Today's data selection: Excessive oxygen inhalation causes pulmonary oxygen poisoning; second-hand housing transactions continue to recover in September and the double festival holiday

Recently, the topic "oxygen inhalation is more refreshing than drinking coffee" has caused heated discussion. When reporters search for keywords such as "oxygen inhalation" on the e-commerce platform, a variety of products such as household oxygen concentrators and portable oxygen inhalation bottles will pop up on the page. Prices range from a few hundred yuan to tens of thousands of yuan, and oxygen concentrators priced around 3,000 yuan are relatively popular.

Many merchants even claim that these oxygen supplement products are suitable for students, office workers, the elderly and other people, and some sales even reach hundreds of thousands of orders. After reviewing relevant reports, the reporter found that some consumers suffered from dry cough due to excessive oxygen inhalation, and even developed symptoms of "oxygen poisoning" such as bronchial edema and erosion. After going to the hospital for examination, they were diagnosed with pulmonary oxygen poisoning.

The age limit for taxi drivers has been relaxed in many places: from 60 to 65 years old

Another city has relaxed the working age for taxi drivers. According to Zhejiang's "Huzhou Passenger Taxi Management Regulations" that came into effect in October, the age limit for applying for a passenger taxi driver's qualification certificate in the city has been extended from 60 years old to no more than 65 years old. @澎湃News inquiry found that Hangzhou, Chengdu, Shenzhen, Qingdao, Kunming, Weifang and other cities have previously extended the age of taxi driver qualifications from 60 to 65 years old.

The "Huzhou City Passenger Taxi Management Regulations" is the city's first local legislation in the field of transportation, and also the first local legislation in the field of road transportation in a non-sub-provincial city in Zhejiang.

The "Regulations" lower the operating threshold for new business types and allow cruise vehicles to integrate with online ride-hailing operations. At the same time, we have increased humanistic care for employees, clarified driver praise and incentive measures, broken household registration restrictions for employees, and provided individual work-related injury insurance for employees in new businesses.

Djibouti, the window to East Africa, connects the "sea" and the "ocean", as well as the "land" and the "land". A 760-kilometer-long railway track is being extended from the modern port of Djibouti to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in the heart of East Africa. This railway track not only connects the two countries, but also connects the future and hope of Africa.

Zhao Yiman lives and works here. He is closely connected to the railway tracks every day and shuttles through the traffic. In just five years, she mastered the entire process from driving to operation. She is the epitome of Chinese railway people. Railway experts from China are passing on accumulated railway wisdom bit by bit to Africa's reserve forces.

Currently, nearly 30,000 local employees are involved and 3,000 managers and technicians have been trained. The construction of this railway is the joint efforts of builders from China and Egypt, the result of a common dream, and a new channel opened for Africa.

It is reported that China and African builders have jointly built more than 10,000 kilometers of railways, and the international railway corridor on the African continent is still expanding.

The Financial Program Center of China Central Radio and Television launched eight episodes of "Documentary Common Construction", following the footsteps of the builders, traveling to 30 countries on five continents to learn about the most vivid, exciting and heart-warming stories of the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" . The first episode of "Encounter and Connection" will be broadcast at 19:54 on October 9, so stay tuned!

Second-hand housing transactions continue to recover in September and the Double Holidays

According to data from the Shell Research Institute, due to the impact of favorable policies, the transaction volume of second-hand houses in 50 key cities in September increased by 21% month-on-month, and the number of views increased by 17% month-on-month. The transaction volume of second-hand houses in first-, second-, third- and fourth-tier cities increased by 31%, 20% and 8% respectively month-on-month, and the number of views increased by 23%, 11% and 3% respectively.

Second-hand housing prices in Beijing and Shanghai rebounded for the second consecutive month, rising 0.7% and 1.4% month-on-month in September. During the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day, the average daily transaction volume of second-hand housing increased by 3% year-on-year during the National Day in 2022, and the number of views increased by 13% year-on-year. The second-hand housing market transactions continued to recover.

The United States no longer restricts Samsung and SK Hynix from supplying semiconductors to factories in China

According to CCTV News, on October 9, local time, Choi Sang-moo, the chief economic secretary of the South Korean President’s Office, said at a press conference held at the Yongsan Presidential Palace Building in Seoul that the U.S. government has made a final decision to indefinitely exempt Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix from their The Chinese factory provides semiconductor equipment without requiring other licenses.

Choi Sang-mok revealed that the United States has notified relevant companies such as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix of this decision, which will take effect from now on.

In response to this, Samsung Electronics said in response to China Business News that through close coordination with relevant governments, the uncertainty in the operation of Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor production lines in China has been greatly eliminated. The company will continue to work closely with all relevant governments to maintain a stable supply chain for the global semiconductor industry.

Currently, Samsung Electronics produces NAND flash memory in Xi'an, SK Hynix produces DRAM chips in its Wuxi factory, and NAND flash memory in Dalian.

Statistics from TrendForce show that as of the end of June, the above two semiconductor manufacturers collectively controlled nearly 70% of the global DRAM market and 50% of the NAND flash memory market.

According to reports, South Korea's Samsung Electronics said on April 7 that the company's operating profit in the first quarter of this year is expected to drop by more than 95% year-on-year, setting a 14-year low. Due to sluggish sales of memory chips and other reasons, the company changed its previous promise not to artificially reduce production and began to adjust short-term production.