Today's Weather

According to Henan Meteorology, the province will see sunny to partly cloudy skies during the day with easterly winds around force 3. At night, the western and northern regions will be partly to mostly cloudy, with showers and thunderstorms possible in some counties and districts north of the Yellow River, as well as in northern Sanmenxia, northern Luoyang, and northern Zhengzhou. Other areas will experience partly cloudy to clear skies.

Henan News Summary

Recently, the Provincial Department of Education released a notice regarding the implementation of the 2026 Special Teaching Post Plan for rural compulsory education schools. This year, the province will set up 520 recruitment positions for special-post teachers, comprising 440 positions under the central government's "Special Post Plan" and 80 under the local "Special Post Plan."

Recently, according to information from the People's Bank of China Henan Branch, by the end of the first quarter of this year, the province's first batch of 83 pilot enterprises for financial empowerment of green and low-carbon development in manufacturing had cumulatively received loans totaling 5.356 billion yuan. Among these, 69 green factories received loans amounting to 5.172 billion yuan.

Recently, the Provincial Market Supervision Administration, in conjunction with the Provincial Development and Reform Commission, issued a notice to initiate the province's energy metering review for key energy-consuming units during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. The scope covers 1,001 key energy-consuming units across the province with an annual comprehensive energy consumption of 5,000 tons of standard coal equivalent or more.

The period from April to October each year is the high-incidence season for venomous snake activity in Henan. According to the Provincial Health Commission, there are currently 31 hospitals across the province providing 24-hour antivenom serum services, located in Zhengzhou, Luoyang, Pingdingshan, Puyang, Sanmenxia, Nanyang, Xinyang, and Zhumadian.

Recently, the tender plan for the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract of the Zhengzhou-Xuchang Intercity Railway's underground transfer passage project at Xinzheng Airport Station was announced. The project will construct an underground transfer passage connecting the Zhengzhou-Xuchang Line to the Zhengzhou Metro network, enabling in-station transfers between Zhengzhou Metro's Suburban Line and the Zhengzhou-Xuchang Line at "Xinzheng Airport Station."

On June 4th, Zhengzhou traffic police announced that citizens can present their exam admission ticket to obtain a "Caring Support for Exams" vehicle decal at various traffic police squadrons in the urban area. Vehicles displaying this decal will not be penalized for violating the traffic restriction rules based on license plate tail numbers during the national college entrance exam (Gaokao) period. The application period is from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM on June 4th, and from 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM on June 5th and 6th.

National News Highlights

Recently, the Ministry of Education announced the 2026 Gaokao reporting hotline. For issues related to the 2026 Gaokao reported by the public, the Ministry of Education and provincial authorities will collaborate with relevant departments to verify and handle them promptly, resolutely safeguarding the fairness and integrity of the exam.

Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued a notice announcing the launch of a special action for coordinated provincial and ministerial pilot projects to promote 6G innovation and development. The initiative aims to develop a batch of independently innovative 6G technology solutions and cultivate a number of promising new business application scenarios by 2029.

On June 5th, the People's Bank of China conducted a 500 billion yuan outright reverse repurchase operation using a fixed-quantity method, with a term of 3 months (92 days) and a maturity date of September 5th (subject to adjustment for holidays).

According to the National Development and Reform Commission, starting from 24:00 on June 4th, domestic gasoline and diesel prices were reduced by 525 yuan and 505 yuan per ton, respectively. On average nationwide, the prices of 92-octane gasoline, 95-octane gasoline, and 0-diesel decreased by 0.41 yuan, 0.44 yuan, and 0.43 yuan per liter, respectively.