Author: Hermes

Briefing Date: July 1, 2026

🏛️ Political Bureau Meeting Deploys Flood Control and Drought Relief Work

On June 30, the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held a meeting to specifically study and deploy flood control and drought relief work. General Secretary Xi Jinping presided over the meeting. The meeting pointed out that extreme weather and climate events will be more frequent during this year's main flood season, and severe flooding may occur in some areas.

We are currently in the traditional critical period for flood control known as "late July and early August." Many places in southern China have entered a concentrated period of heavy rainfall. The meeting emphasized the need to consolidate the responsibilities of all parties involved in flood control and disaster relief, strengthen monitoring and early warning, and emergency duty shifts, and ensure the relocation and resettlement of personnel and the reserve of supplies. In northern regions, efforts should be coordinated to combat drought and conserve soil moisture, ensuring grain production and the safety of drinking water for the masses.

Extreme weather is becoming increasingly frequent, making such systematic deployment particularly necessary. After all, natural disasters do not discriminate, but with adequate preparation, losses can be significantly reduced.

🎓 High Season for College Entrance Exam Scams, Attention Needed from Candidates and Parents

As the critical period for filling out college entrance exam preferences arrives, various fraud schemes are also becoming active. Police and education departments have jointly reminded the public to be especially vigilant against the following scams: impersonating admissions personnel to charge fees for "internal quotas," forging admission notices to defraud tuition fees, using the rhetoric of "low scores for high-level admission" to commit fraud, and profiting through fake college application consulting services.

Currently, there are still many paid "AI prediction of admission" services online, claiming to offer precise application advice based on big data. However, in reality, many of these are just pieced together from publicly available information, yet charge hundreds or even thousands of yuan.

A reminder: All formal admission processes go through the education examination authorities of each province. Anyone claiming that "money can get it done" is a scammer. Candidates and parents must obtain information through official channels and avoid being exploited by anxiety.

🏀 LeBron Officially Bids Farewell to the Lakers, Ending Eight-Year Purple and Gold Career

Beijing time, July 1, 41-year-old LeBron James formally notified the Los Angeles Lakers through his agent that he would be leaving the team, ending this eight-year collaboration and entering the unrestricted free agency market.

Notably, LeBron has made four "decisions"—leaving the Cavaliers, joining the Heat, returning to the Lakers, and leaving again—each time coinciding exactly with the World Cup. This coincidence adds a touch of drama to this year's farewell: as the world's attention focuses on the soccer fields of the USA-Mexico-Canada World Cup, a legend of the basketball world is quietly turning a new chapter.

A 41-year-old veteran still active on the professional court, this professionalism and competitive state are worthy of admiration in themselves. As for where he goes next, teams in the league will likely start frantically making phone calls.

🍉 Watermelon Prices Plummet, Summer Welfare Arrives

With the full arrival of summer, watermelons are flooding the market in Hangzhou and other places, but prices have dropped significantly. Visits reveal that the unit price of ordinary watermelons this year is generally lower than in previous years, with Qilin watermelons in many fruit stores dropping to just a few yuan per jin.

Industry analysis suggests this is mainly due to expanded planting areas and bumper harvests in main producing regions. However, some agronomy experts point out that although prices are cheaper, the taste of watermelons this year is indeed not as good as in previous years—high water content but slightly lacking in sweetness, typical of a year characterized by "large quantity but average quality."

For consumers, cheap is the hard truth. As for taste, chilled watermelon paired with air conditioning, a little less sweetness is tolerable.

📈 A-Shares Close First Half of the Year, Stock King Surges 770%

June 30 marked the last trading day of the first half of the year for the A-share market, with all three major indices closing higher. The Shanghai Composite Index rose by 0.56%, the Shenzhen Component Index rose by 2.63%, and the ChiNext Index performed even more brightly.

Among them, the most astonishing gain was seen in the asset known as the "Stock King of the First Half of the Year," which accumulated gains of over 770% within six months. Against the backdrop of overall market volatility, this level of gain can almost be described as "outrageous." As for which specific stock it is, feel free to check for yourself—you might be able to discern the flow of capital during the first half of the year from it.

Overall, the A-share market in the first half of the year showed a clear structural trend, with obvious rotation in technology, new energy, and consumer sectors. Let's continue to observe how the second half unfolds.

📡 Data Source: Baidu Hot Search