Running away from home, sleeping on the streets, India’s rich second generation wandering and working "not fighting for dad"

  BEIJING, Nov. 8 (Xinhua)-According to a comprehensive report, the 19-year-old son of an oil dealer in Padra, India, didn’t like studying, so he left home for nearly a month to prove his potential. When the police finally found him, they found the young man wandering around and working, and even sleeping on the street.

  According to the report, this young man named Taka grew up with a golden spoon and is a student of Wassad Engineering College.

  On October 14th, he left his hometown of Padra and said that he was going to school. However, Taka did not go to school, but went to Vadodara Railway Station, where he took the train to Delhi and lost contact with his family.

The picture was taken from The Times of India.

  The picture was taken from The Times of India.

  The family found that he had left his mobile phone at home, and there was no news for a long time, so he called the police. The police searched for Taka’s whereabouts according to the surveillance video, but never found his whereabouts.

  The case seems hopeless, and the police almost want to give up looking for Taka.

  On November 4th, local time, Taka decided to go to an upscale hotel in Simla to look for a job.

  The manager of this hotel found that Taka’s face was immature and his clothes were not ordinary, so he doubted Taka’s identity and immediately called the police.

  When the police found Taka, they found him sleeping on the street, then asked him to show his identity document and confirmed that he was Taka who had been missing for nearly a month, so they quickly informed Taka’s family to reunite with him.

  When Taka’s family heard the news, they immediately came to Simla to reunite with Taka. Taka’s uncle Ketan said that now the whole family finally breathed a sigh of relief. "We have been having a hard time."

  It is reported that Taka chose to run away from home because he didn’t like his school and didn’t like studying. He had been to Mumbai, Delhi and Sutela and worked everywhere to make a living. It is said that during Taka’s wandering, he worked as a dishwasher in a road restaurant and a clerk in a small shop.

People first, unity is strength, flood control and disaster relief visit Meteorological behavior in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in heavy rain.

  Since July 4th, a new round of persistent heavy rainfall has been affecting the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River from the eastern part of southwest China, which has the characteristics of stable rain belt, long duration, large accumulated rainfall and high disaster risk.

  The water level of the river is high, can it withstand this round of rainfall? How do large-scale water conservancy projects and reservoirs in the Yangtze River basin respond to the flood challenge? Adhere to the people first, life first, and implement the spirit of the important instructions of the Supreme Leader General Secretary on flood control and disaster relief work with practical actions. The China Meteorological Bureau comprehensively judged the flood control situation and launched a three-level emergency response. The Central Meteorological Observatory issued the first orange rainstorm warning this year at 18: 00 on the 7 th. Meteorological departments in areas affected by heavy rainfall such as Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Shanghai and Zhejiang closely monitored the changes of rain, water and public opinion, strengthened the joint defense of up and down linkage, and effectively played the first line of defense for meteorological disaster prevention and mitigation.

  Hubei: scientifically dispatching flood interception and peak clipping

  Multiple rounds of rainstorm, multi-station water level exceeding the police, and long-term wandering of rain belt … Affected by heavy rainfall, the inflow of water in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, Wujiang River and the Three Gorges area increased significantly, and the inflow of the Three Gorges Reservoir rose rapidly. At 10: 00 on July 2, the inflow rose to 50,000 cubic meters per second, and the No.1 flood of the Yangtze River in 2020 was formed in the upper reaches.

  On July 3rd, the Yangtze River Basin Meteorological Center held a tripartite federation chamber of commerce with the Three Gorges Cascade Dispatching Center and the Hydrology and Water Resources Survey Bureau in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. According to the consultation, considering flood control safety and navigation demand, the Yangtze River Water Conservancy Commission issued a dispatching order to temporarily reduce the outflow of the Three Gorges Reservoir to 30,000 cubic meters per second from 6: 00 on the 5th, and evacuate some ships stranded in the Three Gorges-Gezhouba section in time to ensure navigation safety. At 16: 00 on the 5th, the outflow of the Three Gorges Reservoir was restored to 35,000 cubic meters per second. At the same time, Xiluodu Hydropower Station, Xiangjiaba Reservoir and cascade reservoirs in the middle reaches of Jinsha River were dispatched to simultaneously increase the impoundment, moderately reduce the inflow of the Three Gorges, and jointly reduce the flood control pressure in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

  "Accurate rain and water regime forecasting provides a decision-making basis for the scientific operation of lakes and reservoirs in the Yangtze River basin." Tian Gang, deputy director of the hydrometeorological forecasting station of the Meteorological Center of the Yangtze River Basin, said that since the flood season, the precipitation in the Yangtze River Basin has been generally high, especially in the northern part of the middle and lower reaches. The falling area has a large swing from north to south, a wide range of heavy rainfall, high rainfall intensity and obvious local floods. By scientifically dispatching the Three Gorges Reservoir to intercept floods and cut peaks, the peak-cutting rate of the No.1 flood in 2020 is about 30%.

  Plan ahead and take action. As early as April 7th, the Meteorological Center of the Yangtze River Basin made the conclusion of rainfall forecast in the Yangtze River Basin during the main flood season this year, further developed and applied grid forecasting products with high temporal and spatial resolution, and strengthened the consultation and judgment on the fluctuating capacity and flood control dispatching of the Three Gorges Reservoir, providing strong support for the Three Gorges Reservoir to complete the fluctuating task two days ahead of schedule and vacate the flood control storage capacity of 22.15 billion cubic meters. (Li Ao)

Video: The flood control situation in the Yangtze River Basin is grim, and meteorological departments around the country have launched emergency response and fully responded.

  Hunan: defending against ground disasters by smelling the flood.

  Floods in small and medium-sized rivers have risen, landslides and roads have been interrupted … On July 5 and 6, another round of heavy rain affected the northwest of Hunan Province, and there was heavy rainfall in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture for 10 consecutive days since June 27. The meteorological department of Hunan Province tightened the responsibility of flood control, moved at the news of the flood season, made precise efforts, and launched a "tug-of-war" with the relevant flood control departments to fully defend against geological disasters.

  Before the onset of this rainfall process, on July 3rd, Hunan Meteorological Bureau clearly pointed out in the Judgment of Important Weather that there will still be heavy rainfall in the northwest of Zhou Xiang in the future, with the strongest period from 5th to 8th, with local rainstorm to heavy rainstorm. On July 4th, Hunan Meteorological Bureau participated in the video conference on flood control in the whole province at 10: 00, and started the four-level emergency response of meteorological disasters (rainstorm) in the northwest of Hunan at 11: 00 that day. From 3 rd to 6 th, the Provincial Meteorological Bureau and the Provincial Department of Natural Resources jointly issued a multi-phase meteorological risk warning for geological disasters.

  On the 5th, there was a torrential rain in the northwest of Hunan, and the Dongting Lake was over-alerted, with 16 rivers in the province exceeding the alert and five large and medium-sized reservoirs in the north of central Hunan exceeding the flood season limit. In the face of intense flood, at 9: 00 on the 5th, the Provincial Meteorological Bureau upgraded the four-level emergency response to meteorological disasters (rainstorm) in northwest Hunan to three-level. That night, heavy precipitation hit again, and the Xiangxi Meteorological Observatory was brightly lit. After several sleepless nights, the forecaster still dared not relax and issued the forecast and warning in time. After receiving the early warning signal issued by the meteorological department, the flood control departments such as emergency management and water conservancy organized a comprehensive inspection of reservoirs, rivers and hidden dangers of geological disasters for the first time.

  At 2: 21 on the 6th, Li Chengxiang, secretary of the bucket car community in Shipai Town, Longshan County, received a heavy precipitation monitoring alarm issued by the county meteorological bureau. He became more alert. Together with Huang Guanghua, an old party member in the village, he carried out a new round of inspections on the hidden dangers of geological disasters in the community in the rain, and successfully transferred Xia Zhen, a 70-year-old man living near the hidden dangers of geological disasters, to a safe place. (Yao Liu Zhu Guoguang Deng Kai Rodin)

  Jiangxi: Safe Transfer of Targeted Early Warning

  At 2 o’clock on July 6, the water level of Hukou Hydrological Station in Jiangxi Province rose to the warning water level of 19.5 meters, reaching the flood numbering standard, and the No.1 flood in Poyang Lake in 2020 was formed. This also means that the Jiangxi section of the Yangtze River and Poyang Lake have entered a critical period of flood control. At the same time, Jiangxi Meteorological Bureau launched a four-level emergency response to major meteorological disasters (rainstorm).

  As this round of heavy rainfall coincided with the college entrance examination, the Provincial Meteorological Bureau timely submitted information to the provincial party committee, the provincial government and relevant departments to remind them to continue to strengthen the prevention of geological disasters such as floods and mountain torrents in small and medium-sized rivers, and be alert to the flood development in Jiujiang section of the Yangtze River and Poyang Lake. Hydropower stations and Shantang Reservoir need to strengthen flood control safety dispatching management to cope with strong convective weather such as heavy rain, lightning and strong winds.

  From 3rd to 4th, the Provincial Meteorological Bureau launched the whole network release mechanism of red warning twice, and released the red warning information of rainstorm to mobile phone users in Dexing City and leping city City respectively, and made a good job of mass transfer in advance.

  From 8: 00 on the 3rd to 8: 00 on the 4th, heavy rain occurred in three towns and villages in duchang county, Jiujiang City, and the rainfall in Zhouxi Town reached 157.3mm.. At 20 o’clock, mountain torrents began to pour into the home of villager Cao Xiaoping. In less than an hour, the water in his home reached his waist. Fortunately, village cadres such as Wu Xingxing, the mayor of Zhouxi Town, helped Cao Xiaoping’s family to move to the village health center in advance after receiving the rainstorm warning issued by the county meteorological bureau.

  In yiyang county, Shangrao City, from 20: 00 on the 2nd to 20: 00 on the 5th, the average precipitation in the county was 118mm, and the precipitation in 14 meteorological monitoring stations exceeded 100mm. "Dang … Dang …" At 1 o’clock on the 4th, a burst of rapid gong sounded in Xili Village, Wanli Township, yiyang county. This is the village cadres who are organizing mass transfer after receiving the rainstorm warning message from the meteorological department. In less than two hours, the village transferred 42 people from 18 households in areas prone to geological disasters on both sides of the river. "Thanks to the timely reminder of the weather warning, we can evacuate safely." Li Houcai, a villager, looked at the old house washed away by rain and had a lingering fear. (Deng Minjia Sheng Zhijun Li Zhibo Huang Lan Huang Ying)

  Anhui: Emergency linkage is ready.

  At 10: 00 on July 7, the water levels of Huikou, Datong, Wuhu and Maanshan stations in the main stream of the Yangtze River in Anhui Province all exceeded the warning water level, and the tributary lakes along the Yangtze River exceeded the warning water level in an all-round way and the guaranteed water level in some sections.

  In the face of a new round of heavy rainfall, at 11: 00 on the 5th, the emergency response of rainstorm of Anhui Meteorological Bureau was upgraded from level 3 to level 2, which further strengthened the organization and leadership, consultation and judgment, and strengthened the monitoring, forecasting and early warning services of heavy rain, short-term heavy precipitation, thunderstorms, strong winds and other strong convective weather. The Provincial Meteorological Observatory has issued yellow rainstorm warnings for many times, and pointed out that there was continuous heavy rainfall in southern Anhui before the 10th, which has the characteristics of high overlap between the heavy rainfall area and the previous period, large accumulated rainfall, strong precipitation intensity, etc. Dabie Mountain area and southern Anhui mountainous area should focus on preventing geological disasters of mountain torrents. Hefei, Tongling, Xuancheng and other 10 cities and 27 counties have also started flood control level 3 or level 4 emergency response.

  In the past few days, the Provincial Meteorological Bureau has strengthened emergency linkage services, jointly issued geological disaster warnings with the Provincial Department of Natural Resources, issued flash flood warnings with the Provincial Department of Water Resources, jointly issued urban waterlogging warnings with the Provincial Department of Housing and Construction, and started encrypted consultations, sending three meteorological service supervision teams in flood season to inspect and guide cities (counties) that are greatly affected by heavy rainfall, and to supervise key cities. According to the meteorological forecast and early warning, the Office of the Provincial Disaster Reduction and Relief Committee launched a four-level emergency response to disaster relief at 18: 00 on the 3rd, and sent two working groups to the disaster-stricken areas to investigate the nuclear disaster. 296 working groups from all over the country have been sent to the front line to do a good job in resettlement, emergency rescue and other work.

  While doing a good job in meteorological services for flood control, the Provincial Meteorological Bureau organized a weather news briefing for the college entrance examination to further strengthen meteorological services for the college entrance examination through new media channels such as Weibo and WeChat.

  It is reported that the actual rainfall is basically consistent with the forecast. Affected by this, as of 16: 00 on the 6 th, there are more than ten rivers along the Yangtze River in the province that have exceeded the warning water level, and some reservoirs have risen in water level, and flood discharge is being carried out according to regulations (Wu Ran, Wang Bing)

  Shanghai: Seamless Docking to Protect the City’s Peace

  Affected by the Meiyu belt, as of 11: 00 on July 6, the average water level of Taihu Lake rose to 4.06 meters, exceeding the warning level of 0.26 meters.

  Predicting the flood situation in Taihu Lake basin, Shanghai Meteorological Bureau launched a four-level emergency response to heavy rain on the 4th. On the 5th, the Municipal Meteorological Bureau upgraded to the third-level emergency response, and the Shanghai Central Meteorological Observatory (Taihu Lake Basin Meteorological Center) upgraded to the second-level emergency response. It provided the Taihu Lake Basin Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters (hereinafter referred to as Taihu Lake Flood Control Headquarters) with 3-7 days’ surface rainfall forecast every day to fully guarantee the flood control and flood fighting in Taihu Lake and megacities.

  At present, the Taihu Lake Defense General has launched a three-level emergency response to flood control, and paid close attention to the weather development trends such as plum rain and strong convection, and made decision support for flood control and flood fighting.

  In terms of flood control and flood fighting services in megacities, the Shanghai Central Meteorological Observatory (Taihu Basin Meteorological Center) has continuously issued the Special Report for Leaders of Important Meteorological Information City, reminding relevant departments in areas affected by Meiyu Belt to prepare for flood control and flood fighting, and informing the Municipal Flood Control Command Office of the rain situation and precipitation trend information through the "Flood Control Through Train" WeChat group. Shanghai Meteorological Service Center also continuously releases the latest meiyu trends and popular science information to the public through platforms such as Weibo, WeChat and Tik Tok, reminding the public to adjust their travel plans in time to prevent thunderstorms and windy weather.

  It is worth mentioning that in order to cope with this round of heavy rainfall, the "Meteorological Plug-in 1.0" for urban fine management built by the Municipal Meteorological Bureau has been officially put into service, seamlessly connecting with the important command platforms such as the flood control and typhoon prevention command system of the Municipal Flood Control Office, the emergency command integrated platform of the Municipal Emergency Management Bureau, the command system of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, the theme library of the Municipal Operation Management Center, the duty platform of the municipal government’s general duty room and the "data cockpit" of the municipal big data center. Continue to provide real-time data support for megacities to defend against severe convective weather, provide a variety of meteorological products and map information services for relevant departments of urban operation, actively play the role of "+meteorology", and empower Shanghai’s urban operation to be "one network management". (Zhu Xi Amber Chia)

  Zhejiang: Xin ‘anjiang Reservoir opens floodgates for flood discharge.

  At 10 o’clock on July 7, affected by the continuous heavy rainfall since entering Mei, the water level of Xin ‘anjiang Reservoir reached 107.24 meters, which exceeded the flood limit of 0.74 meters. This is the seventh flood discharge of the reservoir in 61 years. Jiande city Meteorological Bureau of Zhejiang Province stepped up inspection and reinforcement of meteorological monitoring facilities along the Yangtze River, formulated meteorological service plans for flood discharge of Xin ‘anjiang Reservoir, released special service materials for flood discharge of the reservoir every day, and focused on strengthening the monitoring of rain and flood conditions in heavy rainfall catchments in the upper reaches of Xin ‘anjiang River and other places.

The picture shows the staff of jiande city Meteorological Bureau inspecting and strengthening the automatic meteorological monitoring facilities along Xin ‘anjiang River. Figure/Wen Wu Meng

(Source: China Meteorological News, July 8, 2020 Editor: Zhang Lin)

Hold your breath for 24 seconds to test lung function and blood oxygen level? Doctor: It is unscientific to verify antiviral ability by holding your breath.

  These two days, a small experiment of "self-testing against coronavirus" suddenly became popular on the Internet! Experiments show that as long as you hold your breath according to the instructions in the animation, you can judge your lung function and blood oxygen level and whether you have the ability to resist coronavirus. Many people believe it and do it. So, is this experiment really reliable? "Reaching the standard" can prove that you have the ability to resist Covid-19?

Hold your breath for 24 seconds to test lung function and blood oxygen level? Doctor: It is unscientific to verify antiviral ability by holding your breath.

[Hold your breath continuously for 24 seconds to test lung function and blood oxygen level]

  This small test of "self-test against coronavirus" shows that as long as you can hold your breath from A to B, it means that your lung function and blood oxygen level have the ability to resist coronavirus. The reporter calculated that this breath-holding time is about 24 seconds, and most people can do it. But in fact, the length of holding your breath is influenced by many other factors, such as age, height, weight and subjective will. Experts say that the time of holding your breath reflects the state of a person’s cardiopulmonary function. Usually, as long as you hold your breath for more than 30 seconds after taking a deep breath, the doctor thinks that your cardiopulmonary function is normal.

  Liu Hong, deputy chief physician of the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nanjing Second Hospital, said: "Holding your breath is not a matter of time, but a matter of integrating various factors. Conventionally speaking, holding your breath for more than 30 seconds can basically tolerate a chest operation. But actually I hold my breath for 20 seconds, can’t I have a chest operation? That’s not what I said. We should combine his lung function test, heart function test and electrocardiogram. "

[Doctor: It is unscientific to verify antiviral ability by holding your breath]

  At present, the breath-holding test is only used as a supplementary means of lung function examination in clinic. This simple and rough method is not accurate, and the formal lung function examination is much more accurate. Therefore, it is not reliable to judge whether a person has the ability to resist coronavirus just by holding his breath for a long time.

Hold your breath for 24 seconds to test lung function and blood oxygen level? Doctor: It is unscientific to verify antiviral ability by holding your breath.

  Liu Hong said, "I got this disease, pneumonia and lung infection. Can I have a good prognosis or a bad prognosis?". This is caused by many factors, and can not be evaluated simply by a breath-holding test. This is a very wrong conclusion. Whether another ordinary people can be infected with the corresponding diseases in public places. For example, infectious diseases such as influenza and pneumonia have nothing to do with breath-holding test, but are related to personal immunity and the amount of bacteria and viruses in the environment you are exposed to. "

  In addition, the breath-holding test needs to be operated under the guidance of medical staff. It is unnecessary to do the breath-holding test yourself, and it will also induce risks.

Hold your breath for 24 seconds to test lung function and blood oxygen level? Doctor: It is unscientific to verify antiviral ability by holding your breath.

  Liu Hong said: "For example, patients with hypertension or coronary heart disease, or patients with poor lung function and asthma, these patients may induce some diseases by holding their breath. For this group of people, this kind of self-testing may bring certain risks. "

  (Reporting by Wang Shu and Xie Jian)

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Beijing West Railway Station: Due to the rainstorm warning, these 6 trains stopped.

CCTV News:According to the official Weibo news of @ Beijing West Railway Station, according to the rainstorm warning of the Central Meteorological Observatory, from August 25th to 26th, there were heavy rainstorms in parts of eastern Sichuan, western and northern Chongqing, southern and northern Shaanxi, northwestern Hubei and western Henan, among which, there were heavy rainstorms (100-180mm) in parts of southwestern Shaanxi, northeastern Sichuan and southwestern Chongqing. In order to ensure the safe operation of passenger trains, the railway department plans to stop some trains passing through the rainstorm warning section.
In the follow-up, the railway department will pay close attention to the rainstorm (early warning) situation, take timely measures such as stopping, reopening and resuming operation, and dynamically adjust the train operation plan to ensure the safe travel needs of passengers. For specific train information, please pay close attention to the website information of China Railway 12306 or the station announcement in time, and make proper travel arrangements.

Passengers who have purchased tickets for stopped trains can apply for refund on the Internet within 30 days (including that day) from the ticket date, or return the tickets to the station with the original valid identity documents used at the time of ticket purchase (please give the vouchers to the station window staff if the reimbursement vouchers have been printed), and no handling fee is charged for the above.   

Strange! One-time payment is more expensive than mortgage.

In the consumption experience of ordinary people, one-time payment can often enjoy more benefits and discounts, and the higher the value, the more obvious the goods are.

  Recently, Hua Ge (a pseudonym) in Hangzhou was going to change a new car, so he went to a number of 4S stores to understand the market.

  However, the salesman’s reply made him indignant: he wanted to pay off the car in one lump sum, not only did he not enjoy more preferential treatment, but the actual car price was more expensive than the mortgage loan. What’s going on here?

If you want to pay in one lump sum, the price of the car will increase by 10 thousand instead.

  Hua Ge told Qianbao that his current car has been driving for more than ten years, so he wants to buy a new car and improve his quality of life, focusing on several well-known brands such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Volvo.

  "The price range is set between 250,000 yuan and 300,000 yuan." After listening to a friend’s advice, he decided to buy a car mainly for BMW X1 and Audi Q3.

  In an Audi 4S shop on Shaoxing Road, Hua Ge took a fancy to the basic version of Audi Q3. At that time, the salesperson of the 4S shop said that if the car was purchased by mortgage, the car price was 250,000 yuan, which was the landing price, including purchase tax, licensing service fee and vehicle insurance premium for the first year. There are two kinds of mortgages, one for three years and the other for five years. Customers can choose.

  "I’ll pay in one lump sum. Can the car price be cheaper?" Brother Hua asked directly according to common sense of consumption.

  "I suggest you still get a mortgage. If you don’t mortgage, the car price must be increased by at least10,000 yuan. " The salesperson’s reply suddenly made Brother Hua blindsided.

  In order to keep Hua Ge as a customer, the young man in charge of sales said that if he really wanted to buy it, he could apply for a cheaper price. But if you don’t mortgage, it is indispensable to increase the car price by 10 thousand yuan.

  In another Audi 4S store in the west of the city, the sales staff gave the basic version of Audi Q3 a price of more than 250,000 yuan, and also suggested that he buy a car by mortgage. "This 4S shop is even better. Listen to the tone of the sales staff. If you don’t mortgage, you may not sell me a car. In addition, if you are an employee of Ali and Huawei, you can buy a car for another 2,000 yuan cheaper. " Brother Hua said.

  On this day, Hua Ge visited seven or eight 4S stores in Hang Cheng, including BMW and Mercedes-Benz, and the result was similar: if you don’t mortgage, the car price will be more expensive.

Every 4S shop is promoting mortgage to buy a car.

  As a customer, Qianbao reporter also went to several 4S stores in Hangzhou for experience.

  On Shaoxing Road in Hangzhou, there are many 4S car shops. In a Mercedes-Benz 4S shop, a young man in charge of sales told reporters that the landing price of a dynamic SUV is 406,000 yuan, and it can be 2,000 yuan cheaper if you apply for a mortgage.

  "The interest rate of our mortgage car purchase is very low. A loan of 100,000 yuan is used for a two-year mortgage, and the interest rate is only 1.5%, which is the interest of 3,000 yuan, which is equivalent to spending a total of 1000 yuan on mortgage car purchase. " The young man said.

  In another BMW 4S store, the manufacturer’s guide price of an SUV is 436,800 yuan. "If you pay in one lump sum, you will enjoy a 91% discount; If you mortgage, you can enjoy a 10% discount, which is more than 4,300 yuan cheaper. " A salesperson named Bao said.

  The salesperson told reporters that in their 4S shop, the minimum mortgage amount is 120,000 yuan, and there is a minimum mortgage ratio requirement. The reporter took a fancy to this SUV, and the minimum amount of mortgage was 137,000 yuan. "If you mortgage for two years, the interest will be 7,100 yuan, MINUS the discount of 4,300 yuan, which is equivalent to paying more than 2,700 yuan in interest for two years."

  Later, the hourly journalist came to an Audi 4S shop. A salesperson surnamed Xu told reporters that the market guidance price (bare car price) of an Audi Q5 is 446,500 yuan, and the preferential price for one-time payment is 361,500 yuan, with a discount of 85,000 yuan; If you mortgage, the preferential price is 348,500 yuan, and the discount reaches 98,000 yuan, which is 13,000 yuan cheaper than the one-time payment!

  Xiao Xu said that if a one-time payment is made, the vehicle purchase tax will be 33,000 yuan because of the high car price; If you buy a car by mortgage, the car price is cheap, and the vehicle purchase tax is 32,000 yuan, which can save 1000 yuan.

Selling mortgages wants to establish contact with customers.

  Why is the one-time payment car more expensive? In the Mercedes-Benz 4S store, the young man in charge of sales explained to me that handling mortgage loans can increase the stickiness of customers and establish long-term contact with customers. "If it is a one-time payment, it has nothing to do with us after the customer’s car leaves."

  But his explanation is obviously unconvincing. Because all the personal information of customers is retained in the process of car purchase, it is easy for 4S stores to contact customers. For customers who have taken out mortgages, the agreement stipulates that some specific after-sales services must go to 4S stores, but this connection seems far-fetched.

  In the process of buying a car, Qianbao reporter found another problem. Although every 4S shop actively encourages customers to buy a car by mortgage, the interest rates of mortgage loans are quite different. For example, if the Mercedes-Benz 4S shop mortgages for two years, the annual interest rate is 1.5%; If the BMW 4S shop is mortgaged for two years, the annual interest rate is about 2.6%; The Audi 4S shop mortgage loan has an annual interest rate of 4.2%.

  The sales staff of Audi 4S store said: "If we apply for a mortgage, we can get a rebate from the bank. We compensate the rebate to the car price, which is still very cost-effective for customers. If there is no advantage in mortgage, there will not be so many people to apply for mortgage. "

  The sales staff of Mercedes-Benz 4S store said: "Manufacturers have requirements for us, such as the proportion of cars sold by mortgage should reach 50% to 60% of customers. We are also trying to complete the manufacturer’s task indicators. "

  Just like buying a house by mortgage, buying a car by mortgage can really alleviate the tight cash flow of many consumers when buying a car. However, Hua Ge, who mentioned earlier, believes that if the car price of a full car is higher than that of a mortgage car, it obviously does not conform to the market rules, and the bank will increase the burden on consumers while generating income.

Ministry of Commerce: In the first half of the year, the business operation showed a recovery trend, and the main business indicators stabilized and rebounded.

On July 29th, Yang Tao, Deputy Director of the Comprehensive Department of the Ministry of Commerce, introduced the general situation of business operation in the first half of 2022 at the special press conference held by the Ministry of Commerce. He said that the business operation showed a recovery trend in the first half of the year, especially since the second quarter, with the gradual emergence of policy effects, the main business indicators stabilized and rebounded, which provided important support for stabilizing the macroeconomic market.

First, foreign trade grew rapidly. In the first half of the year, the import and export of goods reached 19.8 trillion yuan, up 9.4% year-on-year, while imports and exports increased by 4.8% and 13.2% respectively. Among them, due to unexpected factors, the growth rate of import and export dropped to 0.1% in April, and rebounded rapidly in May and June, reaching 9.5% and 14.3% respectively, showing the strong development resilience of foreign trade. It grew rapidly with major trading partners, with imports and exports to the United States, the European Union and ASEAN increasing by 11.7%, 7.5% and 10.6% respectively, and imports and exports to countries along the Belt and Road increased by 17.8%. "Travel" products grew rapidly, and the export of automobiles, shoes and bags increased by 51.1%, 31.4% and 34.6% respectively, which were 37.9%, 18.2% and 21.4% higher than the overall export growth rate respectively. Stabilizing the main body and stabilizing employment has achieved remarkable results. In the first half of the year, there were 506,000 enterprises with import and export performance, an increase of 5.5%. The import and export of private enterprises increased by 13.6%, accounting for 1.9 percentage points to 49.6%. Trade in services developed steadily. From January to May, the import and export of services reached 2.4 trillion yuan, an increase of 22%, of which exports increased by 26.3% and imports increased by 18.2%.

Second, domestic consumption has gradually recovered. In the first half of the year, the total retail sales of social consumer goods reached 21 trillion yuan, down 0.7% year-on-year. Among them, April was obviously affected by the epidemic, and the growth rate dropped to -11.1%. The decline narrowed to -6.7% in May and increased by 3.1% in June. New consumption achieved rapid development. The development trend of new consumption such as live e-commerce and contactless services is good. In the first half of the year, the online retail sales of physical goods increased by 5.6%, accounting for 25.9% of the total. Sales of new energy vehicles increased by 1.2 times. Physical commerce has picked up. The retail sales of supermarkets and specialty store increased by 4.2% and 2.8% respectively, 0.2 and 1.6 percentage points faster than the previous five months. Guaranteed supply and stable price are powerful and effective. Give full play to the role of multi-provincial joint guarantee and supply mechanism for daily necessities, strengthen market monitoring and early warning, ensure sufficient supply of daily necessities, and basically stabilize market prices. In the first half of the year, CPI rose by 1.7%.

Third, the quality of attracting foreign investment has improved. In the first half of the year, the actual use of foreign capital was 723.31 billion yuan, an increase of 17.4% in comparable terms. The investment structure is more optimized. Manufacturing and high-tech industries achieved "double promotion", and the actual use of foreign capital in manufacturing increased by 54.8%, accounting for 5.9 percentage points higher than the same period of last year to 25.4%; The actual use of foreign capital in high-tech industries increased by 33.6%, accounting for 3.8 percentage points to 35.5%. The main sources of investment grew steadily. The actual investment in the United States, Germany and Britain increased by 26.1%, 13.9% and 13.4% respectively (including some free ports, the same below), while the actual investment in South Korea and Hong Kong increased by 37.2% and 15.8% respectively. The high-level open platform has obvious driving effect. In the first half of the year, the actual use of foreign capital in 21 pilot free trade zones was 119.85 billion yuan, an increase of 16.8%, attracting nearly 16.6% of foreign capital with an area of less than four thousandths. The service industry’s foreign investment in the "1+4" demonstration pilot area increased by 15%, accounting for 34.7% of China’s service industry’s foreign investment. The foreign investment absorbed by 230 national economic development zones increased by 42.1%, accounting for 19.6%.

Fourth, foreign investment cooperation developed steadily. In the first half of the year, foreign non-financial direct investment reached 351.67 billion yuan, up 0.8% year-on-year (equivalent to 54.24 billion US dollars, up 0.6%), and the turnover of foreign contracted projects reached 458 billion yuan, up 4.2%. The "Belt and Road" investment cooperation has been deepening. Direct investment in countries along the Belt and Road reached 65.03 billion yuan, up 4.9%. The investment structure was continuously optimized. Investment in wholesale and retail, scientific research and technical services and manufacturing increased by 21.3%, 15.6% and 13% respectively.

V. Multilateral and regional cooperation is deepening. The 12th WTO Ministerial Conference achieved fruitful results. The promotion strategy of the free trade zone was fully implemented. Promote the high-quality implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) and continuously achieve new results. Actively promote the accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (CPTPP) and the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA). China — Cambodian FTA, China — New Zealand FTA Upgrade Protocol came into effect. Reach an early harvest arrangement for a free trade agreement with Nicaragua. Regional cooperation has achieved positive results. Successfully held the 12th BRICS Economic and Trade Ministers’ Meeting. Promote the APEC Trade Ministers’ Meeting to reach a consensus.

Japanese media: chip ban on China undermines free trade

  Reference News Network reported on February 18, Japan’s "Daily News" published an editorial on February 17, pointing out that the stick of protectionism in the United States harms the interests of all countries.

  The editorial pointed out that last year, the United States introduced measures aimed at prohibiting semiconductor trade with China, and in order to block semiconductor production in China, the United States also asked Japan and the Netherlands, which are strong in the field of chip equipment manufacturing, to take a unified step.

  What worries Japan, the United States and Europe is that China’s military technology has been further strengthened with the improvement of artificial intelligence and other fields. According to WTO rules, there are cases where trade can be restricted for security reasons.

  But in the digital society, many cutting-edge technologies can be used for both military and civilian purposes. If, in the name of security, the scope of exceptions is expanded endlessly, the free trade mechanism may collapse.

  The editorial believes that the government can use export restrictions as a means of defense, but only if the move is well-founded and carried out within the framework of international cooperation.

  For a long time, both Japan and the United States have emphasized the importance of rule-based economic activities, and (Japan and the United States) cannot destroy its value by itself.

  In addition, it is necessary for all parties to consider the impact of restrictive measures on the economy. About 30% of Japanese semiconductor manufacturing equipment is exported to the China market. Restricting exports to China will have a great impact on enterprises and investors.

  The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry should further study the specific contents of what types of equipment are restricted for export. In order to eliminate people’s concerns about protectionism, easy-to-understand explanations and high transparency are indispensable.

And China is bound to object to this. China has been exercising its influence with resources and markets. Restriction measures related to chips may lead them to take countermeasures to restrict the export of important materials such as rare metals.

  Major countries have established export management frameworks to prevent the proliferation of technologies that can be converted into military applications. However, with the intensification of confrontation between the United States, Europe and Japan and countries such as China and Russia, it is difficult for such frameworks to play a role.

  In order not to damage the benefits brought by the free trade mechanism, it is necessary to balance security and economic activities. What Japan, sandwiched between the United States and China, should do is to formulate a multi-level strategy to rebuild the trade order.

Changde, Hunan Province: Pickup trucks grabbing yellow lights can’t cause accidents before rear-end collision.

       CCTV News:Two days ago, a thrilling scene was staged at an intersection in Changde City, Hunan Province. A pickup truck failed to grab the yellow light when passing through the intersection. As a result, it rear-ended a car in front of it. The illegally loaded steel pipe on the pickup truck flew out of the roof and hit the front car and scattered on the road. Fortunately, the accident did not cause any injuries.

       After the police on duty at the intersection found the accident, they immediately went forward to check and found that the pickup truck was obviously modified. The police investigation learned that the pickup truck driver Longmou was engaged in building decoration work, and privately welded steel frames at the head and tail of the pickup truck to facilitate the loading of goods. On the same day, Longmou drove the steel pipe to the construction site. When driving to the intersection of the incident, he saw that the traffic lights were about to turn red and wanted to grab the yellow light, but the black car in front slowed down and stopped. So Longmou quickly stepped on the brakes, but he still chased the front car. The huge inertia and the weak binding caused the steel pipe carried on the car to fly out and hit the front car. 

       In the end, the police decided that the pickup truck driver Longmou was fully responsible for the accident, and fined 500 yuan for the illegal act of changing the shape of the motor vehicle without authorization and registering the relevant technical data, and ordered him to immediately restore the vehicle to its original condition.

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1905 movie network news Last weekend (06.23-06.25), the box office revenue in North America totaled $141.5 million, down 25.7% from the previous week. The performance of (hereinafter referred to as) in the United States is weak, and it grinds out $69.09 million in the first five days, which is the lowest in the first week of the series. "Explosive shell" has a routine of big scenes, and it seems that it can no longer coax North American audiences. The word-of-mouth score has fallen to a new low, and the freshness of rotten tomatoes is 15%. It is accused of being boring, long and boring. I have no love at home, but I still rely on other places for more help. The overseas box office of is still evergreen, with a total of $265 million in the world in the first week. Although it is less than the fourth, it is close and in good condition. In terms of small-scale screening, Amazon’s R-rated romantic comedy set a new record for single-theater box office revenue, with an average single-theater box office revenue of 87,000 US dollars, the highest in 2017. The box office of a single theater is 60 thousand dollars, and most of the film reviews praise the exquisite artistic conception of the picture.

In terms of old films, Shenwei has not diminished. In the fourth week, it pocketed $25.17 million, a decrease of only 39%. In 24 days, the local box office totaled $318 million, which is expected to surpass the total box office of $363 million, catching up with Marvel Comics (currently $380 million); At present, the global box office has reached $650 million, and after this week, it is expected to surpass ($665 million) to become the box office champion in American women-directed films. In the next week, the decline rate was 53%, which was lower than 60%, which was relatively stable. Now, the total domestic box office in 10 days totaled 99.8 million US dollars, and the total global box office was 141 million US dollars. Man-eating shark thriller is the best of the four films opened last week. Last week, it earned $7.43 million, a decrease of 34%, and the box office in 10 days totaled $24.26 million. The biography of Tupac Shakur, a famous late rapper, is really eye-catching, with a drop of 78% in the next week and a total box office of $38.64 million in 10 days. It seems that more profit margins have to be boosted by overseas.

ranking

film

Weekend box office

(USD)

Cumulative box office

(USD)

Number of release weeks

this week

last week

one

new

45.3 million

69.09 million

one

2

one

25.17 million

99.88 million

2

three

2

25.17 million

318.3 million

four

four

five

7.43 million

24.26 million

2

five

three

5.85 million

38.64 million

2

six

four

5.83 million

68.52 million

three

seven

six

5.23 million

160 million

five

eight

seven

4.7 million

16.63 million

2

nine

eight

4.28 million

65.74 million

four

10

nine

3 million

380.2 million

eight

11

15

1.81 million

3.01 million

three

twelve

twelve

1.45 million

56.6 million

five

Source: boxofficemojo

 

The lowest overseas strong support scene in the first week of "Transformers 5" box office series

Recommended star rating: ★★★☆.

Obviously, blackening Optimus Prime is also difficult to retain the audience’s waning enthusiasm for autobots. Michael bay’s film, as the only film with a large-scale painting last week, earned $69.09 million in 4,069 theaters in the United States in five days (including $45.3 million in the box office from Friday to Sunday), which was only 57% of the previous film, making it the lowest box office in the series. Looking back, in the first six days of 2007, the box office was $155 million. In the first five days of 2009, the local box office was $200 million, and the box office was $180 million. The time was short, and it also collected $100 million in three days. The local box office peak of the whole Transformers series was the second film ($402 million), and then it continued to decline. However, in view of the fact that the next fastest heavyweight new film will have to wait until July 7th, there is still hope for the "online duration" of Transformers 5. If it exceeds Transformers 4: Extinction and Rebirth in 2014, the final domestic box office volume is expected to be around $140 million.

The rating on the Internet was a curse. Transformers 5 scored B+ in the current cinema, IMDb scored 5.3, MTC27 scored 27, the freshness of rotten tomatoes was 15%, and the freshness of audiences was 58%. The main points of spitting are as follows: 1. It turned out to be just a long and boring trailer of cheat people and a $250 million Hasbro toy advertisement. Rolling Stone magazine said: "It makes other blockbusters in summer look like classics of famous teachers." 2. I really don’t know what michael bay is for. "Certainly not praise, also won’t be the audience’s favorite, not to mention any innovation and development. Just to refresh the record of the number of bad reviews, come on, freshly baked another one for you. " 3. There is no wisdom or interest at all. "The Guardian" commented: "It gives people the feeling that it is a big scene with Marvel Comics, but Marvel Comics at least makes people feel humorous and interesting, and the Transformers are in short supply."

Although the word of mouth is not beautiful, the box office outside North America is still relatively optimistic. "Transformers 5" grossed $196 million overseas in its first week, topping the weekly box office list in 40 countries and regions around the world, with mainland China contributing $123 million. At present, the global box office totals US$ 265 million, which is slightly lower than the US$ 300 million in the same period of Transformers 4: Rebirth of the Jedi, but close to the US$ 271 million in the first week (the film has now reached 677 million in the global box office). I hope the influence of bad word-of-mouth can be controlled. After all, Paramount Pictures really needs Transformers 5 to be "normal" now. On the one hand, the production and publicity costs of this film add up to at least $350 million (data source: new york Times). On the other hand, several Paramount films, such as "The Ringing Bell at Midnight 3", "The Beach Ranger", are not satisfactory this year. If Transformers 5 can save the scene as expected, it will also give the executives and the capitalists a reassurance.

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