Import and Export News-2024-07-10- Waymore Tools

Today's news:

1. According to a report from Thailand China Net on the 5th, Thailand Gulf Energy cooperated with Google Cloud to develop sovereign cloud services and build a big data center. The total investment is expected to be 20 billion baht across two phases. The target service mainly addresses data security, fully managing and storing data for government and private sectors with special needs in security, health, education, and energy.

2. The "July Economic Trends" released by the Korea Development Institute on the 8th pointed out that although South Korea's exports have recently grown strong, domestic demand recovery is weak, and the overall economic improvement momentum is fragile. In recent months, the institute has observed that "although domestic demand is sluggish, the economy is showing signs of recovery, driven by strong export growth."

3. Anthropic CEO stated that the training cost of the AI model currently being developed by the company is estimated to be as high as US$1 billion. The cost of training AI models is expected to increase to US$10 billion or even US$100 billion by 2027. Anthropic is regarded as OpenAI’s top competitor.

4. The forward contracts of container shipping to Europe plummeted collectively. As of the close of trading on July 8, the European Container Line 2502 contract, 2504 contract, 2506 contract, and 2412 contract fell to the limit, and the 2410 contract fell by more than 15%.

5. TrendForce reported that in June, as the raw materials at the downstream battery end were mainly destocked, the overall lithium carbonate segment shipments were not smooth. With the oversupply situation on the supply side difficult to resolve in the short term, the price of lithium carbonate fell to a new low for the year, dropping from more than 100,000 yuan per ton last month to a range of 90,000 yuan.

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Today's Insights: Most really powerful people have these habit

1. Getting up early helps you think clearly. Have you ever felt like this? If you are used to staying up late or sleeping in, you will always feel dizzy during the day. It is inefficient and easy to procrastinate.

The differences between people often arise in small daily habits. Many great people are not just talented; while you are still sleeping soundly, they are already on the way to pursue their dreams. Although sleeping in late can bring short-term satisfaction, getting up early brings spiritual richness. Get up early to greet the new day in a better state, with more energy and more active thinking.

2. Getting up early can make you more stable. If you want to live a calmer life, try to develop the habit of getting up early. If you are used to procrastinating in bed in the morning, what may be left for you is to dress and wash in a hurry, chase the bus in a rush, and have no time to eat breakfast. Getting up early will not only give you more time but also make your life rhythm more relaxed and your mood more pleasant. When anxiety and stress hit you, try changing your routine by going to bed early and getting up early. When a person is emotionally stable and calm, you will get twice the result with half the effort.

Big changes in life may be difficult to achieve at once, but we can start with a small habit to fine-tune ourselves. As a student, try to go to bed early and get up early, and slowly change your life. Getting up early is an attitude towards life. The realization of the plan must be driven by goals. Find a reason to get up early happily, for example, to improve yourself, increase your self-confidence, make yourself more energetic, and become physically and mentally healthier. This will make you more motivated to get up early.

In anything, haste makes waste. If you suddenly wake up too early one day, your biological clock may be disrupted. Gradually change, get up 10 minutes earlier on the first day, and then 10 minutes earlier a few days later, until you reach your ideal goal. Getting up early is an attitude towards life. There is a saying that only those who can control their morning can control their life. Early risers can better appreciate the beauty of life, understand the preciousness of time, and develop self-discipline. Start getting up early tomorrow. Those seemingly ordinary days will eventually let you see the meaning of persistence at a certain moment.