Today's data selection: It is expected that the ticket prices for National Day and Mid Autumn Festival will exceed those for the summer vacation; New type of weight loss miracle drug or raw materials with fatal side effects | Certification | National Day
Frequent Pet Food Complaints Occur on China's First Pet Food Raw Material Supervision and Certification Page
On August 14th, China's first transparency project for pet food ingredients was officially launched in Shanghai, and the project also launched the "Pet Grain Raw Material Supervision and Certification" system for the first time. Industry insiders say that the project focuses on controlling the safety of raw materials in three stages, namely: pre-sales supervision of raw material sources, during sales spot checks and testing, and after-sales tracking of user feedback. At the same time, we will collaborate with authoritative third-party organizations to strictly certify pet food brands and production formulas and raw materials, strictly control the safety of raw materials, and select the most reliable products to promote to users, allowing users to choose freely with their eyes closed.
China will further relax restrictions on foreign investors' strategic investments in listed companies
On the 14th, Chen Chunjiang, Assistant Minister of Commerce of China, stated in Beijing that China will further relax restrictions on foreign investors' strategic investments in listed companies. At the routine policy briefing held by the State Council on the same day, Chen Chunjiang pointed out that currently, due to multiple factors, world economic growth is weak. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development predicts that global foreign direct investment will continue to face downward pressure this year. In this context, combined with factors such as a high base in the same period last year, the actual amount of foreign investment used by China in the first half of the year decreased slightly year-on-year, and the overall scale remained basically stable.
Since the beginning of this year, foreign-funded enterprises have maintained their confidence in the Chinese market. Yao Jun, head of the Planning Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, pointed out that in the first half of this year, against the backdrop of a slowdown in global economic recovery and sluggish global cross-border investment, the actual utilization of foreign investment in China's manufacturing industry was basically the same as the same period last year, with the actual utilization of foreign investment in high-tech manufacturing increasing by 28.8% year-on-year. This indicates that foreign-funded enterprises have sufficient confidence in investing in China, and the vast space in China's manufacturing industry will also bring sustained profit margins to foreign-funded enterprises.
Fuzhou, Xiamen, Chengdu, Shenyang and other cities plan to lower the minimum down payment ratio for second homes in the near future
The reporter learned from multiple sources that since the Central Political Bureau meeting on July 24th proposed to "adjust and optimize real estate policies in a timely manner, implement policies tailored to the city, and make good use of policy toolboxes", many regions have actively studied and adjusted restrictive policies such as purchase and sales restrictions. It is reported that multiple cities such as Fuzhou, Xiamen, Chengdu, and Shenyang plan to adjust and optimize their purchase restriction policies in the near future, reducing the lower limit of the down payment ratio for second homes. After the cancellation of purchase restrictions, the minimum down payment ratio for local first and second homes can be further reduced to 20% and 30%, which is expected to activate the demand for rigid and improved housing, and enhance the transaction activity of the real estate market. In the future, there may be other optimization policies introduced.
Expected National Day and Mid Autumn Festival airfare prices are higher than during the summer vacation
On August 14th, the General Office of the State Council issued a notice on the arrangement of some holidays in 2023, which showed that there will be 8 consecutive days off during the National Day and Mid Autumn Festival in 2023. Affected by the announcement of the Mid Autumn Festival holiday and the opening of the third batch of outbound destinations, the OTA platform has seen a significant increase in the number of inquiries and bookings for Mid Autumn Festival tickets.
According to data from Tongcheng Travel, the number of people booking international air tickets for the Mid Autumn Festival and National Day holiday has increased by over 35% compared to last week. The number of travelers booking domestic air tickets increased by over 40% month on month. After the announcement of the Mid Autumn Festival and National Day holiday arrangements, the number of inquiries about Mid Autumn Festival and National Day routes on Tongcheng Holiday Platform has doubled, with outbound travel inquiries increasing by more than four times.
According to the analysis of Tongcheng Research Institute, the flow of family visits and tourism during the Mid Autumn Festival and National Day holiday is highly overlapping, and the average price of domestic air tickets will remain stable at over a thousand yuan. The overall price level is expected to exceed that of summer vacation. The average price of domestic air tickets on the first day of the Mid Autumn Festival and National Day holiday is about 1293 yuan, an increase of nearly 40% compared to the summer vacation. Starting from September 26th, domestic flight prices will significantly increase. The average price of international air tickets on the first day of the National Day holiday is about 6696 yuan, which is about 72% higher than the average price during the summer vacation. Starting from September 25th, international flight ticket prices will significantly increase.
New weight loss miracle drugs may have fatal side effects
Wei Ge Wei and Ao Ze Pi Ke are weight loss specific drugs belonging to the Somaglutide class. The drug has been approved by the Multinational Drug Administration and is mostly used to treat diabetes and manage obesity. But recently, it has been discovered that this popular weight loss drug from various countries may have a "fatal risk" in surgical settings, which may cause serious consequences. According to a report by the Associated Press on August 13th, some anesthesiologists in the United States and Canada have reported that they have found that an increasing number of patients taking weight loss pills are inhaling residual food and fluids from their stomachs into their lungs during anesthesia, even if they comply with a six to eight hour early fasting standard. Dr. Hobby, an anesthesiologist at Boston Massachusetts General Hospital, said that this drug greatly slows down digestion, thereby increasing the risk of lung inhalation in patients, which can cause dangerous lung damage, infection, and even death.