Industry The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recently reported that global food prices rose at an alarming rate in May. The May index rose by 4.8% over April, a surge of nearly 40% year-on-year, the fastest growth rate in more than a decade. The drought in Brazil's main planting areas has severely affected the growth of crops such as corn and coffee. Among the major cereals, the corn price index rose the most, rising by 8.8% in May, setting a new high since January 2013. Since mid-May this year, the price of iron ore [...]

Industry As many as 169 industries around the world have been hit by the shortage of chips to some extent, including steel products, concrete production, air-conditioning manufacturing, beer brewing, soap production and many other industries. Experts say that the increase in demand for smart devices and online, and the acceleration of digital and intelligent transformation have led to a drastic pull in demand for chips. From "unavailable" to "unaffordable" has become a common dilemma faced by many downstream companies. Microgrid: The upstream raw materials of PCB have continued to rise from the end of 2020 to the present. [...]

Covid-19& Vaccine Guangzhou Municipal Health Commission: Starting at 12 o'clock on June 7th, those who leave the province must hold a 48-hour nucleic acid test negative certificate. China: 19 new confirmed cases, 5 of which are in the mainland Industry International Energy Agency: released the "Global Energy Investment Report." It is predicted that global energy investment this year will reach 1.9 trillion US dollars, an increase of 10% year-on-year, and basically return to the pre-epidemic level, of which 70% of the investment is concentrated in the field of renewable energy. Specifically, the power sector will absorb about 50% [...]

China China's carbon emission standards: China has exceeded the 2020 target promised to the international community. In 2020, its carbon emission intensity has dropped by 18.8% compared with 2015, and the proportion of non-fossil energy consumption in the overall consumption has risen to 15.9%. Ctrip: Among the tourists who book Dragon Boat Festival tourism products, 57% of women are 14% higher than men. Compared with 2019, orders for customized tours for the Dragon Boat Festival this year have increased by nearly 30%, and themed tours have increased by 365%. Ancient towns and villages with strong folk customs are [...]

Industry World Steel Association: In 2020, global crude steel production will be 1.878 billion tons, and apparent steel consumption will be 1.772 billion tons. In the production rankings of major steel companies, China Baowu ranked first in the world with 115 million tons, ArcelorMittal, Hegang Group, Shagang Group, and Japan Steel Corporation with 78.46 million tons, 43.76 million tons, 41.59 million tons and 41.58 million tons ranked second, third, fourth and fifth. Business Agency: The domestic polysilicon market prices continue to rise. As of June 3, the weekly increase of polysilicon grade 1 materials reached 9.22%, and the [...]

COVID-19 and Vaccine Chen Wei, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering: The vaccine can be injected subcutaneously or inhaled through nasal spray. The dose required for the latter is 1/5 of the former, and it can form mucosal immunity. The nasal spray/inhalation new crown vaccine is applying for emergency use. Vietnam approved the emergency use of the SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine(Vero Cell) vaccine. Industry IDC: In 2021, smartphone shipments are expected to reach 1.38 billion units, an increase of 7.7% over 2020. This trend is expected to continue until 2022, with a year-on-year growth of 3.8%, with shipments totaling [...]

Covid-19 & Vaccine Ministry of Foreign Affairs: China has provided more than 350 million doses of vaccines to the international community, including vaccine assistance to more than 80 countries and export of vaccines to more than 40 countries. At the same time, China is also cooperating with many developing countries to produce vaccines quickly. Mass production. Japan’s state of emergency was extended to 5 weeks before the opening of the Olympic Games. Organizers of the Olympic Games stated that they will wait until the end of the emergency on June 20 before deciding whether to allow local audiences [...]

COVID-19 & VACCINE 10 newly diagnosed local cases in Guangdong, China. The WHO has included SinoVac vaccine on its emergency use list. Industry Gartner: It is expected that the global chip shortage will continue until 2021 and will not return to normal levels until the second quarter of 2022. The chip shortage mainly stems from the demand for devices such as power management, display devices, and microcontrollers. At present, this shortage has expanded to other equipment, substrates, wire bonding, passive devices, materials and testing all have capacity limitations and shortages. China: Starting at 0:00 on June 1, the [...]

COVID-19 & Vaccine The Indian mutant strain has spread to more than 40 countries and regions around the world. The local case in Guangzhou is an Indian variant virus. A mixture of mutant strains of the new coronavirus has been discovered in Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam is quarantined throughout the city. Seven mutated viruses were found in Singapore. The number of confirmed cases in Malaysia surged in a single day, and the city was completely closed. Japan is considering re-distributing money to needy families, with a maximum subsidy of 300,000 yen (about 18,000 yuan) in three [...]

COVID-19 Guangzhou Municipal Health Commission: Since May 21, the results of gene sequencing detected among the infected persons are highly homologous. They are all variants of the new coronavirus discovered in India, which spread extremely fast. Shenzhen Municipal Education Bureau: Shenzhen has suspended all campus gathering activities. Malaysia diagnosed more than 9,000 in a single day, and a complete lockdown was imposed on June 1. Vietnam has discovered 8 mutated strains of the new coronavirus, and the newly discovered mixture of mutated strains can spread rapidly in the air. Thailand: The third wave of epidemics is raging and [...]