In less than a month, Anhui Chenghe Property “changed ownership” again. This is the fifth time it has changed hands.

On June 11, Caixin Real Estate Development Group Co., Ltd. (“Caixin Development”, 000838.SZ) stated that it would acquire 100% of Anhui Chenghe Property Service Co., Ltd. (“Anhui Chenghe Property”) for 198 million yuan. Equity.

In fact, this time, Anhui Chenghe Property is not a real “change of ownership”, it still belongs to Lu Shengju’s Caixin Group, but moved from the property sector to the real estate at par. This is contrary to the current practice of real estate splitting and listing properties, and this move also means that the previous speculation about Caixin Property’s re-listing in a shell fell through.

Both Chongqing Caixin Property Management Co., Ltd. (“Caixin Property”) and Caixin Development, which were just registered and established on April 26, belong to Chongqing Caixin Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. (“Caixin Real Estate”), which originated from Chongqing Merchants. Lu Shengju’s industrial map.

Within 15 days of the establishment of Caixin Property, it has successively invested in three property enterprises, which also constitute all of its assets. Anhui Chenghe Property is one of them. It only took more than a month for Anhui Chenghe Property to acquire it, and then transferred it to the brother company Caixin Development.

“Taking this as an opportunity to cut into the property industry, but also to improve the profitability of listed companies.” Putting Anhui Chenghe Property into a listed company, Lu Shengju used properties to save the performance of Caixin Development.

The announcement mentioned that the follow-up will continue to invest, and strive to become a market-oriented third-party property life service provider. Property has become a “life-saving straw” for Caixin Development outside of real estate. According to industry insiders, Caixin Development will also plan to acquire a controlling stake in Caixin Zhifu or Caixin Property in the future.

Property relocation

Lu Shengju seems a bit eager to move property assets this time. Caixin Property was established in less than two months, and it took over Anhui Chenghe Property for only one month. The deep integration of the business may not be discussed, so it moved to Caixin Development. The most direct reason is the performance of Baocaixin Development.

On May 7, Caixin Property purchased 100% equity of Anhui Chenghe Property from another buyer. Before Caixin Property, Anhui Chenghe Property had three rounds of buyers, and it was transferred to Caixin Development, and it was already the fifth round of buyers.

Since the transfer of the entire equity of Anhui Chenghe Property to Caixin Property Management was relatively close to this transaction, the assessment result of the previous transaction was used and the transfer was made at a fair price. The estimated value corresponding to 100% equity of Anhui Chenghe Property is 20,095,100 yuan, and the purchase price determined through negotiation is 198 million yuan.

Although it has changed owners many times, the scale of development of Anhui Chenghe Property is still considerable. As of the end of March this year, its contracted management area totaled 15.68 million square meters, and its main business was property service management and community integrated services. Now it has 1 subsidiary (Hefei Ningju Property Management Co., Ltd.), 18 branches, and 45 existing projects.

“After this transaction, the listed company will inject property service assets with certain profitability to improve the profitability of the listed company.” It is natural for Lu Shengju to make a profit from purchasing property assets at a price of nearly 200 million yuan.

In the past year, Anhui Chenghe Property’s profitability has improved, and operating cash flow during the same period has also boosted a lot. Although revenue declined last year, profits and net profit achieved considerable growth. In 2020, operating income was 130 million yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 9.1%; while operating profit and net profit were 22.157 million yuan and 16.75 million yuan, up 19.3% and 20.2% year-on-year respectively.

In addition, operating cash flow inflow was 32.218 million yuan, which expanded the total assets and owners’ equity. As of the end of 2020, the total assets of Anhui Chenghe Property was approximately 158 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 21.8%; the owner’s equity in the same period increased by 57.7% to 45.76 million yuan.

Real estate management encounters obstacles

It is not the first time for Lu Shengju to use real estate to “rescue” real estate.

On December 18, 2020, Caixin Real Estate pledged all the equity of Caixin Smart Service, another property operator, to Shanghai Kaihui Architectural Design Co., Ltd. for a pledge amount of 200 million yuan. Up to now, the pledge of the equity is still in an “effective” state.

The “in” of the asset transfer this time is completely different from the “out” of the previous equity pledge, but both bring the business situation of the financial and information development to the bright side. At present, the main business of Caixin Development is real estate projects and environmental protection business. As of the end of last year, its revenue was 5.955 billion yuan and 754.2 billion yuan, accounting for 98.4% and 1.25% of total revenue respectively.

However, after joining the property, capital does not seem to buy it. After the announcement of the acquisition at noon on June 11, its share price has been falling after a short surge.

At 13:10 on June 11, the stock price of Caixin Development rose straight up, reaching its peak in the past five days, at 3.2 yuan per share. The “collapse” of the stock price was also very rapid, closing at 3.13 yuan per share that day, which was nearly 2.2% lower than the highest value. After three days of market closure, it failed to “calm down”. As of 11:30 on June 15th, the stock price was 3.03 yuan, down 3.19% from the close of the previous trading day.

At the same time, the financial situation recently announced by Caixin Development is also not ideal. Revenue in the first quarter of this year has increased significantly compared to previous periods, but the net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies has fallen. Over the same period, operating income increased by 210.71% to 500 million yuan, while the net profit attributable to the parent company lost 29.87 million yuan, a negative growth of 6.37% year-on-year.

And since 2018, the debt ratio of Caixin Development has been maintained at around 84%. In 2020, its total debt will hit a record high, reaching 15.262 billion yuan.

Backdoor listing tide

Compared with the spin-off of the property for listing, it is faster to put the property directly into the listing body. Not only the development of financial information, this has become a tacit thing for many small and medium-sized real estate enterprises.

Lu Shengju first “changed the shell” and then “backed the shell”, and the property sector also entered the listing in disguise.

On April 26, Lu Shengju re-established Caixin Property and regained the name of “Caixin Property” after renamed “Chongqing Caixin Property Management Co., Ltd.” to “Caixin Smart Life Service Group Co., Ltd.”.

Within half a month of its establishment, Lu Shengju filled in a lot of assets. On May 7, Anhui Chenghe Property was incorporated into Caixin Property. At the time of the front and back, Caixin Longshuihu Property and Caixin Smart Life Service joined in succession.

With the introduction of Caixin Smart Services into the branch of Caixin Property, many people speculate that the “shell” of the property company that Lu Shengju has promoted on the capital market may have changed from Caixin Smart Services to Caixin Property.

Unexpectedly, just over a month after the “shell swap”, Lu Shengju had plans to dismantle the assets of Caixin Property. Transfer one of the three originally few companies to the financial and information development of a listed real estate company. If the acquisition is successful, its property sector can be regarded as entering the capital market.

“The listed company will use this acquisition as an opportunity to enter the property industry and expand the property management business. It plans to continue to invest in the future and strive to become a market-oriented third-party property life service provider with a certain degree of competitiveness and influence.” Later, Lu Shengju returned More energy will be put into operation.

Compared with the “step-by-step” approach of splitting and listing properties, the “backdoor” approach of using Caixin Development’s “old bottle” to fill the “new wine” of Anhui Chenghe Property on the “backdoor” listing is more “time-saving”.

According to incomplete statistics, there are currently four companies that have been backdoor listed or have plans to do so, namely Huafa Property Services, Fangyuan Real Estate Service Group, ST Bus and Caixin Development.

They have different ways of obtaining property assets, either through acquisition or through donation by others. The purpose of injecting the concept of property is also different. Some are to promote the listing of the property, while others are to “protect the shell” and put the property into it.

Among them, Huafa Property Services has completed a series of operations of backdoor and name change, and officially announced the listing of the property. In other companies, property is only one of the businesses.

Article source: Property K-line

Vinaconex is the unit that won the most construction and installation packages in the East North-South Expressway Construction Project. On the afternoon of June 15, the Project Management Board 2 (Ministry of Transport) and the joint venture between Mien Trung Construction Group Joint Stock Company – Vietnam Construction and Import-Export Corporation (Vinaconex) signed a contract for the package. XL3 contractor: Construction and surveying, construction drawing design for section Km364+410.75 – Km380+000, Construction investment component project of Highway 45 – Nghi Son section of the project to build some road sections expressway on the East North-South route in the period 2017-2020. Accordingly, the contract for Package XL3 has a winning price of VND 1,144.4 billion, which is a mixed type of contract, in which the survey is performed at a fixed unit price; construction drawing design is implemented in a package; construction and installation shall be carried out at the adjusted unit price. Contract Package XL3 has a contract execution time of 720 days, funded by the state budget. The construction investment project of the National Highway 45 – Nghi Son section is one of 11 component projects of the project to build a number of expressway sections on the East North-South route in the period 2017-2020. This is a project. converted from PPP investment to public investment. This project has a length of 43.28 km, passing through the territory of Nong Cong district and Nghi Son town (Thanh Hoa), investment is phased according to the scale of 4 lanes, width of road bed 17m, design speed 80 km/h. The total investment of the project is VND 5,534.4 billion, of which the cost of construction and equipment is VND 3,193 billion, construction time is 2 years, completion in 2023. The project is divided into 3 construction and installation bidding packages, 3 supervision consultancy packages. Currently, PMU2 is asking the consortium of Mien Trung Construction Group – Vinaconex to urgently complete the preparation work to be able to start the bidding package at the end of June 2021. Currently, Vinaconex is the contractor winning the most packages in the Project to build some expressways on the East North-South route in the period 2017-2020. If including the XL3 package, Vinaconex has directly participated or participated in the project. in the form of a consortium of 4 construction and installation bidding packages with a total value of about VND 10,000 billion.

Shakyamuni Buddha… … and Maitreya Buddha Palace are two of the three large palaces at Quynh Lam Pagoda. Quynh Lam Pagoda is said to have a history of construction from the Ly Dynasty and major restorations in the Tran, Le, and Nguyen dynasties. The stele “Reconstruction and reconstruction of the first Tien Du Son Quynh Lam Pagoda” in front of the present three-door gate shows the history of thousands of years of the pagoda. This stele is 2.46m high, 1.53m wide and 0.25m thick, originally erected in the Ly Dynasty, in the Le Trung Hung period, when the temple was restored, part of the motifs and all illustrations were removed. text of this stele for engraving. This is one of the largest steles of the Ly dynasty still in Quang Ninh. Over time, rain, sun, war, the pagoda became ruins in the mid-twentieth century. The temple has just been restored today and is now one of the largest wooden pagodas in the northern region, built from more than 1,500m3 of ironwood. The magnificence and magnificence of Quynh Pagoda is reflected in the complex of 3 large electric buildings with a total area of ​​more than 1,000m2, rebuilt on the foundation of the old pagoda, with traditional materials, with continuity, selected filter. The Emerald Buddha statue is the highlight of the Luu Ly Buddha Palace of Quynh Lam Pagoda. The outermost large hall is the Shakyamuni Buddha Hall, in addition to many large wooden pillars, there are also two very precious jade wooden columns with a diameter of more than 100cm, with a very pleasant characteristic natural fragrance. The Maitreya Buddha Hall is located in the middle, worshiping the Three Worlds Buddhas. The Buddha Hall of Peace is located at the back. The highlight here is the statue of Buddha Shakyamuni weighing about 3.5 tons, 2.2m high, which was provided by Vingroup with a value of about 20 billion VND. The ancient Quynh Lam pagoda, besides the statue of Maitreya, which is considered the Annam of the Four Great Airs, is also very famous for its steeple. This work is newly built on the old foundation site, with ironwood structural frame. In particular, the large bronze bell hanging here is 200 years old, cast during the restoration and embellishment of the pagoda during the Nguyen Dynasty. The bell of Quynh Lam pagoda was cast from the Nguyen Dynasty. Attached to a long history, Quynh Lam Pagoda saves the names and merits of many monks through the tomb towers still scattered in the temple garden. Especially among them is the ancient stupa built by Zen Master Phap Loa – the second ancestor of the Truc Lam Yen Tu Zen sect, to house the remains of Emperor Tran Nhan Tong and Tue posted the tower as the tomb of Zen. Monk Chan Nguyen, who had great merit in restoring the pagoda under Le Trung Hung. This is also the largest tower still in the tower garden. The stone footings and steps are the architectural relics of the ancient Quynh Lam pagoda. In the past, there was a saying “Muong pagoda yard, Quynh pagoda field” referring to the vast wealth and land of the pagoda. Now, although the area is no longer like that, Quynh Pagoda still has a very spacious campus with many kinds of shady trees. Around the temple garden, visitors can see the remaining ancient relics of the temple, giving visitors more emotions. Most of them are the footstones and stone steps from the Ly, Tran and Le dynasties, in which there are two stone mortars that are part of the nine products of lotus flowers in Quynh Lam and a very large lotus platform in the Le Trung period. hung… Quynh Lam from the past and present, no matter what time it is, is still a scenic spot in the East, bringing a special experience to visitors every time they come back.

It is said to be a “gift from heaven” as a “gift of the earth”, so the Western termite fungus on the market is extremely expensive in the market, up to 800,000-1,000,000 VND/kg, even at times the price is up to 1.5 million VND/kg. The termite fungus grows in forested areas and hills where termites reside. Depending on the weather, the termite mushroom season can last for 2-3 months. However, this fungus only grows around 3-4 am and needs to be harvested early in the day when the sun has not yet risen, otherwise it will fade or be damaged by termites. With drought often occurring in the West, the mushroom that was “rare and hard to find” is now more scarce. Ms. Thu Huyen, a seller of termite mushrooms in Ho Chi Minh City, said that this item is increasingly scarce, so traders and small traders compete fiercely for goods. So at the end of the season, the price is high, but when there are goods, customers take them all, there is no surplus. It is also because of the expensive price, so customers who want to buy this mushroom must deposit 50% in advance to get it. “This year, in addition to guests in Saigon, the number of guests outside of Hanoi ordered mushrooms quite a lot, some people ordered 3-4kg, waited half a month and still no mushrooms.” There are 2 sources of termite mushrooms for sale in Ho Chi Minh City: Eastern mushrooms and Western mushrooms with very different prices. Eastern mushrooms, mainly from Binh Phuoc, cost from 500,000 VND – 600,000 VND/kg (bud mushrooms) while Western mushrooms, especially Ben Tre mushrooms, cost up to 1.2 – 1.5 million VND/kg. According to Huyen, the reason for such a price difference is because the Ben Tre termite mushroom is fragrant, sweeter than other places thanks to alluvial soil, and the quantity is increasingly rare, so the price is increasing. However, recently, there has been a phenomenon that traders bring mushrooms from other places, mixed with mushrooms collected from the local to sell at high prices, buyers should pay attention to avoid buying wrong. The termite mushrooms can be cooked into many different dishes such as: stir-fry, grill, pour pancakes, cook porridge. If you buy a lot, you can store it in the refrigerator for about 1 week, if you want to eat it gradually, you must clean it, put it in a bag or box and then store it in the freezer, when eating. Just leave the mushrooms out, wait for them to freeze and cook, but don’t wash them because washing the mushrooms will lose nutrients. For many people, termite mushrooms are a gift from nature. This is considered “fortune heaven”, whoever finds mushrooms is considered lucky. (According to GiadinhNet)

The idea behind the study of nuclear fusion is to recreate how the Sun generates enormous amounts of energy, a process involving a large amount of heat and pressure that combine to form plasma, in which atomic particles fuse. with super speed. Scientists are looking to trigger and study these reactions on Earth with a variety of experimental equipment, but experts say that EAST, located at the Hefei Institute of Physical Sciences of the Academy of Sciences Chinese studies, is the most promising approach. Inside China’s “Artificial Sun”, the Tokamak Superconducting Reactor (EAST). Photo: Newatlas. The EAST is a metal toroidal device consisting of magnetic coils designed to sustain streams of superheated hydrogen plasma long enough for the above reactions to occur. In 2016, scientists at EAST heated a hydrogen plasma to about 50 million degrees Celsius and maintained it for 102 seconds. Then in 2018, they hit 100 million degrees Celsius, six times hotter than the Sun’s core, and lasted 10 seconds. According to the Xinhua , the latest test marks a big step forward, achieving a new record when heating the plasma to 120 million degrees Celsius and maintaining it for 101 seconds. In separate experiments, this “artificial sun” heated plasma to 160 million degrees Celsius in 20 seconds. The goal of EAST is to maintain the plasma at 100 million degrees Celsius for more than 1,000 seconds (about 17 minutes). These experiments are not designed to generate conventional electricity, but to advance the field of synthetic physics for next-generation devices such as ITER, the world’s largest nuclear fusion reactor is expected to be. completed by 2025. Similar to EAST, experiments on South Korea’s KSTAR reactor set a world record last year, maintaining plasma at more than 100 million degrees Celsius for 20 seconds. In addition, the country also announced the development of ITER and is expected to officially operate in 2035.

Vinh Ancient Citadel was built in 1804 under Gia Long Dynasty and was built of earth. It was not until the 12th year of Minh Mang (1831) that the stone was built. The citadel was built in the shape of a hexagon with an ice-free structure. Photo: Left gate of Vinh ancient citadel, first lit up in the night. Photo: Nhat Lan Under the light, the details of the city gate become clearer and more attractive than during the day. Photo: Nhat Lan The left gate of Vinh ancient citadel faces the East, close to the center of Vinh city, so it is prioritized to install the lighting system first. Photo: Nhat Lan Seen in the night from afar, the left gate of Vinh ancient citadel stands out and is much more attractive than before. Photo: Nhat Lan According to officials and workers of Vinh Urban Infrastructure Development and Management Joint Stock Company, after completing the lighting system at the left gate, they will install the lighting system at the Tien gate. Photo: Nhat Lan Cua Tien faces south, is considered the main gate of Vinh ancient citadel. Cua Tien is also the most intact gate after many historical events. Therefore, if lighting is installed, the night-time attractiveness of the Tien gate may be superior to that of the Left gate. In the photo: The front gate of Vinh ancient citadel in the afternoon of May 27, 2021. Photo: Nhat Lan

East facing kitchen According to feng shui, the kitchen facing East helps the family to be harmonious and healthy. The element to support here is the carpentry element. You can also wear the colors of water and earth elements because they are both wood-born. The energy to limit here is fire energy because fire will destroy wood. – Main colors: Brown and green – Complementary colors: Black, blue, sand and beige – Colors to be limited: Red, orange, purple, dark yellow, gray – Should choose pictures of nature (forest, river, sea …), family reunion photos, images of medicinal plants. Avoid choosing images with fiery energy (sunsets) or images of fire. – Decorate the kitchen with herbs and plants in terracotta or wooden pots – Decorate rectangles, wavy, squares South facing kitchen If you have a south-facing kitchen, you can use all the bright and vibrant colors you like. The South-facing kitchen will promote the energy of fire. South-facing kitchen is beneficial for the road to fame. The only energy that needs to be limited is the Water energy, because water puts out fire. Limit additional soil elements. – Main colors: Red, orange, yellow, pink, magenta, purple – Complementary colors: Brown, green, black, blue – Colors to be limited: Red, orange, purple, dark yellow, gray – Should choose pictures of fire that can be flames or sunsets or images of colorful flowers (poppies, red roses), fruits or red peppers, spices, etc. Avoid choosing images with Water element (lake, ocean, river) or desert image. – Decorate the kitchen with herbs and red potted plants. – Decorate triangles and rectangles West facing kitchen If your kitchen is located in the West sector of the house, it is located in the bagua area which is good for children and creativity. This area needs the element of Metal to attract energy. Avoid element of Fire because according to the five elements, Fire will melt Metal. – Main colors: White and gray – Additional colors: beige, sand, light yellow – Colors to be limited: Red, orange, yellow, pink, magenta, purple – Should choose pictures with the main colors are white and gray, images of metal objects, images of landscapes. Avoid choosing images related to fire. – Decorate the kitchen with metal bowls, terracotta pots, pottery, different earthenware – Decorate circles and squares North facing kitchen The North-facing kitchen helps the owner’s reputation and career flourish. This kitchen needs the element of Water to attract energy. The main elements to limit are Fire, Wood, and Earth. – Main colors: Black and blue – Additional colors: White and gray – Colors to be restricted: Red, orange, yellow, pink, magenta, purple, green, brown, sand – Should choose pictures of the ocean, or pictures of metal objects, black and white photos. Avoid choosing fiery images, lush landscapes, dessert images – Decorate the kitchen with metal bowls, white utensils – Round and wavy decorations *This information is only for illustration purpose .

1. Coin flower Gerbera is also known by many as the money tree. Gerbera is a symbol of spring. At the beginning of the new year, if you plant flowers or arrange gerbera flowers, it will bring a lot of fortune and money to the family. Gerbera brings good luck to families at the beginning of the year Moreover, gerbera also has the ability to filter toxic gases in the air very well, especially benzene gas – present in many paints. Therefore, if you have just repainted the room, it is advisable to place a pot of gerberas to remove benzene particles from the air. 2. Honeysuckle Honeysuckle is one of the most popular feng shui plants, the name of this plant alone (honeysuckle – gold coin) has brought the meaning of wealth and luck. Honeysuckle is a popular feng shui plant This feng shui plant is usually placed in the best area, near the main door of the house or displayed in corporate offices, restaurant lobby, hotel… 3. The sage tree The tree is also known as the fortune tree, in feng shui, this is a plant that brings luck to the owner. This plant should not be grown indoors because the leaves of this plant if used indoors a lot will not be good for health, however, a small pot of plants is not very affected. The feng shui plant is a plant that brings luck to the owner according to feng shui There are more than 20 species of Phat example, each species represents a particular luck and fortune. When planting for example, you should plant in the East or Southeast in the house – because this area of ​​​​Moc is a place with suitable light for green plants, only a small pot should be planted because if the plant is too large, it will have a bad effect. for health. 4. Jade Tree Jade plant is also known as stone flower tree. Based on ancient feng shui applications, jade plants placed in the right place will bring health and luck to the person who owns and takes care of them. The jade tree symbolizes friendship, vitality and luck With the feature of being very easy to propagate, just take a leaf of this feng shui plant and place it in the moist soil, it will sprout and grow into a new plant. Jade is considered a symbol of sharing and friendship. In addition, the name evergreen also symbolizes eternal youth. 5. Red radish Round red radish symbolizes fullness, fullness. Red symbolizes warmth and luck. Therefore, this is a plant you should plant in your home, it not only helps your living space to have more color but also brings many good things to your home. The red radish plant brings good luck to your family 6. Tree of Perennial Youth Van Nien Thanh is a perennial feng shui plant that is still green and does not wilt in winter, so it is considered an auspicious plant, widely used. Good fortune, in marriage is to wish for the wish, in the birthday celebration is to wish for a long life. The tree of ten thousand youths is a symbol of prosperity and goodness However, it is not recommended to plant perennials in the house, especially in the bedroom because the tree is poisonous, when accidentally the sap gets into the eyes, the skin will burn, especially young children. 7. The heart tree in the country The tree of feng shui means to help calm the soul, dispel the bad things in life. The heart tree can live in a shady environment, air-conditioned room, so it is very suitable as an indoor plant for furniture or at the desk of people who are sensitive or have unstable psychology. The peace tree in the water gives you peace of mind 8. Money tree Considered a “rich and precious” tree, it has the effect of recruiting money, so it is very suitable as a gift on occasions of celebration, Tet, promotion, and grand opening. If you tie a few red threads or a few gold coins on the tree (symbolic), it will become a fortune tree, meaningful in terms of feng shui and very beautiful. The money tree is suitable for holidays, Tet, and promotions This type of houseplant should fly in the East, Northeast in living rooms, meeting rooms, offices, restaurants, hotels. 9. Thanh Thien bao tree Bao Thanh Thien is a feng shui tree with aristocratic and luxurious meaning, a desktop tree as a blessing for individuals or businesses to always be prosperous and prosperous. Bao Thanh Thien tree brings the meaning of wealth and fortune This is a houseplant that is very suitable for delicate pots, used to decorate the office, living room or small study corner. 10. Wealth tree The rich tree is a feng shui tree that brings wealth and wealth to its owner. With a harmonious combination of green with red borders, it will be very suitable for planting trees in the living room, creating a luxurious and harmonious beauty for the space. The rich tree grown in the country is both an ornamental and brings wealth and wealth to the grower Not only beautifying the home or office space, these indoor plants are also a symbol of luck, wealth and fortune. You can buy a few plants to take care of or as a gift for your superiors or colleagues or relatives. * Information is for reference only.

Total lunar eclipse in Mechelen, Belgium, January 21, 2019. Photo: Getty Images. On the evening of May 26, the first total lunar eclipse in more than two years will coincide with a super moon in a special combination of the universe known as a “super blood moon”. The best place to observe this eclipse will be in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, all of Australia, east of Asia and west of the Americas. Vietnamese astronomy lovers can also observe this phenomenon. A total lunar eclipse will last about 15 minutes as the Earth passes directly between the moon and the sun. The entire phenomenon will last five hours, as Earth’s shadow gradually envelops the moon, then begins to diminish. The moon will be orange-red when all sunrises and sunsets in the Earth’s atmosphere are projected onto the surface of the eclipsed moon. Why is it called a super moon? A supermoon occurs when the moon is full at the point where the moon’s orbit brings it closest to Earth. And the “blood moon” appears as it moves through the Earth’s shadow, blocking the light from the sun. A combination of such events will occur on May 26, with a total lunar eclipse followed by a partial lunar eclipse, the moon appearing in red, then fading to gray. The moon’s orbit around the Earth is not a perfect circle. This means that the moon’s distance from Earth changes as it orbits the planet. The closest point in orbit, called perigee, is about 45,000 kilometers closer to Earth than the farthest point of the orbit. A full moon that occurs near perigee is called a supermoon. The Moon when it is closest to Earth is about 12% larger than when it is furthest. Source: Wikimedia. So why call it super? The Moon’s relatively close proximity makes it appear slightly larger and brighter than usual, although the difference between a supermoon and a normal moon is often barely noticeable unless you’re looking at the two side-by-side photos. together. The moon’s orbit is not a perfect circle. Source: Wikimedia. How does a lunar eclipse work? A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth’s shadow covers all or part of the Moon. This can only happen during a full moon, so first, let’s understand what makes a full moon. Like the Earth, half of the moon is illuminated by the sun at any given time. A full moon occurs when the moon and sun are on opposite sides of the Earth. This allows you to see the entire illuminated side, which looks like a circular disk in the night sky. If the moon had a perfectly flat orbit, each full moon would be a lunar eclipse. But the Moon’s orbit is tilted about 5 degrees relative to Earth’s. So most of the time the full moon lies slightly above or below the shadow formed by the Earth. But twice in each lunar orbit, the moon lies on the same horizontal plane as both the Earth and the sun. If this corresponds to a full moon, then the sun, Earth, and moon will form a straight line, and the moon will pass through the Earth’s shadow. This leads to a total lunar eclipse. To see a lunar eclipse, you need to stay awake at night, when the moon passes through the shadow. The phases of the moon correspond to how bright humans can see from Earth. Source: Wikimedia. Why is the moon red? When the moon is completely covered by Earth’s shadow, it will darken, but not turn completely black. Instead, it is red, which is why a total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a red or blood moon. Sunlight contains all colors of visible light. The gaseous particles that make up the Earth’s atmosphere are more likely to scatter light of blue wavelengths while red wavelengths pass through. This is called Rayleigh scattering, and it’s why the sky is blue, and sunrises and sunsets are often red. Earth’s atmosphere gives the moon its blood-red glow during total lunar eclipses. Photo: Wikimedia. In the case of a lunar eclipse, red light can pass through Earth’s atmosphere and be refracted – or bent – towards the moon, while blue light is filtered out. This causes the moon to appear light red during a lunar eclipse. How does Vietnam watch the total lunar eclipse? According to the Vietnam Astronomical Association (VACA), Wednesday evening, May 26, in Vietnam, most of the central and southern regions will be able to observe the full phase of this phenomenon, while in the north only partially traceable phase. Total lunar eclipse time in Vietnam: – Midnight lunar eclipse begins: 15:47 – Partial lunar eclipse begins: 16 hours 44 minutes – Total lunar eclipse starts: 18:11 – Maximum lunar eclipse: 18 hours 18 minutes – Total lunar eclipse ends: 18 hours 25 minutes – Partial lunar eclipse ends: 19:52 – Midnight lunar eclipse ends: 20 hours 49 minutes. In the northern region: The moon rises above the horizon at the end of the total phase. The observer can only track the partial phase of the phenomenon. For example, in Hanoi, the moon rises at 6:29 pm on May 26. Thus, the observer can almost fully follow the later phase of a partial lunar eclipse from that point to its end. Sometime before 19 o’clock, this partial phase still has very high coverage and is very noticeable. In the central and southern regions: Most of the central provinces will be able to track the last part of the total phase, while most southern provinces will be able to track the entire phase if the viewing angle is wide enough to see the eastern horizon. In Ho Chi Minh City, the moon rises at 18:07, that is, before the total phase begins, and therefore observers in this area and surrounding areas can fully monitor the total phase. Although the total phase can be seen in many areas, at that time the moon is so low that it will be difficult to see in places where visibility to the east is obstructed. The most favorable observation positions to monitor this period are places with a wide view to the East: areas without front houses, roofs or windows of high-rise buildings, the coast… On November 19, astronomical lovers around the world will continue to see an almost total lunar eclipse, the moon dims but does not turn red like this time. The next total lunar eclipse will occur in May 2022. The last total lunar eclipse was in January 2019.

Jack Heathcote turned the house into a giant aquarium Jack Heathcote, 47, of Nottingham, England has completely transformed his home with a network of nine super-sized aquariums, including one in a cellar, 2.1 meters deep. Jack does not have a TV set up in the house because he just likes to watch his fish swim. Jack can watch his pet fish swim for ‘hours’ instead of watching TV. The man said: “I can watch the fish swim, interact with them for hours. It’s so relaxing.” Jack first became interested in fish when he was 10 years old. His parents took him to visit an aquarium in Blackpool and he came home with a pet goldfish. 37 years later, Jack decided to spend a whopping £20,000 to convert his Nottingham home into a giant aquarium. Jack used three walls of the cellar to create a 4.2 meter x 3.6 meter tank, 2.1 meters deep and holds 18 cubic meters of water. The giant tank is home to 50 assorted fish he caught in a canal, and four giant mirror carp. There are two more tanks in the cellar, as well as other tanks in the living room, hallway, and shed. Upstairs, there are several tanks in Jack’s bedroom connected by a tunnel. Jack is extremely interested in his unusual house and pets. He said: “Fish are not like other animals because they are always moving. My friends think they are great. They often sit with me on the sofa to watch fish swim, just like other people like to watch TV. vi so”. For fish enthusiasts like Jack Heathcote, it will be very suitable for the portable fish bag product of a Japanese company. The Japanese company’s creation allows aquarium owners to comfortably take their pets out on the street. The ‘katsugyo bag’, a portable aquarium shaped like a long tube with a transparent center, has a handle, and a gauge that monitors the oxygen levels in the water. The company explains that: “You can take the fish away so it’s relatively easy to use. It can provide oxygen and maintain the water temperature the whole time you’re out.” Transparent design, the fish bag is really helpful to calm the fish’s anxiety, provide the fish with a safe, breathable and comfortable environment, suitable for small or medium fish.

Jack doesn’t own a TV because he likes to watch his school of fish swim. He said: “I could watch my fish swim for hours. It was so relaxing.” Jack said, the first time he was interested in fish was when he was 10 years old. His parents took him to visit an aquarium in Blackpool and came home with a goldfish. This man turned the house into a giant aquarium. After 37 years, Jack decided to spend £20,000 to convert his house in Nottingham into a giant aquarium. Jack used three walls of the cellar to create a 4.2 meter x 3.6 meter tank, 2.1 meters deep and holds 18 cubic meters of water. The giant aquarium is home to 50 assorted fish caught in a canal, and four giant mirror carp. There are two more tanks in the cellar, as well as other tanks in the living room, hallway, and shed. Upstairs, there are several tanks in Jack’s bedroom connected by a tunnel. Jack is extremely interested in his unusual house and pets. “They’re not like other animals because they’re always on the go,” he said. My friends also think the fish is great. They used to sit with me on the sofa to watch them, just like other people would watch TV.” Meanwhile, a Japanese company has created a portable aquarium – so Jack can go out and play with his favorite fish, if he likes. Accordingly, a company in Japan has created a bag that resembles a container of raw fish suitable for both pet owners who want to take their favorite fish for a walk and sashimi fans. super fresh… Known as the ‘katsugyo bag’, the portable aquarium is shaped like a long tube with a transparent center, handles, and a gauge that monitors oxygen levels in the water. If you are a big fish lover like Jack and you want to show your beloved pet fish a little bit of the outside world, you can too. The company explains that: “You can take the fish away so it’s relatively easy to use. It can provide oxygen and maintain the water temperature the whole time you’re out.” Transparent design, the fish bag is really helpful to calm the fish’s anxiety, provide the fish with a safe, breathable and comfortable environment, suitable for small or medium fish.

Scams through SIM upgrade support have flourished recently. A representative of VinaPhone network operator said that in the past time, high-tech scams have increased sharply with sophisticated tricks, in which there has been a situation where fraudsters have appropriated control of mobile subscribers’ SIMs. Steal OTP code information, then withdraw money from customer’s credit card or borrow money online. This carrier recommends that mobile users be wary of calls and messages from unknown numbers with content such as requests for assistance with SIM replacement/SIM upgrade or winning announcements. When there are phenomena like above, customers access the official websites and information channels of the network operator to authenticate or contact the customer service center for answers. When the phone SIM has abnormal signs such as signal loss, disabled for unknown reasons, many strange phone numbers calling in the same time period, etc., customers urgently contact the network operator to check the status of the subscriber and get advice, answers or recommendations on how to handle it. In case the subscriber receives a notice of unusual transactions such as transactions related to credit cards, related online credit loans, customers should immediately contact the banks and financial institutions where the card is issued. Credit card, where the online credit transaction occurs, request emergency card locking support to prevent fraudsters from appropriating assets or clarifying that online credit transaction. In addition, the network operator recommends that users do not access the links attached to the content of strange messages; do not perform operations on the phone according to the syntax instructed by strangers. When there is a need to change / change a new SIM, go directly to the transaction points or the official agent of the carrier to do it. VinaPhone said that it has added surveillance cameras at transaction points to prevent bad behavior and widely communicated on internal channels as well as mass media for customers to capture information and be vigilant. against scams. Previously, the authorities also warned about fraud to appropriate the right to use the sim and then borrow money online. Many cases after upgrading the sim suddenly become a debtor of several million to several tens of millions of dong.

Source: NYT After years of delays, the federal government approved the third offshore wind project in the US – and the biggest to date. The “Vineyard Wind” project consists of 84 giant turbines that will be built about 19 km from the Vineyard and Nantucket islands off the coast of Massachusetts. Vineyard Wind will have 800 Megawatts of generating capacity, outperforming Block Island Wind’s 30 MW and output from two test turbines installed in Virginia. According to the US Department of the Interior, this project, after going into operation in 2023, will generate enough energy to supply 400,000 homes and businesses. “Vineyard Wind” is a joint project between the energy company Avangrid Renewables and the Copenhagen Infrastructure Construction Company. It is expected that, when operating at full capacity, the Vineyard Wind farm has a total investment of 2 billion USD, can generate 800 MW of electricity / day. The Joe Biden government has a target by 2030 to generate 30 gigawatts of wind power. Interior Minister Deb Haaland evaluated the US licensing for this project as an important step to achieve the set goals of creating more jobs, combating climate change and strengthening the country. The US currently operates a number of small-scale wind farms off the coast of Virginia and Rhode islands.

Uoy Home is a house conceptualized, developed by architect To Huu Dung and 85 Design. The work has a special design, inspired by spacecraft across space – time. Located in the Central region, where the climate is hot, the western frontage also makes the house directly suffer from harmful sunlight. To solve this problem, the group of architects applied 3 solutions to limit heat radiation. One is treating with natural solutions, using trees for wall and roof gardening. Trees are decorated right from the front of the house. The second solution is technology, using XPS heat-resistant panels 3cm thick to cover outside walls subject to the main sun direction, preventing heat absorption. The third solution is to create wind convection by opening many doors to the East and South to catch cool winds. Thanks to that, even though it is a western house, the space inside is always cool. The first floor is a common living space including living room, kitchen – dining. Open space feels seamless with a garden. The glass roof in the kitchen area is capable of removing most of the UV rays and minimizing the heat impact on the interior space. The second floor consists of 2 bedrooms, a large bedroom for parents and a small bedroom for a son. The corridor leading to a private space on the 2nd floor has a glass railing made of tempered glass. Skylights are fitted with portable curtains to shade the sun. The roof floor spends most of the area planted with grass. This is also a place where families have fun together when they cannot go far. Image source: 85Design Video: House 25m2- the opportunity to have a house for many people? Source: VTV24

As announced, the Federal Cabinet has decided on a zero round for pensioners in West Germany this year. The retirement benefits will not be increased in July – as has been the case in previous years. In the east, too, there should be only a small increase of 0.72 percent.

In mathematical terms, the pension should even fall

The reason is the corona pandemic, as Minister of Social Affairs Hubertus Heil (SPD) said. The development of the pension is linked to the wages – and they had decreased on average in the past year. In purely arithmetical terms, the salaries for the more than 21 million pensioners in Germany would even have to fall by 3.25 percent. The statutory pension guarantee rules out a reduction in pensions, which is why salaries in the West remain at their current level. In the east, however, they are rising slightly because the pension value is to be gradually brought into line with that in the west by 2024. For the last time, a pension increase was canceled after the financial crisis in 2010. Since then, salaries have risen annually. In July of last year, pensions in the west rose by 3.45 percent and in the east by 4.2 percent, because the good wage development of 2019 was decisive.

Princess Raya in the movie. “Raya and the last dragon god”, the film currently in theaters attracting a large audience of children recently by Hollywood is the latest work honoring Southeast Asian culture in a fascinating fantasy story about dragons. The story of the movie revolves around little Raya, the princess of the kingdom of Kumandra, consisting of many different small lands that represent parts of the dragon’s body. Kumandra Kingdom was built in the shape of an Asian dragon, not a dragon with flaming wings like a European dragon, inspired by the Mekong River flowing through many Southeast Asian countries. Long Tam land with mountains on the sea, like Ha Long Bay. Raya, from a young age, had to witness the various tribes of Long Tam, Long Trao, Long Vi, Long Cot, and Long Nanh split up and scrambling for dragon ball, causing the seal to imprison Druun, the evil demon that transformed people and The rocky landscape escapes and ravages the kingdom of Kumandra. Raya’s father, the king of the Long Tam tribe, also suffered the same petrification as his people to protect his little daughter. Before pushing Raya down the river flowing through the five lands, he also reminded her to find the dragon god to save the kingdom and bring the five tribes back together. Raya grew up, trained herself, and one day, she travels to each land to find the broken dragon ball fragments that had been lost by the tribes before. She met the surviving members of the Long Trao, the Long Coths and the Long Tails after being overrun by the Druun demons. In particular, when going to the end of the Kumandra kingdom, Raya met Sisu, the last dragon of the god. But Sisu is the youngest, weakest dragon, and doesn’t seem to have any talent at all. Raya’s journey with companions of all ages ends at Long Nanh, where she comes face to face with her old friend, who used her trust to take the Dragon Ball, and is The main cause of the seal broke and allowing the Druun demons to escape. By capturing the human affection learned from Sisu, Raya made her friend understand the true value of solidarity, join the army to fight the Druun, protect and revive the kingdom of Kumandra. The film’s story is simple, the situation is easy to predict, many funny and humorous scenes, but there are also many emotional scenes and deeply philosophical about life, “Raya and the last god dragon” bring joy. Look, refreshing for viewers and especially the children who really like the funny and funny appearances and responses of the dragon “whistle” Sisu. Dragon god takes the form of a snake god Naga. However, overcoming a seemingly simple story is an entire Southeast Asian culture that filmmakers skillfully integrate. Kumandra represents the land around the Mekong River, home to the countries of East – South Asia. Long Tam represents wet rice civilization, rich riverine plains and an image reminiscent of Ha Long Bay. Long Cot with giant bamboo forest, reminiscent of bamboo groves of Vietnam, Long Trao with floating markets, rivers and harbors, night market, lantern festival and colorful lantern stalls . Long Nanh with curved roof houses and castles inspired by the Angkor Watt temple complex. Long Vi is a barren sandy land and barren mountains. The dishes and fruits of Southeast Asia in the movie. Southeast Asian culture is meticulously and subtly from small details. Dragon god Sisu is inspired by snake god Naga, the mascot of many peoples of East – South Asia. The move of raising hands to the top of the circle to greet and thank the people of Kumandra is reminiscent of Thailand and Laos clasping hands. The martial arts performances in the film are built from Pencak silas, muay Thai and Vovinam, typical martial arts of Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. Many dishes, typical fruits of the tropical Southeast – Southeast Asia are also shown in the film, such as durian, dragon fruit, tangerine … Another appears in the movie. Tomyum, sticky rice on leaves, spring rolls, and banana leaf baked goods also appear in the movie. The pangolin, pet and also the moving carriage of Princess Raya is named Tuk Tuk – a popular vehicle in Thailand … Raya’s pangolin, pet and mount. In addition, the film also has the participation of a team of artists and writers of Vietnamese origin. The voice of Raya’s character is Kelly Marie Tran, born in 1989 in San Diego (USA), to Vietnamese parents. Thalia Tran, another 15-year-old Vietnamese actress, voiced Little Noi, a 2-year-old girl who lost her family while fleeing the Druun demons, leading a gang of petty monkeys. small mix. Patti Harrison, 30, voices Tail Chief, who also lost his family in the escape of the Druun demons, living alone on a large boat, both the captain and the chef serving the guests. river excursion. The writer of the film is Qui Nguyen, who has participated in many Hollywood film projects. He is also the one who put interesting details of Southeast Asian culture, especially Vietnamese culture, into the film. “Raya and the last dragon god” is the film Hollywood wants to set a miracle in the East – South Asian market when it is released. But more than heating up the box office after the raging Covid-19 in many places caused entertainment activities to stall, “Raya and the last dragon” opened an intriguing door for the world to understand. more about East-South Asia rich in identity and legend.

A treasure discovery site with lots of gold bars and gold coins is located inside an old house in the town of Morez in the Jurassic region, eastern France. According to experts, all of the old metal belonged to a wealthy merchant family in the area at that time. However, the last life of the family had no children. Mayor Laurent Petit said the three-storey building in the center of town was home to four brothers and sisters without children. The last one passed away at the age of 90 last year. Then, the property’s legal heir did not use the house and sold it to the city hall for more than $ 156,000. The old house has been abandoned for a long time on a land called Maison Jobez by the locals. Recently, the town hall staff conducted a house cleaning to prepare for the city renewal campaign when they discovered the treasure full of gold. They discovered gold in two separate waves. Specifically, for the first time, employees found 5 boxes of gold bars and coins worth more than $ 600,000 on the back of a dusty shelf. A second time, when opening a locked safe in the closet, the staff found gold coins worth about $ 180,000. Mayor Laurent Petit said: “The local government was extremely confused and surprised to find so many gold bars and gold coins. None of us had ever held a gold bar. We just saw it in the pictures and thought that the gold bar must be very large, but here each one weighs only about 1 kg, the size of a cigarette pack “. The town hall intends to use the gold in this surprise treasure to reinvest back into the development of the area. Mayor Laurent Petit shared that the original home seller knew inside the three-story house contained treasure but believed it was gone. Mayor Laurent Petit said: “In the house is full of furniture and there have been several generations living without throwing anything away.”

A colony of giant grasshoppers is a terrible disaster. They begin with a black streak on the horizon, followed by darkening gradually. The small rustling noises gradually turned into the shrill noise of the millions of yellow insects that came. Since the end of 2019, grasshopper clouds have spread across the Horn of Africa, devastating crops and meadows, prompting people to trigger a massive campaign to destroy them. The ground and air spraying of insecticides in eight East African countries, coordinated by the World Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), prevented the worst scenario – the destruction of the grasshoppers. the food source of millions of people. In 2020, according to FAO calculations, the campaign will preserve the amount of grassland and food enough for 28 million people in the Horn of Africa and Yemen in a year. But this progress has come with unspecified consequences for the environment, and the difficult problem is to find a way to destroy this invasive insect without destroying plants, harming insects, and wild animals. wild and human. The consequences have not been determined To date, 2.3 million liters of chemical pesticides have been sprayed on 1.9 million hectares, at a cost of about $ 195 million (according to FAO statistics). This campaign will continue this year. Assessment of damage to the environment is not complete, but the effects of the insecticide have been recorded for centuries in other areas. Extensive pesticides not only kill grasshoppers, but also bees and other insects. They penetrate into water sources and can affect human health. Dino Martins, executive director of the Mpala Research Center in Kenya, said: “Of course there will be uncontrolled damage. All these chemicals are made to kill insects, and they do it with that. bulk”. Grasshoppers formed in 2018, after a hurricane brought heavy rains to the Arabian desert, allowing them to breed on wet sand. Strong winds in 2019 push the flock to Yemen, then across the Red Sea into Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya. Grasshoppers proliferate quickly and eat everything in the way they fly. Photo: National Geographic. The spraying was carried out even when the Covid-19 pandemic spread around the world. Wearing masks, hundreds of local volunteers and Kenyan conscripts wore aerosols and sprayed the grasshoppers with any pesticide in stock. They sprayed tens of thousands of liters of deltamethrin, as well as hundreds of liters of fipronil, chlorpyrifos, and other insecticides. In particular, many types are banned in Europe and some parts of America. In the reported case in the northern Samburu region, a ground control team sprayed 35 times the recommended amount of chemicals on an area, killing both bees and beetles. “Originally, this was an emergency situation. The idea was to try to control as quickly as possible to control the environment,” said Thecla Mutia, head of the environmental impact monitoring group of locust control efforts in Kenya. ensure food security “. Struggled to find an alternative Pesticides are poisons. Four types used in Kenya under FAO censorship have a high risk of harming bees, low to moderate to birds, medium to high with grasshoppers and soil insects, such as ants and termites. The European Union has banned the use of chlorpyrifos since early 2020, and some American states such as New York, California, and Hawaii also banned it. Fenitrothion is not approved for use in Europe, but is used in the US and Australia against grasshoppers. “We are not hiding the nature of the insecticide, but we cannot do anything while the grasshoppers spread. We want to reduce the number of desert locusts,” said Cyril Ferrand, FAO’s team leader in Nairobi. in a responsible way. Grasshoppers wreak havoc on crops with terrifying speed and scale. Photo: BBC. Biological solutions that are non-toxic, which can kill grasshoppers without harming other species, have been around for decades. However, chemical pesticides remain the top choice, accounting for up to 90% of the solution sprayed during the campaign in East Africa. The development of biological insecticides began in the late 1980s, after the grasshopper epidemic lasted for many years, stretching from North Africa to India. Christiaan Kooyman, a Dutch scientist who makes a bio-insecticide from the fungus Metarhizium acridum, which attacks grasshoppers, said: “When we see the number of millions of liters of pesticides sprayed, even the community. Donating them was also frightened. And they asked, ‘What else can I do?’ Metarhizium, marketed since 1998, has been proposed by FAO as “the most suitable control solution” for grasshoppers, but is rarely used. The drug works slowly, giving it a low “suppression” rate – that is, killing after days instead of hours. At the same time, its use was very expensive and difficult, more effective with young than adult swarms of grasshoppers – which was a great threat at the time. The biggest advantage of Metarhizium – just killing grasshoppers – also makes it a less profitable product. Companies make very little money making the drug, and go through the costly licensing process in one country and take a long time until it is allowed to be used. “Grasshoppers don’t usually show up, and businesses aren’t interested in producing something that isn’t used,” said Graham Matthews, a scientist on the Pesticide Review Foundation founding council. The grasshoppers come, you don’t want to wait for new production, you want a solution. As a result, governments have used wide-ranging, readily available chemical pesticides. Pesticides are the solution of choice to control grasshoppers. Photo: FAO. What worries the farmers, herders, scientists and conservationists of Kenya with these chemicals is that there is so much unknown – if any – about the harm they cause. A US government assessment warns “the risk of a significant negative impact on the environment and human health”, and the World Bank considers that the risk to the environment is “enormous”. “The use of large amounts of pesticides will of course harm biodiversity, but the magnitude of the effects has not been determined,” said Sunday Ekesi, an entomologist who joined his own anti-desert locust force. Nairobi, said. A major concern in Kenya is the impact of pesticides on pollinators. Farmers believe that the disappearance of bees is a factor in the low production of honey and mango. However, the lack of surveillance information makes it difficult for scientists to know what is actually going on. FAO’s 2003 guidance on safety measures shows that aerial spraying has no less impact on human health than ground spray, but often presents “more environmental concern” because There is a risk of entering sensitive areas in the ecosystem. In general, Kenya’s current grasshopper eradication campaign has improved compared to the first few weeks. If done correctly, the environmental impact will be very low. However, not many official reports have been published on this matter. Aircraft sprayed insecticides in the area invaded by locusts. Photo: FAO. Raphael Wahome, an animal scientist at Nairobi University, said FAO needs to release reports soon, so that researchers can evaluate more comprehensively. “Our main concern is that it’s all focused on locust control without the parallel monitoring system for undesirable effects,” he said. occurred where the “pesticide was used”.

Israeli security forces patrol the Citadel in Jerusalem. Documentary photo: AFP / VNA This square is originally a traditional gathering point for Palestinians during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. In recent days, the city of Jerusalem has seen its worst violence in years, stemming from Israel’s decision to block Palestinians from entering the Damascus Gate after praying. Tensions are heightened after a series of videos posted online showing Arab youths attacking radical orthodox Jews, then violent Jews also went down the street to attack Arabs. On April 22, at least 125 Palestinians were injured in repeated clashes with Israeli police. A police spokesman said the decision to remove the barrier was made by police after consulting with local leaders, religious leaders and assessing the situation. “Our forces are still deployed in the field and it is impossible for the violence to increase,” the official added. Several young Palestinian men have been arrested by police. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on April 24 called for “restraint on all sides” after several nights of clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians in its annexed areas in East Jerusalem.

Visiting Cau Dat Farm Ancient Tea Museum (Da Lat City, Lam Dong). More than 20 km from the center of Da Lat City (Lam Dong), located at an altitude of 1,650 m above sea level, on the foundation of the ancient tea factory of East – South Asia, the Cau Dat Farm Ancient Tea Museum is not Interesting installation art space associated with the story of Cau Dat tea brand that is nearly 100 years old. As a famous tea area of ​​Lam Dong province, Cau Dat is located at an ideal height with a cool climate all year round, fog cover, where there are immense green tea hills with lush tea buds. In 1927, the French built the first tea factory in East-South Asia, named the Cau Dat Tea Department and brought tea processing technology here. Later, the factory was converted to its use purpose, renamed Cau Dat Farm. The entire factory area, equipment, machines, tools and tea making machines of nearly 100 years old and original tea-making artifacts … are preserved to serve the idea of ​​building the first tea museum in Vietnam. After more than three years of incubation, in early 2021, Cau Dat Farm Ancient Tea Museum officially came into operation with the desire to preserve a part of the history of Cau Dat Tea Hill, and at the same time reappeared all the ups and downs. as well as the experience of making tea over the past 100 years of the people here. The highlight of the museum is the installation art using space, sound and light, making the museum a work of art, creating effects for visitors. Visiting the museum, visitors learn about tea trees through six separate spaces, each with a tea tree related content. The Quintessence Room is 1,650 m, recreating Cau Dat tea hill all year round hidden in the mist, all the ups and downs of history, 100 years of tea making experience of the people here through nine large-sized videos. projected on a wall space. Viewers will enter a room filled with images and sounds of nature and people of Cau Dat at an altitude of 1,650 m. The Historical Box holds tea-making artifacts with a long history of the ancient tea factory, dust-coated machines such as tea drying machines, crushers, tea system heat pipes, fan systems. Ventilation, integrated screening machine, micro-scale … The interesting point in the museum space is room 3 with the name of a 2-leaf shrimp, including art installations combining light and large-scale tea cubes. loud, auditory and tactile. More than 100 tea cubes are made up of 350 kg of green tea, black tea and oolong tea divided into three separate areas, with thousands of glittering rain yarns connecting the series of floating clouds lights to create a warm light, vaguely and fanciful, depicting the rolling hills and clouds of Cau Dat. On the horizontal wall of the museum, there are seven paintings simulating the tea making process at Cau Dat that are reproduced in a simple and pure visual language. A special feature is that the main materials used for this series of paintings, from acid dyes to paint colors, are all taken from the soil of the tea hills and Cau Dat tea leaves. Each picture is covered by hundreds of fish paper, a special paper made from rice that the people of the central fishing village use to preserve the fish after pulling the fishing net. Room 4 tells the story of tea makers with tools that were attached to tea making in the past. Artists have used wooden doors in old tea warehouses, thereby telling the story of Cau Dat Farm tea making through generations. Room 5 Overlooking the world of tea, visitors will experience the diverse tea cultures around the world, learn more about the journey of fresh tea leaves from harvest to finished product. Room 6 is the viewing space at Cau Dat Farm. Visitors experience cups of green tea, black tea and oolong tea made by the hand of an artisan, where tea growers and brewers perceive tea with the senses. Bringing art to create a lively space through movies, documents, images, artifacts, Farm Dat Farm Ancient Tea Museum has recreated the history, people, tea processing process as well as products. branded products Cau Dat tea. Not only an interesting destination for visitors to visit and experience, learn about the history of development, tea making techniques, tea cultivation, the museum is contributing to preserving, displaying and preserving historical values. of Cau Dat tea hill. NGOC LIEN

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting in Moscow. Photo: AFP / VNA Speaking at a joint press conference with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow on April 22, Putin said that the Kiev government has taken steps to destroy bilateral relations with Moscow over the past time. Prominent among them was the intention of Ukraine to restrict the Russian language, destroying Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine. “There are many steps to breaking the relationship, which we regret. But if President Zelensky wants to restore relations, we will respond, “Putin said about the prospect of a meeting between the two leaders in Donbass. But according to the Russian President, if it is to discuss the situation in Donbass, the Kyiv government first needs to open meetings with the leaders of the Donetsk Republic and self-proclaimed Lugansk, and then consider direct contact with the party. Tuesday. If it wants to talk about Russia-Ukraine relations, the Russian side is ready to welcome Zelensky in Moscow at any convenient time for the President of Ukraine. Earlier, speaking on April 20, Mr. Zelensky proposed his readiness to meet President Putin in Donbass, amid the outbreak of fighting between Ukrainian soldiers and independence forces in the East.

P. House is the home of a young couple, construction area is about 65 m². The house is located in an alley, on three sides bordering the people’s house. The front of the house is eastward, adjacent to the fence wall of an old factory with a long existence and many large old green trees. The owner is busy and has a minimalist lifestyle. So, the problem is for KTS THIA architecture was Create a minimalist home for the purpose of use and relaxation for homeowners after hard working days. P. House is located at Phan Van Tri street, Go Vap district, HCMC. In front of the house, the architect has ceded a large yard with green trees and green roofs, creating a breathing space for the house. Those green patches will be a place to visit for birds and squirrels from nearby parks, the host can befriend them. The architect has left a large yard to plant trees. The raw brick facade is built with two layers, both thermal and soundproof, creating a quiet space for the homeowner. The first floor, the architect arranges a garden and a temporary empty room called a multi-purpose room for the owner to decorate. This room, the host can use it at will such as group work, party with many people without affecting the other’s activities. The architect THIA architecture intentionally left aside a reserved area for later to add members and new functions during use. The architect designs the garden and free space to use as desired when needed on the first floor. The second floor is arranged living room, kitchen is connected space. The two-storey kitchen with glass roof and portable wooden bar helps to brighten and ventilate the house. After working hours, the owner spends a lot of time in the kitchen, so in the kitchen position can see the trees and the sky through the glass roof. The main functional space is brought up to the upper floors. Living room, kitchen connected with each other. P The digital guest room arranged a small altar reminiscent of the home space in the North. A concrete staircase with an iron corridor is a bridge connecting the space of each floor. Portable wooden roofing system brings both aesthetic value and cooling for the house. With a two-layer architectural solution alternating with trees, rearing the windscreen roof will help the house always airy, avoiding solar radiation exposure. The architect also designed the glass roof to take the wind behind to make the house more airy. The third floor is the bedroom space, this space can see the green trees falling from the roof down through the front floor. The carpentry layer prevents sunlight and radiation from shining directly into the room. With carpentry tiles, gaps and trees, the bedroom is always cool and private. The terrace has a working room, green trees covering the roof. Here, the owner grows vegetables for daily meals. Inside the bedroom adjacent to the truss of vines in the facade. Brick tiles reduce indoor temperatures. On the rooftop, this is the place to grow vegetables to serve the homeowner’s life.

Tonglu is located in Hangzhou, which has been called the “paradise on earth” since ancient times, on the middle reaches of the Qiantang River. This city is famous for its “green mountains, beautiful waters, long history and secluded environment”. If you come to Tonglu, Hangzhou, you must visit the Yaolin Wonderland. The unique karst landform is very spectacular. It is one of the most famous karst caves in the country. It is the “Crown of Caves in the Country” and is a typical representative of karst caves in East China. The painter Ye Qianyu once praised it: rare in China, rare in the world. The Yaolin Wonderland, 80 kilometers away from Hangzhou, is also one of the top 40 tourist attractions in China and one of the top ten tourist attractions in Zhejiang Province. In 2002, it was listed as a national 4A scenic tourist attraction. There are more than 20 limestone caves distributed in Tonglu County. The most famous is the Yaolin Cave. According to historical records, as early as the Song Dynasty, the poet Ke Yuezhai compared this cave to a fairyland. In the 12th year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty, Yang Baoyi, the prefect of Tonglu County This cave was nominated as “Yaolin Wonderland”, which is said to be a playground for gods.

The Yaolin Wonderland was formed in a limestone cave 100,000 years ago. The entire cave is one kilometer in depth. According to the structure of the cave, it is divided into seven cave halls with a total area of ​​28,000 square meters. The Yaolin Wonderland was first discovered in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and was isolated from the world by the collapse of the cave entrance at the end of the Qing Dynasty. It was rediscovered in 1979 and attracted the attention of travel enthusiasts from all over the world with its magical topography and magnificent stalactite scenes. It can be imagined that in ancient times, the caves under the lighting of torches and bonfires, which were underdeveloped with lights, could be compared to the beauty of a fairyland. Nowadays, under the colorful lighting, it is like a natural artwork. Although it is one step away from the world outside the cave, there is a difference between “the world and the fairyland”. The setting of lighting and storyline is an ingenious combination of modern technology and ancient caves. The strange rocks of different shapes, strange ponds, strange caves, and the gurgling sound of underground water from time to time, plus the lights in the cave, really look like a fairyland.

There are 3 cave halls in Yaolin’s Wonderland, and the stalactites in each cave hall look different. There are attractions in the cave such as Yingbin Gate, Yinhe Waterfall, Jinjiguan Waterfall, Juxian Hall, Qionglou Yuyu, Ganoderma Lucidum Mountain, and Zizhu Forest. The first cave hall is welcoming tourists from all walks of life by more than 50 vividly sized lions and proboscis elephants, so it is also called “the lion elephant welcoming guests.” The most worth visiting is the “Jade Pillar Optimus” with a height of about 14 meters and a diameter of about 4 meters, which stands on the raised cliff in the second cave hall, and the beautiful “Thirty Three Heavens” in the third cave hall. And “Yaolin Yufeng”. If you don’t have a bit of imagination, you will probably think that this is a pile of stones of different shapes, but when you look up on the scene, you will be deeply impressed by nature’s supernatural work.

It is said that Yaolin’s Wonderland is a strange and incomparable cave world, and its magic is that it provides a vast world for mankind’s infinite fantasy world. The stalactites formed over hundreds of millions of years are colorful and dazzling. “Yao Chi is originally in the human world, it can be laughed at by ordinary people.” The natural world gives birth to infinite reveries. Man and nature are an inseparable whole. At the same time, they are constantly thinking about the relationship between themselves and nature. This is the combination of nature and humanities. Charm.

Khanh Hoa prepares building materials

Mr. Nguyen Van Dan, Director of the Department of Transport – Transport (MOT) of Khanh Hoa province, said that this Department, together with the Department of Natural Resources and Environment and the districts and towns with the highway passing through, are urgently reviewing. , report and propose licensing of material mines for construction as soon as the North – South expressway section passes Khanh Hoa expected in the second quarter of 2021.

According to calculations, the North – South expressway project Nha Trang – Cam Lam section needs more than 3 million cubic meters of land for leveling; the section of Cam Lam – Vinh Hao, requires 200,000 m3 of soil for embankment. In addition, the project also needs a large amount of stone for the production of hot asphalt concrete on the road surface. With such a great demand, the project investors are worried about the source of materials during the construction process.

To proactively source materials, from March 2020, the Project Management Board of Ho Chi Minh Road sent a document to the People’s Committee of Khanh Hoa province on the agreement on a material mine, landfill site. According to Mr. Nguyen Van Dan, raw materials for the construction of the North-South expressway through Khanh Hoa are relatively abundant. “The People’s Committee of Khanh Hoa province has approved the quarries, sand for common building materials and land mines for landfilling, which have been issued with a valid mineral mining license by the PPC. has been approved by the Provincial People’s Committee, requesting the Project Management Board of Ho Chi Minh Road to update the above mineral mines to implement the regulations “, Mr. Dan said.

As for the earth, stone, and sand mines used to serve the project without environmental records, the mine owners must make an environmental impact assessment report and submit it to the Provincial People’s Committee for appraisal and approval; the quarry areas, sand as common building materials and land mines used for leveling have not been licensed for exploitation, assign the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to coordinate with relevant units to review and consult to report to the Provincial People’s Committee for handling and settlement.

According to Mr. Le Thanh Binh, Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh Road Project Management Board (Ministry of Transport), up to this point, the North-South Expressway Project through Khanh Hoa province has basically completed the liberation. ground; Only a few jobs related to the relocation of technical infrastructure are still being carried out.

Recently, in the meeting with the leaders of Khanh Hoa Provincial People’s Committee, Mr. Le Anh Tuan, Deputy Minister of Transport, also proposed Khanh Hoa Provincial People’s Committee to create material sources, stabilize material prices during implementation, avoid cases. resources are scarce, prices are pushed up.

Binh Dinh and Quang Ngai have agreed the route plan

While the North-South expressway through Khanh Hoa was about to be started, Quang Ngai and Binh Dinh have completed the route plan.

Mr. Nguyen Phong, Director of Quang Ngai Department of Transport, said that the locality has completed the planning of the route and is agreed by the Ministry of Transport, including the starting point at km130 + 800 expressways of Da Nang – Quang Ngai, in Nghia Dien commune (district Tu Nghia, Quang Ngai province) and the end point intersects Provincial Highway 629, in Bong Son town (Hoai Nhon, Binh Dinh).

On the Binh Dinh province side, Mr. Nguyen Tu Cong Hoang, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee said that the North-South expressway project through Binh Dinh province was agreed by the Ministry of Transport to be divided into 3 component projects, including: Quang Ngai – Hoai Nhon Project, Hoai Nhon – Quy Nhon Project and Quy Nhon – Tuy Hoa Project (Phu Yen Province).

“There are two directions presented to the leaders of the province and the Ministry of Transport. In which, option 1 builds a route to the east (about 3-4 km from National Highway 1), 110 km long and option 2 builds a western direction (about 12-35 km from National Highway 1) 113 km long. “, Mr. Hoang said.

Through analysis, the two investment plans have their own advantages and disadvantages. However, if done according to option 1, the distance between the expressway to economic zones, industrial clusters and city center. Quy Nhon will be closer, convenient to connect traffic, promote the development of industries in many fields, create a driving force for socio-economic development.

“Option 1 is in line with the planning and development orientation of Binh Dinh to 2035, with a vision to 2050. Therefore, Binh Dinh chooses the plan to build the North-South expressway across the area according to the direction of the Eastern route “, Mr. Hoang emphasized.

According to Deputy Minister of Transport Le Anh Tuan, the fact that Quang Ngai has agreed on the route is an important premise for the project to continue the implementation steps. As for Binh Dinh, the Ministry of Transport has asked the province to continue to work closely with the consultant and the Ministry of Transport to survey the entire North-South expressway through the area, at the same time providing more data related to the locality. project selected by the province.

Qiantong Ancient Town is located in Ninghai County, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province. It was built in the late Southern Song Dynasty and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It has a history of nearly 800 years. We know that Ninghai County is the starting place of “Xu Xiake’s Travel Notes” and has extremely rich tourism resources. Qiantong Ancient Town, which is located here, is of course no exception. It has a profound cultural heritage and beautiful natural scenery. “Feng Shui Treasure Land” that does not block and hides Feng Shui. Here is the most typical style of Jiangnan ancient town, with white tiles, black walls, vines, stone carved windows, plus the quiet and shallow water of the white stream, painted doors and windows with carved beams, it’s completely “Every family has carved beams.” “Every household has living water”, unlike a water town, it is better than a superb view of the water town, and Qiantong is also known as the “Little Lijiang in the South of the Yangtze River” for this reason.

During the Shaoding period of the Southern Song Dynasty, the local Tong family moved here from Huangyan, Taizhou, and they were named “Qiantong” because they lived in front of Huiming Temple at that time. After thousands of years of multiplying, growing and studying, the children of the Tong family now have more than 2,000 households with a population of nearly 30,000, making it the largest settlement of Tong surnames in the south of the Yangtze River. Qiantong is the town with the most ancient Confucian culture in eastern Zhejiang, and is known as “the first Confucian town in the south of the Yangtze River”. The people here have always followed their usual way of life, cultivated in Dunmu, and trained their descendants to form the ancient cultural style of “small bridges and flowing water all over the courtyards, and eggs in the ancient courtyard of the ancient courtyard”. There have been many talents here from generation to generation. According to statistics, in the Ming and Qing dynasties alone, more than 200 people have obtained fame as scholars or above.

The ancient town does not have a strong commercial atmosphere. Walking on the maze-like pebble paths, the roadsides are blue bricks and ink tiles, and the stream is beautiful. You will find that the bricks, the walls, and the bridges here are exquisite works of time. It reveals a simple and quiet atmosphere, giving people a strong sense of vicissitudes of ancient rhyme. The entire ancient town is laid out in nine palaces and eight hexagrams according to the word “hui”, and each house corresponds to the eight hexagrams. There are still more than 1,300 ancient houses of Ming and Qing Dynasties. The houses, academies, and ancestral halls are all elegant and beautiful. The old streets, pavilions, and arches are each other. At first glance, they feel dilapidated.

In Qiantong, you can visit the solemn and solemn Tongda Ancestral Hall built in the early Ming Dynasty, you can also visit the majestic and beautiful Lianghuang Mountain in Xu Xiake’s Travels, and you can also experience the interesting and primitive folk customs of eastern Zhejiang. Of course, the most not to be missed is the “Zhejiang No. 1 Ancient Camphor” growing at the east end of Zhulin Village, Qiantong Town. The ancient camphor is commonly known as “five-branched camphor”. It is 18 meters high and 15 meters in diameter at breast height. It was planted between the Tang Dynasty and the Northern and Southern Dynasties. The tree is at least 1200 years old. It is famous for its age, luxuriant foliage, and full of vitality. It is listed as the first of the “Ten Best Ancient and Famous Trees” in Ningbo, was certified as a national first-class protected ancient tree, and won the reputation of “Ningbo Tree King”.

Han Can Yi Ye was photographed in Ningbo, Zhejiang.

In everyone’s impression, the quality of seafood in Zhejiang is quite good, but this piece of sea yellow is a bit regrettable. But there is such a place, for the people of Zhejiang, it is a pure place outside the world. Not only is the water clear and blue, the island scenery is charming, there is also a quiet small fishing village, and delicious seafood feasts that make people mouth-watering.

Seeing this, many friends may ask: “Why not many people have been to such a good place, and there are no large-scale reports on the Internet?” The main reason is its unique geographical location. I slowly introduce this special island to everyone. Xiangshan County, under the jurisdiction of Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, is located on the coast of the East my country Sea, with abundant marine fishery and tourism resources.

There are many islands in the sea area to which Xiangshan Mountain belongs, and Yushan Islands is one of them. It is located in the sea area southeast of Xiangshan Mountain, 27 nautical miles away from the famous Xiangshan Shipu Town, and the straight-line distance is about 45 kilometers. The Yushan Archipelago consists of 13 islands and 41 reefs including the South and North Fishing Islands and Wuhu Reef. It sounds like this group of islands should be quite large. In fact, the only island that tourists can go to is Beiyushan Island, which covers an area of ​​only 0.78 square kilometers.

Fortunately, Yushan Island has not been developed by tourism so far, and everything has maintained the appearance of a pristine island. Because Beiyushan Island is not large in size and the number of tourists it can receive is limited, the number of people who go to the island every day is also controlled. Ordinary tourists go to the island by taking a shuttle boat from the passenger transport center on Yuquan Road, Shipu Town, Xiangshan. Ferry tickets need to be booked in advance, so friends who want to go should choose a good day and book the tickets first, so as not to make a trip for nothing.

Regardless of the straight-line distance of only 45 kilometers, this boat ride still takes time. There are two types of ships in the passenger transport center: fast and slow. The fast boat takes about one and a half hours one-way, and the fare is 220 yuan per person, and 440 yuan per person round trip. To be honest, the price is not cheap, and tourists who have not passed by say it is worth it. The slow boat is two and a half hours, and the one-way fare is 160 yuan per person.

Since Yushan Island is located in the open sea, the wind and waves will be relatively large, so I personally think that taking a fast boat will not only have better facilities, but also for people who do not often take a boat, it may be less than an hour to suffer at sea. I remember the last time a friend of mine went to Yushan and was hit by strong winds and waves. It was really vomiting and unable to take care of himself, and there was no mood to play at all.

When I stepped on this island, I seemed to have come to another world. Between the blue sea and the sky, there stands a lonely island in the vast ocean, and there are only a few islands and reefs on the surface of the distant sea. In front of me is a quiet small fishing village, with several fishing boats moored in the harbor, swinging lightly in the wind. The noise in the city and the trivialities in life have been completely forgotten at this moment. Only in such a place can such feelings emerge.

The fishing village is located on the east side of Beiyushan Island, facing the sea. This is a traditional Chinese construction method, which is the same everywhere. Sometimes I really sigh with the greatness of mankind. There is such a colorful village in the depths of the sea. The village is not large and is built on the back of a mountain. All houses are arc-shaped buildings, which can better defend against typhoon attacks. A piece of sea surrounds the village, which serves as the best haven for ships.

The people on the island have lived on fishing for generations, and relying on this beautiful, pure, and fertile sea, have nurtured generations of Yushan Islanders. Nowadays, as more and more people know about this place, when they come here, the residents of the island took out their spare rooms to make a simple farmhouse, using the caught seafood to make fishermen’s delicacies, so that people outside can really taste it. The plump seafood on Yushan Island.

Although Yushan Island is not big, the scenery is not perfunctory at all. Walking around the island for about half an hour, the whole way presents a completely different scenery, flat island meadows, wild flowers all over the ground, and different seasons. There are different flowers in different seasons. When I came, it happened to be when the wild lilies were in full bloom. Wild lilies can be seen everywhere on the island. At this time, it reminds me of Luo Dayou’s “Wild Lily Also Has Spring”, which is quite the occasion.

The south bank of the island is a great sight of Yushan: Xianren Bridge. On the cliff by the sea, there is a huge, naturally formed stone arch bridge about 30 meters long and more than 20 meters high. The local people call it Immortal Bridge. At the far end of the Xianren Bridge is the Beiyushan Lighthouse, which is a landmark of the Yushan Islands and is known as the “largest lighthouse in the Far East”. This tower was built during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty and has been rebuilt many times after wars. For Xiangshan fishermen drifting on the sea, seeing it is like seeing home.

In addition, if you are lucky, you may also see the “Blue Tears” of Yushan Island. In the dark night, the whole island is surrounded by light bands. From the sea to the seabed, you can see the peculiar The scene can definitely make you show off for a lifetime.

There is no pollution on Yushan Island, and the water is clear and transparent for more than ten meters. Standing on the reef, you can clearly see all kinds of fish swimming in the sea. The superior ecological environment and abundant seafood resources also make Yushan Island a paradise for sea anglers. It is known as the “Asia’s No. 1 Fishing Ground”. Every day, there are enthusiasts from all over the world, either on the shore or renting a fishing boat to go fishing. If you are lucky enough, wild large yellow croaker, East China Sea grouper, sea bass, etc. are all caught ashore.

About the author: Han Can Yiye (photographer, traveler, self-media person).

The Joe Biden administration notified the US Congress of its decision to sell a $ 23.37 billion arms shipment to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), US congressional officials said on Monday. April 13.

The deal includes 50 F-35 stealth fighters, 18 MQ-9B armed drones (UAVs), and air-to-air and surface-to-surface missiles.

A State Department spokesperson said the Biden administration would execute the deal while “continuing a detailed assessment and consultation with UAE officials” on how the weapons were used.

The initial negotiated terms indicated that the UAE could receive the first F-35 by 2027.

The Biden administration in late January suspended a series of arms sales initiated under former President Donald Trump, including a contract of more than $ 23 billion with the UAE to review and demonstrate a commitment to “transparency. and good governance “.

The arms deal with the UAE has been opposed by many bipartisan lawmakers, on the grounds that they could be used in the war in Yemen, the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

The US Senate last year tried to block the deal but failed.

The decision also made the UAE the first Arab country and the second Middle East country to own the F-35 after Israel. Israeli officials have repeatedly expressed concerns about the possibility of the US selling the F-35 stealth fighter to Arab countries, saying it would affect the balance of military power in the region.

However, Tel Aviv expressed no objection to the deal passed by the Biden administration.

The F-35 is the fifth generation stealth fighter in the United States, along with the F-22 they are the only fifth generation aircraft to enter service.

Representatives of Russia, China, and Japan are still in the experimental and final stage.

Despite its reputation, training tests show that the F-35s are formidable fighters and have excellent combat prowess.

Against famous fourth-stance fighters such as the US F-15, French Rafale and European Typhoon, the F-35 often wins overwhelming. Currently the F-35 has been produced in numbers in the thousands. with all three versions A, B, C.

The F-35 was developed from the X-35 under the Joint Attack Fighter Project (JSF), which is a single-seat fighter, capable of stealth, multipurpose, real missions include: air support, tactical bombing, and air-to-air combat.

The F-35 was designed and built by an aerospace industrial complex led by Lockheed Martin with other members BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman.

The F-35 made its maiden flight on December 15, 2006, making it the second stealth fighter in the world.

In terms of specifications, the F-35 has a length of 15.67m; wingspan 10.7m; 4.33m height; wing surface area 42.7m2; unladen weight 13,200kg; loaded weight 22,470m2; the largest take-off weight 31,800kg.

The F-35 can reach a maximum speed of 1,930 km / h; Maximum flight range of 2,200km; combat radius of 1,100km; Wing lift 526 kg / m2.

In terms of weaponry, the F-35 fighter has 1 GAU-12 / U 25mm cannon mounted in the F-35A body with 180 rounds or mounted outside the wings as on the F-35B and F-35C versions with 220 bullets.

The aircraft can carry up to 3.5 tons of weapons in stealth mode, while in “monster” mode the F-35 can carry up to 10 tons of weapons including air-to-air, land-to-air and anti-aircraft missiles. ship to bombs.

In addition, it also owns a state-of-the-art electronic warfare system, helping to gain advantage over opponents.

The F-35 has had an impressive performance in Afghanistan and Syria, the fighter’s effectiveness in combat has somewhat defeated but earlier doubts about its strength.

Currently, the US continues to increase capacity of F-35 factories to hand over to customers.

At the meeting, Mr. Nguyen Huu Trung – Deputy Director of Binh Thuan Department of Transport said: Over the past time, the province has stepped up the implementation of site clearance work as well as issues related to the project, especially especially the work of solving the demand for construction materials of the expressway project. Up to now, the number of households and organizations has handed over 2,657 / 2,684 dossiers, reaching the rate of 99%; The compensated clean land area was 1,204.89 ha, reaching the rate of 98.6%. 27 households have not received compensation money and handed over the premises. In addition, at the locations where the ground has been handed over, there are 25 cases (received money and signed the handover) but have not moved or handed over the site to construction contractors. Currently, the province is actively directing the People’s Committees of relevant localities to completely settle the compensation and site clearance work in May 2021.

The Economic Committee of the National Assembly’s supervisory delegation works with Binh Thuan province.

According to the report of Project Management Unit (PMU) 7 and PMU Thang Long, the total demand for construction materials for the project of the Vinh Hao – Phan Thiet section and the Phan Thiet – Dau Giay section is nearly 16 million blocks.

Deputy Director of Binh Thuan Department of Transport added: For the demand for construction sand and stone, the construction material mines in the province can meet the needs of the project. As for embankment materials, according to the approved technical design documents of the approved Vinh Hao – Phan Thiet and Phan Thiet – Dau Giay sections, the reserves of the mines in the province meet the quality and demand of the project. project. However, through the field survey at the mines, the volume of soil and soil cover mentioned above is preliminarily classified into 3 categories by PMU 7, PMU Thang Long, including: Soil, rock mixed with weathered rock and rock.

According to the assessment of the two boards mentioned above, the soil mixed with rock and weathered rock does not meet the requirements for making backfill materials according to the project’s technical requirements. Based on the proposals of the Thang Long Project Management Board and PMU 7, the Provincial Working Group is now speeding up the determination of the mines being exploited that need to increase capacity, expand the scale, or push To speed up the mining licensing procedures to guide the Miners in order procedures, shorten the time but ensure compliance with the provisions of law. At the same time, invite the Miners to work to guide the procedures for capacity increase, scaling up and mining licensing. Expected to complete the mining licensing procedures in the second quarter of 2021.

Mr. Vu Hong Thanh – Member of the Party Central Committee – Chairman of the Economic Committee of the National Assembly spoke at the meeting.

At the meeting, Chairman of Binh Thuan Provincial People’s Committee – Le Tuan Phong said: The province has drastically participated in solving the needs of building materials for the expressway project, step by step solving problems, Gradually came to agreement on issues related to the provision of soil filling materials for the project. In particular, the province has instructed the Department of Natural Resources and Environment and related departments and sectors to give priority to processing investment, environmental, land, and mining permits within 3 working days upon receipt. are business records.

To ensure the demand for building materials for the project, the Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee suggested that the Project Management Units: Thang Long, 7, 85 coordinate closely with relevant departments and branches of the province and mine owners. to survey, evaluate and determine the reserves and quality of each field of embankment materials to unify data, propose ground-filling requirements for each specific construction and installation package, in which clearly identify which mines Exploiting operations need to increase capacity, expand the scale, which mines need to speed up the mining licensing procedures.

The Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee also requested the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to guide the province to shorten the time for implementing mining licensing procedures. At the same time, it is recommended that the Ministry of Transport soon consider and approve the plan to use 1.1 million cubic meters of salvaged rock in package No. 01, Vinh Hao – Phan Thiet section to crush into expressway embankment as proposed. proposal of PMU 7; Consider and approve for the use of rock and wind mixed in mines.

The Chairman of the Economic Committee of the National Assembly – Vu Hong Thanh highly appreciated the efforts of Binh Thuan province in implementing and implementing the North-South Expressway project in the East, the section passing through the province, especially the coordination. solving the need for building materials to implement the project. Mr. Vu Hong Thanh also suggested that the province continue to direct the completion of site clearance in May 2021 according to the province’s progress; Early completion of related procedures to ensure a dumping site for project construction. Regarding the handling of materials for construction, the Chairman of the Economic Committee of the National Assembly requested the Ministry of Transport to review the material needs of the entire route, directing the Project Management Boards to: Thang Long, 7, 85 urgently coordinate with the province to remove problems.