1丨The Ministry of Education establishes an off-campus education and training supervision department

According to today’s news on the official website of the Ministry of Education, the General Office of the Ministry of Education issued the “Notice on the Establishment of the Off-campus Education and Training Supervision Department.” Approved by the central editorial board, the Ministry of Education established the Department of Off-campus Education and Training Supervision. Its main responsibilities are: to undertake the management of off-campus education and training for primary and secondary school students (including kindergarten children), to guide the party building of off-campus education and training institutions, and to formulate standard management of off-campus education and training. policy. Work with relevant parties to formulate and supervise the implementation of relevant standards and systems for off-campus education and training (including online and offline) institution settings, training content, training time, personnel qualifications, fee supervision, etc., organize and implement the comprehensive management of off-campus education and training, and guide the comprehensive law enforcement of off-campus education and training . Guiding norms for social competitions and other activities for elementary and middle school students. Reflect and deal with major issues in off-campus education and training in a timely manner.

2丨The whole point of investment | Goldman Sachs: Does not rule out oil prices rise to 100 US dollars / barrel

Every AI newsletter, Goldman Sachs Global Commodity Research Director Jeffrey Currie said in an interview with the media that low-income groups will consume more commodities, which will trigger inflation. Governments around the world are discussing reducing the inequality caused by the new crown epidemic, and they must solve this problem. In addition, Jeffrey Currie did not rule out the possibility of oil prices reaching US$100/barrel. Oil prices are expected to reach US$80/barrel or more before the third quarter.

3丨Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: Regulate the SMS marketing behavior of the e-commerce platform “618”

According to the news on the website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on June 15, as commercial marketing activities in the middle of the “618” year approached, the problem of illegally sending marketing text messages on some e-commerce platforms to disturb people began to show an upward trend. The Information and Communication Administration of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology held an administrative guidance meeting on June 11 to warn e-commerce platform companies to standardize marketing SMS sending behavior and strengthen industry self-discipline. Major e-commerce platform companies such as Alibaba, JD.com, and Pinduoduo, as well as related basic telecommunications companies and short message service companies attended the conference. It is reported that since late May, the bureau has discovered that some e-commerce platform companies have not fully verified the wishes of registered users, “default” users agree, and send “618” commercial marketing text messages without authorization, triggering related user complaints and infringing users’ legitimate rights and interests.

4丨Boeing Airbus Aviation Subsidy Dispute: Europe and the United States may suspend retaliatory tariffs

Through AI Express, according to Agence France-Presse, on June 15, local time, the European Union and the United States will suspend retaliatory tariffs over a dispute over Boeing and Airbus aviation subsidies for a period of five years. Reuters reported that the two sides will seek to reach an agreement to resolve the dispute within five years. The European Union and the United States have not yet released information on this. (CCTV News)

5丨He Jianmin, deputy secretary of the Political and Legal Committee of the Heilongjiang Provincial Party Committee, accepts disciplinary review and supervision and investigation

The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and State Supervision Commission website reported on the 15th, according to the Heilongjiang Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection: He Jianmin, deputy secretary of the Heilongjiang Provincial Party Committee’s Political and Legal Committee and first-level inspector, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law, and is currently undergoing disciplinary review and supervision and investigation.

Daily economic news

The percentage of women buying electronic and electronic products online is increasing. Men are still considered the main buyers of electronics and electronics, but these attitudes and trends in consumer behavior have somewhat changed in Vietnam according to a comparative analysis of more than 1 million. views in the first 3 months of 2020 and 2021 electronic and electronic goods according to the product search engine and iPrice price comparison. THE RATE OF WOMEN BUYING ELECTRONICS, ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS INCREASES According to iPrice’s survey, the percentage of women who buy electronic and electronic products online is equal to that of men. If in the first quarter of 2020, the percentage of women shopping for these items was 38%, in the first quarter of 2021, the percentage of women shopping on e-commerce sites in the industry was 43%, an increase of 5. % compared with the same period last year. Although men are still the main shoppers in the portfolio when accounting for 57%, this figure has decreased compared to the same period last year (62%). The report also shows that there is a change in the shopping age group of women. Although there was no sudden growth, however, women in general and women between the ages of 35 and 64 in particular paid certain attention to electronics and electronics in the wake of the Covid epidemic- 19 seems to be cooling off. They also began to approach more electronics and electronics purchases on e-commerce platforms. Specifically, in the first three months of this year, the percentage of women aged 35-44 and 45-54 who purchased items in this category increased by 4% compared to Q1 / 2020. In addition, the older age group from 55 to 64 also had a slight increase of 2%. Percentage of online purchases of electronic products between men and women Meanwhile, the group of younger female consumers aged 25-34 has a sharp decrease of 10% compared to the first three months of 2020. Research experts say that this change may be due to the impact of the pandemic. Covid-19 in early 2020, when most people prioritize social separation and work from home. Therefore, the proportion of consumers in general and office women in this age group in particular tend to purchase electronic and electronic products to serve the needs of working and daily living at home. . The trend of changing shopping behaviors of Vietnamese consumers has also been partly shown in the e-commerce report just announced when there are two names specializing in electronic and electronic products business. Mobile and Dien may Xanh are in the top 10 high-traffic websites in Southeast Asia. This shows that the electronics and electronics market in Vietnam has been receiving a lot of attention from consumers on e-commerce websites. SHOPPING AND PAY MORE ON Mobile The survey also showed that shopping on mobile devices grew 4%. Consumers are more likely to purchase electronic and electronic products on mobile devices than on computers and tablets. Up to 80% of consumers decided to shop on mobile devices in Q1 / 2021, compared with 18% and 2% for computers and tablets. These rates in the first quarter of 2020 are 76% on mobile, 22% on desktop, and 2% on tablet. According to data from the Digital 2021 report of We Are Social, up to 61.4% of users decide to pay online via mobile devices. Thus, “mobile first” (mobile first) will still be one of the trends that will continue to take place in the “new normal” period for enterprises trading in electronic and electronic products. Trends of users are increasingly performing more tasks such as finding out, shopping, and paying on their mobile phones. Specifically, there are more than 154 million mobile subscribers, of which 64% of accounts are connected to 3G, 4G and 5G networks. Internet traffic from Android devices continues to lead with 64.6%, higher than the same period last year 2020 (61%), iOS decreased from 37% to 34.5%. According to We Are Social’s Digital Vietnam 2021 report, mobile application groups that are used a lot by Vietnamese users in 2020 include: messaging, chat (94.7%), entertainment and video viewing (83 , 4%), listening to music (58%), playing games (57.2%), shopping (68.5%), finance and banking (40.1%) … In general, these numbers are not too different from those of the same period in 2020. Only shopping apps recorded a higher usage rate, up from 55% (2020) to 68.5%. (2021). The report emphasizes that Vietnamese users are increasingly prioritizing purchases on mobile apps. Regarding shopping, except for travel, travel and accommodation services, down 40.5%, the groups of fashion, digital equipment, food, personal care, games, online music all there are signs of a sharp increase in spending. On average, user spending on these industries increased by over 30%.

Immediately after receiving information about the case, the People’s Committee of Hai Phong city drastically instructed the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, and relevant agencies and localities to step in. , inspect, review and mobilize owners to hand over bears to the State; strictly deal with the law if the bear owner intentionally violates it. Therefore, on April 28, the bear was transferred by the owner to a Bear Conservation Facility in Ninh Binh. Hai Phong is one of many localities across the country that are making efforts to completely end bear farming in the city. Previously, from the beginning of 2021, the City People’s Committee issued a general instruction document to relevant departments, agencies, agencies, and units, requesting the agencies to increase the mobilization of households to keep. bears in the locality voluntarily transferred bears to the State. Ms. Nguyen Phuong Dung, Deputy Director of Nature Education Center, said: “The Center for Nature Education welcomes the high determination and efforts of the city government of Hai Phong to completely end captivity. bear bile. The fast and decisive handling of the Hai Phong city government for bear-related violations will help the city soon end the situation of keeping bears in the area ”. By the end of March 2021, there were about 370 bears left in the confines of illegal bile. Hanoi city alone is currently the hottest spot for illegally confining bears with 161 bears (as of April 28). According to the Center for Nature Education, currently both bear species of Vietnam, the horse bear (Ursus thibetanus) and the bear dog (Helarctos malayanus) are listed in the List of endangered, precious and rare species prioritized for protection. issued together with Decree 160/2013 / ND-CP (amended by Decree 64/2019 / ND-CP) as well as listed in Group IB, endangered, precious and rare forest animals. List issued together with Decree 06/2019 / ND-CP. Bears of illegal origin (from before 2005) are only allowed to be kept in captivity if “there is a management record and electronic chips attached”. The act of “raising bears without management records and attaching electronic chips” is a prohibited act in accordance with the law. According to Article 244 of the 2015 Penal Code (amended and supplemented 2017), people who illegally raise, lock or transport horses (depending on the quantity) can be criminally prosecuted with penalty up to 15 years in prison. “The Center for Nature Education calls on the authorities of the provinces and cities to follow the example of Hai Phong city and drastically instructs the City Forest Protection Department and the district authorities to resolutely fight related violations. to come to bears in order to soon completely end the keeping of bears for bile in the provinces and cities. The registration and attachment of chips for illegal bears to confine bile not only violates the current regulations of the Government, but also makes the situation of keeping bears in Hanoi city even worse. complicated and cannot be completely terminated like many other provinces and cities across the country ”, emphasized Ms. Dung. “The transfer of bears in Hai Phong is an encouraging highlight, marking a step forward in the effort to end bear captive farming in Vietnam. Bear bile farming is not only cruel and hurting to bears. but also affects the image of Vietnam, “said Ms. Maya Pastakia, Campaign Director of the World Animal Protection Organization.

Standing Editorial Board, Editorial Team organized to synthesize comments. The comments generally agreed on the necessity of the development and basic contents of the draft Law on Inspection (revised). In addition, many comments have been made to complete the Draft. Regarding the competence to organize and direct inspection activities, the Government Inspectorate said that there are a number of suggestions for the full supplementation of the titles with the authority to organize inspection activities, including heads. The inspection agencies are defined in Articles 40, 41 and 42 of the draft Law. A citizen reception session chaired by the Inspector of Thai Nguyen Province. (Illustration) In this regard, according to the Government Inspectorate’s explanation, the authority to organize inspection activities of the titles specified in the draft is the head of the management agency at the same level as the inspection agency in the system of regulatory agencies. state administrative baggage. Inspection activities in the system of state administrative agencies are different in nature, functions, tasks and powers compared with inspection activities at other state agencies specified in Articles 40 and 41 , 42 drafts (inspection activities of agencies specified in Articles 40, 41, 42 draft are actually heads inspection activities, aimed at the internal agencies, branches, not outside. except for the Vietnam Social Security and the Enterprise State Capital Management Committee, which are two governmental agencies assigned to perform the specialized inspection function). Therefore, in accordance with the characteristics of inspection activities at other state agencies, the draft Law stipulates: Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court, Director of the Supreme People’s Court, the State Auditor General shall base on regulations. of this Law and other relevant law provisions promulgated according to its competence or submitted to competent agencies for promulgation of regulations on functions, tasks, organization and inspection activities of the Supreme People’s Court and the People’s Court. Supreme, State Audit. The Government stipulates the functions, tasks, structure, organization and operation of the Vietnam Social Insurance Inspector, the Inspector of the Committee for State Capital Management at Enterprises, Vietnam Television and Voice of the Voice. Vietnam, Vietnam News Agency, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi National University, National University Ho Chi Minh City. In the third draft of the Law on Inspection (amended), the purpose of inspection is to detect loopholes in the management mechanism, policies and laws to propose to the competent state agency to make a decision. remedy; prevention, detection and handling of law violations. At the same time, helping agencies, organizations and individuals to comply with the provisions of law; promote positive factors; contribute to improving the effectiveness and efficiency of state management activities; protecting the interests of the State, the legitimate rights and interests of agencies, organizations and individuals. Inspection activities must ensure the principles of law observance; democratic, open, objective, timely and accurate; not obstructing the normal operation of the subject of inspection and other agencies, organizations and individuals. There is no overlap in scope, subject, and content between inspection agencies and between the inspection agency and the state audit agency. In addition, the draft also regulates the organization and inspection activities of the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Court, and the State Audit. Accordingly, these agencies establish an inspection agency to help the Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court, the President of the Supreme People’s Court, the State Auditor General to perform the task of inspecting, receiving citizens, settling complaints and denunciations and anti-corruption falls under the jurisdiction and responsibility of 3 agencies. Regarding the layout, draft 3 of the Law on Inspection (amended) includes 10 chapters and 131 articles, providing for the organization and activities of inspection in state administrative agencies and other state agencies. The Draft Law stipulates 9 prohibited acts, including the following acts: Deliberately failing to issue an inspection decision when detecting signs of law violation; cover for the inspected object; intentionally making untrue conclusions; to conclude, decide and handle illegal.

Chest patting is a means of communication However, recently a new study has revealed that gorilla clapping behavior is not quite as we know it. Research published in the journal Scientific Reports concluded that gorilla clapping was in fact a means of non-verbal communication that “encoded” their competitiveness instead of boasting of strength. The gorilla clapping itself represents an interesting kind of communication unlike a human. It is not really a voice but an act of inclination to show off visible and audible physical strength. To draw conclusions, the researchers sought to record the sound of the chest beating using photometry. With this method, scientists do not need to get close to the gorilla because the extremely powerful male monkeys pose many dangers in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. However, even using photometry, scientists still need to be in the right place and at the right time to catch chest beats from gorillas. The results showed that sounds had lower frequencies in large male mountain gorillas, while younger males had higher frequency sounds. Where low-frequency sounds travel further than high-frequency sounds, which means that larger males can be more formidable competitors. This is useful for males of similar or smaller size who can use the information to decide if it is worthwhile against the competitor or to step back. In previous research conducted by the same group of researchers found that the larger male mountain gorillas not only were socially dominant, they were also more likely to reproduce successfully than the offspring. the male is smaller. With female monkeys, they will also collect information from the male monkey’s chest pounding sound to decide on a worthy mate. “The gorilla’s chest banging is one of the iconic sounds of the animal kingdom, so it’s great that we can prove that gorilla’s body size has been encoded in the displays. This spectacular performance, “said Edward Wright, author of the study from the Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology. Critically endangered species on the Red List Gorilla is a genus of primates belonging to the family of humans, herbivores living in the jungles of Africa, the largest of the extant primates. Gorillas are divided into two species (there can be 4 to 5 more subspecies). The DNA of the gorilla is the same as that of humans 98% -99%. They are very closely related to humans after only 2 species of chimpanzees. This primate has a massive body. Gorillas are 1.7–2 m tall when standing upright and weigh 180–200 kg. These animals usually walk on all fours, although they can stand on two legs. Gorilla lives in the tropical and subtropical forests of Africa. Gorillas move with their knuckles, although they can sometimes stand upright with food or on defense. Wild adult gorillas weigh 135 to 180 kg (298 to 397 lb) while females are usually half as much as 68–113 kg (150–249 lb) males. Adult males are 1.7 to 1.8 m (5.6 to 5.9 ft) tall, with an arm span of 2.3 to 2.6 m (7.5 to 8.5 ft). Females have a shorter arm span. The adult male gorilla is known as the “silver back” due to the silver hair on its back. Occasionally, a silverback greater than 1.8 meters and 230 kg is recorded in the wild. The obese gorilla in captivity 270 kg. Gorillas live in groups under the command of the strongest and most powerful male. It is the male’s duty to lead and protect the whole herd from being attacked by wild animals. The gorilla’s most dangerous enemy is the very ferocious leopard. When threatened, the male will stand upright and pound his stomach with two hands to warn him before fighting. The gorilla is known as a powerful beast with a large appearance, much stronger than a human, powerful and intelligent hands and a gorilla punch that can make everything facing a deformation. . Despite its massive and massive body, Gorilla has an average running speed of about 40 km / h. All species (and subspecies) of the gorilla are listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Now, more than 100,000 western lowland gorillas are thought to exist in the wild, with 4,000 in zoos; The eastern lowland gorilla has a population of less than 5,000 in the wild and 24 in the zoo. The mountain gorilla is the most endangered species, with an estimated population of 880 remaining in the wild and no species in the zoo.

ByteDance, Baidu and CTrip are committed to ensuring fair competition. Photo: Reuters More than 20 leading Chinese technology companies have publicly pledged to adhere to antitrust principles, after regulators asked them to pay attention to the record penalty for the “giant” e-commerce. Alibaba. In a series of separate statements published by the China Market Regulatory Authority on April 14-15, some of the country’s biggest tech brands – including ByteDance, Baidu and CTrip – pledged will “ensure fair competition”, “do not abuse a dominant market position” and “do not conduct unfair pricing practices”. The pledges come after regulators summoned 34 technology companies on April 13 and asked them to “rectify” any unfair non-competitive practices, and pay attention to in the case of Alibaba. Companies have one month for full reform, after conducting internal audits and adjusting practices that compromise fair competition. Ride-hailing service Didi, video streaming platforms Kuaishou and Bilibili, as well as e-commerce company JD.com were among the parties that have made a public commitment since that meeting. JD.com said it will not force “choose one of the two” behavior on its retailers – where merchants are required to work on only one platform, not on a competitor platform. . This is the policy that Alibaba used to apply. In its statement, Didi pledged that unless necessary for regular business operations, the company will not illegally collect or misuse customers’ personal information. Last weekend, Chinese regulators fined Alibaba up to $ 2.78 billion after a months-long investigation found the company abused its dominant position in the market. Alibaba and JD.com, along with games and messaging app giant Tencent, have greatly benefited from the increasingly technological lifestyles in China and the absence of major U.S. competitors. But as these platforms with hundreds of millions of regular users are growing, public opinion is increasingly concerned about the problem of user data that these companies collect over the long term. According to observers, China has put domestic technology companies on the target to limit the reach of private companies to the daily financial activities of its people. That move could curb their dominance.

The audience reacted harshly because there were no male actors, including A and S-class actors like Jung Woo Sung, Kim Soo Hyun, Bi Rain … revealing Kim Jung Hyun’s behavior. “Actor Landing where he is caused an unprecedented scandal in showbiz “, Mydaily identify.

Disrespectful to seniors

Korea is considered one of the countries that most attach importance to dignity, dignity, and rank in communication. The culture of “senior – junior” exists and is rooted for thousands of years in the thoughts and life of Koreans, making each person always self-consciously put themselves in a lower position when meeting someone who is old or profound career years older than me.

Asian audiences can see and learn about this hierarchical culture in any game show or TV series.

In the case of Kim Jung Hyun and Seo Hyun, the actor not only provoked outrage at his poor treatment of women, but also violated the immutable Korean rule of respecting seniors.

Seo Hyun is a senior, 9 years older than Kim Jung Hyun.

Seo Hyun is one year younger than Kim Jung Hyun, but she entered the entertainment industry in 2007, when she was 16 years old. Up to now, the former SNSD member has 14 years of age. Meanwhile, Kim Jung Hyun only started acting in 2016, when Seo Hyun and her group were hailed as the “national girl group” for many years.

So, in Kim Jung Hyun’s public attitude post on set, one audience member commented on Kim Jung Hyun, “How could an unknown actor be able to face off with a member of the national girl group (Seo Hyun)? )? “. Obviously, not only the age of the profession but also the position in the showbiz of Kim Jung Hyun is inferior to Seo Hyun many times.

And of course, with a country still deeply influenced by feudalism like Korea, the disrespectful action of Kim Jung Hyun’s senior was unacceptable.

Going against men’s standards of politeness

There is a very famous term in Korea, “polite hands”. Male stars, when playing game shows, taking pictures or filming scenes where they need to hug, carry or hold, often hold their hands tightly, trying not to touch the actress’s body.

The fact that the male star tries his best to avoid touching the actress’s shoulder, waist or thigh has received many compliments from the audience. On the contrary, actors like Kwon Sang Woo, Kim Rae Won have been criticized for not closing their hands when interacting, making the actress awkward. The audience calls the actions above with the term “rotten hand”.

Kim Rae Won and Kwon Sang Woo were criticized for their “rotten hand”.

It was revealed that Kim Jung Hyun also avoided touching Seo Hyun, but in a completely different way. The audience commented that the actor’s behavior is difficult to accept.

SBS’s April 11 morning post revealed that Kim Jung Hyun was not only rude to Seo Hyun during the press conference, but also avoided her as much as possible on set. A source from the former crew member said Kim Jung Hyun never looked Seo Hyun directly in the face and wiped his hands with a wet towel after touching her.

The act of wiping her hands with a wet towel after contact made Seo Hyun burst into tears. She also many times could not hold back tears after ending the scene with Kim Jung Hyun, according to the staff of the film crew.

Kim Jung Hyun’s attitude and actions are classified as rude behavior, even somewhat contemptuous of Seo Hyun. Obviously, being polite is different from being rude, respecting the body of an actress is different from making a colleague feel awkward.

Contrary to Kim Jung Hyun’s attitude in TimeGo Kyung Pyo – an actor collaborated with Seo Hyun in Private Life – is especially close, caring and caring for her.

The interaction between Seo Hyun and Go Kyung Pyo is natural, not awkward, and makes fans excited. Actor Go gave her warm clothes to Seo Hyun to wear as the two waited for the next scene, he also tilted the umbrella to shield her from getting wet when the couple stood out in the rain. In addition, Go Kyung Pyo personally instructed Seo Hyun to act, helping her to be better in her role.

Not only Go Kyung Pyo, most of the Korean male stars happily talk and joke with their female co-stars on set to create a more intimate and easy-to-role atmosphere. On Korean forums, viewers have repeatedly played “fever” because of videos, gifs or images that capture the moments of handsome actors such as Jo In Sung, Jung Woo Sung, Lee Seung Gi, Lee Jong Suk, Kim Woo. Bin … sorry, patted his head or helped his co-star wipe his mouth after filming the kiss scene.

Many amateurs always pay attention to support the actress’s back, supporting the nape of the neck when filming scenes where impact occurs. Or when witnessing female friends wearing short skirts, having difficulty sitting or moving, male stars are willing to take off their shirts for them to cover their legs.

The emotional interaction is too good, the deep role-playing even makes many actors fall in love after filming the movie. Korean showbiz’s “fake love movies” star couples can include Song Joong Ki – Song Hye Kyo, Goo Hye Sun – Ahn Jae Hyun, Lee Bo Young – Ji Sung, Kim So Yeon – Lee Jung Woo, Eugene – Ki Tae Young …

Go Kyung Pyo graciously took care of Seo Hyun at the backstage of the movie Private Life.

Requires script editing, lack of professionalism on set

According to the SBS report, Kim Jung Hyun did not want to interact with her co-star Seo Hyun, many times being cold and rude made her cry on set. The actor even asked the scriptwriter to edit the script, removing 13 intimate scenes of two characters played by him and Seo Hyun.

In the Chinese showbiz, actors can ask the scriptwriter to edit the script according to his or her will to increase the stage or edit his character image. This is no longer a strange thing for Chinese showbiz, the more famous the actor, the greater power in the film crew.

But in Korea, it’s the director and writer who has the highest authority in the crew. The screenwriter can even be placed in a higher position than the director, holding the supreme power, especially in the selection of actors.

Jang Tae Yoo – director of super hit television Why bring you and many other works like The painter of the wind, Hyena – Share: “If any actors reveal their intentions to disparage the script or have star illness, the scriptwriter can let their characters disappear from the movie just by correcting the script immediately”.

Due to the Korean dramas’ characteristics of filming, recording, and broadcasting, erasing a role in the middle of the film is “within the reach” of the writers.

“But the Korean TV industry is quibble. Producers look at work efficiency, not people,” added director Jang Tae Yoo.

The A-list star of the screen, whether Kim Tae Hee, Jeon Ji Hyun or Song Kang Ho, Jung Woo Sung … must also work with seriousness, hard work and follow the script’s instructions, directors.

Therefore, the action of editing the script to avoid filming the emotional scene of Kim Jung Hyun is truly unprecedented. The audience cannot explain the reason for the crew Time Still accepting Kim Jung Hyun’s request, the director and screenwriter did not speak up and intervened.

Top showbiz stars like Kim Soo Hyun, Jeon Ji Hyun must also be humble, hardworking and follow the script’s arrangement.

Earlier, President Putin’s foreign policy advisor, Yuri Ushakov, invited US Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan to discuss this issue.

Mr. Ushakov stressed to Ambassador Sullivan that Moscow will react seriously if the US takes “unfriendly actions” such as imposing sanctions.

President Joe Biden has proposed holding a summit with Putin

On April 13, US President Joe Biden held a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, underlining Washington’s commitment to Ukraine’s territorial integrity and expressing concerns about the concentration of the military. of Russia near the Ukraine border. Mr. Joe Biden also proposed a summit between the two leaders in a third country.

In March, Joe Biden still warned Moscow to pay the price for meddling in the US presidential election, but so far, no sanctions have been announced.

The controversial “choose 1 in 2” strategy in the past five years in China has finally become qualitative in imposing monopolistic business practices, and Alibaba has become the first “victim” to gender. This country’s official “stunned”.

Penalties of up to 18,288 billion yuan ($ 2.8 billion) issued by China’s State Market Supervision Department against Alibaba account for 4% of the group’s 2019 revenue.

The group of billionaire Jack Ma has continuously encountered bad luck in recent times.

Not merely a punishment, the meaning of the case went far beyond its original purpose. This is said to be a warning to the entire Internet industry in China, and the move also shows Beijing is accelerating its war of antitrust against big tech companies.

Alibaba: “Big trees catch the wind”

In fact, legal disputes over Alibaba’s monopoly conduct have long existed. Starting in November 2015, Alibaba’s “choose 1 in 2” policy under Jack Ma was accused of disrupting the e-commerce market and many platforms repeatedly called for a boycott of this behavior.

It was not until December 2020 that the State Market Administration of China conducted the first antitrust investigation and a final decision was made. Basically, Alibaba immediately expressed its attitude to cooperate with the authorities. “We recognize that today’s penalty is a warning and motivating us, it is a standard and concern for the industry’s development,” an Alibaba representative said in the Letter. customers and the public.

In the opinion of many market analysts, that penalty is inherently beneficial for Alibaba, because conservative policies in recent years have made them gradually lag in e-commerce. This also allows the Internet economic platform to re-focus on sustaining innovation, instead of relying on dominant positions to “protect” the market. More importantly, the warning for Alibaba will form a strong competitive advantage in the market in the future.

Other platforms started to be wary

In addition to warning Alibaba, the penalty serves as a deterrent to the entire Chinese internet industry. After all, the problem of monopoly is not limited to just one platform and with the current scale of operations, it is completely understandable that Alibaba is being targeted first.

Over the years, the platform economy has benefited from the rapid growth and popularity of the Internet. Based on the cumulative effect, the platforms quickly formed certain areas, especially e-commerce. Up to a certain stage, natural monopoly properties will arise and the larger the platform scale, the more obvious the advantage.

However, “if the platforms misuse this advantage, leading to the formation of unfair competition, the behavior is suspected to be illegal”, the punishment that the Administration Department oversees. China has proved it. Realizing the risk, many leading e-commerce platforms such as Taobao, Tmall, JD, 1688 … started to change policies to avoid becoming the next victim of the regulator.

The Internet antitrust campaign in China is accelerating

“This time Alibaba was fined and signaled that relevant departments had tightened antitrust oversight of the platform economy. I believe there will be other antitrust enforcement cases in the future, not just this one, “said a researcher at the Center for Intellectual Property Research, University of Political Science and Law.

In addition, strengthening antitrust and preventing capital expansion causing market disruption is also the Chinese government’s consistent attitude, which was specifically mentioned at the Central Economic Work Conference held. at the end of last year. However, from the development context over the years, the monopoly monitoring here still has a certain delay.

With the rapid development and changing of Internet economic platforms, law enforcement or administrative governance need to keep up with the times, forcing the Chinese authorities to speed up the antitrust war. This is expected to create fair competition and maintain standardized market vitality in the future.

Alibaba was fined $ 2.8 billion for alleged monopoly.

JD.com, Meituan and ByteDance lead China’s first group of Big Tech companies to commit to complying with the law after China Market Surveillance Agency (SAMR) asked them to “learn lessons” from Alibaba. Group Holding in Beijing’s latest antitrust investigation.

On April 14, 12 out of 34 tech companies released a public statement pledging to do business in compliance with the law after SAMR warned of Alibaba’s recent antitrust sanctions and conducted self-testing. next month.

Earlier, e-commerce giant Alibaba was fined a record $ 2.8 billion for forcing small businesses to sell exclusive products on the platform. Monopolistic behavior is understood as how businesses eliminate competition of competitors by forcing customers to choose “one of two”.

JD.com has made eight promises including “never taking measures to force sellers to choose either and never abusing a dominant market position or making any exclusive deals. “. The e-commerce group also said it will “never publish illegal advertisements and never sell products of substandard quality”.

Meituan’s delivery staff.

Meituan promised not to impose unreasonable measures forcing sellers to “choose one of the two” and would not abuse its market position to limit competition. In addition, the company is committed to providing full support to the Chinese regulatory authorities. “Once we find evidence of illegal conduct, we will report it to regulators in a timely manner and readily cooperate with any investigation,” Meituan said.

ByteDance, the owners of short video apps TikTok and Douyin, made 13 promises in its public statement. China’s most valuable unicorn company says it will “not illegally collect and misuse user data” and adhere to “minimum guidelines” in collecting data from users. E-commerce platform Pinduoduo said it will “proactively assume more social responsibility”, as well as comply with legal and regulatory requirements.

The rest of the companies are expected to announce their public commitment over the next two days

Beijing’s targeting of key Big Tech firms including Kuaishou, Bilibili and Didi Chuxing comes at a time when the Chinese government is resolutely using antitrust laws and other regulatory methods to halt. out-of-control expansion.

SAMR has accused major tech companies of misconduct such as forcing sellers to choose only one trading platform, abuse of market dominance, abuse of big data to unfair pricing. for certain customers, ignoring poor quality products, leaking customer data, and tax evasion.

“No one is allowed to cross the regulatory lines and not touch the legal red line,” SAMR said on Tuesday.

34 Internet service providers are on the spot, many of which are listed on US and Hong Kong exchanges. Companies were asked to “raise responsibility and give priority to the national interests”.

“Companies must absolutely avoid disordered capital expansion to ensure China’s economic and social security, you must absolutely avoid monopolies to ensure fair competition,” according to Beijing’s statement towards Internet service platforms.

SAMR says companies have one month to do a “self-check and self-repair”, after which the government will conduct follow-up and “severely punish” those companies that fail to address the misconduct.