Car market Used car prices are rising rapidly

Status: 22.06.2021 2:17 p.m.

Because of the often long delivery times for new cars, the market for used cars is booming – also on the Internet. But consumers should pay attention to a few things, especially when buying online.

From Till Bücker, tagesschau.de

Buy or sell a used car from the comfort of your own home with one click: The online market for used cars is becoming increasingly popular. So it is not surprising that the Berlin trading platform Auto1 has risen to the MDAX. The company, which was founded in 2012, was only launched in early February dared to go public – with success. Because with 1.8 billion euros it was the largest IPO in Germany after almost one and a half years. The Auto1 Group claims to be Europe’s largest digital automotive platform with more than 450,000 cars sold last year. The company buys vehicles from private customers via wirkaufendeinauto.de as well as from dealers. These are then primarily passed on to other car dealers via auto1.com. But consumers have also been able to purchase new used vehicles through the Autohero brand since 2017. The private business is to be massively expanded with the fresh money from investors.

Semiconductor shortages delay deliveries

That could be worth it. Because according to calculations by the Metzler bank, the European market for used cars reaches around 600 billion euros. 2020 was due to long delivery times and falling demand for new cars during the Corona crisis a real boom . In July alone, according to figures from the Federal Motor Transport Authority, there were almost 750,000 car ownership transfers – more than ever before in a month and almost 100,000 more than in July 2019. This year, too, the transfers are well above the previous year’s figures.

The high demand is also reflected in the price development: During the prices for used e-cars have recently plummeted , the asking prices for used cars reached a new record high in May with an average of around 22,600 euros per vehicle. The buyers paid almost 200 euros more than in April and even around 2200 euros more than in May 2020, according to data from the online portal AutoScout24. Experts expect an increase as the semiconductor shortage is delaying the delivery of new cars worldwide and the supply of used cars is falling.

Platform growth opportunities

So far, however, only one percent of used cars have been sold online. “The used car market in Europe is still one of the last markets that go almost exclusively through brick-and-mortar retail,” said Tom Diedrich from the Metzler bank Deutschlandfunk . Therefore, there are still great growth opportunities for online platforms.

A first trend seems to be emerging. “We are seeing a real boom,” said Stefan Schneck, sales manager for the German market at AutoScout24. For example, the number of contacts made by potentially interested parties shot up by 40 percent at times in May. According to a current AutoScout24 survey of more than 1000 users, car fans see a good alternative to buying completely online: almost one in two (47 percent) would “definitely” or “maybe” order their car from the sofa. A year ago, only 35 percent of those surveyed were ready to do this.

Extreme bargains should make you suspicious

Buying a used car on the Internet has the advantage that interested parties can quickly and easily fall back on a huge range. A contract can be concluded at the push of a button, and the car is delivered to your doorstep. But regardless of whether it is on digital platforms such as Auto1 or via an exchange such as AutoScout24 or mobile.de, on which dealers or private individuals sell their vehicles directly: Consumers should pay attention to a few things when buying a used car.

First the price. For used cars, this depends on the model, year of construction, equipment, kilometers driven, wear and tear, extras and preferences. But how can a fair offer be recognized? “If you watch the market for your desired vehicle for a week or two, you get a very good feeling for a reasonable price,” explains Silvia Schattenkirchner, Head of Consumer Law at ADAC. Some exchanges such as mobile.de are now also giving ratings for offers from private individuals. Consumers should generally be cautious about extreme bargains. In addition, there is possible manipulation of the mileage. According to ADAC estimates, the so-called odometer has changed in every third used car. Verification is not easy. “It is best to have the mileage guaranteed,” advises Schattenkirchner. Otherwise, consumers could have repair invoices or TÜV certificates shown. Even comparing the kilometers driven with the year of construction is already informative in some cases.

Test drives essential

The expert considers test drives to be particularly important. “Buying a pig in a poke without a test drive, especially when it comes to used cars, is a big risk.” Only then should a contract be concluded. Schattenkirchner also advises against high down payments or other advance payments as well as purchases from abroad. In addition, consumers should be aware that contracts concluded online are also binding – for example by email. There are numerous scams on the Internet. The most common problems are listed on the website of the initiative “Safe car purchase on the Internet” from ADAC and the police crime prevention.

It is also not always easy for sellers of used cars. Platforms often promise higher prices than are ultimately paid. In order to find out how much one’s own car is still worth, the lawyer Schattenkirchner has two tips ready: “On the one hand, sellers can search for their own car and comparable offers. The other option are ADAC test centers.” Most of the time, only the initiation of business deals takes place on the Internet. “With mobile.de or AutoScout24 it is usually still the case that both parties are mediated,” said Schattenkirchner. The contract will still be concluded outside of the Internet. It remains to be seen whether the newcomer Auto1 will bring about long-term change

Yang Lingling

2021-06-19 12:24:05

Source: Times Weekly

In addition to e-commerce platforms such as JD.com and Tmall, short video platforms such as Kuaishou and Douyin will compete on June 18 this year.

The shopping spree atmosphere of June 18 is gradually fading at a speed that people can perceive.

“This year’s situation is not optimistic.” On June 18, the person in charge of a certain furniture brand in Foshan confided to the Times Weekly reporter that he was not satisfied with the market performance on June 18 this year, and the company’s operations seemed to have entered a bottleneck period.

“This is the first e-commerce shopping festival after the regulation is finalized. All platforms appear to be cautious.” On June 18, Cui Lili, executive director of the e-commerce research institute of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, told Times Weekly that the market is fair and strong. Under supervision, the success or failure of competition depends on whether businesses and platforms can provide genuinely conscientious services.

In the early morning of June 19th, JD.com announced that the cumulative order amount from June 1st to June 18th at 24:00 exceeded 343.8 billion yuan, setting a new record. However, after Tmall announced the cumulative order amount for the first time last year, it did not Re-publish relevant data.

Source: Visual China

In addition to e-commerce platforms such as JD.com and Tmall, short video platforms such as Kuaishou and Douyin will compete this year.

On June 19, Xiaolu, a post-90s office worker, told Times Weekly that she recently prefers to use Douyin to buy things compared to ordinary shopping platforms.

“Shoes, bags, snacks, hairpins…buy everything. Watching Douyin late at night is simply poisonous.” Xiao Lu said.

Say goodbye to the era of “choice one out of two”, merchants have more power to speak, no longer need to choose between platforms, omni-channel operation has become the new normal. At the same time, consumers have become more critical, and shopping needs have been extended from products to services that complement the products. Consumer experience has become an important indicator of their reference.

Compared with last year’s gunpowder, June 18 this year is more like a secret battle of practicing internal skills and defensive as the offensive. This also puts forward higher requirements for e-commerce platforms. On the surface, it is calm, and it has actually entered a new stage of e-commerce competition, turning to a deeper level of game.

Merchant multi-scenario cross-platform operation “This year’s 6.18 battle is good. Today is the last day and the most critical day. The data is still being updated and statistics.” On June 18, Guangdong Roman Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. Chairman Yan Youchun told Times Weekly reporters. The 6.18 promotion is a long-lasting rally. On May 20th, Tmall announced that June 18th this year will kick off on May 24th and last until June 20th. On the same day, JD.com also set the June 18 event time as May 24th to June 20th. Source: Visual China In the early morning of June 19, JD.com released the 6.18 battle report, but Tmall did not release relevant data. Some insiders once told Times Weekly reporters that compared to the order amount, they hope that major e-commerce platforms will announce the payment amount (order amount-unpaid amount), and even deduct the net GMV of the return amount seven days after receipt. The data is more transparent. Compared with the pursuit of sales figures, the focus of major platforms seems to have shifted this year. On June 18, Mo Daiqing, director and senior analyst of the Online Retail Department of the E-commerce Research Center of Net Economics, told Times Weekly that the regulatory authorities have been anti-monopoly and anti-“choice of two”, e-commerce platforms, merchants and users have all been Forced to return to reason. In this context, on June 18 this year, it can be clearly seen that the e-commerce platform’s focus on businesses has changed, from squeezing the profit margin of businesses to shifting from squeezing the profit margins of businesses to standardizing operations and serving businesses. At the same time, businesses also value sustainable development, brand building and private domain traffic. Compared with previous years, multi-scenario cross-platform operation has become a new trend on June 18 this year. Merchants can operate on traditional e-commerce platforms such as Tmall and JD. They can also focus on short video live platforms such as Douyin and Kuaishou, and invest different resources according to the performance of different platforms to maximize profits. For example, “Doctor Low Card”, which has 1.03 million fans on the Douyin platform, opened a Taobao store in June 2020. After a year of operation, it has accumulated 132,000 store fans; Sanhe, Zhihu and other typical brands that rely on Pinduoduo, Currently, it also operates flagship stores simultaneously on Tmall. According to the sample of branded retail enterprises collected by Yibang Think Tank during the 6.18 promotion period, 67.2% of the enterprises believed that Tmall was the most important platform in the 6.18 event. In terms of resource placement, it is estimated that Tmall, JD.com and Douyin are the platforms with the most investment by businesses based on data. Although there is no “choice one”, Tmall and JD.com will focus more on services, and Douyin and Kuaishou have also joined the battle, but at the consumer level, many users say that the charm of 6.18 has been overdrawn. Lost in the big promotion. “Now there are many shopping channels and various shopping festivals. I have no feelings for 6.18.” On June 18, Huang Miao (pseudonym), who lives in Yichang, Hubei, told Times Weekly reporters that he recently bought two pairs of sneakers. But it was mainly because of the need to buy shoes, and did not consider whether to catch up with 6.18, and the discount of 6.18 was not much larger than usual. On the same day, Ren Wen (pseudonym), an employee of the real estate company, told Times Weekly that he stocked some daily necessities and bought electrical appliances during June 18. Ren Wen believes that, compared with the complicated discount schemes in previous years, although the discount is not strong this year, the algorithm is obviously much simpler. The core of competition shifts to content and services “It is undeniable that this year’s June 18 is indeed a bit quiet, and there are fewer high-profile marketing and brand promotion activities on various platforms. Part of the reason is that the regulatory authorities have stepped on the brakes on the e-commerce industry.” Mo Daiqing said. The seemingly cooling June 18 is behind an unprecedented change in e-commerce. “Consumers have become more rational. If e-commerce platforms want to retain merchants and consumers, they must return to their platform positioning. That is to create a fair and honest market transaction environment and provide merchants and consumers with convenient and efficient warehousing, logistics, payment and settlement, After-sales and other transaction supporting services.” On June 19, Hu Qimu, a senior researcher at the Digital Economy Think Tank, analyzed the Times Weekly reporter. Turning complexity into simplicity has become a major change for 6.18 this year. “This year Jingdong brings the simplest 6.18 in history.” At the launch conference, Han Rui, vice president of Jingdong Group and head of the platform business center of Jingdong Retail Group, took simplicity as the key word of Jingdong 6.18 this year, and said Super tens of billions of subsidies, hundreds of billions of discounts and tens of billions of consumer coupons will be introduced. Tmall has advanced the time of buying in the early morning, simplified the preferential rules, and directly changed the complicated cross-store order to full reduction, and launched a list for users’ reference. Pinduoduo continues its minimalist gameplay as always. No pre-sale or deposit is required. Users can get more discounts as long as they place more orders. For merchants, the platform’s shop-opening rules are also simplified. For example, new Taobao merchants can open a shop in 5 minutes by searching for “open shop” on Taobao App, and they can also be exempted from deposit; in order to improve the efficiency of merchants’ entry, JD.com has launched the “open shop before review” channel, and also ask third parties Merchants provide financing and loan services. From the perspective of platforms, merchants and consumers, it is obvious that 6.18 has upgraded from a “marketing war” and “price war” to a “content war” and “service war”. “Under the background of digital transformation, merchants and brands are all choosing a platform + private domain traffic operation compound mode.” Cui Lili told Times Weekly. This mode is characterized by the fact that merchants use large platforms to make brand voices and festival promotions. The repurchase and customer communication links and frequent customer maintenance are mainly through private domains. Cui Lili believes that in the context of strong supervision, the success or failure of e-commerce platform competition depends on the ability to provide truly conscientious services. “The core of the platform competition has become the ability to attract consumers and the ability to serve merchants. At the same time, what is being tested at the supply chain is the ability to test technology, data and other service capabilities.” Cui Lili said. The content on this website (including but not limited to text, pictures, audio and video), except for reprinting, are all copyrights of Times Online. Reprinting, linking, reposting, or other use is prohibited without the authorization of a written agreement. Anyone who violates the above statement will be held accountable by this website. For other media, websites or personal use, please contact Mr. Ding on this website: chiding@time-weekly.com

Illustration In Decision 100/QD-TTg dated January 19, 2019 of the Prime Minister approving the “Project on implementation, application and management of the traceability system”, the Ministry of Science and Technology is responsible for building Build and put into operation the National Product and Goods Export Portal. At present, the Ministry of Science and Technology has developed and published 20 national standards in the field of NR. It is expected that in the fourth quarter of 2021, the National Product and Goods Trade Portal will come into operation. National standards are the basis for businesses to standardize TXNG activities, in which information about products and goods is fully collected in all stages of the supply chain, instead of only information. of farming and production as it is today. The TXNG portal will store this information to serve the advertising needs of businesses and to manage and supervise the implementation of TXNG by the State. A product is considered traceable through an electronic label using barcodes or QR codes according to the standards of the GS1 global bar code organization, when using scanning software or applications. The QR code must display all information about the product chain, from purchasing supplies, monitoring the care process, spraying, fertilizing, harvesting, preliminary processing, and transportation. This information is collected automatically or semi-automatically and is exploited and shared. The National Center for Codes and Barcodes (Ministry of Science and Technology) – the unit authorized to assume the prime responsibility for implementing Decision No. 100/QD-TTg – is coordinating in developing a draft Circular on electrical labels. to issue a uniform regulation on stamps and labels using barcodes and QR codes to meet the above requirements. According to the National Center for Codes and Barcodes, the comprehensive implementation of such stages brings benefits to businesses and people. Enterprises have tools to manage and publicize product quality, increase competitive value in the market. Consumers know product quality through information about the entire process of formation and path of a product before it goes on sale. Management agencies will accurately and promptly determine the cause of product quality problems as well as the roles and responsibilities of the parties involved. When the information about TXNG products and goods is uploaded by businesses to the TXNG Portal, it will create a data warehouse to serve the needs of transparent export product information and e-commerce of enterprises.

Tchibo increases prices Drinking coffee is getting more expensive

Status: 14.06.2021 10:42 a.m.

The rising prices for green coffee are now also being felt by consumers: for the first time in four years, market leader Tchibo is asking more for its filter coffee. Other dealers could follow suit. In the past weeks and months, some foods have become more expensive, especially vegetables and fruits. Now German consumers also have to dig deeper into their pockets for their favorite drink. From this week onwards, coffee will be more expensive. Tchibo is increasing prices by between 50 and 100 cents per pound – depending on the variety and country of origin. The 500 gram “Feine Milde” pack will cost 5.69 euros in future – instead of the previous 4.99 euros.

A poor harvest is threatened in Brazil

Tchibo justifies the first price increase since 2017 with the rise in green coffee prices. The poor harvest forecast of the world’s largest coffee producer, Brazil, has recently pushed up purchase prices. Tchibo’s move should have a signal effect for the entire industry. Because the market leader usually gives the direction. The group can set the prices in its branches itself. Other roasters and dealers could follow Tchibo’s example.

05/28/2021

Discounters are still waiting

According to Armin Valet from the Hamburg consumer center, the supermarkets will soon follow suit. The consumer advocate predicts that coffee capsules are also likely to become more expensive soon. So far, the discounters Aldi and Lidl have been keeping a low profile. You have not yet commented on price changes. Aldi Süd and Aldi Nord have their own coffee roasters and can determine the prices of their own brands themselves.

Tchibo competitors are likely to follow suit soon

The big coffee roasters are still waiting. Melitta and Dallmayr do not want to comment on possible price adjustments. A spokeswoman for Dallmayr only confirms that the company has been massively affected by the very significant current cost increase. The Jacobs Douwe Egberts Group has announced that it has increased its factory prices due to increased purchasing costs. The Dutch group, which is controlled by the Reimann family, owns well-known brands such as Jacobs, Café HAG and Senseo. Its trading partners are, in particular, grocers who set the end consumer prices on their own responsibility.

analysis 06/09/2021

Green coffee has become almost twelve percent more expensive

The so-called ICO price index, which is made up of several types of coffee, rose by 1.4 percent in April, the sixth month in a row. According to calculations by the Federal Statistical Office, the import prices for green coffee in April were almost twelve percent above the level a year ago. The high-quality Arabica variety in particular has risen significantly in price. The prices have now climbed to their highest level in four years. In New York, Arabica coffee cost around 164 cents a pound at the beginning of June.

02.12.2019

Coffee capsule boom

Coffee is the most popular drink among Germans. The per capita consumption is 168 liters. It is true that significantly less coffee was drunk in cafes, bakeries and canteens during the corona pandemic. At home, however, German citizens consumed eleven percent more. The market for coffee capsules in particular has experienced an unexpected boom in recent years. Competition could soon intensify. With its coffee brand Costa, Coca-Cola wants to attack the market leader Nespresso. The Brause group relies on a partnership with Krüger: The German family company produces the aluminum capsules for Coca-Cola. The capsules are compatible with the Nespresso system.

Rising producer prices “Hidden inflation” as a warning sign

As of: 06/09/2021 1:32 p.m.

In China, producer prices have risen faster than they have been in 13 years. In Germany, too, inflationary pressure from producers is growing. When will consumers feel this? From Angela Göpfert, tagesschau.de In China, producer prices rose by 9.0 percent in May, the strongest they have been since 2008. Anyone who thinks what is happening in China does not affect the German consumer is wrong. As far away as China may feel for some German consumers: The fresh data from China are fueling the inflation debate in this country, as they reveal a problem that Germany and the euro zone are also facing.

“Hidden inflation” also in Germany

In April, producer prices in the Federal Republic of Germany soared by 5.2 percent compared to the same month last year. That was the highest increase since August 2011, when prices rose sharply after the financial and economic crisis. The producer prices are considered to be an important leading indicator for the development of consumer prices. They usually only meet with far less media interest, which is why they are sometimes referred to as “hidden inflation”.

Energy prices as a driver of inflation

So the crucial question is: Will producer price inflation also reach consumers? So far, not much of that has been felt. In April consumer prices in Germany climbed by 2.0 percent compared to the same month last year. Around half of this increase was due to the rise in energy prices. A look at the recent past of the German economy also shows that consumer prices have mostly only increased significantly at a much slower pace when producer prices have risen similarly. The producer price inflation was therefore only to a small extent reflected in rising consumer prices.

Consumers have saved a lot of money

But this time everything could be different. The reason is a special effect of the corona pandemic, which has never come to fruition in this pronounced form: the deferred demand. “The corona pandemic inhibited private demand for months and led to a kind of compulsory saving. The savings surplus now amounts to over 150 billion euros and is likely to rise to around 200 billion euros by the end of 2021,” said LBBW economist Jens-Oliver Niklasch across from tagesschau.de . This corresponds to a potential increase in consumer demand of up to 17 percent compared to the pre-Corona year 2019.

Companies can pass on more costs

“If we open everything now, then this strong additional demand will meet an offer that has become more expensive in terms of costs. The probability is correspondingly high that the companies will be able to pass on a larger part of the costs,” says Niklasch. Michael Holstein, chief economist at DZ Bank, is convinced that “the manufacturing companies will certainly try to pass on part of their cost increase to their customers.”

Savers are actually expropriated

Against this background, LBBW economist Niklasch initially expects inflation rates to continue to rise over the remainder of the year. In the second half of the year, the VAT effect should come into its own: “Then we will probably reach inflation figures of over three percent.” This has very real consequences for consumers and savers in Germany: With interest rates of zero percent and an inflation rate of over two or even three percent, the real interest rates, i.e. the nominal interest rates minus the inflation rate, are negative. Savers who invest their money in overnight money accounts or savings books are actually expropriated. This is fueling the flight into stocks and real estate, which in turn continues to inflate the price bubbles in these markets.

Wage-price spiral not yet in sight

After all: LBBW expert Niklasch sees the rising inflation rates as a temporary phenomenon, the ingredients for a permanent increase are not there. “For inflation rates to rise over the long term, wages would have to go along with them; a wage-price spiral like the one in the 1970s would be needed. But we are not seeing that in Germany at the moment.” From January 2022, the inflation rate should quickly drop below the two percent mark.

Stress on industry harms the economy

But even if the rising producer prices were not or only slightly reflected in rising consumer prices, that would not bode well. If producers cannot pass the rising prices on to consumers, that would indicate weak consumption dynamics. That seems to be the case in China at the moment, as Commerzbank foreign exchange expert Hao Zhou points out. “As a result, there is a risk that industrial profits will shrink rapidly, which will weigh on the general economic outlook.” So regardless of whether the producers pass the rising producer prices on to the consumers or not: they are always a warning signal.

Accordingly, relevant traders, organizations and individuals actively organize promotional activities, coordinate and participate in program activities to ensure compliance with the law and protect their interests. consumer legitimacy; innovate, diversify forms of promotion, well organize sales promotion activities to serve people on traditional and e-commerce channels, strictly comply with the provisions of law. Promotion activities within the framework of the program will be applied with a maximum limit of the value of goods and services used for promotion and the maximum discount for goods and services to be promoted is 100%. The specialized departments of the Department of Industry and Trade actively inform and guide organizations and individuals in the province to participate in the program. People’s Committees of districts, towns and cities shall coordinate in propagating and promoting the program at the headquarters, website of the unit and on local media; actively coordinate with the Department of Industry and Trade, the Provincial Market Management Department and relevant units to monitor, inspect and handle goods of poor quality, goods of unknown origin, goods infringing upon intellectual property rights. , violations of local promotions, ensuring consumer interests… FIRE

However, after Ms. Lin’s multiple verifications, this Rolex watch purchased last year turned out to be in 2009, and the warranty card is still in the “Kunming Shuncheng Shopping Center”, not the “Nanjing Golden Eagle Shopping Center.” You know, Nanjing Golden Eagle Shopping Center is an old-fashioned high-end shopping mall in the minds of ordinary people in Nanjing. It has a high reputation and reputation. It must be a bad thing for anyone to receive such a service.

In May of this year, a reporter accompanied Ms. Lin to the counter to verify the matter. When the reporter came to interview, many staff at the counter were not willing to give any explanation on the production date of the watch. In desperation, Ms. Lin had to contact the salesperson who sold the watch to her by phone. The salesperson said: The brand does not need to provide customers with the production date of the watch, and the customer has no right to know, and the brand is not responsible for helping with inquiries.

In the end, under the follow-up report of the news media, Nanjing Golden Eagle Shopping Center has handled the return of the goods for Ms. Lin and handled the employees who failed to respond quickly and solve the problem. At this point, the approach of Nanjing Golden Eagle Shopping Center is still very commendable. While satisfying the demands of customers, it also handled the employees involved. This is what a high-end shopping mall should have. The Rolex counters in Nanjing Golden Eagle Shopping Center are represented by Chow Tai Fook. If there are problems in sales and management, whether it is Chow Tai Fook or the shopping mall, it is all responsible. Whoever is the most responsible is not discussed here.

Although this matter seems to have “successfully ended” under the supervision of the media, for consumers, what lessons should be learned? This is a question worth pondering and discussing, and it is also the meaning of the content of this issue. Let’s share with you the four points of attention we have summarized to prevent “buying labor and being pitted”.

First, understand the market and the market. For ordinary consumers, it is best to do basic homework when buying a Rolex. For example, which one you want to buy, what is the current market situation of this watch in the primary market, secondary market and even the second-hand market, the conditions of purchase and the related pros and cons. Take the Rolex Weekly Datejust purchased by Ms. Lin as an example, which belongs to the precious metal with diamond ladies’ watch, and the public price of the purchase was nearly 300,000. These “non-sport models”, “diamonds”, “precious metals”, and “women’s watches” have almost integrated all the characteristics of Rolex’s unsalable models. They are very difficult to sell. The 11-year inventory can explain the problem.

Anyone who knows Rolex a little bit knows that Rolex watches that can preserve value or even premium are basically “sports models” (except for the new color disc Oyster Perpetual). These “sports models” are especially some steel watches. Popular among popular. If you want to buy “sports models” at the counters, you must have conditions, such as tying Rolex or Tudor. For a large customer like Ms. Lin who bought a precious metal diamond ladies watch, it would be too insincere that the counter did not tie up a panda di. If Panda Di didn’t catch it, it’s okay to set up a Coke ring. These popular items were sold and immediately earned tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands. If Ms. Lin, who “does not understand the watch”, did not make such a demand, she would be a little bit at a loss.

By the way, for ladies’ watches with precious metal with diamonds like Ms. Lin, everyday passers-by can talk about a considerable discount when they buy them at counters. If it was bought at a public price, I won’t comment on it here. From the side, it can also be reflected that the level of the counter sales staff “seeing the dishes” is really top-notch, and it seems that the commissions are usually not less.

Second, understand the issue of insurance cards. The insurance card that came out at the Rolex counter should theoretically be no problem, but this time is an exception. Judging from related reports, this is an obvious “old version” insurance card. In 2020, Rolex will replace the “new version” of the insurance card. Card, friends who buy Rolex watches in the future, can pay attention to the version of the warranty card. If you still buy the “old version” warranty card at the moment, the inventory will be at least one year old.

Take this “old version” warranty card that Ms. Lin got as an example. The card is marked with the name of the official authorized dealer, the name of the watch owner, and the date of purchase. The “Kunming Shuncheng Shopping Center” marked on the insurance card was withdrawn two years ago, and it is not the “Nanjing Golden Eagle Shopping Center”. Therefore, we have reason to guess that this is the inventory table processed after the withdrawal of the “Kunming Shuncheng Shopping Center”, and finally flowed into the “Nanjing Golden Eagle Shopping Center”. As for how many internal processes have been taken, and how much discounted income, we I won’t discuss it. In short, the Rolex warranty card must be “authorized dealers”, otherwise it is very likely to buy this kind of problematic “fleeing goods.”

Third, understand the time of delivery. According to the relevant provisions of the Consumer Rights Protection Law, business operators and consumers should follow the principles of fairness, honesty and credibility. At the same time, consumers also have the right to know. The right to know includes commodity prices, producers, specifications, and Use, production date and other related information. The right to know is a right enjoyed by consumers in accordance with the law, and everyone should strive for the right.

After knowing the factory time, consumers then judge for themselves whether it is worthwhile to start. The old saying goes, “Only buy the wrong one, not sell the wrong one”, “Buy the one without selling the essence”. In the automotive industry, it is also very common for 4S stores to sell stock cars. If the inventory time is long, you need to change the oil and filter as soon as possible after you buy it to make a “small health care” to ensure the performance of the vehicle. If you change it to a watch, like the Rolex that Ms. Lin bought for 11 years, although the appearance is very new, the movement should have been maintained long ago. It is magical to be able to go accurately!

Fourth, the new watch is required to measure the travel time. Rolex mechanical watches are certified by the Super Observatory and are known as “two seconds per day.” This is an important indicator of the outstanding performance of Rolex, and it is also what many Rolex watch friends care about. When buying a Rolex at a counter, it is necessary to perform a travel time test. Most large shopping malls have watch repair centers, and the time-testing equipment is also standard. If the time-deviation of the new watch is too large, you can refuse to buy it.

As for the time measurement equipment, you can get it at a few hundred yuan cheaper. It is not a special high-tech product. You can buy it at home and play it at home if you have spare money. If Ms. Lin had been careful at the time and went to take a test, and found a problem with the watch on the spot, there might be no news later. So, is it necessary for this time to go?

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In recent years, Rolex has been “deified”, so that the terminal sales to the point of quite outrageous. If you learn more about the industry, you will find that the aura of “deification” fades away, perhaps in an instant. In the near future, we will also conduct an in-depth report on the domestic sales of the Rolex brand, so stay tuned! (Text / Qiu Xiaocheng)

As a result, everyone can maintain a healthy and balanced life, whether they have to continue working from home, or return to the busy workday at the office in a healthy and energetic state. after a difficult time. Consumers are constantly looking for health care solutions for themselves and their families. Among them, health foods are always the right choice of many people, but consumers are easily confused when entering the product matrix to know which products are good and effective. So how can consumers choose the right foods to protect their health and suit them in a huge market like today? Prestigious brand One of the top priority factors of consumers when choosing healthy foods is the brand of the manufacturer and the company brand. The health food products produced by Suntory Wellness, one of the leading companies in the health food industry in Japan – are the result of a passion for improving people’s health through a long time non-stop research. Illustration All research and production stages at Suntory Wellness are conducted by reputable experts with strict quality control process. All to bring consumers products with reliable natural ingredients, especially food that protects human health. Quality products, reliable Currently, a clean and healthy lifestyle makes consumers tend to use health protection products and foods derived from nature. However, not all are good for the body and easily absorbed. In addition, we cannot understand the process of controlling the quality of input materials and the production process. Illustration Understanding this issue, Suntory Wellness company has manufactured health foods that provide consumers with clinically researched and proven nutritional ingredients. The first is the precious “Sesamin” essence extracted from sesame seeds. Then there is Tocotrienol and natural vitamin E. The synergy from the above 3 ingredients will help support sleep improvement, support fatigue reduction, antioxidant support and skin beautification. Illustration Among the nutrients, the most prominent is sesamin essence, which is wrapped in a hard shell and accounts for only 1% of the nutrients of sesame seeds. Therefore, Suntory Wellness company has used many years of research to find a method of extracting this essence to ensure that your body can absorb it more effectively through health food products. The provenance is clear Just like choosing any food, consumers are always interested in the origin of the product, especially health-protective foods. With more than 30 years of experience, Suntory Wellness company carefully selects precious raw materials from nature. To ensure sustainable sesame seed quality, Suntory Wellness uses a carefully selected source of sesame seeds from many of the best sesame seeds in the world, mainly in South America and Africa. Illustration After removing all 470 kinds of pesticide residues to ensure the purest sesame seeds, a closed process is carried out to extract 1% of the precious essence in each sesame seed. Suntory Wellness is committed to providing users with GMP-certified health foods of Japanese quality, all products sold are imported directly from Japan.

Specialty… not expensive Introduced by an acquaintance, Tran Thi Mai (living in Phu Nhuan district, Ho Chi Minh City) bought a bag of pink rice and was told to cook it like normal rice, without pre-soaking like many other colored rice. When you bring the rice home, pour the water into it and it turns pink, when cooked, the rice is light red, medium flexible but still spongy, delicious, just like the white rice the family often eats. Colored rice on the market is quite diverse According to Dr. Dao Minh So, Head of the Plant Breeding Department at the Southern Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, the traditional colored rice varieties left by grandparents are often spongy, delicious, and the area is increasingly shrinking. due to the cultivation time of 5-6 months, only one crop can be grown per year, low yield. “The process of breeding improved rice varieties, suitable for new farming conditions, we accidentally created some colored rice varieties (pink, red, purple, black). Through nutritional analysis, especially especially iron, antioxidant content is much higher than white rice, so we really want this rice line to develop.To be honest, we can’t compare this colored rice with traditional colored rice because rice tradition has not been analyzed,” said Dr. So. Dr So said that the research process lasted for decades, by 2020 the red (or pink) rice variety named SR20 has been selected and is being tested on a large scale in many locations in the Southeast and the Mekong Delta. The authors cooperated with an enterprise in Ho Chi Minh City to process rice from the above material area to bring SR20 rice to the market, mainly consumed in Ho Chi Minh City. “Colored rice is always rich in micronutrients, high in anthocyanins antioxidants, but the market is mainly brown rice (whole rice), not everyone can eat it, before cooking. Therefore, when cooperating with DN, I asked them to process the milled form (with some bran remaining) with the goal of turning this colored rice into a daily consumer product like ordinary white rice but still retains most of the nutrients and antioxidants.Red rice with bran is more difficult to store, spoils quickly, but we overcome it by milling to where we can sell it, it is better to sell in small quantities rather than using preservatives. manage or fumigate” – Dr. So confided. The rice variety SR20 is cultivated for a short time (more than 3 months while traditional rice lasts for 5-6 months), has a good yield (5-7 tons/ha), has good resistance to pests and diseases, so the price is equivalent to many varieties. rice. Wider market According to a reporter’s survey, colored rice is sold mainly in the form of brown or milled to preserve nutrients, with the selling price ranging from 25,000 to 100,000 VND/kg. Colored rice brands sell at high prices mainly because of internationally certified organic rice; The rest average price is at 40,000 – 50,000 VND/kg. As one of the first agents to sell branded bags of rice in Ho Chi Minh City, Mr. Phan Thanh Hieu, Director of Phuong Nam Food Joint Stock Company, admitted that the consumption of colored rice is getting better and better. “If in 2015, the consumption of colored rice was only about 1 ton/month, now it’s about 5 tons/month. In addition to retail, we also wholesale to retail stores and sell to a number of units. processing with orders of several hundred kilograms Young people and office workers today are using colored rice more and more due to the application of a healthy diet to be healthier and more beautiful, not just a group of customers who have needs. In addition, now there are enterprises applying Japanese technology to process brown rice into pre-packaged rice, which is very convenient for busy young people who do not have time to cook, just need to heat up and eat immediately. “- Mr. Hieu shared. Consumers often have a stereotype that colored rice will be very dry and hard, but in fact, the colored rice that Phuong Nam Food Joint Stock Company is trading is soft and easy to eat. “This is rice from the rice variety of the author group Ho Quang Cua, who created the famous ST25 rice around the world. After the success of ST25 rice, it also created an effect for the consumption of other types of rice of the same author” – Mr. Hieu evaluated. Also just launching organic purple brown rice products for the first time to the market, Mr. Lam Anh Tu, Director of Hoa Nang Agricultural Products Co., Ltd (HCMC), said that the enterprise’s goal is to diversify products. “This is purple rice from the purple ST variety of the author group Ho Quang Cua, which is grown on the raw material of shrimp rice; it is an improved variety of colored rice, so the rice is soft, not difficult to eat as many people think. Moreover, brown rice is also very tasty. The whole bran shell should be safe during cultivation, otherwise residues of fertilizers will be left here. Therefore, the organic farming material area of ​​enterprises is an advantage,” said Mr. Tu. It is easy to confuse purple sticky rice with purple rice According to some bags trading enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City, the market for colored rice is mainly active in the domestic segment, with very little export. “The market is confused between purple rice and purple sticky rice (also known as sticky rice) due to the very similar appearance, especially with the product with the whole bran (processed brown) while the price of purple rice is high. much higher than purple sticky rice due to the different yield of the two varieties. Worryingly, purple rice has a low glycemic index and purple glutinous rice has a high glycemic index, so consumers need to be careful. The simplest way to distinguish is to break the rice grain in half, if the inside is opaque white like glutinous rice, it is purple rice, if it is white, it is purple rice “- a representative of a business revealed. According to physician Dinh Cong Bay, General Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Medicinal Association, it is always better to eat raw rice (whole bran or milled) than well-milled rice because it retains nutrients in the bran layer. However, when using this rice, consumers should pay attention to choose safe cultivated rice, organic rice because the bran layer on the outside is easy to be contaminated with chemical residues if farming is not good. For new varieties of rice crops, breeding units should publish the research process to create varieties as well as specific scientific evidences about the active ingredients in them for consumers to know and choose.

Daedong Ganoderma products have luxurious packaging. It is known that Daedong is a premium red ginseng brand sponsored by the Korean government, with extensive experience in the production of ginseng products, cordyceps and reishi mushrooms. Daedong’s products are popular in the domestic market and exported to dozens of countries, including Vietnam. Meanwhile, Imsil district in Jeollabuk-do province is a famous Korean reishi mushroom growing place. This place has special climatic and soil conditions suitable for this precious mushroom species, besides the people’s experience in mushroom cultivation is handed down as a long-standing tradition in the locality. In Imsil, the highland terrain is still relatively unspoiled due to the lack of industrial parks, cool climate, and natural clean water. With the participation of Daedong Corporation, many modern technologies are applied to support mushroom cultivation on the basis of preserving the maximum purity of nature. To shape products in the high-end segment, Daedong Group chooses oak tree trunks as the initial growth medium for Ganoderma lucidum. The trunks are carefully selected, are healthy, disease-free, uniform oak trees. The trees were disinfected for 48 hours with heat, then “rested” for about a week before being used as a place to inoculate reishi mushroom spores. From January to March, when the climate is most suitable, experienced Imsil farmers manually inoculate the oak tree with fungal spores. Then all are placed in a temperature and humidity controlled environment. The fungal sporulation phase takes place for 70 days, the oak stems are brought to the ground, the mushroom seedlings begin the development process. From seedlings to adults that are slightly larger than a hand, Daedong Ganoderma lucidum is located in a closed farm to ensure control of environmental indicators such as temperature and humidity. Daedong Ganoderma lucidum is grown on oak tree trunks placed under the ground in the famous Imsil mushroom growing area in Korea. When the fungal spores have developed into seedlings, the oak stems are buried in the ground. Experts of Daedong Group together with Imsil mushroom farmers continue to strictly control the growth environment of mushrooms until the mushrooms are mature and ready to be harvested. The whole process of mushroom development, many modern agricultural technologies are applied but always ensure environmental friendly factors, absolutely do not use pesticides or additional artificial nutrients. When Ganoderma matures, the size of the mushroom is slightly larger than the hand, uniform in shape due to being cared for according to the traditional secret of Imsil farmers. After being harvested in the field, Ganoderma lucidum will be dried and disinfected with Daedong’s own technology for long-term preservation, before being packaged into finished products without using any preservatives. Rest assured of origin, quality The new Daedong Ganoderma lucidum product is imported and distributed in Vietnam by the importer VHP – a reputable company for more than 10 years in the field of importing and distributing Korean health products and an exclusive partner. Daedong’s rights in the Vietnamese market. Ganoderma lucidum has long been famous as a benign herb for daily use, with the effect of enhancing resistance thanks to its high content of polysaccharides. Therefore, in recent years, Korean Ganoderma lucidum is interested by Vietnamese consumers to buy a lot for use and as gifts. However, the fact that Ganoderma lucidum on the market is mostly unorthodox products, leading to the situation of counterfeit goods and poor quality products being mixed. With the goal of serving long-term consumers with high quality products, Daedong Ganoderma lucidum is officially imported, certified and quality inspected by the National Institute of Food Safety and Hygiene. Before coming to Vietnam, Daedong Ganoderma lucidum was also certified for origin and quality standards by the Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA). “As a prestigious corporation that manufactures and trades in human health-related products in Korea, Daedong wishes to bring to Vietnamese consumers an authentic and fully tested reishi mushroom product. enough by Vietnamese and Korean authorities, helping consumers to choose with peace of mind.” , said Mr. Choi Sung Keun, Chairman of Daedong Group.

Asia-Pacific countries are expected to reach $2 trillion in e-commerce revenue by 2025. (Source: 4S) The region is projected to witness the highest retail sales growth during 2020-2025, after Latin America. In the official report “Top 100 Retailers in Asia 2021”, Euromonitor International examines how Asia-Pacific’s world-class mobile connectivity enables digital transformation and is supported supported by the region’s extremely tech-savvy consumer segments. According to a statement, last year, businesses that received online orders recorded a growth of 37.6% and will reach 44% by 2025. As retail becomes more competitive to stay relevant in the digital space, localize shopping to individual markets, and personalize the retail experience for retailers. Different customer segments in Asia-Pacific will be essential. Euromonitor International senior research analyst Deepika Chandrasekar said: “As consumers connect and shop online more than ever before, more and more brands are expected to use social media to interact with them. and build trust with consumers beyond acting as a retailer.” (according to Euro Monitor)

Consumers when choosing meat in the cooler of a supermarket need to learn carefully because there are many types of defrosted meat Photo: Tran Viet – VNA Cheap, easy to buy, convenient to process Ms. Linh Chi (banker, Ba Trieu branch, Hanoi), said that recently, when she went to the supermarket, she came across lean pork, pork belly imported from the US, cut into pieces and pre-packed in blister packs. , stored in the refrigerator for sale. This type of meat costs from 104,000-154,000 VND/kg, cheaper than fresh domestic meat. When she wondered about the fact that imported meat was not kept in the freezer but kept in the cooler when sold, the supermarket staff explained: “Frozen meat is often in large volume, making it difficult for consumers to buy, so Supermarket defrosts, cuts, divides into small pieces from 300-400gr/tray and is stored in the refrigerator”. Further observation, Ms. Linh saw that at this food counter in the supermarket, there was a sign noting to consumers: “The product has been defrosted, please do not re-freeze”. According to the reporter’s observations, with meats that have been defrosted, chopped, and sold as cool or fresh meats, many customers choose because of their low prices, suitable for the retail needs of the majority of customers. . However, very few supermarkets clearly state the origin and condition of these meats. In supermarkets, convenience stores, you will not easily recognize this as thawed meat because the small stamps on the surface of the tray only display the words “American beef shoulder”, “Australian beef shoulder”. … Especially, what is more worrying, if supermarkets and convenience stores bring defrosted meat to sell as cool meat, in markets, thawed meat is sold as fresh meat. Even at the end of the day, if it doesn’t sell out, the stall owner will re-freeze the meat to sell it the next day. Thawed meat does not guarantee food safety With the advantages of being easy to buy because of its small volume, convenient processing, and low cost, consumers have chosen this type of defrosted meat. However, food safety experts are concerned about the safety and quality of frozen meat when defrosting if done in an inappropriate manner. Specifically, when defrosting, the meat must be brought to the refrigerator (temperature is about 4-5 degrees Celsius) to slowly defrost, not put the meat outside in the natural environment or put the meat in water. When leaving meat out, the high temperature will make it easy for bacteria to infect and grow, which is not safe. In many supermarkets, convenience stores, markets, imported meat is thawed for retail Dr. Nguyen Duy Thinh, former officer of the Institute of Food and Biotechnology, University of Science and Technology, said that in markets, hygienic conditions cannot be compared with supermarkets, meat has a high risk of infection. With unsold meat, small traders re-freeze, bacteria continue to be inhibited, but after thawing, exposed to normal temperature, bacteria multiply faster before re-freezing. Moreover, when selling, due to the large amount of meat, the cooler is not able to cool the pieces of meat evenly, so it still creates opportunities for bacteria to grow. The amount of bacteria will multiply day by day. After three days, the meat in the supermarket can be the same as the meat in the market if it is stored at a temperature above 5 degrees Celsius. “It is best to defrost it on the same day it is sold out” – Dr. Nguyen Duy Thinh said. In addition, Mr. Vu The Thanh, a food safety and hygiene expert, said that defrosted meats are more susceptible to infection than fresh meat because when defrosting, the bacteria will continue to multiply after the freezing process. and multiply to infinity if favorable conditions are met. Therefore, when buying defrosted frozen meat, consumers should process and use it within the same day, do not re-freeze the meat because it will form ice in the piece of meat, after thawing again. , the meat will be dehydrated, not good to eat. Mr. Nguyen Van Manh, owner of a chain of stores specializing in selling clean food, said that fresh, frozen and chilled meat products must all meet technical regulations on food safety, if Failure to do so will result in fines or even criminal penalties. Explaining the reason why retailers still openly sell defrosted meat, Mr. Manh said that because these units did not announce or promote the meat as cool or fresh meat, the authorities cannot be punished. “The standard is for businesses to have grounds to announce the quality of products sold on the market, not mandatory. Only if these stalls hang signs selling cool and fresh meat but sell defrosted meat. , has just been punished”. To the naked eye, it can be seen that the pieces of pork after defrosting are usually pale in color. Even, the meat is still a bit cold, some pieces of meat still have ice crystals. As for beef, frozen buffalo meat that is thawed is usually darker in color, especially when sold at room temperature, on a hot day in the market.

The global chip shortage could last until 2023. (Source: Nikkei) Came in by surprise The Covid-19 pandemic was the first to cause the global economy to fall into recession last year, disrupting supply chains and changing consumer shopping patterns. So, to cope with the pandemic, automakers are forced to cut chip orders in 2020, while chip manufacturing companies also reduce production activities. But the rapid recovery and mis-predictions of car buyer demand have caused automakers to rush to place orders in large quantities. Meanwhile, the supply of semiconductor chips is not enough. In addition, the US government’s sanctions on Chinese technology corporations, plus consumers who bought many laptops, game consoles and other electronic products during the pandemic led to Inventory is getting smaller and smaller. Although computer chips are not very complicated or expensive, they are an integral part of making electronic devices and household items. Shortages are getting worse, spreading from the car industry to the consumer electronics market. Estimates by the US-based Semiconductor Industry Association say about 75% of global manufacturing capacity is in East Asia, led by TSMC (Taiwan) and Samsung (Korea). U.S. semiconductor companies account for 47 percent of global chip sales, but only 12 percent of global output is produced here. The shortfall is due to Asian companies investing too little in 8-inch chip factories. These companies have struggled to ramp up production as demand for 5G phones and laptops grew faster than expected. Qualcomm Inc, Samsung’s smartphone chip maker, is one of the major chipmakers struggling to keep up with consumer demand. Apple’s main supplier Foxconn also warned about the lack of chips affecting the supply chain for customers. Widespread impact The chip crisis hit the car industry first, especially on the productivity and sales of big companies like General Motors, Ford and Volkswagen. According to market research firm IHS Markit, the shortage of electronic chips affected the production process of 1.3 million cars and trucks worldwide in the first quarter of 2021. The company’s report also shows that the Renesas chip plant fire in Japan in March, as well as disruption to chip factories due to severe winter weather in Texas, will cause shortages. becomes serious. Last month, the British mini-car maker said it had suspended production lines for three days because of chip shortages. Recently, Ford also warned that the number of products is at risk of falling to 1.1 million vehicles this year. At the end of last year, the impact of the chip shortage crisis spread to consumer electronics. Last month, Apple’s financials indicated that the company would suffer losses of between three and four billion dollars in the first two quarters of the year, with the biggest impact on Mac and iPad products. Recently, Chinese technology giant Xiaomi increased the prices of some TV models, citing the fact that the price of key components increased higher than before. Meanwhile, two electronics groups Samsung of Korea and Sony of Japan also simultaneously increased product prices. In addition, the crisis has begun to affect China’s home appliance manufacturing sector. The world’s largest maker of home appliances, Midea Group, said the price of chips used to make home appliances would soar if the global chip shortage persists. The biggest impact from the chip crisis is still consumers. While demand for consumer electronics and automotive items tends to be quite price-sensitive, a reduced supply can increase the price of affected items by 1-3%. This could temporarily boost inflation later this year. Chip pressure has pushed up car prices in the US. New prices averaged $37,200 in the first quarter, up 8.4% year-over-year. Meanwhile, production disruptions due to chip shortages will continue. CEO of chip maker Infineon (Germany) Reinhard Ploss estimated that it will take about two years for chip supply and demand to be balanced. THIUY VUY (according to SCMP/Reuters)

Sony will continue to struggle with PlayStation 5 supply in the coming years. Sony’s financial results report for fiscal year 2020 shows that Sony has sold 7.8 million PlayStation 5 units by the end of March 31, and Sony’s target is 14.8 million units in fiscal year 2021. If this goal is achieved, Sony hopes to catch up with PlayStation 4 sales with 115.9 million units to date. Sony CFO Hiroki Totoki said demand will drop this year, and even if Sony secures more devices and makes more PlayStation 5s next year, supply won’t be able to keep pace with demand of customer. In addition, since its release in November 2020, PlayStation 5 has also been difficult to find in stock due to shortages of components such as semiconductors and Sony has not yet released an official estimate of the expected time. supply will return to normal. However, Sony still believes that demand for consoles is not only driven by the Covid-19 pandemic, when people are forced to stay at home and want devices for entertainment that consumers still need. high demand for Sony products. As for the limited PlayStation 5 console, the PlayStation 4 remains the best consumer alternative. In addition to Sony, according to Bloomberg, rival Nintendo Co. also warned last week that component shortages could affect production. The company has set a sales target of 25.5 million consoles for the year ending March 2022. However, Nintendo’s management is said to be trying to produce and market between 28 million and 29 million consoles this year.

Recently, the Economic Police Team, Ba Dinh District Police (Hanoi) suddenly checked the Minh Phat seafood store, located behind Long Bien market, and discovered that the facility used hydrogen peroxide to bleach the ink. selling to the market. At the scene, authorities seized a plastic bottle containing about 30ml of hydrogen peroxide solution and 30kg of bleached apricot squid. The staff of this establishment admitted to repeatedly using hydrogen peroxide to clean the stench and bleach the ink, even though it was clear that this was an additive not allowed to be used in food. At the scene, authorities seized a plastic bottle containing about 30ml of hydrogen peroxide solution and 30kg of bleached apricot squid. It is known that according to the video recorded over many months by the group of reporters, the employees of this facility began impregnating ink in chemicals. The first step is to put a dozen packs of salt into the water tank. Next, put the cuttlefish that has removed all its organs into the barrel. The employee then took a plastic bottle containing a clear solution and poured it directly into the ink tank. According to the introduction of these facility staff, this is industrial hydrogen peroxide, which is very corrosive and bleaching. When working, this young man had to wear rubber gloves that reached to his wrists before putting his hands in the bucket to mix the solution to soak up the squids. Bleaching ink with industrial chemicals, specifically hydrogen peroxide, helps white ink cleaner, harder, remove all viscous substances. With this trick, every day a ton of dirty squid is transported to many restaurants, eateries, and markets in Hanoi. Eating squid bleached with hydrogen peroxide increases the risk of chemical accumulation in the body, which can lead to chronic diseases such as cancer According to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Duy Thinh (Institute of Food and Biotechnology, Hanoi University of Science and Technology), the current situation of using cleaning chemicals in industry such as using hydrogen peroxide to bleach ink, helps Fresh squid is delicious, no longer stinks, increasing the risk of chemical accumulation in the body of the eater. Currently, the use of cleaning chemicals in industry such as using hydrogen peroxide to bleach the ink, help the ink stay fresh and no longer stink, increasing the risk of chemical accumulation in the body of the eater. The chemical used to bleach the ink, help the ink stay fresh, remove the dirt, and remove the stench in the dead squid for many days is a solution of hydrogen peroxide, the formula H2O2, also known as hydrogen peroxide. The Ministry of Health once issued a recommendation that the solution should only be used externally, not taken orally. Experts say that when using hydrogen peroxide to bleach food, it will generally have an antiseptic effect, whiten food, and remove odors. However, only pure hydrogen peroxide for medical use can be guaranteed. In fact, food processing facilities often use much cheaper industrial hydrogen peroxide, often containing many impurities and toxins that are harmful to consumers’ health. Therefore, the risk of ingesting ink bleached with hydrogen peroxide at such establishments is really dangerous. This is a form of commercial fraud, threatening the health of consumers. It is worth mentioning that these dirty food effects often appear in the form of chronic diseases, toxins that accumulate for a long time into dangerous diseases, not easily detected in a day or two. How not to buy ink bleached by industrial chemicals? According to experts, when buying ink, you should pay attention to the following selection criteria: – Color: Fresh ink will have a shiny color. The brown part will be dark brown, while the squid body will be milky white. The color of the ink eyes is clear, not protruding, the pupils can be clearly seen and there is no yellowing or discharge. If the ink is not fresh, the eye part has turned more opaque, sometimes there is a discharge. – When touching the squid body: The squid meat is firm and highly elastic. When pressing your hand on the ink body, the ink will quickly return to its original state and leave no dents. – When observing: Fresh squid, the head and tentacles, squid whiskers will stick together, definitely. If the squid is not fresh, the upper parts are usually soft and easy to separate.

Criteria for choosing type of cold corrugated iron According to demand It is possible to rely on the AZ index (weight of zinc-aluminum coating layer) to choose cold corrugated iron suitable for needs. For example, common houses usually use AZ70 or AZ100 corrugated iron. Factories and workshops should choose corrugated iron with a higher coating volume. Color cold corrugated iron has a variety of color options. You are free to choose colors based on feng shui point of view or house style, to harmonize paint color and corrugated iron color. By geographical location Due to the influence of sea steam, the corrugated iron roof of the building near the sea is prone to rust and decay. Easily affects the life and aesthetics of the building. This area should choose colorfast, highly resistant to corrosion, specialized for marine environments. Houses in cold climates should choose corrugated iron with dark colors to help keep the house warm. On the contrary, light colors cool the space, suitable for hot climates. By reputable brand The market is diverse as not all types of corrugated iron have the same quality and meet the needs of use. Should choose corrugated iron from reputable brands. Corrugated iron products from these brands always have clear specifications and good after-sales policies. KING/WIN/S cold sheet of Ton Dong A meets 3 criteria In 2020, Ton Dong A has planned a set of KING/WIN/S brands to give customers many choices. The set of brands has 3 lines of corrugated iron, meeting each need and suitable for different geographical areas. KING high-end line includes KINGCOLOR (color KING sheet AZ100) and KINGALUZIN (Cold sheet KING AZ150). Suitable for all projects, especially works in geographical locations with severe weather. The product is highly resistant to corrosion, durable, and has a much longer life than conventional corrugated iron. The high standard WIN series includes WINCOLOR (color WIN corrugated iron AZ50) and WINALUZIN (refrigerated WIN sheet AZ100). Shiny corrugated iron surface, good heat reflection, heat reduction, heat resistance and effective anti-corrosion. Especially, suitable for residential and civil works. WIN belongs to the high standard product line of Ton Dong A. The S standard series includes S COLOR (Color S-Tel AZ50) and S ALUZIN (Cold S-Til AZ75). The surface of the product is painted with 4 layers, with a total paint thickness of 18 microns to increase adhesion, color fastness and scratch resistance. Both of these cold corrugated iron lines have a shiny surface, good heat reflectivity, effective heat resistance and high economic value. S belongs to the standard product line of Ton Dong A. Ton Dong A products are guaranteed for up to 50 years, professional customer service. In addition, Ton Dong A’s agents are present in all provinces and cities, making it easy for you to buy high-quality corrugated iron. Update the latest information about the KING/WIN/S brand at Ton Dong A fanpage and Website www.tondonga.com.vn.

A session to prepare purified drinking water at Cat Tien Jungle Loge Resort (Tan Phu District). Photo: Thuy Moc “Green Meal” is gradually creating its own market with a variety of blends of vegetables, fruits, and seeds, convenient on-site and online sales with flexible delivery methods, The most convenient for users. This green lifestyle method helps many people purify the body and lose weight effectively … * Plentiful taste As one of the early adopters of the “green meal” trend and using it to create a unique tourism and resort product, Ms. Duong Thi Ngoc Phuong, Director of Wild World Ltd. TGHD, Tan Phu district) spend a lot of time creating recipes for “green meals” with dozens of flavors of vegetables and seeds to ensure nutrition and create the attractiveness from the colors of each type. taste of drinking water so as not to create boredom for users. Most visitors, after experiencing the green vacation at Mrs. Phuong’s resort, have the same feeling that their body becomes lighter, and the peace and balance in their mind have helped them have a positive energy source. before going back to work. According to the recipe given by Ms. Phuong, in each serving of the “green meal”, there are always 15 flavors of vegetables and seeds. Each taste will provide a separate source of nutrition and energy, so when used, guests will not have any cravings, or show fatigue, instead the body is purified so it feels lighter. Because the dish is made from fresh fruits and vegetables, all of the ingredients for processing Ms. Phuong use ingredients grown at the resort or from food sources grown with safety standards. for health. A smoothie “cleansing the body” with 10 types of vegetables, roots, fruits, and seeds. Photo: Thuy Moc Not doing tourism but for nearly 3 years, Cao Chu Tuan’s Tropical Hydroponic Farming Farm (KP.4A, Trang Dai Ward, Bien Hoa City) with the model of growing hydroponic vegetables according to Israel technology has established a foothold with hundreds of kilograms of vegetables supplied to the market every day. Along with providing clean vegetable materials to the market, Mr. Tuan also researches and takes advantage of his clean vegetable source to produce juice products from vegetables, especially kale and spinach … containing lots of nutrients, good for the health of the user. Sharing about his “green drink” products to the market for about a year, Mr. Tuan said, the number of customers ordering products is increasing. With 15 types of vegetables, tubers and fruits on the farm, Mr. Tuan will continue to produce the juice and soluble powder products from vegetables in the garden so that people have the opportunity to use clean food, especially those who office. With the values ​​that “green meals” bring, recently, young people have also started to look up and plan their meals. Among them are young people who have started successfully with products sold under a 1-week, 1-month detox regimen. This new business model helps those who are busy, do not have time to process can use “green meals”, every day, employees will deliver in the morning to their customers at quite affordable prices. * Knowledge of “green meals” Ms. Tran Thi Kieu Nga (Tan Mai Ward, Bien Hoa City), one of the diners using the “green meal” of a supply store in Bien Hoa city shared, she herself has a good history. dizziness and low blood pressure, therefore, before using the 1 week body cleansing course, Ms. Nga was well consulted by the sales staff. Nga herself also learns from social networks to get more knowledge, because she has seen many people because of the desire to lose weight quickly and do not consult documents or nutrition experts have made their own. Drinking without understanding the nutritional value as well as the amount of ingredients that should be in each meal, so some people develop symptoms of fatigue, dizziness because not enough nutrients in each “green meal”. Kale kale at Tropical Farm (Bien Hoa City) is processed into fresh juice. Photo: Thuy Moc According to Ms. Duong Thi Ngoc Phuong, many tourists when approaching her nutritional products are also skeptical and worried about tired bodies. However, after 3 days of eating only the fruits and vegetables prepared by Ms. Phuong, from vegetarian dishes to daily drinking water, everyone excitedly requested to provide the recipe so that they could continue to use it. “eating green” method after going home. “It is very important to learn knowledge about foods to prepare food and drink for guests. It took me quite a long time to have these drinks. In addition to creating the richness of products, the selection of raw materials is also the most important step, these raw materials must be safe, clean goods without chemicals or preservatives ”- Ms. Phuong said. With the same point of view on how to prepare dishes, an owner of a nutritious drink shop from vegetables, fruits and seeds on Nguyen Ai Quoc street (Bien Hoa city) said, in order to deliver products to customers, He has to go to school and read a lot about vegetables and fruits, how to choose the most suitable combination of vegetables, does not affect the user’s health. Or as Mr. Truong Cong Vu, manager of a clean agricultural product store on Ha Huy Giap street (Bien Hoa city) also said that today, sellers, especially items related to food, health. Consumers must be equipped with basic knowledge. Mr. Vu himself has also encountered many cases of customers with medical histories that need advice on the use of foods that must be correct, to avoid the product from harming users. Not only rich in taste, “green meals” currently has many websites selling online form. With eye-catching design and enthusiastic consultant staff, customers can find themselves a variety of “green meals” with a variety of tastes delivered to their hands every day. Currently, the use of foods such as fresh fruits, foods processed from fresh fruits and vegetables is focused on by consumers. Foreseeing that demand of the market, a number of businesses have produced various kinds of beverages with nutritional ingredients from various types of fresh fruits and vegetables. However, among the good foods, there are still foods processed by chemical formula, with low nutritional content, if used much will not be good for health, so consumers need to understand. know certain to have the most sensible choice.

China has big ambitions for the digital yuan – Photo: CGTN As China moves towards issuing the world’s first government digital currency, the debate about it is getting hotter than ever. Historian Niall Ferguson describes China’s e-yuan as a “dangerous challenge” to the US financial hegemony over decades. Meanwhile, Michael Hasenstab, chairman of investment firm Franklin Templeton, said e-CNY could undermine the role of the dollar as the reserve currency of the world. However, according to Bloomberg, when talking to people already using the digital yuan in China, the response was not very positive. APPEARANCE OF DOMESTIC USERS In Shenzhen – the tech hub is experimenting with using the digital yuan – most Bloomberg survey participants showed little interest in switching from popular mobile payment systems. currently such as Alipay of Ant Group or WeChat Pay of Tencent. Ant Group and Tencent are dominating the digital payment market in China with WeChat Pay and Alipay apps – Source: iResearch / Bloomberg Some are concerned that the digital yuan could be a tool for the authorities to access their financial data in real time. “I am not interested at all,” said Patricia Chen, 36, who works in the telecommunications industry, Chen is one of more than 500,000 people in Shenzhen eligible to test the yuan. While none of the Bloomberg survey participants had in-depth knowledge of the role of the digital yuan in the global foreign exchange market, their indifferent response showed the challenges faced by the administration. Chinese President Xi Jinping faces when he applies this currency at home and abroad. “I’m not interested at all” … “I’m afraid the authorities can track all my transactions” … E-CNY users According to Bloomberg, even if the Chinese authorities persuade or force citizens to accept the digital yuan, it will take a long time to do the same with international consumers and businesses. they have been wary of Beijing’s capital controls so far. With Vera Lin, 25, working for a finance company in Shenzhen, using the digital currency is not too difficult. However, Lin argues that users like her need a greater incentive to switch to the digital yuan altogether, because existing digital payment options are so reliable and work seamlessly within the platforms. other services, from social networks to e-commerce. Even a 10% discount on RMB purchases was not enough to lure Lin. The 25-year-old says platforms run by companies like Ant regularly offer discounts on everything from ride hailing to food delivery. Meanwhile, Jan Chen, a 33-year-old civil servant, is concerned about privacy issues. “I’m afraid the authorities can track all my transactions,” Chen said. China is testing the digital yuan in several provinces, including the largest scale in Shenzhen city, Guangdong province – Photo: Xinhua In a country where tax compliance is not as strict as China, many entrepreneurs are wary if information about their transactions is fed directly into government databases. Some fear that data from digital yuan transactions could be collected in real-time to monitor political disagreements or international businesses. competition with Chinese state-owned enterprises. Launched in 2014, the digital yuan project was promoted by then PBOC Governor Zhou Xiaochuan, who has long advocated the creation of a new international data currency to replace the dollar. . Zhou sees the e-CNY as a tool to counter potential threats from cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin or Facebook’s Diem (formerly known as Libra). THE COUNTRY IS HARD, IT’S ALTERNATIVE The PBOC has tried to quell these concerns by freeing the use of the digital yuan to retailers (they currently have to pay a 0.6% fee for transactions on Alipay and WePay), and pledged to that most of their transactions will be anonymous. In March, Mu Changchun, director of the PBOC’s Digital Money Research Institute, said the central bank would not directly grasp the user’s identity, but that they could get this information from financial institutions. in the event of a crime. Zennon Kapron, CEO of consulting firm Kapronasia, said that if the digital yuan is not gaining traction in the long term, the Chinese government may turn to coercive use. Beijing has begun to take moves to gain control over the data collected by technology and financial companies like Ant and Tencent. According to Francis Chan, a senior analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence, even if Chinese lawmakers do not go that far, they can ask for more co-workers from the vendors and operators of the Internet platform. digital yuan on your own payment options. “The e-CNY only partially solves the problem, which is the payment infrastructure part. However, just solving this problem does not help solve the whole problem “… Michael Ho, Director of Financial Services, Oliver Wyman Recently, the platforms MYbank (invested by Ant) and WeBank (invested by Tencent) have been added as options on the e-CNY application, although not yet available. Chan as well as Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Sharnie Wong forecasts that the digital yuan could be put into use across China before the 2022 Beijing Olympics and take 10% of the market share in electronic payments in the country by year. 2025. This is not a small number but still cannot compete with the dominant positions of Alipay and WePay – two e-wallets with total market share of over 90%. In the country it is difficult, to persuade international users to use the digital yuan is much more difficult. “The e-CNY only partially solves the problem, which is the payment infrastructure part. However, simply solving this problem does not help solve the whole problem, “said Michael Ho, director of financial services at Oliver Wyman, commented. Many people are skeptical of the ability to fulfill China’s ambitions to internationalize the yuan – Photo: Getty Images According to Zennon Kapron, on the international arena, despite its great ambitions, the digital version of the yuan is unlikely to boost the share of the Chinese currency’s global payments by one percentage point, from below. 3% current. Many analysts are also skeptical of the yuan’s international application ambitions in Xi Jinping’s plan to reduce dependence on the US-led financial system.

You may not need makeup beauty products on the surface of your skin, but a product such as lotion, sunscreen, there are combinations like sunscreen whitening cream is inseparable. to keep skin smooth, bright and beautiful for everyone in adulthood. In the countless cosmetic market with countless prices, countless uses, dermatologists warn consumers to really awake, consider and choose carefully. Therefore, a product that is exposed to unsatisfactory quality, a cosmetic product containing mercury, banned chemicals is paid attention by many people to “leave it out” in the process of shopping and beautifying themselves. But this is just a discovery of fake cosmetics among a myriad of counterfeit beauty products still in sophisticated disguises that have not been exposed to the market. In the countless cosmetics market with countless prices, countless uses, dermatologists warn consumers to really awake, consider and choose carefully before picking up a cosmetic product. nice skin on the checkout cart. So, how to recognize fake cosmetics in the immense cosmetic market? According to Ms. Vu Thi Thom of Dermatology, fake cosmetics can fall into the following cases: Counterfeit and counterfeit cosmetics are products manufactured and packaged on counterfeit packages that are 90% identical, so consumers who do not pay close attention will easily mistake. – Counterfeit cosmetics are products produced and packaged on counterfeit packages that are 90% like that if consumers do not pay close attention, they will easily mistake. – Non-genuine cosmetics are often extracted into genuine cosmetic packaging that has expired. – Counterfeit cosmetics can be in the form of portable because even hand-carried from abroad, in those countries, cosmetics are not of guaranteed quality. From the sunscreen lotion suspension: The nightmare named cosmetics containing mercury, banned chemicals From such sophisticated counterfeiting methods, anyone who buys cosmetic products needs to be very alert, become a smart consumer, to avoid losing money. Here are the most important ways to identify fake cosmetics or find fake cosmetics that any woman who goes shopping needs to quickly recognize a dermatologist. 3 simple and accurate ways to identify fake cosmetics containing toxic substances – Product quality: Color, odor, product type … strange or different from genuine product smell. – Packaging: Packaging design is not clear, blurred, and has an unknown expiry date. Normally, product labels, colors, letters will not be clear or bold. – Check barcodes, origin, origin is not available, address of manufacturing company is not clear, import authority is not available. There is no anti-counterfeiting stamp issued by the police department. Using fake cosmetics, the price to pay more than a severely damaged skin … According to doctors, reputable genuine cosmetics that want to market are controlled according to a strict process from formula research, raw material selection, production, clinical testing, storage and transportation. . Therefore, it ensures quality and brings high efficiency in a very safe way. Counterfeit and counterfeit cosmetics do not meet such strict control requirements at all stages, so they are usually dirty materials, many impurities, few active ingredients, unsuitable formulas, many preservatives, and flavor. materials, harmful colors, unhygienic production processes, poor preservation processes … leading to many local and whole-body consequences for users. Counterfeit and counterfeit cosmetics do not meet such strict control requirements at all stages, so they are often dirty materials, many impurities, few active ingredients, and unsuitable formulas … Because, a cosmetic wash and topical has been studied, in addition to its effect, it also affects the pH of the skin, the cell transformation process. In particular, they also have a systemic effect, causing certain biological changes because the drug is absorbed into the bloodstream to the heart organs, liver, kidneys, nerves … Therefore, the selection and use of genuine cosmetics is very important. The criteria for identifying fake cosmetics – it sounds normal, but you need to be delicate enough, quick to see the difference. So be careful, do not let money lose the pregnancy, the cheap, the beautiful in the short term to preserve the beauty for as long as possible.

Recently, on the 30th anniversary of its establishment, Ajinomoto Vietnam Company has introduced to Vietnamese consumers a completely new seasoning product called AJI-NO-MOTO UP High-Quality Multi-Purpose Seasoning Powder. The product not only helps to cook more delicious dishes thanks to its ability to highlight the natural deliciousness of each ingredient, but also saves time in the seasoning process. AJI-NO-MOTO UP premium multi-purpose seasoning powder helps to cook better thanks to the ability to highlight the natural deliciousness of each ingredient. AJI-NO-MOTO UP multi-purpose seasoning powder is easy to apply to all kinds of dishes from simple to sophisticated, helping to highlight the natural deliciousness of the ingredients, ensuring “good taste”. for each dish, to make daily cooking become a joy for housewives, contributing to delicious and warm meals of every Vietnamese family. With light yellow powder, AJI-NO-MOTO UP is the perfect combination between AJI-NO-MOTO MSG, pork bone extract powder and selected ingredients such as palm oil, onion powder … can be used in combination with other basic spices such as salt, salty spices, sugar … to harmonize and match the family’s taste. Products can be combined with other basic spices, bringing harmonious taste to all dishes. AJI-NO-MOTO UP High-Quality Multi-Purpose Seasoning Powder is the perfect combination of selected ingredients and a closed production process using modern technology from Japan, from the selection of raw materials. to the final product, quality indicators are always strictly controlled to ensure the best quality products reach consumers. Products are now sold at traditional grocery and markets in the southern provinces and CO supermarkets. OP Mart, MM Mega, Big C, Lotte, Aeon, Vinmart, E-mart nationwide. With outstanding features, high quality multi-purpose seasoning powder – AJI-NO-MOTO UP will surely bring the experience of using new spice with convenience and quality, becoming a valuable assistant for people. Vietnamese housewives in preparing dishes every day, bringing delicious and warm meals to all families./. Ajinomoto Vietnam Company was established in 1991 with the mission: “Contributing to the further development of the country of Vietnam, contributing to bringing happiness and health to the people in Vietnam through a moist culture. real and develop food resources ”. Currently, the Company is trading in the main areas including spices, food and beverages. With the “unique features” in the food and health sector, we are conducting pioneering activities called ASV (Ajinomoto Group’s Shared Value Activity), to contribute to solving the urgent problems of the society through production and business activities of the Company. Ajinomoto Vietnam is helping to improve the nutritional status of a healthy life, develop food sources in the agricultural sector and aim to become a typical citizen in energy and natural resource saving activities. . Ajinomoto Vietnam Company has 2 factories in Bien Hoa and Long Thanh, Dong Nai Province; 3 distribution centers in Long Thanh, Hai Duong and Da Nang with more than 60 sales branches. The total number of employees working nationwide is more than 2,300 people. For more information, please visit https://www.ajinomoto.com.vn.

The results show that the removal rate of e-commerce applications in Vietnam is currently the highest in Southeast Asia. Specifically, the rate of deleting online shopping applications in Vietnam was recorded at the highest level of 49% in the second quarter of 2020. With this result, it can be seen that e-commerce users in Vietnam are the most difficult group in the region. They tend to remove inappropriate e-commerce apps as soon as they try them out. To solve the above problem, experts of AppsFlyer and iPrice Group said that e-commerce floors need to improve the quality of their services to be able to engage users. Vietnam is actively promoting the development of e-commerce in recent years. Photo: Trong Dat Despite a high rate of app deletion, it is worth noting that Vietnamese businesses occupy 5 positions in the top 10 regional e-commerce websites. Enterprises in this list can be named Gioi Di Dong, Tiki, Dien May Xanh, Sendo and FPT Shop respectively. This shows that the e-commerce development rate is very high in the Vietnamese market. According to a report by the Vietnam E-commerce Association (VECOM), in 2020, Vietnam’s e-commerce will reach a scale of about 13.2 billion USD and have a growth rate of about 15%. During the peak quarantine period from February to April 2020, e-commerce has become the only shopping channel for accessing certain goods and services. Recognizing this, many domestic enterprises have been active in applying IT in production and business activities, promoting digital transformation and training human resources to maximize the advantages of platforms. online. Facing the rapid and hot development of the Vietnamese e-commerce market, Google, Temasek and Bain & Company also predicted that the average growth rate in the period 2020 – 2025 of Vietnam’s electrical commerce is 29%. By 2025, the scale of our country’s e-commerce market will reach US $ 52 billion.

The picture of electrochemical cars in the world Currently, the strong socio-economic development is leading to a skyrocketing number of vehicles, especially cars using combustion engines, which are contributing to a series of problems related to cars. environmental contamination as well as energy needs. However, the electrochemical trend is being applied more and more on vehicles, creating hybrids and electric cars, this is considered the “savior” of humanity in the future. The proof for that is that the sales of these vehicles are on the rise. According to the EV Volumes , the total volume of electric cars (EV) sold globally in 2020 will reach about 3.24 million units, reaching a market share of 4.2% and growing at 43.4% compared to 2019. Of which, 1.15 million units were produced in Europe, 0.5 million units were produced in North America and 1.6 million units were made in the Asia-Pacific region (China, Korea, Japan). The Workshop on Electrified Automotive Trends in Vietnam was recently organized by Tien Phong Newspaper. Currently, China is still the country with the top sales of electric cars in the world with 1.337 million units in 2020, an increase of 12% compared to 2019; Germany ranked second with 398 thousand units, up 254%; The US ranked third with sales of 328,000 units, up 4%. According to the share of Associate Professor – Dr. Dam Hoang Phuc (Deputy Head of Automotive Department – Hanoi University of Technology), cars with electric batteries have appeared since 1839. Over time In short development, electric cars almost disappeared due to the inability to compete with combustion engine cars in the 20th century. However, the mission of this vehicle went back into the 21st century with green cars, most economical and intelligent to protect the environment, limit dependence on fossil fuels. In addition, electric cars not only appear in people’s lives, but also present in all areas such as: Confidential military vehicles, F1 Hybrid racing cars, F1 racing for pure electric cars. Associate Professor – Dr. Dam Hoang Phuc (Deputy Head of Automotive Department – Hanoi University of Technology) gave a speech during the seminar on Electrochemical Automotive Trends in Vietnam. Meanwhile, some forecasts suggest that electric cars will account for 95% of all cars sold in Europe by 2030. Many countries in the “old continent” have set a goal to stop doing business. cars using internal combustion engines by 2050, Norway even announced it would end the sale of these cars by 2025. Developing electric cars in Vietnam needs many supportive policies According to the global trend, the Vietnamese market is also beginning to “set foot” in the electric vehicle sector with the bold direction of VinFast and some cautious moves from Toyota in the past year or so. There are no specific statistics on sales of electric vehicles (both motorcycles and cars) in Vietnam, but disclosures from industry agencies show that the number is not too much. Mr. Nguyen Van Phuong (Deputy Department of Motor Vehicle Quality – Vietnam Registry Department) shared: “In 2020, only 900 electric cars will be imported and used in Vietnam, this number is in the first three months. by 2021 there will be 600 units, however, the majority of them will still be hybrids ”. Mr. Nguyen Van Phuong (Deputy Head of Motor Vehicle Quality Division – Vietnam Registry Department). In fact, there are many opinions that “electrification is an irreversible trend, only a matter of time left”, but there are still many current problems that need to be solved to help this car thrive. more next time. On the concerned side, Mr. Phuong said: “In the new proposal to the parliament, the Ministry of Transport also mentioned tight control of environmental emissions from vehicles and will probably be seen. considered in the next National Assembly session. Regarding the control of the operation scope of all types of vehicles, it can be done, but there is no specific policy ”. Meanwhile, Ms. Nguyen Thi Xuan Thuy (Department of Industry – Ministry of Industry and Trade) replied about the electric vehicle development policy in Vietnam: “Currently, the latest automobile development strategy and planning has been approved by the government. approved in 2014. At that time there was not much appearance of electric vehicles, so there was no specific strategic plan. Electric vehicles have thrived in recent years, posing a problem that needs direction ”. Ms. Nguyen Thi Xuan Thuy (Industry Department – Ministry of Industry and Trade). It can be seen that the current policies for electric cars are not clear enough to strongly promote this industry. While many opinions suggest that the government needs to reduce tax fees for consumers to make the price of electric vehicle ownership more comfortable, manufacturers also need specific support. This is not only a policy story but also a challenge but also an opportunity for the nation. Associate Professor – Dr. Dam Hoang Phuc said: “The government needs to facilitate the development of electric vehicles by: Creating markets, expanding manufacturers, promoting manufacturers and researchers. “. At the same time, he also added: “Our country needs to apply the policy of ‘Inviting eagles to Vietnam to spawn’, which means inviting car manufacturers to produce electric cars in Vietnam”. Sharing on this issue, Mr. Nguyen Trung Hieu (Head of Strategic Planning Division of Toyota Vietnam) said: “Thailand launched its support policy in March, while Indonesia will announce its policy. strong in October, attracting many car manufacturers to invest. In fact, they have ‘finished the nest for the eagle’. Vietnam needs to do something so as not to miss this opportunity as well as this challenge. This is a story of national competition ”. Mr. Nguyen Trung Hieu (Head of Strategic Planning Department of Toyota Vietnam). Capturing the trend of electric car development will help Vietnam catch up with major markets around the world. However, the issue of supportive policies from the government needs to be resolved early to stimulate consumer demand and find a common voice with car manufacturers, helping them to no longer worry about the production of electric cars in Vietnam. Vietnam.

The scale of e-commerce retail of consumer goods and services increased from 4 billion USD in 2015 to about 11.5 billion USD in 2019. The report predicts that the growth rate of 2020 will continue to remain above. 30% and reach the scale of 15 billion USD. VECOM’s Vietnam E-commerce Index 2021 also cited Google, Temasek and Bain & Company Southeast Asia’s E-commerce 2020 report, Vietnam e-commerce 2020 increased 16% and reached a scale of over 14 billion. USD. Online shopping continues to grow Of which, online retail sales increased 46%, ride-hailing and tech food increased 34%, marketing, entertainment and online games up 18%, and online travel down 28%. . This report also predicts an average growth rate of 29% in the 2020-2025 period and by 2025, our country’s e-commerce scale will reach 52 billion USD. E-commerce has had impressive numbers despite the impact of the epidemic. According to VECOM data, the output of postal items through express delivery services will increase by 47% by 2020. The leading delivery companies have posted mail growth rates ranging from 30% to 60%. Sales of digital marketing services are about 26 million USD, in 2015 increased to 329 million USD. Report on Vietnam’s digital marketing trends 2021 shows that digital marketing revenue in 2019 is 716 million USD and despite the Covid-19 epidemic, this number in 2020 is still 820 million USD and it is predicted that in 2021 it will be to $ 1 billion. The above report also said that during the Covidi-19 epidemic the online payment field continued to grow strongly. According to the Vietnam Bank Card Association in the first 6 months of 2020, banks have issued up to 10.3 million new cards of all kinds, bringing the total number of cards in Vietnam to 103.4 million. In which, the number of international cards is 15 million and domestic cards are 88.4 million. Sales of spending payments by e-commerce channels in the first six months of 2020 increased 17%. Race supper app To accommodate the new needs of consumers, the concept of super apps or “super apps” refers to the role and advantages of apps that provide a mobile ecosystem. It’s time for business to make changes to add even more value to consumers from its mobile apps and websites. The proportion of businesses with a mobile version website has not changed much compared to previous years, it can be seen that most businesses no longer choose to build a separate website for the mobile version, instead. is a solution to build a new website with technology that automatically adjusts the interface compatible with different platforms such as computers, tablets, mobile … Unlike the mobile version website, building applications on mobile platforms of the business requires a higher level than a normal website. Instead, if consumers want to download, install and use regularly, the application requires to provide a variety of solutions, products and services suitable to many different needs of customers.

The scale of e-commerce retail of consumer goods and services increased from 4 billion USD in 2015 to about 11.5 billion USD in 2019. The report predicts that the growth rate of 2020 will continue to remain above. 30% and reach the scale of 15 billion USD. VECOM’s Vietnam E-commerce Index 2021 also cited Google, Temasek and Bain & Company Southeast Asia’s E-commerce 2020 report, Vietnam e-commerce 2020 increased 16% and reached a scale of over 14 billion. USD. Online shopping continues to grow Of which, online retail sales increased 46%, ride-hailing and tech food increased 34%, marketing, entertainment and online games up 18%, and online travel down 28%. . This report also predicts an average growth rate of 29% in the 2020-2025 period and by 2025, our country’s e-commerce scale will reach 52 billion USD. E-commerce has had impressive numbers despite the impact of the epidemic. According to VECOM data, the output of postal items through express delivery services will increase by 47% by 2020. The leading delivery companies have posted mail growth rates ranging from 30% to 60%. Sales of digital marketing services are about 26 million USD, in 2015 increased to 329 million USD. Report on Vietnam’s digital marketing trends 2021 shows that digital marketing revenue in 2019 is 716 million USD and despite the Covid-19 epidemic, this number in 2020 is still 820 million USD and it is predicted that in 2021 it will be to $ 1 billion. The above report also said that during the Covidi-19 epidemic the online payment field continued to grow strongly. According to the Vietnam Bank Card Association in the first 6 months of 2020, banks have issued up to 10.3 million new cards of all kinds, bringing the total number of cards in Vietnam to 103.4 million. In which, the number of international cards is 15 million and domestic cards are 88.4 million. Sales of spending payments by e-commerce channels in the first six months of 2020 increased 17%. Race supper app To accommodate the new needs of consumers, the concept of super apps or “super apps” refers to the role and advantages of apps that provide a mobile ecosystem. It’s time for business to make changes to add even more value to consumers from its mobile apps and websites. The proportion of businesses with a mobile version website has not changed much compared to previous years, it can be seen that most businesses no longer choose to build a separate website for the mobile version, instead. is a solution to build a new website with technology that automatically adjusts the interface compatible with different platforms such as computers, tablets, mobile … Unlike the mobile version website, building applications on mobile platforms of the business requires a higher level than a normal website. Instead, if consumers want to download, install and use regularly, the application requires to provide a variety of solutions, products and services suitable to many different needs of customers.

China Times (www.chinatimes.net.cn) reporter Feng Yingzi reports from Beijing

Today, “carbon neutrality” is undoubtedly one of the hottest topics being discussed. At present, more than 120 countries and two-thirds of the economies in the world have joined the “carbon neutral” transformation. Under this trend, the high energy consumption problem of virtual currency mining has also become the focus of heated discussion in the industry.

Previously, on February 25, the Inner Mongolia Development and Reform Commission announced on its official website that in accordance with the dual energy consumption control work arrangement, it will speed up the elimination of backward and excess production capacity, emphasizing: “Comprehensively clean up and shut down virtual currency mining projects, and all exit before the end of April 2021. ”

In this regard, Zhang Lu, the CEO of Hash Power 360, said in an interview with our reporter that carbon neutrality may force mine owners to accelerate the elimination of unclean energy such as coal combustion and turn to idle clean energy such as wind power and hydropower. At the same time, the cost of mining may increase, and the elimination of small computing power mining machines will accelerate.

How long can thermal power mining last?

At present, domestic mines are mainly distributed in Xinjiang, Yunnan and Sichuan. Among them, Xinjiang is dominated by thermal power generation. Yunnan and Sichuan are dominated by hydropower. Data shows that the carbon emissions of hydropower per unit of electricity are only 1/5 of that of thermal power.

However, hydropower is divided into dry and wet periods, and the electricity price in dry periods is twice as expensive as in wet periods. Judging from the data from May to October each year during the high water period, Sichuan’s mining power consumption accounts for half of the country’s mining power consumption, but in the dry season, Xinjiang accounts for more than half of the country’s mining power consumption.

Under the trend of carbon neutrality, as to the conjecture that “virtual currency mining in thermal power areas may withdraw completely in the future”, Zhang Lu said that at present, we have no way to give a particularly clear conclusion and the impact on the industry. There is no real game in the industry yet. For example, in Sichuan, the park’s electricity consumption was proposed very early but it has not been implemented because the direct power supply and the park’s electricity consumption itself have a game.

“We need to consider the value of virtual currency mining on the first day of business and how to operate in compliance.” Zhang Lu mentioned that if the electricity itself is not illegal and the filing is complete, we will first choose two places in China: No. One is Sichuan. Because of the energy support provided by the park, its companies can consume electricity that cannot be delivered to create value for the country. The second is Xinjiang Zhundong Economic and Technological Development Zone.

“In fact, in the Zhundong area, we use coal from the surface, which is a huge waste of energy if these resources cannot be used.” Zhang Lu said.

According to statistics, in 2019, the global waste of electricity reached 5.49 billion kwh, and the waste of water was about 69.1 billion kwh. The use of waste energy is what crypto mining is doing.

In addition, Zhang Lu said: “We can always choose to mine in Sichuan using hydropower. This will not cause fatal effects. It’s just that electricity bills are more expensive during wet periods. Small computing power machines are eliminated, but large computing power machines can still operate. , When the computing power of the entire network decreases, the number of bitcoins mined increases, and the impact is not significant.”

Hu Yiying, assistant to the general manager of Hash Power 360, also mentioned: “The trend of carbon neutrality will lead everyone to think longer and move to a place rich in hydropower, which is undoubtedly Sichuan.”

In the next year, the transfer of computing power may accelerate overseas

Since the beginning of this year, many U.S. stock companies have announced their entry into the computing power market. According to the latest report of Guosheng Securities, as of February 2021, about 17 listed companies have disclosed that they have purchased Bitcoin mining machines. The disclosed mining machines have a computing power close to 21E, which is 16% higher than the Bitcoin network computing power during the same period.

China is the country with the largest share of bitcoin computing power in the world, but data shows that China’s bitcoin computing power has been slowly declining since September 2019. Bitcoin computing power is quietly but rapidly moving overseas, especially in North America.

When sharing, Hu Yiying said that in March this year, China’s share of global computing power fell below 70% for the first time, dropping to 65.7%. It recovered to 71.70% in April. In contrast, the growth rate of the United States is very obvious, and its global computing power accounts for 7.24%.

The distribution and ranking of the world’s top ten major mining power regions are relatively solidified. The top three are China, the United States, and Russia, followed by countries such as Iran, Malaysia, and Kazakhstan. Relatively speaking, the next is more competition between China and the United States. The characteristics of the mining ecology of these two countries are very obvious: China’s industrial chain is very complete, because China is the country with the longest mining history. The advantage of the United States is compliance, and Wall Street has long-term fixed investment funds to enter the market.

Zhang Lu also believes that one of the important reasons for the transfer of computing power overseas is that there are very compliant deposit channels overseas. This allows them to purchase mining equipment with low-cost legal currency. In the United States, the interest rate for legal currency mining is 3%-4% per annum; in Japan, the value is 1%-2%. In China, traditional miners need to sell coins in exchange for computing power equipment, risking the skyrocketing Bitcoin to buy mining machines. In the current market environment, the “opportunity cost” of domestic mining is very high.

In an interview with reporters, Zhang Lu said that the current supply-demand relationship of mining machines is extremely imbalanced, and the supply is still stuck in the previous era, but now the demand has entered the next era, resulting in a large amount of overseas funds, especially Wall Street funds. , Rush to buy mining machines.

Overseas giants believe that the competition in the Chinese market is too fierce and there are many immature places. In the future, more and more institutions will choose to establish mines overseas. Zhang Lu mentioned that under these various factors, the computing power of overseas mines will continue to increase. She predicts: “There will be huge changes from the end of this year to the beginning of next year.”

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Spam calls have plummeted The Telecommunications Department said that 17,276 subscribers who distributed spam calls were handled in March 2021. This is 2.3 times the figure recorded in February of this year. Thus, since the operators started the “campaign” to clean up telecommunications trash (July 2020), 128,970 subscribers spreading spam calls have been successfully filtered. In particular, only in the first quarter of 2021, there were more than 39,000 subscribers distributing spam calls handled by the operators, showing the determination of the Ministry of Information and Communications and carriers in blocking calls. junk consumer harassment. Before that, in the last 6 months of 2020, on average, each month, operators successfully blocked about 15,000 subscribers from spreading spam calls. According to the majority of consumers, over the past time, spam calls have decreased sharply. However, many advertising calls and service introduction still arise but are done more sophisticatedly. Ms. Bui Hang (Thanh Xuan – Hanoi) said: “For a long time there have been no spam calls to my phone, but since the day I applied for stock account registration, advertising calls appear thick. Special, 2-3 days. There was a conversation I had, the other end said that I knew I had submitted the application, but it was a stock trading profile in the domestic market. That employee invited me to join international stocks for more benefits. Why do they know my information so well? “. According to the reflection of Mr. Le Manh Dung (Long Bien-Hanoi), recently, this customer is often tapped. When calling back, there are also introductory content, advertising services. According to the Telecommunications Department, next time, the Department will continue to promote measures to manage and handle violations related to telecommunications waste (spam sim, spam calls, spam messages); At the same time, there are solutions to prevent fake phone calls, prevent the sale of pre-activated sims … contributing to ensuring security and order.

According to the feng-shui concept, orchids will neutralize killing gas, bring spiritual aura, good things into the house and repel bad luck. With strong vitality, the ability to attract positive energies, a house of moth orchid is a symbol of luck, prosperity and brings wealth and fortune to the homeowner. Because of this meaning, businesses, business people, many households always choose to display orchids on holidays, Tet, and inauguration. Orchids are chosen by many people to display Tet. Increasingly, moth orchids are grown more popularly, with many beautiful and sharp colors; Proper watering can be played for one to several months, the price is not too expensive; suitable for many spaces … Therefore, over the past time, moth orchid has been favored by many families. Before the spring of Tan Suu in 2021, the market of moth orchid was quite exciting. “This year’s Tet market, people play the demand for moth orchids is very high. Garden houses are sold out every year near the end of the year, but so far they have sold almost all their gardens. Last year, the gardeners had 45,000 trees, this year increased production to nearly 80,000 trees, consumption faster than last year. The color of flowers, this is very richer than the garden color concentrating more than 20 colors such as yellow, red, purple, pink … ”- Mr. Ngo Minh Truong, owner of orchid garden in Thanh Oai district, Hanoi said. According to the home gardeners, this year due to the influence of the Covid-19 epidemic, the import of moth orchids from China is facing many difficulties, so the flower products are consumed faster than every year. The orchid pots with all kinds, colors and sizes are displayed for sale with an average price of a scallop orchid, priced from 250,000 to 300,000 VND / branch. Smallest flower pots with 3 branches cost 900,000 VND, small pots average 2-3 million VND, large size up to hundreds of million VND … Orchids are grown at home gardens in the direction of high technology. For many people, when life is more prosperous than ornamental plants and ornamental flowers such as kumquat, which are indispensable every Tet to spring, in recent years, many people choose to celebrate Tet. . Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Khoa, a resident of Ha Dong district, shared that last year, his family also displayed a pot of moth orchids, just once a day of watering, it could be played nearly 2 months. Displaying orchid pots makes the living room more bright and luxurious. For that reason, this year, his family continued to choose to buy moth orchids to play Tet: “The indoor display is very beautiful and graceful, I have come to the garden houses to book in advance. a month to choose beautiful orchid pots, like “. Phalaenopsis orchids in addition to their beautiful, durable and luxurious colors, but also have a meaning of peace and prosperity for the new year. Therefore, although this flower is expensive, it is still favored by consumers as gifts for relatives in Tet holiday.

A friend of mine recently said, once an acquaintance called in panic calling about wrongly converting 300,000 VND into 300 million VND for an online order. My friend on the one hand just called the bank to ask for intervention, on the other hand, the owner of the sales page. While the bank said that it can only support within 24 hours, the owner of the online sales site commits to transfer the excess money immediately. Just a few minutes later, the excess money was sent back to the acquaintance’s account, the relevant bank staff also called back to report the money was transferred by the receiver. Everything happened in 15 minutes. The acquaintance sent a thank-you message to the online shopkeeper, and received a message back: “It’s not my money, if you don’t pay it, it’s a scam, but I’m not a scam”. The explosion of online businesses in the epidemic era is accompanied by disputes through this online shopping channel. It is a case of luck in many cases that cannot be recorded in the booming online shopping activity in our country. Recently, a clothing store owner said that she saw a lot of beautiful clothes on an online store, so she bought it for business with the price of 5 million dong. The homepage owner requires a full payment in advance. The clothing store owner was a bit skeptical because of that payment terms, but one factor made her reassuring: the sales page had 20,000 followers. Therefore, she still transferred 5 million before receiving the goods. A pity happened: 3-4 days passed for the shopkeeper finally received a package full of rags. She warmly said that she did not know how to get money back because everything happened online. Online shopping has mushroomed after rain in Vietnam for many years, especially since the Covid-19 epidemic. There are tons of trusted platforms out there, but there are also plenty of websites where no one knows where. The Vietnam E-Commerce Index 2020 report by the Vietnam E-commerce Association indicates that the growth rate of Vietnam’s e-commerce in 2020 will reach about 15%, reaching a scale of about 13.2 billion USD. , and is expected to continue to grow steadily in 2021 and the next period. Illustration However, the explosion of online businesses in the epidemic era is accompanied by disputes through this online shopping channel. It is recognized that fraudulent acts of online buying and selling are very diverse such as: fraudulent online purchase of goods, selling goods with the wrong quality committed, fraud through multi-level distribution channels or investment. virtual money … Mr. Pham Hoang Long, Department of Competition and Consumer Protection, Ministry of Industry and Trade, there are guests who call the department complaining that they order Iphone through online shopping channels but until when received, the Iphone has turned into a “brick” properly. Some other customers reported that they ordered fruit online, but when received, they found that the fruit was broken, not as delicious as advertised … Mr. Long said that only in 2020, the Department of Competition and Consumer Protection will receive more than 11 thousand phone calls with content of lawsuits surrounding online shopping activities. “Most online shoppers wonder whether their rights are protected by the law,” he said. In that context, Mr. Vu Anh Duong, Vice President and General Secretary of the Vietnam International Arbitration Center (VIAC), said that a unit of VIAC has built a MedUp online mediation platform to provide more a cost-effective, time-effective dispute resolution model with technology, digital application. MedUp is an online dispute resolution platform operated independently by the Vietnam Mediation Center. This is one of the few online dispute resolution platforms using ADR in Vietnam so far. With the development of MedUp, according to Mr. Duong, the Mediation Center hopes to provide a technology solution that meets and promotes the need to resolve disputes between businesses and consumers, including credit disputes. applications, disputes through e-commerce floors, … through online mediation. On that basis, he said, it will expand to become a tool to narrow the gap to justice for other offline disputes – instead of being limited to e-commerce. However, according to Mr. Duong, more support from the Ministry of Justice, business associations, industry associations, and businesses is needed to institutionalize cyber exchanges such as digital signatures or identifiers. and electronic authentication.

Illustration. Recently, human resources for e-commerce and especially high-quality human resources are always a big problem hindering the development of e-commerce in the country. The Vietnam E-commerce Index 2021 report published by the Electronic Commerce Association (VECOM) on the morning of April 20 said that by 2020, the proportion of enterprises with full-time employees in e-commerce decreased significantly with previous years. According to VECOM, partly due to the great impact of the pandemic (Covid-19) and financial pressures, staff cuts and multiple roles were deployed by companies to maintain operations during difficult times. towel. Proportion of enterprises with full-time employees in e-commerce over the years. Specifically, in terms of enterprise size, the group of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) has only half the proportion of employees dedicated to e-commerce as compared to large enterprises. Arts – entertainment – entertainment and information – communication are the two fields with the highest percentage of employees specializing in e-commerce, accounting for 45% and 42% of the total number of participating enterprises, respectively. close in the same business field. Followed by the fields of finance – banking – insurance (38%) and professional activities – science – technology (31%). According to VECOM, in the past 3 years, the trend of enterprises having difficulty in recruiting skilled workers in e-commerce and information technology has increased. Therefore, promoting the training of human resources for this sector both in the formal and informal form are major issues that need to be addressed in the coming period. Employees in charge of e-commerce are classified by business fields The skills of website administration and e-commerce trading floors are still the skills that businesses are most interested in in recent years, 46% of businesses say they have difficulty in recruiting skilled workers. . START “SUPER APP RACING” Also according to the Vietnam E-commerce Index 2021, the proportion of enterprises with a mobile version website has not changed much compared to the previous years, it can be seen that most businesses no longer choose to build. build a separate website for the mobile version, instead it is a solution to build a new website with technology that automatically adjusts the interface to be compatible with different platforms such as computers, tablets, mobile phones … . Unlike the mobile version website, building applications on mobile platforms of the business requires a higher level than a normal website, instead want consumers to download and install and use regularly. The application requires to provide a variety of solutions, products and services suitable to many different needs of customers. Percentage of businesses developing sales applications on mobile platforms over the years. Notably, the year 2020 also appears the concept of super app, also means “super app”, referring to the role and advantages of apps providing an ecosystem for mobile consumers. According to a survey by VECOM, the proportion of enterprises with a sales application on mobile devices in 2020 will increase slightly compared to the previous year. The report also said that Android has always been the top platform for businesses to prioritize when building sales applications on mobile devices. In 2020, 75% of enterprises said that they would prioritize building applications on Android platforms (an increase of 5% compared to 2019), followed by iOS (48%) and Windows (37%). Most enterprises said that the average time spent by customers when accessing e-commerce website mobile version / sales application is very low. “It is time for businesses to change to further enhance consumer value from their mobile apps and websites,” the VECOM report emphasized.

Artwork: Getty In an explanatory statement released later, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio emphasized: “We need to attack the biggest polluting corporations, with false advertising about fighting climate change.” According to the head of the New York City Consumer and Workers Protection Agency Lorelei Salas, energy corporations have committed acts of harming consumers’ interests by always advertising only products. “Clean and environmentally friendly” without mentioning, even “hiding” negative impacts on the climate. And this has influenced consumers’ decisions and protecting benefits. profits for oil and gas corporations. This is not the first time New York City has “declared war” on the giants of the oil industry. In early 2018, New York Mayor De Blasio announced the city was suing five fossil fuel companies – BP, Exxon Mobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips and Shell – to federal court for their roles in Climate Change. At the end of 2019, New York City continued to sue ExxonMobil Group in a climate change issue. Lawsuits are filed with the aim of forcing energy corporations to tell the truth about commercial behavior and the products they sell, according to New York City Law Officer James Johnson. “Consumers have the right to choose different products and many consumers are very concerned about climate change”, added Mr. James Jhonson.

With the appearance of many black markets, many products from the Swiss brand have been counterfeited at a more attractive price than the real one. At first glance, a fake Tissot watch may look identical to a genuine product, causing customers to mistakenly buy it. Price range According to the The Nation Roar One of the simplest ways to distinguish a real-fake watch is by the price range. If the number is too good for general ground, you should question the product. Legal Beagal said genuine watches usually cost over 200 USD. Every watch brand offers a common price, no matter where you buy it. If buying in bulk, the store can offer you a discount. However, that number is not too different from the information posted on the company’s website. Real watches usually cost over 200 USD. Photo: DMARGE. The quality of the winder is working Watch quality can be easily determined by how a product works. When holding a Tissot in your hand, try winding the winding to see if it works smoothly. Fake watches will have a few clicks when they are wound. For the standard row, you can easily and quickly move the hands and winding without any mechanical error. Logo on the crown Another good way to check for legality is to look at the winding crown or handle. Genuine watches will have the iconic “T” logo on the crown. Also, make sure that the “T” is engraved rather than fixed with tape. Conversely, if the logo is not present, it is likely that the airline is not genuine. Consumers should pay attention to the logo on the watch crown. Photo: World Watch Review. Check parts and labels The original watches are made of the finest materials to the very last detail. All numbers on the side are professionally printed with the highest quality. The words and numbers on the clock must not be misspelled or written in length. You can also check the watch’s back case to see if the label is written correctly. The glowing materials used in the hands and dial of the real watch emit a strong glow in the dark. A fake watch will have low light or nothing at all. When checking the legitimacy of a watch, you need to carefully consider the parts and details inside the dial. Buyers should study the watch face’s details under the crystal case. If there are fingerprints, hair, or any other defect, it could be a fake. The chronograph should also be in perfect working order and can be easily adjusted. The letters and numbers on the watch must be engraved accurately, with equal space between the characters. Photo: Worn & Wound. A brand new watch, even a copied version, comes with a box and instruction manual. Make sure the manual is free of grammatical errors and that its text makes sense. If not, the product may be counterfeit. In addition to the dial and bezel, you should also observe all external materials such as straps or bracelets. Tissot watches are made of highly durable materials that withstand harsh operations. Take it to the store for inspection Besides the above identification, you can bring the watch to the genuine store for inspection. The staff here are experienced people. Most importantly, each watch has a serial number located on the back, which can be tested on its own system. Numbers are 9 or 11 characters long with no spaces or dashes. If the serial number has a different number of characters or spaces between digits, the product might be counterfeit. In addition to visual recognition, the experimenter can bring it to the store through inspection. Photo: Worn & Wound. 5 things men need to know to wear a beautiful watch Watches are a powerful aid to time, helping to enhance men’s stylish looks.

The real Korean New Year is also one of the major Tet holidays of Vietnam, especially for the people in the North. Traditionally, on this day, people would eat cold dishes (“real welding” means “cold food”). And floating cake, vegetarian cake is an indispensable dish.

Among the floating cakes and vegetarian cakes, perhaps the Sau Sau shop on Ngo Thi Nham street is one of the places that attracts the most buyers. Part because it is in the center, partly because the quality of the cake here has been verified over many years.

This morning (March 3 of lunar calendar), not out of prediction, was only from 7:00 am to 8:00 am, but customers lined up to buy it. To be able to have enough cakes to sell, this tea shop also arranged “team” to make cakes right “at the match”. The person kneading the cake always, the person boiled the cake and picked it up continuously, the customers also went in and out.

The real Korean New Year, the streets of Hanoi also seem more bustling than usual. Everyone has to try to buy with a plate of floating cakes, a bowl of vegetarian cake to eat in this day, otherwise there will be something missing. And the images of baking, then queuing to buy cakes have become one of the typical cultural features of Hanoi in this day, every year there is no shortage of them immediately.

As noted, the shopping atmosphere at the local markets is much more bustling than this day. The owners said that the customers went to buy vegetarian cakes from early. Therefore, most of the shops have to prepare, even stay up at night to make a large quantity in advance to sell to customers.

Many consumers line up to buy floating cakes, vegetarian cakes for the real Korean New Year.

The batches of floating cakes – vegetarian cakes are neatly cut into plates and sold to customers.

At the vegetarian cake shop, the housewives hurriedly buy the goods, making the atmosphere very exciting. Every row of floating cakes must have 2-3 people to serve. Prices floating cakes, vegetarian cakes today are still the same price compared to normal days.

A plate of floating cakes costs 7,000-10,000 VND. A vegetarian cake is about 10 to 15 thousand dong more expensive, depending on the size of the plate. In addition to buying floating cakes and boiled vegetarian cakes, many housewives also buy ready-made cake dough to go home to cook for themselves.

At popular markets, the number of customers coming to buy is not too crowded, but the stalls selling floating cakes and vegetarian cakes are continuously molded to provide goods because online orders are still coming back.

In addition to selling floating cakes, ready-made vegetarian cakes, consumers can also buy floating cake dough and ready-made ingredients.

In addition to the traditional white flour, there are also five-color vegetarian cake dough.

Floating cakes are sold in combo, two trays have a preferential price of 15,000 VND and buy a single tray with the price of 10,000 VND.

Thanh Ha, 30 years old in Nguyen Trai, shared: “We have to take advantage of our free time and run right away to go to the market to buy things for the offering tray. This morning I still had to work at the company, so I got up early to buy 5 plates of floating cakes, go vegetarian, buy a chicken, some fresh fruit and gold money for my mother-in-law at home to make a tray of rice to worship our ancestors today. Today, even though it is the real Korean New Year, the food prices have not increased so it’s easy to buy.

Women who do not have time to make dough can also quickly buy a box of fresh glutinous rice flour to make cakes and vegetarian cakes. These flour packages include all ingredients such as flour, sugar, green bean paste, sesame, grated coconut, canned five-color cake … Offering family offerings.

The ingredients are fully sold for home-home buyers.

The batches of cakes are continuously made evenly by the small trader to provide for customers.

Not only at local markets, but also shops must quickly and quickly close applications and sell them to customers continuously.

This year, many housewives prefer to order online at home instead of going to the store to buy.

According to Ms. Hoang Lan, owner of a floating cake shop, vegetarian cakes shared: “In addition to selling floating cakes, vegetarian cakes, my family also sells five-color cakes, and su Su cakes to serve the needs of customers.

I only sell for 3 days, starting from the 1st to the 3rd of the 3rd lunar month. The total amount of flour for baking and selling in 3 days is up to 5 quintals. In which, 3 weights for me to mold the cake to sell, and about 2 weights of flour to sell to customers to make by themselves. Because the amount of cake sold is too much, it is impossible to count how many plates, we only know that this season, we make 0.5 tons of cake dough.

Vegetarian cake floating cake costs 10,000 VND / box, Choux pastry is 20,000 VND / box. On the days close to the Korean New Year, due to the sudden increase in the number of visitors, I have to mobilize my husband, children and brothers to help grind the flour, divide the flour, pack, mold, boil the cake to deliver it to customers in time “.

In addition to floating cakes, the shops also sell five-color chayote cakes at the price of 20,000 VND / tray.

Five colors sticky rice has the same price as 10,000 VND / tray.

Floating cakes, vegetarian cakes today are more diverse in colors. Not only is the traditional white color but also purple, green from pineapple leaves, red from Gac, yellow from gardenia.

Green bean cake beautifully shaped, selling price 10,000 VND / tray.

Vegetarian Banh Bao is available for 80,000 VND / big bag, or for retail for 2,000 VND / piece.

On the market today, there are many sunscreen products, from domestic to foreign: Japan, Korea, China … with different indicators. It is the diversity of origin, origin, composition (used for dry skin, normal skin, combination skin) … that makes it difficult for consumers to choose suitable sunscreen products.

Moreover, in addition to sunscreen products with clear origins, many small shops, markets, websites … sell low-quality sunscreen products but imitate the prestige “brand”, popular.

Import sunscreen products

In recent days, the weather in the North is more sunny, peaking more than 40 degrees Celsius, consumer demand for sun protection products such as sunscreen, gloves, glasses, masks, especially anti-sun sunshine increased. This is also the time for low-quality sunscreen products to hit the market.

Walking around the market for students in Cau Giay (Hanoi), it is not difficult to see the areas selling cosmetics of unknown origin and labels. Remarkably, most products sold on the market are not preserved under the necessary conditions, away from direct sunlight.

Sunscreen is also sold on a variety of websites with different prices.

According to the survey, the prices of sun protection products in these markets are quite cheap, ranging from 70-100,000 VND / bottle, lower than in stores specializing in selling cosmetics from 50 – 100,000 VND / product. At first glance, the cosmetic products on the market have the same design, design, and design as genuine products, helping consumers’ eyes. Even for those with low incomes, this will be a popular product, suitable for money.

Sunscreen – the indomitable object on a hot summer day

As one of the indispensable products on a summer day, sunscreen helps people protect the skin, avoiding the effects of ultraviolet (UV) rays in the sun. Ultraviolet rays are divided into 3 types, UVA, UVB, and UVC rays. In which, UVA, UVB rays can pass through ozone layer and harm human health; UVC rays are blocked by the ozone layer, unable to penetrate the ground. Therefore, when going outdoors, our skin will be affected by UVA and UVB rays, which darken the skin, damage the skin, accelerate the aging process and increase the risk of skin cancer.

Sunscreen helps people protect the skin from the effects of ultraviolet (UV) rays in the sun.

To protect the skin from the effects of UV rays, consumers who choose sun protection products, including sunscreens, should pay attention to choosing a cream with a higher SPF number, which protects the skin from UV rays. higher. For example, SPF 2, skin protection ability is 50%; SPF 15, skin protection ability is 94%; SPF number is 100, the ability to protect the skin is 99%. However, consumers should not choose products with the SPF number too high, as it can cause skin irritation. Therefore, consumers only need to choose at 30, 50 for the best.

Besides, when buying a sunscreen, consumers also pay attention to the PA index (denoted PA ++, +++…) on the sunscreen. The more + sign, the better the resistance to UV rays.

However, consumers also note, it is possible that the sunscreen is suitable for one person, but irritates the skin for another. So, consider before choosing this skin protection product.

Experts warn against the harmful effects of sunscreen if used in the wrong way

Recently, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends a sunscreen with a maximum SPF of 50-60 for the best skin protection. Two safe and effective ingredients in sunscreen are zinc oxide, titanium dioxide. Meanwhile, the ingredients aminobenzoic acid (PABA) and trolamine salicylate have been warned by the FDA to be unsafe.

FDA also requires manufacturers to demonstrate the safety of 12 sunscreen ingredients: cinoxate, dioxybenzone, oblulizole, homosalate, meradimate, octinoxate, octisalate, octocrylene, padimate O, sulisobenzone, oxybenzone, avobenzone. Therefore, consumers need to pay close attention to the ingredients on the product label when choosing sunscreen. Safe sunscreens approved by the FDA include sprays, oils, lotions, creams, gels, avocados, glues, ointments, and waxes. The agency says more information is needed before drawing a conclusion with its powdery sunscreen.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends a sunscreen with a maximum SPF of 50-60 for the best skin protection.

To prevent skin cancer, Associate Professor, Dr. William W. Huang, Wake Forest School of Medicine, recommends applying sunscreen about 30 minutes before going out in the sun and reapplying at least every two hours. Facial skin is a sensitive, vulnerable place to ultraviolet rays leading to skin cancer, so priority is given to applying cream on the face.

Ohio-based dermatologist Amy Kassouf also noted that sunscreen should be applied to small areas of skin like the eyelids, lips, and ears. Most lip cosmetics do not contain SPF. The skin on the edges of clothing is also often sunburned, so more sunscreen should be applied, according to dermatologist Jennifer Stein in New York. People with sensitive skin should use sunscreens containing zinc oxide and titanium dioxide in place of the chemical sunscreen ingredient.

According to chemist and founder of the beauty website The Beauty Brain – Perry Romanowski, expired sunscreens will no longer be able to protect your delicate skin. At this time, sunscreen, whether physical or chemical, has no longer reached the SPF level as advertised. Meanwhile, chemical sunscreens with ingredients containing oxybenzone, avobenzone and homosalate can oxidize and become less effective. Physical sunscreens contain zinc oxide or titanium dioxide, although there is no oxidation, they still lose the quality and effectiveness of sun protection. Simply put: while the sunscreen ingredients are active, they may not be able to function properly in skin protection.

Also sharing about the harmful effects of sunscreen, Dr. Erin Gilbert said that when you open the bottle of sunscreen with dirty hands, or open too many times can cause bacteria to enter the product. Decreases the quality of the cream and causes acne breakouts when used.

Dr. Gilbert recommends that if you leave sunscreen in a hot place such as in a car, swimming pool or in a bag, it will expire more quickly due to high temperature environments. In this case, you should replace it every few months to ensure that the sunscreen will always work effectively.

Nutifood Swedish Nutrition Research Institute – NNRIS brings together more than 50 leading scientists and nutritionists in Europe and Vietnam, cooperating with major nutrition groups in the world such as BASF of Germany, Dupon of USA, Swiss DSM, … along with the Medical Associations and Universities of Medicine.

Ceremony of announcement and launch of the Swedish Nutifood Research Institute of Nutrition

On the basis of 20 years of understanding the state and nutritional needs of the Vietnamese, Nutifood Swedish Nutrition Research Institute – NNRIS will apply the latest scientific advances, comply with strict quality control standards. of Europe, to research, develop and produce nutritional solutions suitable for each age, condition and specific nutritional needs to optimize development potentials both physically and intellectually. Vietnam.

The first achievement of Nutifood Swedish Research Institute – NNRIS is an FDI formula, helping children build a strong resistance – good digestion foundation; is being clinically tested by the National Institute of Nutrition. In addition, the Institute has built a set of high-tech agricultural standards according to Swedish standards, helping Nutifood to have the first international high-standard fresh milk source in Vietnam – with a content of 3.5 grams of protein, 4.0 grams of fat. / 100ml, equivalent to imported fresh milk.

Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony between Nutifood and the Ministry of Health

At the ceremony, Nutifood signed a communication cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Health in the “Communication program to raise awareness about nutrition to prevent overweight and obesity among Vietnamese children in the period 2021 – 2023” with the owner. title “For a generation of children as tall as BMI standards”. Communication activities, improving knowledge and understanding about appropriate nutrition; the consequences of overweight and obesity affect the comprehensive development of children; knowledge about nutrition to prevent overweight and obesity among children in Vietnam for suitable subjects. Since then, continue to deploy and open up opportunities for cooperation in research activities, solving the nutritional situation for all ages such as: Nutrition for the first 1,000 days of life; Prevention of stunting and malnutrition in children; School Nutrition …

Mr. Do Xuan Tuyen, Deputy Minister of Health, said that in Vietnam, the rate of stunting is still as high as 22.4%, the rate of overweight and obesity tends to increase fastest, especially in urban areas. , the lack of micronutrients has not been improved, and inadequate nutrition increases the risk of non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, metabolic disorders … This will adversely affect health. healthy, physical, stature and intellectual development, hindering the comprehensive growth and development of Vietnamese children. Therefore, promoting the implementation of specialized nutritional solutions exclusively for Vietnamese people, building a healthy lifestyle and enhancing physical activity is the key solution to preventing and fighting overweight. obesity in children.

However, in order to achieve these important goals, the coordination of relevant ministries and agencies is required, the participation of individuals and mass organizations to implement many specific solutions on policies and sources. resources, technical expertise, specialized nutritional solutions…. And Nutifood Swedish Research Institute will fulfill the aspiration of “European high standard nutrition – Vietnamese stature”.

Ms. Ann Mawe – Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam:

Sweden has organic milk production in the top 10 in the world, leading in scientific research in nutrition, and strict quality control standards. Nutifood Research Institute was established in Sweden as the foundation to bring the quintessence of nutritional science to high standards in Europe for Vietnamese consumers.

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U.S. researchers found a corresponding decrease in size and body mass for babies when the baby’s mother consumed less than 200 milligrams of caffeine per day – about two cups of coffee – which is believed to increase the risk to the fetus. Smaller birth sizes can put babies at higher risk of obesity, heart disease and diabetes later on.

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The team was led by Katherine L. Grantz, of the Internal Population Health Research Department at nih’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Dr Grantz said: “Until we learn more, the results show that you need to be cautious in limiting or completely eliminating those drinks that contain caffeine during pregnancy. Mothers should also consult a doctor about the consumption of caffeine during pregnancy”.

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Previous studies have pointed to a link between consuming more caffeine (more than 200 milligrams of caffeine per day) during pregnancy with young children compared to gestational age (pregnancy stage) or having a risk of limiting growth in the uterus – located in the lowest 10th percentimal segment for babies of the same gestational age. However, studies of moderate daily caffeine consumption (200 milligrams or less) during pregnancy have showed different results.

Some found a similar increased risk for underweight babies and poor birth results, while others found no such link. The current study authors note that many previous studies do not take into account other factors that may affect the birth size of babies, such as changes in caffeine content in different drinks and mothers smoking during pregnancy.

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For their study, scientists analyzed data of more than 2,000 racially and ethnically diverse women at 12 medical facilities who were enrolled between 8 and 13 weeks of pregnancy. The women do not smoke and do not have any health problems before pregnancy. Between the 10th and 13th weeks of pregnancy, the women were given a blood sample that was then analyzed for caffeine and paraxanthine, a compound produced when caffeine decomposes in the body. These people also said they consumed drinks containing caffeine daily (coffee, tea, soda and energy drinks) in the past week – once when they signed up and periodically throughout pregnancy.

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Compared to babies born to women who did not have or did not have a minimum blood caffeine concentration, the babies were born to women with the highest blood caffeine levels at birth who were 84 grams (about 3 ounces) lighter on average, 0.44 cm (about 0.17 in) shorter, and had a head circumfervity less than 0.28 cm (about 0.11 inches).

Based on women’s own estimates of the drinks they drank, women who consumed about 50 milligrams of caffeine a day (equivalent to half a cup of coffee) had babies 66 grams (about 2.3 ounces) lighter than babies born to those who did not use caffeine. Similarly, babies born to caffeine consumers also have thigh rings smaller than 0.32 cm (about 0.13 inches).

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Caffeine is believed to cause blood vessels in the uterus and placenta to shrink, which can reduce the amount of blood supply to the fetus and inhibit development. Likewise, researchers believe caffeine may have the potential to disrupt fetal stress hormones, put babies at risk of rapid weight gain after birth and cause obesity, heart disease and diabetes later on. They also concluded their findings suggested that even moderate caffeine consumption may be associated with a decrease in fetal development.

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