1. According to the Singapore Rich list, three of the top 10 are new immigrants from China. Zhang Yong, founder of Haidilao Group, and his wife remained the richest man with a fortune of US $19 billion; Li Xiting, chairman of Mindray Medical, ranked second with a fortune of US $17.8 billion for the first time this year; and Li Xiaodong, founder of Donghai Group, a listed US stock company, also ranked among the top 10 richest people with a fortune of US $7.1 billion.

2. The Japanese government will strengthen the rare metal reserve system needed for industrial products such as electric cars. At present, Japan’s rare metal reserves guarantee 60 days of domestic consumption, which will be expanded to more than six months in the future.

3. The Office of National Statistics: as of the end of July this year, Britain’s debt totaled 2.004 trillion pounds, an increase of 227.6 billion pounds over the same period last year. At present, Britain’s total debt exceeds (GDP), by 100.5%, an increase of 20.4% over the same period last year, exceeding GDP for the first time since the fiscal year 1960-1961.

4. The clinical trial of new inactivated vaccine in China (stage III) was added to three countries. From August 20 to 21, the Chinese medicine group Chinese new biological inactivated vaccine clinical trial (phase III) has been working with Peru, Morocco and Argentina to work with Peru, Morocco and Argentina to fight novel coronavirus hand in hand with the Chinese central enterprises of the three countries.  

5. The United States and the European Union have announced a limited tariff reduction agreement aimed at expanding access to hundreds of millions of dollars in commodity markets, the first time in more than 20 years that a package of tariff cuts has been reached between the United States and Europe. According to the agreement, the European Union will lift tariffs on fresh and frozen lobster products imported from the United States on the basis of most-favored-nation treatment for a period of five years. Us lobster products exported to the European Union in 2017 are worth more than $111 million, according to US data. At the same time, on the basis of most-favored nation treatment, the United States halved the tariff rate on cooked food, crystal glass products, lighters and other products imported from the European Union, with an average annual trade volume of US $160 million. The agreement stipulates that bilateral tariff adjustments date back to August 1 this year. 

6. Greek Finance Minister: the government is ready to buy COVID-19 vaccine, Greek citizens will be free of charge. In addition, in view of the coming new semester in Greece, the Greek interior minister said masks would be provided free of charge to all students and faculty, but a message was sent on social media urging parents not to let their children wear masks to return to school. Greek police are investigating the matter.      

7. The “known and potential benefits outweigh the known and potential risks” of the emergency authorization of the US Food and Drug Administration ((FDA):) to give novel coronavirus rehabilitation plasma treatment. More than 70, 000 patients have been treated with rehabilitation plasma, which is made from the recovered blood of novel coronavirus infected people. 

8. British magazine Nature: by 2050, global annual marine food production may increase by 21 million to 44 million tons, accounting for 12% to 25% of the total increase in meat needed to feed 9.8 billion people by the middle of this century. Achieving this growth in sustainable food production will depend on a variety of factors, including policy reform, technological innovation and future demand.

9. The World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund: children under the age of 5 are not advised to wear masks. For children between the ages of 6 and 11, a number of factors must be taken into account when using masks. These include the spread of the virus to the place where children live, the ability to use masks safely and properly under the proper care of adults, the potential effects of wearing masks on learning and psychological development, and the ability to use protective masks and be able to replace and clean them. Both groups agree that children aged 12 and above should wear the same masks as adults.