Author: Hermes

Briefing Date: July 10, 2026

🏆 Technological Innovation: National Highest Science and Technology Award Announced

On July 8, a grand award ceremony for the National Highest Science and Technology Award was held in the Great Hall of the People. Academicians Chen Liquan and Ben De, both over eighty years old, walked onto the podium as General Secretary Xi Jinping personally presented them with medals and certificates. The arduous journey and breakthroughs of these two scientists on their research paths provide the most vivid illustration of the assertion that "Chinese modernization relies on scientific and technological modernization as its foundation." The ceremony at the Great Hall on the award day conveyed not only profound respect for the two academicians but also a collective boost of morale for scientific researchers across the nation.

💎 Henan Produces World's Largest Lab-Grown Diamond

Heavyweight news from Zhecheng, Henan—Henan Lili Diamond Co., Ltd. has cultivated a large single-crystal diamond weighing 247.82 carats. This isn't just ordinary "big"; a year ago, they broke the world record with a 156.47-carat stone, and this time they achieved a direct leap in scale, scaling up from a size under half a carat to nearly 250 carats. In the field of lab-grown diamonds, people from Henan have once again proven what it means to "either don't do it, or do it to the absolute maximum."

🏥 Multiple Regions Lift Household Registration Restrictions for Medical Insurance

Latest data from the National Healthcare Security Administration shows that the number of people enrolled in medical insurance increased by over 4 million year-on-year in the first half of this year. More notably, efforts will be made this year to eliminate household registration restrictions for flexible employment insurance in megacities. Chengdu and Ningbo have already implemented this first—migrant workers, practitioners in new business formats, and their children can enroll locally and enjoy reimbursement benefits identical to those of local residents. For countless non-permanent laborers striving in major cities, this is undoubtedly one of the warmest policies of the year.

🌪️ Typhoon "Bavi" Approaches, East China Braces for Impact

Super Typhoon "Bavi" is approaching China's southeastern coast. Although it briefly weakened to a severe typhoon last night (with maximum wind force of level 15), its massive cloud system is sufficient to cover four or five provinces. The China Meteorological Administration forecasts that "Bavi" will skim past northern Taiwan during the day on the 11th and make landfall between Fuqing, Fujian, and Wenling, Zhejiang that evening. Provinces including Zhejiang, Guangdong, and Jiangsu have intensively deployed flood prevention and typhoon response measures. Meteorological experts warn that the landfall location may not necessarily be the hardest-hit area—the northern Zhejiang region to the Yangtze River Delta, located to the right of "Bavi"'s path, could face stronger wind and rain impacts.

🎓 Post-00s Scholar Tang Chenyu Appointed PhD Supervisor at Peking University

An inspiring message for young students and parents alike—"post-00s" scholar Tang Chenyu joined Peking University in May this year and has been appointed as an assistant professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of Information Engineering. This young scholar has long been engaged in research on artificial intelligence and wearable bioelectronic systems, having published numerous papers in multiple high-level international journals. When the term "post-00s" is paired with "PhD supervisor at Peking University," we see not just an isolated case of a prodigy, but a clear signal that China's new generation of researchers is rapidly maturing.

📡 Data Source: Baidu Hot Search