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April 4th - According to data from Maoyan Professional Edition, as of 5:52 PM on April 4th, the total box office for the 2026 Qingming Festival (April 4th-April 6th) has exceeded 100 million yuan. "Super Mario Galaxy The Movie," "I, Permit," and "The Rescue Plan" are currently ranked in the top three at the Qingming Festival box office.

Musk: I believe that Neuralink will one day restore hearing, just as we will restore vision through the Blindsight implant.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has reported no increase in radiation levels. Iran also informed the IAEA that a security guard at the facility was killed by shrapnel.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been informed by Iran that a projectile struck near the Bushehr nuclear power plant this morning.

On April 4th, it was reported that on April 2nd, Xiaomi Group (01810.HK) shares hit a new low since 2025, closing below HK$31 per share, a 50% drop from its mid-year high last year. Wang Wen (Weibo name: Gu Dao Re Chang Ye), founder and chairman of the billion-dollar private equity firm Ridou Investment, publicly expressed his doubts about Xiaomi on Weibo on April 1st and 2nd. He pointed out that Xiaomi has ventured into multiple industries, but rarely ranks among the top three in any of them; before refining and strengthening its existing businesses, it has turned to popular sectors such as AI and robotics, raising suspicions that Xiaomi lacks a clear long-term plan and has a tendency to chase trends. He emphasized that companies need to build core competitiveness, otherwise long-term development will lack support. In the early hours of April 4th, Wang Wen responded urgently via his personal Weibo account, providing supplementary explanations to his views: "I often talk nonsense, don't take it seriously. Xiaomi is an excellent company! However, focusing on one area and one profit, not concentrating on the main business, is not my cup of tea!"

On April 4th, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) announced that one of its affiliated LPG carriers had passed through the Strait of Hormuz before April 4th (Japan time). This is reportedly the second Japanese vessel to leave the strait since it was effectively blocked.

Iraqi security sources say Iraq has closed its southern Shalamcheh border crossing with Iran after an airstrike on the Iranian side killed an Iraqi traveler.

April 4th - April 4th marked the first day of the Qingming Festival holiday, with peak periods for mass tomb-sweeping activities across the country. According to statistics from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, on April 4th, a total of 66,300 funeral service institutions nationwide provided on-site tomb-sweeping services, with 377,600 staff members participating in service support. Throughout the day, they received 19,289,300 visitors and 4,572,200 vehicles. Among them, 12,099,600 people chose green and low-carbon tomb-sweeping methods, accounting for 62.73% of the total on-site visitors. 857 online tomb-sweeping platforms served 266,200 online visitors.

Authorities say Russia attacked a market in Nikopol, a frontline city in Ukraine, killing five people and injuring 19.

Israel Defense Forces: A missile launched from Iran has been detected heading towards Israeli territory. Defense systems are operational to intercept the threat.

On April 4, local time, the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office announced that President Zelenskyy had signed a presidential decree to implement the decision of the National Security and Defense Council regarding sanctions against relevant Russian entities and individuals. The sanctions targeting the Russian military-industrial complex include 26 individuals and 31 legal entities. The sanctions list also covers core enterprises involved in the production and maintenance of various weapons and equipment. Furthermore, the sanctions specifically target the aviation manufacturing sector.

India's Ministry of Petroleum: India's crude oil demand for the coming months is fully guaranteed.

Market news: Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), a proxy advisory firm, has recommended voting against a proposal by the BP (BP.N) board that involves revoking some of the previous climate information disclosure resolutions and could allow shareholders’ meetings to be held only online.

On April 4, local time, a spokesperson for Iran's Hatem Anbia Central Headquarters issued another warning to Israel, stating that if any aggression or attack is launched against any location of an Iranian embassy or diplomatic mission, all Israeli embassies in the region will become legitimate targets of Iranian armed forces, and Iran will take swift and forceful action.

The China Earthquake Networks Center officially reported that a magnitude 3.3 earthquake occurred at 15:52 on April 4 in Dayao County, Chuxiong Prefecture, Yunnan Province (25.65 degrees north latitude, 101.52 degrees east longitude), with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.

The China Earthquake Networks Center automatically determined that an earthquake of approximately magnitude 3.4 occurred at 15:52 on April 4 near Dayao County, Chuxiong Prefecture, Yunnan Province (25.67 degrees north latitude, 101.55 degrees east longitude). The final result is subject to the official rapid report.