Category: Flash News

On July 31 local time, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who was on a multi country visit to the Indian Pacific region, said that the United States “did not know and participated in” the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the top leader of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas). Antony Blinken reiterated his support for the ceasefire and hostage release agreement between Israel and Hamas, but added that it was difficult to “speculate” whether Haniyeh’s death would complicate the ceasefire and the agreement on the release of detainees.

On July 31st local time, Palestinian President Abbas announced a day of national mourning and lowered flags to half mast to mourn the death of Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) Politburo.

On July 31st local time, Israeli government spokesperson David Menser held a press conference, refusing to comment on the assassination of Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) leader Ismail Haniya and stating that Israel does not comment on this specific incident. He also stated that Israel is on high alert for possible retaliatory actions against Iran.

On July 31st local time, Ukrainian sources reported that the Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense had attacked the networks of Russian financial institutions and government agencies. The operation lasted for a week, and the online services of key Russian institutions were affected accordingly, including the Central Bank of Russia, telecommunications service providers, the national payment system, social networks and communication software, government resources, and dozens of other services. At present, there is no response from the Russian side to this news.

On July 31st local time, several medical institutions in Japan held a joint press conference, calling on the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Japanese government to conduct a nationwide inspection of the concentration of organic fluoride in residents’ blood, and hoping that Japanese governments at all levels can identify the sources of organic fluoride pollution and promote pollution removal operations.

On July 31st local time, the Myanmar Defense and Security Council held a meeting in Naypyidaw and decided to extend the state of emergency for another six months from August 1, 2024, in accordance with relevant provisions of the current constitution.

On July 31, according to several local media reports in Singapore, on Tuesday afternoon (July 30) local time, ByteDance Singapore office suspected a collective food poisoning incident. Several employees felt unwell after eating a Chinese buffet lunch in the canteen, and at least 60 people had symptoms of gastroenteritis, 57 of whom went to the hospital for medical treatment. Later, a ByteDance spokesman said: “We attach great importance to the health and safety of employees. The company has immediately taken measures to support all affected employees, including cooperating with the emergency response department to provide medical care for employees. At present, the company is cooperating with the relevant authorities to carry out an investigation on the cause of the accident.”

According to the WeChat official account of Country Garden, Country Garden issued a statement saying that recently, the company noticed that the video of our senior executives was rumored online, and the relevant network subjects maliciously fabricated and spread untrue content in order to obtain traffic, which the company has reported to the public security organ. The company will take all necessary measures to fully safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the enterprise and its employees.

On July 31st, during the fourth quarter financial conference call for New Oriental’s 2024 fiscal year, Yang Zhihui, Executive President and Chief Financial Officer of New Oriental Education Technology Group, responded to whether compensation would be given to Dong Yuhui. He stated that this expense will be incurred in the fourth quarter of this fiscal year and the first quarter of the next fiscal year, and the specific amount will be announced during the next financial conference call, but this is a one-time expense.

As of the close, the Nasdaq rose 2.64% and fell 0.75% in July; The S&P 500 index rose 1.58%, with a cumulative increase of 1.13% in July; The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.24%, with a cumulative increase of 4.41% in July; Among them, the S&P 500 index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average both rose for three consecutive months. Most large technology stocks rose, with Nvidia rising nearly 13% and its daily market value increasing by $326.9 billion (approximately RMB 2.36 trillion), the largest growth in history. Chinese concept stocks generally rose, with the Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index up 0.78%.

On July 31st, northbound funds had a net inflow of 19.58 billion yuan throughout the day; Among them, the net purchase of Shanghai Stock Connect was 11.363 billion yuan, and the net purchase of Shenzhen Stock Connect was 8.217 billion yuan. Among the top ten stocks traded, the top three in terms of net purchases were China Nuclear Power, Kweichow Moutai and China Ping An. The top three companies in terms of net sales are CATL, Fuyao Glass, and Haier Smart Home.

On the July 31st Dragon and Tiger List, a total of 18 individual stocks showed the presence of institutions, with 9 stocks showing net institutional buying and 9 stocks showing net institutional selling. The top three stocks purchased by institutions on that day were Qitian Technology, CITIC Haizhi, and Keli Equipment. The top three stocks sold by institutions on that day were China General Nuclear Power, Jinyi Technology, and Liju Thermal Energy.

Market reports indicate that Democratic presidential candidate Harris will visit key states with her vice presidential candidate next week, indicating that the selection process for her running mate is coming to an end. The list of candidates under consideration includes Kentucky Governor Andy Bethel, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, Minnesota Governor Tim Waltz, and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.

On July 30th local time, regarding the United States’ claim of Russian interference in the US presidential election, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov stated that as the US election approaches, there will be endless comments about Russia’s plans to influence the election. Peskov emphasized that the accusations made by the United States that Russia is attempting to influence the outcome of the US election are absurd, and Russia firmly refutes them. The US intelligence agencies follow the popular political trend in the United States and need to find enemies for the US. They can’t think of a better enemy than Russia.

On July 30th local time, explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, and Kiev sounded its air defense sirens. In addition, air raid sirens were sounded in many parts of northern, central, and eastern Ukraine.

On July 31st local time, the attack on the southern outskirts of the Lebanese capital has resulted in 3 deaths and 74 injuries. On the evening of the 30th, an Israeli drone attacked a target of Hezbollah in the southern suburbs of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. It is reported that the drone launched three missiles, causing a building to collapse.

On the afternoon of July 30th local time, the swearing in ceremony of Iran’s new president, Pezehezhian, was held in the Iranian parliament. According to the relevant agenda, Pezehiziyan will submit the list of cabinet members to the parliament within two weeks. Subsequently, the Iranian parliament conducted a week-long evaluation of the new cabinet candidates, followed by a vote of confidence.

On July 31st local time, it was learned that a large-scale landslide in the Vayanad area of Kerala, India, has caused 135 deaths and more than 200 people are still missing. On the early morning of the 30th, a large-scale landslide occurred in the Wayanad region of Kerala, India. The incident occurred in a remote mountainous area, and the government deployed helicopters and soldiers to participate in the rescue.

On the 30th, the United Nations Security Council unanimously passed Resolution 2745, deciding to lift the arms embargo on the Central African Republic. The resolution also requires all United Nations member states to take necessary measures by July 31, 2025, to prevent the direct or indirect supply, sale, or transfer of all types of weapons and related materials to armed groups and individuals operating in the Central African Republic.

Recently, Taobao announced that it will optimize the “refund only” policy, upgrade the abnormal behavior recognition model for received goods that only require refunds, and reject refund only requests with abnormal behavior. The reporter learned that Taobao’s upgraded refund only recognition model mainly enhances the recognition of abnormal high-frequency refund only, sending back empty packages with few items, high-frequency counterfeit product refunds and other abnormal behaviors. At the same time, it closely monitors unreasonable refund behaviors and protects the rights and interests of merchants.

On the evening of July 30th, the public announced that the actual controller and chairman Xie Zilong had been detained and investigated. The first financial reporter called the secretary of the board of directors of the ordinary people as an investor, and the other party stated that the matter related to the detention of the chairman has nothing to do with the company and there will not be an incident like that of Da Canlin. Currently, the company’s control is stable. The secretary of the board stated that currently, the daily operations of the company are managed by the executive team, and Xie Zilong is only responsible for some “strategic matters” and has less involvement in operations. Therefore, the detention of the chairman has no impact on the company’s production and operation.

As of the close, the Nasdaq fell more than 2% at one point, ultimately closing down 1.28%, the S&P 500 index fell 0.5%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.5%; Most technology stocks fell, with Nvidia falling 7.04%, hitting a new low since the end of May; Tesla fell more than 4%, while Netflix, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta experienced slight declines; Apple and Google have seen slight increases. Chinese concept stocks generally fell, with the Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index falling 1.5%.