Good news for travelers: domestic fuel prices in China are projected to decrease substantially ahead of the May Day holiday, potentially lowering the cost of self-driving trips. According to the standard 10-working-day adjustment cycle for domestic refined oil prices, the next price adjustment window will open at 24:00 on April 21. Data from JLC estimates that as of April 16, the seventh working day of the current adjustment cycle, WTI crude oil prices had fallen to $91.41 per barrel, while Brent crude dropped to $92.08 per barrel. This corresponds to an expected reduction of 580 yuan per ton in domestic gasoline and diesel retail prices. When converted, this translates to a decrease of approximately 0.44 to 0.52 yuan per liter. The final extent of the reduction will depend on the performance of international oil prices over the remaining working days. So far this year, domestic refined oil prices have experienced six consecutive increases. The final adjustment will be officially announced by the National Development and Reform Commission.
In other news, the Zhuhai Municipal Education Bureau has officially issued a notice regarding enrollment for ordinary primary and secondary schools in 2026, specifying that the registration period for compulsory education schools will run from May 8 to May 22. On April 16, the Zhuhai Natural Resources Bureau announced that the city has completed the development of a unified, centimeter-level 3D spatiotemporal big data platform, which accurately recreates terrain and urban architecture. The 2026 "Zhuhai is Reading" World Book Day and Public Reading Week recently commenced. On the same day, the Jinwan District People's Government signed a cooperation agreement with Sun Yat-sen University to jointly establish a scientific and technological innovation platform focused on modern marine牧场, marine public testing, and ecological observation. A new fleet of compact pure electric buses, each just 6 meters long, has recently been deployed across 13 bus routes in Doumen District and Jinwan District, effectively addressing the "last mile" challenge for residents in rural areas.
On April 14, a delegation of over 60 members from the 43rd General Assembly of the Union of Luso-Afro-American-Asian Capitals (UCCLA) visited the Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone, focusing on its practices in smart city development. Eight overseas institutions signed a cooperation initiative to promote cross-border arbitration between China and Portuguese-speaking countries. On April 15, the Zhuhai International Arbitration Court, together with the Zhuhai Municipal Committee of the United Front Work Department, the Zhuhai Economic Development Zone Management Committee, and the Zhuhai Federation of Industry and Commerce, co-hosted a thematic event on the marine economy.
The National Bureau of Statistics released data on April 16 showing that China's gross domestic product (GDP) for the first quarter reached 33.4193 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.0% calculated at constant prices. April 23 marks the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army Navy. The navy will hold open-day events around that date in more than ten cities across the country, with over 40 active naval vessels open to the public. FIFA recently held a press conference in Zurich, Switzerland, announcing that the Chinese company Hisense has become the official video assistant referee (VAR) display technology partner for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is investigating a series of suspiciously timed oil futures trades suspected of being insider trading, which occurred just before U.S. President Trump announced a major policy shift related to conflict with Iran.
In response to a public inquiry, the Xiangzhou District Education Bureau stated that, according to the municipal education bureau's plan, one school sports ground is temporarily open for public use in each subdistrict. Residents can book nearby open school tracks via the Guanhai Rong Media App, noting that the tracks at municipal high schools and the Xiangshan School in Xiangzhou District are 400-meter standard tracks. Regarding construction on Jinghui Road in Fengshan Street, the Zhuhai Public Engineering Construction Center replied that, aside from the intersections at Meijie Road and Meihua Road where road surface restoration is expected by year's end, other sections of Jinghui Road and Jingye Road are scheduled to reopen to traffic in June.
On April 17, 2009, the first Pearl River Delta-Zhongshan-Jiangmen regional cooperation meeting was held in Zhuhai, where the three cities signed a framework agreement, marking a milestone in regional collaboration.