Weather conditions for today indicate cloudy skies across the province, with scattered showers or thunderstorms in some areas. The highest temperatures will range from 20°C to 25°C in the eastern regions, and 13°C to 17°C elsewhere. The lowest temperatures will be around 1°C in Baicheng, and between 4°C and 8°C in most other parts of the province.
The "Check-in Rewards" activity on the Jike News APP offers three monthly lottery draws. Users who log in and check in consecutively for 10 days or more each month will receive one lottery chance. Draws will be held on the 10th, 20th, and the last day of each month, with five lucky readers each winning a selected book. Users who persist until the end of the year will be eligible for a special grand prize.
Jilin University's Nanling Campus has launched an adoption plan for 80 apricot trees along its "Apricot Blossom Avenue." The selected trees have an average age of about 40 years. The adoption period is 10 years, with a fee of 8,000 yuan per tree.
The Qinghe People's Tribunal of the Chaoyang District People's Court in Changchun has relocated to the 20th floor of Linsheng Building, located at 1566 Xi'an Avenue, Chaoyang District, Changchun. Court hearings and mediations will now take place at the new address, while case filing, fee payments, and document retrievals will continue to be handled at the Chaoyang District Court Litigation Service Center (7755 Weixing Road, Chaoyang District, Changchun).
The railway department has introduced a new policy: Chinese citizens aged 60 and above can enjoy a 10% discount on the executive ticket price for selected bullet train services departing between May 30 and June 30, during non-holiday weekday periods (from Monday 12:00 to Friday 12:00).
Since the beginning of the year, Jilin Province has maintained stable production growth and steadily advanced its economic transformation, achieving a smooth start to the first quarter of the "16th Five-Year Plan" period. According to unified regional GDP accounting results, the province's GDP for the first quarter reached 334.742 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.5% calculated at constant prices. By sector, the added value of the primary industry was 16.963 billion yuan, up 3.8%; the secondary industry added 97.726 billion yuan, growing by 3.7%; and the tertiary industry reached 220.053 billion yuan, an increase of 4.8%. The proportions of these three sectors in the GDP were 5.1%, 29.2%, and 65.7%, respectively.
From April 25 to May 1, the 5th Jilin Provincial Guofeng Culture and Art Spring Performance and the 4th Changchun Pear Blossom Culture Week will commence at the Changchun Pear Garden.
On the 23rd, a cross-border truck displaying a TIR emblem arrived directly at the Changchun Xinglong Comprehensive Bonded Zone from Russia via the Manzhouli Port, marking the official launch of Northeast China's first "TIR + Bonded" import operation.
Recently, the 2026 2nd Highway Vehicle Rescue Skills Competition was held in Nanning, Guangxi. The Jilin Expressway Group team, participating for the first time, won third prizes in both the flatbed tow truck operation skills and heavy-duty tow truck operation skills categories.
On the 24th, coinciding with the 11th China Space Day, China Jilin Net, Chang Guang Satellite Technology, and Changchun OPPTEK joined forces with provincial and municipal science associations and education departments to launch a large special program titled "Seven Decades of Space Exploration, Hand in Hand to the Cosmos — The 'Jilin-1' Aerospace Ideological and Political Course."
Also on the 24th, a book sharing event for "Blood and Loyalty: The Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army" was held at the "Zhe You Shu" cultural space in Changchun, under the theme "Forging Loyalty with Blood, Passing on the History of the Resistance."
Recently, Baishan City's 2026 spring voluntary tree planting activity took place at the National Youth Changbai Mountain Revolutionary Tradition Education Base in Jingyu County.
In other news, "Nongshim Baekdusan Natural Mineral Water," produced by Yanbian Nongshim Mineral Beverage Co., Ltd., received a three-star award at the ITI Superior Taste Award held in Brussels, Belgium, and also secured a special gold award at the Monde Selection World Quality Contest.
In national developments, the National Energy Administration reported that as of the end of March, China's total installed power generation capacity reached 3.96 billion kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 15.5%.
The State Administration for Market Regulation recently issued a notice announcing a six-month campaign to regulate order in the internet advertising market.
On the 24th, two Pakistani astronauts entered the China Astronaut Research and Training Center to train alongside Chinese astronauts.
China's planetary exploration program, specifically the Tianwen-3 mission, is scheduled for launch around 2028, with a Mars sample return expected around 2031.
Also on the 24th, the People's Bank of China and seven other departments publicly released the "Measures for the Online Marketing of Financial Products."
Huayi Brothers, which has accumulated losses exceeding 8.2 billion yuan over seven years, has been formally petitioned for bankruptcy.
The U.S. Central Command stated on social media on the 24th that, for the first time in decades, three aircraft carriers are simultaneously carrying out missions in the Middle East.
According to the Islamic Republic News Agency of Iran on the 24th, Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi will visit Islamabad, Pakistan; Muscat, Oman; and Moscow, Russia.
On the 24th local time, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu announced that he had successfully undergone early-stage prostate cancer treatment.
On the 23rd local time, Microsoft announced in an internal memo that it is offering a voluntary severance package for the first time, with approximately 7% of its U.S. workforce eligible to apply.
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