Concerns Your and My Life These new rules came into force in April, →

From April 4, a batch of new rules that affect your and my lives will be officially implemented. The Yellow River Protection Law protects the mother river, the birth medical certificate is updated, and 1 stations across the country go directly to Hong Kong... Let's get to know →

Guard the Mother River! The Yellow River Protection Law came into force on April 4

The 2023th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 4th National People's Congress voted to adopt the Law on the Protection of the Yellow River. The law, which came into force on April 1, <>, provides a strong guarantee for promoting ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin on the track of rule of law.

The Yellow River Protection Law includes 11 chapters and 122 articles, including general principles, planning and control, ecological protection and restoration, conservation and intensive utilization of water resources, water and sand regulation and flood prevention and safety, pollution prevention and control, promotion of high-quality development, protection and inheritance of the Yellow River culture, safeguards and supervision, legal liability and supplementary provisions.

The seventh edition of the medical certificate of birth will be activated

From April 4, China will use the seventh edition of the birth medical certificate. The sixth edition of the medical certificate of birth was issued until March 1 this year.

The seventh edition of the birth medical certificate changes the representation of the "birth medical certificate number" at the bottom right of the main page, secondary page and stub of the sixth edition of the birth medical certificate, from "1 letter and 9 digits" to "1 letter 9 digits barcode", and the background color of this area is changed from green to yellow.

The new version of the "Putonghua Proficiency Test Regulations" came into force on April 4

The State Language Commission revised and issued the Regulations on the Administration of Putonghua Proficiency Test (Order No. 51 of the Ministry of Education) in accordance with the Regulations on the Administration of Putonghua Proficiency Test, which will come into force on April 4.

The "Regulations" clarifies the requirements for the implementation of testing organizations, and further reflects the scientific and standardized nature. Clarify the national and provincial testing work organization and implementation and quality supervision subjects, and require provincial-level testing institutions to publish test site test plans and arrangements in advance; Clarify the principles and filing requirements for the establishment of test sites, and stipulate that no sites must be established in social training institutions, intermediary institutions, or other for-profit institutions or organizations; Clarify the staffing, layout and testing method of the examination room, and cancel the preparation room and preparation time.

66 stations nationwide directly to Hong Kong

From 4 April, the railway department will gradually increase the number of cross-border high-speed rail trains in Hong Kong West Kowloon Station of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-Speed Rail Link to 1 cross-border high-speed trains in Guangdong Province and 40 long-distance cross-border high-speed rail trains from outside Guangdong Province, when the number of daily cross-border high-speed rail trains operated by the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-Speed Rail will increase from the current 22 to 102, and 164 stations will be directly connected to Hong Kong West Kowloon Station.

Hainan Islands duty-free shopping can be "guaranteed and picked" and "purchased and picked"

According to the "Announcement on Increasing the Pick-up by Guarantee" and "Pick-up by Guarantee" and "Pick-up by Purchase" for Duty-free Shopping on Hainan Islands, two new pick-up methods have been added from April 4. When purchasing duty-free goods at Hainan Outlying Island Duty-free Shops with valid identity documents or travel documents and outlying island information, outlying island passengers can choose the "guarantee and pick-up" pickup method for duty-free goods with a unit price of more than 1,5 yuan, and can choose the "buy and pick" pickup method for duty-free goods with a unit price of less than 2,<> yuan and in the list.

It's about drinking water health! The new version of the "Drinking Water Hygiene Standards" will be implemented

From April 4, China will implement the latest version of the "Drinking Water Sanitation Standards", the new standard testing indicators from 1 to 106 items of the old standard, and adjust the data limit of 97 indicators. Compared with the old standard, the new national standard pays more attention to water quality safety and adjusts the index limit; Pay attention to risk changes, strengthen attention to new pollutants, and accurately control water quality; Pay attention to the taste of water, and add sensory indicators, which is conducive to improving the taste and comfort of water.

These new local regulations deserve attention

Hebei: Some medical services and medical consumables are included in the payment coverage of basic medical insurance and work-related injury insurance

From April 4, Hebei will include some medical services and medical consumables into the payment coverage of basic medical insurance and work-related injury insurance in Hebei Province. 1 medical service items such as "local fault intensity modulated radiotherapy" are included in the scope of payment, managed according to Category B, and some items are subject to price limit management. 16 TCM and ethnic medicine medical services such as "TCM Directional Dialysis Therapy" are included in the scope of payment and are managed according to Category A. 24 kinds of consumables such as "pre-filled catheter irrigator" are included in the payment scope and are managed according to Category B.

Shanghai: China III standard diesel motor vehicles are restricted from traffic

From April 2023, 4, Shanghai prohibits China III diesel cargo motor vehicles from driving on all roads within the jurisdiction of Shanghai throughout the day.

From July 2024, 7, Shanghai prohibits China III diesel passenger motor vehicles from driving on roads within the S1 Outer Ring Expressway in Shanghai (excluding the S20 Outer Ring Expressway and the ground roads under the projection of the elevated section of the S20 Outer Ring Expressway).

Anhui: Promote the sales of low-priced dishes such as "one-yuan dishes"

Anhui Province will launch a new round of "Huimin Vegetable Basket". The unified sales period is from April 4 to 1, and about 7 shopping malls, supermarkets and their community stores are expected to participate in the affordable Huimin sales, and no less than 570 Huimin sales varieties. Among them, there are no less than 20 vegetable varieties, and the sales price will be more than 15% lower than the market price of similar commodities; There are no less than 15 other agricultural and sideline products such as pork, and the sales price is more than 5% lower than the market price of similar commodities. All localities will also actively guide the docking of real estate vegetable production and demand, and promote the sales of low-priced vegetables such as "one-yuan dishes".

Executive producer丨Lu Yi

Producer丨Zheng Hong Wenya

Editor-in-chief丨Guo Hua

Editor丨Chi Xiaohan

(CCTV News Client)