1. The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medicine in Australia has found that compounds originally designed for the treatment of severe acute respiratory syndrome ((SARS)) show inhibitory properties against novel coronavirus in the laboratory, and it is expected to use this as a basis for the development of broad-spectrum drugs to treat a variety of coronaviruses in the future. The research paper has been published in the new issue of the Journal of the European Molecular Biology Organization.
2. Sales figures released by major South Korean car companies on the 1st showed that local sales of the five vehicle manufacturers fell 5.6% year-on-year to 111800 vehicles, while overseas sales also fell 14.3% year-on-year to 479000 vehicles. Local sales of the top five vehicle manufacturers have been recovering since March, but there has been negative growth after six months as the effect of the South Korean government’s cut in the special consumption tax on cars has weakened.
3. The University of North Texas in the United States has announced that it has severed its cooperation with the National study abroad Foundation of China, demanding that the visa of publicly funded researchers receiving subsidies from the foundation be revoked and that they leave the country within a month.
4. The University of North Texas in the United States has announced that it has severed its cooperation with the National study abroad Foundation of China, demanding that the visa of publicly funded researchers receiving subsidies from the foundation be revoked and that they leave the country within a month.
5.The World intellectual property Organization (WIPO) released the 2020 Global Innovation Index report: Switzerland, Sweden, the United States, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands rank among the top five in the annual ranking of innovation capabilities and innovation output of the global economy. South Korea became the second Asian economy to enter the top 10 after Singapore. China continues to maintain its good performance in 2019, ranking 14th, and China is also the only middle-income economy in the top 30.
6.California Governor Newsom signed a new bill with local time on Sept. 1 to extend the “anti-eviction order” and protect tenants affected by the COVID-19 epidemic from eviction. The bill will prohibit landlords from evicting tenants who fail to pay their rents due to the COVID-19 epidemic by the end of January 2021. According to the newly signed bill, landlords are not allowed to evict tenants before January 31, 2021, but tenants are required to submit proof of financial difficulties caused by COVID-19 ‘s epidemic.
7.The World Gold Council: Central banks around the world bought 8.9 tons of gold in July, the lowest monthly net purchase since July 2019.
8.The United States: The trade deficit in July was 63.6 billion US dollars, compared with a previous deficit of 50.7 billion US dollars. The number of initial claims for unemployment benefits in the week ended Aug. 29 was 881000, falling below 1 million again after a lapse of three weeks and falling to its lowest level since March 14.
9.United Airlines said that due to the recent rebound in air travel, the federal government has no intention of providing financial support again, and the company will suspend pay for about 20% of its employees, a decision that will affect about 16000 United employees.
10.Apple, Google and Amazon have announced that they will raise the price of services for UK corporate customers after the UK government announces a new “digital services tax”. Apple said costs for, App Store UK developers would increase by 2%, while Amazon said it would increase “transfer fees, Amazon compliance fees, monthly FBA storage fees and multi-channel compliance fees by 2% in the UK to reflect this additional tax”. Google will increase the cost of buying ads on Google Ads and YouTube by 2%.