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00:00:41Hello everyone, this is CCTV News Channel. It is
00:00:452:00 PM Beijing time. The news live broadcast continues
00:00:49to bring you the news. The State Council Information Office held
00:00:53the 155th series of theme press conferences today.
00:00:57The relevant person in charge of the State Administration for Market Regulation introduced that since today,
00:01:0129,000 cases of illegal low-price competition have been investigated and dealt with nationwide.
00:01:04The 15th period will strengthen
00:01:08price law enforcement, quality supervision and anti-unfair competition through multiple measures,
00:01:12guiding market competition to shift from price competition to quality competition
00:01:16.
00:01:18In response to malicious low-price disorderly competition, the State Administration for Market Regulation
00:01:22stated that it will accelerate the revision of the Price Law of the People's Republic of China,
00:01:25and study and revise regulations on prohibiting low-price dumping behavior
00:01:29. For enterprises that take the lead in carrying out malicious low-price competition and disrupting the order of production
00:01:33and operation, cost investigation and price inspection
00:01:37will be carried out, and they will be dealt with severely according to law. In terms of quality supervision,
00:01:41quality risk monitoring and supervision random checks will be strengthened,
00:01:45and products with low prices, high safety risks, and low historical pass rates
00:01:48will be subject to increased random checks to increase the proportion of random checks
00:01:52in key areas such as e-commerce platforms and wholesale markets. At the same time, the consistency of online
00:01:56and offline supervision will be improved, and the construction of a national system will be accelerated.
00:03:15and other key links, network sales and other key business formats, carry out risk investigation
00:03:19actions, and increase monitoring, sampling
00:03:22and inspection efforts. At the same time, the action plan to improve drug
00:03:26and medical device standards will be implemented, and the 2030
00:03:30edition of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia will be compiled, prioritizing the inclusion of essential drugs, insurance drugs
00:03:34and high-risk preparations, and strengthening the research and formulation of standards in frontier
00:03:38fields such as brain-computer interfaces, so as to promote quality
00:03:42improvement through standard upgrades. In terms of supervision, online and offline
00:03:45management will be adhered to, severe punishment will be imposed on illegal and criminal acts
00:03:49, and cross-level and cross-regional coordination
00:03:52will be strengthened. Data released by the National Energy Administration today shows
00:03:56that the total electricity consumption of the whole society in August exceeded one trillion again.
00:04:24Among them, the electricity consumption of the primary industry increased by 2.7% year-on-year, and
00:04:28the electricity consumption of the secondary industry increased year-on-year.
00:04:45Among the tertiary industries, the charging and swapping service industry, Internet data services, and electricity consumption grew strongly.
00:04:49Today, the People's Bank of China authorized
00:04:52the National Interbank Funding Center to announce the Loan Prime Rate (LPR)
00:04:56for September. The one-year rate is
00:05:02LPRPR3.5% unchanged. The monthly published loan market price rate is the benchmark rate for bank loans.
00:05:12It is a reference price, and is closely related to the loan costs of enterprises and individuals.
00:05:16The LPR quotation is valid until the next announcement
00:05:20. According to news from China Railway Group, from January to August
00:05:23this year, the national railway has transported a total of 2.69 billion tons of goods,
00:05:27with an average daily loading of 187,400 cars,
00:05:30maintaining high-level operation . The national railway implements capacity coordination
00:05:34for the transportation of key materials, ensuring fast
00:05:38and efficient delivery. A total of 1.389 billion tons of coal
00:05:42has been transported, of which 928 million tons is power coal. In addition,
00:05:45in the first 8 months of this year, 24,605 China-Europe
00:05:48and China-Asia freight trains were operated, a year-on-year increase
00:05:52of 9.7%, of which the China-Europe freight train increased by
00:05:5515.9%
00:05:58. The Central Meteorological Observatory predicts that the rainfall in the western regions of China
00:06:02will expand eastward today and tomorrow, and the rain will also increase.
00:06:06Northern Chongqing, western Hubei and other places will successively experience heavy rain
00:06:09or torrential rain, and the border areas of Chongqing and Hubei
00:06:13will also experience torrential rain. In the north, rainfall will continue today, with
00:06:17cloudy and rainy weather in eastern parts of the northwest, North China, and Northeast China, but
00:06:21the overall rainfall will be weak .
00:06:24The Central Meteorological Observatory predicts that today, southern Shaanxi, southwestern Henan,
00:06:28eastern Sichuan, Chongqing, western Hubei and other areas
00:06:32will experience moderate to heavy rain , of which western Hubei,
00:06:36northeastern Chongqing and other areas will experience torrential rain. Tomorrow,
00:06:39eastern and southern Chongqing, southwestern Hubei and other areas.
00:06:49Among them, southwestern Hubei, eastern Chongqing and other areas will experience torrential rain or heavy torrential rain.
00:06:52The meteorological department reminds that in the next ten days, the western
00:06:56regions will experience frequent rainfall, and continuous precautionary measures
00:07:00need to be taken to strengthen prevention against landslides
00:07:04and other disasters that may be caused by continuous rain. It is recommended that the public
00:07:07exercise caution when traveling to mountainous areas, river valleys and other disaster-prone
00:07:11areas, and pay attention to traffic safety
00:07:13.
00:07:16Affected by the cold air, today, most parts of northeastern China and southeastern Inner Mongolia will experience a drop
00:07:20in maximum temperature of 6 to 10 degrees Celsius. After the cooling,
00:07:23the maximum temperature in many parts of the northwest and northeast will be lower than that of the same period
00:07:27in previous years. The maximum temperature in some areas will only be around 15 degrees Celsius,
00:07:31and the maximum temperature in some places will hit a new low after the beginning of autumn. In the south, as
00:07:35the sub-tropical high pressure gradually strengthens, widespread high temperature and sultry weather
00:07:39will develop and increase in Jiangnan, South China and other places . Due to .
00:08:57the air defense system thwarted the relevant attacks. Yemen's Houthi armed forces issued a statement
00:09:01on the same day, saying that the Houthi armed forces launched two military operations,
00:09:05attacking sensitive targets in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, and facilities of Saudi Aramco
00:09:09in the eastern region . The organization's armed forces.
00:09:42stated that regarding the recent attacks on Saudi Arabia, Turkey will abide by
00:09:46the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement and may provide military and technical assistance
00:09:50to Saudi Arabia . Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and
00:09:54Pakistan signed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement on August 7.
00:09:58The agreement stipulates that an armed attack on any of the three
00:10:02countries will be regarded as an attack on all three countries
00:10:05. The US State Department issued a security alert
00:10:09on the 19th, advising US citizens in the Middle East to
00:10:13maintain a high degree of vigilance .
00:10:17The current security environment is complex, with unpredictable risks of escalation.
00:10:21US citizens currently in the Middle East should maintain
00:10:32a high degree of vigilance and be aware of potential flight cancellations, airspace closures, and travel disruptions. US citizens outside the Middle East should seriously reconsider
00:10:35travel plans to the region or travel through the region
00:10:39. The security alert mentioned the recent conflict between Yemen's Houthi armed forces and
00:10:43Saudi Arabia, stating that this military conflict has the potential
00:10:47to escalate rapidly. US diplomatic facilities, including those outside the Middle East,
00:10:51have become targets of attack
00:10:55. Recently, the conflict between Yemen's Houthi armed forces and Saudi Arabia, which supports the Yemeni government forces,
00:10:59has continued to escalate . This is the most serious
00:11:02conflict between the Houthi armed forces and Saudi Arabia in recent years, and it is
00:11:06also the latest variable in the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East. Next, let's watch
00:11:10a short video to understand it
00:11:12. This round of conflict between the Houthi armed forces and Saudi Arabia
00:11:16began on July 13 this year . On that day, an Iranian cargo plane
00:11:20planned to fly to Sana'a, the capital of Yemen, but due to Sana'a International Airport
00:11:24being hit by Yemeni government forces.
00:12:25and occupied the core strategic location of the Mandeb Strait, leading to
00:12:28leadership .
00:12:31The French Ministry of Economy and Finance stated on the 19th that France's public debt as a proportion
00:12:35of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is continuing to rise, and is expected
00:12:39to reach 1119.3% in 2026, and further rise
00:12:43to 121.7%
00:12:45in 2027
00:12:49. Data from the French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Research shows that as of
00:12:53the end of the first quarter of 2026, France's total public debt reached
00:12:563.5361 trillion euros, accounting for
00:13:001117.5% of GDP, compared to 2025.