In terms of economic strength alone, Germany can indeed rank among the top five in the world, and to be precise, it should be fourth. No way, because the data is there. In recent years, Germany’s GDP has basically been ranked first in Europe, fourth in the world, and a large percentage of the fifth place.

For example, in 2019, Germany’s GDP reached 3.85 trillion U.S. dollars, ranking first in Europe and the fourth largest economy in the world. In the same year, India, which ranked behind Germany, had a total GDP of 2.85 trillion U.S. dollars, and the difference between the two sides was exactly one trillion U.S. dollars.

In 2020, due to well-known reasons, the German economy has experienced a certain degree of decline. The total GDP that year was approximately US$3.8 trillion. However, this figure can still rank fourth in the world, and it is also the largest economy in Europe, accounting for 4.5% of the total global GDP.

It is worth mentioning that the world’s fifth largest economy in 2020 is no longer India, but the United Kingdom. However, the total GDP of the UK this year was only US$2.71 trillion, which was almost US$1.1 trillion less than Germany. This is already close to Russia.

As we all know, GDP, as the main indicator of the current state of the country’s economy, can effectively reflect a country’s economic strength and market size, which is very convincing.

Of course, even from other angles, the German economy is still impeccable. We must know that Germany is a serious developed country or a major member of the Group of Seven. It has a deep and complete economic system. Various industries in Germany are well developed and show diversified development. Take Germany’s most developed industry as an example. From industry type to material foundation, to talent technology, they are in a leading position in the world. Especially in the key area of ​​manufacturing, Germany can almost be regarded as an industry authority, and German-made products are almost synonymous with high-quality goods. On this point, just look at those well-known German companies. In the automotive field, there are world-class car companies such as Volkswagen, BMW, and Daimler. DMG MORI is the global leader in the field of CNC machine tools. In addition, Germany has ThyssenKrupp and Schaeffler , Carl Zeiss and a large number of world-renowned industrial giants. More importantly, Germany can take advantage of its own industrial hierarchy, and Germany can occupy a certain leading position in the industry, which can also support the stable development of the economy to a certain extent. This is fundamentally different from the single economic model of Saudi Arabia and Qatar that relies on the sale of resources under their feet to achieve wealth freedom. They just belong to the gods, and they don’t have core technology or sustainable industrial structure to support them. After all, no matter how much oil is, there will always be a day when there is no use. It is not enough to sit in the sky. In addition, with the development of science and technology, more alternative energy sources appear, and people have more and more choices. The pressure on resource-exporting countries like them will become greater and greater. If they are not careful, they will be abandoned by the times, and then these so-called “local tyrants” will have to return to their old ways. But countries like Germany have no such worries. Because of their talents and technological advantages, they are always at the top of the industrial chain, able to control the most profitable industries, or use technological advantages to divide most of the profits. It belongs to the type that doesn’t do much work and makes more money than anyone else. This is a height that most developing countries, even developed countries, cannot reach. For example, South Korea, as a newly promoted developed country, still lacks foundation in many fields and cannot stand at the top of the industrial chain. This means that South Korea will lose a large amount of profits because of these shortcomings, and even risk being restrained by others. After all, they are using other people’s things, such as patented equipment and technical raw materials, which all cost money. And if people say they don’t sell you, you really can’t help it. Just like the Korean semiconductors in the previous two years, when several high-end raw materials imported from Japan were cut off, a quarter of South Korea’s semiconductor industry was on the verge of collapse. I have to say that it is really not easy for Germany to develop to the point it is today. You know, if you look at the size of the country alone, Germany does not have much advantage. Its land area is only 357,000 square kilometers, and its population is only over 80 million. What’s more worth mentioning is that he was also a defeated country in World War II. The war that year caused Germany to pay an extremely heavy price, so let’s not talk about the reparation of land and indemnities. The key is the collapse of the entire national system. At that time, Germany was almost broken. Looking around, it was full of ruined walls and hungry everywhere. It is really rare for Germany to get up from the ruins and walk to this position. Although there are some reasons for external funding, Germany’s own efforts cannot be ignored. The rigorous and serious attitude of this nation is worth learning from the whole world. Of course, all of the above is more biased towards the economic side. Although Germany’s economic strength is strong, it does not mean that its comprehensive national strength can reach this height. After all, for a country, economic strength is only part of its national strength, and other aspects cannot be delayed. However, Germany is just such an “unsound” country, and it has shortcomings in some respects. For example, in terms of military affairs, Germany’s strength is quite a drag. In the impression of most of us, Germany’s military strength should be very strong. It’s no problem to beat England, kick France, or even single Europe. But in fact, that is only history, and times have changed. As the saying goes, 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, Germany now can’t even compare to Italy. According to the latest data provided by the Global Firepower Index, Germany’s military power in 2021 can only be ranked 15th in the world, while Italy is ranked 12th. In terms of the specific data in all aspects, Germany is a bit unbearable to look directly at it. For example, in terms of military strength, as of March 2021, Germany’s standing strength is only 185,000, ranking 28th in the world. Even with the reserve of 30,000 people, the total force is only 215,000. Italy is much more powerful. Although the standing army of 175,000 is less than that of Germany, it has a reserve force of 20,000 and a paramilitary force of 176,000. The total strength of the armed forces can reach 371,000. In terms of equipment, Germany is even more terrible. In terms of aviation capabilities, Germany has only 700 military aircraft, including 137, 75 attack aircraft, 72 transport aircraft, and 56 armed helicopters. In contrast, Italy is equipped with nearly 900 military aircraft of various types, mainly including 94 fighters, 92 attack aircraft, 39 transport aircraft, and 59 armed helicopters. In terms of land, there are currently only more than 200 main battle tanks equipped by Germany, and only a hundred artillery. The only one with more than armored vehicles is more than 5,000. Italy is equipped with more than 200 tanks, more than 8,500 armored vehicles, and more than 150 artillery. As for the equipment at sea, Germany is almost unworthy. At present, the German Navy is equipped with more than 80 types of warships, of which the main combat capabilities are 10 frigates and 6 conventional submarines. There are no destroyers and no aircraft carriers. The Italian Navy is equipped with 249 ships of various types, mainly including 2 aircraft carriers, 4 large destroyers, 12 frigates, and 8 submarines. The size of this navy is much larger than that of Germany. Obviously, Germany’s military strength on paper is not even comparable to that of Italy, both in terms of number and level of equipment. Of course, the current German army is far worse than the data shows. There are problems with both the level of equipment and the quality of the soldiers. In terms of equipment, the German army has failed to keep up with maintenance due to the year-round depletion of military equipment, so 60% of the equipment is unavailable. In terms of personnel, since Germany is taking the path of contract soldiers, soldiers are just like ordinary office workers. They work from 9 to 5 and have weekends and weekends. Work is easy, and the salary is still high. All of them have been eaten into a federal fat house. It doesn’t look like an army that can fight. Therefore, the current Germany is no longer as courageous as it used to be in the military. Of course, this is not to blame Germany, and others can’t help it. Because of the defeat in World War II, Germany was unable to develop its military power normally afterwards. Therefore, Germany can only abandon its efforts in this area and concentrate on economic development. If the German military restrictions are released, I believe it will not be long before it will be a powerful Germany. It is estimated that this is the so-called fish and bear’s paw, not both! Regardless of the reason, Germany is indeed dragging its feet in the military, which directly lowers Germany’s comprehensive national strength. Therefore, in general, although Germany is currently rich and the leader of the European economy, it does not have much military strength and its overall national strength is not strong. Not to mention the top five in the world, it would be nice to be in the top ten in the world

Kim Tin Group and FPT Corporation officially signed the contract and launched the comprehensive Digital Transformation project. Photo: Housing The cooperation project between Kim Tin Group and FPT Corporation is considered one of the largest and most comprehensive digital transformation projects among non-state enterprises in Vietnam today. The goal of the project is that Kim Tin Group’s apparatus operates uniformly and optimizes supply chain management throughout the system, intelligent production management, transparent and effective financial management, and process digitization. working to increase labor productivity and support the operating system to make quick and timely decisions on a centralized data platform. Mr. Nguyen Tien Hai – Chairman of Kim Tin Group, shared: “Over the past 21 years, the group has been one of the enterprises that have applied the ERP management system since 2008. However, up to now, The old software cannot meet the needs of use and rapid development of the whole system, so we decided to invest in the SAP system to serve the current and future development needs.” Kim Tin Group determines that digital transformation and technology application in all management, production and business activities will be the foundation for creating synergistic strength for the group; At the same time, it is expected that this investment, with the companion of FPT Corporation, will quickly bring Kim Tin into successful operation of SAP S/4HANA, S&OP and MES intelligent production management, digitizing methods operating method, increasing customer experience, thereby making Kim Tin a market leader and serving society”.

Comprehensive cooperation between CT Group and University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh. Photo: Thai Nam/VNA The signing ceremony is a continuation of ideas that the two sides have cherished and nurtured over the years on the development of national principles. Accordingly, CT Group and University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City proposed long-term cooperation programs on human resources, researched projects on management, marketing, and application of new technologies. At the same time, the two sides also agreed to cooperate in training real estate broker certificates, practical training programs, business semesters, sponsorship activities for students, schools and other activities. other. Tran Kim Chun, Chairman of CT Group shared: “The group is currently developing technology-related companies such as Fintech specializing in B2B Lending, Proptech specializing in Tokenization of real estate projects in the market. . Tokenization is a new revolution that not only changes the face of the real estate industry but also other industries and the company is also a member of the Global Blockchain Consortium. Meanwhile, Cell Tech specializes in stem cell research and treatment of serious diseases. CT Group also has a Flytech company that is coordinating with a number of domestic and foreign partners to research unmanned aerial vehicles… Therefore, the Group attaches great importance to cooperation and research with universities, including the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh”. Meanwhile, according to GS.TS. Nguyen Dong Phong – Chairman of the Council of University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City, currently, the school is promoting the application of information technology in each subject and in each training discipline with the development strategy to become a multidisciplinary university with regional scale, so it hopes to receive many support and companionship from CT Group in participating in training, research, consulting, etc. to support start-ups of university students. The comprehensive cooperation with CT Group together with the school restructuring will be the foundation for the cooperation between the two sides to have depth and sustainable development. Another cooperation content that received attention from leaders of the two units was training and certification of real estate brokerage practice. According to Mr. Tran Kim Chung, this is an urgent issue because currently in Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City has hundreds of thousands of real estate brokers but lacks a formal and professional training organization. With its position and prestige, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City will do very well in this role with the contribution of CT Group. Currently, the Group is also implementing an affiliate program of 10,000 sales staff to equip them with higher career opportunities. Also within the framework of the signing ceremony, cooperation activities between the two sides in the field of connecting training with practice, developing startup ecosystem, brand communication and sharing messages and images…

According to Professor, Dr. Pham Quang Minh, former Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, this is a very complete, comprehensive and profound article on the Party’s views. Communist Vietnam for the basic and most important contents of the Vietnamese revolution since the country was peaceful, independent and unified until now. That is the problem of building socialism and the path to socialism of the Vietnamese nation. In the article, the General Secretary posed the most crucial and decisive questions of the Vietnamese nation today, such as: What is socialism? Why did Vietnam choose the socialist path? How and how to gradually build socialism in Vietnam? According to Professor, Dr. Pham Quang Minh, the meaning of the article must be recognized, evaluated and considered in the current practical context, associated with three important factors. Firstly, the article was published on the eve of the election of deputies to the XV National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 term, that is, before an event of great significance, on the 23rd of this month. In May 2021, voters nationwide go to elect their representatives to the country’s highest authority. The General Secretary wants to remind everyone that it is not anyone else but the voters, who must raise their sense of responsibility and wisely choose talented and virtuous people to be elected to the National Assembly. Because this is the agency that makes important decisions about the path we have walked, the achievements we have achieved and will be the place to solve difficulties and challenges in the future. Secondly, the article was born in the context that our country celebrates the 131st birthday of President Ho Chi Minh, the founder of the State of Vietnam, the leader and teacher of the Vietnamese revolution. We review, look back on what we have done and the way to go. Thirdly, this is also an opportunity for the General Secretary to clarify his views and clearly define Vietnam’s position on the issue of socialism in Vietnam, in order to criticize wrong views, smear and distort the Vietnamese government. hostile forces in order to lower the Party’s prestige, sow distrust and shake people’s faith in the nation’s path to socialism. Sharing about the content of the article, Professor, Dr. Pham Quang Minh emphasized that the article has analyzed and clarified 5 new important points. First of all, the General Secretary affirmed that the achievements of capitalism are undeniable and that these are the achievements and common progress of mankind and therefore we need to be selectively absorbed. This is very important, because from time to time, there are also some people who think that everything that belongs to feudalism, capitalism, and the old regime is evil, wrong and comes to a clean denial. That is a conservative view, heavily colored with ideological confrontation, clearly distinguishing between us and the enemy, friend and enemy, what is good for us, and what is in the enemy’s is also bad. We recognize that capitalism has never been as global as it is today and has also achieved many great achievements, especially in the field of emancipation and development of productive power. science and technology development.” Second, when talking about socialism, the General Secretary mentioned three aspects, three connotations, and three qualities of socialism. It is socialism as a doctrine, a movement and a regime. Such a view of socialism is very scientific, multidimensional and comprehensive. Because, if one sees socialism only as a movement, it is easy to fluctuate because of the “up or down” of that movement. If we only look at socialism as a doctrine, it is easy to see that it is “sclerotic, dogmatic, backward”. And if you look at it as a regime, I am afraid that the reality in the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries makes it easy to doubt. Third, we often say that Vietnam went to socialism, ignoring the capitalist development stage, but in this article, the General Secretary pointed out, ignoring the capitalist development stage. that is, only ignoring the limitations of capitalism such as oppression, injustice, exploitation, and vices, but not ignoring the achievements of civilized values ​​that mankind has achieved in the period of capitalist development. capitalism and selective inheritance. We need to be wise, sober and selectively inherit the achievements and values ​​of civilization that humanity has achieved such as technology, economics, medicine, etc. Fourthly, Professor, Dr. Pham Quang Minh also said that, in the article, building socialism according to the General Secretary is creating a new type of society in terms of quality, which is unlike any other model. any picture in the world. Or the socialist-oriented market economy is a theoretical breakthrough. Those things are typical of Vietnam, only of Vietnam. Professor, Dr. Pham Quang Minh said: “This is the biggest challenge for Vietnam because if it has to build a completely new type of society that has not been found in the world, it will be extremely difficult and challenging, because Because we can’t learn from the experience of those who went before, we have to be the ones to pave the way to “exploit the mountain and break the stone”. But we can do it, because just like in the period of the American Resistance War, many countries are afraid of the US, don’t dare and don’t know how to fight the US? But we have researched, pondered, studied and made the determination that we can defeat the US and have defeated the US.” Finally, highly appreciate the conclusion of the General Secretary in the article: “We need to absorb and selectively supplement in the spirit of criticism and creativity the latest achievements in ideology and science to Our doctrines and doctrines are always fresh, always invigorated, carrying the breath of the times, not falling into stagnation, stagnation, and backwardness compared to life”, Professor, Tien Doctor Pham Quang Minh said that the General Secretary had clearly expressed his views on the importance of learning together with practice, theory must be closely linked with practice, learning critically, creatively, absolutely. not being dogmatic, machines lead to intellectual sclerosis and backwardness. More than ever, we must always raise the spirit of learning, absorbing creatively in a critical spirit, only then will we be “invigorated with new vitality”. According to Professor, Dr. Pham Quang Minh, this also shows that the General Secretary, through the article, wants to remind us that Vietnam’s science does not seem to have updated and absorbed the latest achievements. about the world’s ideology and science, have not yet applied these achievements creatively to the practice of building socialism in Vietnam. Going up to socialism associated with the path of sustainable development phát Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Chu Hoi, Standing Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Fisheries Association, said that as a 40-year-old Party member, he feels proud of the Party, firmly believes in the driver, and The Central Committee of the Party leads the country firmly on the path of building socialism, successfully realizing the “Vietnamese aspiration” as pointed out by the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress. Agreeing with the General Secretary’s comments on global challenges related to inadequately resolving the relationship between development and the environment: “Along with the economic-financial crisis is the energy and wage crisis. In fact, the depletion of natural resources, the degradation of the ecological environment, etc. are posing enormous challenges for the existence and development of mankind”, Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Chu Hoi emphasized, the consequences of the non-environmental approach, development at all costs, does not consider the environment and resources as a mandatory factor to consider when choosing development and consumption methods. has left “the consequences of a process of socio-economic development taking profit as the ultimate goal, considering the possession of wealth and increasing material consumption as a measure of civilization, taking personal interests as a pillar of society”, as the General Secretary wrote. Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Chu Hoi said that, in the article, under the lens of analyzing theory, practice and lessons learned on dealing with the relationship between socio-economic development and environmental protection. environment, conservation of resources and cultural values ​​on a global scale clearly shows that the path to socialism is also associated with the path of sustainable development of the country in terms of economy, politics and society. society, culture and environment. It is the right choice, has strategic stature, ensures long-term economic efficiency, the country has “food and property”. From the perspective of his experience in the field of marine management, the Standing Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Fisheries Association shared that in order to realize the great ideas of the General Secretary, it is necessary to review the Land Law; develop a new law on the use of the sea to develop a green and sustainable marine economy, contributing to firmly protecting Vietnam’s rights and interests in the East Sea. In addition, it is very urgent to strengthen conservation activities in the sea, coastal areas and islands of our country, including both terrestrial and underground landscapes. All-encompassing and groundbreaking is the issue of human resources, in which people are affirmed as both the goal and the driving force to promote and maintain the country’s sustainable development. to the level of success of the process of implementing “Vietnam aspiration”. Therefore, in this article, the General Secretary has identified and oriented: “People hold a central position in the development strategy; cultural development, human development is both the goal and the driving force of the renovation; development of education – training and science – technology is the leading national policy; environmental protection is one of the vital issues, a criterion for sustainable development; Building a happy family, making progress as a healthy and solid cell of the society, realizing gender equality is the criterion of progress and civilization. In particular, these are not only priority tasks in innovation and creativity of the country on the road to building socialism, but also demonstrate the superiority of socialism that our Party steadfastly chooses. and do it patiently.

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Author | Gao Binghui

Editor | Li Dongmei

This year is the 27th National Cancer Prevention and Treatment Awareness Week. With the support of the Cancer Hospital of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing University Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Capital Medical University Xuanwu Hospital, Shanghai Chest Hospital and other hospitals, Sohu Health will launch dozens of series in mid-to-late April. In the live broadcast, centering on the theme of “Healthy Chinese Health Home-Caring for Life Science and Anti-cancer”, many experts were invited to introduce cancer prevention knowledge and encourage everyone to do a good anti-cancer physical examination. With the development of medicine, there are more and more ways to treat cancer. For lung cancer, many treatment methods, such as minimally invasive treatment, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy, are all available for patients to choose from. But among these many treatments, which one is most suitable for you? How should we choose?

April 23 (Friday) evening 18:00-19:00, Professor Li Zhigang, Executive Deputy Director of Thoracic Surgery and Director of Esophageal Surgery of Shanghai Chest Hospital, Dr. Jiang Jingwei, Oncologist of Oncology Center of Shanghai Jiahui International Hospital, Shanghai Jiahui Dr. Qi Huiwei, an oncologist at the International Hospital Tumor Center, will answer your questions about the treatment of lung cancer in the Sohu Health Live Room, so stay tuned.

The live broadcast details are as follows:

1. Live broadcast address:

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2. Live time: April 23 (Friday) 18:00-19:00

3. Live broadcast theme: “comprehensive treatment” brings new life to lung cancer patients

4. Live guest:

   Professor Li Zhigang, Deputy Executive Director of Thoracic Surgery and Director of Esophageal Surgery, Shanghai Chest Hospital

   Dr. Jiang Jingwei, Oncologist, Cancer Center, Shanghai Jiahui International Hospital

   Dr. Qi Huiwei, Oncologist, Cancer Center, Shanghai Jiahui International Hospital

   

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.