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Semiconductor wafer arena | Wafer supply exceeds demand: the international Matthew effect, domestic efforts to catch up

editor — Sun, 27 Jun 2021 20:25:07 +0000

The opening preface of semiconductor wafer rivers and lakes: On the afternoon of June 16, a “chip robbery” was staged on the streets of Hong Kong. A logistics company transported high-priced chips worth about HK$5 million. Behind the “chip robbery”, it reflects the trend of crazy price increases in the chip industry chain under the global “chip shortage”. According to reports, foundries such as TSMC and UMC in Taiwan are expected to continue to increase prices in the third quarter of 2021, with a maximum increase of 30%. In fact, since the beginning of the year, due to the epidemic caused serious problems in logistics and labor, the production capacity of foundry has become more and more tight, and manufacturers such as UMC and the world’s advanced manufacturers have reported price increases. Huang Chongren, chairman of Power Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., also pointed out that it is now 2023 orders with customers, and price increases are the general trend. As long as the gross profit margin of customers exceeds that of Power Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., they will increase. Why can a small wafer have a tendency to “touch the whole body” in the chip market? What is the relationship between the two? In addition, in the global wafer foundry market, why is the voice of major international companies such as TSMC and UMC so high before, and as a country with a large demand for chips, why does not a company compete with it… In response to the above problems, the Caihua News Agency uses “Semiconductor Wafer Rivers and Lakes” as the topic and adopts easy-to-understand writing techniques to lead readers and friends who have been following and supporting Caihua News Agency and Caihua News Agency’s sub-column “Hong Kong Stock Decoding”. We will study the “Wafer Rivers and Lakes” together, and accompany your investment and cognition to a higher level. As the beginning, Caihua News Agency will lead readers and investors to understand the relationship between wafers and chips, as well as the competitive landscape of the global wafer market. Wafer: semiconductor chip, indispensable for me Wafers are also called silicon wafers. Silicon wafer refers to the silicon wafer used to make silicon semiconductor circuits, and its raw material is silicon. The picture above is the source of the silicon wafer: Baidu Gallery A responsible process is needed from elemental silicon to artificial material silicon wafer. First, the purified polycrystalline silicon is dissolved and mixed into silicon crystal seed crystals, and then slowly pulled out to form a cylindrical single crystal silicon, that is, a silicon crystal rod; second, the silicon crystal rod is subjected to photo-engraving, grinding, and polishing. After slicing, a silicon wafer, or wafer, is formed. Generally, the thickness of a silicon wafer is about 1mm or less, which is a round silicon wafer. In addition, silicon wafers have different sizes according to specialized process technology. At present, the domestic wafer production lines are mainly 8-inch and 12-inch. After the silicon wafer is formed, it can be processed into IC products with various circuit component structures, including products such as chips. Specifically, through process technology, millions of transistors (semiconductor devices) are etched on wafers. Semiconductors manage data by controlling current to form various characters, numbers, sounds, images and colors. They are widely used in integrated circuits. Some of these applications are daily applications, such as computers, telecommunications, mobile phones and televisions, and others are used in advanced microwave transmission, laser conversion systems, medical diagnostic and treatment equipment, defense systems, and NASA space shuttles. At present, most common semiconductor chips are made of silicon wafers. Among them, process chips below 14nm are basically manufactured using 12-inch wafers. Therefore, half of the current semiconductor chips are 12-inch wafers. According to statistics, the 12-inch wafer shipment area accounts for about 65% of the semiconductor chip shipment area, and the 8-inch wafer shipment area is about 20. The remaining size wafers share the remaining market. In this regard, the current wafer price increase is focused on 12-inch and 8-inch wafers. Global wafer market: under the three pillars, domestic struggling to catch up Before 2000, compared with the mature United States, Japan and Europe, China’s integrated circuit industry started relatively late, resulting in a low right to speak in this field. In June 2000, my country formulated encouraging policies specifically for the software and integrated circuit industries for the first time. In the following six years, various laws and regulations for integrated circuits and related industries, policies that regulate industrial development and encourage industrial growth were introduced one after another. Among them, 2016 is the first year of integrated circuit policy, “National Innovation-Driven Development Strategy Outline”, “13th Five-Year” National Science and Technology Innovation Plan, “13th Five-Year” National Informatization Plan, and “Information Industry Development Guide” 》The continuous introduction of policies to promote, improve and encourage the development of integrated circuits. Under the favorable industrial policy environment, driven by the superimposed technological wave, market demand is increasing day by day. China’s integrated circuit industry has achieved rapid development, and the market growth rate is significantly higher than the global level. According to statistics from the China Semiconductor Industry Association, the sales of China’s integrated circuit industry in 2016, 2017 and 2018 were 433.6 billion yuan, 541.1 billion yuan and 653.1 billion yuan, respectively, with growth rates of 20% and 25% respectively. And 21%. Although China’s integrated circuit industry has achieved rapid growth, the right to speak in some key areas is still firmly controlled by major international companies. Especially in the IC foundry industry with fast process technology iteration, large capital investment, and long R&D cycle. According to the statistics of Guoyuan Securities, judging from the current changes in the competitive landscape of the foundry industry, with the advancement of process nodes, affected by factors such as rapid process technology iteration and large investment funds, there are fewer and fewer players participating in the competition. , 28nm to 14nm is an obvious watershed, 14nm began to use 3D structure transistors, the manufacturing difficulty increased sharply. At present, there are only six companies in the world with manufacturing capabilities of 14nm and below. Among them, major international manufacturers occupy five seats, and domestic manufacturers occupy one seat. The five major international manufacturers are TSMC, Samsung Semiconductor, UMC, Intel, and GF. The domestic entry is SMIC. From the perspective of the foundry market share, the Matthew effect in the international market is very obvious. TSMC is the dominant player, while the domestic SMIC advantage is not obvious. In 2020, the global foundry market share, the three giants in the international market, TSMC, Samsung Semiconductor and UMC, accounted for nearly 80% of the market share. Among them, TSMC is the absolute leader with a market share of 56.21%, Samsung and UMC are ranked second and third with 15.62% and 7.03% respectively; while the domestic manufacturer SMIC ranks fifth with only 4.61%. There is still a big gap between China’s market share and the giants. However, with China’s strong support for the integrated circuit industry policy, the gap between the technical level of the integrated circuit field and the international leading technology is getting smaller and smaller, and the production capacity of superimposed integrated circuits is gradually shifting to mainland China, and the domestic foundry market will usher in Big growth. By then, there will be more local foundries like SMIC going abroad, gradually narrowing the gap with international manufacturers. This gap is shrinking as the mainland’s investment in semiconductor equipment and production capacity increases. Investment: According to a research report by Guosheng Securities, in 2020, domestic wafer fabs will be built and the semiconductor industry will increase investment. The mainland semiconductor equipment market ranks first in the world for the first time, reaching 18.1 billion U.S. dollars, a year-on-year increase of 35.1%, accounting for 26.2%. From 2021 to 2022, storage demand will recover and South Korea will lead the world, but the mainland equipment market will remain at a high level of approximately US$16 billion. In terms of production capacity, at present, the integrated circuit industry chain is gradually shifting from the United States, Japan, Europe and Taiwan to China, Southeast Asia and other regions. This is not only conducive to the research and development of advanced technology and accumulation of management experience by domestic enterprises, and promotes the rapid development of local enterprises, but also conducive to the domestic integrated circuit industry to provide new support in reducing costs, expanding production capacity, and geographical convenience. The development played a role in promoting. According to SEMI data, there are 62 semiconductor fabs in production globally between 2017 and 2020, of which 26 are located in mainland China, accounting for 42% of the global total. It is expected that at least 38 12-inch wafer fabs will be added from 2020 to 2024. In the global wafer expansion, TSMC and Samsung’s two major international fabs have invested more than 30 billion US dollars in expansion. Although mainland wafer companies are not as wealthy as large fabs, domestic wafer manufacturers are not far behind. SMIC , Silan Micro, China Resources Micro, Wingtech, Hua Hong, Yuexin Semiconductor, etc., have joined the team to expand wafer production capacity. It is foreseeable that with the gradual completion and commissioning of new wafer fabs by companies such as SMIC, Silan Micro, China Resources Micro, Wingtech, etc., it will not only greatly meet the strong demand of the mainland market, but also promote China The training of professionals in the integrated circuit industry and the development of supporting industries have narrowed the gap between domestic manufacturers and international manufacturers. Text: Yizhi Author | Yizhi Edit | lala

There is no more Pan Shiyi in the arena

editor — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 03:09:09 +0000

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Article丨20 Agency, Author丨The Nine Commandments of Pigs and Li Xianhuan, Editor丨Wang Xiaoling

Article丨20 Agency, Author丨The Nine Commandments of Pigs and Li Xianhuan, Editor丨Wang Xiaoling
On the evening of June 16th, according to SOHO China’s official official account, Blackstone Group issued a comprehensive takeover offer to obtain a controlling stake in SOHO China. After the transaction is completed, SOHO China’s existing shareholders will retain 9% of the equity and continue to stay in it. Listed in Hong Kong.
Soon after the SOHO China official public account was issued, SOHO China issued an announcement on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange stating that Goldman Sachs, on behalf of Blackstone Group, had acquired a total of approximately 2.856 billion shares of SOHO China at a price of HK$5 per share. The transaction price was approximately HK$23.656 billion, equivalent to RMB About 19.5 billion yuan (about 3.03 billion US dollars).
Rumors of this transaction have been circulating in the market for nearly two years, and it was finally completed after several discounts.
Transaction announcement
On October 31, 2019, according to media reports such as Caixin, SOHO China is preparing to sell its domestic office buildings for US$8 billion. The potential transaction parties are the Blackstone Group and related consortia. The next day SOHO China responded to the news that the company was not aware of any information related to the sale of the group’s assets that needed to be announced, but said at the same time: “The Group will discuss from time to time the commercial real estate market environment and potential trading opportunities in the group’s main markets.”

On March 10, 2020, SOHO China again reported privatization news. The Blackstone Group was reported to have privatized SOHO China at a price of 6 Hong Kong dollars per share, and the transaction price was 4 billion Hong Kong dollars. In addition, the Blackstone Group will also take over SOHO China’s debt. But in August last year, the privatization process was terminated. In November 2020, news of SOHO China’s privatization was once again reported in the market, but the transaction partner changed from Blackstone Group to Hillhouse Capital. But Hillhouse Capital quickly denied the market rumors, saying that it had no intention of participating in the privatization of SOHO China, and SOHO China also stated that the rumors were untrue. Starting from October 2019, SOHO China’s “hands-off process” has been delayed for nearly two years. From the beginning, the overall sale was compromised to privatization, and the privatization process was once terminated, and the final sale price was also greatly reduced. Pan Shiyi’s process of selling SOHO China was not smooth. But for Pan Shiyi, the current trading hammer is basically a matter of mind-selling out most of the core assets in China, and cash in pockets. After the transaction is completed, SOHO China Chairman Pan Shiyi and Executive Director Zhang Xin will successfully cash out HK$14.28 billion. 01. Seven years of selling buildings Pan Shiyi’s history of selling and selling can be traced back to at least 2014. In February of that year, SOHO China sold its SOHO Hailun Plaza and SOHO Jing’an Plaza and their equity in Shanghai to Financial Street Holdings for a price of 5.23 billion yuan. The background of this transaction is that since 2009, Pan Shiyi began to invest heavily in Shanghai. Until the end of 2013, Pan Shiyi said that SOHO China’s investment in Shanghai has reached 50 billion yuan, accounting for 75% of the total SOHO. . In fact, the above two projects were acquired by SOHO China with a fierce momentum after entering Shanghai. In 2011, SOHO China acquired these two plots for 1.634 billion yuan and 2.47 billion yuan respectively. But only three years after the project was put in the pocket, it was sold for 5.230 billion yuan, a premium of only 1.126 billion yuan. At first, Pan Shiyi’s expected income from this transaction was 12 billion yuan, and the price was discounted by more than half of the expected income. At that time, industry insiders believed that this seemingly buy-low-sell transaction, including three years of capital costs and management costs and other financial expenses, the final profit margin was not high, and it was not in line with Pan Shiyi’s “sell potatoes at the gold price.” “style of. It is hard to say that it was just a coincidence. In 2013, Li Ka-shing had just sold the Lujiazui Oriental Huijin Center for 7.1 billion yuan in 2013. The two gradually retreated from Shanghai one after the other, keeping pace with each other and full of understanding. However, Pan Shiyi himself said at the time that holding and operating high-quality office properties in Beijing and Shanghai is still SOHO China’s long-term development strategy and will not change. In fact, this is just the beginning of Pan Shiyi’s sale of the SOHO series. According to incomplete statistics, SOHO China has sold more than 30 billion yuan in assets since 2014. In September 2014, Pan Shiyi sold 100,000 square meters of Shanghai Lingkong SOHO to Ctrip for a price of 3.05 billion. At that time, Lingkong SOHO had not yet opened. After the sale was completed, SOHO China still held 118,200 square meters of Lingkong SOHO as investment properties. . Three years later, this part of the assets was also emptied by Pan Shiyi and sold to the well-known Hong Kong private equity company Gaw Capital at a price of 4.944 billion yuan. In September 2015, SOHO China sold a 50% stake in the Shanghai Bund 8-1 plot to Fosun at a price of RMB 8.493 billion. In order to compete for this piece of land, SOHO China and Fosun once went to court. In July 2016, SOHO China sold SOHO Century Plaza to Guohua Life Insurance Co., Ltd. for a transaction price of more than 3.2 billion yuan. On June 26, 2017, SOHO China disclosed an announcement, announcing the whole sale of Shanghai Hongkou SOHO for 3.573 billion yuan. Less than 10 days later, on July 4, Pan Shiyi announced the start of the package sale of the Guanghua Road SOHO2 and Lingkong SOHO projects. Regarding the practice of frequently selling assets, Pan Shiyi once explained, “The always-changing law of doing business is to buy when the price is low and ship when the price is high. SOHO China will always follow this principle. Always judge when the price is low. , When is the price high.” After entering 19 years, Pan Shiyi’s pace of selling has accelerated. On June 28, 2019, Pan Shiyi announced that SOHO China will sell 13 office property projects in Beijing and Shanghai in batches, with an estimated total value of RMB 7.8 billion. On September 30, SOHO China once again announced the sale of 9 commercial asset packages in Beijing for 761 million yuan, mainly containing 2,583 underground parking spaces. On October 22, SOHO China’s co-working brand SOHO3Q packaged and sold 11 projects in Beijing and Shanghai to the incubator company Dreaming Star. However, these are all peripheral assets. The highlight is naturally the most important core asset known as the “Eight King Kong”: Beijing’s Qianmen Project, Lize SOHO, Guanghua Road SOHO, Wangjing SOHO Tower 3, and Shanghai’s SOHO Fuxing Plaza and Gubei SOHO. , SOHO Tianshan Square, Bund SOHO. Following yesterday’s SOHO China statement, these core assets were finally packaged for sale. And just three years ago, Pan Shiyi once said that SOHO China has two projects that can never be sold: “The Bund SOHO is one, the location is too important; Wangjing SOHO cannot be sold, it is too beautiful, I like it very much.” It seems that Boss Pan’s words are unbelievable, including since 2013, he has been bearish on the Chinese property market for many years, and while telling young people not to buy houses, he is frequently beaten by reality. 02, from heavy to light, lying down too early? One of the major backgrounds for Pan Shiyi’s liquidation of Chinese assets is that SOHO China has fallen into a growth dilemma since it switched from a sales model to a holding model in 2012, and its revenue immediately dropped from the tens of billions to the billions level, and the net profit level has long since been reached. Not as good as that year. According to SOHO China’s financial report, SOHO China’s revenue in 2019 and 2020 will be 1.847 billion yuan and 2.192 billion yuan, and net profits will be 1.331 billion yuan and 536 million yuan respectively. In contrast, in 2012 before the transformation, SOHO China achieved revenue of 15.3 billion yuan and net profit of approximately 10.6 billion, of which core net profit was 3.34 billion yuan. In fact, since 2014, SOHO China has never purchased new property projects in China. While selling houses in China, Pan Shiyi and his wife turned to overseas, especially the United States. Statistics show that since 2011, Pan Shiyi and Zhang Xin and his wife have invested a large number of overseas assets through family trusts. The fixed assets they acquired include the office building of the Port Authority’s bus station next to Times Square in Manhattan, New York, and 49% of Manhattan Park Avenue Plaza. And the joint Brazilian consortium to acquire a 40% stake in the General Motors Building in the United States. In addition to the investment of the couple, their two children also went to Yale and Harvard to study. In the process of continuously selling domestic assets for seven years, Pan Shiyi and his wife have repeatedly faced doubts about “running off the road”, but Pan Shiyi himself has repeatedly denied it. In November 2019, in response to market rumors, Pan Shiyi responded at the customer signing ceremony held by Lize SOHO, saying: “I always say that I ran away. It’s all rumors and can’t get away.” Earlier in August 2017, at the SOHO China Interim Results Conference, Pan Shiyi said in response to the sale of assets: “It is a misunderstanding that we are going to run with Li Ka-shing and Wang Jianlin.” “Where can we go? It’s right to say that we are shifting from an asset-heavy model to a light-asset model, to a platform-based sharing economy model.” Now it seems that Pan Shiyi’s light asset model is indeed very light, so light that there is nothing left. For more exciting content, follow Titanium Media WeChat ID (ID: taimeiti), or download Titanium Media App

Miss Do Thi Ha’s clip revealed to practice for the Miss World arena, showing off her amazing legs

Linh Nhi — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 23:53:07 +0000

Just a short clip recording the scene of Miss Do Thi Ha striding, but the audience couldn’t take their eyes off her amazing legs.

Recently, page fanpage of the competition Miss World Vietnam posted a video of Miss Do Thi Ha performing catwalk. Many people guess that this is the behind-the-scenes image of the introduction clip of the Thanh beauty at the beauty arena Miss World 2021 (takes place later this year). The new Miss Vietnam is brilliantly beautiful in a lotus-pink flowing dress, and the puffy hairstyle helps Do Thi Ha become even more luxurious. It can be seen that Do Thi Ha struts very confidently, her charisma is much more impressive than at the time of Miss Vietnam 2020. But Do Thi Ha’s excellent legs are the focus of viewers’ attention. Do Thi Ha has 1m11 long legs, one of the queens with the longest legs. Not only that, the legs of Miss Do Thi Ha are also straight, extremely smooth, the ratio between thighs and calves is very balanced. In many video The audience had to admire that Do Thi Ha owns rare beautiful legs, straight and slim from any angle. So every time the new Miss wears a high slit skirt or a short skirt, netizen more and more opportunity to praise the excellent legs. Definitely in the arena Miss World In the near future, Do Thi Ha will make a strong impression thanks to these “rare and hard to find” legs.

Khanh Van continues to wear high-cut skirts in the semi-final night

Tâm An — Fri, 21 May 2021 12:55:07 +0000

On the eve of the semi-finals of the Miss Universe beauty arena, Khanh Van announced 4 evening dresses with high splits to show off the advantage of slim legs.

On May 10 (US time), Khanh Van and the contestants of Miss Universe practiced to prepare for the semi-final night. The Vietnamese representative also revealed four evening gowns that he plans to wear in the semi-final competition. In the photo, the beauty queen, born in 1995, wears a high-cut dress, showing off her long slender legs. Design with striking green color, cup shape. According to Khanh Van, the costume was inspired by the sedge field in Vinh Long. Since the start of the contest, the 26-year-old beauty has shown a clear image strategy, each outfit she wears has its own meaning and message. Miss Universe Vietnam is sexy in a purple V-neck, stone dress. Body-hugging design and combined with stone tassel motifs, covering the bottom of the skirt. In the third design, Khanh Van wears a black evening dress to create a mysterious look. The dress has a classic design, with long sleeves and a high neckline, but is cut at the skirt, bringing the spirit of interference between classic and modern. Black outfits are rarely used in competitions. But according to the designer’s idea, Khanh Van will wear this dress in the side activities of Miss Universe 2020 to create a different highlight. The 26-year-old beauty wears a costume of designer Vo Thanh Can. The dress is inspired by rice fields with many delicate details, embracing the body curves. According to the schedule, on May 13, Khanh Van will enter a closed interview round. The semi-finals of the contest will take place on May 15. The Vietnamese representative currently maintains a confident and energetic attitude in the side activities of Miss Universe.

Khanh Van made the Vietnamese audience “heartbroken” with the act of “ten points” on the stage of Miss Universe

Bảo Bảo — Tue, 18 May 2021 03:40:06 +0000

Khanh Van has a very comprehensive performance in the “arena” of Miss Universe beauty.
This morning, the semi-finals of Miss Universe 2020 officially took place with two contests: bikini and evening gown. Once again, the representative of Vietnam – Nguyen Tran Khanh Van shines with beauty and top notch charisma.

Besides, netizens also discovered a beautiful moment of Miss Hau on the stage of Miss Universe 2020. When some other representatives stood above, Khanh Van chose a modest position, making room for the girls. in the latter group strides and shines. Needless to say, this action made the home audience “heartbroken”. Besides being proud that the Vietnamese representative performed so well in the “arena” of Miss Universe, many people think that this is a smart “move” of Khanh Van to take the spotlight. Before that, the moment when Miss Hau meticulously edited the frame of the Ken Em costume, she also “scored” strongly in the hearts of the public. If the national costume contest honors the cultural beauty of each country, the bikini contest distracts the audience from the breathtaking curves of the girls, then the evening gown has a very attractive appeal. private. The fact that the girls wore gorgeous outfits helped the audience have a colorful beauty party. After much deliberation, Khanh Van finished the brilliant red-orange evening gown with a slit-shaped silhouette to score points in the eyes of the judges as well as international friends at this important semi-final night. The advantage of 1m76 height has helped Khanh Van confidently conquer all different outfits, this time the outfit is very elaborately invested and meticulously attached. Confidently striding professionally like the Queen of the Universe, right at the “star” moment – Khanh Van showed off her talent in posing with an extremely eye-catching turn that made everyone cheer non-stop. This is also a design that is considered to be very suitable for the body of the representative of Vietnam. With deliberate steps and eyes directed at the camera lens, Khanh Van’s eyes showed pride because she had fought hard for the past few days for the colors of the flag so that tonight, she had almost done it. achieve your youthful dream. True to the spirit she had said before: “No matter what, I will fight to the end.” Taking on the role of vedette for the semi-final show, Khanh Van successfully completed 2 parts of her bikini and evening gown contests. The daily efforts have made millions of hearts who love Khanh Van at home expect a new achievement for Vietnam – and everyone always believes in Khanh Van – the brave girl competing in the middle of the epidemic season. half a world away from home.

The indiscreet “phases” of lingerie, “revealing” of the Miss contestants in the beauty arena

HM — Mon, 17 May 2021 12:11:06 +0000

Wearing see-through, ‘dangerous’ costumes causes many beauties to fall into a poor state of indiscretion.
Miss Universe 2020 is the most interested contest today. Only 1 more day, the contest will find out the owner of this year’s crown in the final night (May 16, US time, 7 a.m. May 17 (Vietnam time).

In the semi-finals on May 15, the Miss contestants excellently performed in bikinis and evening gowns. In addition to the unique design dresses, many contestants made the audience “heartbroken” because they almost fell into a revealing scene or revealed their underwear on stage. The Russian representative in a “dangerous” high car dress almost revealed the triangle right on the stage of Miss Universe 2020. The Albanian contestant showed off her underwear in a see-through evening dress. At the semi-final night of Miss Grand International 2020 (Miss International Peace), the representative of Venezuela – Eliana Roa was exposed to the “forbidden zone” right on stage while performing in an evening gown. Due to the strong kick of the skirt, the Venezuelan representative had a sensitive incident. Earlier, at the swimsuit competition of Miss International Peace, Myanmar’s representative – Han Lay had an unfortunate incident of revealing her chest. In this round, the beauties confidently flaunted their bodies in sexy blue bikinis. At the beginning of the performance, the side of the shirt did not have a strap to hold in place. However, in the process of moving, shaking the hips and then posing causes one side of the swimsuit to drop, revealing a sensitive spot right on the live waves. A contestant revealed the forbidden area when performing evening gown at Miss Grand Thailand 2020 – Miss Peace Thailand New runner-up of Cambodia Universe 2020 – Chhun Raksa revealed her underwear right on live television. Not only that, she also chose uncharacteristic black lingerie. Miss Earth Venezuela 2017, beautiful Fabianny Zambrano suddenly revealed her first round because the costumes performed in the swimming competition were too daring. The incident caused her to slip the crown into the opponent who was less appreciated for beauty than Ninoska Vásquez Álvarez. Many contestants revealed their chest stickers on the catwalk, making many people shy at the Miss Grand Thailand 2020.

The missile waste controversy opens the new arena between the US and China

Trang Trần — Sun, 09 May 2021 02:24:13 +0000

The fierce disputes between the US and China over the remnants of the Truong Chinh 5B missile that is about to fall to Earth may be just the prelude.

China’s Truong Chinh 5B missile was launched into space from April 29 New arena between America-China This week, the US and China have repeatedly debated over the warning that the remnants of the Chinese Truong Chinh 5B missile could fall back to Earth. While the US has criticized this as the result of irresponsibility and negligence and predicts serious consequences, China has countered that the West is overdoing and the impact of heavier missile remnants. The 20 tons falling back on Earth is nothing serious. Observing the latest incident, world commentators said that, even when the huge remnant of Truong Chinh 5B’s missile fell to the Earth and caused no consequences, the controversy related to the row. Space between China and America will not end either. On the contrary, this is just the opening for a new “arena” between the two leading economies in the world because they are spending sparingly to increase their presence in the universe. The more space we invest and build, the greater the amount of space waste will be, and the return of giant objects from space will no longer be uncommon. Just over last month, the Chinese National Aerospace Agency also kept an eye on a massive cosmic litter. In particular, the International Space Station (ISS) emits the largest space trash ever, which is the 2.9-ton base of 48 nickel-hydrogen panels. It is expected that the trash will spend 2 to 4 years floating in low Earth orbit before it burns into the atmosphere. The consequences of this discharge are not the same as the discharge of the remnants of the Truong Chinh 5B missile because the object of the Chinese missile weighs more than 20 tons, so it is difficult to burn out, leaving the large structure falling on Earth. However, as soon as the ISS station’s discharge was announced, the China Space News website immediately published an article warning the risk of a 2.9-ton retrograde waste block. “Pray for that waste block not to come back and hit the space station”, according to the article on this website. The problem of litter will be as bad as climate change The South China Post (SCMP) newspaper published this month indicated that China is tracking about 20,000 blocks of space waste, 50% more than a decade ago. ” In the end, the consequence may be that, even if there are no more people performing any more space activity, the total amount of cosmic waste will continue to increase, the door to human space will be completely blocked. – Mr. Feng Hao, an aerospace specialist in China, said Mr. Feng Hao, lead author of the report and his colleagues at the Beijing Institute of Space Systems Engineering, said that the situation of the rapid increase in the amount of waste in the orbit of the Earth is very alarming because that floating object can collide with each other. The scenario above will take place soon and worse when China and the US continue to compete in space. Both have ambitious plans to expand the space program over the next few years. Tens of thousands of satellites have been launched, a lot of large-scale infrastructure built in orbit from Earth to Moon. Feng estimates that by 2033, the geostationary orbit will be crowded, meaning that adding more satellites to orbit will lead to a chain collision. Space litter “could become the same important political issue as the current state of climate change,” said a Beijing-based scientist, who did not want to be identified. According to this scientist, when the important orbits do not have many gaps, tensions between Washington and Beijing, the two countries most active in aerospace operations, will become increasingly fierce. “Beijing may criticize Washington for its cosmic emissions, on the contrary, Washington will limit Beijing’s future space missions. This will cause a profound geopolitical impact, affecting all countries on Earth “, emphasized the anonymous expert. Furthermore, when the US-China confronts, international cooperation related to space waste disposal will inevitably be affected. Not to mention, the situation of sharing space waste tracking information between countries is still superficial, partly because the technology used in the universe is related to the military, so no country wants to share it clearly. . “You can imagine this situation as two people sitting in the front row scrambling for the steering wheel while the car is about to crash into the wall,” the Beijing expert explained. China launched the 5B Truong Chinh missile into space, carrying the first module of the Chinese-made Tian Cung space station, from April 29. This missile has a 1-core configuration for propulsion, so the size of this floor is very large. When completing the task of bringing the missile to, the separated core will be disabled and become a giant mass of cosmic trash. The problem is this trash is spinning in uncontrollable Earth orbit. Expected to fall to Earth as early as today (May 8).

Ancient Roman arena discovered in Turkey

Hoàng Dung (lược dịch) — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 19:44:19 +0000

The newly discovered arena in Turkey is like the Colosseum in Rome, which holds gladiator matches with a capacity of about 20,000 people.

The famous Roman arena in Italy Referring to the Roman arena, people often talk about a large area that can accommodate tens of thousands of people with ancient and beautiful designs in Italy. But recently archaeologists discovered a Roman arena in Turkey, very similar to the famous one in Rome but much smaller in size. Arena in Turkey used to host gladiator matches about 1,800 years ago with a capacity of 20,000 people. Meanwhile, the Roman arena in Rome began construction in AD 70, when the Vespasian emperor, with a total capacity of about 50,000 to 80,000 spectators. Archaeologists locate the arena amidst the ruins of the ancient city Mastaura, Aydin province. The arena was partially buried and obscured by vegetation. Ancient roman arena discovered in Turkey The building has gladiator lounges and guest rooms. The whole monuments are preserved in good condition. Like the Roman arena in Italy, the arena in Turkey was built in the shape of a circle, instead of the typical semicircle of many ancient buildings.
Archaeologist Sedat Akkurnaz of Adnan Menderes University, who led the study, said the discovery was unique. Sedat Akkurnaz said: “This is the only example of such a solid existence in Anatolia. The structure is difficult to detect because it is heavily obscured by bushes, wild trees. Most of the arena is below ground. The arena is very sturdy as if it had just been built, meanwhile, the rest of the structure is on the ground, consisting of several rows of arena seats and external support walls. The dome-building technique of Roman architecture looks very good. Archaeologist Sedat Akkurnaz also explained that the arena is the venue for gladiator battles and wildlife. Near the old city of Mastaura, there are many major cities in western Anatolia such as Aphrodisias, Miletus, Priene, Magnesia and Ephesus. Therefore, people from neighboring cities also come to Mastaura to witness the battles with their own eyes. Part of the wall of the ancient arena in Turkey Experts believe that the arena in Turkey was built during the reign of Severan dynasty, during the Roman empire. This royal lineage includes the infamous Caracalla, his father Septimius Severus, who died in York after his campaign to conquer Scotland. Archaeologist Sedat Akkurnaz said: “We do not know exactly who the emperor was. But through the stone construction, the construction of the building, I think it was at the same time as the Severus dynasty. The city of Mastaura was very prosperous and prosperous. It was during this period that the Roman administrators greatly helped the city. There was a considerable increase in the number and variety of Mastauran coins during this period ” . Although the arena in Mastaura cannot match the structures in Rome in terms of scale, it is still a remarkable area. Sedat Akkurnaz said: “At this stage, it is difficult to accurately or approximate the audience. Our initial estimate was between 15,000 and 20,000. The gladiators had their own lounges, the audience was excellent. first has entertainment room “. In the near future, with the support of the local authorities, they will take action to conserve the parts most at risk of failure. According to Sedat Akkurnaz, there are cracks in the walls of the building, some of the stones are falling.

English club European expansion and the reversal of football

HẢI THANH — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 15:04:10 +0000

Looking at the presence of English clubs in the two European arenas, the balance of power has changed. Money is key, but not all.

22 years after having to play in third place, Man City is now present in the semifinals of the Champions League. (Image: Getty Images)

Looking at the presence of English clubs in the two European arenas, the balance of power has changed. Money is key, but not all.

The British flag is flying high again in Europe and the two English finals like the 2018/19 season are completely repeatable, with Chelsea – Man City in the Champions League and MU – Arsenal in the Europa League. Before you dream of that scenario, though, pause for a moment and think about the amazing change in English football.

About two decades ago, even those with the richest imagination could not imagine a day when Chelsea and Man City walked on their journey to conquer Europe’s peak, while MU and Arsenal sought a salvation. for the season in the 2nd tier arena.

At the turn of the 21st century, MU and Arsenal are the two dominant forces in the Premier League. They rarely bother with the rest and spend time searching for European glory. Chelsea and Man City do not have that comfort. The two grappled with their own problems, mostly with regard to money.

Before Roman Abramovich took over the Blues, this team owed £ 80 million and faced bankruptcy. The Citizens is also deeply in debt after trying to get out of the 3rd league and back to the Premier League, playing a derby with MU instead of Macclesfield Town in a stadium with only 6,000 spectators.

When the problem is money, it’s easy to solve if there are bosses like Abramovich or Sheikh Mansour, who suddenly one day discover their love for football and step into Chelsea, Man City, then make a transformation. spectacular. Two teams that are inferior to their history suddenly become giants, overthrow old forces and write their own history.

Arsenal Vice President David Dein once described how Chelsea functioned as follows: “Abramovich parked his Russian tank on our doorstep and shot out £ 50 bills.” Dick Law, Dein’s assistant, corrected: “I think it looks more like a 1,000 bill.”

There’s a pretty big jealousy here. The Russian billionaire once learned about the possibility of buying Arsenal but ignored it and Dein was extremely angry when he knew it. As for Sir Alex Ferguson, he accused Chelsea of ”ruining football” and scolded Man City, “a noisy neighbor” that was “spending money in a suicide fashion”.

In a less extreme way, former Newcastle President Sir John Hall said that in football, people don’t have to pay, only so far, bosses spend more money. “We, Aston Villa, Everton and Liverpool, Arsenal or MU all burn a lot of money, but the tycoons have taken everything to new heights. The bottomless pocket allows them to do anything, ”commented Hall.

But Hall added, billionaires from all over the world “have changed the game and the way football is run”, not just about money. As seen, in the period of 2013 up to now, MU’s actual expenditure is 780 million pounds, not much less than Man City (854 million) and double Chelsea (380 million), triple Liverpool (231 million). What about Arsenal, with 445 million spent, they are the third most expensive team in the Premier League, just less than two Manchester teams.

Money is very important in football, but it must be efficient to drive big ambitions. MU and Arsenal are slow to adapt and then fall behind. Efforts to spend money to level the gap can help them catch up with Chelsea and Man City, but not now.

“We have reached the semi-finals of the Europa League and this is like a true big game in Europe, because Roma is a rival with a long history,” MU coach, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said after overcoming Granada. April 16 morning.

“It is wonderful to be one of the four strongest teams in Europe. This is not an achievement, because Man City has entered the semi-finals of the Champions League once. We are creating another history, ”Man City coach Pep Guardiola said on Thursday.

A team trying to write history in Europe’s most famous league, a team trying to exaggerate the stature of the second-tier arena sounds ironic. However, this is how football plays out.