1. China surpasses Greece to become the world’s largest shipowner
For a long time, Greece, with many well-known ship kings and shipowner companies, has been the world’s largest shipowner country. According to the latest data from Clarkson’s research, in terms of total tonnage, China has now surpassed Greece by a narrow margin to become the world’s largest shipowner.

2. Foreign media: Iran’s frozen funds in South Korea have been fully unfrozen
According to Reuters, Iran’s central bank governor Mohammad Farzin stated on the 12th local time that all frozen funds in South Korea have been unfrozen and will be used to purchase “goods that have not been sanctioned”.

3. In the first seven months of this year, over 170000 people illegally entered the European Union, reaching a new high in the same period in nearly seven years
The European Union Border and Coast Guard announced on the 11th that due to a sharp increase in illegal entry into the Central Mediterranean (destination Italy), the number of illegal entries into the EU exceeded 170000 in the first seven months of this year, setting a new high for the same period in nearly seven years.

4. Türkiye has a trade surplus for the first time in 20 months
According to the data released by the Central Bank of Türkiye on August 11 local time, Türkiye’s trade surplus in June this year was 674 million dollars, which is the first time that Türkiye has achieved a trade surplus since October 2021. In June, tourism revenue increased by 18.5% to 4.8 billion dollars.

5. The number of bankrupt enterprises in Germany increased significantly year-on-year in July
According to preliminary data released by the German Federal Bureau of Statistics on the 11th, the number of companies applying for standard bankruptcy procedures in Germany increased by 23.8% in July compared to the same period last year, and in June, the year-on-year value was 13.9%.

6. Four Chinese Internet Companies Order AI Chips from Nvidia
According to the Financial Times, four Chinese Internet companies, Baidu, ByteDance, Tencent and Alibaba, have ordered a total of $5 billion worth of AI chips from Nvidia. Among them, Nvidia will ship a total of approximately 100000 A800 chips worth $1 billion this year, and the remaining $4 billion worth of chips will be delivered next year.

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Post time: Aug-15-2023