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Monday, February 23, 2026, Lunar New Year’s Seventh Day, Good morning!
1. The first in history! Eileen Gu breaks records at the Winter Olympics, becoming the first reigning champion in her event.
2. On the 22nd, the total cross-regional personnel flow across society reached 376.63 million trips, a 4.7% increase month-on-month, and an 11.2% increase compared to the same period in 2025.
3. South Korea’s key technologies have been overtaken by China: the only advantage in the battery sector has been lost, with the technological gap widening to 0.7 years.
4. The world’s largest hybrid pumped-storage power station under construction has achieved dual breakthroughs, with underground plant excavation completed and downstream reservoir concrete pouring underway.
5. This year, global ethylene capacity additions will set a record of 14.6 million tons, with China accounting for 56%, making it a key player in this round of expansion.
6. A mountain fire suddenly broke out in Shijiazhuang last night, spreading across several mountains; a fire also occurred on Wutai Mountain in Shanxi on the same day.
7. Fantasia Holdings: The offshore debt restructuring plan has been approved by approximately 99.67% of creditors.
8. A new round of equipment upgrades in 2026 has been launched successively in 31 provinces( districts, cities), and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, involving about 20 fields including industry, electronic information, energy conservation, carbon reduction, and environmental protection.
9. South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly protests Japan’s “Takeshima Day” activities.
10. India and Brazil deepen cooperation in iron ore, rare earths, and other minerals, promising to further increase bilateral trade volume within five years.
11. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issues a warning regarding possible weapons supplies from South Korea to Ukraine.
12. U.S. President Trump tweeted that “global import tariffs” have increased from 10% to 15%.