Erinome: Hello dear listeners! Welcome to our daily news talk. I'm Erinome, and sitting next to me is Enceladus. Let's jump into today's top news, shall we?  

Enceladus: Sure! Let's start with the first one. What's up?  

Erinome: First, two departments said some areas might have flash floods. Like eastern Sichuan, western Chongqing, northeastern Yunnan, and southern Shaanxi. Oh no, hope people there stay safe.  

Enceladus: Yeah, flash floods are dangerous. Everyone should be careful with the weather there.  

Erinome: Next, the Finance Ministry reported tax revenue for the first 8 months. It's 12.11 trillion yuan. That's 2.6 billion yuan more than last year, a tiny increase of 0.02%. And it's the first time the total growth turned positive this year!  

Enceladus: Wow, finally转正了! A small increase, but better than before, right?  

Erinome: Exactly! Now, the Commerce Ministry said they'll start a trial in about 50 cities. They want to build new types of consumption—new business forms, new models, new scenes.  

Enceladus: Oh, like what new things? More online shopping ways or fun places to spend?  

Erinome: Maybe! Like new stores or apps that make shopping easier. Next, big internet banks launched a "queue function" for large deposit certificates. Some have a 3% interest rate. One saver said they waited over 50 days to buy it!  

Enceladus: 50 days? That's a long time, haha. But 3% interest is not bad, I guess.  

Erinome: Right. Now, offshore RMB exchange rate rose above 7.1 against the US dollar, hitting a new high in over 10 months! Also, A-shares' total trading volume this year is 280 trillion yuan, up 109% from last year.  

Enceladus: Wow, RMB is getting stronger, and A-shares are so active! That's good news.  

Erinome: For travelers, the Culture and Tourism Ministry will start a national "National Day Cultural and Tourism Consumption Month" next week. Local governments will give over 330 million yuan in consumption subsidies.  

Enceladus: Haha, maybe I can get some补贴 when traveling! That's nice for the holiday.  

Erinome: But here's a hot topic: a netizen said a hotel in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, raised its National Day room price from 90 yuan to 1,000 yuan—over 10 times increase! The hotel回应 said it's not the final price; guests pay the actual price on the day.  

Enceladus: Oh no, that's too expensive! Hope the final price is reasonable.  

Erinome: Yeah. Next, a middle school in Sanming, Fujian, forced female students to cut "slanted short hair". The local education bureau回应 suggested "not to be so strict".  

Enceladus: Um, why force hair style? Students should have some choice, right?  

Erinome: I agree. Now, movie news: "731" had its global premiere,揭露日军细菌战暴行. Its first-day advance ticket sales超过100 million yuan, and it will be released on September 18.  

Enceladus: Sad to remember the history, but important to tell the truth. Good it's getting attention.  

Erinome: Moving to international news: Trump extended TikTok's ban grace period for the 4th time, delaying 3 months until December 16.  

Enceladus: Haha, again? He's done this 4 times now. TikTok users must be used to it.  

Erinome: A US tennis player made "offensive remarks about Chinese food" in China, was called "extremely ignorant", then apologized.  

Enceladus: That's not smart. Chinese food is loved worldwide—he should know better.  

Erinome: US attacked Venezuelan "drug-carrying ships" twice this month. Venezuelan President said it's a lie to steal oil and gas; it's full-scale aggression.  

Enceladus: Oh no, that's serious. Hope things calm down.  

Erinome: Japan decided not to recognize Palestine as a state for now, worried about upsetting Israel and the US. Ishiba Shigeru will skip the Palestine issue meeting.  

Enceladus: Um, politics is always complicated.  

Erinome: Iran said it executed an Israeli spy. Israel first revealed it had deployed 100 foreign agents in Iran to destroy its missile systems.  

Enceladus: Wow, that's tense! Spy stuff sounds like a movie.  

Erinome: Finally, the EU announced sanctions on Israel: taxing 5.8 billion euros of Israeli goods and sanctioning two ministers. Egypt's President called Israel an "enemy".  

Enceladus: EU taking action, and Egypt's words are strong. The Middle East situation is really tense.  

Erinome: Yeah, a lot happening today. Okay, that's it for today's news. Thanks for listening, everyone!  

Enceladus: See you next time! Bye!