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The Federal Reserve announced its biggest rate increase in nearly 30 years
The FEDERAL Reserve, the equivalent of the U.S. central bank, has announced its biggest interest rate hike in nearly 30 years as it steps up efforts to combat soaring consumer prices. The Fed said it raised the target range for the federal funds rate by 75 basis points to between 1.5% and 1.75%. ...Read more -
On the chain, efforts will be made to address trade bottlenecks in various ways
With the orderly resumption of work and production in key areas, the supply chain demand of foreign trade enterprises is further highlighted. How to solve the problems such as material tightness after the resumption of work and ensure that the resumption of work and production is not “stuck...Read more -
Ukrainian edible carrier bag wins award
Ukrainian scientists have invented an eco-friendly plastic bag that decomposes quickly, does not pollute the environment, and what’s more you can eat it once it’s worn out. Dr Dmytro Bidyuk and his colleagues discovered the material as a by-product of combining natural prot...Read more -
Inject new impetus into China-Africa economic and trade cooperation
Gather high-quality African products to boost China-Africa economic and trade cooperation. The fourth “Double Goods Online Shopping Festival” and African Goods Online Shopping Festival will be held from April 28 to May 12 in the form of online and offline integration. In Hunan, Zheji...Read more -
Environmentalists Say Tiny Plastic ‘Nurdles’ Threaten Earth’s Oceans
(Bloomberg) — Environmentalists have identified another threat to the planet. It’s called a nurdle. Nurdles are tiny pellets of plastic resin no bigger than a pencil eraser that manufacturers transform into packaging, plastic straws, water bottles and other typical targets of environmental action...Read more -
California Becomes First State to Ban Plastic Bags
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Tuesday that makes the state the first in the country to ban single-use plastic bags. The ban will go into effect in July 2015, prohibiting large grocery stores from using the material that often ends up as litter in the state’s waterways. Smaller bu...Read more -
The Patron Saint of Plastic Bags
In the pantheon of lost causes, defending the plastic grocery bag would seem to be right up there with supporting smoking on planes or the murder of puppies. The ubiquitous thin white bag has moved squarely beyond eyesore into the realm of public nuisance, a symbol of waste and excess and the in...Read more -
Plastic bag makers commit to 20 percent recycled content by 2025
The plastic bag industry on Jan. 30 unveiled a voluntary commitment to boost recycled content in retail shopping bags to 20 percent by 2025 as part of a broader sustainability initiative. Under the plan, the industry’s main U.S. trade group is rebranding itself as the American Recyclabl...Read more -
‘Keep your guard up’: CDC studies show waning COVID vaccine efficacy as delta variant sweeps US
Immunity to COVID-19 from vaccines might be declining over time as the highly contagious delta variant surges across the country, according to new research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A study released Tuesday showed vaccine effectiveness decreased among health care worke...Read more -
Robot pandas and board shorts: Chinese military launches aircraft carrier clothing line
Aircraft carriers are kind of cool. Anybody who’s ever seen “Top Gun” can attest to that. But only a few of the world’s navies have the industrial and technological capabilities to build them. In 2017, China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) joined that c...Read more -
Infections surging and ‘things are going to get worse,’ Fauci says; Florida breaks another record: Live COVID updates
The U.S. likely won’t see the lockdowns that plagued the nation last year despite surging infections, but “things are going to get worse,” Dr. Anthony Fauci warned Sunday. Fauci, making the rounds on morning news shows, noted that half of Americans have been vaccinated. That, h...Read more -
Los Angeles County reimposes indoor mask mandate for all as coronavirus cases rise nationwide
Los Angeles County announced Thursday it will revive an indoor mask mandate applying to everyone regardless of vaccination status in response to rising coronavirus cases and hospitalizations linked to the highly transmissible delta variant. The order to take effect late Saturday night in...Read more
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