US Secretary of State in Berlin Solution to pipeline dispute by August?

Status: 23.06.2021 13:57

During his inaugural visit to Berlin, US Secretary of State Blinken demonstrated unity with his counterpart Maas. In the dispute over the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, an agreement is expected soon. The German government wants to find a solution to the transatlantic dispute over the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline by August. This was announced by Foreign Minister Heiko Maas in Berlin after a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The Chancellor’s trip to Washington in mid-July would certainly also be a suitable date, said Maas. But in August the US Congress will again deal with possible sanctions. “It is extremely important to us to achieve results that can also be supported in Washington,” emphasized the SPD politician.

USA: Nord Stream 2 is “Russia’s geopolitical project”

Blinken warned that Russia could use energy to leverage Ukraine. “Our goal is to ensure that Russia does not use energy as a means of coercion, as a weapon against Ukraine or anyone else in Europe,” said the US Secretary of State, who told his counterpart Maas in the run-up to the second Libya conference met in Berlin. The US continues to believe that the pipeline is a geopolitical project by Russia that threatens Europe’s energy security. In view of the difference of opinion between Washington and Berlin on this point, Blinken emphasized: “It happens from time to time among friends.”

USA waived sanctions

For years, the US has been against the construction of the Baltic Sea pipeline, which is supposed to pump gas from Russia to Germany bypassing Ukraine. Nevertheless, in May the new administration of US President Joe Biden partially gave up its longstanding resistance to the project and waived sanctions against the operating company – also out of consideration for relations with Germany.

Since then, talks have been going on between Germany and the USA about how to proceed. In essence, it is about how Ukraine, as a previous transit country, can secure long-term income, since it is dependent on Russian billions for gas transfers. The corresponding contract between Russia and Ukraine is limited to 2024

No agreement in the coalition Tenants have to bear the CO2 price alone

Status: 22.06.2021 4:31 p.m.

The coalition seemed to be in agreement: landlords and tenants should share the CO2 costs on oil and gas in the future. But the Union no longer went along with it. Associations and the opposition are angry – and generally criticize the climate protection concept. For the time being, tenants in Germany will have to bear the additional costs due to the CO2 price on oil and gas alone. An agreement reached by the federal government weeks ago to relieve tenants has now failed. The Union faction did not want to participate, did not want to burden landlords and landlords additionally. “A division of the additional CO2 costs between tenants and landlords would be counterproductive, since the CO2 price is intended to steer behavior”, said Union faction vice-chairman Thorsten Frei of the news agency dpa.

Incentive to produce less CO2

It should be worthwhile for the consumer if he uses less CO2, said Frei. That was the reason why the Union faction rejected the division. After all, landlords are not responsible for heating costs, according to Frei.

At the same time, Frei emphasized that it had already been ensured that it was not closed “social imbalances” come “Those who receive transfer payments receive their housing costs from the state. Those who are entitled to housing benefit have received ten percent more since the beginning of the year in order to cushion the CO2 price”said Frei.

Criticism from the SPD and the tenants’ association

The SPD side, on the other hand, expressed its disappointment. The Union has refused to include the landlords and landlords in the higher CO2 costs for living. This leave you behind “bitter aftertaste”said SPD parliamentary group leader Rolf Mützenich. “Now the tenants alone have to bear the additional costs”, he said. “This is not how we imagine social climate protection.”

Of a “impending price shock” SPD parliamentary deputy Sören Bartol spoke for tenants “Editorial network Germany” (RND). The no from the CDU and CSU to the division model “exposes the social coldness of the Union”, he said. The German Tenants’ Association called the regulation in the RND newspapers one “hit in the face” of the tenants.

Additional expenses of up to 160 euros

The cabinet decision of May 12th originally provided that landlords should bear 50 percent of the costs of the national CO2 price in future tenancies. According to the current legal situation, tenants take on the costs arising from CO2 pricing, currently EUR 25 per tonne.

The consequence of the regulation: If heating continues to be mainly fossil fuel, it will be expensive. Like the portal “Check24” has calculated, the CO2 price of 25 euros for a family with a rented apartment and a consumption of 1000 liters of heating oil per year results in additional costs of almost 79 euros. A family with a house has to pay about twice as much.

Eight billion euros for climate protection

Originally, the now burst relief for tenants was noted in the so-called immediate climate protection program. The immediate program will now go into the cabinet without the corresponding passage. It essentially contains the plan for the distribution of the eight billion euros that are to be used in addition to climate protection measures in the coming years. But the coming federal government has to implement this. SPD parliamentary deputy Matthias Miersch, who negotiated the details of the climate and energy program with the Union to the end, spoke of one “Bridge to the next legislative period”. Miersch criticized the concept for the expansion of renewable energies as a failure. Here it was not possible to give the federal states binding targets, for example for the expansion of wind energy on land. Giving wind and solar energy a boost through changes in the law is now the task “Future task of the next government”said Miersch. Environment Minister Svenja Schulze (SPD) referred to RTL / n-tv on concrete progress, for example in the replacement of climate-damaging oil heating systems, but also admitted: “We could do a lot more.”

The Federal Climate Protection Act is to be passed quickly

The Federal Climate Protection Act, which is due to pass this week by the Bundestag and Bundesrat, forms the framework for all measures and financial plans. This will anchor the new climate goals that the federal government had set for itself just two weeks after a ruling by the Federal Constitutional Court in May. The judges in Karlsruhe had instructed the federal government to regulate the national path to the reduction of climate-damaging greenhouse gases even beyond the year 2030.

Germany is aiming for greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045, five years earlier than originally planned. Then only as much climate-damaging gas should be emitted as can be neutralized again. Politicians argued for weeks about the right way to get there and only agreed on the final key points on Monday.

Tariff round 2021 The fight for the collective agreement

Status: 15.06.2021 12:43 p.m.

The economy in Germany will recover in 2021 after the slump as a result of the pandemic. The unions are now calling for some significant wage increases. Your goals and the collective bargaining agreements for 2021 at a glance. Falling numbers of new corona infections and the progress made in vaccination will lead to an economic recovery in Germany in 2021. The growing global economy supports the demand for goods “Made in Germany”. At the same time, inflation is rising significantly. With their sometimes high demands, the unions want all the more to ensure that the collective bargaining agreements in 2021 do not result in any real wage losses for employees.

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The trade unions and employers naturally assess the scope for wage increases differently in this situation. Collective bargaining is therefore programmed. You can find an overview of the major collective bargaining rounds in 2021 here:

* Source: WSI tariff archive; Note d. Red .: The table only shows the percentage wage claims and collective bargaining agreements. We have not listed special regulations such as one-off payments, profit sharing, wage increases by fixed sums (for all employees regardless of the respective income), vacation, etc. in order to keep the table clearer and comparable.

Aircraft builder Dispute over Airbus and Boeing put on hold

Status: 15.06.2021 6:17 p.m.

The transatlantic dispute between Airbus and Boeing had far-reaching consequences – in the form of special tariffs. Now the two aircraft manufacturers have buried the hatchet for the time being. By Torsten Teichmann, ARD studio Washington You speak of a breakthrough in Brussels. But the US and the European Union have not yet agreed on whether Airbus should repay subsidies or Boeing should forego funds. They have not found a long-term solution on how to regulate government support for the aircraft industry. Instead, both sides decided to freeze the dispute. US tariffs that have already been issued, which are intended as punitive measures for Europe, will remain suspended – for another five years. The same applies to punitive tariffs imposed by Europeans on certain imports from the USA.

“Armistice” in favor of jobs

The situation in the aviation industry certainly contributed to the compromise: The industry is severely affected worldwide by the consequences of the pandemic, travel restrictions and entry bans. Boeing needs security to invest in a successor to the 737 series, a new medium-haul aircraft with a single aisle and composite wings. For the USA there are a total of 1.2 million jobs, justified the trade representative of the USA, Katherine Tai, the readiness for a ceasefire in the trade conflict. The decision is in the interests of the American middle class.

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Contribution to the transatlantic détente

And at the same time, the step serves the foreign policy goal of relaxing transatlantic relations again – as far as the domestic political sensitivities in Washington allow. Because the accusation of the elected US President Donald Trump that Europe is exploiting the United States has never completely disappeared. Specifically, the US is suspending higher tariffs on certain European imports as long as the EU’s support for Airbus does not go beyond the agreement that has now been made. And vice versa, presumably the same applies to the EU tariffs on Washington and Boeing.

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Controversy has been smoldering for many years

The transatlantic trade conflict over direct and indirect state aid has existed for 16 years. The World Trade Organization (WTO) decided in autumn 2019 that subsidies for Airbus put its competitors at a competitive disadvantage. The WTO gave the United States the option of penalizing imports from Germany, France, Great Britain and Spain with tariffs totaling 7.5 billion US dollars annually. Since then, French cheese, German wine and EU aircraft have become significantly more expensive for the US market. Because nothing was progressing in talks from the US point of view, the administration under President Trump increased tariffs on European aircraft from ten to 15 percent in March 2020. In a second procedure, the WTO again approved the Europeans, who in turn paid higher customs duties on imports from the USA. It was about additional taxes amounting to 4.5 billion US dollars, for example on whiskey, nuts, tobacco and airplanes.

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Business recently stagnated on both sides

In the past few months, Boeing and Airbus had only delivered a few machines. According to the “Wall Street Journal”, however, the tariffs on planes in the USA mainly affect Delta Airlines, which is expanding its Airbus fleet. In Europe, Ryanair in particular had to reckon with rising prices with its standard Boeing 737 fleet. It is not known whether the airlines took over the customs duties when the machines were delivered or the manufacturers themselves. The agreement in Brussels and the postponed conflict should give both sides a little more security.

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Focus on new competition

The US Trade Representative Tai also said that instead of fighting with your closest allies, they are coming together to face a different challenge. And the common adversary is – once again on this trip by US President Joe Biden through Europe: China. The People’s Republic is building its own aircraft industry with state investments. Europe and the US are complaining that China is violating the rules of international trade and laws protecting intellectual property. But that’s also true: a competitor is just emerging for medium-haul aircraft like the Airbus A320 or Boeing 737 – and that on the lucrative Chinese market.

After Brexit Great Britain and Australia sign trade pact

Status: 15.06.2021 12:07 p.m. Great Britain and Australia have agreed on a free trade agreement. The deal will ensure further growth, announced the government in London. But there are also skeptical voices. For the first time since Brexit, Great Britain has signed a completely renegotiated trade agreement. Prime Minister Boris Johnson reached a free trade agreement with his Australian colleague Scott Morrison. The heads of government have cleared the last stumbling blocks out of the way in the past few days, said both sides.

Boost for 3.5 million employees?

Accordingly, manufacturers of cars and whiskey would benefit from duty-free, the government announced in London. Young Britons under 35 should be given more freedom to live and work in Australia. Industries with around 3.5 million employees in the UK received a boost. The contract will ensure further growth. “Today marks a new dawn in the UK’s relationship with Australia, one that is fueled by our shared history and values,” said Johnson. Australian Trade Minister Dan Tehan described the deal as a “gain for jobs, businesses, free trade”.

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“Good news for both countries”

In 2020, UK-Australian trade was worth £ 13.9 billion – around € 16.15 billion. The UK is Australia’s fifth largest trading partner. Before the British became part of the EU and with it the internal market in 1973, Australia was even the most important trading partner. Economist Gabriele Suder from RMIT University in Melbourne welcomed the British-Australian deal. This is good news for both countries. After all, it is the first agreement in the post-Brexit era. She expects the deal to bring the Australian economy 1.3 billion Australian dollars (around 830 million euros) annually. Other experts believe the pact will be more important to Britain. Australia has a strong trade focus on Asia.

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British farmers fear imports

However, the pact with Australia is controversial in Great Britain. Farmers fear a flood of imports of lamb and beef as soon as customs duties cease to exist. This could affect British sheep and cattle farmers. The government in London stressed that the deal included ceilings on duty-free imports over the next 15 years, as well as quotas and other safeguards. Farmers’ associations called on parliament to closely monitor the contract. According to Australian data, the country’s farmers will benefit from the agreement.

Treaties with dozens of states

Great Britain is currently repositioning itself after Brexit. Since the UK left the EU, it has signed trade deals with dozens of countries. However, these were always copies of the pre-Brexit EU treaties with these states.

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Airbus logo at the factory in Hamburg, Germany. (Photo: AFP/VNA) European aircraft maker Airbus has welcomed a truce between the European Union (EU) and the US to ease transatlantic trade tensions over government subsidies for the two manufacturers. airplane export Boeing and Airbus . Speaking at a press conference on June 15, Airbus Chief Commercial Officer Christian Scherer said: “From an Airbus perspective, we warmly welcome that agreement.” Mr. Scherer stressed that anything that levels the playing field in this highly competitive industry and avoids a nasty tariff confrontation where neither side wins is good news. Earlier, US Trade Representative Katherine Tai said that the EU and the US had come to an agreement to suspend retaliatory tariffs related to the dispute over subsidies for two aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing in the past 5 years. year. Ms. Katherine Tai said Washington could re-impose punitive taxes if US companies cannot “ fair competition ” with European companies. This agreement is said to mark a diplomatic victory in the US President’s trip Joe Biden to Brussels. In March, the EU and the US also agreed to suspend for four months the imposition of retaliatory tariffs related to subsidies to Airbus and Boeing. The suspension will last until July 10, with tariffs re-imposed on July 11, if no solution is reached. Due to a trade dispute over government subsidies for two of the world’s top rival aircraft manufacturers, Airbus and Boeing, EU and US continuously roll out tariffs to punish each other. In March 2018, then US President Donald Trump imposed a 25% tax on imported steel products and 10% on aluminum imported from the EU, Canada and Mexico. In response, the EU approved regulations to impose tariffs on $3.2 billion in US goods, including a 25% tax on American whiskey. In addition to the Airbus-Boeing issue, the two sides are currently arguing over France, Spain and some EU countries imposing digital taxes on major US technology firms.

G7 agreement Who will benefit from the global minimum tax?

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The G7 agreement on a minimum tax is celebrated as an epoch-making one. But there are still many hurdles waiting for it to come into effect. There are reservations, especially in countries that make a living from their reputation as tax havens. By Klaus-Rainer Jackisch, MR Luxury yachts lie in the port of Nassau, sun-hungry people loll on the beaches and people know how to celebrate at the colorful Junkanoo, the national carnival: The Bahamas comprises 700 islands on the edge of the Caribbean. For many, they are a little paradise – also in tax matters. Since the island nation became independent in 1973, the country has lived on luxury, tourism and customs duties – and on its reputation as a tax haven. There is no income or corporation tax here, and tax evasion is not a criminal offense. That could soon be over. The Bahamas are also one of the 139 countries that have committed themselves to the so-called BEPS project under the umbrella of the OECD. BEPS (Base Erosion and Profit Shifting) wants to combat tax evasion and prevent the relocation of profits by multinational corporations abroad. The project is, so to speak, the backbone for the global minimum tax, the implementation of which received a strong boost last weekend: There the finance ministers of the seven leading western industrial countries agreed (G7) for the introduction of such a tax. It should be at least 15 percent worldwide and thus prevent tax dumping in many countries. At the same time, companies should in future not only be taxable where they are based – but everywhere they sell their goods or services.

G20 summit as the next hurdle

The agreement is intended to end the practice that companies like Amazon, Facebook or Google are making billions in profits worldwide, but are looking for and finding so many loopholes when paying taxes that in the end only peanuts remain for the tax authorities. Federal Finance Minister Olaf Scholz spoke of a “tax revolution” after the ministerial round in London. The British department head Rishi Sunak called the agreement “historic”, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen underlined it as an “unprecedented step”. When, after the finance ministers, the heads of state and government of the G7 countries meet at the end of the week in St. Ives in Cornwall, England, the decision should only be a matter of form. But the plan is far from being dry. In July, the finance ministers of the 20 most important industrialized and emerging countries (G20) meet in Venice, where they are supposed to approve the agreement. That should be much more difficult. While Europeans (Germans, French, British and Italians), Americans, Canadians and Japanese have similar interests in the G7 body, preferences in the G20, which includes China, Brazil and Russia, are less homogeneous. It is unclear whether they will come to an agreement in the end. Finally, all 139 BEPS states under the OECD umbrella would have to agree to the proposal.

Ireland fears revenue shortfalls

In order for the supposedly epoch-making work to really come into force, many interests have to be brought under one roof. Especially in smaller countries, the project is not only a source of joy: In Ireland, for example, where companies only pay 12.5 percent tax, which is why Apple and Google particularly like to romp around here, there are fears of large revenue losses. The minimum rate of 15 percent could theoretically flush more money into the coffers. But it is questionable whether the tech giants will continue to settle on the green island. Ireland’s finance minister, Paschal Donohoe, does not count on it and expects annual losses of up to 2.4 billion euros for his country: “Ireland could lose up to a fifth of its total corporate tax income,” he said in Dublin. There are worried looks in Switzerland too. Around 100 large companies have their headquarters here, because some cantons only charge around ten percent corporate tax after all discounts have been deducted. It is particularly cheap for companies in the cantons of Appenzell and Zug. In the capital, Bern, the opinion is that small countries in particular, which do not have the advantages of a large domestic market, can also score points in international competition with other advantages: low taxes are right at the top of the list, like a good infrastructure and a High standard of living. Before the G20 meeting, Switzerland wants to fight for every percentage point.

“German tax authorities do not gain much”

While small states in particular are already anticipating the worst, the US should be the big winner. Not only because most large companies are based here. But also because the complicated project plays into the hands of the big countries. Because even after a minimum taxation of 15 percent, no country is obliged to apply this rate. Ireland could stay at 12.5 percent. However, the mother country of the company can then collect an additional 15 percent difference. In the case of the numerous US companies, this additional levy then flows into the states. “Regardless of where a company is based and where it has subsidiaries, it always pays at least this minimum tax rate,” says the financial scientist Dominika Langenmayr from the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt. But that also means that more taxes are paid “above all in the USA, not in Germany,” said the economist. Clemens Fuest, President of the Ifo Institute, also sees it this way: “The German tax authorities will not gain much from the minimum taxation,” he told the “Augsburger Allgemeine”. His institute calculated that Germany would lose around 5.7 billion euros annually by shifting profits. But the minimum tax project should only allow “less than two billion a year” to flow into Germany, according to Fuest.

It depends on the details

Such an agreement also has other consequences for the export nation Germany: The car manufacturers, for example, sell a growing proportion of their products in China and the USA, but currently pay their taxes mainly in Germany. “If taxation rights are shifted to the sales countries in the future, Germany could lose tax revenues,” said Fuest. In the end, it depends on how the reform is designed. The last word has not yet been spoken and many a compromise is likely to come out. It is therefore questionable whether the EU will actually earn 50 billion euros more annually as a result of the reform, as Brussels loudly proclaims. This also explains why the multilateral corporations that the set of rules is supposed to meet are currently rather relaxed. The G7 agreement is “a welcome step” that will help stabilize the international tax system, a spokesman for the online shipping giant Amazon told the US news portal “Businessinsider”.

Will Amazon be spared?

The Amazon case in particular raises the question of whether the reform will actually be as effective as it has been described. The small print of the agreement also states that the reform should only affect the very large companies that have a profit margin of at least ten percent. However, Amazon only gives its overall margin of three percent and should get away with a final agreement on this rate largely unscathed – unless you tax the more lucrative business areas separately. However, this raises questions of tax justice and could trigger even more bureaucracy. It is also criticized that the minimum tax rate of 15 percent is much too low anyway. The British development organization Oxfam fears that this would lower the overall tax level worldwide rather than increase it. In any case, it is “absurd” that the G7 wanted to reform the tax system by “setting up a worldwide minimum tax that is similar to the low tax rates in tax havens such as Ireland, Switzerland or Singapore,” says Managing Director Gabriela Bucher. Meanwhile, the potential losers will do everything possible not to lose their advantage entirely. Until the rules come into force, many a yacht will moor in Bermuda’s capital Nassau. Because there are no high taxes in the island paradise (yet).

The G7 summit in Cornwall The heads of state and government of the seven leading industrialized countries (G7) will meet from June 11th to 13th in Cornwall, southwest England. For the first time in two years, they will meet again in person in the afternoon. In addition to climate change, the conference will also focus on trade issues and investments as well as the fight against the corona pandemic. In addition, the meeting will focus on the positioning towards Russia and China.
The G7 group includes the USA, Germany, Great Britain, Canada, France, Italy and Japan. Like-minded democratic states such as South Korea, South Africa, Australia and India are invited to the summit as guests.

The resolution sets out specific goals by 2025, striving to have 13.5 million trade union members, most enterprises with 25 workers, or more employees have trade unions, by 2023 strive to have 12 million unions. tablets; strive for 80% or more of enterprises and units with trade unions to sign collective labor agreements, reaching more than 70% by 2023. By 2030, strive to have 16.5 million union members; where there is no representative organization of workers, the majority of employees can gather and participate in some activities of Vietnamese trade unions; strive for 85% or more of enterprises and units with trade unions to sign collective labor agreements. By 2045, most of the employees at the grassroots are Vietnamese trade union members; 99% of enterprises and units with trade unions have signed collective labor agreements. In order to achieve the set objectives, the resolution establishes 6 main groups of tasks and solutions. These are: Innovating and improving the efficiency of gathering and mobilizing union members and employees, focusing on developing grassroots union members and unions; continue to arrange and perfect the organizational model, build a contingent of professional college cadres, qualified and capable to meet the requirements of tasks in the new situation; renovating the contents and methods of college activities to meet the requirements of the new situation. Besides, building strong enough financial resources to perform well the functions and tasks of the trade union; strengthen the leadership of the Party over the organization and activities of the trade union; perfecting policies and laws, strengthening and improving the efficiency of coordination between state agencies, the Fatherland Front, socio-political organizations, economic organizations, and social organizations with trade unions. TK

Besides, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also expressed optimism that the two sides will reach an agreement as soon as possible. US and EU express cooperation on protection issues for Boeing and Airbus In March, the EU and the US also agreed to suspend counter-tariff actions for four months over a dispute related to protections for Airbus and Boeing. The US accused the EU of protecting aircraft maker Airbus to create a competitive advantage, while the EU also accused the US of taking similar measures against Boeing. The related lawsuits have dragged on for the past 17 years but have not come to an end. The dispute has led Brussels and Washington to repeatedly launch tariffs to punish each other. In March 2018, former US President Donald Trump imposed 25% tariffs on imported steel products and 10% on aluminum imports from the EU, Canada and Mexico. In response, the EU approved a regulation to impose tariffs on $3.2 billion in US goods, including a 25% tax on the country’s whiskey. In addition to the issue of Airbus-Boeing, the two sides are currently arguing about France, Spain and some EU countries imposing digital taxes on major US technology firms.

The US-EU reached a historic agreement to settle a 17-year dispute involving Airbus and Boeing. (Source: Getty Images) US officials confirmed that the country and the EU had reached an agreement to end a dispute over government subsidies to the world’s top commercial aircraft manufacturers at the US Summit- EU in Brussels. The two sides agreed to suspend the tariffs for a period of five years. US Trade Representative Katherine Tai said the deal “resolves a longstanding trade issue in the US-EU relationship”. “Instead of fighting one of our closest allies, we are ultimately fighting a common threat together,” Ms. Tai said. Under the agreement between Airbus-Boeing, any passenger aircraft built in the future will not be allowed to receive subsidies from the government. In addition, these two allies also pledged to settle another dispute related to imported aluminum and steel products. According to the CNN The fact that the EU and the US reached an agreement to end the dispute and impose a “eaten patty” tax for the past 17 years is a positive signal for bilateral cooperation under President Joe Biden. Immediately after the news was announced, shares of Airbus group rose 1.4% on the Paris exchange. Meanwhile, shares of Boeing have not changed much. (according to CNN)

The rice tray with servings for 2 adults and 1 baby of readers Hong Nghia attracted many positive feedbacks. Simple dishes that do not take much time to prepare are often prioritized in summer days. Boiled pork leg meat, pork ball, boiled cabbage and salted eggplant are an attractive menu you can refer to for a quick and delicious meal. Sharing with Zing, reader Hong Nghia said that the epidemic situation is complicated, so she often goes to the market twice a week to limit going to crowded places and save time. Fried spring rolls, fried beans with mushrooms, boiled vegetables are dishes that are not too difficult to cook but still ensure nutrition. Instead of cooking crab soup, housewives can simply boil the spinach. Adding sour soup, steamed carp makes a tray of rice that is easy for the whole family to eat, and does not take much time to process. Boiled morning glory with a little lemon is a national dish on summer days. Lightly sour soup, served with hot rice and fried chicken with mushrooms and fried fish is the perfect family meal. Meals with easy-to-buy ingredients, simple ways to help you do not waste time thinking about what to cook today. Crab and salted eggplant soup is the favorite “couple” of every family on a hot day. To add more variety to the rice tray, you can choose stuffed beans with meat and boiled chayote. Salting tomatoes in large quantities and storing them in the refrigerator is a way many busy families apply. Housewives can save the menu including boiled cabbage, stir-fried veal with lemongrass and chili, crispy roasted meat for family meals. You should handle roast meat with an oil-free fryer to save considerable time. Another menu with grilled swans with garlic, boiled cauliflower, and sour soup is also worth showing off. When you have no idea for a home meal, the above dishes are the best choice.

Conquer the universe. Photo: Space News. The Korean Ministry of Science, Information Technology and Communication hopes that by becoming the 10th member country of the Agreement, Seoul will further expand cooperation in the field of space with Washington, participating in various fields. the Artemis space exploration program. Accordingly, about 10 years later, Korea will have development steps in space technology on par with the previous potential country. The impetus for Korea to accelerate in the space race Compared to the space powers, Korea has a late start, but the development has positive and rapid results. After the launch of Naro rocket weighing 140 tons and failed in 2013, in 2016 South Korea carried out a Project to develop a spacecraft to explore the Moon worth more than 197.8 billion won (more than 166 million USD). ). As planned, this probe will be equipped with a series of cameras, sensors and spectrometers to collect data on the Moon as well as conduct space connectivity tests. At the beginning of this year, South Korea decided to invest 615 billion won (about 549 million USD) in space projects this year, including plans to launch the first rocket built and developed by the country. new satellites. Accordingly, South Korea also plans to launch a new 200-ton Nuri rocket later this year while a second launch, carrying a satellite, is scheduled for May 2022. In addition, the country will invest 322.6 billion won in projects to develop technology and services for new satellites, and plan to launch a new generation of medium-sized observation satellites next March in Kazakhstan. and is developing a new geostationary communication satellite to put into Earth orbit. Along with participating in the common playing field, Korea’s first lunar orbiter (KPLO – Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter) scheduled to launch in August 2022 has also been developed in cooperation with NASA. In addition, ShadowCam, a device that can overcome visibility limitations to record images in dark areas on the Moon will be installed on this orbiter. ShadowCam is expected to return to the moon’s unlit areas to find potential landing points for the Artemis program. With this event, Korea has gradually developed domestic space technology, combined with the cooperation of other space powers in the world, will gradually occupy an important position in the field of space development. Generally speaking. With this participation, South Korea looks forward to setting a goal of sending its own spacecraft to the Moon by 2030. Accordingly, the country actively promotes challenging space exploration projects, by develop its own launch vehicle and by 2030 can achieve its dream of landing on the Moon. This first step will provide a solid foundation for Korea to conquer space. Korea wants to strengthen national security through this race? Over the centuries, we have witnessed many wars on land and at sea, and those wars have proved the strength of the victors and as well as the lesson of ensuring the safety of the nation, nation. And recently, we have heard and seen the so-called “ocean wars”, meaning the wars in the sea have also begun. As for outer space, decades ago, great powers in this field such as Russia and the United States developed it. And this same nation has also had competition in the conquest of space. The fact that Washington is conducting a manned lunar exploration program, a program to send astronauts to the Moon 50 years after the Apollo project in the 1970s is a sign that the US clearly has a great advantage in this field. race presence on Mars. However, experts say, so far, no country has been confident that it can send people to this planet located 225 million km from Earth. In the context of the race that has shown signs of heating in recent years, and with many worries that the Earth is becoming more and more crowded with humans, Russia and the US are both showing their ambition to soon bring humans to live. on the Red Planet and marks its sovereignty over space entities, including the Moon. From that perspective, the US wants to take action so that space activities can be transparent, preventing disputes over space activities. South Korea cannot stay out of this competition as an ally of the United States. South Korea has begun a feasibility study for a mission to discover the near-Earth asteroid – Apophis. This ensures competitiveness, but is also a first step to position the country on another planet with life in the future.

Daily cooking has never been so simple. How to make a meal full of nutrients and delicious to suit the family’s taste is what causes many housewives a headache. Loan Tran’s account shared a tray of homemade rice for the family on a summer day on social networks, attracting more than 15,000 interactions. While the epidemic is complicated, cooking at home is even more important, so taking care of family meals is focused on many people. Ms. Loan Tran shared: “This season, it is easiest to eat crab and eggplant soup, boiled water spinach, and add a plate of roasted or boiled meat.” The dishes of these housewives are quite simple from the way of processing and suitable for hot summer days. Ms. Loan Tran shared: “This season, I always have to eat rice with a bowl of coffee to feel good. My family likes to eat vegetables, so in addition to protein, we always have soup and a plate of stir-fried vegetables.” Crab and gourd soup, deep-fried goby, rim tofu is not too difficult to cook but still ensures full nutrition for a family meal. The combination of juicy crab gourd soup with crispy goby fish is quite delicious. The next suggestion for lunch is vermicelli with boiled meat. Thinly sliced ​​boiled meat, enjoy with vermicelli, fried beans, cucumber, raw vegetables bring great taste. You should choose the boiled meat in harmony between lean and fat to eat without getting bored. Many Vietnamese families, despite being busy, still decide to cook at home. This is a delicious, cheap, and healthy option during a complicated epidemic. Housewives should change the menu variety so that the meal is not boring. On weekends, you can go to the kitchen to prepare for the whole family more sophisticated dishes such as fish noodles, pho…

Ms. Bea Yuri, the representative of Gangwon province, introduced the culture and potential of cooperation between Vietnam and Korea in the online signing ceremony. Korea is currently a developed country with a strong capacity in capital, science and technology and rich development experience, is deeply involved in the global value chain, and is in need of a young and large market to continue. development momentum. Vietnam is a dynamic developing country that actively integrates into the world. Vietnam is a suitable destination with a golden population structure with nearly 100 million people, nearly 70% are aged 15-64; Vietnam and South Korea are two countries with unique factors that contribute to bringing the two countries’ relations closer and closer, facilitating the expansion of investment cooperation. The two sides have established dialogue mechanisms on economic cooperation, besides the culture between the two countries Vietnam and Korea have many similarities. The people of the two countries have a deep understanding of each other’s customs and practices, and the population of one country in the other is large; Before the Covid-19 pandemic, traffic between the two countries was increasingly convenient with more than 1,000 flights per month. Representative of Kotra Vietnam – Korea Company, Icon International and Asean Healthcare Company at the cooperation signing ceremony Today’s event marks an important step towards implementing Korea’s trade promotion, investment and technology transfer cooperation programs into Vietnam. Kotra Vietnam – Korea, Asean Healthcare are the exclusive distributors in Vietnam market of many lines of pharmaceutical products – cosmetics, functional foods, health promotion products, air cleaning, disinfection, insurance. protect living environment. In the context of the global crisis caused by the epidemic, the Korean partner has designed and developed many technological solutions, comprehensive solutions for health protection and disease prevention through special products. : IONIC – Air purification system, sterilization, virus removal in cars, families, schools, hospitals, offices, and crowded areas; HEYO – Water electrolyzer, disinfection, VirusKill – Antibacterial wearable in the air; Alkaline-rich Hydrogen generator…
Representative of Gangwon province Ms. Bea Yuri shared: “In recent years, provincial leaders have made great efforts to cooperate with the government and localities in Vietnam to promote exchanges between people, entrepreneurs and businesses. Currently in the context of the Covid -19 epidemic that is turning the world upside down, affecting all aspects of people’s lives, stagnating trade and investment, and declining health, we hope to approve the signing of the agreement. This cooperation will further promote the support of high technology transfer, increase import and export, and develop investment in Vietnam.” Mr. An Jun Sun General Director of Kotra Vietnam – Korea introduced the products at the launch ceremony Speaking congratulating the signing ceremony of strategic cooperation, Mr. Vu Minh Ly – Deputy Director of the Center for Communication of Resources and Environment (Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment) highly appreciated the efforts of the parties in promoting and implementing a cooperation program, this is a practical and beneficial direction for consumers to have more proactive health care and protection options that Korean friends have researched and developed technology to deal with, prevent The fight against the Covid epidemic is going on as complicated as it is today.
At the signing ceremony, the units officially launched to Vietnam market a product line for environmental protection, proactive disease prevention, VirusKill wearable card, Ionic device, Heyo… Besides, Kotra Vietnam – Korea and Asean HealthCare cooperates with businesses in Vietnam to cooperate in investment, technology transfer, production, and bring to consumers in Vietnam many high-quality products and technologies, proactive health care. such as functional foods made from Red Ginseng, Cordyceps; Herbal cosmetics, alkaline Hydrogen water purification equipment…. distributed in Southeast Asia and the world.
In the context that Vietnam and other countries around the world are learning how to live with newly arising diseases and Covid-19 is complicated, the product Heyo – Ionic – Virus Kill will be a useful tool. for the community to help protect their own health and protect the living environment.

ENVSPC will join FPT in digitizing and digitalizing many processes. Accordingly, EVNSPC will work with FPT to digitize and digitally transform power distribution business operations management processes, contributing to improving the quality and efficiency of electricity distribution business and management. reduce costs, improve the competitiveness of the company. FPT will propose a number of digital transformation focuses that can be implemented right at EVNSPC, closely following the unit’s 5 key digital transformation goals for the period 2021 – 2022 towards 2025, including: Accelerating application digital technology to innovate and improve the management and operation process of the power system; Design experiences to attract more and more customers to interact on digital channels, enhance analytics to understand customers; Improve processes, optimize corporate governance, enhance governance and data-driven decision making; Building a strong and flexible digital ecosystem, maximizing shared services and data, enhancing security and privacy… Thereby helping EVNSPC become a strong unit in EVN Group in terms of transformation. change numbers and operate on digital platforms; save costs, improve service capacity and labor productivity. EVNSPC and FPT Corporation signed a strategic cooperation agreement on digital transformation, realizing the goal that ENVSPC will become a digital enterprise by 2025. Mr. Nguyen Phuoc Duc, General Director of Southern Power Corporation affirmed: “Digital transformation is the most important key program of EVNSPC, a strong driving force for EVNSPC to continue to improve its competitiveness and development. promote growth and increase prestige among customers. We are determined to become a digital enterprise, ready to accept and test new ideas and technologies, make points, do it quickly, then evaluate and replicate; promote innovation. We believe that the synergy between FPT’s capacity, experience in digital transformation as well as the knowledge of the electricity industry and the highest determination of EVNSPC will quickly and effectively promote digital transformation programs, bringing new benefits to customers. real value for customers”. Mr. Nguyen Van Khoa, General Director of FPT Corporation shared: “As a partner of EVN for many years, FPT realizes that EVNSPC has a great vision and determination to innovate to develop even more strongly in the future. This milestone is the beginning of specific actions and specific proposals to effectively solve each problem of EVNSPC that the two sides jointly embarked on. FPT will research and advise on a suitable and effective digital transformation roadmap and commit to accompanying EVNSPC on the digital transformation roadmap. I believe this cooperation will bring positive results in the coming time, contributing to making EVNSPC a digital enterprise soon.” The EVNSPC’s digital transformation program is one of the key themes of EVN Group’s 2021 which is “Digital transformation in the Vietnam National Electricity Corporation”. Over the years, EVNSPC has prioritized investment in information technology in improving business operations and has prepared for the digital transformation strategy. FPT proposes a number of digital transformation centers that can be implemented at EVNSPC. EVNSPC has implemented many technological solutions to serve electricity customers, EVNSPC has provided 100% of online electricity services to customers on the website www.cskh.evnspc.vn and through the National Public Service Portal, 21/21 Southern Regional Power Companies have connected with the Public Administration Center in the “one-stop shop” method to quickly respond to demand. electricity use of the people. In system operation, EVNSPC has deployed SCADA system, built on 230 unmanned 110kV substations synchronously connected with remote control centers at units, initially building GIS maps and data Big data, thereby successfully building a series of IT application systems to improve business-business efficiency in the Corporation such as: Customer Management Information System (CMIS) , Remote metering data collection and management system (MDMS), Power purchase and sale monitoring system in the field of business (MDAS); Power and Grid Engineering Management System (PMIS), Grid Reliability Management System (OMS); Supervisory control and data acquisition system (SCADA); GIS system 110kV, GIS 220kV; Safety monitoring system through images in the field of technical and safety management;… With the orientation and approach according to the roadmap set out by the Government and EVN, EVNSPC wishes to gradually bring digital transformation into all areas of production and business activities, daily supply to increase labor productivity, save cost savings in production and business activities and synchronous administrative reform at all levels in order to implement a roadmap to quickly and efficiently apply technology to serve customers using electricity services. As a reliable strategic partner of Vietnam Electricity, FPT has been advising on building a digital transformation roadmap and dozens of large and small projects for Vietnam Electricity and EVN’s member companies such as: EVNHANOI, EVNHCM, Northern EVN, EVN ICT… In early 2021, FPT successfully and on time implemented one of the two projects to provide software to digitize the FPT Spro process to digitize the dispatching work for the EVNHANOI Power System Dispatch Center. This is the initial result of the “EVNHANOI digital transformation” journey that EVNHANOI and FPT IS signed a cooperation agreement in December 2019. In addition, as part of the series of activities of the Consulting Project on Building a Digital Transformation Roadmap for EVNHCM to be signed at the end of 2020, FPT has also conducted two digital transformation awareness training sessions for EVNHCM.

Southern Electricity Corporation signed a cooperation agreement with FPT on digital transformation. Photo: FPT May 25th in City. In Ho Chi Minh City, Southern Electricity Corporation (EVNSPC) and FPT Joint Stock Company officially signed a strategic cooperation agreement in the field of digital transformation in the electricity business and management system. implementation, realizing the goal that EVNSPC will become a digital enterprise by 2025. According to FPT, this event continues to affirm the effective cooperation relationship between FPT and EVNSPC in particular and Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) in general. EVNSPC will join FPT in digitizing and digital transformation of power distribution business operations management processes, contributing to improving the quality and efficiency of power management and distribution business, reducing costs, and improving power distribution. high competitiveness of the company. FPT will propose a number of digital transformation focuses that can be implemented right at EVNSPC, closely following the unit’s 5 key digital transformation goals for the period 2021 – 2022 towards 2025, including: Accelerating application digital technology to innovate and improve the management and operation process of the power system; design experiences to attract more and more customers to interact on digital channels, enhance analytics to understand customers; improve processes, optimize corporate governance, enhance governance and data-driven decision-making; building a strong, flexible digital ecosystem, maximizing shared services and data, enhancing security and privacy… Thereby helping EVNSPC become a strong unit in EVN in terms of digital transformation and operation on digital platforms; save costs, improve service capacity and labor productivity. According to Mr. Nguyen Phuoc Duc, General Director of Southern Power Corporation, digital transformation is the most important key program of EVNSPC, a strong driving force for EVNSPC to continue to improve its competitiveness and promote its speed. growth and reputation among customers. EVNSPC is determined to become a digital enterprise, ready to accept and test new ideas and technologies, make points, do it quickly, then evaluate and replicate; promote innovation. Mr. Nguyen Phuoc Duc believes that the synergy between FPT’s capacity, experience in digital transformation as well as understanding of the electricity industry and EVNSPC’s highest determination will quickly and effectively promote digital transformation programs, bringing provide real value to customers. Mr. Nguyen Van Khoa, General Director of FPT expressed his belief that this cooperation will bring positive results in the coming time, contributing to making EVNSPC a digital enterprise soon. EVNSPC’s digital transformation program is one of EVN’s key themes in 2021, which is “Digital transformation in the Vietnam National Electricity Corporation”. Over the years, EVNSPC has prioritized investment in information technology in improving business operations and has prepared for the digital transformation strategy. As a reliable strategic partner of Vietnam Electricity, FPT has been advising on building a digital transformation roadmap and dozens of large and small projects for Vietnam Electricity and its member companies. such as the Hanoi Electricity Corporation (EVNHANOI), the City Electricity Corporation. Ho Chi Minh City (EVNHCM), Northern Electricity Corporation – Northern EVN, Electricity Telecommunications and Information Technology Company (EVN ICT)… In early 2021, FPT successfully and on time implemented one of the two projects to provide software to digitize the FPT Spro process to digitize the dispatching work for the EVNHANOI Power System Dispatch Center. This is the initial result of the “EVNHANOI digital transformation” journey that EVNHANOI and FPT IS signed a cooperation agreement in December 2019. In addition, as part of the series of activities of the Consulting project on building a digital transformation roadmap for EVNHCM to be signed at the end of 2020, FPT has also conducted two digital transformation awareness training sessions for EVNHCM./.

You will feel like you are lost in the 90s from the first seconds you step into the shop. Photo: Cafe 1985 Located on a main road there are quite a few cafes but 1985 stand out more because of the style vintage . Can shop decor eye-catching with ancient decorations combined with time-stained wooden tables and chairs. 1985 Prioritize open space to make full use of light and wind. Inside the shop, there are many ornamental plants and a lake with extremely “small” goldfish. The owner is very observant when set-up Excellent virtual living corners for style enthusiasts vintage . Photo: Cafe 1985 Photo: Cafe 1985 Photo: Cafe 1985 The menu of the restaurant is mostly simple and familiar traditional drinks to Vietnamese people such as coffee, tea, smoothies, juices, etc., and teen-friendly dishes such as red tea, milk tea, yogurt, etc. … The plus point is that the prices of water dishes here are very affordable. Just withdraw your wallet from 15-35K and you will have a glass of cool water to sip on a summer afternoon. Not only that, 1985 also bring you breakfast and delicious lunch with rustic western dishes. Photo: Cafe 1985 Every Tuesday – Thursday – Saturday and Sunday night, you can also come here to enjoy Acoustic songs with bands. Or if you are a book lover, the shop has also prepared a bookshelf for you to immerse yourself in your own world. Photo: Cafe 1985 Choosa, a small warm space in the heart of Tra Vinh city If you are a tea lover who loves books, then Choosa is definitely a place that you cannot miss. Choosa is one of the rare book cafes located on a small street in the heart of Tra Vinh city. Can shop decor in both classic and modern style with warm colors as the main theme. The entire wall in the shop is painted white in combination with red or yellow-brown wooden bookshelves, the floor is covered with fresh green grass to re-condition the main warm color. The stairs are paved with classic cement tiles, and the furniture is arranged in an artful way. Photo: Choosa Photo: Choosa Photo: Choosa The space is small, but the layout is very clever, creating many private corners for you to live virtual. The shop also has a separate floor to place a large table and chairs for you to invite the group to make a weekend deal. Book coffee is of course indispensable, coming to Choosa you will find yourself a lot of good books with all genres from novels, short stories… or academic books on the shelves. wood filled with books on each floor. If you like wind and natural light, Choosa will also satisfy your taste with a terrace. The terrace is placed many potted plants and ornamental flowers with simple but cute decorations. Photo: Choosa Photo: Choosa The menu of the shop is mostly tea dishes made from flowers and fruits, besides there are dishes such as coffee, milk foam , crushed ice, snow ice, juice. The main dishes of the shop are tea dishes such as: Hot tea, cold tea, cypress tea… Cold tea in the shop is kept in lovely glass vases. The price is quite reasonable, only from 15-35K/piece. And especially, just withdraw 70K wallet, you will have a delicious hot tea with many different types of tea for the whole group to enjoy.

Mr. Lai The Nguyen, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Mr. Dau Thanh Tung, Provincial Member, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee witnessed the signing ceremony. Attending and witnessing the signing ceremony at the bridgehead of Thanh Hoa city were comrades: Lai The Nguyen, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Head Thanh Tung, Member of Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of Provincial People’s Committee; representatives of relevant departments. Delegates attended the signing ceremony at the bridgehead of Thanh Hoa city. Cong Thanh 1x600MW coal-fired clean energy project, designed according to supercritical technology to improve power generation efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions. According to the cooperation agreement, Trung Nam Electricity Design Institute will arrange for a commercial loan of about 1 billion USD to Cong Thanh Group to implement the project. With this cooperation agreement, the two sides expect that Cong Thanh 1x600MW Coal-fired clean energy project will be a green, clean, advanced thermal power project in harmony with nature; become a bridge for the two sides to cooperate in business, share and develop together. Trung Nam Electricity Design Institute is committed to focusing resources and techniques to implement the Project, meeting the requirements of a thermal power project using supercritical clean technology. Overview of the signing ceremony in Thanh Hoa. Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Lai The Nguyen, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee congratulated Trung Nam Institute of Electricity Design and Cong Thanh Group on reaching capital arrangement agreements, creating an important first step to develop the project. deploying 1x600MW Cong Thanh coal-fired clean energy project. This is one of the important projects for the development of Nghi Son Economic Zone in particular and Thanh Hoa in general. Comrade Lai The Nguyen, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee spoke at the signing ceremony. Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Lai The Nguyen expressed his hope that the parties would reach further cooperation agreements to soon implement the project in reality. Thanh Hoa will create all the most favorable conditions for the parties to implement the project according to the plan, contributing to the common development.

Power purchase contract after being signed and confirmed by the customer via OTP authentication code, managed and stored on CMIS 3.0 Customer Information Management software In order to speed up the implementation of the program to digitize the power purchase agreement, the Company has synchronously deployed many solutions; directing affiliated Powers to actively develop specific plans, and at the same time send messages to customers to help electricity customers know and cooperate well with the Electricity sector in signing minutes of purchase contract termination. sell old electricity and sign a new electronic purchase and sale contract in accordance with the stipulated time. Customers do not have to wait a long time to re-sign the contract (in printed form) as before, but only need to provide the owner’s phone number and relevant changed information (if any). Electricity workers come directly to customers to conduct liquidation, guide customers to re-sign electricity purchase and sale contracts via OTP authentication code. If the customer is away, the worker will call to discuss with the customer to liquidate the old contract, re-sign the electricity purchase contract via OTP authentication code, when receiving the program’s message over the phone. Tien Yen Electricity Workers actively propagate electrical services on the National Public Service Portal. When the digitization of the contract is completed, customers can view, download the contract and look up information anywhere through the Customer Care Website: http://cskh.npc.com.vn. The implementation of digitizing domestic electricity purchase and sale contracts to meet professional requirements, modernize services and improve customer service quality in the digital age, helps Quang Ninh Power Company not only simplifies administrative procedures, but also improves production and business efficiency in the future, creating favorable conditions for electricity buyers and sellers, in line with the Government’s digital management transformation program orientation. By the end of April 2021, PC Quang Ninh has digitized 88,227 living contracts, accounting for 22.50% of the total number of living contracts in the province. Electricity workers in Mong Cai city guide customers to re-sign the Power Purchase Agreement via OTP authentication code. Customer Nguyen Huu Ha, group 11, zone 4, Mong Duong ward, Cam Pha city, when converting the electricity purchase and sale contract for domestic purposes from paper to electronic contract, is very satisfied with this new service of the industry. electricity. Mr. Ha said that in the past, every time he signed a contract or had an electricity request, he had to go to Electricity to do it, while his house was in a remote area of ​​Cam Pha city, traffic was very difficult. towel. When the electricity industry applies the digitization of the Power Purchase Agreement, the workers of the electricity industry directly come to the customer to liquidate the old contract and re-sign the electricity purchase and sale contract via OTP authentication code. As for the request for electric services, he easily registers right on his computer or smartphone and is quickly and promptly handled by the City Electricity. Mr. Vu Dinh Tan, Deputy Director of Quang Ninh Power Company said: In order to improve the quality of customer service, the electricity industry has made great efforts to improve technology and increase the application of information technology in production activities. business and customer care… With the goal of successfully completing the program of digital transformation of domestic electricity purchase and sale contracts, in addition to the implementation at Power units, Quang Ninh Power Company organized Organize training for officers and employees on purposes, requirements, roadmap and instructions on implementation steps. At the same time, promote propaganda so that customers know and cooperate in implementation. From now until the end of 2021, although the workload is still very large, but with the synchronous implementation of solutions, the direction and close urging from the Board of Directors and the determination of all employees. PC Quang Ninh will strive to complete the proposed plan to digitize the electricity purchase and sale contract.

News Corp Australia’s Executive Chairman Michael Miller just confirmed that the deals are complete. (Source: voz.vn) News Corp has confirmed it has formalized agreements with two technology giants Google and Facebook to pay for the use of news content of the corporation. This early year, major media companies Australia, including News Corp, Nine Entertainment Co and Seven West Media, reached non-binding agreements on the use of news content with Google and Facebook, after the Australian Parliament passed new legislation to compel the Big tech companies have to enter into negotiations with media companies on the issue. The money News Corp receives from Google and Facebook is not made public. News Corp Australia’s Executive Chairman Michael Miller just confirmed that the deals are complete. The move to Google services started last week with the News Showcase app and will continue over the next three months, Miller said. The transition to news publishing on News’s app Facebook will be underway next June. Earlier on May 7, Mr. Miller announced plans to recruit 100 more editors for local and regional news sites, mainly focusing on audio and video news and sports news. local news. The recruitment plan above reflects the strong recovery of News Corps Australia compared to nearly a year ago, when the group had to close more than 100 publications due to financial difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. . Last week on May 4, Australian Community Communications Group confirmed that it had signed an intent to cooperate letter with Facebook. The group had previously signed an agreement with Google to provide the content of more than 40 of its newspapers for the News Showcase service before. On May 3, media group Seven West Media also announced a 5-year agreement with Google and a 3-year agreement with Facebook. In February, the second largest media group in Australia Nine Entertainment signed an agreement with Google. According to information leaked on local media, the US technology giant will pay more than 30 million AUD (24 million USD) / year over the next 5 years to use news content published in Nine newspapers. Entertainment. The Guardian newspaper published in Australia has also reached a similar agreement with Google./.

Mr. Zhao Hong, President and CEO of Saisheng Pharmaceutical, and Ms. Zhou Shun, General Manager of SF Pharmaceutical, signed a strategic cooperation agreement The signing ceremony of the strategic cooperation agreement was held in Beijing. Mr. Li Zhenfu, Chairman of Saisheng Pharmaceutical, Chairman and CEO of Telford Capital, Mr. Lu Jun, Chairman of SF Pharmaceuticals, Mr. Zhao Hong, President and CEO of Saisheng Pharmaceuticals, and Ms. Zhou Shun, General Manager of SF Pharmaceuticals, etc. Leadership representatives attended the ceremony and participated in the grand meeting. Group photo of Saisheng Pharmaceutical and senior leaders of SF Pharmaceutical At the signing ceremony, Mr. Zhao Hong, President and CEO of Saisheng Pharmaceutical, and Ms. Zhou Shun, General Manager of SF Pharmaceutical, successively discussed the overall plan for strategic cooperation between the two parties and the innovative Go-To-Patient (“GTP”) business model of Saisheng Pharmaceutical And SF’s medical service information visualization innovative business model was shared and exchanged. Saisheng Pharmaceutical’s GTP platform expands the sales channels of prescription drugs from hospitals to Direct-To-Patient (“DTP”) pharmacies, increasing the availability of prescription drugs to patients. Both parties agree that with SF Pharmaceuticals’ ability to adapt and respond to the supply chain in the life and health field, as well as its digital strength in manpower, production capacity and operations, this service provider certification and strategic cooperation symbolizes the establishment of GTP supply chain service standards in the life and health field. It will further deepen and develop the GTP model of Saisheng Pharmaceutical, broaden the coverage of the patient population, and improve the efficiency of patient service and the guarantee of product quality. The implementation and implementation of the GTP supply chain service standard in the commercial circulation will also promote the pharmaceutical supply chain model to realize the complementary roles of business flow and third-party logistics, and create more efficient forms of service for patients and enterprises. The two parties are confident that through this cooperation, we can achieve the end-to-end logistics model that can reach C directly, realize the nearest warehouse delivery, and improve the efficiency of the supply chain; full-process data service, obtain the most realistic flow data, and rationally manage existing customers and incremental customers; Manage and support targeted business flow channels and strengthen the orderly management of pharmaceutical companies to business flow companies; full-process professional temperature and humidity protection and information traceability, so that patients can obtain safe drug services. Mr. Li Zhenfu, Chairman of Saisheng Pharmaceutical, Chairman and CEO of Telford Capital, said at the signing ceremony: “As an international biopharmaceutical company with an integrated platform for product development and commercialization, Saisheng Pharmaceutical has been deeply involved in China for more than 20 years. Since its establishment, Saisheng Pharmaceutical has always taken the health of patients as its own responsibility, adhered to the culture of “strict compliance and high performance”, and provided patients with original high-quality products that meet international standards. Whether it is the core own product Ridaxian (thymus method) New original research drugs), or 8 other products under development, all have a huge market in the field of oncology and anti-infectives and the prospect of continuous increase in volume. And SF Pharmaceutical is a leader in third-party services in the field of life and health in China[1], Especially in the field of pharmaceutical cold chain products, has outstanding omni-channel supply chain capabilities. Through this service certification of SF’s supply chain and the opportunity of strategic cooperation, we will continue to expand the GTP model and better provide patients with professional, safe and reliable medical and health services. ” Mr. Lu Jun, Chairman of SF Pharmaceuticals, said in a speech: “We are very honored to be certified by Saisheng Pharmaceuticals, and we are full of confidence in this strategic cooperation. SF Pharmaceuticals has obtained the certification of pharmaceutical business quality management standards and modern pharmaceutical tripartite logistics qualifications. Personnel, quality system, operating standards, system traceability, etc. are in line with GSP standards[2]. We hope that based on our global service chassis and the medical warehouse network covered by the whole network, we can realize the innovative solution of “one stock, one network, one-stop” for Saisheng Pharmaceutical, and empower it in the field of life and health. Innovate business models and outstanding brand advantages to form an efficient, controllable and cost-optimized service system. At the same time, this will also promote the upgrading and reengineering of China’s pharmaceutical supply chain: it will not only optimize circulation links and reduce circulation costs for industrial enterprises and commercial circulation enterprises, but also bring more efficiency, higher quality and better quality to end patient users. Preferential medical services are of far-reaching significance in achieving a win-win ecosystem for life and health. ” Value first, mutual empowerment and common improvement. Saisheng Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and SF Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. will work together to accelerate the implementation of high-quality innovative drugs, jointly develop digital innovation and industrial iteration, and achieve cooperation and strategic upgrades at a more end and three-dimensional level, and provide patients with international quality The medical products and services in the industry have given more new possibilities to the industry ecology, and through each other’s important influence in the industry, the service level of the entire life and health supply chain will be pushed to a new level. About Saisheng Pharmaceutical Holdings Limited Saisheng Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd. (listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, stock code 6600) is a biopharmaceutical company with an integrated platform for product development and commercialization, strategically focusing on some of China’s larger and rapidly growing medical needs that have not been met The field of treatment includes oncology and severe infections. Relying on the product development and commercialization strength of Saisheng Pharmaceutical, the company has established a good track record in the development and commercialization of balanced and high-quality listed products in key therapeutic areas and the development and commercialization of products under research with better potential. For more information about Saisheng Pharmaceutical, please visit: About SF Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Holdings Co., Ltd. Shanghai SF Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Holdings Co., Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SF Group (a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, stock code 002352). Relying on SF Group’s advanced experience in supply chain service management, optimized adaptation and rapid response capabilities, it is committed to serving pharmaceutical manufacturers , Distribution companies, vaccine manufacturers, disease control centers at all levels, hospitals and chain pharmacies and other life and health industries provide third-party services of “C-end direct, cold chain guarantee, efficient warehouse distribution, full visibility, safety and reliability”, Help end users obtain better, safer, more efficient and more accessible medical services.

Currently, in Vietnamese enterprises, there is a serious shortage of information technology (IT) human resources. According to a recent survey, in 2019, Vietnam lacks 90,000 IT personnel, by 2020 this number has increased to more than 400,000 and is estimated to fall to around 500,000 people by 2021. Meanwhile, the whole country currently has about 235 universities, 153 IT training schools, every year about 50,000 IT students graduate, of which only 30% can work immediately, 70% have to train additionally. Realizing that the market demand for this workforce is huge, while the supply is increasingly limited, K-Group has signed a contract with NIIT, the world’s leading IT Institute in training and providing public solutions. technology, in order to bring job opportunities as well as personal development to young people and students nationwide in the digital age. In this partnership strategy, K-Group, together with its ecosystem, will coordinate with NIIT to organize courses including: Data Analysis (Data Analytics), details such as: Data Analysis in Excel, Statistics for Analytics, Programming in R, … with Professional Diploma in Data Analytics certification. Internet of Things (Internet of Things) includes the following contents: The IoT Story, IoT Architecture and Core IoT, IoT Security, … with 50 hours of study time with IoT Developer certification. Artificial Intelligence (Artificial Intelligence): Classification and Regression Using Supervised Learning, Logic Programing, Natural Language Processing, … with 50 hours of study time and Artificial Intelligence Programmer certification. Blockchain: Blockchain 101, Decentralization, Symmetric Cryptography … with 50-hour study time and Blockchain Developer certification. Mr. Pavitra – Representative of NIIT (India) commented: “NIIT and K-Group both have strengths that can support each other in order to create the best conditions for the development of human resources in the technology industry in Vietnam. . At the same time, this is an important milestone to help us get closer to a large number of students through advanced technologies such as: AI, Blockchain, IoT … and internationally valuable certificates that NIIT provided. This contributes to opening up many opportunities for us to replicate the scale of our training, continuing our mission when entering the digital era in a new era “. As planned, in this May, K-Group and NIIT will organize the first course for students with many preferential policies. Providing students with new experiences and a dynamic learning environment at K-Group. In which, the standard of NIIT’s standardized teaching methods, textbooks and exercises system will be given priority. On this occasion, K-Group and NIIT have a discount of 25% for students when registering before May 10, 2021.

Negotiators from the EU states and the European Parliament have finally agreed to tighten the climate target for 2030. By then, the European Union’s greenhouse gases are to be reduced by at least 55 percent below the 1990 level. So far, the target has been minus 40 percent. The climate law will also make it legally binding that the EU will become climate neutral by 2050. From this point onwards, the international community wants to emit fewer greenhouse gases than it otherwise compensates.

Savings through lowering?

After more than 15 hours of negotiations, the negotiators of the European Parliament finally accepted the brand that the EU heads of state and government had set at the end of 2020. The EU Parliament actually wanted a lot more: a 60 percent reduction in greenhouse gases and a more rigorous calculation method. The MPs only reached concessions in details. In addition to the percentage, the main point of contention was the question of whether and to what extent the amounts of carbon dioxide stored by forests, plants and soils should be included. MEPs complain that including these so-called sinks weakens the savings target. Instead of 55 percent, the actual savings would only be 52.8 percent, complained the Greens, among others.

Climate council should watch over goals

The parliamentarians negotiated at least that the counting of the sinks will be limited to 225 million tons of carbon dioxide. The EU Commission is to increase the binding power of the forests to 300 million tons of carbon dioxide through afforestation, so that net greenhouse gases could be saved by more than 55 percent. Parliament was able to establish a climate council with 15 experts to support the implementation of the goals. In addition, a greenhouse gas budget is determined for the next few decades, from which a milestone for 2040 can be derived.

“Binding promise”

The details of the deal now leave room for interpretation. The agreement puts the EU “on the green path” for a generation, said EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. “It is our binding promise to our children and grandchildren.” Vice-President Frans Timmermans said that the EU was sending “a strong signal to the world”. The liberal chairman of the Environment Committee in the EU Parliament, Pascal Canfin, said that the compromise would enable a reduction of “close to 57 percent” by 2030 compared to 1990. The social democratic rapporteur Jytte Guteland made a similar statement. Parliament wanted more, but this was “a good first step towards climate neutrality,” she said.

Ambitious but necessary

The federal government praised the agreement as setting the course for new investments. Now the way is clear for an “ambitious European climate law”, said Economics Minister Peter Altmaier (CDU). “With clear, long-term objectives, we now have the unique opportunity to promote and reconcile climate protection and business together.” With investments in innovations and new clean technologies, jobs could be secured and new ones created, said Altmaier. Federal Research Minister Anja Karliczek also welcomed the EU decision. This was “ambitious, but absolutely necessary in view of the ongoing climate change,” said the CDU politician of the news agency dpa. Karliczek called for research in the field to be further strengthened. Without the further development of climate-friendly technologies, it will not be possible to limit the rise in temperature worldwide. “All over the world there will be more and more demand for climate-friendly technologies. The development of climate-friendly technologies will be a key issue for our country in the next few years,” emphasized Karliczek.

“Leadership lost”

The German CDU MP Peter Liese spoke of a “historic agreement”. If everything goes well, it is quite conceivable that the target for 2030 will be “overachieved” and that in the end there will be a “net 57 percent” reduction. The Federation of German Industries described the 55 percent target as “extremely ambitious”. The Greens were disappointed. “With this climate target and climate law, the European Union is losing its pioneering role in climate protection,” criticized MEP Michael Bloss. “The Paris climate agreement will hardly be able to be adhered to, climate change will not forgive us for that.” His group colleague Sven Giegold complained that the climate target had been reduced with a “computing trick”. This is a serious mistake, and the federal government has also contributed to it.

Biden invites you to the summit

The parliament and the council of the EU states still have to formally approve the outcome of the negotiations. Before US President Joe Biden’s virtual climate summit on Thursday and Friday, the political pressure was high to tie down a binding EU target and thus bring the EU climate law under wraps. The US is also expected to announce a more ambitious climate target for 2030. At the end of the year, all contractual partners are to sharpen their climate targets at a world climate conference in Glasgow. Otherwise the treaty target of stopping global warming below 2 degrees – and if possible only 1.5 degrees – would be missed.

With the federal government canceling an agreement related to the Victoria State’s “Belt and Road” initiative, Australia-China relations are worse than ever (Photo: Multidimensional). According to the news site Multi-Dimensional (Dwnews) April 23, citing AFP on the same day, said US State Department spokesman Ned Price on April 22 announced his solidarity, claiming that Australia is facing China’s “forced diplomacy”. , said the Australian government had made its own decision, but because it suffered greatly from Beijing’s actions. “We will continue to stand side by side with the Australian people as they are the leaders facing the coercive actions of the People’s Republic of China,” Ned Price told reporters. Mr. Ned Price, spokesperson for the US State Department (Photo: Dong Phuong). Australia has shown that these “Belt and Road” agreements are inconsistent with Australian foreign policy. China warned that Australia’s withdrawal from the agreement would seriously damage the relations between the two countries. According to previous reports, the Australian government announced on April 21 that it would cancel Victoria’s four foreign agreements, including two related to China’s “Belt and Road” initiative. These two agreements were signed between the Victorian government and China’s National Development and Reform Commission. One of them is a memorandum of understanding signed in October 2018 and the other is a framework agreement signed in October 2019. The Chinese Embassy in Canberra criticized the move as an “unreasonable provocation”. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Uong Van Ban also responded saying that China expressed strong resentment and firmly opposed it, had “strict relations” with Australia and China reserved the right to respond. more in-depth on this. Australian Foreign Minister Marise Penn announced the cancellation of two agreements related to “Belt and road” Victoria signed with China (Image: Reuters). In this case, Australian female Foreign Minister Marise Payne replied: “This plan is very relevant to the national interests of Australia. This action (canceling the two agreements) to ensure consistency in foreign relations. We are all over Australia and it certainly is not aimed at any country. ” She expressed Australia’s efforts to contact China and “requires all governments around the world to respect our government’s decision-making authority”. On April 22, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison also stated that the cancellation of the related agreement was because the federal government did not want the agreements signed by other authorities to go against Australia’s foreign policy. He said the government has always acted in the national interests of Australia to protect Australia, but must also ensure that in promoting national interests, the government can be in an Indo-Pacific region itself. be free and open and be in a world that seeks a balance in favor of freedom. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison: the cancellation of the related agreement is due to the federal government’s unwillingness to have the agreements signed by other authorities go against Australia’s foreign policy (Photo: AP). On the Chinese side’s response, the news site Multidimensional give details: At a regular press conference of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs taking place on the afternoon of April 22 in Beijing, a reporter asked: “Recently, the Australian government announced the rejection of the cooperation agreement” The Belt and Road “was signed by the Victorian government with the National Development and Reform Commission of China. Please ask what China has to comment on this? “. Mr. Uong Van Ban, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China replied: “Australia’s Victoria has decided to cooperate with China within the framework of the“ Belt and Road ”initiative to improve the welfare of the people. people from both sides. This is inherently a mutually beneficial affair. The Australian Government has unreasonably vetoed the “Belt and Road” cooperation agreement signed between the Victorian Government and China; arbitrary interference undermines normal exchanges of cooperation, seriously harms China-Australia relations and mutual trust. Mr. Uong Van Ban said, “China expressed strong resentment and strongly opposed it and had strict relations with Australia, China reserved the right to make a deeper response to this.” China urged Australia to give up Cold War thinking and ideological stereotypes, treat Sino-Australian cooperation objectively and soberly, and immediately correct mistakes. make mistakes, change directions, do not go further on the wrong path, do not make the China-Australia relationship that is in serious difficulty worse. ” Mr. Uong Van Ban: China expressed strong resentment and strongly opposed it and has strictly interacted with Australia, China reserves the right to give deeper reactions (Photo: Orient). At the same time, the spokesman of the Chinese Embassy in Australia also stated that China expressed strong dissatisfaction and firmly opposed the Australian Foreign Minister’s announcement on April 21 announcing the cancellation of the memorandum and agreement. Framework for the “Belt and Road” initiative was signed between China and the Victorian government. “Australia’s move is yet another irrational provocation against China,” said the Chinese embassy spokesman. It once again shows that Australia is not sincere in improving China – Australia relations, which will definitely cause more damage to the bilateral relationship, the country will definitely carry stones for its feet “. In Australia’s mainstream media, Secretary of State Marise Payne’s actions began to receive a positive response. Sheet Canberra Times published an article saying that Australia’s actions “made China ache” and that Victoria’s was seen as “against the interests of the country” in the eyes of Canberra officials. Sheet Sydney Morning Herald also criticized the fact that before signing with China, Victoria did not report to the federal government. The Century points out that Australia has become the first country to “tear” agreements related to the “Belt and Road” initiative. Last year China imposed a 212% punitive tax on Australian wines (Image: Getty). According to the Seventh News Network Australia’s move to “cancel” the deal was made after weighing more than 1,000 deals. The four deals that Secretary Payne tore off resemble Australia’s ruling Liberal strategy against the opposition Labor Party. The article called the move a “blow” against Victoria’s Labor governor Daniel Andrews. Nineth News Network Marise Penn, based in South Australia, revealed that Marise Penn went to Sydney to speak after announcing the cancellation of the deal, saying that the Australian side is still in contact with China. This represents a significant contrast to her statement on April 13 that “it is necessary to deal with China’s underground war”. For now, some analysts in Australia are pessimistic about the prospects. For example, Eryk Bagshaw, economic correspondent of the The Century , said that when Australia leads the “fight against China” trend, at least six major industries, including iron ore, worth at least 20 billion USD, will be hit hard, traders Australian imports and exports will have to pay the price. In October 2020, Australia allowed naval ships to participate in joint exercises with the US and Japan in the South China Sea, making China dissatisfied. There are also some Australian scholars and businessmen who remain optimistic about the status quo. For example, Roland Rajah, the lead economist at Lowy Institute, an Australian consulting organization, published an article on April 22 in the newspaper. The Century and Sydney Morning Herald “Why does our economy accept the veto of the agreement related to the Belt and Road initiative”, saying that Beijing’s sanctions against Australia are still limited to a relatively small scope, for example such as barley, beef, copper ore and coal. China will not cut off purchases of major Australian commodities such as iron ore and natural gas. After large commodity trade between China and Australia continued and small items shipped to other exporters, Australia was able to recover under Chinese “sanctions”.

Facebook logo at headquarters in Menlo Park, California, USA. Photo: AFP / VNA According to a joint statement by Facebook and CleanMax, the 32 MW wind power plant will be located in the state of Karnataka in southern India, as part of a larger project on wind and solar power that the two companies are working with. to provide renewable energy to the Indian power grid. CleanMax will own and operate the above projects, while Facebook will buy electricity from the Indian grid. Facebook’s head of renewable energy, Urvi Parekh, said the tech company usually does not own the power plants, instead signing a “long term” power purchase agreement with the renewable energy company. According to her, this will help projects find the necessary capital. India is currently Facebook’s largest market in terms of users. Meanwhile, in Singapore, Facebook has also announced similar partnership arrangements with energy suppliers such as Sunseap Group, Terrenus Energy and Sembcorp Industries, which can generate 160 MW of solar power. Power from these plants will be supplied to Facebook’s first data center in Asia and located in Singapore, the facility expected to come online next year. Last year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said data centers were causing technology companies like Facebook to consume about 1% of all global electricity. Tech companies like Amazon, Alphabet Inc and Microsoft have pledged to move towards zero carbon emissions and achieve zero net emissions, amid demand for digital data and services. ants will increase steadily. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on April 15 announced that the company’s global operations are now run entirely on renewable energy and have reached zero net emissions.

There is an agreement in the coalition to oblige companies to offer a quick test for face-to-face employees in the company. The SPD chairmen Saskia Esken and Norbert Walter-Borjans announced after a meeting of the presidium that this will now be initiated by the federal government in the cabinet meeting. The SPD assumes that the federal cabinet as a whole will both adopt stricter corona rules through federal law and approve an ordinance on the obligation to test offers in companies. Esken and co-party leader Walter-Borjans announced that the cabinet would take note of an ordinance from Labor Minister Hubertus Heil, with which mandatory test offers would be established in companies. This was discussed with the federal states and parliamentary groups, and the federal cabinet was also “in agreement on these objectives,” said Esken.

Usage does not have to be documented

The draft of the Ministerial Ordinance is based on the ARD capital studio in front. There should therefore not be any obligation to test for employees. It is only about the test offer obligation for companies. Companies also do not have to document whether the employees actually use the tests. And: Companies that have been badly hit by the Corona crisis can count the expenses for the tests as a cost item for the bridging aid. First of all, every employee should receive one test per week. If you have a lot of contacts, you should get two tests. All in all, the regulation is not as strict as many business associations fear. And yet there is criticism, for example from the employers’ association BDA. Managing Director Steffen Kampeter criticizes: The obligation to test leads to more bureaucracy and discredits the voluntary commitment of companies. It is of little consolation if the test bureaucracy that has now been introduced does not implement all of the proposed measures.

Stricter rules, more childhood sick days

The ministerial coordination is currently ongoing, tomorrow the federal cabinet is expected to approve the measure. According to the SPD boss Esken, the generally stricter corona rules that are also to be decided include a binding emergency brake, according to which “all openings must be withdrawn” if the infection value exceeds 100. There are “exit restrictions to be provided”. It was also agreed to increase the number of days paid for children’s illnesses per parent from the current 20 to 30 days. With a view to resistance in the Union parliamentary group to these new regulations, Esken said: “It must now be our most important goal to protect the health of people and the employees in hospitals”. The situation in the intensive care units is particularly dramatic, said the SPD leader.

Compulsory tests should relieve the economy

In view of the negative attitude of some Union politicians to mandatory test offers in companies, Walter-Borjans warned that these politicians should also be aware that this would “avert a complete lockdown” for the economy. He also referred to ongoing discussions about extending the bridging allowances for businesses as well as in favor of downtown businesses. The SPD parliamentary group is also obviously behind the planned measures. “We support a rapid emergency brake in the Infection Protection Act, which formulates the measures precisely and bindingly,” said parliamentary group vice-president Dirk Wiese of the AFP news agency. The current inconsistencies in protective measures must be overcome. Wiese also pushed for a nationwide test obligation for employers, “because it is becoming more and more obvious that it does not work across the board without pressure”.

Advance by the Minister of Labor

With his plans for a mandatory test offer at the workplace, Federal Labor Minister Hubertus Heil had accelerated the discussion. Encouragement for the move came from the union side, among others. Reiner Hoffmann, chairman of the German trade union federation (DGB), told the newspapers of the “Funke Mediengruppe” that there had to be a test obligation for employers: “It is simply not understandable why people in the private sector have been restricting themselves to their basic rights for over a year , but the rules for employers are still as smooth as butter. ” The Union and employers have so far refused to test. Economics minister Peter Altmaier recently emphasized that he relied on the voluntary nature of the companies that had agreed to expand their test offer. According to a report by “Spiegel”, the Federal Ministry of Economics is said to have given way in the meantime. It was said that one would turn around. The departmental coordination is ongoing to clarify the final details. With information from Tobias Betz, ARD capital studio

A view of the JCPOA Joint Committee meeting on April 6, in Vienna, Austria. Photo: Reuters

According to JCPOA regulations, Iran’s uranium enrichment level is at 3.67% and must not be stockpiled more than 300kg of raw materials. However, Iran has now enriched uranium by up to 20%, even claiming to be able to enrich as much as 90%. Iran’s enrichment of uranium to the point of making nuclear weapons has left powers like “sitting on a fire pan.”

Talks in Vienna, Austria, began last week in an effort to bring the U.S. and Iran back to the JCPOA. In 2018, the administration of former U.S. President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from the agreement. Now, more than two months after taking the leadership of the United States, President Joe Biden is making a “reversal” of his predecessor’s policy to “revive” the JCPOA.

International experts see the fact that the negotiators “revived” the JCPOA is a very positive signal, but in reality, the process is not easy with many obstacles. The negotiations will have a very complex scenario and developments, most evident in the form of negotiations when the U.S. and Iran do not directly have dialogue with each other.

The negotiation is carried out in the form of individual dialogue between the parties and communication through intermediaries. All JCPOA participants agreed to form 2 Working Groups. The first group will look at how the U.S. returns to the JCPOA by lifting sanctions on Iran. The second group will study how Iran will return to JCPOA compliance.

Analysts point out that the process of negotiating the JCPOA “revived” obstacles with 3 main issues. First of all is assurances about Iran’s shrinking of its nuclear program in accordance with the JCPOA, while specifically determining what sanctions the U.S. will lift on Iran. While Iran wants to lift most sanctions in exchange for its compliance with the JCPOA, the U.S. is only considering lifting sanctions related to the Iran nuclear issue.

President Biden’s administration insists the U.S. is willing to rescind sanctions on Iran that are believed to be inconsistent with the JCPOA but also stressed that the U.S. expects compliance with the deal on the part of Iran.

However, the Iranian side is unlikely to reverse its steps until U.S. sanctions are lifted. This is considered the second largest “barrier”. Namely, the order in which the U.S. lifted sanctions on Iran first and then Iran complied with the JCPOA again, or Iran complied with the JCPOA first before the U.S. lifted the sanctions. Although the process of “reviving” the JCPOA has shown very positive signs, the level of tension is still very high when the US and Iran will probably not give in to each other.

The third obstacle that is analyzed by experts is the schedule of negotiations. In June, Iran will enter the election of a new President and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will not be re-elected due to the end of his second consecutive term. Many are concerned that the successor to the President of Iran may not take the JCPOA as seriously as Mr. Hassan Rouhani. So if the process of “reviving” the JCPOA is not achieved in his final days in office, it is very likely that the new administration will not negotiate with the US on the deal.

According to experts, Iran’s confidence in the JCPOA has been “eroded.” It would be unacceptable for the U.S. to cancel the deal and now return without “paying the price” for its actions. Especially with 3 obstacles in the process of “reviving” in which analysts point out, to achieve this goal will surely need to make breakthroughs in the short period between now and before the Iranian elections in June. In a scenario where the JCPOA is indeed “collapsing,” experts believe, the parties will proceed with a new international agreement or treaty to replace the JCPOA.

Japan and Germany hold their first Diplomatic and Defense Strategic Dialogue (Dialogue 2+2) online, April 13. (Source: AP)

According to the sheet Nikkei (Japan), on April 13, Japan held its first Diplomatic and Defense Strategic Dialogue (Dialogue 2+2) with Germany online, a framework similar to that of other important European partners, Britain and France.

Clearly, Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide’s administration is increasingly urging key European partners to increase their intervention in the Indo-Pacific region, especially amid certain rifts in China’s relations with Europe recently regarding human rights democracy.

Attending the dialogue on the Japanese side were Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi, while on the German side were Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer.

At the dialogue, Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi criticized China for saying that “unilateral actions to change the status quo by force have lost the premises of peace and prosperity for the international community.”

Meanwhile, Secretary Maas stated that “security cooperation is extremely important in the context of various threats in the Indo-Pacific region.”

The German side said it would send a destroyer to the Indo-Pacific region next summer and planned joint training between Japan’s Maritime Defense Force and the German Navy.

It is unusual for a country without territory in the Asia-Pacific to send warships to the region, but it is also the first time germany has shown strong colours on security issues.

This Japan-Germany 2+2 Strategic Dialogue is an example that Germany is ready to participate in the race for sovereignty in the Indo-Pacific region.

Basically the strategy of the Biden administration and its allies is to bring together a siege that restrains China, including European countries. It’s also a sign that the U.S. feels the difficulty of unilateral confrontation and arms race with China.

Other European countries are already aware of the threat from China.

Britain identified China as the biggest national threat to economic security, identified in a new security and diplomatic strategy announced in March.

Britain has left the European Union (EU) and does not want China to lead Asia, which is seen as its promising market. London has also expressed its intention to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), an agreement that plays a role in creating a siege on China.

In the current context, the similarities between the UK and Japan are to promote the free trade system in the Indo-Pacific region, while curbing China’s expansion at sea.

Among European countries, Britain has pledged to send the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth and France will send a nuclear-powered attack submarine to the Indo-Pacific region.

According to Professor Yuichi Morii of the University of Tokyo, recent moves by Britain, France and Germany have sent a message of cooperation to Japan as countries that share a common view of values.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel once said China was a “systemal competitor” with political differences. However, China is also a huge market with a size of 1.4 billion people and is an important trading partner of Germany.

On April 7, during a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Ms Merkel also stressed the importance of dialogue.

As European relations with China tend to cool and the region faces serious economic impact from the Covid-19 epidemic, the U.S. and Japan should work to promote diplomatic activities with European countries, in order to support maintaining a tough stance on security.