1. South Korea unearthed more than 1000 Chinese character metal movable type, as well as more than 600 Korean movable type, more than 500 years ago. Korean media said that this is the earliest Korean metal movable type found in South Korea. In addition to metal movable type, there are also parts of the astronomical clock “solar star timing instrument”, “arrows” suspected of dripping parts, bronze bells and other ancient cultural relics. Among them, the bronze bell is engraved with the Chinese characters “April Day of the 14th year of Jiajing”.

2.Several cities in the northwestern United States, including Seattle and Portland, broke record high temperatures over the past weekend, with temperatures soaring above 37.8 degrees Celsius. The temperature in Seattle, which is higher in latitude than Harbin, reached 40 degrees Celsius, the highest since records began in 1945.

3.Strategy Analytics: ‘s global smartphone user base has grown sharply from 30, 000 in 1994 to 1 billion in 2012, reaching a record 3.95 billion in June 2021. It is estimated that there will be 7.9 billion people in the world in June 2021, which means that 50% of the world’s population now owns smartphones.

4. China has officially been certified by World Health Organization (WHO) to eliminate malaria, according to a press release issued by the World Health Organization on June 30.

5. Tesla CEO Elon Musk: before realizing positive cash flow, it will invest US $5 billion to US $10 billion in the star chain, which plans to launch a second-generation satellite next year. With the passage of time, the investment in the star chain will reach 20-30 billion US dollars. At the same time, the first attempt to launch a starship will be made in the coming months.

6. Canada: a high temperature of 49.5 degrees Celsius occurred in Leighton, British Columbia, Canada on June 29, setting a new record in the country’s history for the third day in a row. Prior to this, the Canadian Ministry of Environment has continued to issue high-temperature and even extreme high-temperature warnings to British Columbia, Alberta, most of Saskatchewan, the Northwest and parts of Yukon in recent days.

7. United Nations: with the exception of some Western markets, international tourist arrivals will stagnate this year. In 2020, the number of international tourist arrivals fell 73 percent from the level before the COVID-19 epidemic in 2019, resulting in losses in the tourism industry and related industries estimated at $2.4 trillion. In addition, international tourism is not expected to rebound fully until 2023.

8. With the exception of some western markets, international tourist arrivals will stagnate this year. In 2020, the number of international tourist arrivals fell 73 percent from the level before the COVID-19 epidemic in 2019, resulting in losses in the tourism industry and related industries estimated at $2.4 trillion. In addition, international tourism is not expected to rebound fully until 2023.

9. Since July 1, local time, the high-profile “COVID-19 pass” has been officially launched in EU member states as well as Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and other countries. European Commission President von der Lane said on the same day that the pass is a symbol of an “open and secure” Europe, and that the EU is helping European citizens regain their freedom. at present, more than 200 million certificates have been issued within the EU.

10. Gap: plans to close all stores in the UK and Ireland by the end of September, but will maintain its e-commerce business in Europe. Negotiations are under way with FIB Group brands to sell Gap stores in France. Negotiations are also under way to sell the Italian store to an unnamed partner.