Main contents of "Xinwen Lianbo" on October 18

Today's main content of "News Simulcast" includes: 1. [New Thought Leads a New Journey] Painting a happy "sunset red" and continuously improving people's well-being; 2. Li Qiang holds talks with the Prime Minister of Uzbekistan; 3. Li Qiang meets with the President of Uzbekistan; 4. Li Qiang travels to Dushanbe for an official visit to Tajikistan and attends the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization; 5. [Carry Forward the Long March Spirit and Forge Ahead on the Journey of Rejuvenation] Gansu: Long March footprints mark the fertile land, red Longyuan writes a new chapter; 6. China has opened 104 nationwide cross-regional social insurance services; 7. The three-year "Warmth Project" action for urban heating is launched; 8. The reform of national railway train numbering is launched; 9. China's first space cultivation of two generations of rice achieves a new breakthrough; 10. The 5th Asian Para Games opens today; 11. Domestic News Simulcast Briefs: This year's 1.3 trillion yuan of ultra-long-term special government bonds has been fully issued; The 4th "Liangzhu Forum" opens in Hangzhou, Zhejiang; In the first three quarters, Shenzhen's imports and exports to APEC economies increased by 40% year on year; the Agricultural Development Bank of China has allocated 200 billion yuan in credit funds specifically for autumn grain purchases; the State Administration for Market Regulation releases 15 national standards for hydrogen energy; in the first three quarters, railways nationwide carried 3.71 billion passenger trips; China has designated 345 aquatic species suitable for stock enhancement and release during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period; Chinese and South Korean maritime law enforcement departments successfully complete a joint patrol; the 25th China Shanghai International Arts Festival opens; the 2026 Yangtze River Delta International Youth Film Week opens; the 2026 International Wudang Tai Chi Culture Festival opens; 12. Yemen's Houthi armed forces claim to have shot down a Saudi armed helicopter; the Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted multiple drones; 13. International News Simulcast Briefs: Russia says it shot down over a thousand drones; Ukraine says a substation was attacked; European diplomatic personnel attacked by Jewish settlers; a fire occurs at a Canadian military base; multiple wildfires continue to burn in Southern California; Kenya reports 4 new confirmed Ebola cases; 14. Traditional Chinese Festival Double Ninth.