Daily news 200709 (in and outside China)

China

• Digital economy driving force in China’s growth(Digital economic value added of China’s digital economy reached 35.8 trillion yuan=$5.11 trillion in 2019. Experts say the digital economy has become a new development mode for economic society after the agricultural and industrial economies.)
• Exports of Chinese”stinky” noodles soar in H1 (Exports of Luosifen or river-snail noodle, an iconic dish known for its pungent smell in the southern Chinese city of Liuzhou, registered remarkable growth in the first half of this year, data from Liuzhou Customs showed Thursday. A total of around 7.5 million yuan =$1.1million worth of Luosifen were exported from Liuzhou, southern China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, from January to June this year, eight times the total export value in 2019.)
• China allocates 615m yuan for disaster relief
• More graduates opt for further studies to boost job prospects
• Strong recovery signs in China’s car market(Retail sales of passenger vehicles in China hit 1.65 million units in June, up 2.9 percent from May and recorded four months of consecutive growth, according to an analysis by the China Passenger Car Association- CPCA released Wednesday)
• China’s car recalls up 16.37% in H1 (A total of 67 automobile recalls, affecting 3.2 million cars, had been made in China by June 30 this year, increasing 16.37 percent from the previous year, and Mercedes-Benz made 11 recalls involving nearly 80,000 cars, taking the first spot amount all auto manufacturers, according to State Administration for Market Regulation, China News Service reported)
• More rural workers finding jobs in cities
• China’s consumer price index up 2.5% in June
• Locals act against plastic waste in Tibet

World

• Musk: Tesla on the cusp of achieving L5 autonomous driving
• Global trade faces new challenges amid pandemic
• “Back to school” focus of reopening debate in the US
• Leader’s infection puts spotlight on Brazil toll
• London criticized for resuming arms sales to Riyadh
• Trial approved for COVID-19 pill(A drug testing platform in the UK is launching the second phase of human trials for an experimental antiviral treatment that could be given to COVID-19 patients in pill form)
• Uber sees Postmates buy as earnings booster(Uber believes its$2.65 billion acquisition of rival postmates will boost its food home delivery earnings and make the company profitable by next year)
• Russian space adviser detained on treason charges

Covid-19 World Data- July 9,2020