Domestic News:
1. General Secretary Xi Jinping meets with Kuomintang Chairperson Cheng Li-wen.
2. Li Qiang chairs a symposium with economic experts and entrepreneurs.
3. The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) punishes Zhongxing Cai Guanghua, the auditing firm of the Dongxu Group, according to law.
4. The Ministry of Education and four other departments issue the "Artificial Intelligence + Education" Action Plan.
5. The CSRC releases its reform opinions for the ChiNext board, adding a fourth set of listing standards.
6. National Bureau of Statistics: March CPI rose 1.0% year-on-year. PPI reversed its year-on-year decline.
7. my country will deeply integrate its existing resources and capabilities in manned and unmanned lunar exploration.
8. China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM): In March this year, my country's automobile production and sales increased by 74.4% and 60.6% month-on-month, respectively.
9. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) issues the first batch of stablecoin issuer licenses to Point Point Financial and HSBC.
10. Beijing Stock Exchange sets a daily purchase limit for risk-alert stocks to guide investors towards rational investment. 11. Shanghai Stock Exchange: The daily price fluctuation limit for stocks under risk warning on the main board will be adjusted from 5% to 10%.
12. The Cyberspace Administration of China and four other departments jointly released the "Interim Measures for the Management of Humanized Interactive Services Based on Artificial Intelligence".
13. In the first quarter, national immigration management agencies inspected 185 million inbound and outbound passengers, an increase of 13.5% year-on-year.
14. The second batch of 62.5 billion yuan in ultra-long-term special treasury bonds to support the trade-in of old consumer goods has recently been allocated.
15. The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) launched a special campaign on corporate governance for listed companies: for listed companies that commit financial fraud and link salaries to performance, it will urge the recovery of overpaid executive salaries corresponding to the false performance.
16. The Cyberspace Administration of China and the National Railway Administration jointly summoned seven third-party platforms involved in train ticket sales, prohibiting them from using automated programs to conduct large-scale, high-frequency ticket-grabbing operations.
International News:
1. The US manned lunar orbiter splashed down in the designated sea area.
2. TSMC's March revenue reached NT$415.19 billion, a year-on-year increase of 45.2%.
3. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit India in May, his first visit since taking office.
4. The US Department of Energy will lend 8.5 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to four companies.
5. Soaring oil prices led to a significant increase in the US overall CPI in March, rising 3.3% year-on-year; core inflation remained robust.
6. The Colombian Ministry of Trade announced that Colombia will raise its tariffs on Ecuador to 100% after Ecuador increased its tariffs.
7. The Kremlin stated that the special envoy's visit to the US does not signify a restart of peace talks in Ukraine. A key member of the Ukrainian negotiating team, Budanov, stated that Ukraine is close to reaching an agreement with Putin.
8. Federal Reserve's Daly stated that if the Iranian conflict is resolved quickly and oil prices fall, an interest rate cut is not impossible. The likelihood of a rate hike is lower than a rate cut or maintaining the current rate.
9. According to Fox News: OpenAI confirmed that a suspect threw a Molotov cocktail at the residence of OpenAI founder Altman. The suspect is currently in police custody.
Iran Situation—
① Trump: The outcome of talks with Iran will be clear within 24 hours.
② Pakistan confirmed that US-Iran talks were held on the 11th at the Serena Hotel in Islamabad.
③ White House officials stated that a backup plan for opening the Strait of Hormuz has been developed, and it is expected to be open within two months.
④ With talks imminent, the Speaker of the Iranian Islamic Parliament put forward two conditions: a ceasefire in Lebanon and the unfreezing of frozen Iranian assets.
⑤ The Lebanese Presidential Palace stated that Lebanon and Israel agreed to discuss a ceasefire in the US on the 14th; the Israeli ambassador to the US stated that he did not agree to discuss a ceasefire with Hezbollah.
⑥ The US and Iran exchanged harsh words. Trump stated that a breakdown in negotiations would lead to increased military strikes against Iran; Iran threatened to target US and Israeli interests in the Middle East.
