Weekly News Digest (October 25th to November 1st)

1. The 22nd Domestic High-Concentration Phosphate Compound Fertilizer Production and Marketing Conference was successfully held in Nanchang!

On October 29-31, 2021, the "22nd Domestic High-Concentration Phosphate and Compound Fertilizer Production and Marketing Conference" hosted by China Phosphate and Compound Fertilizer Industry Association was grandly opened in Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province. About 30,000 people from domestic and foreign production, research and development, trade, service and other units participated in the exhibition.

2. The Feed Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences announced on October 30 that my country has made a major breakthrough in the field of one-carbon biosynthesis.

For the first time in the world, the synthesis from carbon monoxide to protein has been achieved, and an industrial production capacity of 10,000 tons has been formed. This move breaks through the time and space limitations of natural protein plant synthesis, and provides a powerful tool for the country to make up for the biggest shortcoming of my country's agriculture - the excessive dependence on foreign feed protein, and at the same time, it is of great significance to promote the realization of the national "two-carbon" goal.

3. The State Office of the CPC Central Committee issued the "Food Conservation Action Plan" and issued a notice.

Recently, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council issued the "Food Conservation Action Plan" and issued a notice, requiring all regions and departments to earnestly implement them in light of their actual conditions.

4. The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach announced that from November 1st, new surcharges will be charged to shipowners.

From November 1st, the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach will charge the shipping company a surcharge of US$100/box for the following two types of cargo, and will increase by US$100/box per day.

5. Maersk will launch a single platform for direct shippers to provide freight services, reducing the participation of freight forwarders in their business.

In an effort to attract bigger shippers, Maersk is expected to announce that it will only handle direct shipper shipments from Nov. 1, excluding freight forwarders.

6. Small, medium and micro enterprises in the manufacturing industry can defer tax payment from November 1.

The executive meeting of the State Council held on the 27th deployed the implementation of phased tax deferral measures for small, medium and micro enterprises in the manufacturing industry, and further increased the assistance to enterprises. The tax deferral has been implemented since November 1 this year and will end the reporting period in January next year.

7. The United States lifted travel restrictions on 33 countries including China on November 8.

According to U.S. media reports, U.S. President Joe Biden announced new U.S. entry regulations, lifting travel restrictions on China, India and other countries and most parts of Europe from November 8. At the same time, adult foreign travelers must be fully vaccinated against the new crown and show a negative test certificate when entering the United States by air.

8. G20 Summit: Leaders of various countries reached a historic corporate tax agreement, and the opening of the Climate Change Conference is imminent.

According to U.S. media reports, U.S. President Joe Biden announced new U.S. entry regulations, lifting travel restrictions on China, India and other countries and most parts of Europe from November 8. At the same time, adult foreign travelers must be fully vaccinated against the new crown and show a negative test certificate when entering the United States by air.

9. The United States, Britain, France, and Germany issue a joint statement to ensure that Iran will never be able to produce or acquire nuclear weapons.

On October 30, local time, four leaders of the United States, Britain, France and Germany met in Rome, Italy, and issued a joint statement on the Iranian nuclear issue. The four countries will ensure that Iran "will never be able to produce or acquire nuclear weapons," the statement said. The White House also claimed that Biden "clearly committed" the United States to conditionally return to the comprehensive agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue.

10. Foreign media: The U.S. intelligence agency released a declassified report on the traceability of the new coronavirus.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded: A lie repeated a thousand times is still a lie; the United States added 32,509 cases and 388 deaths on the 31st, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeded 45.94 million, and the cumulative number of deaths exceeded 745,000