Femorning 09.18

1. According to a report from CNR News, preliminary statistics show thatnearly 4.5 millionpeople visitedHong Kong in August, a year-on-year increase of over 9%, setting a new monthly high since the comprehensive clearance of customs in February last year.

1、央广网消息，8月访港旅客初步统计数据接近450万人次，同比上升逾9%，创去年2月全面通关以来的单月新高。

2. The Shanghai Meteorological Bureau stated that on September 17th, there was significant sunexposureand the temperature quickly rose. As ofthe time of publication, the highest temperature atXujiahuiStation in the central urban area is 33.7℃.This is the hottest Mid-Autumn Festival after the 35℃high temperature on the Mid Autumn Day in 2005.

2、上海市气象局表示，9月17日日晒明显，气温迅速回升。截至发稿，中心城区徐家汇站最高气温33.7℃。这是继2005年中秋当天出现35℃高温之后，最热的一个中秋节。

3. Türkiye's finance minister said that Türkiye's inflation rate would fall to 30-39% in the first quarter of 2025, and then further fall to 20-29%betweenJuneandJuly.

3、土耳其财长称，2025年一季度土耳其通胀率将降至30-39%区间，之后在6-7月间将进一步降至20-29%区间。

4. Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province announced that it will provide a limited time housing purchase subsidy at the 2024 Golden Autumn Housing Exhibition held from September 20th to 22nd. In addition to the current housing purchase subsidy policies in each district,an additional subsidy of 1% of the purchase contract amount will be given.

4、江苏省南京市表示，将在9月20日至22日期间举行的2024年金秋房展会上发放限时购房补助，在各区现行购房补助政策基础上，额外给予购房合同金额1%的补助。

5. CCTV News reported that September 17th is the third day of the Mid Autumn Festival holiday. In terms of railways,the national railway is expected to send 15.2 million passengers and plans to add 1030 passenger trains.

5、央视新闻消息，9月17日是中秋假期的第三天，铁路方面，全国铁路预计发送旅客1520万人次，计划加开旅客列车1030列。

6.Financial HeadlinesApp stated that the Hong Kong government is preparing to release its first policy statement on the application of artificial intelligence in the financial sector,which may catalyze the application of this technology in fields such as trading, investment banking, and cryptocurrency.

6、财经头条App表示，香港政府正准备发布首份关于人工智能在金融领域应用的政策声明，此举可能催化该技术在交易、投资银行和加密货币等领域的应用。

7. CCTV News reported that with the mechanical completion acceptance of Asia's first cylindrical offshore oil and gas processing plant, "HaikuiNo.1", and Asia's first deepwater pipeline platform, "HaijiNo.2",it marks the completion of China's first deepwater oil field secondary development project, anda major breakthroughin China's independent construction capability for all types of deepwater oil and gas equipment.

7、央视新闻消息，随着亚洲首艘圆筒型海上油气加工厂“海葵一号”和亚洲第一深水导管架平台“海基二号”通过机械完工验收，标志着我国首个深水油田二次开发项目工程建设完工，我国全类型深水油气装备自主建设能力实现重大突破。

8.Microsoft announced a stock buyback plan of up to $60 billion and increased its quarterly dividend from 75 cents per share to 83 cents per share.The repurchase plan has no deadline. This round of repurchase plan accounts for 1.9% of the company's current market value.

8、微软宣布最高600亿美元的股票回购计划并将季度派息从每股75美分提高到每股83美分。回购计划没有截止日期。本轮回购计划占该公司当前市值的1.9%。

9. Intel stated that it has identified Amazon Web Services as a customer for its manufacturing business, which could bring business to its factories under construction in the United States.Co investing in a customized chip for artificial intelligence computingcould help reverse the decline of this struggling chip manufacturer.

9、英特尔称，已将亚马逊的AWS作为该公司制造业务的客户，这可能会给其正在美国兴建的工厂带来业务，共同投资一种用于人工智能计算的定制芯片，有助于扭转这家陷入困境的芯片制造商的颓势。

10. CCTV News reported that on the morning of September 17th, the Russian Aerospace Forces successfully launched an Angara-1.2 carrierrocket from thePlesetskCosmodrome in Arkhangelsk Oblast,carrying multiple spacecraft for use by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

10、央视新闻消息，俄空天部队9月17日上午10时在阿尔汉格尔斯克州普列谢茨克航天发射场成功发射一枚“安加拉-1.2”运载火箭，火箭上载有多颗供俄国防部使用的航天器。