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On November 15, you and I became one in 8 billion, a milestone in the history of human development. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said this is a moment for humanity to think about its shared responsibility for the planet. How will a world population of 8 billion affect the world's population pattern? Is it limitless possibility, or is it a cautionary tale?
According to the World Population Prospects 2022 report released by the United Nations, it took about 11 years for the world's population to grow from 7 billion to 8 billion, which is close to the time from 6 billion to 7 billion. The next billion growth is expected to take about 14.5 years and will occur in 2037.
The Beijing News reporter combed the data and found that between 1961 and 2021, the annual growth rate of the world population showed a trend of first rising and then declining, reaching a peak of 2.13% in 1971, and then fell sharply, less than 1% in 2020. The United Nations predicts that the annual global population growth rate could fall to about 0.5% by 2050 due to the continued decline in fertility.
Since 2012, the mainland has continuously adjusted and optimized its birth policy. In the past decade, the mainland population has maintained steady growth, the gender structure has continued to improve, population mobility has become increasingly active, and the degree of agglomeration has increased.
Data show that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China will enter a stage of moderate aging. In the long run, the aging of the mainland population will have a profound impact on the mainland's labor demand and pension system. How to actively and effectively cope with the aging of the mainland population? The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed to implement the national strategy of actively coping with the aging of the population, develop the elderly care industry and the elderly care industry, optimize the services for the lonely elderly, and promote the realization of basic elderly care services for all the elderly.
Tomas Sobotka, a demographer at the Vienna Institute of Population Research at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, told the Beijing News: "The world's population reaching 8 billion is an important milestone, it marks the end of an era of rapid population growth. ”
"More and more countries are experiencing zero or negative growth." Sobotka said.
The UN report also points out that the regional distribution of future world population growth is extremely uneven. By 2050, more than half of global population growth will be concentrated in these eight countries: the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines and Tanzania. After 2050, sub-Saharan Africa is expected to contribute more than half of the world's population growth.
Sobotka said these countries generally face problems such as poor governance, land and environmental degradation, food shortages and inadequate infrastructure, and climate change. The combination of these factors can have a variety of unintended potential consequences, including conflict, mass migration, and even more so-called "failed" countries and regions that are not functioning properly.
In an interview, Natalia Kanem, executive director of the United Nations Population Fund, warned of "demographic alarmism," "Some people worry that the world is overpopulated and that the resources to sustain them are insufficient." I am here to say unequivocally that the size of the world's population is not something to worry about. Instead of distracting from these "alarmist" statements, she argues, more energy should be devoted to helping women, children and marginalized people.
One year is not a long time for the capital market, but it is enough for a new market to rise and grow. On November 15, the Beijing Stock Exchange celebrated its first anniversary, and a series of figures witnessed the rise of this capital market star - as of November 11, the number of listed companies reached 123, of which small and medium-sized enterprises accounted for 77%, and became the main force in front of the stage.
On the first anniversary of the opening of the Beijing Stock Exchange, the Beijing News reporter interviewed the "helmsers" of the first batch of Beijing Stock Exchange thematic funds and private equity fund investors who deeply laid out the Beijing Stock Exchange, discussed the gains and losses of investment in the Beijing Stock Exchange in the past year, and explored new opportunities for the development of the Beijing Stock Exchange.
Xie Jiale, a two-year fixed fund manager of Dacheng BSE, told reporters that the listed companies on the BSE have achieved a relatively leading level in terms of professional capabilities in specialized and new market segments. When talking about the pressure faced by the management fund, Tse Jiale said that there are two main aspects of pressure, on the one hand, because the turnover and volume are relatively small, so it will encounter relatively obvious fluctuations in the process of opening a position. On the other hand, in the process of competing for strategic placement projects, there will also be competition, especially some of the higher quality strategic placement projects.
On the occasion of the first anniversary of the establishment of the BSE (September 2), the BSE launched two reform and innovation measures, one is to release the index compilation plan, and the other is to publicly solicit opinions on the margin and securities lending system. Both measures are now bearing fruit.
Lei Jiayuan believes that the launch of the BSE index and margin lending system will further increase the attention and liquidity level of the BSE market, and attract more outstanding enterprises to choose to list on the BSE; Institutional investors may seize the favorable position opening window before the implementation of the system, further select individual stocks to increase product positions, and bring better returns to holders.
In addition, Gao Fengyong, chairman of Luanhai Capital, said that he hopes to see more reform measures of the Beijing Stock Exchange, on the one hand, there can be better and more reasonable institutional arrangements in the financing and securitization of innovative small and medium-sized enterprises, on the other hand, he hopes to see the Beijing Stock Exchange make targeted reforms in improving the liquidity of listed enterprises.
"Small but fine" has become a common feature of enterprises listed on the Beijing Stock Exchange, with small and medium-sized enterprises accounting for more than 70%. On the BSE, more than half of the enterprises are medium-sized, 27 are small enterprises, and only 28 are large enterprises, accounting for 22.76% of the total.
Looking back on the past year, "vitality" has become synonymous with companies listed on the Beijing Stock Exchange. Although the market value of most enterprises is small, most of them are "specialized enterprises" with strong development potential, achieving double growth in revenue and profit.
The Beijing Stock Exchange, which serves small and medium-sized enterprises, has become a financing channel for more enterprises. Recently, the number of companies queuing up for listing on the Beijing Stock Exchange has gradually increased. Compared with 2021, the speed of new stock review and issuance on the BSE this year has been significantly improved. However, the acceleration of the review of the Beijing Stock Exchange does not mean that the standards are relaxed.
A reporter from the Beijing News browsed the announcement of the deliberation results and found that information disclosure issues, financial performance authenticity, and continuous operation ability have become common problems for enterprises that have failed the review. This year, half of the 12 enterprises that failed to be reviewed by the Beijing Stock Exchange had insufficient information disclosure, and 5 companies had problems with the truth of their financial performance and whether they had the ability to continue operating.
Looking back, the Beijing Stock Exchange handed over its "annual summary" with good results. Now, the story continues.
The "inhaled new crown vaccine" is here, and reservations are available in many places. How to get the new crown vaccine for inhalation? How effective is it? Who can be vaccinated? Look at all this and you will understand.
In terms of people who can be vaccinated, people aged 18 and above who have completed basic immunization for 6 months - refers to those who have received 2 doses of inactivated vaccine (Beijing Biotech, Sinovac Zhongwei, Wuhan Biotechnology) or 1 dose of CanSino Bio adenovirus vector new crown vaccine (intramuscular dosage form) can be vaccinated with inhaled new crown vaccine. However, this inhaled new crown vaccine is only used for booster immunization and cannot be used for primary immunization.
Those who are allergic to the active ingredient in the vaccine, any of the inactive ingredients, substances used in the manufacturing process, or who have previously received similar vaccines; those who have had a previous severe allergic reaction to the vaccine (such as acute allergic reaction, angioedema, dyspnea, etc.); People with uncontrolled epilepsy and other progressive neurological diseases, people with a history of Guillain-Barré syndrome; Those who are feverish, or have acute illness, or acute exacerbation of chronic disease, or patients with uncontrolled severe chronic disease; This vaccine is not recommended for pregnant women.
The inhalation steps of the recipient can be summarized as three steps: exhale, inhale, and hold their breath. As shown in the following figure:
(Before the official vaccination, you can practice 1-2 times on your own under the guidance of the vaccination doctor.) ）
The study data showed that the vaccine had a good booster effect against both Delta and Omicron variants, the overall incidence of adverse reactions was low, and the vast majority of reactions were mild, and no serious adverse events occurred within 6 months after booster vaccination, especially in the elderly.
At the same time, vaccination with inhaled recombinant new coronavirus vaccine will not affect nucleic acid test results. The inhaled vaccine does not contain existing nucleic acid detection targets, and nucleic acid testing can be performed normally after vaccination.
What vaccination sites have been opened in Beijing?
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Do you love exhibitions? In the late autumn of Beijing, Guo Wei, anchor of the Beijing News "Amateur Guo Director", invited screenwriter Shi Hang to watch the "Mark of Civilization - Dunhuang Art Exhibition" exhibited at the Minsheng Art Museum in Beijing, discussing the significance of the existence of cultural pavilions and thinking about the "flow exhibition".
What is the significance of the public going to see the exhibition? In Shi Hang's view, a very important aspect is to seek sources of conversation and reserve some topics that can be chatted in depth. He said that in everyday conversation, if you just reuse Internet phrases, such as "tether Q", what is the point?
Talking about the current fashionable "traffic exhibition", Shi Hang believes that just like the Wuzhen Theater Festival, if you let children watch those deep special guest plays and classic dramas, they will feel very bored. But the street carnival of the Wuzhen Theater Festival has clowns, magicians, and children are happy to see it. So each flower goes into its own eye.
Shi Hang feels that museums and art galleries are unfamiliar environments and other places for those who come to see the exhibition. Among them, perhaps a certain collection or painting can suddenly evoke the memories of the viewer, and some feelings are instantly stimulated, which is the knowledge of other places.
On November 15, the State Council's new office held a press conference on the operation of the national economy in October 2022. Fu Linghui, spokesman of the National Bureau of Statistics and director of the Department of Comprehensive Statistics of the National Economy, said in response to a question from a reporter from the Beijing News that from the next stage, the domestic economic recovery faces many challenges, but the long-term good fundamentals of the mainland economy have not changed.
At present, the domestic epidemic has recurred, and many places have reported that the confirmed cases have continued to rise recently, what impact will it have on the operation of the national economy? Fu Linghui introduced that this year, affected by the complex and severe international environment and the frequent spread of domestic epidemics, the economic recovery slowed down in October. Although the mainland economy has faced many factors that have exceeded expectations since the beginning of this year, under the influence of a series of economic stabilization policies, the economy has continued to recover under pressure.
From the perspective of quarterly changes, the economic recovery in the third quarter was significantly better than in the second quarter, and the recovery trend continued in October. From the next stage, although the international environment is complex and severe, and the domestic economic recovery is facing many challenges, the fundamentals of the mainland's long-term economic improvement have not changed, and the basic characteristics of strong material foundation, broad market space, abundant human resources and huge development potential have not changed.
Fu Linghui said that the victorious convening of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China will greatly stimulate the development enthusiasm of the people of all ethnic groups in the country and enhance their confidence in development. With the effectiveness of various economic stabilization policies, economic operation is expected to gradually recover.
Fu Linghui believes that generally speaking, external shocks are phased and will not change the general trend of sustained economic development of the mainland, and under the effect of various policies and measures, the national economy will continue to maintain a stable recovery trend. Read the full article >>>
On the afternoon of November 14, local time, Chinese President Xi Jinping held a meeting with US President Biden in Bali, Indonesia. The China-US summit took more than 3 hours, and some details showed that this China-US summit meeting was unusual.
The meeting between China and the US dollar took place at the site of the Chinese delegation, because the meeting between the two heads of state in Bali was initiated by the US side, which is in line with diplomatic etiquette. It is worth noting that the venue of the meeting was not chosen at the G20 venue or other "neutral" venues, and to a certain extent, it can be said that this meeting is equivalent to China's quasi-home diplomacy.
The arrangement of the China-US summit, which took place the day before the G20 summit, indicates that the meeting was not planned to be achieved through brief talks in multilateral forums from the beginning, but to dedicate time for in-depth exchanges on Sino-US relations and other major issues. This also shows that holding a summit meeting between China and the United States is also one of the main goals of Biden's participation in the G20 summit.
This is also evidenced by the fact that the meeting lasted more than three hours. The length of exchanges and meetings between the Chinese and US heads of state has played a role in guiding the rudder for determining the tone of Sino-US relations.
It is also worth noting that although the US-China summit was initiated by the US side, the US definition of bilateral relations is still limited to the "guardrail theory". China's tone for Sino-US relations is both objective and more strategic. On the one hand, with regard to the current situation of China-US relations, China believes that "the situation facing Sino-US relations is not in line with the fundamental interests of the two countries and two peoples, nor does it meet the expectations of the international community", on the other hand, China believes that China-US relations should be promoted to "upward".
Indeed, the whole world is concerned about how Sino-US relations develop. Biden also said that "the world expects the United States and China to play a key role in solving global problems." Actions speak louder than words, and for Sino-US relations to return to the path of healthy development, the US side also needs to have a more strategic vision in understanding and show more sincerity in action. Read the full article >>>
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