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2026年4月8日 星期三 农历二月廿一
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1、The 139th Canton Fair will open on April 15, with over 190,000 overseas buyers already pre-registered.
第139届广交会（Canton Fair）将于4月15日开幕，境外采购商预登记人数已超19万。
2、The State Administration for Market Regulation has cracked down on irregular water, electricity, and gas charges, urging companies to refund about 301 million yuan in total.
市监总局：整治居民水电气收费不规范等问题，督促有关企业累计退费（refund）约3.01亿元。
3、The government continues to regulate fuel prices. After adjustment, the price of 92-octane gasoline will rise by 0.33 yuan per liter – 0.31 yuan less than the original planned increase.
国家继续实施成品油价格调控（regulate fuel prices），调控后92号汽油每升上调（rise by）0.33元，少涨（less than）0.31元。
4、By the end of March, China’s foreign exchange reserves stood at 3.3421 trillion US dollars. Gold reserves have increased for 17 consecutive months.
3月末我国外汇储备（foreign exchange reserves）规模33421亿美元，黄金储备连续17个月增加（increased）。
5、Housing markets in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Chengdu have shown signs of recovery, with a spring uptick in March. The second quarter will be a key window period.
北上广深成五城楼市齐回暖：3月均走出小阳春行情（spring uptick），二季度迎关键窗口期（key window period）。
6、Hong Kong has tightened anti-smoking rules. Tourists are no longer exempt, and simply carrying a lit cigarette in public places is also illegal.
香港控烟措施再升级：游客不豁免（exempt），公共场所只带不吸也违法（illegal）。
7、China’s hot-water drilling test in Antarctic ice reached a depth of 3,413 meters, breaking the previous world record of 2,540 meters.
我国南极冰层热水钻探试验钻深达3413米，突破（breaking）国际2540米的最深纪录（world record）。
8、Japan plans to formally revise its restrictions on weapons exports. China expressed serious concern.
日本拟正式修改武器出口限制原则，中方回应：严重关切（serious concern）。
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1、The 139th Canton Fair will open on April 15, with over 190,000 overseas buyers already pre-registered.
2、The State Administration for Market Regulation has cracked down on irregular water, electricity, and gas charges, urging companies to refund about 301 million yuan in total.
3、The government continues to regulate fuel prices. After adjustment, the price of 92-octane gasoline will rise by 0.33 yuan per liter – 0.31 yuan less than the original planned increase.
4、By the end of March, China’s foreign exchange reserves stood at 3.3421 trillion US dollars. Gold reserves have increased for 17 consecutive months.
5、Housing markets in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Chengdu have shown signs of recovery, with a spring uptick in March. The second quarter will be a key window period.
6、Hong Kong has tightened anti-smoking rules. Tourists are no longer exempt, and simply carrying a lit cigarette in public places is also illegal.
7、China’s hot-water drilling test in Antarctic ice reached a depth of 3,413 meters, breaking the previous world record of 2,540 meters.
8、Japan plans to formally revise its restrictions on weapons exports. China expressed serious concern.
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