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March 7 - Starting at midnight Israeli time (6:00 AM Beijing time) on March 7, Iran launched five rounds of missiles at Israel. According to the Israeli military, the missiles have been intercepted, and there are no reports of casualties.

March 7 - Air raid sirens sounded in northern Israel this morning (March 7) local time, followed by sirens in central and southern regions. According to reports from CCTV, an Israeli military spokesperson stated that the Israeli military detected missiles launched from Iran, and the defense system is intercepting the threat.

On March 7th, at a press conference focusing on people's livelihood, Minister of Human Resources and Social Security Wang Xiaoping stated that the Ministry will continuously improve the salary and social security system, deepen and expand the "one-stop service" for employee recruitment, entrepreneurship, and retirement, vigorously promote the "one-card-for-all" social security card service for residents, and rationally plan the "15-minute" employment and training service circles. Through these concrete measures, the Ministry will strive to provide tangible and accessible services to the people.

On March 7th, Meituan announced the launch of OpenClaw remote deployment service in partnership with Lenovo's IT service brand, Lenovo Baiying, offering a one-stop remote deployment solution to users nationwide. According to Meituan data, searches related to "OpenClaw" have increased more than threefold month-over-month.

U.S. Geological Survey: A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck west of Bandar Abbas, Iran.

On March 7, Sun Yeli, Minister of Culture and Tourism, introduced that my country is vigorously promoting the facilitation of inbound payments. By 2025, inbound tourists will spend approximately 80 billion yuan using mobile payments.

On March 7th, Kim Forrest, Chief Investment Officer of Bokeh Capital Partners, stated that the unexpectedly weak non-farm payroll data indicates the economy is in a period of volatility. We know that large-scale layoffs have already occurred. The difficulty in hiring during the COVID-19 pandemic has led companies to retain far more employees than actually needed, many of whom are unnecessary. The methods we use to measure the economy may not necessarily convey the truly important information. Higher layoff rates and lower labor force participation rates give the Federal Reserve a reason to cut interest rates.

According to the Axios website, an Iraqi Kurdish official said that no U.S. has been observed arming Kurds to attack Iran.

On March 7th, Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Ryosuke Akazawa stated on Friday that he hopes the United States will not impose tariffs higher than those agreed upon last year, as Japan and the United States prepare for their leaders' meeting later this month. Following approximately two hours of talks in Washington with U.S. Commerce Secretary Rutnick, Akazawa said they also discussed the next round of joint business projects and cooperation in strategically important areas such as energy, critical minerals, and artificial intelligence. With Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi scheduled to meet with U.S. President Trump at the White House on March 19th, Akazawa indicated that the two countries will continue to work closely to ensure a "fruitful" visit for Takaichi. Akazawa's meeting with Rutnick comes approximately two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Trump's comprehensive global tariffs.

On March 7, Lei Haichao, Director of the National Health Commission, said at a press conference on people's livelihood during the Fourth Session of the 14th National People's Congress that by 2025, the proportion of outpatient visits to primary healthcare institutions in my country will reach 52.6% of the total outpatient visits nationwide, marking the fifth consecutive year of increase in both the number of outpatient visits and the proportion of outpatient visits to primary healthcare institutions.

On March 7, Sun Yeli, Minister of Culture and Tourism, stated at a press conference on people's livelihood during the Fourth Session of the 14th National People's Congress that the main tasks for the cultural and tourism departments going forward are to focus on building a culturally strong nation and a tourism powerhouse, to formulate and implement the "15th Five-Year Plan" for cultural and tourism development, to proactively align with national development strategies, and to plan and promote culture and tourism within the overall context of the Party and the country's cause, so as to better leverage their role in cultivating character and empowering economic and social development.

Market news: Iranian drones flew toward Israel.

Market news: Iran launched a ballistic missile at Israel.

March 7th - Minister of Human Resources and Social Security Wang Xiaoping stated: Employment is a family matter, but even more so a national matter. This year marks the start of the 15th Five-Year Plan, and the Government Work Report has clearly defined the expected goals for employment development and made new arrangements for promoting high-quality and full employment. We will thoroughly implement the employment-first strategy, fulfill the "four stabilities" requirements, strengthen guidance, expand channels, and protect key areas, continuously promoting new progress in high-quality and full employment.

On March 7, Wang Xiaoping, Minister of Human Resources and Social Security, stated at a press conference on people's livelihood during the Fourth Session of the 14th National People's Congress that the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security will launch a series of skills training programs suitable for older workers, deepen labor cooperation, broaden employment opportunities for migrant workers, strengthen regular employment assistance to prevent them from falling back into poverty, and provide employment aid to disadvantaged groups to help them stabilize employment and increase income.

Saudi Ministry of Defense: Two drones were intercepted and destroyed in an open area leading to the Shayba oil field.

On March 7, Lu Zhiyuan, Minister of Civil Affairs, said at a press conference on people's livelihood during the Fourth Session of the 14th National People's Congress that my country has initially established a comprehensive elderly care service network covering both urban and rural areas. At the county level, there are basically public elderly care institutions serving as the "general platform" and "general dispatcher"; more than half of the townships (streets) have established regional elderly care service centers; embedded community elderly care service centers are being built in cities; and neighborhood mutual aid points and rural happy homes are being built in rural areas.