China’s Association of Community Organizations (SoCO), a human rights organization, has released photos of suffocating apartments in Hong Kong as part of a campaign to raise awareness of the harsh living conditions people live in. city ​​dwellers are facing. To capture the scale of these micro-apartments, the photographer captured the apartment above. Wide-angle shots are taken by fixing the camera with the wide-angle lens to the ceiling, and then triggering the shot from a distance. With over 7.5 million people, Hong Kong is one of the most populous cities in the world. Rapid urbanization causes many people to live in narrow living spaces that are “suffocating”. According to the Association for Community Organizations, more than 10,000 people in Hong Kong live in already small apartments that are split into smaller apartments. An average of 0.09 square meters in Hong Kong costs nearly 29.9 million VND. Compared to New York (USA), Hong Kong’s rent is 35% higher.

Located behind a thick iron door in the lobby of the building, the bunker ensures the safety of the building’s residents in the event of attacks. While some residents have their own private cellars in their homes, shared shelters in the lobby of buildings can help anyone, even passersby, quickly enter. Usually, this bunker is locked and becomes the people’s storage. However, when there is an emergency situation, the main door will be opened. Each building resident has a key to the bunker. Inside, residents leave luggage bags containing essential supplies such as water, snacks and spare batteries to be able to sustain life for a period of time. The cellar also installed two air conditioners to ensure air for people sheltering inside. The bunker has only one window and is surrounded by an “iron wall”. From the moment the rocket was launched from the Gaza Strip, the people of Tel Aviv had about two minutes to get to the shelter. Meanwhile, those who are closer, such as those living in the cities of Ashkelon or Sderot near the Gaza Strip, have less than 30 seconds to reach safety. Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system is said to be able to intercept about 90% of incoming missiles, but the constant rain of rockets from Gaza in recent days seems to pose a challenge. defense system that Israel has always been proud of.

However, this 5-storey house with the narrowest place only 1.6 meters wide is for sale for $ 1.3 million, AFP reporting. This unusual house was built around the late 19th or early 20th century and used to be a Victorian hat shop. At that time, the upper floors of the house were used for storage of goods and living areas. The house still retains the old-fashioned front glass door with a melon hat lamp. David Myers, Assistant Sales Manager at real estate company Winkworth, which is in charge of the sale, said it was worthwhile because it was “a unique part of London’s history”. “It has a bit of London magic,” Myers said AFP . Mr. Myers also said the house is for “a young couple or people alone” – who “see the beauty of it and will capture it”. “No house in London is 1.6 meters wide like this one. London has many 5-storey houses but no place has such a unique space, “Mr. Myers added. “The previous owners have left their mark on the house,” according to Mr. Myers. London’s thinnest house is nestled between a clinic and a hair salon. Photo: Winkworth. This house is expensive compared to normal homes in the UK, where the average house price is about 350,000 USD. However, this price level is characteristic of the London real estate market. “This house is more expensive because it has everything. From Shepherd’s Bush to central London takes only 10 to 15 minutes,” the real estate company said. If sold at the expected price, the house would have doubled in value since 2006. At that time, it would have sold for $ 671,000, according to the British land registry. Under the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, families moved out of London because property prices were lower outside the capital, according to Mr. Myers. This means the house is difficult to sell immediately. However, the real estate company was not discouraged. “This house is luxurious and beautiful and that is why people will buy it,” Mr. Myers said.

According to Soc Trang Newspaper, the name of Soc Trang province has been recorded in books such as Khâm Định Đại Nam Congress, Directory Nam Kỳ, or research books by Vuong Hong Sen, Son Nam, Le. Huong, Hua Hoanh … Accordingly, the name Soc Trang is translated into Khmer is “Srok Khleang”. In which, “Srok” means “land”, “realm”, “Khleang” is “warehouse”, “barn”, which contains a lot of gold and silver of the king. Srok Khleang means the king’s gold and silver storehouse. Under the reign of King Minh Mang, Soc Trang was renamed Nguyet Giang province. Soc Trang Province is located downstream of the Hau River, where the Hau River flows into the East Sea at two estuaries of Dinh An and Tran De. Soc Trang province covers an area of ​​more than 3,000 km2 and a population of more than 1.1 million people. The population and area are both sixth in the Mekong Delta region. Soc Trang province currently has 11 administrative units at district level, of which 2 towns are Vinh Chau and Nga Nam. The capital of this province is Soc Trang city. Soc Trang province is bordered by Hau Giang province in the North, Bac Lieu province in the southwest, the Northeast bordering Tra Vinh and Vinh Long, the East and Southeast bordering the East Sea. In Soc Trang there is a Khmer ethnic museum, located in the city of Soc Trang. This is one of Soc Trang tourist attractions that attracts tourists. Tan Long stork garden located in Long Binh commune, Nga Nam town is one of the largest bird sanctuaries in the West. This place has a rare species of heron, the number in the garden is only a few hundred. Coming to Tan Long stork garden, in addition to seeing many rare and precious birds and storks, visitors can also enjoy specialties such as pancakes, noodle soup. Doi Pagoda is located about 2 km from the center of Soc Trang city. This is an ancient temple with a unique architecture in Soc Trang, built 400 years ago, now retaining a lot of precious treasures. On February 12, 1999, the Ministry of Culture and Information (now the Ministry of Culture – Sports – Tourism) issued Decision No. 05/1999 / QD-BVHTT recognizing Doi Pagoda as a national artistic relic.

As reported by TASS, the Russian Defense Industry Complex has begun development of the new generation Kedr intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system. The project is currently in the process of outlining the plan and the actual development process is expected to be implemented by the end of 2023. This project has an important role in the field of Russian intercontinental missiles.

Russia’s intercontinental ballistic missiles have the world’s leading power. Source: people.com.cn.

Russia possesses a variety of ground-launched strategic missiles

The Russian military currently deploys about 310 strategic land-based missiles, capable of carrying 1,189 nuclear warheads. This is much less than the 400 U.S. missiles, but the number of nuclear warheads carried is 1.5 times that of U.S. missiles.

Overall, the Russian Army possesses a variety of surface-to-surface strategic missiles, which are currently in the upgraded stage, in the future the number of samples will be reduced further toward comprehensive modernization.

The active land strategic forces of the Russian Army consist mainly of the following three divisions:

Liquid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile: The representative of this line is the Satan intercontinental ballistic missile. It was a heavy intercontinental ballistic missile that entered service in the late 1980s, with a total of 46, deployed at Dombarovsky and Uzhur missile bases.

The missile has a range of 11,000 km, a flight weight of about 211 tons, an attack accuracy of about 400 m, can carry 10 guided nuclear warheads, which is Russia’s most powerful strategic missile.

However, due to its long service life, it has now begun to retire. The successor missile is the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, which has a range of 18,000 km, a flight weight of about 208 tons.

In addition to carrying a guided nuclear warhead, it can also carry the Avangard supersonic missile as the first payload, which further improves the attack performance of the missile. In the future, the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile will completely replace the Satan intercontinental ballistic missile.

Intercontinental missiles use solid engines. Currently the main equipment of the Russian military is the Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missile, which has been deployed since 2012, with a total of 78. On that basis, Russia continued to launch Yars intercontinental ballistic missiles, mainly improving the warhead design, increasing the number of guided nuclear warheads and penetrating equipment.

Both have a range of about 10,000 to 12,000 km, a flight weight of 47 to 49 tons. They can be deployed in both fixed and mobile launch wells. Currently, 155 Yars intercontinental ballistic missiles have been commissioned and have been deployed in combination with topol-M intercontinental ballistic missiles.

Supersonic missile. Russia attaches great importance to the development of supersonic weapons. In March 2018, President Putin unveiled the Avangard supersonic missile. The missile was successfully tested on December 26 of that year and has been deployed since 2019. The missile, which has an atmospheric Mach 20 flight speed and a range of more than 10,000 km, is currently deployed at the Dombarovsky missile base, in the future it will be equipped with at least two missile regiments.

Modern Russian intercontinental ballistic missile. Source: people.com.cn.

Outstanding development characteristics

Russia’s surface-to-surface strategic missiles have strong reserves and large-scale equipment, playing an important deterrent role in early warning counterattacks and over-the-top strikes. The general development characteristics of the missile are as follows:

In terms of missile performance, the focus is on improving penetrating capabilities and survivability. With accelerating the deployment of U.S. missile defense systems globally, Russia attaches great importance to improving the penetrating capabilities of strategic surface-to-surface missiles.

The Avangard supersonic missile deployed at the end of 2019 has a maximum flight speed of Mach 20. The Russian military claims that it can penetrate any missile defense system in the world. In the future, intercontinental missiles such as sarmat will be equipped with such supersonic warheads to improve intercontinental performance.

In terms of technological development, follow the development roadmap of both solid and liquid bodies. Russia’s liquid missile technology has developed complete, its technical performance and reliability stand at the top of the world. The Satan intercontinental ballistic missile has been using the technology for more than 30 years and is an “ace” weapon to deter the West. In the future, the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile will serve as a replacement model.

In addition, Russia insists it will develop the name Solid intercontinental fire with strong mandability and ease of operation, and has achieved technological breakthroughs. The solid intercontinental ballistic missile, represented by Yars, can carry four guided warheads and penetrating equipment, the number of missiles deployed has reached more than 150, which has closed the gap with the US to a certain extent.

In terms of implementation, Russia follows the path of development combining fixed and mobile. Beginning in the 1990s, Russia has focused on the development and deployment of mobile strategic missiles, and has repeatedly launched intercontinental ballistic missiles such as Topol-M and Yars.

According to the latest figures, Russia has 180 mobile strategic missiles, accounting for 45% of the total missiles, which is the highest rate in recent years; fixed-launch strategic missiles have about 130, accounting for 55%. In the future, this ratio will be maintained in order to maintain the mutual complementary capabilities of the two implementation methods.

A look at kedr’s next-generation strategic missile

According to Russian media, the new generation of Kedr strategic missiles is in the process of drafting the plan. Analysts say Kedr uses solid fuel and is believed to be able to become a “ballistic missile at full speed”, capable of replacing the Yars missile system by 2030.

This project is part of the process of modernizing the strategic weapons of the Russian Strategic Missile Force. Similar to the previous generation, the new systems will be deployed in two models of mobile launchers and ground bunkers.

Russia is currently equipped with five types of surface-to-surface strategic missiles, which has put enormous pressure on logistics maintenance and combat command. Therefore, Russia wishes to accelerate kedr development so that there are many models ready to replace. Notably, the Kedr missile will most likely use the Pioneer supersonic missile, as its warhead to enhance its deterrence capabilities.

In addition, Russia intends to apply artificial intelligence technology to nuclear command, control and communication systems through the Kedr strategic missile project to accelerate decision-making procedures, improve the overall reliability and safety of the system, in order to achieve greater efficiency when intercepted by missile defense systems.