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In the first 7 months, Shanghai achieved a total import and export value of 2.45 trillion yuan

According to statistics from Shanghai Customs, in the first seven months of this year, Shanghai's foreign trade development was stable and improved, achieving a total import and export value of 2.45 trillion yuan, an increase of 10.4% compared to the same period in 2021.

In the first seven months of this year, private enterprises in Shanghai achieved double-digit growth in import and export, with a total import and export volume of 753.18 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 15.2%, accounting for 30.8%. The import and export proportions of foreign-invested enterprises and state-owned enterprises are 59.2% and 9.8%, respectively.

The import and export growth rate of bonded logistics, which reflects the high-level opening of ports, is significantly higher than the overall growth rate, reaching 24.1%, with an import and export volume of 624.73 billion yuan. During the same period, the import and export of general trade and processing trade in Shanghai were RMB 1.46 trillion and RMB 339.09 billion, respectively, accounting for 59.9% and 13.9% of the total import and export value of the city.

In the first seven months of this year, Shanghai's imports and exports to its largest trading partner, the European Union, maintained growth, with an import and export volume of 500.19 billion yuan, an increase of 11.6%, accounting for 20.4% of the city's total import and export value.

In the first seven months, Shanghai exported 693.16 billion yuan of mechanical and electrical products, an increase of 15.2%, accounting for 69.6% of the city's total export value. The exports of electric passenger vehicles, lithium batteries, and solar cells increased by 159.5%, 130%, and 39%, respectively.

The import growth rate of consumer goods and bulk commodities is relatively fast, with imports of passenger cars, healthcare products, dairy products, watches, and jewelry increasing by 15.2%, 36.8%, 20.2%, 29.2%, and 76.6% in the first seven months, respectively. During the same period, the import of bulk resource commodities such as iron ore and coal increased by 20.5% and 26.5% respectively.

§Shencheng

The reporter learned from China Railway Shanghai Group that on the 16th, with the G55301 train departing from Nanjing South Station and heading towards Taicang Station along the Shanghai Nanjing Yangtze River High Speed Railway for train operation chart parameter testing, the joint debugging and trial work of the Shanghai Nanjing Yangtze River High Speed Railway was completed, officially entering the trial operation phase, and the countdown to the opening and operation of the entire line began.

The Shanghai Nanjing Yangtze River High Speed Railway starts from Nanjing South Station, passes through Nanjing, Zhenjiang, Changzhou, Wuxi, Suzhou, and reaches Taicang Station. It connects to the Shanghai Railway Hub through the Shanghai Suzhou Tong Railway, with a total length of 279 kilometers and a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour. This high-speed railway is the backbone of the intercity rail transit network in the Yangtze River Delta region, and together with the Beijing Shanghai high-speed railway and the Shanghai Nanjing intercity railway, it forms the high-speed railway artery radiating westward in the Yangtze River Delta region.

The team led by Professor Zhang Kang from the School of Medicine of Macau University of Science and Technology and Professor Li Qingfeng from the Ninth People's Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine have collaborated to develop an innovative treatment method. Based on the inherent regenerative ability of human tissues, the team uses patient autologous stem cells to regenerate the ear and hand joints in a bioengineering manner, bringing new hope for the treatment of patients with congenital disabilities or defects caused by injuries.

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On August 16th, the National Development and Reform Commission released several policy measures to further enhance the level of the Hongqiao International Open Hub. Clear measures to strengthen the core functions of Hongqiao Business District. Vigorously develop high-energy headquarters economy, high flow trade economy, high-end service economy, and high-level exhibition economy, accelerate the construction of a functional composite international central business district and a new platform for international trade center. Supporting eligible enterprises in the Hongqiao Business District to pilot the policy of integrating domestic and foreign currency funds for multinational corporations, allowing the host enterprise to purchase foreign exchange within a certain amount, allowing multinational corporations to handle overseas member enterprise domestic and foreign currency centralized collection and payment services within the territory, and granting enterprises more autonomy in fund exchange.

On the 16th, the reporter learned from the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League that the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League and the All China Youth Federation have made a decision to posthumously award the "Chinese Youth May Fourth Medal" to Feng Zhen and Zhang Zhizhao who sacrificed their lives on duty in flood prevention and disaster relief.

The latest research results published in the renowned academic journal "Science Bulletin" on the 15th show that Chinese scientists have achieved precise total synthesis from carbon dioxide to sugar in the laboratory, taking a crucial step towards artificial sugar synthesis.

According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on the 16th, in July, the number of cities in 70 large and medium-sized cities saw an increase in the sales prices of commercial residential properties. The sales prices of commercial residential properties in various tier cities remained unchanged or decreased month on month, with some rising and some falling year-on-year.

According to data released by the National Postal Administration on the 16th, the postal industry completed a total of 87.37 billion postal services in the first seven months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 12.8%. Among them, the cumulative volume of express delivery business completed 70.3 billion items, a year-on-year increase of 15.5%.

On the morning of the 16th, at the Paihekou Water Service Area in Hefei City, Anhui Province, with the sound of sirens, ships slowly sailed out from here and headed north towards the Huai River, marking the start of trial operation of the Jianghuai communication section of the Yangtze River to Huai River diversion project.

§International

On the 16th, the Russian National Space Group announced that the "Lunar-25" probe launched by Russia on the 11th entered lunar orbit on the same day.

Typhoon Lan En, the 7th typhoon of this year, made two consecutive landfall in Japan on the 15th. As of now, "Lan En" has caused multiple injuries in Japan, with one person seriously injured. Due to the impact of the passage of "Lan En", heavy rain fell in the central and western parts of Honshu Island, Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency has observed that Tottori County is suffering from the worst extremely heavy rainstorm in decades, which may lead to landslides, river flooding and other major disasters at any time.

On the 15th, Governor Green of Hawaii told US media that the number of victims of the wildfire in Maui County has risen to 101, and currently only the identities of 4 victims have been confirmed.

According to data released by the UK Office for National Statistics on the 16th, the Consumer Price Index in July increased by 6.8% year-on-year and decreased by 0.4% month on month.

According to the "Brazilian Public Safety Yearbook" released last month, there were over 200000 cases of online fraud in Brazil last year, a sharp increase of 65%. According to Turnbull Cybersecurity, online fraud and cyber attacks are also at "historical highs" throughout Latin America.

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