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1, more than 650 cold chain food and environmental samples all passed the new coronavirus test
2, Chinese Ambassador to the UK: China will not recognize Hong Kong BNO passport
3, national online retail sales exceeded 5 trillion yuan in the first half of the year
4, and Hong Kong's retail sales fell 24.8% in June.
5, gold rebounded at a low level to $1,970 per ounce
6, Luckin Coffee made a fictitious transaction volume of 2.246 billion
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More than 650 cold chain food and environmental samples
All passed the new coronavirus detection
In response to the development of the new coronavirus epidemic, the Macau Municipal Administration has continuously improved food safety and epidemic prevention work, and has implemented retention and waiting for inspections to be carried out for imported cold chain foods from all over the world in the past two months, increasing the frequency of inspections, and expanding the scope and quantity of random inspections. So far, more than 650 food and environmental samples have completed the nucleic acid test for the new coronavirus, and the results show that no abnormalities have been found in all samples.
Strive to issue administrative regulations within the year
Takeaway Online Shopping Stores Plan to Force Register
0 The previous government of Macau planned to compulsory registration for takeaway stores and online shopping stores that are not subject to the license system in 2019 failed. Administrative and Legal Director Zhang Yongchun said yesterday that he would strive to launch this year, and to compulsory registration with administrative regulations, and not use the administrative standard system to implement it, so as not to delay the merchant application process. Zhang Yongchun responded to the oral question of the food safety issue of Councillor Lin Lunwei, saying that due to the impact of the epidemic recently, the number of takeaway stores and online shopping stores selling food has been increasing. In order to strengthen the management of stores that are not regulated by the existing license system, the Municipal Administration will include places for processing and processing food into the relevant management system through a mandatory registration system. The Municipal Department has sorted out the relevant draft regulations and will announce them to the industry and the public in August, striving to introduce relevant registration systems this year.
International
Trump changed his mind and said that he did not want to postpone the election
"You must know the election results on the night of the election, not a few days, months or even years later!" On July 30, local time in the United States, after the attempt to call for "postponential elections" was opposed, Trump once again criticized the mail-in ballots and said that the election results must come out that night. On the same day, Trump also told reporters: I don’t want to postpone the election. The US Capitol Hill newspaper said that this is something that Trump has no right to make a unilateral decision.
Tokyo's new confirmed cases exceeded 400 for the first time in a single day
The authorities may declare a state of emergency
According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), on the 31st, Tokyo, Japan confirmed that there were 463 new confirmed cases of new coronavirus in the local area, setting a new high in the number of new confirmed cases in a single day. It is reported that this is the first time that Tokyo has more than 400 new cases in a single day, which has also increased the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the local area to 12,691, of which more than half are new cases since July. In view of the continued worsening of the epidemic, Tokyo Governor Tokyo Metropolitan Governor Koike Yuriko held a press conference at around 2 pm that day, saying, "If the situation continues to worsen, Tokyo will have to consider issuing a separate state of emergency declaration."
Government's GDP in the second quarter fell by 10.1% month-on-month
Data released by the German Federal Bureau of Statistics on the 30th showed that Germany's GDP in the second quarter of this year fell by 10.1% month-on-month . This is Germany's largest single-quarter decline since the release of quarterly GDP data in 1970. The German Institute of Economic Research (DIW) in Berlin predicts that the German economy may stop falling and rebound in the third quarter of this year. The agency also reminded that it may take two years for the German economy to completely escape the impact of the epidemic.
Chinese Ambassador to the UK: China will not recognize Hong Kong BNO passport
Chinese Ambassador to the UK Liu Xiaoming held a press conference at the London Embassy on the 30th local time. On Hong Kong-related issues, Liu Xiaoming reiterated that China will not regard British national (overseas) passports as legal travel documents in the future. British media are worried that this will increase the difficulty of "3 million Hong Kong citizens who qualify for BNO passport leaving Hong Kong".
Hong Kong and Taiwan
Hong Kong retail sales fell 24.8% in June, 17 months of decline
Under the shadow of the epidemic, Hong Kong retail sales fell 17 months in a row. The Government Statistics Department announced yesterday that the total retail sales value in June was 26.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 24.8%, a decrease of narrower than May, but slightly inferior to market expectations. The Hong Kong Retail Management Association said that more than half of the members interviewed plan to close their jobs. If the owners are still unwilling to reduce their rent, the closure wave is still inevitable. Some merchants would rather give up their employment insurance plan and choose to close their jobs.
protested against the establishment of the Animal Protection Park that affected the Feng Shui of the ancestors
500 people almost attacked the Tainan Municipal Government
Tainan Municipal Animal Protection Department plans to set up the city's third animal shelter (Animal Protection Park) in the cemetery of Xuejia District. It was strongly opposed by local people with "Move to the ancestors feng shui". On the 31st, 500 people were mobilized to protest to Yonghua Municipal Center and demanded a re-evaluation of the site. Tainan Deputy Mayor Zhao Qinghui came forward to appease the situation. The Animal Protection Department stated that it would accept opinions from all parties and then make a decision. Tainan Mayor Huang Weizhe said that the setting up an animal protection park in Xuejia District mainly resettles local stray cats and dogs, respects the freedom of expression of protesters, and hopes that civil servants will complete their official duties without being coerced.
Mainland
In the first half of the year, the profit of electronic information manufacturing industry above the designated size increased by 27.1%
From the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, from January to June this year, the added value of electronic information manufacturing industry above designated size increased by 5.7% year-on-year, of which 12.6% year-on-year in June, and the growth rate increased by 2.2 percentage points year-on-year. It is worth mentioning that from January to June, the electronic information manufacturing industry above the designated size achieved both growth in operating income and total profit, of which revenue increased by 4.6% year-on-year and total profit increased by 27.1% year-on-year. By industry, from January to June, the communication equipment manufacturing industry achieved a year-on-year increase of 5.0% and profits increased by 41.3% year-on-year. Among them, in June, the added value of the communication equipment manufacturing industry increased by 7.4% year-on-year, and the export delivery value increased by 31.7% year-on-year. Among the main products, mobile phone production increased by 2.4% year-on-year, of which smartphone production increased by 26.1% year-on-year.
The national online retail sales exceeded 5 trillion yuan in the first half of the year
A regular online news release held by the Ministry of Commerce mentioned that from January to June, the national online retail sales reached 5.15 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.3%; the growth rate increased for four consecutive months, with an increase of 18.6% in June. Online retail has become a stabilizer in the consumer market. The scale continues to grow, and its role is more prominent. The number of online shopping users nationwide increased by 100 million compared with the previous year. The number of stores on major online retail platforms increased by 3.8% year-on-year. Gao Feng, spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce, said that in the second half of the year, under the normalized prevention and control of the epidemic, with the gradual recovery of production and life across the country, it is expected that the national online retail market will continue to grow rapidly, and will continue to play the advantages of "contactless" economy and play a greater role in promoting consumption, stabilizing foreign trade, expanding employment, and benefiting people's livelihood.
Finance
Shanghai Composite Index closed up 0.71%, and rose nearly 11% in July 31. The A-shares closed in the whole day. The Shanghai Composite Index opened low in the morning and then stretched rapidly to 3333 points. Then it rose to a high and fell and fluctuated downward, reaching 3261 points at the lowest point. It rebounded slightly near the afternoon and fluctuated upward. As of the close, the Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.71%, the Shenzhen Component Index rose 1.27%, and the ChiNext Index rose 1.89%.
Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets once again exceeded 1 trillion yuan, reaching the trillion level for the third consecutive day. Wind data shows that northbound funds sold a net sale of 1.903 billion yuan throughout the day; of which the Shanghai Stock Connect sold a net sale of 2.815 billion yuan, and the Shenzhen Stock Connect bought a net purchase of 911 million yuan. The monthly increase in July was nearly 11%, the largest monthly increase since March 2019, and the weekly increase was more than 3%.
gold rebounded at a low level to reach $1970/oz
In the early trading of July 31, spot gold began to rebound from yesterday's low, continuing to rise 14 US dollars to $1970/oz, again approaching the high of $1980/oz set this week. The gold futures contract for delivery in August also rose by $22 to $1,964.60 per ounce, an increase of 1.15%, which is the 10th consecutive trading day for gold prices to rise.
Business
Luikung Coffee made a fictitious transaction volume of 2.246 billion
Ministry of Finance stated that it has completed the quality inspection of the accounting information of Luckin Coffee company's domestic operating entities.During the inspection, it was found that from April 2019 to the end of 2019, Luckin Coffee Company increased its transaction volume by 2.246 billion yuan (RMB, the same below), inflated revenue by 2.119 billion yuan (accounting for 41.16% of the 5.15 billion yuan disclosed revenue), inflated cost by 1.211 billion yuan, and inflated profit by 908 million yuan. In the next step, the Ministry of Finance will impose administrative penalties on the financial fraud of Luckin Coffee's main operating entities in accordance with the law, and promptly disclose the punishment results to the public.
Evergrande intends to split the property and list it in Hong Kong
Evergrande Group announced on the 31st that the company is considering the possibility of splitting off the Group's property management services and related value-added service business (property management business) and listed independently on Hong Kong Stock Exchange Co., Ltd. .
Huawei mobile phone sales surpassed Samsung global championship
third-party research agency Canalys released the global smartphone market report for the second quarter of 2020 yesterday. The report shows that Huawei shipped 55.8 million smartphones, surpassing Samsung to become the champion for the first time. This marks the first time in nine years that manufacturers except Samsung or Apple have led the market.
Apple's third-quarter financial report exceeded expectations and after-hours rose 5%
announced a 1:4 split
Financial report shows that Apple's third-quarter revenue was US$59.69 billion and net profit was US$11.253 billion. Apple announced that it will split the shares at a ratio of 1:4 and start trading on August 31, 2020 based on the adjusted basis of the split. Apple shares are currently trading above $380, which means investors have another chance to buy Apple shares at around $100, depending on the stock price at the end of August.
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