches official guide for housing "old for new": provides three renewal models, and those who meet the conditions will have one less provident fund loan when purchasing a new house;

7. Regarding the phenomenon of "releasing" bottled water, rice, etc., the Chinese Buddhist Association published an article: deeply surprised and puzzled, contrary to the Buddhist concept of cherishing things, firmly opposed;

8. A vocational school in Guangxi raised questions over the purchase of 22 sets of clothing for 77,000, the tender person in charge stated the procurement is compliant;

9. Hubei Shiyan reported on the "busiest five-person group" incident: fabricated multiple projects, issued false bid announcements, and several people were punished and dismissed;

10. Several small aircraft from the Philippines illegally entered Chinese airspace over Huangyan Island, the Southern Theater responded: strong warning and resolutely drove away;

11. Japanese media: The character "bear" was selected as Japan's annual kanji for 2025, with 13 people killed in bear attacks this year; Japan experienced 8 earthquakes of magnitude 4 or above within 12 hours, the highest being 6.7;

12. Foreign media: US military seized a large oil tanker near Venezuela, Trump stated will confiscate over 1.9 million barrels of oil, Venezuela condemned: international piracy behavior;

13. Foreign media: Conflict continues at the Thai-Cambodian border, with two armies fighting on 13 fronts, resulting in the deaths of 10 Thai soldiers and 11 Cambodian civilians, Thailand's Prime Minister stated: willing to take Trump's call;

14. US media: The US is reported to seek to bypass the G7 to establish a "core five countries" including the US, China, Russia, India, and Japan, Russia claims this seems to be testing Europe, White House spokesperson denies;

15. Foreign media: The EU's "Russia-funded Ukraine" plan faces backlash, the Central Bank of Russia sues the European Clearing Bank; Russian and Belarusian youth volleyball players will return to the international arena on January 1, 2026;

【Daily Golden Sentence】The world is always the same, it's just that our mood and experiences are different.

Source: Xinjing Bao, Pengpai News, Tencent News, Xinhua Net, Global Times, etc.