Group 1 - The Chinese government has introduced measures to optimize student holiday arrangements, encouraging localities to explore the implementation of spring and autumn breaks while maintaining the total number of school days unchanged [4] - The State Council has outlined seven key fiscal priorities for the upcoming period, emphasizing a more flexible and proactive macroeconomic regulation approach without detailing specific fiscal increment policies [5] - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs reported that over 95% of village clinics are now included in the medical insurance system, improving access to healthcare for rural residents [8] Group 2 - The Chinese government has released 19 specific measures to expand service consumption, focusing on enhancing financial support for cultural, tourism, elderly care, childcare, and sports service facilities [7] - The State Council has disclosed the positive outcomes of the water resource tax reform, highlighting increased enforcement, revenue growth, and a gradual decrease in water usage in key regulated areas [6] - The global innovation index has ranked China in the top ten for the first time, with the country having the most clusters in the global top 100 innovation clusters [11] Group 3 - The "zero rent" initiative has gained traction in major cities like Shenzhen, Hangzhou, and Guangzhou, where state-owned enterprises are offering rent-free opportunities to eligible businesses [29] - The U.S. stock market experienced slight declines ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest rate meeting, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling by 125.55 points [24] - Institutional investors showed significant activity on September 16, with net purchases in stocks like Hanwei Technology and Star Glory Entertainment, while selling off shares in Shoukai Holdings [25][26]

Core Viewpoint - The article emphasizes the importance of service consumption in improving people's livelihoods and driving economic transformation, proposing various measures to boost consumption and expand domestic demand [1][2][3][4]. Group 1: Cultivating Service Consumption Platforms - Implementation of a service consumption quality improvement action plan, focusing on policy support, platform development, and enhancing the consumption environment [1]. - Development of pilot cities for new service consumption formats, promoting innovative service consumption scenarios and supporting the establishment of new leading consumption enterprises [1]. Group 2: Enriching High-Quality Service Supply - Expansion of high-level openness in the service industry, particularly in internet, culture, telecommunications, and healthcare sectors [1]. - Support for cultural and artistic sectors through funding for high-quality creations and optimizing cultural product supply [1]. - Encouragement of diverse education and training markets, including non-academic training and community education initiatives [1][2]. Group 3: Stimulating New Service Consumption Growth - Attraction of more foreign visitors for consumption by optimizing visa policies and promoting cultural resources [2]. - Expansion of digital service consumption through e-commerce platforms and support for the digital transformation of service enterprises [2]. - Adjustment of student holiday arrangements to increase service consumption opportunities [2]. Group 4: Strengthening Financial Support - Utilization of various funding channels to support the construction of service facilities in culture, tourism, and sports [3]. - Encouragement of financial institutions to increase credit support for service consumption sectors and develop tailored financial products [3]. - Implementation of fiscal interest subsidies to reduce financing costs for service industry operators [3]. Group 5: Optimizing Service Consumption Statistics - Advancement of regional service retail measurement to accurately reflect service consumption development [4]. - Encouragement of the use of big data for monitoring and analyzing service consumption [4].

本报北京9月16日电（记者王俊岭）近日，商务部等9部门联合印发《关于扩大服务消费的若干政策措 施》（以下简称《措施》），更大力度提振消费、扩大内需，促进民生改善和消费转型升级，积极培育 服务消费新的增长点，为推动经济高质量发展提供有力支撑。 《措施》提出5方面19条具体任务措施：一是培育服务消费促进平台，实施服务消费提质惠民行动，开 展"服务消费季"活动，打造服务消费热点。开展消费新业态新模式新场景建设，促进商旅文体健融合发 展。二是丰富高品质服务供给，提升文化娱乐、体育、家政、养老、托育等服务供给水平，扩大服务业 高水平对外开放。三是激发服务消费新增量，吸引更多境外人员入境消费，扩展数字服务消费。四是加 强财政金融支持，统筹利用中央预算内投资、地方政府专项债券等各类资金渠道支持服务设施建设，加 大服务消费信贷支持力度，实施服务业经营主体贷款贴息，激发服务消费市场活力。五是健全统计监测 制度，优化服务消费统计方法，创新开展服务消费监测分析。 ...

具体措施包括：推动互联网、文化等领域有序开放，扩大电信、医疗、教育等领域开放试点；支持将更 多服务消费领域纳入《鼓励外商投资产业目录》；支持有条件的地方以优质演艺、动漫、游戏、影视作 品等线上流量带动线下场景创新；结合实际、因地制宜延长热门文博场馆、景区营业时间，优化预约方 式，鼓励推行免预约；鼓励引进国外优秀体育赛事，支持地方举办大众体育赛事，打造一批具有较高知 名度的精品赛事、职业联赛以及具有自主知识产权的体育竞赛表演品牌；培育多元化教育和培训市场； 放宽中高端医疗、休闲度假等领域市场准入，减少限制性措施，吸引更多外商投资、民营资本进入，增 加优质服务供给等。 值得注意的是，在服务消费的重点领域中，《措施》除了针对文化、旅游、体育等当前已有较快增长的 领域作出相应部署外，还提出要放宽中高端医疗、休闲度假等领域的市场准入。 在要素保障方面，《措施》强调要加强财政金融支持，具体包括支持服务贸易创新发展引导基金按市场 化原则投资符合条件的服务消费企业，引导社会资本加大对服务消费相关领域投资；综合运用货币信贷 等政策工具，支持金融机构扩大服务消费领域信贷投放，加大对服务消费领域经营主体信贷投放力度等 方面。 证券 ...

Core Viewpoint - The Ministry of Commerce and nine other departments have jointly issued policies to expand service consumption, aiming to boost domestic demand and improve people's livelihoods while supporting high-quality economic development [1]. Group 1: Specific Measures - Five main areas with 19 specific tasks are outlined in the policy measures to enhance service consumption [1]. - The first area focuses on cultivating service consumption promotion platforms and implementing quality improvement actions, including the "Service Consumption Season" activities [1]. - The second area emphasizes enriching high-quality service supply, enhancing levels in cultural entertainment, sports, housekeeping, elderly care, and childcare services, while expanding high-level openness in the service industry [2]. - The third area aims to stimulate new service consumption by attracting more foreign visitors and expanding digital service consumption [1]. - The fourth area highlights strengthening financial support through various funding channels, including central budget investments and local government bonds, to support service facility construction and increase credit support for service consumption [1]. - The fifth area involves improving statistical monitoring systems and innovating service consumption monitoring and analysis methods [1]. Group 2: Financial Support and Market Access - The policy encourages the orderly opening of sectors such as the internet and culture, and expanding pilot programs in telecommunications, healthcare, and education [2]. - It supports the inclusion of more service consumption areas in the "Encouraged Foreign Investment Industry Directory" and promotes differentiated service supply [2]. - The policy also aims to attract foreign investment and private capital in high-end medical and leisure sectors by reducing restrictive measures [2]. - Financial institutions are encouraged to increase credit allocation to the service consumption sector, with a focus on sustainable support and reasonable loan interest rates [2]. - Local governments are advised to establish risk compensation funds to share consumer credit risks and promote targeted consumption loan interest subsidies [2].

Group 1 - The State Council Information Office will hold a press conference on September 17 to discuss the high-quality development of central enterprises during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period [1] - Zhang Yuzhuo, the Director of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, will present the progress and achievements related to the "14th Five-Year Plan" [1] Group 2 - A separate press conference will also be held on September 17, focusing on policies and measures to expand service consumption [3] - Officials from the Ministry of Commerce, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and the People's Bank of China will participate in this conference [3]

Market News - The three major US stock indices closed lower, with the Dow Jones down 0.27%, S&P 500 down 0.13%, and Nasdaq down 0.07% [1] - Major tech stocks showed mixed results, with Tesla up over 2% and Oracle up over 1%, while Microsoft and Nvidia fell over 1% [1] - Chinese concept stocks mostly rose, with the Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index up 1.76%, reaching a new high since February 2022 [1] - International oil prices surged, with WTI crude oil up 1.97% and Brent crude oil up 1.59%, closing at $68.51 per barrel [1] - European stock indices closed lower, with Germany's DAX down 1.77%, France's CAC40 down 1%, and the UK's FTSE 100 down 0.88% [1] Industry Insights - Figure, a leading humanoid robot company, announced it will release three major announcements over the next three days, with a recent C-round funding raising over $1 billion, valuing the company at $39 billion [2] - The humanoid robot industry is expected to see significant growth, with 2025 being a key year for development, driven by advancements in component performance and cost reduction [3] - SK On announced the completion of a pilot plant for solid-state batteries in South Korea, aiming for commercialization by 2029, one year ahead of the original target [2] - The solid-state battery industry is projected to grow significantly, with a compound annual growth rate of 78% from 2025 to 2030, and a market size exceeding 300 billion yuan by 2030 [4] - The Chinese Ministry of Commerce released policies to expand service consumption, including measures to enhance tourism and optimize the consumption environment [5][6]

商务部9月16日消息，商务部等九部门近日联合印发《关于扩大服务消费的若干政策措施》，在培育服 务消费促进平台、丰富高品质服务供给、激发服务消费新增量、加强财政金融支持、健全统计监测制度 5方面提出19条举措。 在培育服务消费促进平台方面，政策措施明确，持续深化"购在中国"品牌打造，开展"服务消费季"系列 促消费活动，围绕贴近群众生活、需求潜力大、带动作用强的重点领域开展服务消费促进活动，培育服 务消费品牌，打造服务消费热点。开展消费新业态新模式新场景试点城市建设。积极发展首发经济，推 动创新和丰富服务消费场景，支持优质消费资源与知名IP跨界合作，打造一批商旅文体健融合的消费新 场景，培育一批新型消费龙头企业。 在丰富高品质服务供给方面，政策措施提出，扩大服务业高水平对外开放。推动互联网、文化等领域有 序开放，扩大电信、医疗、教育等领域开放试点。加快推进服务业扩大开放综合试点示范。支持将更多 服务消费领域纳入《鼓励外商投资产业目录》，提供差异化服务供给。放宽中高端医疗、休闲度假等领 域市场准入，减少限制性措施，吸引更多外商投资、民营资本进入，增加优质服务供给。提升文化娱 乐、体育、家政、养老、托育等服务供给水平 ...

商务部等9部门近日联合印发《关于扩大服务消费的若干政策措施》。政策措施全面贯彻落实党中央、 国务院决策部署，更大力度提振消费、扩大内需，促进民生改善和消费转型升级，积极培育服务消费新 的增长点，为推动经济高质量发展提供有力支撑。 丰富高品质服务供给方面，政策措施提出，扩大服务业高水平对外开放。推动互联网、文化等领域有序 开放，扩大电信、医疗、教育等领域开放试点。放宽中高端医疗、休闲度假等领域市场准入，减少限制 性措施，吸引更多外商投资、民营资本进入，增加优质服务供给。 激发服务消费新增量方面，政策措施提出，吸引更多境外人员入境消费。有序扩大单方面免签国家范 围，优化完善区域性入境免签政策，持续优化外国人来华签证政策和通信、住宿、支付等便利化措施， 为更多符合条件的人员签发5年多次签证。 加强财政金融支持方面，政策措施提出，加大消费信贷支持力度。支持地方通过新设或纳入现有风险补 偿专项资金等方式，分担消费信贷风险，开展重点领域消费贷款贴息，引导金融机构和商家合作开发适 合服务消费特点的产品和服务，形成"政府补贴+金融支持+商家优惠"组合拳。 健全统计监测制度方面，政策措施提出，优化服务消费统计方法。加快推进分地 ...

Core Viewpoint - The Ministry of Commerce and nine other departments have jointly issued policies to expand service consumption, proposing 19 measures across five key areas to stimulate growth in the service sector [1][2]. Group 1: Promoting Service Consumption Platforms - The policies aim to deepen the "Buy in China" brand and launch a series of promotional activities called "Service Consumption Season" to enhance consumer engagement [1]. - Focus will be on key areas that closely relate to people's lives, have significant demand potential, and strong driving effects to cultivate service consumption brands and hotspots [1]. - The initiative includes the development of pilot cities for new business formats, models, and scenarios, promoting innovative and diverse service consumption experiences [1]. Group 2: Enriching High-Quality Service Supply - The measures propose to expand high-level opening of the service industry, particularly in internet, culture, telecommunications, healthcare, and education sectors [2]. - There will be a push to relax market access in high-end healthcare and leisure sectors, reducing restrictive measures to attract more foreign and private investment [2]. - The goal is to enhance the supply levels in cultural entertainment, sports, domestic services, elderly care, and childcare sectors [2]. Group 3: Stimulating New Service Consumption - The policies aim to attract more foreign visitors for consumption by expanding the list of countries eligible for visa exemptions and optimizing visa policies for foreigners [2]. - There is an emphasis on expanding digital service consumption, encouraging e-commerce platforms to innovate in online and offline integrated service consumption scenarios [2]. - Support will be provided for the digital transformation and operational promotion of life service enterprises [2]. Group 4: Strengthening Financial Support - The measures include utilizing various funding channels, such as central budget investments and local government bonds, to support the construction of service facilities in culture, tourism, elderly care, childcare, and sports [3]. - Financial institutions will be encouraged to increase credit support for service consumption sectors, with a focus on reasonable loan interest rates to sustainably support service consumption [3]. - Local governments may establish or incorporate existing risk compensation funds to share consumption credit risks and promote financial products tailored to service consumption characteristics [3].