Dry landscape in a field in the town of Walgett, Australia. Photo: AFP/VNA Ms. Mami Mizutori, the UN Secretary-General’s special representative for disaster risk reduction, said that drought risks becoming the next great disaster and there is no cure. A United Nations report released on June 17 found that drought caused at least $124 billion in economic losses and affected more than 1.5 billion people between 1998 and 2017. United Nations, now that global warming has increased droughts in Southern Europe and West Africa and the number of victims will “increase significantly” unless the world acts, Ms. Mizutori said. Some 130 countries could face a major drought risk this century under the UN high-emissions scenario, another 23 would face water shortages because of population growth, and 38 countries are affected by both factors. Ms. Mizutori likens drought to a virus – which tends to be long-lasting, has a wide geographic range and causes severe damage. Countries are not affected by drought but are still affected indirectly through food insecurity and rising food prices.” The United Nations forecasts that droughts will be more frequent and severe in most of Africa, Central and South America, Central Asia, South Australia, Southern Europe, Mexico and the United States. More than 40% of European Union (EU) agricultural imports could be “vulnerable” to drought by mid-century due to climate change, according to a study published in Nature Communications in the journal Nature Communications. this week.

Ex-manager in the diesel scandal 288 million euros in damages for VW

As of: 06/09/2021 4:07 p.m.

The diesel scandal is getting expensive for former VW managers: ex-boss Winterkorn and other former top people have to pay 288 million euros in compensation to Volkswagen – and still expect lawsuits. Former CEO Martin Winterkorn and three other ex-top managers are paying record compensation to Volkswagen because of the diesel scandal. In the final agreement, an amount of just under 288 million euros had been agreed, the company said. However, the majority of the sum is covered by specialized liability insurance.

270 million euros from insurance companies

The former CEO Winterkorn personally pays 11.2 million euros. Ex-Audi boss and VW board member Rupert Stadler is to transfer 4.1 million euros himself. With him and Winterkorn it is about the violation of stock corporation law due diligence. The former Porsche board member Wolfgang Hatz also contributes 1.5 million euros, the former Audi manager Stefan Knirsch 1 million euros. The managers’ insurers generate 270 million euros. In addition to the lawyers of the former managers, more than 30 insurers were involved in the negotiations.

No agreement with Hackenberg

Both the personal payments and the insured coverage would result in “by far the highest sum that such a consortium has ever put on the table in Germany,” said negotiators. VW had also demanded compensation from ex-head of development Ulrich Hackenberg. However, he was not ready to reach an agreement, which is why legal steps should now be prepared against him.

General assembly has to decide

Volkswagen decided in March to hold Winterkorn, Stadler and other former executives in the group financially responsible for breaches of stock corporation law during the diesel scandal. The payments, which have now been agreed with the ex-managers, could put a provisional end in the years of processing individual responsibilities in the emissions affair. VW announced that the supervisory board had already approved the agreement on Saturday. The final decision still has to be made by the general meeting, which will be convened for July 22nd.

Charge of false testimony

However, the VW group and the ex-managers have agreed on the compensation outside of the civil or criminal litigation. However, further questions have to be clarified before the courts themselves in ongoing or upcoming proceedings. For example, the Berlin public prosecutor’s office brought charges against Winterkorn for making a false statement in the Bundestag’s investigative committee into the emissions affair. The authority announced that he should have “deliberately given false information” to the question at which point in time he was informed about the use of software to manipulate the emission values. Winterkorn also has to answer before the Regional Court of Braunschweig – because of the diesel scandal itself. There it is a charge of commercial and gang fraud. Winterkorn has already rejected the allegation.

So far, the scandal has cost VW 32 billion euros

The diesel scandal caught up with Volkswagen and other German car manufacturers in autumn 2015. VW admitted relatively early on that it had installed software in certain diesel engines that only reduced nitrogen oxide emissions on the test bench, but not in road traffic. There have been several trials around the world. Consumer advocates also dealt with the origin of the scandal. As a result, VW had to pay compensation and court costs of around 32 billion euros.

Court separates claim from administrative case vụ In 2015, Mr. Tien (Mrs. Ngoc’s husband) won the auction of two stalls in Cao Lanh City’s cage and signed a contract with the management board of the market to sell sports equipment. After that, he asked to switch to selling cosmetics and was approved by the Finance – Planning Department, so he bought more than 500 million dong of goods for sale. More than a month later, he had his license to sell cosmetics revoked. The market management board of Cao Lanh city, Dong Thap province seized the goods of Mrs. Dang Thi Bich Ngoc and her husband. Photo: YC In July 2016, Chairman of the City People’s Committee Cao Lanh fined Ms. Ngoc 2.5 million dong for doing business as a household business without a business household registration license in accordance with the law. Ms. Ngoc complained but was denied. Because she still sells cosmetics, the chairman of the City People’s Committee again fined her 3 million dong. Ms. Ngoc sued all three of the above decisions. Then she closed the counter, waiting for the trial, the market management board unlocked the stall by itself, seizing all the cosmetics. In 2018 and 2019, the People’s Court of Dong Thap province and the High People’s Court in Ho Chi Minh City both accepted the petition of Ms. Ngoc and her husband, declaring to cancel all three decisions. The claim was separated by the court into another case. Accepted for nearly two years, brought to trial three times and then suspended According to the instructions of the two judgments above, Ms. Ngoc and her husband went to sue the Chairman of the People’s Committee and the People’s Committee of Cao Lanh City for compensation. Specifically, regarding the compensation claim, the first instance court said that it was not related to administrative decisions but to civil business and commercial relations, so it should be separated into another case. As for the appellate court, it clearly states that “the fact that the market management board officers counted, counted and sealed the goods Ms. Ngoc was selling, if causing damage to Ms. Ngoc, she has the right to sue these people to demand compensation for the damage. by another case”. Since then, she has sued the president and Cao Lanh City People’s Committee for compensation as instructed by the two courts. However, the Cao Lanh City People’s Court, after accepting this case for nearly two years and bringing it to trial three times, suspended it on the grounds that the lawsuit claim had been settled by a legally effective judgment. Previously, at the trial on March 25, 2021, the trial panel paused the trial and transferred the file to the police agency to see if there were signs of criminal offense when losing her box… As soon as she received the decision, Ms. Ngoc appealed the request to cancel the suspension decision and asked the court to continue the settlement. According to Ms. Ngoc, the court’s suspension is to deprive her of her right to sue, which is an illegal act. At the same time, Ms. Ngoc also filed a complaint against the judge who was handling the case because she thought that the judge was not objective, lacked transparency, and issued an illegal suspension decision. Court accepted the reason there was “misunderstanding” Talking to PV, the judge dealing with the case said that Ms. Ngoc must sue the market management board about a contract dispute or a civil dispute for compensation for damage from the contract. The judge analyzed: Ms. Ngoc asked the Chairman of the People’s Committee and the People’s Committee of Cao Lanh City to pay compensation due to the administrative decision, the appellate judgment of the High People’s Court was resolved (rejecting the request because the above decisions were not the original reason). directly causing damage to Ms. Ngoc). Reporter asked: “If so, why is the court still accepting, after nearly two years and three times of trial, it has been suspended?”. The judge admitted the court also had a “misunderstanding”. After a period of research, she realized that the court stopped her and allowed her to sue again with another case. Court suspension: Wrong or right? Commenting on this issue, Dr. Nguyen Van Tien, Deputy Dean of the Civil Faculty of Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, said that: According to the notice not to prosecute the case of Cao Lanh City Police and the decision to settle the complaint of the Procuracy. It was found that due to the direction of the Chairman of the People’s Committee and the People’s Committee of Cao Lanh City, the market management board came to seize the goods. Therefore, the fact that Ms. Ngoc sued the Chairman of the People’s Committee and the People’s Committee of Cao Lanh City is grounded. However, even if the market management board follows the instructions, they are still the ones who directly seize the goods leading to damage, so the market management board must be responsible. The Finance – Planning Department (with written consent for Ms. Ngoc to convert the counter into a cosmetic business) together with the Market Management Board to seize the goods, should also be jointly responsible. According to Dr. Tien, the general rule is that whoever causes damage must compensate. Therefore, Ms. Ngoc can sue the Chairman of the People’s Committee, the People’s Committee of Cao Lanh City, the Market Management Board and the Finance – Planning Department to jointly compensate for damage caused by the illegal seizure of goods. Dr. Tien said that the court’s suspension on the grounds that Ms. Ngoc’s request was resolved was not convincing. In this case, the court needs to clarify the cause-and-effect relationship between the decision-making and direction of the City People’s Committee and the seizure of goods by the market management board. It can be seen that the cause of the incident was partly from the direction of the City People’s Committee, but the market management board did not voluntarily implement it. Therefore, Ms. Ngoc’s lawsuit to request the defendants to jointly compensate must be considered an unresolved claim as determined by the first-instance and appellate judgments in the previous administrative case. Sued additional market management board, why still suspend? Before filing the lawsuit, I reported the seizure of goods to the police to investigate the crime of openly appropriating property. However, the police and the People’s Procuracy of Cao Lanh city said that the market management board performed the tasks assigned by the People’s Committee of Cao Lanh City, with no signs of crime. Therefore, my wife and I sued the Chairman of the People’s Committee and the People’s Committee of Cao Lanh City. My third additional claim is that the Chairman of the People’s Committee, Cao Lanh City People’s Committee, Market Management Board, Finance – Planning Department (under Cao Lanh City People’s Committee, participating as a related person) must jointly compensate usually the amount of goods illegally seized (nearly 500 million dong), not a claim for compensation caused by an administrative decision. Mrs DANG THI BICH NGOC

There are 3 groups of causes leading to earthquakes, including: endogenous causes – due to tectonic movements of tectonic plates in the earth’s crust, leading to faulting activities or volcanic eruptions in subduction zones. (where two tectonic plates move in the direction and attract each other and subduction occurs); exogenous causes – due to meteorites hitting the earth or large landslides; human causes – due to survey or mining or construction, especially underground nuclear tests. Regarding the level of danger, the direct impact of earthquakes is shaking the ground, causing cracking, collapsing constructions, landslides and avalanches. Its severity is based on its magnitude, distance from the epicenter, and geological and geomorphological conditions at the affected site. Earthquakes also often cause fires when they destroy power lines and gas lines. Undersea earthquakes can cause landslides or deformation of the seabed, giving rise to tsunamis (large waves that overwhelm the oceans and then make landfall). Sometimes earthquakes even cause volcanoes to be active, even volcanoes that have long since died…. What to do if an earthquake occurs? According to scientists from the Center for Earthquake Reporting and Warning: “People in Hanoi’s high-rise buildings should not panic and run away from the building, but need to calmly handle the situation. For hanging objects in the house, especially glass to stay at a height, it is necessary to arrange them properly to avoid shaking and dropping them. Because earthquakes happen so suddenly, there is nothing we can do to prevent them. The only way to cope is to minimize the damage caused by the earthquake. When an earthquake occurs: To avoid injury, even loss of life due to earthquake, the most basic rule is to find a safe place to avoid hard objects falling on the head/person when there is shaking. For those who are indoors, it is possible to get under the table / under the bed, away from the glass doors, and avoid moving while there is still a tremor. If you are cooking, close the gas cylinder valve immediately. Use flashlights instead of matches, lighters, candles… because they are easy to cause fires. In the case of being on the street, it is necessary to stop at the curb, take refuge in empty lots, avoid crowded areas; Stay away from tall buildings, high walls, under bridges, power lines, power poles… If you are in a stadium or theater, you need to sit still until the tremor has subsided before moving out in an orderly manner. When near the coast, it is necessary to move away from the coast because earthquakes can cause tsunamis. After an earthquake occurs: Turn off the gas lock and unnecessary power sources to avoid fire. After an earthquake occurs, there is a good chance of further aftershocks, so continued careful attention is needed. If the house is damaged or the current location may be dangerous, it is necessary to move to a shelter. While moving, it is necessary to stay away from areas with glass doors and hanging electric lights. Absolutely do not use the elevator because it may be stuck due to a power failure. In addition, all emergency plans should be prepared such as: Develop a disaster response plan at home and at work; Identify the best places to hide in the house; Household items such as televisions, mirrors, computers, bookshelves, cabinets, etc. should be fixed and placed away from the bed to limit the risk of falling. Back up flashlights, batteries, radios, tapes, medicines… at convenient, easy-to-reach locations. Change them as often as they expire. Shaping indoor locations and emergency exits in apartments and high-rise buildings; follow notices and instructions of natural disaster prevention, control and rescue agencies. Save emergency phone numbers of emergency, fire protection and other authorities to call for help when needed, like 114 – fire, 115 – emergency…

Tourists visit Linh Ung Pagoda in Son Tra Peninsula (Da Nang City) on the holidays of April 30 and May 1. The long holiday during the holidays of April 30 and May 1 is an ideal time for Da Nang to bounce back after a difficult time. However, the epidemic returned with the same “pain” for Da Nang. The “crushing kick” of the translation In the past time, in order to stimulate tourism demand, Da Nang city has had many promotions and launched attractive tourism products to attract tourists. Specifically, the program “Central region – Magical heritage region” with the cooperation of the localities of Quang Nam, Da Nang, Thua Thien – Hue and Quang Binh. Along with the tourism stimulus program, there are hundreds of promotions offered by tourist sites and establishments to “entice” tourists. Specifically, during the holiday season from April 30 to May 1, Da Nang organizes a series of cultural, art and culinary events, with free tickets to the monuments. The holidays of April 30 and May 1 last 4 days (equivalent to 2020) and the Department of Tourism has expected this holiday to attract nearly 130,000 visitors. However, because there were cases of infection in the community in some provinces, it greatly affected the psychology of tourists, creating fear and cancellation of service bookings, so the total number of visitors Tourism in Da Nang is estimated at 74.6 thousand arrivals, down 42.4% compared to the pre-holiday estimate, of which mainly domestic tourists. The Department of Tourism also said that during the holiday, it is expected that the number of domestic tourists exploited by travel agencies will reach 8,000 (down 50% compared to the pre-holiday estimate). The number of visitors decreased due to the cancellation of service bookings to Da Nang during the holidays of April 30 – May 1 began to increase after the news of a community infection in Ha Nam, creating fear among residents and tourists. guest. At the same time, major events and festivals in Da Nang were also halted due to the complicated developments of the epidemic. Specifically, the Management Board of Ngu Hanh Son Monuments and Landscapes is expected to welcome about 2,000 visitors each holiday. However, before the Covid-19 wave became more and more complicated, the number of visitors to the monument decreased significantly. The same situation also happened at Sun World BaNa Hills tourist area. Accordingly, this resort is expected to welcome more than 10,000 visitors on April 30. However, due to concerns about the epidemic, many groups of tourists canceled the tour, so the number of visitors was not as high as calculated. In addition to canceling the tour, a number of hotels in Da Nang City also appear to have guests who have arrived in Da Nang but changed their plans and checked out earlier. The number of guests canceling rooms and tours in Da Nang through travel agencies decreased by 15-20% during the holidays. “Great damage” Vo Nguyen Giap route that attracts a lot of tourists to visit and relax now becomes quite deserted after the outbreak of Covid-19 in Da Nang. Talking to GD & TD Newspaper, Mr. Nguyen Van Duan – Director of Muong Thanh Luxury Da Nang Hotel said that during the last holiday, the number of guests booking tour rooms at the hotel was quite crowded, about 80-90% of capacity. However, due to fear of disease, tourists canceled the tour simultaneously. Within just a few days, visitors canceled the entire tour and checked out. “Currently the hotel does not have any rooms to operate because the tours and rooms in May have been canceled entirely. In June, there are still no bookings. It is expected that the situation will be very difficult,” said Mr. Duan. Mr. Duan said that the hotel is also persuading tourists to change the tour date. However, if the guest does not agree or the disease situation is still complicated, the hotel will refund the guest. “On normal days, room capacity reaches 40-50%, on holidays it is up to 80-90%. However, the epidemic broke out, so all activities stopped. The damage is extremely large, it is impossible to calculate how much money, “said Mr. Duan. Ms. Truong Thi Hong Hanh – Director of Danang Department of Tourism said that the department is urgently working with other sectors and localities to focus on the prevention of Covid-19 epidemic in the city. “Regarding the city’s solution to restore tourism in the near future, more time is needed because the epidemic is complicated and unpredictable,” said Ms. The fact that tourists quickly cancel tours, cancel rooms when the epidemic is complicated is like a “crushing kick” of the Covid-19 epidemic to the city’s tourism industry and the tourism industry across the country. Because the city’s tourism industry, which has suffered quite a lot of damage due to the Covid-19 epidemic in 2020, is now more damaged.

Activities of management, administration, production, business and procurement of enterprises and people will be gradually changed, implemented through the digital environment. This also increases the risk of cyber attacks, especially attacks on digital data and the digital environment. To help users limit attacks and minimize damage in the future, Bkav has introduced anti-virus software version 2021, applying artificial intelligence to create a 5-layer protection system, helping businesses. and more secure users. Mr. Vu Ngoc Son, Bkav’s Vice President in charge of Anti Malware, said: “Bkav 2021’s 5-layer protection system provides comprehensive protection and does not leave any risk out. At the same time, the system is also equipped with centralized management features, periodic reports to help agencies, businesses and users always grasp general information, so they can be assured and actively participate. number converter ”. According to the manufacturer, Bkav 2021 is capable of detecting malware up to 99.9% as well as reducing the possibility of catching a clean file by approximately 0%, optimizing performance by 144% compared to the previous version. . Users who are installing Bkav antivirus software will be automatically upgraded to the new version.

A day of bad air pollution recorded in New Delhi in January 2021 – Photo: AFP Chiang Rai is one of Thailand’s most beautiful provinces, with undulating hills, forests, elephant camps and top quality agricultural products. At the northernmost point of Chiang Rai is the confluence of the majestic Mekong River, which flows down from China and the Ruak River. Located on a nearby mountain slope, Anantara Golden Triangle Resort is one of a number of 5-star resorts attracting hikers, elephant lovers and landscape lovers. However, last week, only a few rooms here had guests staying. According to Nikkei Aisa, it was not the Covid-19 epidemic, but the haze in the dry season every year, making the scenery not only lose its breathtaking appearance but also toxic. The concentration of PM2.5 – fine dust with a diameter of less than 2.5 μm in the air – measured here on April 4 is nearly 400 micrograms / m3 of air, nearly 40 times higher than the safety level of the group. World Health Organization (WHO). Tourists wearing masks in Chiang Mai, Thailand in April 2019. For at least 15 years, this region has recorded many days with the highest PM2.5 in the world. Dust covered the northern provinces of Thailand. For at least the past 15 years, Chiang Mai, the neighboring province of Chiang Rai, has seen many days with the highest PM2.5 in the world. Unlike many parts of Asia, the air pollution crisis in northern Thailand was not caused by factories, cheap fuels and transportation, but from fires caused by intentional burning and burning agricultural by-products. “ENTRANCE DAY” OF ASIA Thailand’s green north, which has no industrial zones, is now at the heart of the global air pollution crisis. As recommended by the World Health Organization, the safe level of PM2.5 concentrations averaged 10 micrograms per cubic meter of air annually. Currently, however, less than 8% of the world’s population can breathe that safe atmosphere. And nowhere in the world has this index worse than Asia. According to the Swiss air quality technology firm IQAir, in the ranking of the worst air pollution cities in the world last year, the top 148 cities were all in the Asia-Pacific region. Thailand’s city of Chiang Rai was covered in smoke from forest fires and straw burning in 2019 – Photo: Getty Images According to a study published in the Journal of Cardiology Research in 2015, the air pollution death rate has caused nearly 8.8 million deaths globally, of which nearly 6.5 million are in Europe. ASIAN. This is becoming one of the most serious public health risks globally, even more so than cigarettes. In terms of health threats, the response to air pollution and the Covid-19 epidemic is completely different. Because, while a huge public budget is allocated to control the spread of the disease, addressing air pollution has remained largely flat. However, the annual number of deaths due to dust is many times higher than that of the more than 300,000 deaths caused by the Covid-19 pandemic last year in Asia, according to data compiled on worldometers.info. For many years, health agencies have raised the alarm about air quality in Asia. China’s so-called “doomsday atmosphere” has set off a decade of alarming about the serious health effects of air pollution. This situation has gradually improved thanks to strict Beijing measures. Bangladesh, India and Pakistan are now replacing China with the worst air quality in the world. “The world has turned its back on cigarettes, but now it has to deal with ‘new cigarettes’ – the toxic air that billions of people breathe every day,” World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. “No country, rich or poor, can escape air pollution. This is a silent public health emergency.” A coal-fired power plant of Huaneng Shandong Rui Group is owned by the Chinese government in Sahiwal, Pakistan – Photo: Getty Images One of the reasons that Asia is hit hard by air pollution is its high population density. Top 4 countries with the most population density in the world have 3 Asian representatives: China, India and Indonesia. The total population of these three countries is 3.1 billion, accounting for about 39.2% of the global population. INDONESIA: SWEETS In Indonesia, fires caused by forest clearing are the cause of serious pollution. Seven out of 10 ASEAN countries were affected by haze caused by burning fires in Indonesia, according to a Greenpeace report. In particular, Singapore and Malaysia were most affected. The report, released after two decades of research, says the haze “causes widespread health problems including lung and cardiovascular disease”. In 2015, scientists at Harvard and Columbia Universities (USA) estimated that haze caused about 100,000 premature deaths in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. According to estimates of the World Bank (WB), the haze caused more than 16 billion USD in damage to the Indonesian economy. In February, Mr. Mohammad Mahfud MD, Indonesia’s Security Minister, said the total area affected by forest fires last year was nearly 300,000 hectares. This figure, although improved compared to 2019, is still 5 times larger than the area of ​​the capital Jakarta. In 2019, about 1.6 million hectares of forests in Indonesia were burned, leaving at least 900,000 people with respiratory problems. Economic loss of the eight affected provinces is 5.2 billion USD. INDIA AND PAKISTAN: GENERAL POINT OF CONTAMINATION According to IQAir 2020, in terms of PM2.5 fine dust concentration, the air quality in the Indian city of Delhi has improved by about 15% compared to 2019 thanks to nationwide blockade measures to prevent Covid-19 epidemics. . However, this is still the city with the worst pollution levels in the world. By 2020, air pollution is estimated to have killed some 54,000 people in the Indian capital, causing $ 8.1 billion in damages – or 13 percent of Delhi’s GDP, according to Greenpeace and IQAir. The (avoidable) air pollution deaths in Mumbai and Bangalore cities are 25,000 and 12,000, respectively. Smoke enveloped the Indian Gate in New Delhi on December 25, 2018 – Photo: Nikkei Asia India has 22 representatives in the top 30 most polluted cities in the world. Despite improving over the past few years, the country’s air pollution remains at a “dangerously high level”, according to a Greenpeace report. The annual average PM2.5 concentration of Delhi is 84.1 micrograms / m3 of air. For comparison, Beijing’s figures are 37.5, Seoul 20.9, Paris 12.2 and London 9.6. India and Pakistan have something in common about pollution: Vehicle dust. IQAir ranks Pakistan as the second most polluted country in the world and is estimated that about 20% of deaths in the country are related to air pollution. Malik Amin Aslam, Pakistan’s climate change minister, said 40 percent of the haze in the country was caused by vehicle emissions. Some other causes are industrial emissions and crop burning around the Lahore region and the border in India. “In Pakistan, the use of dirty fuels has exacerbated air pollution,” said Ahmad Rafay Alam, environmental lawyer at Lahore and Yale World Fellow. To mitigate the air pollution crisis, the Pakistani government has set a target to increase the sales of electric vehicles to about 30% of total vehicle sales by 2020, while also requiring the import of only fuels that meet Euro-V standards. . However, Mr. Ahmad Rafay Alam said that the fuel and electric vehicle import policy exists only on paper because the government has not taken practical steps to implement them. VIETNAM: THE PRICE OF GROWTH? According to GlobalData’s forecast, Vietnam is the most growing economy in ASEAN with real GDP growth of 8.5% this year. However, with this growth, concerns about the environment are increasing. According to a Q&M survey of nearly 800 people aged 18-49, 79% of respondents said that air pollution is their biggest environmental concern. 84% consider environmental problems to be more serious in 2020. According to official data, Vietnam lost about 10.8-13.2 billion USD per year due to air pollution. The Global Alliance for Health and Pollution estimated 50,232 people died from air pollution in Vietnam in 2017. Motorcyclists in Hanoi, Vietnam in 2019. In a recent survey, 79% of Vietnamese respondents said that air pollution is their biggest environmental concern – Photo: EPA PM2.5 concentrations around Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City hit a particularly high level in November and December 2020. Facing this situation, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has directed the local government to install an additional air monitoring system. Last January, the Prime Minister also issued a directive on air pollution control. The government recommends that people close windows, wear outdoor masks and wash their noses with salt water for both the young and the elderly. CHINA: DETERMINATION MEASURES China is ranked 14th out of 106 countries for IQAir’s 2020 air pollution level. However, this ranking has improved significantly compared to previous years when the country’s average PM2.5 concentration fell from 41.2 micrograms / m3 of air in 2018 to 34.7 last year (albeit still). 3 times the WHO safety standard). Over the past few years, China has taken drastic measures at the government level to clean up the atmosphere. Last year, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced a carbon neutral goal by 2060. Last January, China’s National Energy Administration was warned by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment for its negligence in controlling coal production. This is a rare reprimand in China’s state agencies. According to Nikkei Asia, China only really started to tackle its air pollution problem drastically in 2013, when coal could meet two-thirds of domestic electricity demand. China currently leads the world in solar power development at a significantly reduced cost relative to the world. The country’s electric vehicle and battery sectors also lead the world. Drastic measures by China in recent years include relocating polluting old factories. Earlier last year, 46 factories in Hebei province, near Beijing, were relocated to reduce industrial pollution, especially from steel, cement and glass production. The Forbidden City in Beijing was covered in smog in 2018 – Photo: Nikkei Asia However, not all solutions to China’s air pollution are environmentally friendly. The country’s push to build hydroelectricity to reduce coal use has raised environmental concerns in many Southeast Asian countries.

India is one of the worst affected countries, with many areas often covered in smog with dangerous particles of dust floating around. The Lancet Medical Journal’s “Global Burden of Disease” study estimates that pollution caused about 1.7 million premature deaths in India in 2019 – almost 18 percent of all deaths. in this country. New Delhi capital sinks in air pollution – Photo: AFP Based on this study, a new analysis by consulting firm Dalberg Advisors shows that air pollution reduces productivity, reduces consumer and tourist spending, costs Indian businesses $ 95 billion. each year, equivalent to 3% of the gross domestic product (GDP) of the country. Director of Dalberg Asia – Gaurav Gupta said: “Clean air is a prerequisite for businesses to thrive. Industry leaders should take more ownership and become advocates of the movement for cleaner air. According to a report by the Clean Air Fund, a charity, the estimated number of years of work lost due to hundreds of thousands of premature deaths is estimated to have cost India’s economy $ 44 billion in 2019 because air pollution. In addition, Dalberg says the effects of pollution on the health of Indian workers cost them 1.4 billion sick days a year, or about $ 6 billion in lost revenue.

Faruk Fatih Ozer, founder of cryptocurrency exchange Thodex. One of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in Turkey declared that they no longer had enough financial capacity to continue operating, causing hundreds of thousands of investors to fear that they would have lost all their money poured into this exchange. Meanwhile, Turkish authorities are trying to locate the 27-year-old founder of the cryptocurrency exchange, who has fled overseas, Bloomberg reported. It is not clear how many customers of the cryptocurrency exchange called Thodex lost money in this case, and how much the total damage. In a statement sent from a secret location, Thodex founder and CEO, Faruk Fatih Ozer, promised to return the money to the investor and return to Turkey to face the public. refund after refund. However, the Turkish government has launched a blockade on Thodex’s accounts, and its headquarters in Istabul has been ransacked by police. According to Turkish media, the damage in this virtual currency exchange crash could reach $ 2 billion. A lawyer representing the victims said that the investment capital of about 390,000 investors had fallen into a “irreversible” state. However, through a statement posted on the company’s website, Ozer denied both numbers, saying that only about 30,000 investors were affected. Some Turkish officials see the incident as another reason to increase control of the cryptocurrency market. Over the past years, the rapid rise of virtual currency prices globally has been paralleled with many frauds and frauds related to exchanges. Mr. Cemil Ertem, a senior economic adviser to President Tayyip Erdogan, said that the Turkish government needs to act as soon as possible. “Patterns of pyramid fraud are emerging. Turkey needs to implement surveillance regulations that are both suitable to the domestic economic situation and in accordance with global developments”. Thodex is part of the virtual currency fever that attracts a large number of Turkish investors who want to find a “shelter” for their savings in the context of dizzying inflation and a lack of local currency rates. stability. In March, inflation in Turkey was 16.2%, 3 times higher than the 5% inflation target set by the Central Bank of this country. This year, the Lira rate has dropped 10% against the dollar, marking the 9th consecutive year of decline. On Wednesday, Mr. Erdogan revealed that the Turkish government has “burned” $ 165 billion of foreign exchange reserves in the past two years to protect the local currency rate, but has not brought the desired results. Concerns about inflation and exchange rate motivate the Turkish people to look for alternative investment channels, including virtual currency. On Friday last week, the value of virtual currency transactions in Turkey reached more than 1.2 billion USD, up 3 times compared to a week earlier, according to data from coingecko.com. Meanwhile, the average daily trading value of the Turkish stock market is only about $ 3.1 billion.

According to the Sina , in China, short-film summaries are becoming increasingly popular, even as a new way of watching movies. Including advertisements like “watch all 5 minutes Save the globe “,” 3 minutes to know the latest episode’s content Son Hai love “… This is an infringement on the rights of companies that have film copyrights. More than 800 million viewers, losses at least 41 million USD. According to the 47th China Internet Development Report issued by the Network Information Center (CNNIC), as of December 2020, the number of users of online video services in China was 927 million. There are up to 873 million people regularly watch short film reviews, accounting for 88.3%. The National Copyright Office of China also stated that 10 million works have been grafted without permission. In which, more than 3 million short videos have been deleted from 2019 to October 2020. According to the Sina , there are 2.72 trillion views of these videos, for a fee of 1 yuan per 10,000 views, the regulators helped copyright holders reduce damages by 272 million yuan (more than 41 million USD). ). The Chinese Copyright Office assessed that these types of videos infringe intellectual property rights, exert great influence on entertainment programs, movie theater or TV movie sales. According to the Sina , the job of short videos not only affects the visits and revenue of the programs, this action also creates bad habits when enjoying art. The movie summaries do not meet the accuracy of the content of the works, even seriously affecting the future of the film and television industry. The accounts of the video cut-and-play for the movie Tam Sinh Three Times: Thap Li Dao Hoa was sued in court. Photo: Sina. In 2017, a number of film production companies including Disney sued Coc A Mac account in court for arguing that it is illegal to create short videos “5 minutes to watch movie A”. However, Coc A Mac affirms that these videos are only secondary products, do not violate the principles of copyright. The incident lasted until now and during this time the account was not allowed to post any movie content. In 2019, the Youku site sued the Movie Prize account for voluntarily cutting and merging videos of the movie Three-world birth: Cross training flower . The Beijing court ruled that the Movie Award must pay Youku 30,000 yuan. Through the statement, film production units require carriers to be more strict in allowing the posting of pirated content. At the same time, they also called on people to raise awareness in protecting the legal rights of filmmakers.

This is good news for the whole world, because the Suez Canal is a vital maritime route for international trade. But during the nearly 1 week of being trapped, how great of the damage has you caused, are you curious? Let’s take a look at some prominent numbers, to see how sensitive the world economy is in fact. Huge numbers The Ever Given is a super ship of over 400 meters long, weighs more than 220,000 tons, can carry a maximum of 20,000 containers. At the time of jam, the ship was carrying a total of 18,300 containers. The ship is operated by shipping company Evergreen Marine based in Taiwan (China), and is among the largest in the world. The ship has been stranded since March 23 while entering the Suez Canal from the Red Sea. After hitting the shore, it ran aground and turned sideways, blocking the canal. Initially, it was thought that the wind was too strong, but the SCA believes this is not the only reason. More investigation will be needed to find out whether the main cause is technical or human impact. And also because of the jam that alone on Sunday (March 28), there are about 369 ships waiting at both ends of the canal, waiting for the time to pass the 193km long route, although it is unknown when. Run with time Over the weekend, 14 tugboats were mobilized to pull Ever Given out of the strand. Thanks to this, it has rotated “slightly” about 30 degrees. On March 29, after the media reported that the ship had begun to re-float, the SCA announced that Ever Given was completely rescued. According to the SCA, they will keep the ship operating during high tide – a condition required to put the ship back in the middle of the route and clear the canal. Some small boats have begun to move, but others will have to wait a long time, said Richard Mead, chief executive of shipping company Lloyd’s List. “We are seeing about 450 ships waiting to cross the canal. It will take quite a while to resolve this congestion.” Scary damage 12% of world trade, about 1 million barrels of oil and 8% of liquefied natural gas – those are the numbers the Canal is responsible for each day. According to SCA President Osama Rabie, the canal’s revenue lost between 14 million and 15 million dollars per day. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, maritime operations through the Suez Canal contributed up to 2 percent of Egypt’s GDP. Meanwhile, data from Lloyd’s List shows that the damage from the congestion is estimated at around $ 9.6 billion a day – $ 400 million per hour, and $ 6.7 million per minute. Looking at the bigger picture, global trade suffers losses ranging from $ 6 billion to $ 10 billion a week, according to insurance company Allianz. At the same time, the trade growth decreased by 0.2% to 0.4%. The cost of chartering a ship from Asia to the Middle East increased by 47%, to $ 2.2 million. Some shipping lines have chosen to detour to avoid the Suez Canal – such as through Cape Hao Vong. This means that travel times, costs and fuel will also increase, affecting a wide variety of industries – from retail, supermarkets to manufacturers around the world. The exact amount of damage is really difficult to calculate until the canal is fully cleared and the trade continues. Many UK companies have said they are still waiting to know when the goods will arrive. Some even have stock right on the ship Ever Given. Although the ship was freed, some expressed concern as the canal was still congested. Many companies even think of using air for transportation, which means the cost will be tripled. Perhaps, it is very rare that the world has seen such a tremendous impact from a stranded ship. Source: BBC

Mosquitoes transmit diseases such as chikungunya, dengue fever and zika. (Source: wwmedgroup) These mosquito carriers, species rodent animals Destroying crops, wood boring insects, and even domestic cats are invasive species that are causing enormous harm to humans and the natural environment. According to a study published March 31 in the journal Nature, researchers working at the Laboratory of Ecology, Taxonomy and Evolution at the University of Paris-Sacla in France estimate invasive species. the so-called damaging alien species has cost the global economy nearly $ 1,300 since 1970, averaging $ 26.8 billion a year. The actual number could be even higher, researchers warn. The team synthesized a wide range of harms that invasive species cause to different habitats, including plants, insects, reptiles, birds, fish, mollusks, microorganisms or animals. mammal. Most harm is related to ecosystems, crops, fisheries and disease control measures. The team has made a preliminary list of the top 10 invasive pests, including the plant-eating rats and the Asian gypsy moth – two species that are devastating crops across the Northern Hemisphere. The list also includes zebra mosquitoes native to Southeast Asia that transmit diseases such as chikungunya, dengue fever and Zika. According to the researchers, the average annual damage caused by invasive species triples every decade. However, there is some evidence that the number of invasive species has increased “exponentially” due to increasing international trade, as humans import many species of organisms. In Australia, wild rabbit populations of European origin, first recorded in the early 19th century, have become invasive species causing great harm to the ecology of the Oceania nation. this over the past 150 years. They reproduce at an uncontrollable rate, consume soil, damage native species, as well as destroy crops with billions of dollars in damage. On the island of Guam, US overseas territories in the Pacific, invasive brown tree snakes native to Australia and Indonesia have “slaughtered” the majority of native bird and lizard populations since being accidentally brought in to come here in the mid-20th century. They also threaten people and sneak into equipment, causing frequent power outages. In forests in the US and more recently Europe, the longhorn beetle originating from Asia is also destroying the vegetation, causing serious damage to the ecosystem. According to the study, domestic cats are also among the top 10 invasive pests. This animal that has been “traveling” around the world for hundreds of years has now become an “invasive” species on most islands in the world, “slaughtering” birds, reptiles and animals. Amphibians in many parts of the world. The United Nations Scientific Advisory Committee on Biodiversity (IPBES) said that it is among the top 5 culprits of environmental destruction worldwide, along with changes in land use and resource exploitation. , pollution and climate change. In 2019, IPBES estimates that the number of invasive species has increased to 70% since 1970 in the 21 countries studied. Laboratory director on Franck Courchamp said international trade will increase more species of organisms introduced, while climate change will help more of these imported species survive and thrive. With the above research, scientists hope that by giving a figure of the damage caused by invasive species, people as well as authorities will raise awareness about the severity. of invasive species. Early detection, good data combined with preventive measures can significantly reduce the damage invasive species cause. The researchers also hope this issue will be included in the list of the serious environmental challenges facing humanity to receive more attention.

Around 2009, his family asked to redeem the transferred land, but Ms. Hoi did not agree, he cut down the eucalyptus tree to build a house to live in. Seeing damage, he filed a lawsuit and the case was resolved by the People’s Court of Phu Tan district in 2011 and resolved by the People’s Court of An Giang province in 2012. After that, the People’s Court of Phu Tan district tried the second time and the results rejected the request. claiming his family’s LURC. Specifically, the court accepted a part of the request of Mr. Men, Mrs. Manh; recognizing the area of ​​Mr. Men, Ms. Manh transferred the land use right of 939.1 m2 to Ms. Le Thi Hoi; At the same time, he forced his family to dismantle, relocate the house, and return the area of ​​535.6 square meters of land to Ms. Hoi. Mr. Nguyen Van Men presented the case to An Giang Newspaper “When I transferred the land, my family did a“ land purchase and sale sheet ”but this paper later showed signs of repair, not true to reality. Although my family asked the court to reconsider the land sale paper, it was still not considered and resolved by the court of 2 levels. The land I sold before was only 700m2, now up to 939.1m2 of land and this balance must belong to my family ”- added Mr. Nguyen Van Men. Explaining this, Ms. Le Thi Hoi said that the amount of land she transferred from the family of Mr. Men, Mrs. Manh bordered the land with many people, now she still holds the land purchase and sale papers. The transferred land has a width of 17.50m, the length from the dam of the field to the edge of Provincial Road 954, although the area of ​​purchase of 700m2 of land, the actual measurement is 939.1m2 of land, and has been granted a LURC. The purchased land has a large tunnel pair of large rural roads and over the years of renovation, there is a surplus of land. After that, Mr. Men’s family self-renovated the land, bundled the foundation, down the stone pillars to build the house to take up the sold land. Since then, there have been disputes and lawsuits to many places and years. This case was considered and resolved by the court, without the fact that she forged papers like Mr. Men and Mrs. Manh’s family falsely accused. After many times the court considered and resolved, Mr. Men ‘s family believed that the injustice should continue to complain and initiate lawsuits. By January 23, 2016, high-level People’s Court in the city. Ho Chi Minh opened the cassation hearing to review the case. The results, cancel the previous first-instance and appellate judgments, hand over the case files to the People’s Court of Phu Tan district for first-instance trial according to regulations. On May 22 and 28, 2018, An Giang Provincial People’s Court tried appellately on “Dispute of the land use right transfer contract; claim land use rights and compensate for damage ”. The results, revising the first instance judgment No. 48/2018 / DS-ST dated February 27, 2018 of the People’s Court of Phu Tan district, recognizing the land use right transfer contract of 939.1 square meters on July 19, 1997 between Mrs. Le Thi Cheer and Mr. Nguyen Van Men, Ms. Nguyen Thi Manh. Because the appellate judgment takes legal effect, then the case has been executed in accordance with law. The Men family continued to appeal to many places. On 10-10-2019, the high-level People’s Court in the city. Ho Chi Minh issued a notice not to accept the appeal according to the cassation procedure of the family of Mr. Men, Mrs. Manh. On August 24, 2020, the High-Level People’s Procuracy in the city. Ho Chi Minh issued a notice on the non-appeal of cassation review to the An Giang People’s Court’s Judgment No. 106/2018 / DS-PT dated May 28, 2018 due to no basis for consideration and resolution. Lawyer Tran Ngoc Ban (An Giang Province Bar Association) said that the People’s Court implements a two-level system of first-instance and appellate trials. The first-instance judgments or decisions that are not appealed or protested within the prescribed time limit shall become legally effective. For first-instance judgments or decisions that are appealed against or protested, the cases are subject to appellate trial and the appellate rulings take legal effect. However, in the trial process, there are many reasons for the inaccurate point of the judgment or decision in effect. In order to ensure the trial work and the protection of the involved parties’ legitimate rights and interests, legally valid and erroneous judgments and decisions must still be protested for re-consideration according to cassation procedures. or reopening. Cassation and reopening procedure is not a trial level, it is only the procedure for reviewing effective judgments or rulings due to errors or violations of law; or discovering new and important details of the case that the court and the involved parties do not know or know. Posts, photos: NR