Guest of this issue: Liu Qiao, Dean of Guanghua School of Management, Peking University

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On June 21, China’s 9 first batch of publicly offered REITs were officially listed. This batch of publicly offered REITs ushered in popularity as early as the subscription stage, with subscription funds exceeding 30 billion, and all of them ended early.

REITs (real estate investment trust funds) are an important means to realize real estate securitization. It is a trust fund that pools the funds of most investors, transfers them to a special investment institution for real estate investment management, and distributes the investment income to investors in proportion.

In 1960, the world’s first REITs were born in the United States. From 2000 to 2016, the average annual yield of US REITs reached approximately 12%. At present, REITs products have been issued in more than 40 countries and regions, and the global market value exceeds 2 trillion US dollars. China’s first batch of public offering REITs is of great significance to China.

What impact does the securitization of REITs have on my country’s capital market? How is REITS different from stocks? How big is the overall market size of China’s REITS in the future? What is the relationship between REITs and real estate? Sohu Finance and Economics “Acknowledge 100 People” talked about this with Liu Qiao, Dean of Guanghua School of Management, Peking University.

Liu Qiao has studied and actively promoted the development of REITs in China for many years. In his view, REITs are a milestone in the development of China’s capital market, equivalent to the full implementation of the registration system, and a great attempt without losers.

Liu Qiao Means, REITs products are between “stocks” and “debts”, It is the fourth major financial asset except stocks, bonds, and cash. It has not only improved the types of Chinese assets, but also brought new choices for Chinese residents in the future investment allocation, which is an important step in advancing the capital market.

Talking about the characteristics of REITs, Liu Qiao said that the cash flow of REITs is relatively stable. Compared with stocks, it is relatively less speculative and more suitable for long-term holding and investment. Especially in a bear market, it is more resilient and its performance is more stable. Under global inflation expectations, REITs have a certain stabilizing effect on residents’ wealth management and obtaining property income. In the United States, REITs have better investment returns than bonds and stocks, and they have lower risks than stocks.

“Assessing whether a financial product is a good asset, we cannot look at the increase in the bull market, but the resilience of the bear market,” Liu Qiao said frankly. He also introduced that the vast majority of REITs’ income must be distributed, and there is a mandatory distribution ratio requirement. Investing in public REITs funds with growth potential is equivalent to sharing the dividends of China’s future economic growth. Liu Qiao also clarified the common misunderstanding of the relationship between REITs and real estate in my country during the interview. He emphasized that real estate is not equal to real estate. In fact, REITs and real estate are two concepts. In the United States, the underlying assets of REITs are only 13.2% related to real estate, and a larger proportion are other assets such as retail stores, hospitals, and industrial plants. How big is the market for China’s REITs? Liu Qiao predicts that if only infrastructure is considered in the short term, R The future market size of EITs will be between 5 trillion and 10 trillion . This scale is not small. After more than 30 years of development, the A-share market has a volume of only nearly 80 trillion. According to his analysis, the market size of mature REITs such as the United States and Japan accounts for about 5% to 15% of GDP. According to this law, China’s GDP is 101.6 trillion, and the volume of China’s REITs will probably reach 4 to 12 trillion in the future. From another perspective, China’s overall infrastructure stock is now 130 trillion yuan. If 5% of the infrastructure stock is securitized, it can reach a volume of 6.5 trillion yuan. “In addition, China’s current REITs’ underlying assets are only infrastructure, and this scope will expand to other areas in the future, so I think the real market size of China’s REITs in the future will be much larger than this number.” Liu Qiao said. Liu Qiao, Dean of Guanghua School of Management, Peking University The following is a compilation of interviews: Sohu Finance: On June 21, 9 public offering REITs went public. How do you expect REITS prices to perform? Liu Qiao: Because the subscription is very active, the price of REITs will definitely increase on June 21st, but the increase cannot be determined because there is a 30% upper limit on the increase. Sohu Finance: What impact will the securitization of REITs have on my country’s capital market? Liu Qiao: Nine infrastructure public offering REITs went public, after 20 years of hard work. The launch of public REITs has three meanings. The first is to build a multi-level capital market. Public REITs have grown from scratch and are the fourth largest financial asset in addition to stocks, bonds, and cash. It has perfected China’s major asset categories and is an important step in advancing the capital market. At the same time, REITs products are between “shares” and “debts”, bringing new choices for Chinese residents’ future investment allocation. Second, public REITs are traded in the secondary market and have the function of price discovery. REITs price is the anchor for market-based pricing of underlying assets , Which is conducive to more effective allocation of resources. Third, public REITs can increase the proportion of direct financing, which is an important measure for the supply-side reform of China’s financial sector. It not only provides another source of funding for future infrastructure investment, but also has great value in improving the efficiency and return of China’s infrastructure investment in the future. REITs are a milestone in the development of China’s capital market. They are equivalent to the full implementation of the registration system. . REITs and the registration system are the most important and only two measures of China’s financial supply-side reform. From this perspective, I am very looking forward to June 21st, and hope that these 9 pilot public offering REITs will be listed with great success. Sohu Finance: You just said that REITs are financial products between stocks and bonds. What is the specific difference between them and stocks? Liu Qiao: The publicly offered REITs in this trial are equity products. From this perspective, they are not debts, and are equity securities like stocks. However, as financial products, REITs have their own specific attributes. For example, the underlying assets are real estate and the cash flow is relatively stable. Its growth depends more on stable cash flow growth. Compared with stocks, it is less speculative and has stronger long-term investment attributes. In addition, The vast majority of REITs’ income must be distributed, and there is a mandatory dividend ratio requirement . According to the research of the US, Singapore, Australia and other markets, the pricing law of REITs is also different from that of stocks and bonds. If various types of financial assets have strong linkages and a high degree of price linkage, the effect of risk diversification will be relatively poor. In the U.S. market, REITs prices have a low correlation with bond prices and stock prices . Therefore, from the perspective of resource allocation, it is a very good configuration field, with greater configuration value. Sohu Finance: The current REITs are only pilot projects, and the fund subscription scale is small. How big do you estimate the overall market size of China’s REITS? Liu Qiao: The mature REITs market in the United States and other countries accounts for about 4% to 12% of GDP. According to this law, China’s GDP is 101.6 trillion, and the volume of China’s REITs will probably reach 4 to 12 trillion in the next few years. This scale is not small. After more than 30 years of development, the A-share market now has a volume of only nearly 80 trillion. In addition, Chinese REITs are not the same as the US and Australian markets. The first batch of our pilots are infrastructure public offering REITs, and the underlying assets are infrastructure. China’s entire infrastructure stock is now 130 trillion yuan. If 5% of the infrastructure stock is securitized, and the final public offering is listed, it can also reach a volume of 6.5 trillion yuan. Moreover, as a large category of financial assets, REITs have relatively stable yields and little price fluctuations. In the United States, REITs have better investment return data than bonds and stocks, and the risk is relatively low. In the future, the scope of underlying assets of China’s REITs will also expand to other areas. Such as rental housing, low-carbon related assets and so on. Including these underlying assets, the scale of China’s REITs will be larger than 6.5 trillion yuan. If only infrastructure REITs are considered in the short term, the market size will be between 5 trillion and 10 trillion. But I think the real market size of China’s REITS will be much larger than this number in the future. Sohu Finance: How to correctly understand the relationship between REITs and real estate? Liu Qiao: People’s There has always been a misunderstanding in the perception of REITs. The English literal translation of REITs is “real estate investment trust fund”. The underlying assets are real estate, not just real estate. The wrong perception of real estate has led people to think that REITs are investment funds with real estate as the underlying assets. The launch of REITs is just another channel for real estate companies and related issuers to provide financing. Therefore, as the Chinese real estate market is facing a structural transformation and controlling housing prices, everyone has a lot of concerns about the launch of REITs. This is one of the reasons why public REITs have not been called out for so many years. It took many years for academics and policy makers to correct their perceptions of REITs. In the U.S., REITs are really only 13.2% of the underlying assets related to real estate A larger proportion is retail stores accounted for 18.28%, hospitals accounted for 10.72%, infrastructure accounted for 13.92%, industry accounted for 7.7%, and other assets such as hotels and data centers. Sohu Finance: What impact does the listing of REITs have on residents’ financial management? Liu Qiao: The value of publicly offered REITs is that they have both financial and real estate attributes, and they are the most typical example of the integration of industry and finance. The performance of REITs in the market depends on the operational capabilities of the management team. Investing in public REITs funds with relatively high quality underlying assets, strong management team operational capabilities, and growth potential is also equivalent to sharing the dividends brought about by China’s future economic growth and the continuous improvement of infrastructure investment efficiency. Sohu Finance: Under global inflation expectations, what are the effects of REITs on residents’ wealth management? Liu Qiao: To assess whether a financial product is a good asset, one cannot look at how much it rises in a bull market, but depends on its resilience in a bear market. REITs have weak volatility and strong anti-cyclical ability. When the economy performs poorly and the financial market is in a counter-cyclical period, the performance is more stable. When allocating assets, REITs are an ideal alternative investment product. Under global inflation expectations, REITs have a certain stabilizing effect on residents’ wealth management. Sohu Finance: How has the US REITs’ yield performance over the years? Liu Qiao: From 2000 to 2016, the average annual return rate of US REITs reached about 12%, which is much higher than the average of the S&P 500. After the 2008 financial crisis, REITs continued to grow in decline, but still surpassed the stock and bond markets. Sohu Finance: The listing of REITs refers to the advancement of the Science and Technology Innovation Board. What impact will it have on the Sci-tech Innovation Board and ChiNext after it goes public? Liu Qiao: As a growing financial market, everyone has high expectations for the follow-up development of REITs. And after sorting out the pilot experience, the scope of the overall underlying assets of REITs will continue to expand. The US REITs market has the largest scale and the longest development time in the world so far, and the scope of the underlying market is very wide.but China’s current REITs’ underlying assets are only infrastructure. In the future, this scope will continue to expand during the development process. I believe that rental housing and carbon-neutral assets will be gradually included. In this case, REITs will eventually become a very important part of the entire capital market. Its size, coverage, support for the real economy, and influence on the capital market will expand year by year. However, when discussing the impact on the traditional capital market, the current REITs are only pilot projects with limited scale.For example, the total volume of the 9 REITs listed this time is only more than 30 billion, and the market value of the A-share market is close to 80 trillion, so So far, the impact of REITs on the stock market is very small . If we only look at the direct price impact or the liquidity impact, the impact of REITs on the Sci-tech Innovation Board and ChiNext will be minimal in the short term. However, the launch of publicly offered REITs is an important measure for the supply-side reform of the financial sector. Its significance is equivalent to the launch of the science and technology innovation board and the implementation of the registration system. The positive impact will gradually become apparent. Sohu Finance: REITs funds have a certain degree of “share nature.” What do you think of the risks that it may bring when trading in the secondary market? Liu Qiao: From the perspective of recruitment and subscription, REITs are highly recognized by market investors. But REITs are not growth stocks in the classic sense, but more like sound investment products. It is less speculative and more suitable for long-term holding and investment. I am worried that everyone thinks it is speculative and thus speculates on the price. If the price rises too sharply, it will bring noise to the steady and sustainable development of public REITs in the future. Investors should have a clear understanding of the pricing rules of REITs and establish a correct investment philosophy, so that the development of REITs can proceed steadily. Sohu Finance: In addition to new infrastructure, what other areas or groups will benefit from REITs? Liu Qiao: From the issuer’s perspective, asset owners included in the scope of the REITS pilot program are definitely beneficiaries, such as highways, environmental water services, industrial parks, logistics, and data centers. However, from the perspective of investors, the long-term significance of the benefits is that REITS public offerings provide public investors with the fourth category of financial assets, enabling the public to invest in real estate and benefit from it. In addition, REITs have stable cash flow, stable yield, and risk between stocks and bonds, which is good for long-term institutional investors. Finally, local governments and platform companies are also major investors in national infrastructure construction. After REITS pilots, the scale will continue to expand, and as the market becomes more and more mature, the future will bring about a radical change in investment philosophy. So local governments are also beneficiaries. In addition, finances can also collect the taxes that occur during the issuance and transaction process of REITS, so public offering of REITS is a great attempt without losers. More interviews are as follows: Liu Qiao: There is a general misunderstanding about REITS in our country, it is not equal to the securitization of real estate investment Liu Qiao: REITs funds are more resilient than stocks in a bear market, and are suitable for long-term stable holding and investment Liu Qiao, Dean of Peking University Guanghua: my country’s provident fund stock is more than 800 billion, and the implementation of rental REITs can build more public rental housing

75 years of Vespa Piaggios fully electric future

Status: 23.06.2021 8:15 a.m.

The Vespa, Piaggio’s most popular product, has been around for 75 years. Thanks to Corona, business is booming. Nevertheless, the Italian two-wheeler manufacturer wants to reposition itself strategically.

By Jörg Seisselberg, ARD-Studio Rome, currently in Milan

There is a good mood in Via Broletto. At the Milanese headquarters of Piaggio, not far from the famous cathedral, Maurizio Carletti is sitting in his office on the third floor and is bubbling over with optimism. “I hope this year will be the best,” says the Piaggio Vice President, “we are about to achieve results in 2021 that are really extremely remarkable.”

The figures for the first three months of the year: Piaggio sold over a fifth – 22 percent – more vehicles than in the same period of 2019 before the Covid crisis. Net sales are the highest in 14 years. These are golden times for the company.

Two-wheelers sought-after alternatives in times of crisis

One reason is that scooters and motorcycles are in demand in the corona pandemic – as an alternative to bus and train travel. Among other things, those responsible at Europe’s largest two-wheeler manufacturer had counted on it. At the plant in Pontedera, Tuscany, they kept working almost at full speed during the pandemic, apart from the weeks of complete lockdown in spring 2020. Now the Piaggio dealers have the vehicles that are in demand. In addition, analyst Monica Bosio says that Piaggio is benefiting from its platform strategy, which was introduced years ago, of lowering costs. The result: Piaggio is currently in the “best economic situation” since going public in 2006. “I would say,” says Bosio, “that the company is in excellent health”.

There is still room for improvement in e-mobility

From the height of its current success, the traditional Italian company is working on perhaps the most important future task: not to miss the connection to e-mobility. In the market for electric scooters and motorcycles, Piaggio has to make up ground, with market shares only in the lower single-digit percentage range. “Maybe there was a bit of a delay. But Piaggio is in the process of catching up,” said analyst Bosio.

One reason for the “delay” is that Piaggio has always positioned its vehicles in the upper part of the market in terms of price. So far, this also applies to the new world of e-scooters. Piaggio launched an electric-powered version of the iconic Vespa – and only sold a few copies. The E-Vespa is almost twice as expensive as some competing products. Next month, Piaggio will make the next attempt and want to start selling its new electric model in Europe. It’s called Piaggio One, was presented at the Beijing Auto Show and targets the entry-level electric market, which is dominated by models with a purchase price of up to 3000 euros. “One allows us to go into a price segment that we cannot reach with the Vespa at the moment,” says Vice President Carletti, confidently adding: “Now we will be represented in this segment, but with Piaggio quality.” The brand’s reputation, European production quality, the close international network of dealerships and workshops as well as a now competitive price should give Piaggio a new boost in e-mobility.

Conquer the sharing market with a cheaper model?

So far, the gasoline giant Piaggio is still lagging behind in the electric world. Also because sharing services and rental companies struggle with Piaggio’s expensive e-Vespa. This could change now, believes analyst Bosio: “With the Piaggio One you are trying to close the gap”. Sharing services have so far made up a large part of the e-scooter market in Europe. Piaggio is not competitive here in terms of price. “With Piaggio One, however, it cannot be ruled out,” says the analyst, “that there will be a presence again in this market.”

When asked, Piaggio Vice President Carletti, who is responsible for Europe among other things, does not rule out that Piaggio will also be active in the sharing sector with its new model. Getting active again – because six years ago the Italians tried their hand at the scooter sharing business. A model project with Piaggio MP3 scooters in Rome and Milan was quickly discontinued for cost reasons, shortly before the global sharing trend took off.

Standard replacement battery as the key to success

At Piaggio, the question of batteries is crucial for the future of e-scooters. Those in charge of the Italian company dream of e-scooter filling stations where drivers don’t have to spend a lot of time charging their batteries, but can quickly exchange an almost empty battery for a full one. The Piaggio managers do not consider it realistic for customers to charge their scooters for half an hour at a charging station. Vice-boss Carletti admits that he himself becomes restless if he has to wait a few minutes for his predecessor to finish at the gas station.

Therefore, the principle in the future of e-electric should be: pull the batteries out of your scooter, put them in a compartment at an e-charging point and pull out another, charged battery. Uniform battery connections in the industry would be a prerequisite. That is why Piaggio has teamed up with competitors KTM, Honda and Yamaha in a consortium for the vision of the battery swap. The goal: to develop standardized batteries for all future e-scooters and e-motorcycles

No agreement in the coalition Tenants have to bear the CO2 price alone

Status: 22.06.2021 4:31 p.m.

The coalition seemed to be in agreement: landlords and tenants should share the CO2 costs on oil and gas in the future. But the Union no longer went along with it. Associations and the opposition are angry – and generally criticize the climate protection concept. For the time being, tenants in Germany will have to bear the additional costs due to the CO2 price on oil and gas alone. An agreement reached by the federal government weeks ago to relieve tenants has now failed. The Union faction did not want to participate, did not want to burden landlords and landlords additionally. “A division of the additional CO2 costs between tenants and landlords would be counterproductive, since the CO2 price is intended to steer behavior”, said Union faction vice-chairman Thorsten Frei of the news agency dpa.

Incentive to produce less CO2

It should be worthwhile for the consumer if he uses less CO2, said Frei. That was the reason why the Union faction rejected the division. After all, landlords are not responsible for heating costs, according to Frei.

At the same time, Frei emphasized that it had already been ensured that it was not closed “social imbalances” come “Those who receive transfer payments receive their housing costs from the state. Those who are entitled to housing benefit have received ten percent more since the beginning of the year in order to cushion the CO2 price”said Frei.

Criticism from the SPD and the tenants’ association

The SPD side, on the other hand, expressed its disappointment. The Union has refused to include the landlords and landlords in the higher CO2 costs for living. This leave you behind “bitter aftertaste”said SPD parliamentary group leader Rolf Mützenich. “Now the tenants alone have to bear the additional costs”, he said. “This is not how we imagine social climate protection.”

Of a “impending price shock” SPD parliamentary deputy Sören Bartol spoke for tenants “Editorial network Germany” (RND). The no from the CDU and CSU to the division model “exposes the social coldness of the Union”, he said. The German Tenants’ Association called the regulation in the RND newspapers one “hit in the face” of the tenants.

Additional expenses of up to 160 euros

The cabinet decision of May 12th originally provided that landlords should bear 50 percent of the costs of the national CO2 price in future tenancies. According to the current legal situation, tenants take on the costs arising from CO2 pricing, currently EUR 25 per tonne.

The consequence of the regulation: If heating continues to be mainly fossil fuel, it will be expensive. Like the portal “Check24” has calculated, the CO2 price of 25 euros for a family with a rented apartment and a consumption of 1000 liters of heating oil per year results in additional costs of almost 79 euros. A family with a house has to pay about twice as much.

Eight billion euros for climate protection

Originally, the now burst relief for tenants was noted in the so-called immediate climate protection program. The immediate program will now go into the cabinet without the corresponding passage. It essentially contains the plan for the distribution of the eight billion euros that are to be used in addition to climate protection measures in the coming years. But the coming federal government has to implement this. SPD parliamentary deputy Matthias Miersch, who negotiated the details of the climate and energy program with the Union to the end, spoke of one “Bridge to the next legislative period”. Miersch criticized the concept for the expansion of renewable energies as a failure. Here it was not possible to give the federal states binding targets, for example for the expansion of wind energy on land. Giving wind and solar energy a boost through changes in the law is now the task “Future task of the next government”said Miersch. Environment Minister Svenja Schulze (SPD) referred to RTL / n-tv on concrete progress, for example in the replacement of climate-damaging oil heating systems, but also admitted: “We could do a lot more.”

The Federal Climate Protection Act is to be passed quickly

The Federal Climate Protection Act, which is due to pass this week by the Bundestag and Bundesrat, forms the framework for all measures and financial plans. This will anchor the new climate goals that the federal government had set for itself just two weeks after a ruling by the Federal Constitutional Court in May. The judges in Karlsruhe had instructed the federal government to regulate the national path to the reduction of climate-damaging greenhouse gases even beyond the year 2030.

Germany is aiming for greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045, five years earlier than originally planned. Then only as much climate-damaging gas should be emitted as can be neutralized again. Politicians argued for weeks about the right way to get there and only agreed on the final key points on Monday.

AIED is the top international conference in the field of educational applications. It is organized by the International Association for Artificial Intelligence Education (IAIED). It is famous for “providing high-quality research intelligent systems and cognitive scientific methods for the field of educational computing applications”. The included papers are representative The latest development direction and level of artificial intelligence in the field of education applications. The five papers included this time are based on the results of NLP and multi-modal learning research based on real application scenarios in the future, and are implemented in specific businesses, covering composition correction, automatic problem solving, teaching behavior analysis, teaching quality evaluation, and teacher Personalized matching and other topics.

Breakthroughs in the field of NLP and multimodal learning, Implement multiple teaching scenarios

There is a huge difference between the teaching scene of online education and traditional offline education. Many teachers are accustomed to face-to-face teaching to students in offline classrooms. When facing the cameras of computers and other equipment, they are often inexperienced and it is difficult to fully control the classroom. They often miss or miss the best time to issue teaching instructions, such as encouraging students, Remind students to take notes, etc. Good Future AI Research Institute hopes to use an automated system to capture important teaching instructions and provide feedback to help improve teachers’ online teaching level. This idea is implemented in the “Multi-Task Learning based Online Dialogic Instruction Detection with Pre-trained Language Models” included in AIED2021. The teaching proposed in the article The instruction detection method has been launched and applied to the GodEye classroom quality detection system developed by Haowei to provide detection services for online teaching behaviors.

In the GodEye system, the performance of teachers and students in the classroom can be presented digitally, the overall course quality, the teaching situation of teachers and the learning state of students can be quantified, the classroom can be disassembled with data indicators, and the full-link management of the online classroom can be realized.

GodEye classroom quality inspection solution system structure GodEye has been widely used in Xueersi one-to-one business. During the 2020 epidemic, it will cumulatively analyze more than 4.6 million hours of online courses to provide underlying data support for improving the quality of teaching. After connecting to the system, the situation of teachers making timely teaching instructions in online courses has been improved. Taking the important teaching instruction “remind students to take notes” as an example, sampling analysis shows that as the number of days of use increases, teachers remind students to take notes. The number of times has gradually increased, effectively ensuring the quality of online teaching. The research results have made many firsts, accurately matching the needs of teachers and students It is reported that Good Future’s papers selected for this conference have created multiple industry firsts: for the first time, the teacher-student matching model under the online one-to-one teaching mode is modeled, and the history of class information and class behavior of analysts is used for each student. Match the right teacher accurately. With the blessing of AI technology in the future, it will be possible to achieve precise matching of teachers and students in the future, and customize personalized courses with “thousands of people and thousands of faces”, accelerating the arrival of the era of teaching students in accordance with their aptitude. For the first time, Good Future also proposed an automatic evaluation method for key writing based on machine reading comprehension. Through machine reading, it can comprehend the title and composition, output the writing score, and can also display the key points in the student’s composition. In this way, students can understand which way of writing is correct in order to maintain good writing habits. At the same time, this method can also tell students which points are not responded to in the composition, help students avoid problems and improve methods, and improve writing skills and abilities. The traditional automatic scoring method can only provide a total score at the content level. Detailed special feedback requires the introduction of manual labor. In comparison, the new technology of the future can provide users with more feedback information and accelerate the feedback process. The research results have been used in the automatic composition scoring of English composition correction projects. Five years of sharpening a sword, good future AI achievements are outstanding Good future’s research results in the field of AI research stem from its understanding and attention to AI+ education. In recent years, Good Future has continuously increased its investment in AI research and development. At present, it has focused on the needs of education scenarios. It has accumulated research and development including 8 types of images, voice, data mining, natural language processing, etc., and more than 100 AI capabilities, creating more than 10 items. AI solutions are used in education scenarios, covering all teaching links of “preparation, teaching, practice, examination, evaluation, and management”. At present, Good Future has also commercialized a number of AI capabilities and widely used them in a number of internal businesses. For example, Good Future’s Chinese and English composition correction program can not only assist in checking and correcting grammatical errors, and help teachers improve the efficiency of correction, but also help students check the composition and quickly give the result of composition correction, which has become an industry benchmark. Introduction to Chinese and English composition correction function Good Future attaches great importance to technology research and development and the construction of the underlying scientific research capabilities, while not forgetting the original intention of “making education better”. It has established close industry-university-research cooperation with Tsinghua University, the Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and other famous universities and Dozens of academic achievements of the students were selected into top international academic conferences such as ICASSP, NeurIPS, AAAI, WWW, EMNLP, AIED, NCME, etc. In the launch event of the Beijing National Artificial Intelligence Innovation Application Pilot Zone that just ended, Good Future served as the vice chairman unit of the Beijing Artificial Intelligence Industry Alliance, and as the only vice chairman unit from the education technology industry was invited to attend, shouldering the responsibility of advancing artificial intelligence. Industrial coordination and ecological construction will fully support the sustainable and healthy development of Beijing’s artificial intelligence industry. As the contractor of a new generation of artificial intelligence open innovation platform in the smart education country, Good Future will continue to adhere to the principles of source innovation, application-driven, and open sharing, assume the responsibility of promoting the integrated development of AI + education, and work with industry partners to help the education industry to become intelligent upgrade

Sports car manufacturer What Porsche is planning for the electric future

Status: 06/22/2021 9:24 a.m.

As a rule, Porsche tests new technology first on the race track – including a new high-tech battery. Because there are no suitable batteries on the world market, Porsche will produce them in-house in the future.

From Tim Diekmann, SWR

If you sit in the new Porsche Taycan, you don’t have to do without the usual sound. Although the first fully electric Porsche should glide almost silently across the street, it sounds either like a bubbling sports car or – when accelerating – like an intergalactic rocket. Porsche calls this “Electric Sport Sound” – because the Swabian car manufacturer does not want to deliver its newest vehicle completely without sports car noises. The luxury sports car, which Porsche sold 20,000 times worldwide last year, is only supposed to be the beginning of an electromobility initiative.

High-tech battery made in Germany

In just two years, every third Porsche should be equipped with an electric motor – as a hybrid or fully electric. For this, Porsche needs lots of powerful batteries. But they are hard to find on the world market, says Porsche boss Oliver Blume: “We need high-performance cells for our electric sports cars. But we can’t find them anywhere at the moment. That’s why we develop and build these cells ourselves.” The first battery cells are expected to roll off the assembly line from 2024, initially for around 1,000 vehicles per year. “The focus will initially be on small series for racing and high-performance vehicles. In the future, however, this is not just about racing cars,” explains Blume at the official presentation at the Porsche Development Center in Weissach. In the first step, innovative technologies are usually only developed for a limited high-tech application, “but once the innovations have proven themselves there, they will gradually establish themselves across the board. That must be our goal. At Porsche, that’s what we call it Principle: from motorsport to series production. ”

Range model Tesla

For battery cell production, the Stuttgart-based company is working with the German company Customcells, which it claims to be a world leader in the development of lithium-ion battery cells. The joint venture operates under the name Cellforce Group.

According to automotive expert Stefan Bratzel from the Center of Automotive Management in Bergisch-Gladbach, it is logical that, after Volkswagen, Porsche is now also relying on the production of its own battery cells: “The battery cell accounts for the largest part of the car’s added value, and it has a lot of innovation potential . Automobile manufacturers who develop competencies in this area have a long-term competitive advantage. ” According to Bratzel, Porsche should not chase after the competition for the US electric car manufacturer Tesla, but rather must lead the way as an innovator.

New battery technology promises many advantages

According to the head of electrochemical energy technologies at the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research in Baden-Württemberg (ZSW), Markus Hölzle, the batteries as we know them today should still develop their potential: “Everything can, must and will be improved Above all, however, the cost of battery cells must be reduced further. And the energy density must also increase so that the batteries become more compact. ” The ability to recharge quickly is also important. To do this, Porsche wants to work with so-called silicon anodes, which “has two major advantages over the previously used carbon: it improves the ability to charge quickly and increases the energy content,” explains Hölzle. But now Porsche must first show that they can do it.

But while Porsche is still planning the future, competitor Tesla is already building the world’s largest battery cell factory in Grünheide near Berlin and promises a production capacity of 100 gigawatt hours per year, a thousand times as much as Porsche’s subsidiary Cellforce Group.

Climate neutral by 2030?

The focus on e-mobility and the setting of climate targets is an important step for the brand, emphasizes car expert Bratzel. “Porsche is a brand that nobody really needs, but many people want to have it because of its positive image. And I believe that it is becoming more and more important for the Porsche clientele in particular to say: ‘I have a sports car and still drive in a climate-friendly way . ‘”

Climate protection has long since become an image factor. This also shows the ambitious goal of the Swabian car manufacturer to be “balance sheet CO2-neutral” by 2030 and thus earlier than Daimler (planned for 2039) or Volkswagen (planned for 2050).

Environmentalists are skeptical

The environmental protection organization Greenpeace is skeptical whether Porsche will really be climate-neutral by 2030. “Unfortunately, ‘climate-neutral’ on the balance sheet ‘usually means that in the end generously cheap CO2 credits are bought from offsetting projects instead of consistently reducing CO2,” says Benjamin Gehrs from Greenpeace. With its large SUVs, Porsche consumes an unnecessarily large amount of resources. Porsche must also get out of the business with climate-damaging diesels and gasoline engines faster and more consistently than before.

So will the Porsche 911 possibly soon hit the streets as an electric car? Unlikely. In addition to battery cell technology, Porsche is also working on the development of synthetic fuels, so-called eFuels, which are to be produced using renewable electricity. Artificial sports car sound, as in the Taycan, is then unnecessary. At Porsche, the first step is to advance research in the field of battery cell development. The federal and state governments support the project with 60 million euros

At the forum, Zhong Xiangping, vice president of Tencent and president of Tencent Smart Transportation and Mobility, shared Tencent’s thinking and progress in the field of smart transportation around technology, ecology, and services.

Zhong Xiangping believes that the construction of smart transportation is the main force of the new infrastructure. At the same time, the construction of smart transportation is also a long-term, diversified, and highly complex ecological project. In this process, governments, enterprises, scientific research institutions, The collective participation of the public requires extensive ecological cooperation between all parties and the collaborative construction of the industrial chain.

(Picture source: International Online)

“The continuous improvement of the digital base will be the foundation for the development of smart transportation.” Zhong Xiangping said, “Tencent has built the WeTrasnsport smart transportation solution based on the accumulation of technology in the transportation field. It hopes to use people, vehicles, roads, networks, and clouds. To build a dynamic data base for traffic, and build a traffic dynamic data base based on it. Based on the four stages of traffic construction, management, operation and service, we will build together with partners, and ultimately hope to form a data connection and efficient collaboration to form a traffic situation. The picture shows a network of traffic management to provide users with one-stop services.”

In the next 30 years, domestic smart high-speed construction will transform from the stage of large-scale investment and construction to the stage of high-quality management, operation and service. And digital technology capabilities will help achieve high-quality traffic operation services. Tencent will continue to use its technical capabilities, ecological capabilities and service capabilities to be a co-builder of smart transportation and help my country to upgrade from a “high-speed power” to a “high-speed power.”

The following is a record of Zhong Xiangping’s speech:

Dear leaders and distinguished guests, good afternoon everyone! I am very happy to be here for everyone to gather together and participate in a forum we are leading today. We also feel that there are many meaningful and valuable things in this direction, waiting for us to explore and advance together. Xi’an is China’s One of the four ancient civilizations and historical capitals, the cultural heritage is very rich, the economic development is accelerating, and we also feel that under the new development pattern of the “Belt and Road”, Xi’an is making every effort to become an international metropolis and the center of the country. In the city, where history, culture and modern development are blended, we also feel that digital technology makes this city shining.

Tencent has done a lot of cooperation with Xi’an early on. We have achieved results in technology research and development, cultural tourism, transportation and travel. In 2018, Tencent and the Xi’an municipal government also reached a comprehensive and in-depth cooperation. Tencent has always hoped to continuously apply its own digital technology to promote the physical industry and promote the implementation of the entire digital industry in cities, including in Xi’an. Last year, Tencent Cloud and Xi’an Aviation Base jointly built an aviation big data center. As of today, more than 2,000 companies have been on the cloud platform. We also promoted many public travel improvements in Xi’an very early. There are already more than 1,000 buses and 7 subway lines in Xi’an area, all of which have realized the code-based ride, bringing a very convenient travel experience for the citizens of Xi’an. At present, we have more than 10 million users who have launched Tencent’s ride code applet. Xi’an has a population of more than 12 million, which is still a very high proportion. They are all using Tencent’s public travel services. We also see the development of the entire transportation. As the main force of the new infrastructure, it is a very important foundation for the country’s economic development and people’s livelihood services. This is also a very important field for Tencent, so today I also want to take this opportunity to share Let us share some of Tencent’s little practices, thoughts and observations in the smart transportation industry. The constantly improving digital base is the foundation for the development of smart transportation. We see that with the continuous development of digital technology, every vehicle, every person, and every location will become a digital node in the transportation network. In the future intelligent transportation network system, every digital node can Well connected, there will be more room for development. In 2035, my country wants to become a cost-effective, green and economical, intelligent, advanced, modern, and high-quality national comprehensive three-dimensional transportation network. Under such target circumstances, what should each enterprise do? Tencent has been thinking about this problem all the time. Tencent believes that we can do our best to give play to our digital capabilities, so that every element in the communication network can form a digital connection and interconnection. We have formed a We Transport smart transportation solution in the entire transportation field. We hope to create a real-time update and self-purifying traffic dynamic digital base for the city through the dynamic connection of people, vehicles, roads, clouds, and the Internet. The brain of the cloud, on the constantly improving digital base, provides digital assistance for the construction, management, operation and service of traffic. These four stages. We are also co-constructing with some partners. We hope to finally achieve data connection and efficient collaboration, form a map of traffic situation and a network of traffic management, and provide users with one-stop service capabilities. Last year, we cooperated with the Transportation Bureau of Xi’an, and combined with Tencent’s technical capabilities in traffic location big data to provide optimization and assistance for urban public transportation in Xi’an, and to share the big data of our most real-time users. It also hopes to improve the efficiency of operation and management while improving the service experience of public travel. We use an open and collaborative ecology to accelerate the co-construction of smart transportation. The construction of smart transportation is a long-term, diversified, and highly complex ecological project. In the process of advancement, it requires the joint assistance of the government, enterprises, scientific research institutions, and the public. It requires a wide range of ecological cooperation as an industrial chain. Foundation. In the We Transport strategic framework of Tencent’s smart transportation, in addition to relying on Tencent’s own data, capabilities, and technical advantages, Tencent will also strive to become a co-builder, starting from the strategic layout of transportation, and opening up and more collaborative Concept, join hands with more partners in the industry chain, and jointly promote the intelligent upgrade of China’s transportation industry. This morning, Tencent Smart Transportation and China Academy of Information and Communications Technology signed a strategic cooperation agreement to continuously deepen diversified cooperation in the field of Internet of Vehicles and smart transportation. At the same time, we also released the product of Smart Internet Development and Evaluation Tool Chain. ZTE has launched more applications in the field of evaluation of intelligent network connection. Digital technical capabilities help Xi’an realize higher-quality traffic operation services. In the various fields covered by smart transportation, the construction of smart highways plays a very important role in society, economy, and people’s livelihood. China is developing into a high-speed power country. In the next 30 years, it will move from large-scale investment and construction to high-quality management and operation. The service stage is undergoing transformation and upgrading. At present, there have been some difficulties and challenges in the management and service of domestic expressways. For example, the cost of intelligent construction and maintenance is very high, the monitoring coverage has been incomplete, and the efficiency of management and service also has some difficulties. I have been thinking about how to use digital technology tools and Internet user service capabilities to help the management and operation of highways, reduce costs and increase efficiency, and improve the service quality of operations. In response to these difficulties and challenges in highway management and operation, today we rely on Tencent’s core technologies such as cloud computing, 5G, big data, digital twins, etc. to build a complete set of smart high-speed solutions. We are committed to achieving perceivable and computable Intelligent perception operations and service capabilities that can be made, accessible, and serviceable. Today I am very happy and honored to have the opportunity to discuss the development of smart transportation industry with all leaders and experts. We also very much hope to make use of Tencent’s technical capabilities in all aspects and explore more in-depth cooperation and cooperation with partners in the transportation industry. Co-construction helps the industry to develop smarter, expands the innovative application of technology, and brings better service experience to users. This is what Tencent has always insisted on. We also hope to join hands with everyone in the field of transportation to create Create higher service value

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VW factory in Emden When 8,000 employees have to rethink

Status: 19.06.2021 10:18 a.m.

In the future, only electric cars will roll off the assembly line at the VW plant in Emden. This means billions in costs for the group – and many changes for the employees. And some jobs will probably disappear.

From Sebastian Duden, NDR

“What is that again?” Andreas Buse looks at his trainer questioningly and points to a magnetic picture that he should hang in the right place on a board. “This is the heater for the battery, which is also in the front of the vehicle.” It is about basic knowledge of the new electric cars that are to be built here at the Volkswagen plant in Emden from 2022. All 8,000 employees at the site go through the training.

It doesn’t work without a plug

It will be more special for the production staff at the next station. Buse has to be even more careful. This is about plugs. He’s trying to build a cable to an electric car charger. It doesn’t work, and he has to find the problem. “Ah, okay, a pin is bent, that’s why it doesn’t work.” His instructor nods. “So don’t just check the connector, but always look at the component to see if nothing is bent.” Plugs – they will be even more important in the future, so they have already been. Without a plug there is no flow of electricity, and then they cannot even drive the cars out of the hall. “To know that the vehicle cannot be delivered at all and that a fault then has to be laboriously searched for, that is something I have great respect for,” says Buse.

No oil, no engine compartment

One hall further is the ID.4 – the electric car that will roll off the assembly line here from 2022. It’s an SUV, weighing more than two tons. Much of the weight is caused by the large battery. Depending on the model, the ID.4 should travel up to 500 kilometers.

“The dipstick is no longer there, oily fingers, the time is over,” says project manager Hanno Greune. He opens the “bonnet” of the car, which actually doesn’t deserve the name anymore, because you won’t find an engine here. That is not much more than a “technical room”, he admits, there are now fans and heaters, for example. “In our vehicles, the engine is on the rear axle,” says Greune. He points to a plain black cover in the trunk. Underneath is a comparatively small unit – about the size of a sports bag.

So far mainly the location for the production of the VW Passat, in a few years pure electrical work: the factory in Emden. Image: picture alliance / Jochen Tack

The VW plant in Emden is already the size of an entire district. It is now being expanded again towards the Ems. For this purpose, foundation piles had to be driven 30 meters deep into the muddy subsoil. The largest hall has 45,000 square meters. A total of six new halls and logistics buildings will be added. The expansion will cost one billion euros. “The renovation is the most massive that the site has ever gone through,” says plant manager Uwe Schwartz. “We are massively involved in all structures. We are creating more than 100,000 square meters of new space.” Schwartz was brought in specially for the renovation. Before he headed the planning staff at the main plant in Wolfsburg, now he can implement the ideas developed there on site.

Simpler technology, fewer jobs

Volkswagen relies entirely on electric drives. The conversion should be a clear commitment to electric drive – even if experts can imagine other drive types in the future, for example in combination with synthetic fuels. For a transitional phase of three years, VW wants to build cars with internal combustion engines in Emden at the same time.

“Emden is the first location in Lower Saxony that will then be completely converted to vehicles with electric drives,” says Schwartz. Up to now, the “Passat” models in particular have rolled off the production line at the plant. Electric vehicles, however, have a much simpler drive than petrol and diesel. Most of them not only have more complex engines, but also finely graduated gears and gearshifts. All of that is missing in an electric car. As a result, manufacturers actually need fewer employees to build them.

Fewer employees needed to build e-cars

The works council in Emden sees the problem and expects the loss of some jobs. However, new employees are also needed elsewhere, says Works Council Chairman Manfred Wulff. For example in digitization. “We still need bodies that have to be pressed and painted, so we won’t lose a lot of work. The fact that we no longer have the classic engine will be eliminated.”

Experts predict that in the worst case scenario, it could hit a third of those employed in vehicle construction during the transformation phase. But they see it differently in the works council in Emden. There they even wished to switch over to electric car construction as quickly as possible. After all, the sales figures for the classic VW models have not developed positively. The alternative would have been to build more models with internal combustion engines at the Emden location in order to utilize the capacities. Then it would be better to have a clear future perspective, according to the works council. This is how Andreas Buse sees it, who is now back on the production line and wiring the engine compartment of the Passat and Arteon models. “Sure, there will be restructuring, but I’m not afraid of it.” Many of his colleagues will probably go into partial retirement in the course of the restructuring. However, he is only 32 years old. And he is also looking forward to the changes. Even if he will miss the Passat, as he admits when asked

The three exhibition halls on the second floor are centered on New York. The audience can explore the 400-year long history of New York from these novel and continuous exhibitions, and in the innovative interactive gallery-“Future City Lab” (Future City Lab) Think about the future of the city. Source: Museum of the City of New York The unique exhibitions on the third and fourth floors focus on everything from social activities in the city to the built environment of New York. Source: Museum of the City of New York You can explore the past of the city, understand the present of the city, and imagine the future of the city. The New York City Museum will bring you endless excitement. Museum address: 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street New York, NY 10029 Visiting time: Friday to Sunday 10am – 6pm Tickets: US$20, free admission with The New York Pass Enjoy an enjoyable trip to New York Priced in days and covering 100+ New York tourist attractions, the New York Pass provides users with a variety of options, cost-effective, free and easy-to-use attractions ticket solutions. After buying a ticket on the Chinese official website of the New York Pass http://newyorkpass.cn/ or WeChat applet (“Go City 旅城”), save the pass to your mobile phone and show the QR code at the entrance of the attraction to quickly enter without contact And enjoy the skip-the-line privileges of designated popular attractions granted by the pass, a comprehensive Chinese version of “New York Travel Guide” and more than 20 exclusive discounts on shopping and dining

Online competition is growing Fashion retail in upheaval

Status: 16.06.2021 7:16 p.m.

The sale of fashion on the Internet is booming: The Otto subsidiary About You, which launched successfully on the stock exchange today, is growing rapidly. Stationary fashion retailers, on the other hand, are increasingly disappearing. Do you still have a future? The former glamor of the fashion industry has long since vanished in German city centers. There is bare existential fear. Many fashion retailers feel they have been stripped down to the last shirt. In the corona pandemic, textile retailers and manufacturers had to give up in a row. Well-known names such as Escada, Hallhuber, Bonita, Appelrath Cüpper and Adler-Modemärkte filed for bankruptcy. More fashion retailers will soon follow, predict the credit insurer Euler Hermes and the textile trade association (BTE). Euler Hermes does not expect a return to pre-crisis levels until 2023.

“Home office and suit don’t go together”

During the lockdown, new clothes were hardly in demand. Who needs an expensive new outfit for work at home? “Home office and suit don’t go together,” says Gerd Oliver Seidensticker, President of German Fashion.

The turnover in the fashion industry shrank in the Corona year by more than 20 percent to around twelve billion euros. “The pandemic has plunged the fashion industry into a deep crisis,” complains German fashion boss Seidensticker. “Many of our companies are dependent on help from the state.”

Structural crisis even before Corona

But even before the pandemic, the stationary fashion houses were under pressure. Corona has accelerated the structural crisis in the industry. Sales in stationary retail have been declining for years. The death of fashion retailers began a long time ago. Between 2010 and 2019, the number of companies in the clothing industry fell by 31 percent, according to a study by the management consultancy PwC. Retail expert Gerrit Heinemann, retail expert at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, speaks up tagesschau.de of a “collective restructuring case”.

The increasing low-cost competition from textile discounters such as Primark and the triumphant advance of online retail have long been troubling the classic fashion industry. Online retailers such as Zalando and About You are flourishing. Only H&M and Zara have successfully resisted the online competition and also held their own in the Corona crisis.

More and more mono labels

There is also a trend towards mono labels. More and more fashion manufacturers such as Hugo Boss or the sporting goods supplier Adidas are setting up their own flagship stores and selling their products there – to the chagrin of classic fashion retailers who traditionally follow the multi-label approach.

The end of the multi-month lockdown and the return of walk-in customers in the cities should give the stationary fashion retail some breathing space again in the short term. In the long run, however, the industry has to reinvent itself, demand experts. Only those who meet the needs of customers with innovative concepts will survive, says PwC retail expert Stefan Schwertel.

Regional or sustainable concepts as a way out?

Heinemann sees the Mannheim fashion retailer Engelhorn as a positive example. The company has focused on a regional market and now sells a good half of its clothing over the Internet.

Other fashion retailers focus on niches such as sustainability. Some also flee into the arms of their biggest competitor, Zalando. A good 2,400 stationary fashion retailers now also sell their clothing via the Zalando “Connected Retail” platform.

Model H&M and Zara

Above all, however, Zalando is using that and is not enough to save the stationary business permanently, complain experts like Gerrit Heinemann from the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences. “This is a one-way street.” In his opinion, stationary fashion retailers should primarily operate on demand in the future – following the example of H&M and Zara. In fact, C&A is currently starting to produce jeans “on demand” at the Mönchengladbach location in Germany.

The traditional fashion house Köhler from Hessen is breaking new ground. It offers fashion advice and sales via video. The customer fills out a questionnaire on the Internet before receiving a video consultation. During the video call, the customer then decides what he wants to have delivered to his home. The concept is particularly worthwhile with regular customers, says Paula Vordemfelde, managing director of Köhler. Her motto: “We have to be creative and be able to react quickly.”

A few days ago, foreign media interviewed Facebook founder Zuckerberg and Reality Labs head Andrew Bosworth on Instagram Live. The content is straight to Facebook’s core topics on the next step of the VR ecosystem, AR operating system, AR glasses terminal, and brain-computer interface. The entire conversation lasted about an hour and a half.

Zuckerberg: VR terminal prices are still not close enough to the people

Will increase efforts to promote popularization

Quest2 sold for US$199, coupled with a relatively complete VR content ecology, which directly led to the outbreak of the second spring of the VR industry. But for Zuckerberg, this is far from enough.

Since the announcement of the acquisition of the Oculus team in 2014, Facebook has never stopped betting on the VR industry. Zuckerberg has publicly stated more than once that he is confident in the future development of AR and VR equipment.

Zuckerberg believes that the immersive industry will be divided along the route of wired and wireless, and that wireless devices may win a larger consumer market share. More and more brands have successively launched VR all-in-one devices to break free from the limitations of connection lines. In the future, the standard for high-quality VR and AR products will be based on wireless.

Source: bilibili@默者VR

Zuckerberg also mentioned another important reason for the popularization of VR and AR technology-price. The immaturity of technology and the cost of R&D investment have made VR and AR equipment currently unable to be perfect in terms of price and configuration. The price must be as affordable as possible for more people, and it is possible to realize the vision of a next-generation computing platform.

Facebook stated that its plan in this regard will be similar to the practice of game makers, pre-subsidy and subsequent subsidies through the sale of applications and other services. In the next ten years, prices will determine the popularity of these technologies.

In terms of VR ecological construction, Facebook has recently set its sights on a large number of virtual reality studios, including the acquisition of “Beat Saber” developer Beat Games, “Asgard’s Wrath” developer Sanzaru, and Roblox-like game creation platform Crayta.

Image source: Crayta

VR is actually a “curve to save the country” strategy

The research and development of AR glasses and operating system are adv

Zuckerberg once said that VR will be an important part of how AR is built. It seems that Facebook’s current actions are all paving the way for its AR products.

When talking about the research and development of AR glasses, Zuckerberg once said that it will launch Facebook’s first AR glasses this year, but it is not technically complete. “If you are building an AR glasses that look like ordinary glasses, you need to perform very strict optimization of the system to complete all the calculations expected by modern computers based on this, but because AR glasses are devices on the human face, heat dissipation And power will be a very big challenge.”

Source: tech.sina

Zuckerberg said: “For the layout of the AR industry, Facebook can be said to be a pioneer in the field. In 2018, we launched the Portal platform and injected it with interesting and practical AR filter functions a year later.”

Bosworth added that during the epidemic, Zuckerberg invested a lot of energy in promoting the development of Portal, making it a “lifeline” for Facebook employees to work from home. Portal is a smart display used for video call services launched by Facebook in previous years, similar to Amazon Echo show and Google Home Hub. Although the sales of Portal devices were once underwhelmed by the Facebook privacy leak, the sales of the new Portal exceeded expectations during the Christmas period last year.

Image source: NYTimes

This sales performance may be related to the state of the epidemic that is likely to continue for a long time in the future and a series of improvements made by Facebook on the product, so it also arouses more curiosity about the subsequent development of this product. .

In this regard, Zuckerberg believes that under the influence of the epidemic, people’s social methods have also changed, and the use of video calls to socialize has become a more likely thing. Since the launch of the Portal device, Facebook has been continuously improving the AR function to add fun and sociality to the device. Even if the video is two-dimensional, it is still impossible to achieve the effect of “face-to-face” communication, but for most people, video technology is currently the most “sense of existence” tool, and people can establish a connection with each other when using video calls. Real-time contact.

On the one hand, it is to create a brand new remote call mode through Portal. At the same time, Zuckerberg also said that they regard the Portal device as an extended product of Facebook’s virtual laboratory, and this is related to Facebook’s layout in AR and VR.

“Of course this has to do with the bigger picture of AR and VR that we are doing. Many people think that AR and VR are these technologies, but in fact they are tools and platforms that convey a sense of existence.”

Source: techcrunch

Although the specific news of Facebook’s AR glasses has not been revealed, according to foreign media reports recently, Facebook intends to launch the first smart watch next summer, which will be the key input device for its AR glasses. Not only is it preparing for AR glasses on the hardware, Facebook is also developing a virtual reality system independently.

“We are building a real operating system, which will be a new platform that is different from all other platforms. This is a very big challenge, but our team has gone a long way in this regard. We are building a new platform based on micro The kernel’s operating system.”

Neural interface will be the universal input method for AR and VR in the future

The brain-computer interface is a very sci-fi concept, and it is now in a very early stage. Before Musk established Neuralink to focus on brain-computer interface technology, Facebook acquired the neural interface service provider CTRL-Labs and announced its entry into the neural interface field. Unlike Neuralink’s invasive device that needs to be implanted in the brain, Facebook’s is a non-invasive watch-type device.

Source: venturebeat

In the field of neural interfaces, people have always been worried about personal privacy-related issues, and Zuckerberg believes that the public has some misunderstandings about neural interfaces. The neural interface system is not a “mind-reading technique”, but gives a person an ability to make Their brains send signals about this work to other body parts. As early as when he acquired CTRL-Labs, Zuckerberg stated that he hoped to use neural interface technology to create a better way of socializing, and only relying on ideas to achieve functions such as typing and adding filters to photos.

Zuckerberg is confident about the future prospects of neural interfaces, “In some respects, the breakthrough in all of this will be neural interfaces.” However, it is clear that the field of neural interface is not mature enough in all aspects. The person in charge of the neural interface project also said: “We think this may take ten years. This is a long-term research project.” Zuckerberg revealed in the conversation that the time limit for some “cool” things that Facebook is about to launch is calculated in units of 5 or 10 years.

Source: sohu

And he believes that “when designing a new platform, the most important thing is the “input” method. How to control the platform is the most decisive factor. If the interactive activities around AR and VR do not require any physical controllers or the like , That must be a brand new revolution.”

Judging from Zuckerberg’s description, the input methods of VR and AR in the future are likely to be realized by neural interface devices. On this basis, Facebook will create a futuristic social platform.

Sohu Finance and Economics and “Economics” magazine series of interviews-“Acknowledge 100 People” No. 125 (click to enter the topic)

Guest of this issue: Liu Qiao, Dean of Guanghua School of Management, Peking University

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Chief Editor | Wang Demin

On June 21, China’s 9 first batch of publicly offered REITs were officially listed. This batch of publicly offered REITs ushered in popularity as early as the subscription stage, with subscription funds exceeding 30 billion, and all of them ended early.

REITs (real estate investment trust funds) are an important means to realize real estate securitization. It is a trust fund that pools the funds of most investors, transfers them to a special investment institution for real estate investment management, and distributes the investment income to investors in proportion.

In 1960, the world’s first REITs were born in the United States. From 2000 to 2016, the average annual yield of US REITs reached approximately 12%. At present, REITs products have been issued in more than 40 countries and regions, and the global market value exceeds 2 trillion US dollars. China’s first batch of public offering REITs is of great significance to China.

What impact does the securitization of REITs have on my country’s capital market? How is REITS different from stocks? How big is the overall market size of China’s REITS in the future? What is the relationship between REITs and real estate? Sohu Finance and Economics “Acknowledge 100 People” talked about this with Liu Qiao, Dean of Guanghua School of Management, Peking University.

Liu Qiao has studied and actively promoted the development of REITs in China for many years. In his view, REITs are a milestone in the development of China’s capital market, equivalent to the full implementation of the registration system, and a great attempt without losers.

Liu Qiao Means, REITs products are between “stocks” and “debts”, It is the fourth major financial asset except stocks, bonds, and cash. It has not only improved the types of Chinese assets, but also brought new choices for Chinese residents in the future investment allocation, which is an important step in advancing the capital market.

Talking about the characteristics of REITs, Liu Qiao said that the cash flow of REITs is relatively stable. Compared with stocks, it is relatively less speculative and more suitable for long-term holding and investment. Especially in a bear market, it is more resilient and its performance is more stable. Under global inflation expectations, REITs have a certain stabilizing effect on residents’ wealth management and obtaining property income. In the United States, REITs have better investment returns than bonds and stocks, and they have lower risks than stocks.

“Assessing whether a financial product is a good asset, we cannot look at the increase in the bull market, but the resilience of the bear market,” Liu Qiao said frankly.

He also introduced that the vast majority of REITs’ income must be distributed, and there is a mandatory distribution ratio requirement. Investing in public REITs funds with growth potential is equivalent to sharing the dividends of China’s future economic growth.

Liu Qiao also clarified the common misunderstanding of the relationship between REITs and real estate in my country during the interview. He emphasized that real estate is not equal to real estate. In fact, REITs and real estate are two concepts. In the United States, the underlying assets of REITs are only 13.2% related to real estate, and a larger proportion are other assets such as retail stores, hospitals, and industrial plants.

How big is the market for China’s REITs? Liu Qiao predicts that if only infrastructure is considered in the short term, R The future market size of EITs will be between 5 trillion and 10 trillion . This scale is not small. After more than 30 years of development, the A-share market has a volume of only nearly 80 trillion.

According to his analysis, the market size of mature REITs such as the United States and Japan accounts for about 5% to 15% of GDP. According to this law, China’s GDP is 101.6 trillion, and the volume of China’s REITs will probably reach 4 to 12 trillion in the future. From another perspective, China’s overall infrastructure stock is now 130 trillion yuan. If 5% of the infrastructure stock is securitized, it can reach a volume of 6.5 trillion yuan.

“In addition, China’s current REITs only have infrastructure as the underlying assets, and this scope will expand to other areas in the future, so I think the real market size of China’s REITs in the future will be much larger than this number.” Liu Qiao said.

Liu Qiao, Dean of Guanghua School of Management, Peking University

The following is a compilation of interviews:

Sohu Finance: On June 21, 9 public offering REITs went public. How do you expect REITS prices to perform?

Liu Qiao: Because the subscription is very active, the price of REITs will definitely increase on June 21st, but the increase cannot be determined because there is a 30% upper limit on the increase.

Sohu Finance: What impact will the securitization of REITs have on my country’s capital market?

Liu Qiao: Nine infrastructure public offering REITs went public, after 20 years of hard work. The launch of public REITs has three meanings. The first is to build a multi-level capital market. Public REITs have grown from scratch and are the fourth largest financial asset in addition to stocks, bonds, and cash. It has perfected China’s major asset categories and is an important step in advancing the capital market. At the same time, REITs products are between “shares” and “debts”, bringing new choices for Chinese residents’ future investment allocation.

Second, public REITs are traded in the secondary market and have the function of price discovery. REITs price is the anchor for market-based pricing of underlying assets , Which is conducive to more effective allocation of resources.

Third, public REITs can increase the proportion of direct financing, which is an important measure for the supply-side reform of China’s financial sector. It not only provides another source of funding for future infrastructure investment, but also has great value in improving the efficiency and return of China’s infrastructure investment in the future.

REITs are a milestone in the development of China’s capital market. They are equivalent to the full implementation of the registration system. . REITs and the registration system are the most important and only two measures of China’s financial supply-side reform.

From this perspective, I am very looking forward to June 21st, and hope that these 9 pilot public offering REITs will be listed with great success.

Sohu Finance: You just said that REITs are financial products between stocks and bonds. What is the specific difference between them and stocks?

Liu Qiao: The publicly offered REITs in this trial are equity products. From this perspective, they are not debts, and are equity securities like stocks. However, as financial products, REITs have their own specific attributes. For example, the underlying assets are real estate and the cash flow is relatively stable. Its growth depends more on stable cash flow growth. Compared with stocks, it is less speculative and has stronger long-term investment attributes.

In addition, The vast majority of REITs’ income must be distributed, and there is a mandatory dividend ratio requirement . According to the research of the US, Singapore, Australia and other markets, the pricing law of REITs is also different from that of stocks and bonds.

If various types of financial assets have strong linkages and a high degree of price linkage, the effect of risk diversification will be relatively poor. In the U.S. market, REITs prices have a low correlation with bond prices and stock prices . Therefore, from the perspective of resource allocation, it is a very good configuration field, with greater configuration value.

Sohu Finance: The current REITs are only pilot projects, and the fund subscription scale is small. How big do you estimate the overall market size of China’s REITS?

Liu Qiao: The mature REITs market in the United States and other countries accounts for about 4% to 12% of GDP. According to this law, China’s GDP is 101.6 trillion, and the volume of China’s REITs will probably reach 4 to 12 trillion in the next few years. This scale is not small. After more than 30 years of development, the A-share market now has a volume of only nearly 80 trillion.

In addition, Chinese REITs are not the same as the US and Australian markets. The first batch of our pilots are infrastructure public offering REITs, and the underlying assets are infrastructure. China’s entire infrastructure stock is now 130 trillion yuan. If 5% of the infrastructure stock is securitized, and the final public offering is listed, it can also reach a volume of 6.5 trillion yuan.

Moreover, as a large category of financial assets, REITs have relatively stable yields and little price fluctuations. In the United States, REITs have better investment return data than bonds and stocks, and the risk is relatively low. In the future, the scope of underlying assets of China’s REITs will also expand to other areas. Such as rental housing, low-carbon related assets and so on. Including these underlying assets, the scale of China’s REITs will be larger than 6.5 trillion yuan.

If only infrastructure REITs are considered in the short term, the market size will be between 5 trillion and 10 trillion. But I think the real market size of China’s REITS will be much larger than this number in the future.

Sohu Finance: How to correctly understand the relationship between REITs and real estate?

Liu Qiao: People’s There has always been a misunderstanding in the perception of REITs. The English literal translation of REITs is “real estate investment trust fund”. The underlying assets are real estate, not just real estate. The wrong perception of real estate has led people to think that REITs are investment funds with real estate as the underlying assets. The launch of REITs is just another channel for real estate companies and related issuers to provide financing. Therefore, as China’s real estate market is undergoing structural transformation and controlling housing prices, everyone has many concerns about the launch of REITs. This is one of the reasons why public REITs have not been called out for so many years. .

It took many years for academics and policy makers to correct their perceptions of REITs. In the U.S., REITs are really only 13.2% of the underlying assets related to real estate A larger proportion is retail stores accounted for 18.28%, hospitals accounted for 10.72%, infrastructure accounted for 13.92%, industry accounted for 7.7%, and other assets such as hotels and data centers.

Sohu Finance: What impact does the listing of REITs have on residents’ financial management?

Liu Qiao: The value of publicly offered REITs is that they have both financial and real estate attributes, and they are the most typical example of the integration of industry and finance. The performance of REITs in the market depends on the operational capabilities of the management team.

Investing in public REITs funds with relatively high quality underlying assets, strong management team operational capabilities, and growth potential is also equivalent to sharing the dividends brought by China’s future economic growth and the continuous improvement of infrastructure investment efficiency.

Sohu Finance: Under global inflation expectations, what are the effects of REITs on residents’ wealth management?

Liu Qiao: To assess whether a financial product is a good asset, one cannot look at how much it rises in a bull market, but depends on its resilience in a bear market. REITs have weak volatility and strong anti-cyclical ability. When the economy performs poorly and the financial market is in a counter-cyclical period, the performance is more stable. When allocating assets, REITs are an ideal alternative investment product.

Under global inflation expectations, REITs have a certain stabilizing effect on residents’ wealth management.

Sohu Finance: How has the US REITs’ yield performance over the years?

Liu Qiao: From 2000 to 2016, the average annual return rate of US REITs reached about 12%, which is much higher than the average of the S&P 500. After the 2008 financial crisis, REITs continued to grow in decline, but still surpassed the stock and bond markets.

Sohu Finance: The listing of REITs refers to the advancement of the Science and Technology Innovation Board. What impact will it have on the Sci-tech Innovation Board and ChiNext after it goes public?

Liu Qiao: As a growing financial market, everyone has high expectations for the follow-up development of REITs. And after sorting out the pilot experience, the scope of the overall underlying assets of REITs will continue to expand.

The US REITs market has the largest scale and the longest development time in the world so far, and the underlying market has a very wide range.but China’s current REITs’ underlying assets are only infrastructure. In the future, this scope will continue to expand during the development process. I believe that rental housing and carbon-neutral assets will be gradually included.

In this case, REITs will eventually become a very important part of the entire capital market. Its size, coverage, support for the real economy, and influence on the capital market will expand year by year.

However, when discussing the impact on the traditional capital market, the current REITs are only pilot projects with limited scale.For example, the total volume of the 9 REITs listed this time is only more than 30 billion, and the market value of the A-share market is close to 80 trillion, so So far, the impact of REITs on the stock market is very small .

If we only look at the direct price impact or the liquidity impact, the impact of REITs on the Sci-tech Innovation Board and ChiNext will be minimal in the short term. However, the launch of publicly offered REITs is an important measure for the supply-side reform of the financial sector. Its significance is equivalent to the launch of the science and technology innovation board and the implementation of the registration system. The positive impact will gradually become apparent.

Sohu Finance: REITs funds have a certain degree of “share nature.” What do you think of the risks that it may bring when trading in the secondary market?

Liu Qiao: From the perspective of recruitment and subscription, REITs are highly recognized by market investors. But REITs are not growth stocks in the classic sense, but more like sound investment products. It is less speculative and more suitable for long-term holding and investment.

I am worried that everyone thinks it is speculative and thus speculates on the price. If the price rises too sharply, it will bring noise to the steady and sustainable development of public REITs in the future.

Investors should have a clear understanding of the pricing rules of REITs and establish a correct investment philosophy, so that the development of REITs can proceed steadily.

Sohu Finance: In addition to new infrastructure, what other areas or groups will benefit from REITs?

Liu Qiao: From the issuer’s perspective, asset owners included in the scope of the REITS pilot program are definitely beneficiaries, such as highways, environmental water services, industrial parks, logistics, and data centers.

However, from the perspective of investors, the long-term significance of the benefits is that REITS public offerings provide public investors with the fourth category of financial assets, enabling the public to invest in real estate and benefit from it. In addition, REITs have stable cash flow, stable yield, and risk between stocks and bonds, which is good for long-term institutional investors.

Finally, local governments and platform companies are also major investors in national infrastructure construction. After REITS pilots, the scale will continue to expand, and as the market becomes more and more mature, the future will bring about a radical change in investment philosophy. So local governments are also beneficiaries.

In addition, finances can also collect the taxes that occur during the issuance and transaction process of REITS, so public offering of REITS is a great attempt without losers.

Produced | Sohu School of Business

Editor | Xu Xiaoqi Wang Zhen

Today, when the pressure of social competition is accelerating, so-called irregular working time mechanisms such as the “996 work system” have been derived. Some people say that this is a kind of blessing that allows young people to grow up quickly. Others say that this is a shortcut to self-destruction.

Is the “996 work system” really a blessing? Entering the era of digital economy, what changes will corporate organizations have? Sohu Business School talked with Lv Shousheng, president of the Beijing Chinese and Foreign Enterprise Human Resources Association. Lv Shousheng believes that corporate competition is becoming increasingly fierce, and some companies with strong sense of crisis and weak profitability have to work overtime to adapt to this competition. To a certain extent, proper overtime can help to enhance the competitiveness of enterprises, but excessive overtime can harm work efficiency to a certain extent.

Talking about the obstacles that Chinese companies face in “going out”, Lu Shousheng said that some countries have set many restrictions on the investment of Chinese companies, especially some industry associations and trade unions, which are full of vigilance about the entry of Chinese companies. “Some companies worry that we will move their technology to China in the course of mergers and acquisitions, thereby reducing local production. Therefore, they have doubts about our investment sincerity.”

According to Lu Shousheng, the “Going Global” of Weichai Group, where he belongs, is a successful case. Weichai is an international company with cross-field and cross-industry operations. It has power systems, automotive business, construction machinery, intelligent logistics, agricultural equipment, marine transportation equipment and other business sectors around the world. Its subsidiaries are in Europe, North America, Asia and other regions. , Products are exported to more than 110 countries and regions.

Lv Shousheng said that Weichai Group began its international exploration in 2009. In this process, The first is to be good at using international talents; the second is to establish a regular exchange mechanism for talents; the third is to do a good job in cultural communication and integration. Because the integration of cultures and people in different regions takes time, we must use the spirit of responsibility, communication, tolerance, and innovation to promote the two sides to reach consensus when differences arise.

The “14th Five-Year Plan” announced on March 12 and the 2035 long-term goal clearly stated that the statutory retirement age will be gradually delayed. What is the impact of delayed retirement on the job market? Lu Shousheng said that the overall situation of delaying retirement has been determined. In the future, it will be common for people in their 50s and 60s to find jobs in the job market. The silver hair market will gradually rise in the future, which is a useful supplement to the current shortage of talent market and labor supply.

Lu Shousheng believes that To deal with delayed retirement, companies need to provide timely training to people of similar ages. Some employees are limited by knowledge and skills, and have insufficient grasp of the new economy, especially digital capabilities. Companies should do some counseling and training early in this regard to avoid them Fall behind prematurely.

Second, create as many opportunities as possible to give full play to the talents of the elderly. Third, companies should strengthen health management and energy management, such as providing fitness facilities, enhancing the physical fitness of employees, and regularly arranging physical examinations to prevent them from getting too early. The exhaustion of physical function; the last thing is to do a good job of career guidance to prevent employees from not reaching the age of retirement, but they think of retirement early in their minds.

The following is a compilation of interviews:

Sohu Finance: 996, large and small work week, what are the underlying reasons for the existence of overtime culture in Chinese companies? From the perspective of corporate management, can it really improve corporate efficiency and competitiveness?

Lu Shousheng: At present, the competition among industries is very fierce. Companies mainly want to improve their competitiveness and increase output. They often actively and passively let employees work overtime. Some companies have unmatched advantages in natural resources, business models, core technologies, and customer acquisition. In this case, these companies do not need to work overtime.

However, some companies have a strong sense of crisis and relatively weak profitability. In addition, the production rhythm and production tasks are relatively heavy, and they have to work overtime to adapt to this competition. To a certain extent, proper overtime can help improve the efficiency and competitiveness of enterprises. Excessive overtime is not enough, which will damage work efficiency to a certain extent.

Sohu Finance: Excellent Chinese companies such as Huawei and ByteDance often face local policy challenges and pressures when going overseas. What do you think is the most important problem that Chinese companies need to solve in the process of internationalization?

Lu Shousheng: First of all, we must understand and understand the local employment policies and business rules, pay attention to cultural differences, and avoid discomfort.

Secondly, Chinese and foreign companies also have differences in personnel dismissal. European companies have relatively strong trade unions, and it is often very troublesome for companies to dismiss a person. But in China, the entry and exit of corporate personnel is relatively flexible.

Some countries have set many restrictions on the investment of Chinese companies in order to protect local industries. In particular, some industry associations and trade unions are full of vigilance about the entry of Chinese companies, and even doubt the sincerity of investment. These are obstacles that Chinese companies have to face in “going out”.

Sohu Finance: What are the successful examples of companies in the process of internationalization?

Lu Shousheng: The Weichai Group I serve now, their “going out” is a good case. Weichai Group began its international exploration in 2009, and successively acquired French company Baudouin with a history of 100 years. In the process of integration, many companies lost money at the beginning of mergers and acquisitions. However, through domestic and foreign linkages, we have achieved a turnaround from loss to profit, and achieved industrial synergy.

In the process of Weichai’s going global, the first is to be good at making use of international talents. The second is to establish a regular exchange mechanism for talents. We will invite the heads of overseas investment companies to the Chinese headquarters or affiliated companies for visits, learning, and exchanges. At the same time, high-potential talents cultivated in China are sent abroad to participate in their project learning process like a shadow plan.

The third is to do a good job in cultural communication and integration. Finally, the employees of Chinese local companies learn how foreign countries pay attention to quality and quality process optimization, so as to enhance our own management capabilities and increase the practical experience of the front line.

Sohu Finance: Compared with Western management models, what are the characteristics of Chinese management models and what practical results have they achieved? What aspects need to be learned from Western managers?

Lu Shousheng: It is difficult to have a unified definition of Chinese-style business management, let alone any standard. Chinese companies emphasize authoritative leadership, and employees have a strong sense of awe and respect for leaders. The West is relatively democratic. In terms of decision-making mechanisms and strategy formation, more emphasis is placed on teamwork.

Secondly, with regard to management style, the West favors a coaching style of leadership, that is, I teach you how to do it. In China, the leadership style is more command-based, that is, I say you do it. Chinese-style management has a strong affinity, and the West emphasizes equality and fairness. What needs to be learned from the West is to play the role of a coach, do less preaching, and provide more guidance instead of telling the answer directly.

Sohu Finance: Three years after Pinduoduo went public, Huang Zheng resigned as chairman, completing the exit of all the founders. How should we evaluate the impact of the founder’s exit on the company?

Lu Shousheng: The founder’s withdrawal from the company may be due to other pursuits of the founder. This is a proactive action, such as Wang Shi withdrawing from Vanke, Jack Ma withdrawing from Alibaba, and Huang Zheng withdrawing from Pinduoduo. Some of these withdrawals are motivated by personal hobbies, and some are motivated by the pursuit of other life values ​​and higher missions.

Some companies have made preparations for this a long time ago, such as Vanke’s Yu Liang and other managements, who are familiar with the company’s governance structure, management capabilities, company culture, and operating mechanism. Therefore, the exit of the founder will not have a major adverse impact on the company, but will be beneficial to the iteration and growth of talents.

Sohu Finance: The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security has made it clear that the statutory retirement age will be gradually delayed. What is the impact of delayed retirement on the job market? As a company’s HR, how to deal with delayed retirement and what preparations should be made?

Lu Shousheng: The society needs to emphasize flexible employment, which means that people who are older but still have a good skill can continue to work. Companies should pay attention to employees’ innovation, willingness to work, and vitality. They cannot be one size fits all, but only look at age.

In the future, it will be more common for people in their 50s and 60s to get new job opportunities in the job market, and the silver hair market will gradually rise. This will be a useful supplement to our current shortage of talent market and labor supply, and it will also ease relatively speaking. The gospel of labor shortage and talent shortage.

First, companies must provide timely training to people of similar ages. Some personnel are limited by knowledge and skills, and have insufficient grasp of the new economy, especially digital capabilities. Companies must do some counseling and training early in this regard to avoid them prematurely The lagging behind.

Second, create as many opportunities as possible to give full play to the talents of the elderly. Third, companies should strengthen health management and energy management, such as providing certain fitness facilities, enhancing the physical and physical fitness of employees, and arranging regular physical examinations to prevent them from premature physical failure, and to prepare for a longer term. .

The last thing is to do a good job of guidance to prevent employees from thinking about retirement early in their hearts before they reach the age of retirement. Companies need to clarify their own mechanisms to provide better opportunities for older, but still vigorous and energetic employees.

Sohu Finance: Has the company’s requirements for outstanding employees changed under the influence of the long-term epidemic? Under the global market environment, how do companies carry out the strategic layout of talents?

Lu Shousheng: The first requirement for outstanding employees is performance. The second is strong learning ability and innovation ability. The third is attitude. Outstanding employees often have a strong sense of professionalism, collaboration, and teamwork.

Under the influence of the epidemic, some companies hope that outstanding employees can be more resilient and not give up because of temporary difficulties, which may cause doubt or frustration about the company. Excellent employees must be able to actively adapt to this change and turn the crisis into vitality. , Turn pressure into motivation. Excellent employees are those who seldom complain about the objective environment and will proactively look for opportunities.

If an enterprise has a globalization and internationalization strategy, it must reserve talents in advance. For example, whether the selected managers have bilingual communication skills, and whether they have a certain understanding of the international business environment. In addition, as the international situation continues to change, globalization issues are temporarily facing some challenges. Enterprises cannot change their determination to globalize. Under such circumstances, the acquisition and preparation of talents must be advanced, rather than behind closed doors.

Photo: The Verge SpaceX’s satellite internet network team Starlink is in talks with “several” airlines to implement allowing users to access the internet on their flights. The project’s vice president said during a conference on Wednesday (June 9) that the company is continuously developing, expanding bandwidth to serve commercial projects later this year. “We’re in talks with a number of airlines,” said Jonathan Hofeller, vice president of SpaceX. “We are developing our own airline service… we have done a number of tests so far and are looking to perfect those products to put on flights in the very near future.” SpaceX began piloting the Starlink satellite in 2018 to address the global scarcity of broadband internet connections, especially in rural areas where fiber optic connections are often unavailable. Under the trial plan, Starlink customers will pay a one-time fee of $499 for a package that includes a Wi-Fi router, self-regulating Starlink pan, and $99 per month for monthly internet services thereafter. Since its first launch, the company has launched nearly 1,800 Starlink satellites out of the 4,400 it estimates it will need for global coverage. Last year, SpaceX submitted plans to test Starlink on five Gulfstream jets. In March, SpaceX also negotiated with the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) to apply Starlink technology on all popular vehicles from trucks, marine ships to airplanes. Elon Musk made it clear on Twitter at the time: “We do not connect Tesla cars to Starlink, because our terminal is too big, This controller is only for airplanes, ships, big trucks “. Starlink’s satellites are in low Earth orbit, lower than the geostationary orbit of the larger satellites that currently provide Internet services to commercial aircraft. It is the technology that makes airlines choose to cooperate with Starlink over other competitors. However, the same technology is now being used by a range of competitors. Amazon recently announced plans for 3,000 of its own low-orbit satellites, and the UK’s OneWeb has also launched 182 of the roughly 640 planned satellites. Competitors to Starlink with plans to commercialize the aircraft are Intelsat and ViaSa, which operate satellite networks in geostationary orbit. ViaSat recently announced plans to use its next-generation satellite network on Delta’s main fleet. The California-based company is planning a low-orbit network of 300 satellites that will begin launching early next year. According to experts, Viasat will be a stiff competitor to SpaceX in the future.

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If the definition of whether a product has brand attributes is the first thing that comes to mind when buying the product, and it is something that is convenient to buy.

Then the brand attributes of Ba Ma tea industry are not strong, because the first thing you think of may be West Lake Longjing, Biluochun, Huangshan Maofeng, Tieguanyin, Yunnan Pu’er, instead of the Ba Ma tea that can be purchased from the above-mentioned well-known tea products. .

But to say that Ba Ma tea has no brand attributes at all, that would be untrue.

In 2008, Bama Tea launched the traditional fragrant Tieguanyin-Pearl Buck, based on this, and then began to promote the franchise model.

Regarding Pearl S. Buck, according to the introduction of Bama, it needs to go through more than 20 processes, layer by layer, and each step adheres to the traditional tea-making process, and finally forms the fragrance of dry tea fried rice, smells the fruity sweet fragrance of tea soup, and tastes the flavor of orchids. Unique style.

The category of Tieguanyin to which it belongs is originally produced in Xiping Town, Anxi County, Quanzhou, Fujian Province, and is a national geographical indication product. The reason is that Anxi County has a subtropical monsoon climate, with a mild climate, abundant rainfall, deep soil, fertile soil, good water retention, high organic matter content, and rich mineral elements.

So it is this layer of reason that makes the eight horse management Wang Wenbin brothers choose to start their entrepreneurial journey here when they started their business.

And in the author’s “The stock price has been cut down this year, Yihai International is not popular? “In the article, it was mentioned that “the hot pot base material category, due to its own taste attributes, that is, the full recognition of spicy, hemp, and fragrant, has helped consumers form long-term memories of the product.”

Putting it here on Pearl Buck, it is that its strong-flavored properties have helped Bama form a long-term memory of consumers relative to the rest of Tieguanyin’s delicate and scented types. However, due to the existence of tea products in other places, Bama opened up The road to its transformation.

In 2015, Bama launched a full-category tea strategy in order to adapt to market demand and consumer preferences.

From (Anxi) Tieguanyin, Xiangyan tea (also a kind of oolong tea), Pu’er tea (an important variety of black tea), Jinjunmei and Zhengshanxiaozhong (a kind of black tea), Longjing and Anji white tea (green tea) The expansion of Fuding white tea and Zijin Bailan (a kind of white tea) has formed a business model with retail attributes greater than brand attributes.

So under this business model, how to judge the investment value of BaMa?

Eight horse tea

(Source of Bama tea revenue composition: Caihua News Agency)

As of the end of the reporting period, BaMa has a total of 366 directly-operated stores and more than 1,700 franchised stores. Among them, directly-operated stores include independent stores and joint-operated stores.

(Source of Bama offline stores: Bama)

The picture above shows an independent store operated by Bama, which is located in a commercial center and a transportation hub. Independent stores focus on decoration style and space design. Departmental independent stores also provide consumers with private rooms for business negotiation.

Associated stores, that is, stores opened by eight horses in the form of special counters through department stores or large supermarkets, use the traffic of supermarkets and supermarkets to acquire customers, and the supermarkets provide venues to obtain income in a way of sharing.

Taking Rainbow Shopping Mall as an example, the two parties conduct monthly settlements. After Rainbow draws the share and other contractual expenses from the BaMa business funds, the remaining business funds are settled to BaMa Tea.

If the affiliated stores only include Rainbow’s 46 counters and China Resources Vanguard’s 44 counters, then the number of independent stores operated by Bama is 276.

In the franchise model, the relationship between franchisees and eight horses is a buy-out operation, that is, under different sales discounts according to different purchase amounts, the franchisees will operate independently in a self-financing manner after the purchase amount. Of course, this independent Not so pure.

First of all, franchisees need to comply with a uniform retail price. Secondly, according to the difference between direct franchise and regional franchise, the latter can grant franchise rights to sub-franchises in the designated business area, and the sub-franchises obtain the direct franchise rights, which cannot be authorized again.

Based on this model, it can be inferred that the accounts receivable that are not low or high are mainly derived from direct online channels. Therefore, it can be further speculated that this channel will not become a strategic offensive direction for BAMA.

The question that needs to be considered here is whether the future consumer habits in the field of tea products will go from offline to online, with online as the focus? If so, can YAMA find an online dealer who acts as a middleman for itself like Marumi does?

Or we can think in reverse, is it because the scale of online product consumption makes it difficult for online distributors to survive, so we haven’t seen BaMa use such a model?

After talking about the model, let’s take a look at the competition faced by the eight horses.

Looking at the production first, the production designed by BAMA is finishing. According to the different refining process, it can be divided into independent production and independent sub-assembly. Under independent production, BaMa needs to use its own technology in the process of blending and baking; under independent packaging, BaMa needs to participate in part of the final refining process, mainly picking and packing.

According to the situation of eight horses’ fixed assets, there is no industry threshold for this refining process.

Take 2020 as an example, the total fixed assets are 160 million yuan, of which houses and buildings account for 82.79%, machinery and other electronic equipment account for only 6.96% and 7.67%, and the book value is 11.13 million yuan and 1228 respectively. Ten thousand yuan.

Since the production of tea in Eight Horses does not require too much investment in machinery assets, it is obvious that it is impossible to restrict companies that have the same experience as Eight Horses and are based on tea products in various regions to go out of the Eight Horses model.

(Source of sales of eight horse tea: eight horse tea industry)

Looking at sales again, it can be seen that the unit price of Ba Ma tea is basically in a state of constant price increase, but this does not have a positive impact on its gross profit margin.

On the contrary, the gross profit margin of certain categories is still declining. For example, green tea has gross profit margins of 48.9%, 44.1%, and 43.65% from 2018 to 2020, respectively.

At the same time, the gross profit margin of Tieguanyin and Yancha did not increase as rapidly as the unit price, which was only 63.33%, 65.42%, 66.46% and 57.95%, 60.85%, and 62.7% respectively in the same period.

From the longitudinal comparison of gross profit margin, it seems that there is a vague result, that is, with Anxi County as the center of the circle, the further the radius of the regional tea, the lower its gross profit margin.

Does this mean that Ba Ma lacks cost/pricing advantages in green tea, black tea, black tea and other categories? It may come from the production process, the scale of procurement, or the pricing power.

Combining the performance of the production side and the sales side, it can be judged that Bama’s top three tea markets in China, namely green tea, black tea, and black tea, lack the ability to resist competitors.

So if the three major markets squeeze the oolong tea market, or that Bama intends to continue to enter the three major markets from the dominant oolong tea field, its net interest rate will surely be impacted.

According to the actual situation, from 2018 to 2020, eight horses’ net profit margins have increased to 6.69%, 8.9%, and 9.31% respectively. The reason for this is that the increasing proportion of franchise accounts for rent and hydropower in sales expenses. The ratio of decline.

However, the gross profit margin of the franchise model is much lower than that of the direct sales model.

In other words, the stage of success achieved by the Eight Horses model will result in a decline in the overall gross profit margin due to the continuous expansion of franchisees. The rate of gross profit rate declines faster than the rate of cost (i.e. rent, water and electricity) declines resulting in net profit margins. It terminates at an inflection point.

to sum up

Due to the lack of long-term competitiveness, it can be expected that the market will not give Bama an excessively high valuation. However, due to the existence of ipo fundraising projects and the continued expansion of franchisees, as the price paid by the market moves downward, the short and medium-term There may be local market opportunities, but they are limited to this.

By Zhou Zhiwei

Author: Zhou Zhiwei

Edit: lala

Law for more women on boards Which companies now have to act

Status: 11.06.2021 3:55 p.m.

In future, women must be given greater consideration when filling executive board positions: the Bundestag has passed the “second management positions law”. What are the rules now? And how many companies does this affect?

What was decided?

The new minimum number of women on executive boards applies to listed companies with equal co-determination and more than 2,000 employees. In future, you must have at least one woman on the board if it has more than three members. The minimum participation only applies when a new position is filled. “An appointment of a board member in violation of this participation requirement is void,” says the law. There are stricter rules for companies with a majority shareholding by the federal government: In general, if there are more than two members of the management team, there should be at least one woman. This applies to Deutsche Bahn AG or German air traffic control, for example. In addition, the fixed minimum quota for the Supervisory Board is to apply, which is 30 percent.

interview 03/08/2011

Other listed or co-determined companies that do not fall under the requirement should in future have to justify if they plan for the board of directors without women. If this does not happen, there is a risk of fines. With the law, the reporting obligations for companies are tightened accordingly. However, the Federal Council still has to approve the law.

How many women sit on company boards?

More than half of the large listed companies in Germany have no women on their boards, as a study by the Women in Supervisory Boards Initiative (FidAR) shows. The 160 groups in the stock market indices DAX, MDAX and SDAX as well as the 26 companies listed on the stock exchange with equal co-determination (as of March 22nd) were evaluated.

background 02/17/2011

Accordingly, in 103 of 186 corporations examined, not a single woman sits in the boardroom. At the same time, the average proportion of women on executive boards rose to 13 percent compared to the previous year, which corresponds to a plus of 2.3 percent. In the 200 companies with the highest turnover in Germany, the proportion of women on executive boards is 11.5 percent, as a study by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) shows. In the past year, the proportion of women on supervisory boards in the currently 106 companies that are subject to the mandatory women’s quota was an average of 35.9 percent.

Which companies need to improve?

According to the FidAR study, the number of companies that would be affected by the law passed today is 66. Of these, 25 had no women on the board of directors as of the reporting date. This also applies to the engine manufacturer MTU and HeidelbergCement, two companies from the DAX. The situation will soon change at the building materials company. At the end of May, HeidelbergCement announced that Nicola Kimm will take over the newly created position of Chief Sustainability Officer from September 1st. She is then responsible for the issues of sustainability and new technologies.

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The course has also been set at MTU: The company has formulated the goal of a women’s quota on the Executive Board of 25 percent by 2022. The Executive Board is currently made up of four men. According to the study, Knorr-Bremse was also one of the companies that would have to make improvements. That has now happened: Claudia Mayfeld has been in charge of the newly created Executive Board department for Integrity and Law since May 1, 2021. According to the authors of the study, Adidas, Bayer, Eon, Infineon, Fielmann and Südzucker have each appointed women to their boards since the bill was announced.

One of the things customers look forward to most with the new Apple TV is the redesigned Siri remote. In fact, in a survey conducted by foreign media, nearly 30% of users only plan to buy a new Siri remote control for use with their old version of Apple TV. According to Twerdahl, in this new interview, he reviewed the first batch of remote controls for on-demand use. “If you think about it, since the first time we have on-demand, such as video recorders and DVDs, we have been stuck at those 2x, 4x, and 8x control speeds. This is not very intuitive or useful. You always It will overshoot and try to return to the previous point.” “Once we come up with this circular design, we think it looks a lot like the iPod’s fast roulette, what can be done? Can a TV that can really help people use such an interface? It’s a natural thing to adjust the video back and forth. Professional editors often use this inching control, which is quite powerful, and it’s really good to bring it to people’s living rooms.” Regarding the new Siri remote control, Apple’s vice president explained how the company created a simple and universal remote control. “There are some standards on HDMI, and some other standards use infrared. Therefore, we have to negotiate to find the best method for any particular TV. The point is, this is just to simplify the customer’s operation. We will All the hard and heavy work is done in the background.” He also praised Siri on the new remote control because this virtual voice assistant has a dedicated button on its right side. “We hope that no matter how comfortable you are, you can interact with Apple TV super easily. If you press the Siri button on the remote control but don’t say anything, some suggestions will be played in a loop on the TV screen to help You know what you can say. By moving the Siri button to the side – where it is on your iPhone – we hope this will also strengthen people’s impression, because you can do exactly the same on the Apple TV remote as on the iPhone Thing.” IT Home is informed that in addition to the “magic experience” that Apple hopes to bring to users through the Siri remote control, Tim Twerdahl said that the new Apple TV 4K is ready for the future because it respects the new standard of HDR. “There is a chicken and egg problem, that is, if no one can watch, why produce content?” Twerdahl said. “I think we have taken a big step forward in Apple TV 4K providing high frame rate support, and it will become the driving force for the creation of more and more such content.” “For example, here in the United States a few years ago, they started making Super Bowl games with high frame rate HDR. And we are seeing more and more. We really hope that the product will be ready for the future. The good news is that we are working with These top suppliers around the world collaborate to bring high frame rate content, especially sports.” Last Friday, the executive accepted an interview with Mobile Syrup and talked about how Apple is committed to home audio products, “almost no need” to find my remote control function.

Controversial project passed Bundestag decides Supply Chain Act

Status: 11.06.2021 11:58 a.m.

In the future, large German companies will have to pay more attention to compliance with human rights and environmental standards by their suppliers – otherwise they face fines. The opposition criticized the Bundestag resolution. The Bundestag has passed the Supply Chain Act, which makes large companies more responsible than before for conditions at their global suppliers. 412 MPs voted for the law, 159 voted against it and 59 abstained. During the final deliberations in parliament, the Greens announced that they would vote with the government factions of the CDU / CSU and SPD. The FDP and AfD spoke out against it, the left wanted to abstain. The controversial project had been wrestled for a long time.

There is a risk of fines of two percent of sales

From 2023, large companies in Germany will be obliged to take action against human rights violations and environmental violations at their suppliers. Failure to do so can result in fines of up to two percent of annual sales. It initially applies to corporations with more than 3000 employees. According to the coalition, there are more than 925 companies. From 2024, companies with more than 1000 employees are also to be included, which would be around 4800 companies.

“Children belong in schools and not in mines”

Federal Labor Minister Hubertus Heil (SPD) said that politics must take action against child labor. “Children belong in schools and not in mines,” he said. Around 160 million children are currently working around the world, half of them in particularly dangerous conditions. That is why we need clear standards.

For Development Aid Minister Müller it is “the most important law for more justice between rich and poor”. Image: dpa Development Aid Minister Gerd Müller (CSU) said the law was “certainly the most important law for more justice between rich and poor”. He emphasized that it came about against strong lobby pressure. In the interests of business, the Union had enforced that there is no additional civil liability for companies. Corporations would have legal and planning security, so representatives of the Union parliamentary group.

AfD: Law harms German economy

The FDP and AfD, however, accused the regulation of harming the German economy. The AfD criticized that competitors of German companies were the winners of the law. Greens and leftists welcomed the law as a first step, but criticized it as inadequate. The left argued that because there was no civil liability, the law was too weak and made too few companies accountable.

Bundestag resolutions Higher tobacco tax and more protection for “coffee trips”

Status: 11.06.2021 8:26 a.m.

The Bundestag passed numerous laws into the night. Among other things, the redistribution of EU agricultural subsidies was decided and the rules for so-called coffee trips tightened. Smoking will become more expensive in the future. An overview. The plenary session began on Thursday morning – it was only ended on Friday morning at 0.59 a.m. by Parliament’s Vice-President Wolfgang Kubicki. The agenda in the Bundestag was tough. In the last few weeks before the summer break, the grand coalition is trying to get as many projects as possible through parliament. An overview of the most important resolutions of the night session.

Tobacco tax is rising – and also applies to liquids

Germany’s smokers are asked to pay more. The Bundestag decided that the tobacco tax for a pack of 20 cigarettes will rise by an average of ten cents in the coming year. A year later, a further ten cents will be added, in 2025 and 2026 another 15 cents per pack will be added. Vaping e-cigarettes and tobacco heaters is also taxed higher. So-called liquids for use in e-cigarettes are to be subject to tobacco tax in the future; up to now they have been subject to sales tax. An additional tax is to be introduced for heated tobacco, so that in future there will be a taxation similar to that of cigarettes.

More consumer protection with “coffee trips” and online marketplaces

The sale of insurance, home loan and savings contracts, medical products and dietary supplements on so-called coffee trips will be prohibited in the future. In addition, the participants of such trips must be better informed about their rights by the organizer. The fine for violations will be increased from 1,000 euros to 10,000 euros. The new law also provides for a regulation according to which consumers may not be asked to pay before the end of the day on which the contract is signed for contracts that have come about as part of an unsolicited visit to the home. In the future, online marketplaces such as Amazon or eBay will have to disclose the essential criteria for their rankings of search results. They must also inform consumers whether the potential contracting parties are entrepreneurs or private individuals. Rankings in search results must not be influenced by hidden advertising or hidden payments. The platforms must also explain how they ensure the authenticity of user reviews. Fake reviews are expressly prohibited in the future. Advertising in online networks should be more recognizable in the future – this applies to influencers, for example. Labeling is not necessary if the advertiser has not received any money or similar consideration from a company.

Protection of package tours

Consumer protection is also being strengthened for package tours: a multi-million dollar fund will in future protect package travelers from possible damage in the event of bankruptcies. Tour operators are to pay 750 million euros into the fund. The fund is also intended to prevent the state from having to step in when tour operators go bankrupt. The new fund is to guarantee prepayments by customers, the repatriation of stranded holidaymakers and their accommodation until they are returned. It basically replaces the previous protection through insurance or bank guarantees. The background to this is the bankruptcy of the travel company Thomas Cook in September 2019.

Fight against tax havens and money laundering

Capital flight to so-called tax havens is expected to become less attractive in the future. If the Federal Council also approves the new regulation, operating and advertising costs for cross-border transactions can only be claimed for tax purposes if the respective states adhere to international tax standards. In addition, regulations on withholding tax, which are incurred on investment income abroad, are being tightened. The basis is a “black list” of the EU, in which “non-cooperative countries and areas” are listed, which from Brussels’ point of view facilitate tax evasion or unfair tax competition. There are twelve countries such as Panama, Fiji and the Seychelles. However, this list is controversial – mainly because it does not contain any tax havens within the EU. In order to combat money laundering and terrorist financing more effectively, the German transparency register will also be expanded and better linked internationally. Additional reporting obligations for the economy should make it easier to track down letterbox companies and to identify the people behind nested company structures. At the same time, this is intended to protect reputable companies from coming into contact with questionable business partners and criminal machinations. In addition, the investigators in Germany should work more closely with the authorities in other EU countries.

Compensation for phasing out nuclear power

The Bundestag also gave the green light for the compensation of energy companies for the accelerated nuclear phase-out. The adopted amendment to the Atomic Energy Act empowers the responsible federal ministries to conclude a public law contract “on the payment of financial compensation” which ends “all national and international legal disputes”. In March, after years of dispute with the energy companies RWE, Vattenfall, EnBW and E.on, the federal government reached an agreement on compensation: Germany pays the companies compensation totaling a good 2.4 billion euros. This compensates for residual amounts of electricity that the companies can no longer generate in their own plants, as well as investments that the companies made in reliance on the nuclear power plant life extension that came into force in 2010.

Distribution of EU agricultural subsidies approved

The Bundestag also approved the federal government’s legislative package for the distribution of EU grants for German farmers. In the coming years, this will increasingly be based on criteria such as environmental protection and animal welfare. From 2023, a quarter of Brussels direct payments will be linked to certain ecological requirements. For example, there is additional money for not using pesticides or for more nature conservation in meadows and pastures. In total, it is about six billion euros that Germany’s farmers will receive annually from the EU until 2027. So far, the distribution of such funds has largely been based on the area of ​​the farms – regardless of the impact on the environment and landscape. With the reform, small and medium-sized businesses are to receive significantly more support. Young farmers up to the age of 40 also receive more money. In addition, there will in future be a premium for grazing animal owners who have so far benefited little from the area premium. The Federal Cabinet had already adopted the new requirements for the national structure of the Common European Agricultural Policy (GAP) in April. At EU level, however, there is still a struggle about how the reform of the EU agricultural policy should be designed. The aim is to reach an agreement by the end of June. The legislative package that has now been passed, which is aimed at a Agricultural Ministers’ Conference Compromise goes back, then changed again. Previously, the Bundestag had, among other things the powers of the protection of the constitution expanded . In the course of the day, the parliament wants to pass a number of other laws of the grand coalition – for example on care reform and on Compliance with human rights in global supply chains .

If the 3D movie led by “Avatar” in 2009 presses the start button for the stereoscopic experience, then the development of AI stereoscopic display technology will fully activate people’s more comprehensive stereoscopic vision needs. Throw away the 3D glasses, get rid of all kinds of auxiliary equipment, and see that 3D with the naked eye is shining from dreams into reality. In fact, when it comes to naked-eye 3D, I believe everyone is familiar with it, but when it comes to the upgrade technology of naked-eye 3D-the artificial intelligence stereo display technology of Guangdong Future Technology, you may not be very familiar with it.

Guangdong Future Technology Co., Ltd. was established in 2015. It is a national high-tech enterprise and the world’s leading provider of complete solutions for artificial intelligence stereo display technology. The company is located in the world-renowned “Guangdong Street Office” central park. Since its establishment in 2015, the company has been committed to the research and development of a new generation of artificial intelligence 3D display technology. After more than 6 years of development, it has successfully developed a leading artificial intelligence 3D display Technology, 3D stereo camera, 3D scanning, spatial position recognition, spatial stereo imaging and other innovative technologies, forming a complete set of industrialized solutions from 3D data collection to display, with more than 60 industry-leading independent core technologies and intellectual property rights .

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Eight years ago, the international e-commerce giant Amazon said it would make a naked-eye 3D mobile phone. As an internationally well-known Internet company and e-commerce giant, why should a 3D mobile phone be made? The significance of 3D mobile phones is not in the hardware itself, but in subverting the traditional Internet shopping model. The traditional Internet shopping model is the O2O model, which refers to offline experience and online purchase. For example, we go to a physical store to try on and experience shoes, and then place an order online. In the future, we may use 3D stereo display technology to subvert this model. This is called the O1 model, which can solve the offline experience through online. Just like the 3D scanning on our booth, the human body modeling data is obtained by scanning, and then we choose 3D shopping on the mobile phone, there will be two particularly good effects: First, you can actually see yourself wearing this dress How about the three-dimensional effect of the body; Second, the data can tell us more scientifically that this piece of clothing is not suitable for you, such as your waist circumference, shoulder width, and sleeve length. Use data to verify.

The core feature of the Internet is to exceed user expectations and exceed user experience. These experiences achieved by 3D stereo technology can be better than offline. Of course, 3D stereoscopic display technology has a wide range of applications. For example, the application of overpass navigation is definitely more advantageous than planar navigation, and the real-time decoration effect presented by the three-dimensional modeling of the room has more advantages than the two-dimensional decoration effect. At the same time, the stereo display can also be applied to geography teaching.

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From black and white to color is the trajectory of the development of visual presentation in the past, and from flat to three-dimensional is also the inevitable trend of future development. Nowadays, most movies are in 3D, and most games are also 3D. For example, the well-known “Honor of Kings” and “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” are all 3D.

3D content has also become the mainstream, but everyone needs to wear 3D glasses to watch 3D content, which has major limitations and dependence on viewing auxiliary equipment. Therefore, how to remove the 3D glasses and be able to directly watch 3D content on the existing display terminal has become a user’s demand. Naked-eye 3D technology came into being under this background. It allows all display terminals to achieve stereoscopic display functions without the need to wear 3D glasses and viewing aids.

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Huawei’s rotating chairman Guo Ping mentioned naked-eye 3D at the Huawei Global Analyst Conference on May 18, 2020. He said that if naked-eye 3D technology can be realized, it will bring a revolutionary improvement to the industry and will be widely used. It is used in life, entertainment, medical education and other fields. At the same time, it is possible to create a new industrial space of hundreds of billions, and drive the entire industry to achieve leapfrog development.

In the technical field of stereoscopic display, naked-eye 3D is an older concept, and there is a problem of viewing angle. Users need to be in a specific position to see the 3D stereoscopic effect, which has certain limitations. Guangdong Future Technology has broken through technical barriers and solved technical problems on the basis of naked-eye 3D. Their AI stereoscopic display technology combines artificial intelligence with the fifth-generation Fermat grating technology, which solves the problems of viewing angle and vertigo, turning the traditional naked-eye 3D into a true artificial intelligence stereoscopic display.

Future Technology has the world’s leading 3D optical/display design capabilities and advanced module production technology and core technology patents. Through the underlying software algorithm, combined with high-end biological imaging technology, the system is optimized in depth, using proactive automatic tracking to lock the eye position, and automatically adjust the image interleaving sequence according to the eyeball position to ensure high-quality viewing effects. Unique 3D game engine, supports Unity3D, OpenGLES, 3D automatic rendering engine, active contrast compensation algorithm, and supports mainstream games such as Honor of Kings to run in 3D state.

Artificial intelligence three-dimensional display technology has very rich application prospects. For example, after we scan the body with a mobile phone, the modeling data of the human body is automatically generated. When we click on a piece of clothing, the modeling data of the human body will be modeled on the clothing. Data is matched to solve the problem of matching degree between human body and clothing. Hailan House’s advertisement “Men visit Hailan House twice a year”, we may not need to visit once in the future. Through modeling and data matching, we can complete the trial fitting session online. This subverts the traditional Internet O2O shopping model (offline experience, online purchase) and turns O2O into O1 (complete offline experience through online), which will bring us great convenience.

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Artificial intelligence stereoscopic display technology is a very innovative technology that can be applied to all display terminals such as mobile phones, tablet computers, desktop computers, notebook computers, LCD monitors, televisions, and advertising screens. The product research and development layout of Guangdong Future Technology Co., Ltd. has been applied to many products. Currently, products such as tablets and mobile phones equipped with AI stereo display technology have been launched. In addition, 3D stereo live broadcast equipment and 3D stereo cameras are also ready to be launched.

The countries of the Middle East are considered the “supercar capitals” of the world. In particular, the UAE (United Arab Emirates) is home to the most supercars with two cities, Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Due to the high occurrence rate, supercars in this country are no longer so special. They are even forgotten in the garage or thrown on the side of the road after an accident, even if they are a rare supercar. Photo: Caters News Agency. A blue Lamborghini Gallardo lies covered in dust in a roadside parking lot in Dubai. According to Gulf News, every year about 2,000-3,000 cars are abandoned in the UAE for the simple reason that their owners forget their existence. Photo: Caters News Agency. Gallardo’s “elder” model – Aventador – was also left with the same fate that it was covered in dust at Dubai airport. The 2-digit control plate shows that the car owner is a rich person. In Dubai, the fewer digits a sign has, the more valuable it is and usually has to go through an auction. Photo: cartoq. In Vietnam, Bentley Arnage is a rare luxury car model, the number of which can be counted on the fingers. In Dubai, this model is not so special. After colliding with a Porsche Panamera, the blue Arnage was left by its owner on the highway in Dubai. According to local media, the two models were left on the side of the road for a few days before being moved. Photo: cartoq. Not as prominent as Ferrari or Lamborghini, the red DMC DeLorean neglected in Dubai still deserves to be on this list. During the production phase (1981-1983), DMC DeLorean was not given much attention. It was not until it appeared in the movie Back To The Future (1985) that this model became famous. Currently, the number of DeLorean that can operate in the world is not much, but it is abandoned in Dubai. Photo: Auto Evolution. Produced from 1992 to 1994, Jaguar XJ220 has a rather limited number – about 282 vehicles. One of them was caught in a public parking lot in Dubai. With a top speed of up to 341 km/h, the XJ220 was once the world’s fastest supercar in the 1992-1993 period. Photo: cartoq. The most famous abandoned car model in the UAE is probably the Ferrari Enzo. For supercar fans around the world, the Ferrari Enzo is a legend. There were about 400 Enzo units produced between 2002-2004 with an ex-works price of about 650,000 USD (equivalent to 900,000 USD at present). The Ferrari logo is the cheapest at $2.5 million on the used car market. Photo: Auto Evolution. If the Enzo is a rare and expensive supercar, owning a Bugatti is even more difficult. You must be “approved” by the French supercar company before signing a sales contract. The Veyron in the photo is covered in dust but is in fairly new condition. It seems that this supercar has never rolled before being abandoned. Photo: Pinterest. Over the past 20 years, the UAE has attracted many foreign investors to this country. Earning a lot of money and not having to pay personal income tax makes entrepreneurs splurge to buy supercars. After the 2008 economic crisis, many businesses went bankrupt and entrepreneurs fled the UAE before going to jail. Therefore, they do not have time to liquidate assets, including supercars. Photo: Pinterest.

High-speed trains How Deutsche Bahn is planning the future of the ICE

As of: 06/09/2021 7:59 a.m.

Deutsche Bahn is currently expanding its fleet with new fourth generation ICE trains. They should be more reliable, but also slower than their predecessors. What are the future plans for the ICE? By André Kartschall, RBB The ICE fleet of Deutsche Bahn (DB) is growing. Instead of the current 330, 420 high-speed trains are to run within five years. This should connect the big cities in a much closer cycle. At some point, a fleet of 600 ICE trains will be on the move in Germany, according to the vision. “We get a new train every three weeks,” says Berthold Huber, Board Member for Passenger Transport at DB. Deutsche Bahn is currently receiving fourth generation ICE trains. They are more reliable and comfortable and now also have air conditioning systems that can withstand a hot summer. This was not always the case with the predecessors at all outside temperatures. But the ICE 4 also has a special feature: it is slower than its predecessor. He can do a maximum of 250 kilometers per hour. There have also been ICEs that drove more than 300. From August the ICE 4 should be allowed to be released for at least 265 kilometers per hour.

The eternal rival TGV

Deutsche Bahn is relying fully on the ICE in its future strategy. But the limits of what is feasible have long been fixed. For all that is known, the ICE will never be as fast as the French TGV, for example. That is not necessarily due to the train itself. But the ICE cannot shake off the comparison with its French neighbor. While the TGV reaches 320 km / h and speeds through the country without intermediate stops, German ICE trains struggle from city to city, sometimes with stops every half hour. This also increases the travel time. But also the number of people who can easily get on a long-distance train. Germany took a completely different path than France. In principle, nothing should change in that regard. TGVs run on their own tracks that are reserved only for them and have been upgraded to high speed. The ICE has to share the route network with everyone else – and therefore sometimes torment its way through the landscape at 120 km / h. Only special routes for the ICE would really change that. But they are not in sight.

Improvements, not revolutions

In addition, unlike in France, Germany’s major cities and thus the stops are so close together that it would be neither economical nor passenger-friendly to let the trains run at maximum speed. “That is why we in Germany will stay at top speeds of around 300 km / h,” says Huber. The fact that the ICE will have to be said to be slower than its French counterpart in the future cannot be changed, but it is in the nature of things, according to Deutsche Bahn. Two countries with completely different conditions would come to completely different solutions. “Basically, both of them did it right – each for themselves,” says Huber. The planned advances in Germany are of a rather minor nature: accessibility for wheelchair users, bicycle compartments, a better room layout for passengers and just a few km / h more at top speed should bring the next few years.

In the next generation up to 300 km / h

The travel time should not have a significant impact on all of this – and thus also not the competitiveness with the aircraft. After all: the fourth generation should be followed by a faster one – a further development of the predecessor. The ICE 3neo is said to be capable of speeds of up to 320 kilometers per hour, roughly as much as the original third generation. However, the German route network is only permitted up to 300 km / h at its fastest points.

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In the past, most of the waste from livestock and household waste was dumped by villagers in village 4, Hai Dong commune (Mong Cai city), into the village’s garbage dump, causing significant pollution to the environment. living. However, in recent years, people here have gradually formed a new habit. Garbage instead of being carelessly dumped into the environment now has new destinations, which are brick-built garbage pits with lids or plastic drums, holes dug in the garden lined and covered with tarpaulin, built in many areas. household. Ms. Dinh Thi Ngan, hamlet 4, Hai Dong commune, said: Composting from buffalo manure, vegetable roots with rice husks has created fertilizer. With this fertilizer, we can use it back to fertilize plants, which has a much better effect on plants than ordinary inorganic fertilizers. Model of composting waste into organic fertilizer in Ninh Duong ward, Mong Cai city Composting organic waste has become a new habit of the people here. Thanks to that, the roads become clean, no more offensive images, and no longer see the unclean smell from livestock waste or waste that previously caused pollution. As a result, the village also became more civilized. Ms. Nguyen Thi Dong, Chairwoman of the Women’s Union of Hai Dong Commune, said: Before, every day the whole village had to collect up to 3 full garbage trucks, now it is still 3 trucks but the amount of garbage has decreased a lot. Collectors can also reduce the arduous effort of collecting, sorting and treating garbage at the same time. Not only solving the problem of organic waste, to be able to compost it into manure, each family must do a good job of sorting waste at the source. This is also one of the solutions contributing to solving economic problems for farmers. “At first, we were afraid to do it, but gradually we can make compost from our own household waste, we can also save a lot of money on buying fertilizer for plants, so everyone is proud. inspirational, positive” – ​​Ms. Pham Thi Moc, village 9, Hai Dong commune, shared. This can be considered as an effective model in waste treatment in rural areas or suburbs of large cities, where people still cultivate and raise livestock. Therefore, in Mong Cai city, this model has been replicated to most communes and wards, even in Vinh Trung and Vinh Thuc island communes and is being deployed to border communes and ethnic minority areas. The army coordinated with the people of Vo Ngai commune, Binh Lieu district to clean up and protect the environment. Recently, in the province, there have appeared many models of reducing waste by women’s members and the Youth Union, typically the model of household waste sorting and turning waste into money. the model “Let the fish ask for plastic waste” implemented by the Youth Union of the provincial agencies in collaboration with the Youth Union of Cai Chien commune (Hai Ha), the model of a domestic waste incinerator… Many models have received positive feedback from residents and visitors; positively affect the awareness and social responsibility of people participating in environmental protection activities. Volunteers of Quan Lan commune (Van Don district) carried out the campaign “Let’s clean up the sea”, December 2019. Photo: Hoang Giang Strengthen handling of violations However, it should also be seen that, in environmental protection work in the province, there are still limitations, due to the lack of awareness and respect for the law of some units, organizations and individuals. Over the past time, the provincial functional forces have promptly detected, arrested and handled violations of the law on environmental protection, enhancing the efficiency of environmental management in the province. According to Senior Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Duy Dung, Head of the Environmental Crime Prevention and Control Division (Provincial Police), there is still a situation in the province where a number of units and enterprises are engaged in industrial production, service case of violations of regulations on hazardous waste management; dumping waste not according to planning; transportation of materials without implementing environmental protection measures. In addition, there is illegal exploitation and recovery of land and sand, exploitation outside the licensed boundary; trading and transporting smuggled food that does not meet standards, especially during holidays and Tet. A seafood company in Ba Che was discovered and fined by the police force for discharging untreated wastewater into the environment. Photo taken in 2020. Most recently, on May 13, a unit specializing in large-scale ceramic production in the province was caught by the Environmental Crime Prevention Police Department (Provincial Police) red-handed discharging waste causing environmental pollution. school. According to residents, for many years, the unit has regularly discharged waste into the common drainage system of residential areas. During production activities, the police force discovered that this company discharged wastewater in excess of the national technical regulations on industrial wastewater into the environment and did not collect hazardous waste in accordance with the law. the law. Immediately after that, the Environmental Crime Prevention and Control Department advised the Provincial Police to issue a decision to impose a fine of VND 80 million and require the company to take measures to overcome the consequences of environmental pollution. Previously, in April, the Environmental Crime Prevention Police Department also issued a decision to impose an administrative fine of VND 100 million on a construction company for discharging waste in an area not approved by the competent authority. browsing, polluting the environment. Practice scenarios to respond to oil spills in Ha Long Bay, October 2020. In addition to sanctioning violating units, Quang Ninh Provincial Police also requires businesses to overcome environmental pollution incidents. Statistics of the Provincial Police show that, from 2015 to now, the Provincial Police directly detected 1,678 cases against 130 organizations and 1,578 individuals; prosecuted and investigated 23 cases against 1 organization and 48 individuals for violating environmental laws; with a total fine of over 10 billion VND. Besides, the Inspector of Department of Natural Resources and Environment has also fined 109 organizations and individuals with a total amount of over 8.6 billion VND. It is the more drastic handling of environmental violations by the competent forces that has actively contributed to reducing and curbing environmental pollution, creating deterrence and raising awareness about environmental protection of the local authorities. units, enterprises, organizations and classes of people. Efforts are rewarded As a province with many risk factors for environmental pollution, in fact, it has suffered from environmental pollution in the previous period, but so far, with the drastic and right direction, Quang Ninh has achieved many achievements. positive effects from environmental protection. TKV focuses on investing, increasing the capacity of mine wastewater treatment stations, ensuring the standards of wastewater discharged into the environment. Resolution No. 12-NQ/TU, dated March 12, 2018 of the Provincial Party Executive Committee on environmental protection in the period 2018-2022 is considered as one of the guidelines for reflection in the implementation process. . In the 2016-2020 period, Quang Ninh province will continue to increase the concentration of resources for environmental protection. The state budget is arranged to increase annually, not less than 3% of the total state budget expenditure for environmental non-business activities, higher than the level prescribed by the Central Government of not less than 1% of the total expenditure of the local budget. Up to now, the targets on environmental protection under the Resolution have been achieved and exceeded by the province, creating a driving force for the province’s socio-economic development. Most notably, in 2019 and the past 2020, the Environmental Governance Index of Quang Ninh Province (including 3 component indexes: Seriousness in environmental protection, Air quality and Water quality) stands. 2/63 provinces and cities and is one of 8 indicators contributing to the ranking of the Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index – PAPI of Quang Ninh province ranks 3rd in 2019 and 1st in 2020 on 63 provinces and cities in the country. Classification of hazardous waste and common waste at New Century Chemical Fiber Company, Cai Lan Industrial Park (Ha Long City). With many ways, innovative models to mobilize the participation of the people and the drastic protection of the environment, currently the proportion of urban solid waste in Quang Ninh that has been collected and treated hygienically is 950.5 tons/day, reaching 96.2%. The amount of solid waste in rural areas reached 70.7%, with the main treatment methods being hygienic burial and burning. The whole province currently has 6 concentrated solid waste treatment plants/zones with incineration technology (20 incinerators) and 5 localities are treating domestic waste by burial method. Industrial solid waste in the province is gradually decreasing in recent years with the trend of reuse and waste reduction. Currently, 91% of the total amount of hazardous waste generated has been treated by waste generators under contracts with units licensed by competent authorities; the remaining 9% of hazardous waste generated by new generation with a small volume is stored at the hazardous waste warehouse of that unit. The province has proposed many specific solutions and ways to reduce environmental pollution and drastically implemented it. Notably, the Nam Cau Trang Coal Selection Plant has stopped working since January 1, 2019, has completed the relocation of production and business facilities, manual lime kilns that cause environmental pollution or are unsuitable for use. in accordance with the planning (89/89 manual lime kilns, 77/77 manual brick kilns causing environmental pollution in the province); the percentage of concentrated industrial parks with standard wastewater treatment systems reaches 100%; the rate of hazardous waste and medical waste collected and treated reaches 100%. Moved 89/89 manual lime kilns in the province. Photo: Nguyen Thanh In addition, 100% of production, business and service establishments with wastewater discharge scale of 1,000m3/day or more, industrial parks in operation have installed automatic wastewater monitoring systems. and transmit data to the Department of Natural Resources and Environment… In order to realize the roadmap and goal of turning Quang Ninh into a “sustainably developed urban under the green growth model, adapting to climate change” requires the province to have a lot of work to do in the coming time. Quang Ninh province has and will continue to consistently implement the roadmap to transform the growth model from “brown” to “green” in a methodical manner, resolutely not trading the environment for economic growth. The province also needs to continue to strictly manage the environment and biodiversity; strictly handle organizations, businesses and people that violate the law on environmental protection. At the same time, focus on applying science and technology to treat wastewater and waste; environmental monitoring and environmental pollution control. Besides, the environmental restoration of polluted and degraded areas; Maintaining and improving the quality of the environment also needs attention. Most importantly, it is raising the awareness of complying with the provisions of the law on environmental protection and arousing the role of responsibility, the joint hand of the community to actively protect the environment to contribute to the improvement of environmental protection. capacity to adapt to climate change, for a green and safe future.

Many diners enjoy this dish with the outdoor space on the terrace of the restaurant in Paris, praising the food that is quite new to the European region. The ornate dish won many nods and compliments from the adventurous clientele. A chef from Paris who has just prepared a pasta dish of insects, sweet potatoes and sautéed larvae, said: “This is an ideal dish for beginners to eat insects. Their taste is quite attractive and very little. who don’t like it.” French restaurant serving food of the future is not for the faint of heart In January 2021, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) deemed the larvae of the beetle, Tenebrio molitor, fit for human consumption. By May 2021, this agency approved the sale of this ingredient in the food market. It is predicted that to meet the growing world population, insects will soon be included in the cuisine of the future. The European Food Safety Authority has studied more than a dozen different applications for insect food products, including crickets and locusts. Insects in general can provide a sustainable and low-carbon food source for the future. Local resident Soheil Ayari, after dining with her two daughters, said: “I feel like I’m in a traditional restaurant except for what I’m eating. But honestly, the taste is very good. like regular food”. Ayari’s young daughter is also very excited about the new dish, saying: “Insects are eco-friendly and more than that, they are also very good.” Laurent Veyet raises worms at the store, their food is porridge and vegetables. Although, at first glance, the larvae look like maggots unappealing to enjoy, they are in fact the larvae of beetles, which are rich in protein, fat and fiber. With a versatile ingredient, the beetle larvae can be used to cook curries, salads, or ground to make flour into pasta, cookies or bread. Stefan De Keersmaecker, spokesman for health and food safety at the European Commission said: “Insects are very nutritious. They really help us transition to a healthy diet and food system and more sustainable”. For chef Laurent Veyet, he faces a two-part challenge. It is about winning public opinion and learning how to create attractive insect dishes combined with a variety of foods. “You have to find the right flavors and the right accompaniments. That’s what any chef will tell you,” says Laurent Veyet.

SCMP lists items Drake usually spends money to own. Among them, Hermès Birkin handbag attracts attention. According to Hollywood Reporter, the male rapper collects a series of expensive handbags for his future wife. Photo: @thepooluk. In an interview with Hollywood Reporter, Drake said: “I’m a fan of Birkin bags. There are few things that always hold value and are appreciated as the years go by. The Birkin bag is one of the things I collect for my wife. future. So I have a pretty large collection.” Photo: @jiandeleon. The 34-year-old rapper owns a Hermès Himalaya Birkin bag. The design is rare and once sold for $382,000. Photo: Johornow. Besides bags, Drake spends a lot of money on costumes. The male rapper used to wear a suit with a total value of nearly 1 million USD. Appearing in the video for The Unknown Vlogs, Drake takes the price off the costume. He wears a $11,000 jacket, a $2,000 turtleneck and $1,000 Tom Ford pants. Also, the shoes cost $15,000. Photo: Tubefilter. The highlight of the suit is a watch model designed specifically for Drake. Richard Mille RM 69 worth $750,000. These are women’s accessories. The Drake design worn is made to size just right for men. Photo: Highsnobiety. Over time, Drake’s collection became more and more extensive. Designs from Prada, Hermès, Louis Vuitton… are loved by male rappers. Photo: Vogue, @jiandeleon.

Regular testing on mink farms is recommended to rule out the risk of transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to humans. Photo: AFP/VNA After more than a year of the COVID-19 outbreak, people are well aware of the risks of human-animal contact, especially in cases related to deforestation and wildlife trade. high risk. The report builds on the study “Behind the Ivory Ban” conducted by the International Organization for Conservation of Nature and the Global Initiative Reporting Organization in 2020 to gain insight into attitudes and behaviors. public attitudes towards COVID-19 and future pandemics. More than a year after the COVID-19 outbreak, survey results show that people are well aware of close human-animal contact, often linked to deforestation and the endangered wildlife trade. high risk, potential health risks, can cause serious disease outbreaks. In which, 46% of the participants said that transmission of diseases from animals to humans is the root cause that could cause a future pandemic. A recent investigation by the World Health Organization (WHO) also indicated that wild animals are likely to be the source of infection of the COVID-19 pandemic. A majority of those surveyed believe that preventing future pandemics should start with addressing the root causes, including high-risk wildlife trade and deforestation. In all five countries, people strongly support government efforts to close high-risk wildlife markets that sell wild-caught animals (85%) and to end wildlife trafficking. deforestation (88%). In which, in Vietnam, the support rate for these two issues is 94% and 95% respectively. In addition, 85% of respondents in all 5 countries support or strongly support the “One Health” approach to dealing with the pandemic. Particularly in Vietnam, the agreement rate is 93% and is the second country with the highest consensus rate. “One Health” is an approach in which action programs, policies and legislation from various sectors work together towards the goal of better health for people, animals and plants, in particular. in the context of the increasing spread of diseases between animals and humans and the increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistance. More specifically, among survey participants in Vietnam, 39% of respondents said they have consumed less wildlife or have stopped consuming wildlife because of COVID-19. In Thailand, this rate nearly doubles from 21% in 2020 to 41% in 2021. While in China, the figure is 28% in 2021. Still, there are 9% of participants. The survey intends to purchase wildlife products in the future in all five countries. The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the lives of human society upside down and forced people to think more deeply about the relationship between humans and nature. The best way to prevent future pandemics is to minimize activities that destroy the natural environment such as deforestation, trade and consumption of unsustainable, high-risk wildlife, rather than passively. respond to disease outbreaks after they emerge. “Preventing a pandemic, it is estimated, will be 100 times less expensive than responding to a pandemic when it breaks out. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that investing in the health of the planet and nature is the only way to avoid paying a hefty economic and social cost,” said Marco Lambertini, Director General of the International Organization. on the International Conservation of Nature. Ms. Nguyen Dao Ngoc Van, Program Manager against illegal wildlife trade of the International Organization for Conservation of Nature in Vietnam commented: “In July 2020, the Prime Minister issued an Directive Decree No. 29/CT-TTg on some urgent solutions for wildlife management. We expect the Government to continue to closely guide the implementation, promptly reward ministries, branches and localities for good performance and strictly handle localities that have not performed well so that the Directive can come into effect. living”. The results of the Report are an important basis for Vietnam and other countries in the region to consider decisions on closing wildlife markets and closing forests to proactively prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic. as well as possible future outbreaks of wildlife-related diseases to humans. The International Organization for Conservation of Nature calls on policymakers to put in place the interventions needed to address the key drivers of zoonotic disease outbreaks in their pandemic control plans. Translate. For example, closing forests and closing high-risk wildlife markets will help restore animal populations and maintain biodiversity at the national and global levels. Thereby, epidemics can be adjusted naturally, as well as helping to ensure the sustainable use of natural resources.

Trang said that at first she found it difficult to learn, so it was easy to get discouraged, many ingredients had to be memorized. But the more I learn 2K2, the more I find this industry useful, every time I have a disease, I know why, how to treat it, what medicine to take, what to do or not to do. Therefore, studying Pharmacy has been of great help to herself and her family, so Trang told herself not to falter. Moreover, it motivated Trang to find a more scientific way of learning so as not to be confused in the knowledge of the industry. As a health lover, conscious of eating scientifically and exercising regularly, and knowledgeable about the pharmaceutical industry, Trang keeps a “shape” that many young people dream of. Not only keeping herself a healthy and beautiful girl from her charisma, but Trang is always ready to share instructions for those of you who don’t really know how to take care of yourself. “I often advise people to eat all four groups of nutrients, not skipping any group and not even starving. Don’t let weight loss pills fool the eye. If you want to lose weight, you should calculate the calories you take in and the calories you burn. Daily gentle exercise is very important, everyone can choose Yoga to help their body be more flexible “- Trang said. It is from the fact that she has witnessed many male friends or has a habit of body shaming women that Trang feels quite disgruntled. That is also the reason why Trang wishes to share and help people become more confident, proving that nothing is impossible to solve. “People should not be afraid of doing wrong or being laughed at by others, because everyone has their own flaws and their own beauty,” Trang said. In the future, Thao Trang wishes to study Pharmacy well so that she can move back to Hanoi to live and work for her family and find opportunities to help people who are being dominated by body shaming, helping them have a different perspective and life live better.

When they love each other, even though they live in two places, they always have fun conversations about what they want to do in the future. Especially both love nature, want to do something on the countryside land. The couple came together from a love of gardening. “I started to get inspired about gardening, growing plants, producing food after going to the farmers market in the city every week,” Lauren shared. She then learned about the benefits of growing her own plants, cooking broths from fresh produce, and baking. After marrying Tyler, the two together continued to study nutrition and transmit useful gardening information to many people. Returning to the town is not as vibrant as in the city, the couple feels like they are enjoying the life that is exactly what they both wanted for a long time. Tyler shared that the two chose to live on the east coast of Australia, with more than 4 hectares of land for farming. In addition to planting trees, the couple is also interested in improving the natural ecosystem, avoiding harm or killing beneficial insects. One of the natural ways to prevent plant pests is to keep ducks and chickens around the garden. In addition, they also raise a few sheep. The couple said: “We live in the tropics so high temperatures, strong winds, drought, some other natural disasters are challenges with gardening. But we believe that whatever you plant, If you put your heart and effort into nurturing them, they will pay off, so happy to see them grow day by day.” Lauren and Tyler not only grow crops to provide food for their families, but also store seeds to share with many people, inspiring those who love to create clean food for their families with their own hands and aim for a better life. sustainable living. “We’re not inheriting land from our ancestors, we’re borrowing land from future generations,” says Lauren. “This reminds us not to focus entirely on immediate needs, but instead take responsibility. responsibility, a sense of how current actions will affect the world our children live in. I hope everyone has positive thoughts and intentional actions to live a life of purpose and connection with together”. Hoang Dung ( translation summary)

From the very first days of its establishment, Clarks has always kept in the brand’s DNA the original values ​​as well as the product quality expressed through meticulousness and dedication. Throughout its nearly 200-year development history, the brand has never forgotten the roots of craftsmanship in each shoe, along with groundbreaking ideas and constant creative efforts. And the Clarks Spring Summer 2021 collection is the affirmative answer to that. Dessert Boot 2 Launched in the early 1950s, Desert Boot quickly captured the minds of millions, and to this day the name remains a global symbol of the British shoe brand. Timeless design, impossibly lightweight feel, but with Clarks, innovation is never enough. This re-release, Clarks promises more groundbreaking innovations to its pride, Desert Boot 2. Dessert Boot 2 Inheriting the advantages of its predecessor and the “new breezes” blown by the company, Desert Boot 2 gives the feet an experience that exceeds expectations. The midsole uses smart OrthoLite technology and a natural rubber sole, which not only optimizes grip, durability and lightness, but more specifically, supports posture correction, adding stability to each step. Craft Run Lace Bearing the look of an authentic running shoe, the Craft Run Lace features an upper hand-finished with the brand’s signature stitches on heritage suede fabric. Not only that, but Craft Run Lace also scores with a rubber outsole, crepe fabric and EVA cushioning. All, have created a perfect shoe in terms of fashion and durability, lightweight. Not stopping there, the mesh lining and shoelaces of Craft Run Lace are also used recycled materials, an effort to reduce the brand’s environmental impact. Craft Run Lace Perform: Tuan Anh

Everyone longs for a “paradise” free from disease, war, and oppression, although this paradise may not exist, but with the development of science, technology and society, we are getting closer. to heaven in the eyes of the ancients. We will also be curious about the future of human society. There are countless works trying to construct an impossibly beautiful perspective for exploring such issues, most of which of course have pessimistic results. In 1798, the British demographer and economist – Malthus showed in his thesis “Principle of Population” that the population increased exponentially but food production increased linearly. If things continued like this, it would reach a point where the population could no longer grow. The hidden content of this theory is that population growth does not necessarily bring prosperity, but can cause socioeconomic stagnation, hence the so-called “Malthusian trap”. After the end of World War II, the world gradually returned to prosperity, the United States ushered in a period of population explosion with a series of babies after the war, and with it, pessimistic views began to emerge. . Some people think that “overpopulation” can lead to a crisis, which in the short term will deplete resources for survival. This mentality of the majority of the population was immediately drawn to Malthus’ ideals. However, the success of the Green Revolution made Malthus’s model no longer valid, as food production spiked. However, the fear surrounding population explosion and its consequences still lingers here and there. Accordingly, a series of experiments demonstrating the effects of population explosion emerged. But a series of animal experiments seem to have yielded surprising results. Human estimates of resources for survival may still be too optimistic, but the real crisis coming from the population itself will seem obvious. The most prominent of which is the experiment of John B. Calhoun, an American expert specializing in the study of ethology and human behavior. John B. Calhoun and the Norwegian Rats. Calhoun was particularly interested in studying birds during his early years, and one of his studies was published in the journals of the Tennessee Bird Society at the age of 15. After that, Calhoun studied from bachelor’s degree to doctorate, and his research direction also gradually turned to animal behavior. Since his doctoral thesis was to study the 24-hour rhythm of the Norwegian rat, Calhoun’s work after graduation was also closely related to this rat. In 1947, Calhoun, then working at Johns Hopkins University, asked a neighbor to buy a piece of land less than 1,000 square meters to use as a laboratory. Then he decided to build an “artificial rat paradise” so that his rodents could live carefree. In the end, Calhoun named the place “Rat City”. With this amount of land, the area of ​​​​the mouse city is not small, it is estimated that it can accommodate 5,000 rats, Calhoun also provides adequate food and water for his mouse subjects, while minimizing the maximum. the impact of disease and predators. Rats are only allowed to operate within the “city”. However, the development of the mouse city was not as smooth as imagined, even a bit bizarre. Calhoun initially included five pregnant female mice, but the reproductive rates of mice in this range were not as high as he had imagined. The number of rats in the study area never exceeded 200, and it stabilized at about 150, much smaller than the number of rats this “artificial paradise” could accommodate. Live rats cluster together in groups, and feed only at specific spots. This may have been the first experiment that brought Calhoun’s attention to population density. Five years after the failure of the rat city project, Calhoun joined the US National Department of Mental Health (NIMH) and was in a better position to design experiments on mice. At that time, Calhoun had a small team working with him, they improved the experimental environment on the mice as well as specially designed the breeding area so that the “artificial paradise” could work better. . The farming area is now only about 4.5 m long, 3 m wide, divided into 4 areas separated by electric fences, each area is equipped with unlimited food and water sources, there is also a multi-storey “apartment” that rats can enter in a spiral. The 4 areas separated by the grid are actually not completely isolated from each other, they are connected in pairs by 3 small bridges. Specifically, these four regions can be considered as four quadrants in the Cartesian coordinate system, where only a direct bridge exists that causes the path to move between the beginning – area 1 and the end – area 4 creating into a U shape. Calhoun designed a special feeding system, where solid food is kept behind nets and the collection process is not easy. In the first litter, but the residents here are reasonably arranged with a total of 32 mice, the number of males and females is equal and they are all adult rats that have reached reproductive age. According to the plan, the mice in the habitat would breed quickly, and the number would exceed the 40 limit for a short time, but Calhoun wouldn’t stop the experiment immediately. He would let the rats spawn to 80 and watch them. At first, the female rats were evenly distributed in the four regions, but when the fights between the males ended, the stronger males took over more females. Due to the design of four areas and three connecting bridges, a large number of low-status male rats will be concentrated in areas two and three, while the first and fourth areas become “swarms” of mice Males have higher status. At the bridge, the rats built their own barriers that prevented individuals from walking freely. Weak mice went to cages 2 and 3 to feed and could not return, only a small number of male rats remained in cages 1 and 4. At this point, the strange thing happened, the low-status male rat living in areas 1 and 4 – despite living among the females – had no desire to mate with the opposite sex. Instead they approached higher-status male rats, but the high-status males didn’t deny it either. The number of mice in the barn for 2-3 days is dense due to the continuous appearance of new litters of mice that “go and do not return”. At the same time, the rats’ eating behavior changed as they became accustomed to Calhoun’s feeding device. They refuse to eat alone, and only engage in net scavenging activities when and only in the presence of their own. The pressure from the population, from feeding (despite the abundance of food) creates a pattern that Calhoun calls a “behavioural sink”, roughly translated as “behavior alienation”; Rats begin to develop harmful behaviors. Under the influence of behavioral alienation, female rats have increased social interaction and decreased ability to care for offspring – and because young rats rely heavily on their mothers, herd numbers are at risk of decline. Whenever female mice move their nests, they often leave behind a large number of young mice. And yet, at the time of estrus, because female rats live in closed cages, they cannot escape from the males, and the brutal mating behavior in the cage affects the young even more. At one point, the mortality rate in the rat cage reached 96%. In dominant males, behavioral corruption causes them to become hysterical, frequently attacking their cagemates and even their young. In the vulnerable group of mice, Calhoun found traits that could separate mice into three distinct groups: The first type is called “pansexual”, they do not participate in competitions for social status, but will try to mate with any rat possible regardless of gender. or age. Not many individuals refuse this behavior. The latter, which Calhoun calls a “somnambulist”, is slow-moving, barely interacts with other rats, does not participate in social activities, and very few other individuals interact with them. ., but they are extremely fond of taking care of their appearance and are never violent. The third category, the group that most surprised Calhoun was named the “probes”. These are hyperactive individuals, constantly looking for opportunities to mate with rats of both sexes. Even if they were attacked by higher-status male rats, they would still frantically pursue females in heat. Once they reached the slums and found the young left behind, the fugitives found another source of nourishment. Continue: The end of the gruesome experiment, and the premise of the next one.

Vietnam is valued as one of the world’s leading biodiversity countries In the face of a decline in biodiversity, the United Nations’ Biodiversity Commission (IPBES) has warned future pandemics will occur more often, kill more people and damage even worse. without a fundamental change in human behavior towards nature. Loss of biodiversity seriously affects people In fact, the use of natural resources for development activities has made ecosystems around the world degraded. Along with environmental pollution, biodiversity loss of ecological balance, climate change leads to serious health consequences, especially the recent epidemic situation, which profoundly affects the economy. global society. Thereby forcing people to recognize and raise their awareness of their actions with nature and with our own living environment. As we know biodiversity is important to humans, providing 18 basic services globally to sustain human activities and development. However, according to the assessment report on Biodiversity and Global Ecosystem Services of the Intergovernmental Forum on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES Report), the ratio of forest cover per globally, coral reef ecosystems have the highest decline in survival index and 25% of the species studied are threatened with extinction; Many species groups are assessed as highly threatened with extinction, in which the group with the highest percentage of species at risk of extinction are amphibians, mammals, birds, reptiles and fish. Besides, 3/4 of the land area on Earth has been seriously degraded due to human activities. Human impacts include unsustainable exploitation of the environment through deforestation, agricultural expansion, wildlife trade and consumption. These activities put people in increasingly close contact with wild and domestic animals, as well as the diseases they harbor. Accordingly, up to 850,000 viruses like the new strain of corona virus, exist in animals and can infect humans. Habitat destruction and insatiable consumption have made zoonotic diseases more likely to spread to humans in the future. Science has also shown that loss of biodiversity can promote disease transmission from animals to humans – on the other hand, if we keep biodiversity intact, it provides excellent tools to fight pandemics. As with diseases caused by corona viruses, US scientists found that about 75% of the intermediate hosts of many disease-causing viruses are primates, bats and mice. In 2020, a study investigating SARS-CoV-2 infection from 16 ferret farms in the Netherlands, was presented at the ESCMID Conference on Coronavirus Related Diseases held online from 23-25. -9, indicating that the virus is capable of infecting humans and ferrets and vice versa. And in fact, in Vietnam, there are also emerging serious and zoonotic diseases with the potential to develop into a pandemic. In recent years, Vietnam has been affected by SARS, avian influenza type A (H5N1), influenza A (H5N6) and pandemic influenza A (H1N1)… Therefore, in recent years, ministries, branches and localities need to strengthen activities to control wildlife trade and exploit migratory wild species according to Directive No. 29/CT-TTg of the Prime Minister Government on some urgent solutions for wildlife management and related guiding and operating documents; manage and control invasive alien species; restore degraded ecosystems; protect the natural landscape and biodiversity. As such, “Human activities cause climate change and biodiversity loss, and lead to the risk of pandemics due to the impact on the environment. Changes in land use; agricultural expansion and intensification; Unsustainable trade, production and consumption have damaged nature and increased contact between wildlife, domestic animals, pathogens and humans. This is the path to the pandemic.” According to Dr. Peter Daszak, President of the EcoHealth Alliance emphasized. Join hands to conserve biodiversity Pano propaganda on International Day of Biodiversity May 22 22 Currently, in Vietnam, the Government, the Prime Minister and all ministries and branches are interested in sustainable development, green economy, harmony, and nature. That is one of the factors that ensure 50% success in our journey to save biodiversity in Vietnam. And Vietnamese people have also realized their great responsibility in nature conservation, reducing the demand for wildlife consumption, and environmentally responsible consumption. This is a very favorable factor, the opportunity for Vietnam to not be lost on the world biodiversity map. The theme of the International Day of Biodiversity 2021 is “We’re part of the solution – For Nature”, selected and launched by the United Nations on a global scale. With the aim of raising public awareness of biodiversity, science has proven that biodiversity is the foundation of economy, food security, livelihoods and human health. join hands of the whole society to preserve nature and biodiversity – that is to protect our own life on earth. In response to the International Day of Biodiversity, in 2021, recently, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has sent a written request to the central ministries, departments, branches and mass organizations; People’s Committees of provinces and centrally run cities; socio-political organizations, mass organizations; Associations, corporations, enterprises and related units are interested in, directing, guiding and coordinating in organizing response activities. According to Mr. Le Cong Thanh – Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, “Vietnam is also protecting and conserving biodiversity with many policies and measures such as environmental impact assessment, integration of Objectives require the protection and conservation of nature and biodiversity in the planning strategies, socio-economic development programs from the central to local levels. Zoning and establishing conservation areas for endangered species with genetic resources of plant varieties, domestic animals and wild species, restoring forest ecology, coral reef ecosystems, sea palm trees. Planting green and greening bare land and bare hills. Then plant trees in urban areas, industrial parks, traffic routes and have very encouraging results.” Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic around the world, the International Day of Biodiversity 2021 will be celebrated through an online campaign. And the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment proposed to implement synchronously strategies, projects, tasks and solutions on research and application of nature-based solutions, approaching ecosystems in the process of building formulation of national, regional and provincial plannings; establishment and effective management of nature reserves; promote the implementation of conservation and sustainable use models; apply the ecosystem approach in integrated management of coastal zones, river basins, sustainable forest management, focusing on the role and interests of the community. As we all know, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha once said that: “Biodiversity conservation is an ethical issue”. That further shows that the relationship between humans and the natural environment is not only the morality between people but also our own responsibility and morality with nature. Making each of us need to better understand our responsibilities when life needs a clean environment to live, needs clean food to eat but destroys nature by human hands. Therefore, once again, it is necessary to recognize and be more aware of how to respect and harmonize people with “mother nature” – only then all pandemics and natural disasters will limit the occurrence of people in the future. . Le Cong Thanh – Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment in response to the International Day of Biodiversity: “Nature conservation, biodiversity conservation is the responsibility of each of us, practical actions are to plant more trees, say no to consuming wild animals, and actively protect rare and precious animals and plants. It is practical concrete action, small action, great meaning. Each person takes an action to spread and join hands to protect the environment. Protect life on our planet” “The health of people and ecosystems is increasingly connected. As humans encroach on nature and deplete vital habitats, the risks associated with disease are also increasing. Loss of biodiversity poses a threat to all aspects of life, including human health. In the context of the Covid-19 pandemic still raging, let’s each contribute to protecting biodiversity to prevent future pandemics. Mr. António Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations

Modernization plan The production of the Challenger 2 main tank began in 1994 and lasted until 2002. The tank was officially commissioned in 1998. Immediately after that, the search for a way to modernize the equipment. of Challenger 2 began to be implemented, but until recently, all the ideas were not developed, for various reasons. However, the basic reason for refusing to modernize the Challenger 2 tank was lack of finance. RBLS introduces the tank model of the Challenger 2 Life Extension Project project in 2019. At the end of 2015, the British Ministry of Defense launched the Challenger Life Extension Project 2 (LEP), to upgrade its existing tank fleet. The project was originally planned to follow a “small” modernization, focusing only on instrumentation. The project was then completed in 2019. However, in 2019, the LEP program was relaunched, with new requirements. Proposals are currently being made for a larger modernization, focusing on weapons systems, power plant complexes, turrets and other structures. In addition, the project also considers modifying the volume and cost of the modernization process. In 2019, the German-British joint venture Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) proposed the Challenger-2 modernization project. In September of the same year, the new experimental tank of the project appeared at an exhibition. Then the necessary tests are carried out, in order to determine the actual characteristics and compare with other competing development projects. As a result, RBSL’s project was recognized as the most successful and recommended for full-scale implementation. On May 7, 2021, the British Ministry of Defense announced the signing of a contract for the project. Some contents of the proposed modernization program have been reported in detail. Accordingly, the project will upgrade the Challenger-2 main tank into the Challenger 3 version. Main tank for the future Between 1994 and 2002, the British Army purchased 386 Challenger-2 tanks and 22 training vehicles. By 2010, the number of equipment in the lineup was reduced to 225 and has remained at that level to this day. According to previous plans, such a main tank force would be maintained until 2035. However, now the plan has been revised, regarding the Challenger 3 project. He started implementing the Challenger 2 Tank Life Extension Project since 2015. In March 2021, a new assessment of defense and security was published, which made a request to reduce the tank fleet. Accordingly, only 148 tanks will be used in the future and will be repaired and modernized. This allows them to remain in service until the 2040s. The remaining 77 vehicles will be retired from service. The new contract between the British Ministry of Defense and RBSL accepts this option and begins implementation. The main work of the Challenger 3 project will be carried out at the RBSL plant in Telford (UK). This project will provide 200 jobs, including 130 vacancies for engineers. Individual units will be provided by other companies, where another 450 jobs will be created. In the coming years, contractors will have to complete the project development and prepare the production line. The first tanks to be upgraded are scheduled to arrive in 2027. The last of 148 main battle tanks will return to service in 2030. The total cost of this modernization project, according to the contract. , would be £800 million (about £5.4 million/tank). The British Ministry of Defense highly appreciates the prospects of the new project. The country’s military expects the Challenger 3 to become a “world-class tank” and “NATO’s deadliest machine”. In addition, new weapons and other modern systems will allow the British Challenger-3 to surpass modern Russian main battle tanks. Comprehensive upgrade RBLS’s Challenger 3 project involves extensive modernization of the existing tank line, with the replacement of most major systems and equipment. As a result, the new tank will enhance mobility, increase protection, firepower and other important stats. In addition, the upgraded tank can function as part of a command combat system, along with a modern control system and easy data exchange. The main changes of the Challenger 3 project. During the upgrade process, the tank shell will receive new modular front armor. Its composition and properties are not specified, but the degree of protection is reported to be significantly increased. To replace the old tower, a new hood was developed with reinforced armor and the volume required to install new equipment. In the future, tanks will also receive active defense complexes. Challenger-3’s weapon system is equipped with a 120mm smoothbore gun Rheinmetall Rh 120 L55A1 manually loaded. Cannons can use a full range of existing and new ammunition for different purposes. In particular, the tank’s ammunition base will include new high-explosive fragmentation ammunition, with a DM11 programmable fuse. Additional weapons will include a remotely controlled machine gun combat module. RBSL intends to carry out a radical overhaul of the fire control system and other equipment on the tank. The lens system, control computer and other components of the tank will be selected new, without using the standard equipment of the Challenger 2. The fire control system will be combined with the associated vehicles. modern communication, providing the exchange of data on the tactical situation. Project outlook The Challenger 2 Life Extension Project (LEP) program has passed its first phase and is entering a new phase. In the coming years, the joint venture Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land and related companies will have to organize new content and kick-start work on a series of equipment modernization. According to the general plan, by 2030, the British army will completely renew its main tank force. Challenger 3 will be the main tank of the British army in the future. Due to a lack of funding, the British army could not afford to maintain a large tank fleet, and currently has only 225 main tanks. The modernization of all these equipment also becomes impossible and about a third of the tanks will have to be decommissioned due to lack of funds to restore. Besides, the increase in the capabilities of upgraded tanks is not only due to the benefit of new equipment and weapons. It is also based on the objective limitations and shortcomings of existing tanks. Accordingly, the Challenger-2 has not undergone a major upgrade and its characteristics remain at the level of the late 1990s. This fact led to the need to develop an entirely new combat unit. However, from a technical point of view, experts say that Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land’s Challenger 3 project seems quite successful. The proposed solutions are indeed capable of improving the technical characteristics and increasing the combat capabilities of existing tanks. In addition, all the necessary capabilities of a modern main tank are provided.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is programmed so that machines can have intelligent and automated behavior like humans. Right from the dawn of the 4.0 technology era, everyone can see the presence and application of AI in many different fields such as economics, health, engineering, etc. daily life through smart home appliances. AI has been supporting people in many ways as well as helping to improve people’s quality of life. AI technology is also featured on recent Samsung home products. In the past, people used to struggle with thick TVs with unclear curtains, noisy washing machines that disrupt a good night’s sleep or good night’s sleep. Air conditioner with cold air. Today, everything seems to be easier with advanced technologies on home appliances such as NEO QLED TV, AI Wash washing machine, AI Windfree air conditioner… Recently, Samsung launched a washing machine. intelligent new generation AI technology with many outstanding improvements at the workshop “New era of smart home appliances”. This new generation of smart washing machine is a differentiator on the market, helping to personalize the washing experience at the touch of a button. Ms. Nguyen Y Mai – Deputy General Director, Head of Consumer Electronics Industry, Samsung Vina Electronics Company said that Samsung’s vision is to improve users’ lives through technology. And the fact that Samsung is ahead of the trend, bringing AI into household products to make users’ lives more meaningful and light. The heavy or time-consuming housework has been taken care of by Samsung’s smart home products. Ms. Nguyen Y Mai – Deputy General Director, Head of Consumer Electronics Industry, Samsung Vina Electronics Company shared about the new generation Samsung AI smart washing machine at the product launch. At the workshop “New era of smart home appliances”, AI expert Mr. Nguyen Xuan Phong, currently working at Mila Institute (Canada) also highly appreciated the application of AI in daily life through through smart home devices. AI will create more value when it is attached to daily life, “freeing” people from low value-added jobs, so that they can focus their minds on things that bring material value as well. like higher spirits. How does AI help improve the quality of life? Samsung’s AI-integrated smart home products have helped “simplify” housework, reduce burdens and contribute to improving users’ lives. Samsung Family Hub refrigerators with AI applications can notify users when foods are about to expire in the refrigerator, saving time and money. Samsung also has WindFree air conditioner with intelligent AI cooling feature that can recognize when the user is present and not in the room to adjust the temperature accordingly, helping to save and optimize power usage, reduce the burden of electricity bills each month for families. The new generation Samsung AI smart washing machine with AI wash intelligent washing technology is capable of analyzing the volume and soiling of clothes, thereby automatically optimizing the entire washing process… New generation Samsung AI smart washing machine has just been launched Thanks to the integration of AI and the AI ​​Control panel, the smart washing machine will constantly be updated and learn user habits, thereby improving and personalizing the user experience, providing perfect washing efficiency. without much effort. Specifically, with intelligent and automatic washing modes, the product helps to clean clothes, optimizing the amount of washing and rinsing water at each wash. With the AI ​​Contro smart control panel, this smart washing machine also eliminates most of the buttons so that users are not confused by the wide range of functions on the control panel, simplifying laundry. Users will no longer have to spend time customizing each setting for each washing batch as before because the washing machine will remember and analyze itself, learn and recommend the most suitable washing process based on washing habits. According to Samsung’s introduction, this product is also equipped with many other supporting technologies. Typically, EcoBubble technology helps create super-fine bubbles to ensure deep cleaning effect, and QuickDrive 39′ Super Clean mode helps stains on clothes will be dislodged in a split second. The washing machine is also equipped with a Hygiene Steam steam washing feature that removes bacteria and allergens to the entire surface and deep inside each fabric. The new generation Samsung AI smart washing machine helps raise the quality of life with many outstanding new technologies The more civilized and modern life is, the more people want to shorten the time spent on simple and repetitive tasks such as washing, cleaning the house… to invest more time and energy more for your family and yourself after a hard day’s work. Samsung’s smart devices in general as well as AI Wash smart washing machines are the solution to this desire.

Cryogenic technology and the promise of bringing the dead back to life (Photo: Internet) Cryogenics, also known as cryopreservation, is the technique of freezing a dead body or body parts to protect them from decomposition. Proponents of cryogenics see it as a magical technology to bypass death and even reach immortality. They decided to freeze and preserve the body intact, hoping to wait until science developed enough to revive the dead body and cure whatever caused them to die before. . (Photo: Internet) To date, more than 350 dead people worldwide have been preserved at low temperatures at one of four facilities providing this service: two in the US (Alcor Life Extension Foundation, Arizona and Cryonics Institute, Michigan State); 1 in Russia (KrioRus company), and 1 in Portugal (also Alcor lab). About 1,000 people have signed up for the post-mortem resurrection service. In this list, there are famous figures such as Britney Spears, Simon Cowell, Larry King, Don Laughlin (a gambling business magnate in the US) or director Charles Matthau… How are cryogenics performed? Legally, deep freezing is only performed when the patient is dead. The ideal time to start a cryogenics procedure is about 2 minutes after the patient’s heart stops and no more than 15 minutes afterward. First, the body is gradually cooled with ice and injected with chemicals to reduce clotting. After the temperature drops to near 0°C, blood is drawn to be replaced with a solution intended to protect tissues and organs. (Photo: Internet) The technicians also injected the body with another solution to prevent ice crystals from forming, then continued to cool the body down to -130°C. As a final step, the body is moved to a container of liquid nitrogen. There, it will be cooled down to -196°C. Cost of cryogenics The fee that a person has to pay if they want to deep freeze the whole body at the Cryonics Institute is from about 35,000 USD (about 800 million VND). While if you do the procedure at KrioRus in Russia, it will cost you 37,600 USD (about 860 million VND). At Alcor, the cost of preserving a person is 220,000 USD (equivalent to 5 billion VND), if you want to save more, just preserve the brain for about 80,000 USD (approximately 1.8 billion VND). This cost does not include the annual maintenance fee, which means that the longer you keep it, the more money you have to spend. (Photo: Internet) chances of success Many scientists believe that the chance to revive a dead person is almost zero. Because the body’s organs, especially vital organs such as the heart, lungs, brain, and kidneys, must have been damaged when freeze. Until now, the damage that has occurred and resulted in death is irreversible. Due to the severe damage to internal organs and the brain, the law requires technical participants to be scientifically dead, which makes it almost impossible to revive a dead person. (Photo: Internet) Alcor doesn’t offer a clear technique to resurrect someone who’s been dead too long, or a technique under development in the future to bring the dead back to life. A very vague technology on Alcor’s website is described that they will use molecular nanotechnology with microscopic nano-sized robots that can replace damaged chromosomes and can restore individual cells. . It is worth mentioning that Alcor has not researched this technology, in fact they only trade in freezing and preserving the dead and no one is responsible for the patient’s promise to revive. Alcor’s main research is only on techniques to preserve the dead as best as possible. The prospect of resurrecting a frozen body has so far been quite remote and unrealistic. And many in the scientific community even consider this to be unethical.

Modernization plan The production of the Challenger 2 main tank began in 1994 and lasted until 2002. The tank was officially commissioned in 1998. Immediately after that, the search for a way to modernize the equipment. of Challenger 2 began to be implemented, but until recently, all the ideas were not developed, for various reasons. However, the basic reason for refusing to modernize the Challenger 2 tank was lack of finance. RBLS introduces the tank model of the Challenger 2 Life Extension Project project in 2019. At the end of 2015, the British Ministry of Defense launched the Challenger Life Extension Project 2 (LEP), to upgrade its existing tank fleet. The project was originally planned to follow a “small” modernization, focusing only on instrumentation. The project was then completed in 2019. However, in 2019, the LEP program was relaunched, with new requirements. Proposals are currently being made for a larger modernization, focusing on weapons systems, power plant complexes, turrets and other structures. In addition, the project also considers modifying the volume and cost of the modernization process. In 2019, the German-British joint venture Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) proposed the Challenger-2 modernization project. In September of the same year, the new experimental tank of the project appeared at an exhibition. Then the necessary tests are carried out, in order to determine the actual characteristics and compare with other competing development projects. As a result, RBSL’s project was recognized as the most successful and recommended for full-scale implementation. On May 7, 2021, the British Ministry of Defense announced the signing of a contract for the project. Some contents of the proposed modernization program have been reported in detail. Accordingly, the project will upgrade the Challenger-2 main tank into the Challenger 3 version. Main tank for the future Between 1994 and 2002, the British Army purchased 386 Challenger-2 tanks and 22 training vehicles. By 2010, the number of equipment in the lineup was reduced to 225 and has remained at that level to this day. According to previous plans, such a main tank force would be maintained until 2035. However, now the plan has been revised, regarding the Challenger 3 project. He started implementing the Challenger 2 Tank Life Extension Project since 2015. In March 2021, a new assessment of defense and security was published, which included a request to reduce the tank fleet. Accordingly, only 148 tanks will be used in the future and will be repaired and modernized. This allows them to remain in service until the 2040s. The remaining 77 vehicles will be retired from service. The new contract between the British Ministry of Defense and RBSL accepts this option and begins implementation. The main work of the Challenger 3 project will be carried out at the RBSL plant in Telford (UK). This project will provide 200 jobs, including 130 vacancies for engineers. Individual units will be provided by other companies, where another 450 jobs will be created. In the coming years, contractors will have to complete the project development and prepare the production line. The first tanks to be upgraded are scheduled to arrive in 2027. The last of 148 main battle tanks will return to service in 2030. The total cost of this modernization project, according to the contract. , would be £800 million (about £5.4 million/tank). The British Ministry of Defense highly appreciates the prospects of the new project. The country’s military expects the Challenger 3 to become a “world-class tank” and “NATO’s deadliest machine”. In addition, new weapons and other modern systems will allow the British Challenger-3 to surpass modern Russian main battle tanks. Comprehensive upgrade RBLS’s Challenger 3 project involves extensive modernization of the existing tank line, with the replacement of most major systems and equipment. As a result, the new tank will enhance mobility, increase protection, firepower and other important stats. In addition, the upgraded tank can function as part of a command combat system, along with a modern control system and easy data exchange. The main changes of the Challenger 3 project. During the upgrade process, the tank shell will receive new modular front armor. Its composition and properties are not specified, but the degree of protection is reported to be significantly increased. To replace the old tower, a new hood was developed with reinforced armor and the volume required to install new equipment. In the future, tanks will also receive active defense complexes. Challenger-3’s weapon system is equipped with a 120mm smoothbore gun Rheinmetall Rh 120 L55A1 manually loaded. Cannons can use a full range of existing and new ammunition for different purposes. In particular, the tank’s ammunition base will include new high-explosive fragmentation ammunition, with a DM11 programmable fuse. Additional weapons will include a remotely controlled machine gun combat module. RBSL intends to carry out a radical overhaul of the fire control system and other equipment on the tank. The lens system, control computer and other components of the tank will be selected new, without using the standard equipment of the Challenger 2. The fire control system will be combined with the associated vehicles. modern communication, providing the exchange of data on the tactical situation. Project outlook The Challenger 2 Life Extension Project (LEP) program has passed its first phase and is entering a new phase. In the coming years, the joint venture Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land and related companies will have to organize new content and kick-start work on a series of equipment modernization. According to the general plan, by 2030, the British army will completely renew its main tank force. Challenger 3 will be the main tank of the British army in the future. Due to a lack of funding, the British army could not afford to maintain a large tank fleet, and currently has only 225 main tanks. The modernization of all these equipment also becomes impossible and about a third of the tanks will have to be decommissioned due to lack of funds to restore. Besides, the increase in the capabilities of the upgraded tank is not only due to the benefit of new equipment and weapons. It is also based on the objective limitations and shortcomings of existing tanks. Accordingly, the Challenger-2 has not undergone a major upgrade and its characteristics are still at the level of the late 1990s. This fact led to the urgent need to develop a completely new combat unit. However, from a technical point of view, experts say that Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land’s Challenger 3 project seems quite successful. The proposed solutions are indeed capable of improving the technical characteristics and increasing the combat capabilities of existing tanks. In addition, all the necessary capabilities of a modern main tank are provided.

In 2021, Vietnam Science and Technology Day 18/5 has the theme “Science, technology and innovation – Arousing aspirations, creating the future”. The Ministry of Science and Technology requires activities to celebrate Vietnam Science and Technology Day 2021 to be meaningful, practical, economical and effective; strengthen the application of information technology to connect and spread activities to celebrate Vietnam Science and Technology Day 2021 nationwide. Vietnam Science and Technology Day 2021 has the theme “Science, technology and innovation – Arousing aspirations, creating the future”. Accordingly, continue to propagate and disseminate the purpose and meaning of Vietnam Science and Technology Day; activities of science, technology and innovation in the period of 2020 – 2021. Honoring the process of labor, creativity and dedication of the team of Vietnamese S&T intellectuals; propagandize mechanisms and policies to attract overseas Vietnamese S&T individuals and foreign experts to participate in S&T activities in Vietnam, arouse Vietnamese intellectual pride, and create strength. aggregate to serve the development of science and technology of the country. Introduce newly promulgated policies and laws to develop and apply science and technology, support start-ups to innovate and improve productivity based on science and technology and innovation; major objectives and orientations of national strategies and programs on S&T up to 2030. At the same time, information on outstanding scientific and technological achievements serving the socio-economic development tasks of ministries, branches and localities and practical contributions of science and technology in the implementation of urgent tasks such as prevention, fight against the COVID-19 epidemic; achievements of the fourth industrial revolution in all areas of social life, focusing on key industries and fields with potential and advantages to serve as a driving force for growth in the spirit of catching up. , go along and strive to be ahead in some areas compared to the region and the world. In particular, closely follow the viewpoints, goals, directions, tasks and solutions on S&T content and innovation in the Resolution of the 13th National Congress of the Party and the Economic Development Strategy. – 10-year society for the period of 2021 – 2030 to develop and implement an appropriate and effective communication plan. Science and Technology Day aims to honor and honor scientists, science and technology staff, and disseminate scientific and technological achievements. (Photo: TH) According to the Ministry of Science and Technology, depending on the development of the COVID-19 epidemic, many activities are expected to celebrate Science and Technology Day either directly or online, such as: Organizing information activities, propagating and disseminating laws. S&T, the role of S&T and activities of science, technology and innovation; issue a special issue to celebrate Vietnam Science and Technology Day; organize exhibitions of scientific research results and initiatives of students and young research groups at institutes, schools, science and technology organizations, enterprises; launching scientific research movements, promoting technical improvement initiatives of researchers, pupils, students and people from all walks of life, launching a movement to improve productivity and quality at enterprises ; organize commendation or request competent authorities to reward outstanding individuals who have made great contributions to the cause of science and technology development of ministries, branches, localities and agencies on the occasion of Vietnam Science and Technology Day; organizing a series of events to celebrate Vietnam Science and Technology Day, meeting programs; exchanges between S&T managers, scientists with students, students, inventors in the areas of provinces and centrally run cities… On June 18, 2013, at the 5th session, the XIII National Assembly passed the Law on Science and Technology and unanimously selected May 18 every year as Vietnam Science and Technology Day (as defined in Article 7, the amended Law on Science and Technology, which was amended by the National Assembly on June 18, 2013). approved in 2013 – Law No. 29/2013/QH13). In the past 8 years, May 18 has become a traditional day, an important festival for people doing scientific research, scientific management, and businesses with innovative spirit; is an annual meeting place for the science and technology community across the country to organize meaningful events. Thereby, raising awareness and arousing pride in Vietnamese intelligence, passion for creative work among all classes of people, especially the young Vietnamese generation in the process of construction and development. country; praising and honoring scientists, science and technology staff; propagating and disseminating scientific and technological achievements, results of innovation activities, raising the role and position of science and technology…

4 astronauts returning aboard Space X’s Crew Dragon spacecraft from the International Space Station crashed safely in the Gulf of Mexico, near Panama City at 2:56 a.m. on May 2 (US time). ABCNews reported that the ship left the space station at 20:35 on May 1 after bad weather at the place fell, causing the crew to delay their return twice. But upon landing on target, the spacecraft marked the first night-time fall of an American crew flight in 53 years. The last time was the Moon mission aboard NASA’s Apollo 8 on December 27, 1968. “Dragon, on behalf of NASA and SpaceX, we welcome you back to Earth. For those of you who study in our regular pilot program, you’ve earned 68 million miles (about 109 million kilometers).” on this trip, “a SpaceX crew operations and resource engineer told the Crew-1 astronauts after the spacecraft crashed. “It’s good to be back on Earth,” replied NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins, Crew-1 mission commander. Crew Dragon ship was launched from November 2020. Photo: NASA. Crew-1 marks SpaceX’s second crew flight to the space station and the first to last in six months. The ship was launched into orbit on November 15, 2020. Before that, in May 2020, a test flight of Crew Dragon was also made and lasted for 2 months, bringing 2 astronauts to the international space station. Although SpaceX’s third crew mission has already kicked off, today’s return marks the second crew’s success for the show. That third flight, known as Crew-2, won’t land until later this year. According to information from ABCNews, the Crew Dragon spacecraft has been nicknamed Resilience by astronauts. In addition to captain Mike Hopkins, the ship also carries other NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Shannon Walker and astronaut Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aviation Exploration Agency (JAXA). Steve Stitch, NASA’s Commercial Crew Program Manager said in live commentary: “Certified vehicles land during the day or at night, so there is no problem with the vehicle itself. And we practiced with recovery groups to land during the day or at night. Steve Stitch added that the process went smoother compared to the recovery of the Demo-2 crew back in August 2020, when NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken met a small private fleet. . This time, SpaceX and the Coast Guard have tweaked safety procedures to ensure no civilians get too close to the compartment, in case it leaks fuel. “All four crew members are doing very well. You rarely wake up on the space station and go to bed in Houston … Orbital mechanics and weather don’t always work well, but today.” now they have done so, “NASA Flight Manager Holly Ridings said at a press conference after the Crew Dragon landed safely. NASA’s director of human exploration, Kathy Lueder, recounted the radio station’s moment of silence as the Crew Dragon plunged through Earth’s atmosphere: “Astronauts are only anxious when experiencing a blackout – And it’s nice to hear Mike’s voice “… Four astronauts escaped from the hold with the help of medical staff, before returning to shore to catch a NASA plane back to the agency’s headquarters in Houston, Texas. 4 astronauts (from left to right): Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins and Soichi Noguchib inside the Crew Dragon. Photo: NASA According to CNN’s information, since leaving Florida in November last year, four astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker and Soichi Noguchi have had 167 days on the International Space Station – laboratory. The scientific experiment orbits the Earth 250 miles above Earth, which has been home to international crews of astronauts for more than two decades. The return of the four astronauts was originally scheduled for April 28, but was delayed due to strong winds in the area. Crew Dragon, also known as Resilience, is SpaceX’s second spaceship. The ship’s resilience broke the record for the longest serving US spacecraft ever docked on the International Space Station and surpassed the 84-day record of the Skylab 4 crew in 1974. Crew Dragon’s first landing took place in August 2020 on a Demo-2 mission, bringing NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley back from space after a two-month test mission. Before the landing, the second crew of NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, astronaut JAXA Akihiko Hoshide and astronaut Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency were also launched to the Space Station. international post. That means crew 1 has a period of 1 week overlapping in orbit with crew 2. The second quartet of Shane Kimbrough, Megan McArthur, Akihiko Hoshide and Thomas Pesquet will remain in orbit until fall, when the 3rd crew enters space to take their place. Support crews were immediately present around the Crew Dragon vessel area that landed in the Gulf of Mexico early May 2 morning. Photo: NASA The first commercial spaceship SpaceX is one of two commercial companies contracted with NASA to fly astronauts in space. Space X’s Crew Dragon spacecraft can carry up to 7 astronauts and Cargo Dragon; was designed to be launched from the top of the Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket and returned to Earth via a crash into the sea. Unlike its predecessors, this spacecraft can be attached to the International Space Station instead of being anchored. Crew Dragon is equipped with an integrated launch escape system (LES) capable of accelerating a spacecraft from an emergency launch missile with an acceleration of 11.8 m / s2 (39 ft / s2), made using a set of four side-mounted thrusters with two SuperDraco engines on each side. The spacecraft has redesigned solar panels and revised outer mold lines compared to the original Dragon, and also has new aircraft computers and avionics systems. As of March 2020, four Crew Dragon spacecraft have been produced. Crew Dragon serves as one of two spacecraft slated to transport crews to and from the International Space Station under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, the other being the Boeing CST-100 Starliner. . It is also expected to be used in US space travel company Space Adventures flights and transporting tourists to and from Axiom Space’s planned space station. Crew Dragon’s first drone test flight took place in March 2019, and the first crewed flight with astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley took place in May 2020. The two astronauts Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins in the Crew Dragon. Photo: NASA This test flight marks the first time that a private company has launched a crewed orbital spacecraft. Cargo Dragon is expected to deliver cargo to the International Space Station under a Commercial Supply-2 Service contract with NASA, along with Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems’ Cygnus spacecraft and Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser spacecraft. . Cargo Dragon’s first flight is launched in December 2020. On November 10, 2020, the Crew Dragon, comprising the Falcon 9 missile and related ground systems, was fully certified by NASA as the first commercial spacecraft system in history to be capable of maneuvering. transfer people to and from the International Space Station. Initially, the company intended to let Crew Dragon land on land using the LES engine, with parachutes and ocean falls as options available in case of the incident, a Space X representative told reporters. Launch is canceled. Precise landing on water with a parachute has been proposed to NASA as Crew Dragon’s “method of returning to the atmosphere and fundamentally restoring the first few flights”. The forced landing was subsequently canceled, making parachuting the only option. By 2011, Paragon Space Development Corporation had been supporting the development of the Crew Dragon life support system. In 2012, SpaceX was in talks with Orbital Outfitters about developing space suits to wear during launch and return to the atmosphere. Each crew member wears their own custom fitted space suit. The suit is primarily designed for use inside the Dragon, and in the case of the fast depressurization cabin, this suit may protect crew members. The suit can also cool astronauts during normal flight. At a NASA press conference on May 18, 2012, SpaceX confirmed their target launch price for the Crew flights to be $ 160 million, equivalent to about $ 23 million per seat capacity. Crew up to 7 people on board and NASA orders at least 4 Dragon Crew flights per year. This contrasts with the 2014 Soyuz launch price of $ 76 million per seat for NASA astronauts. The design of the Crew Dragon spacecraft was officially announced on May 29, 2014, during a press event at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. In October 2014, NASA selected the Crew Dragon spacecraft as one of the candidates to bring American astronauts to the International Space Station, according to NASA’s Commercial Crew program.

Covid-19 shows that the future of the world is biological, not digital. (Source: CNN) Millions of people around the world are viewing images of desperation in many parts of India as infection rates exceed 300,000 cases per day. Reports show severe hypoxia in the South Asian country with a double-strain variable, accompanied by images of corpses waiting on pavements, when crematoriums become overwhelmed, even. in the capital New Delhi. At the end of March, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a draft report on the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic with findings that many have come to expect: SARS-CoV-2 virus may have been Spread from animals to humans. It can be said that the uninteresting cause has caused the biggest global turmoil in a century, and just as it has caused many earlier pandemics in history: Human card in nature. At the same time, the world may be coming to the end of an era of digital hype. Sharp warning For years, it has been said that digital technology will lead the world to a future without scarcity. Yet the reality of the pandemic is a sharp warning about how the real world can reverse fantastical, unrealistic delusions. Every new technological advance promises a fundamental transformation of society, eliminating inefficiencies and inequality and empowering people through division of labor. Blockchain technology, artificial intelligence and 3D printing technology are hailed as the leading flags bringing about major changes in lifestyles and working, not only in developed countries but also in underdeveloped countries. lice in countries with no basic living conditions. The belief in technology may even be reflected in the Western response to the pandemic. Instead of considering the social commitment citizens engage in – placing the collective interest above individual rights by requiring masks and implementing other restrictions – and having a strong public health response, rapidly to control the Covid-19 outbreak, Western countries were again hoping to develop vaccines as a last resort, and at the cost of large-scale economic disruption and commodity disruption. hundred thousand people died. In the US alone, a study has shown that hundreds of thousands of lives could be saved during a pandemic if previous regulations on blockades, masking and social segregation were strictly enforced. . The SARS-CoV-2 virus has caused global chaos because of its ability to enter the human body through biological transmission and disrupt the functioning of organs in the body. Vaccines that prevent viruses are seen as a mechanism that promotes the human body’s natural response to infection. If humans want to avoid another global health disaster, humans need to restrain their growth, stop attacking natural and biological systems based on the argument that all other living entities must be subordinated. for human development. The need for economic development has destroyed the natural world so much that disasters such as the Covid-19 pandemic are more likely to occur as population and human greed lead to self-exploitation. course more. The time has come to stop these attacks. Maintain integrity and resonance Human survival depends on maintaining the integrity and resonance of natural systems and internal biological processes. That includes habitats, objects that enter the human body (pollutants and viruses), things people consume (water, air and food), and the biological effects of waste produced by children. maker. During the early months of the pandemic, reports showed that the Earth was benefiting from reduced greenhouse gas emissions, as the majority of the middle and upper classes could study remotely and work from home. However, the switch to working from home is not without consequences for the environment. The more secluded lifestyles have to depend on people who work in the real world, produce and process food, feed the groceries and deliver food to people at home. Goods ordered online still have to be transported by means of transport such as ships, vehicles and need to be delivered by the delivery person. Meanwhile, infrastructure in the real world has been deeply affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Essential workers around the world, whether in hospitals, meat packers in the US, construction sites in Singapore or glove manufacturers in Malaysia, have all been hit hard by the boom. Play by Covid-19. This suggests that we not only need to limit encroachment on the natural world, but also need to invest more in basic protective measures (also known as “guaranteed resilience”) such as supply. safety and assurance of food, water, sanitation, housing, a good public health system and access to energy. Forecasts suggest that the human population will peak 10 billion by 2064, and greater pandemic risks will accompany other man-made threats, from climate change and biodiversity loss to Vulnerable food systems and limited available land. Digital technologies can play a role in mitigating and countering such threats only when people are imbued with the fact that human existence is fragile and fully dependent on a suitable biosphere. The sooner people realize that truth, the sooner people can be sure that technology development efforts are put into ideas that really help people, and not in utopian plans. should come from the narrow definition of human evolution. (according to global-inst.com)

The impact of the new crown epidemic in 2020 and the subsequent changes in the international situation have caused Chinese netizens to show unprecedented enthusiasm for participation in public topics. At the same time, it is accompanied by a huge information asymmetry that creates a sense of knowledge and content. Great demand. On the other hand, the wave of video is becoming more and more intense, and the problem facing online media is not “standing in line” but “convergence”. What is the integration? How to integrate? Where are the opportunities and bottlenecks? This is the challenge that all online media are facing. The leading media has already built up its own development capabilities under the new torrent and handed in high scores. Media Convergence Challenge: Multi-dimensional competition from content to technology Convergence is no longer a new word. In recent years, the country has vigorously promoted the integration of traditional media and new media. A series of converged media represented by “Sichuan Observation” has taken the lead in realizing new media and gained a good reputation. But unlike any time before, the current convergence of online media is not only on the content, but also on the technical level. Technological changes have become the biggest driving force for the development of media convergence. In 2020, the “Opinions on Accelerating the Deep Integration of Media Development” clearly proposes the establishment of an all-media communication system based on content construction, supported by advanced technology, and guaranteed by innovative management. With the rapid development of the new generation of information technology such as big data, the interconnection of everything and the media of everything is the general trend. For the media, it is necessary not only to adapt to the rapid changes in content forms and communication ideas, but also to rely on a deep understanding of content. Firmly grasp 5G, big data, artificial intelligence and other technologies to adapt to new content formats. In the “Best Intelligent Development” list selected in the report, the intelligent development level of online media was evaluated from four dimensions: scene coverage, visual presentation, richness of data types, and diversity of data sources. On the whole, commercial media such as The Paper, QQ.com, and Jiemian.com have outstanding performance, ranking first, fourth, and fifth respectively. These media actively use new technologies such as artificial intelligence, 5G, cloud computing, and big data to continuously improve communication Efficiency and quality of communication. Xinhuanet and People’s Daily Online also pay attention to the development of intelligence, and have made more attempts in visual presentation and data application, and achieved outstanding results, ranking second and third in the list. Any of these technologies brings far-reaching effects. Tencent News once pointed out the next wave of new technologies that will change the content industry at the ConTech conference: With regard to this issue, the top five online media outlets in the comprehensive development index selected by the report, such as People’s Daily Online, Xinhuanet, Tencent, and CCTV, have taken the lead in exploring their own models. For example, CCTV.com has released the “Artificial Intelligence Editorial Department” series of products. Through the deep integration of artificial intelligence technology and audio-visual products, it has realized intelligent creation, intelligent processing, intelligent operation, intelligent recommendation, and intelligent audit. In-depth innovation in the era of media convergence. This is an intuitive manifestation of the integration of technology and content at the application layer. Creator Challenge: It is imperative to build full chain operation capability In the past media era, what creators needed to do was to concentrate on content production, and to drive dissemination through the quality of the content itself. For network media and TV media, research on algorithm recommendations, user portraits, and scene dissemination was not content. The main job of the producer. However, in the new era, users have formed unique consumption habits, requiring the media to have operational ideas from the beginning of the creative process, so as to design content specifically and achieve better distribution. In the report’s best video layout list, four evaluation indicators are listed: user growth rate, content update frequency, hot content ratio, and technological innovation. This is a content evaluation system that emerged under the trend of video. The media’s user capacity, video content productivity, interactive operation capabilities, and live broadcast technology innovation capabilities have been comprehensively considered. In this list, in addition to the veteran Guangming.com and Xinhuanet, the emerging online media Surging News has established distribution channels on many commercial platforms such as Weibo, Toutiao, Douyin, WeChat official account, etc., and become various commercial platforms. An important provider of high-quality news content, the number of short videos played on Douyin exceeded 10 million, and the rich, diverse, trendy and fashionable videos attracted a large number of fans. The Paper Short Video Account People’s Daily Online has launched the “1+5+N” program, which will open up the “People’s Republic of China” to local financial media centers by creating five integrated media business platforms: content production, self-owned media platforms, news and public opinion big data, work collaborative command, and content interconnection and sharing. The superior products and businesses under the business segment of “Public Sentiment” and “People’s Chain” are in-depth experiences of various capabilities such as content operation, content risk control, and aggregation and distribution. Platform challenge: It is imperative to improve the ecological health of content Technology has brought improvements in production and distribution efficiency, as well as new problems. For example, algorithm-based “personalized recommendation”. Personalized recommendation of content that caters to user preferences has brought more accurate content dissemination. However, in addition to the professional media in the head who enjoy the most dividends, there are also a group of responsive “content speculators” who understand the rules of the machine. , Producing a large number of “high-quality content” that is “loved by users” but is in fact almost worthless, and even has serious value-oriented problems, earning the bulk of personalized traffic. Last year, the “web text generator” that became a hot topic is for this A big irony of a phenomenon. At the same time, accurate recommendation brings about a new “information cocoon room” problem, users can only immerse themselves in the small circle of interest, it is inevitable to sit and watch the sky This raises two questions for the platform: 1. How to make good use of personalized recommendations while preventing users from being exposed to low-quality rumors and misinformation. Take Tencent News, which ranks third in the report’s comprehensive development index, and ranks first in public welfare development, as an example. Its “really true” column mechanism is the first in the industry to gather clue discovery, expert + artificial intelligence clue verification, automatic rumor interception + factual analysis The true technical process of the law collects controversial content clues from the entire platform and user feedback. By learning and training related models on expert opinions, fact bases, and related rumor rejection databases, the basic level and interception of rumor rejection for daily life, medical and health categories can reach the “minute” level. The resource database of “real” experts has reached more than 1,200. During the epidemic, Tencent News identified and handled 165,000 new crown-related rumors with the “reality” mechanism, such as “The sequelae of the new crown terror appear!” Every patient will have terrible blood clots! “Academician Zhong Nanshan recommends salt water gargle to prevent viruses”, “A suicide note from a female doctor in Wuhan for new coronary pneumonia”, etc. The special H5 project for refuting rumors of the true epidemic has dealt with “Wuhan will be disconnected from the Internet”, “wearing multiple masks can effectively prevent”, etc. Internet rumors started. Among them, more than 700 rumors related to the new crown during the epidemic have generated more than 1 billion page views and reached more than 350 million users. 2. How to determine high-quality content and make it more displayed. The second point is not simply a crude calculation of clicks and interest tags, but starting from the underlying logic, the platform has joined hands with creators from the production link to jointly create a content ecology. Faced with the evolution of the content ecology, Tencent, which topped the list of the best platform constructions, used the ConTech mechanism as the underlying logic to jointly build a content ecology with content creators to provide users with trustworthy, rich and beautiful content. The so-called ConTech is content (content) + tech (technology). The logic of ConTech is not to blindly use technology to “feed” users with “matching” content, but to use human-machine collaboration to allow users to harvest better quality. Content, at the same time, continuously strengthen the connection between users and content providers, promote the healthy development of the content industry, and provide users with an excellent consumption experience. In the past few years, “content productization” was popular in the industry. Now the changes in industry ecology and technology require practitioners to have a deeper understanding and combination of content and products, algorithms, and operational logic. In essence, they are content and technology. In-depth integration, this point Tencent News’s ConTech concept has taken the lead. For online media and tens of thousands of new media content producers, this is the best time and the worst time. The development of technology and the evolution of content forms have allowed content to be presented to users in a richer form. In front of us, the content consumption experience is better, the consumption threshold is lower, and the consumption participation is higher. At the same time, the technology is neutral. How the platform can avoid low-quality content taking advantage of the “virtual” entry, so that high-quality content and authors can stand out, and how media and creators can quickly adjust their ideas to adapt to new content formats and maximize content value are all urgently needed to be resolved. The problem. Fortunately, the report pointed out a clearer direction for us. Media such as CCTV, People’s Daily Online, and Tencent have made successful explorations. I believe that under this round of new trends, the content industry will be full of new vitality.

Factory DAC. After 2050, we still have to double our efficiency. Currently, the fastest and most powerful solution is CO2 extraction by DAC method. For one thing, it takes 30,000 large-capacity DAC (Direct Air Capture) plants, estimated to cost $ 15,000 billion. Direct CO2 filter Since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015, the world has made many efforts to reduce CO2. The most popular solution is afforestation, but this way of “green” still has many potential risks. First, afforestation takes space and time. It requires a large investment, likely to push food prices five times higher. Second, even when the Earth is completely green, forests will only absorb 30% of the annual emissions that need to be treated. Third, the plant itself is the “receptor for CO2”. If not handled properly upon death, they will turn out to be harmful to humans. “Humanity needs a faster, more drastic solution”, Steve Oldham (USA) affirmed. He introduced the initiative of Carbon Engineering Company: DAC Factory, removed CO2 by the method of direct air capture (DAC). The DAC method was invented in 1999. It operates on the principle of absorbing air, leading to an alkaline environment, isolating and compressing to preserve CO2. The experimental DAC plant was built in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada. It is installed with a series of giant fan tubes on the roof, sucking in ambient air. Currently, CO2 makes up about 0.04% of the air. Carbon Engineering fan duct connected to a filtration system consists of 3 chambers. The first chamber contains alkali potassium hydroxide (KOH) solution. When the air passes through, the KOH reacts with CO2, forming potassium bicarbonate (KHCO3). The KHCO3 formed is led to a second chamber containing calcium hydroxide (Ca (OH) ₂). It reacts, forming limestone and being expelled into the third chamber. In the third chamber, the heated limestone decomposes, creating pure CO2. The DAC recycles the catalyst residue, forming a closed and repeating loop. It captures CO2 without releasing waste. “We are miserable with climate change and the cause of it is excess CO2” – Oldham said – “But with the DAC plant, you can purify this emissions anywhere and anywhere. when”. Cost “huge” CO2 can be commercialized by selling it to agriculture. The world is emitting about 36 billion tons of CO2 / year. “To avoid the risk of global warming, we need to successfully remove 10 billion tons of CO2 / year”, ecologist Jane Zelikova (Ukraine) said. To remove 10 billion tons of CO2 / year, a widespread DAC system is needed, with a total of 30,000 factories. Each year, these three thousand plants require 4 million tons of KOH. They also need a huge amount of energy to operate, estimated to account for up to one-sixth of total global energy. The cost of building a DAC factory is 500 million USD. With 30,000 factories, mankind has to spend 15,000 billion USD. “We need to filter 800 billion tons of CO2 out of the atmosphere,” Oldham said. Recently, many philanthropists and large corporations have expressed their support for DAC. Billionaire and philanthropist Elon Musk (South African American) pledges $ 100 million to develop CO2 capture technology by this method. Microsoft, United Airlines, ExxonMobil … also enthusiastically invested billions of dollars. Until now, estimates of the cost of capturing CO2 in the air have been very expensive. It ranges from 100 to 1,000 USD / ton. Oldham believes that the DAC industry will help lower it to only 94 USD / ton. Big bet Mankind sees CO2 as an enemy, wanting to be wiped out from the atmosphere. Did you know that in the business sector, compressed CO2 is still a valuable commodity? In Switzerland, Climeworks (a CO2 capture center) is compressing CO2 with an efficiency of 900 tons / year. They sell it to greenhouses that increase crop yields. Unfortunately, the most potential customer of compressed CO2 is the fossil fuel industry – the most terrible CO2 emission sector. Petroleum is a finite source of energy, but can be renewable by adding CO2. Occidental Petroleum Company in Texas signed a contract with Carbon Engineering to build a large-scale DAC plant. They aim to filter and utilize 50 million tons of CO2 / year, used for the purpose of increasing oil regeneration. Naturally, this amount of CO2 will be re-emitted in the new oil. It makes efforts to remove CO2 “evenly”. “We must admit, DAC is an expensive solution”, businessman and writer Chris Goodall (UK) said. The problem is that humanity urgently needs to deal with its excess CO2. If we are late, we could pay a heavy price. Losses caused by natural disasters from climate change are extremely severe. It is even able to exceed the amount of money spent operating DACs by many times. The more you hesitate and delay, the more CO2 increase cannot be controlled. The role of DAC is to control emissions. For tomorrow, mankind may have to accept today’s costly. In the event of failure to do business, Iceland proposes mineralization. They succeeded by mixing CO2 into water, pumping down basalt layers in the ground 500 – 600m deep. After about 2 years, CO2 self-changes into calcite (limestone). Waiting time for mineralization, CO2 mixed in water. CO2 containing water is heavier than normal, sinks deeply, so it does not affect the quality of floating water. In other words, the mineralization of CO2 ensures ecological safety.

In developed countries, the combination of arts – technology and innovation is not too unfamiliar in all levels of education as well as activities of organizations. In Vietnam, programs with elements of arts and technology such as STEAM have begun to be known and included in Vietnam’s educational development strategy to develop creative and proactive thinking for the force. future workers in the era of 4.0. FIC 2021 organizers at the press conference Contribute to the voice of the importance of art-technology-innovation combination, to enhance the thinking and skills of the future generations of the country, the program “Future Creative Concert Future “(Future Innovation Concert – FIC) was born. FIC becomes the first program in Vietnam to honor the spirit and responsibility of the future young leaders through leadership development training, seminars, exhibitions, projects, and Competition and symphony music. The program was realized with co-organization of Delta E&C, Institute of Press and Propaganda, BK Holdings and Vietnam Symphony Orchestra. It is known that FIC 2021 will grant scholarships to 500 young leaders with the spirit of initiative – creativity – cooperation to participate in community activities, projects, startups from more than 20 key universities nationwide. . FIC 2021 organizers take souvenir photos with guests attending the press conference The FIC 2021 program has the message “Active, Creative, Cooperation” to affirm the role of initiative and creativity in each individual to then cooperate – resonate that creativity to create creative values. change the world. Here, students have the opportunity to be honored and promote the spirit of creative initiative and cooperation through activities such as: Displaying their own ideas, products, and creative projects with a network of more than 20 Universities, 100+ domestic and foreign enterprises; Participate in discussions at seminars and seminars with the theme “Proactive, Innovative, and Cooperation” with domestic and foreign entrepreneurs, investors and experts; Join the 1.5-day Bootcamp program with 6 topics of human development and leadership potential; Participate in the “Marath.In” (Marathon Innovation) contest to get the chance to receive hands-on experience courses and an interactive trip with international experts, entrepreneurs and investors. submit; In particular, the typical students will be selected to participate in the symphonic concert “Creative Resonance” performed by the Vietnam Symphony Orchestra./.

In human society, we give and exchange what we need to maintain life is an indispensable daily activity of each individual. More than that, from the perspective of the entire human race, commercial exchanges have become such an indispensable part of today’s world, so much so that each person forgets to depend on them so much that Come on. Just take a minute looking around the room you are sitting in, or look through the top of your desk and ask yourself how much of it is made by you yourself, and you have the answer. word. How commercial activities have an impact on the history of human society is summarized in the book: Trade history – How trade shaped the world ? (Original name : A splendid exchange: How trade shaped the world ) by William J. Bernstein. He is a neuroscientist, an expert in financial and investment theory, and also a researcher in economic history. The book focuses on two main contents: the first is the formation and development of commercial activities; The second is the impact of trade on the shaping of human society throughout history as well as the world today. WJBernstein recounts commercial history from the earliest steps, when people came up with the idea of ​​genius and it was also very natural to exchange what was in surplus for what they needed or liked but didn’t have, in when others have ego, it’s time for commerce to have shape and scale later on. The process of formation began from the cradle of human civilization in Mesopotamia to the formation of the oldest trade routes and then evolved into a complex network stretching from the Roman Empire in the west to the emperor. Han Empire in the East. Next was the disruption of East-West trade on the mainland as the two empires declined and Islam arose from the Middle East and spread influence, becoming the center of global trade for a long time. At the same time, maritime trade with the Indian Ocean was a major trade route that flourished, replacing the ancient Land Silk Road as the economic lifeblood of the world. Besides the overall picture of the ups and downs of trade history, WJBernstein analyzes the interaction between trade with political, social and other natural factors. For example, the geographical structural differences between the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean lead to different economic-political, naval strategies thinking among Mediterranean civilizations (such as the Greek). Greece with civilizations participating in the Indian Ocean trading system (Islamic countries in the Middle East, Indian sub-states, Southeast Asia and China). At the same time, he offers interesting examples of times when economic, political and religious interests conflict, forcing rulers to make choices. For example, the famous story when Venice Governor Enrico Dandolo used all his tricks to bring the Crusader army to attack and sack Constantinople, Venice’s influential competitor, instead of attacking Egypt, his partner. commercial importance of Venice, as the Crusaders expected. And not only conscious human endeavors, but at times nature plays an important role in the course of history. The fourteenth century Black Death plague devastated both Christian Europe and the Muslim Middle East, but the consequences were different. The epidemic weakened feudalism in Europe, gave freedom of thought and trade a chance to develop, while at the same time making Islamic civilization severely irreversibly damaged, paving the way for turn in global trade advantage from East to West. In Trade history refers to characters, both famous and anonymous, who contributed to the making of commercial history. It was an anonymous Mesopotamian businessman whose letter on earth kept evidence of a transaction thousands of years ago. It was Vasco da Gama, it was Columbus, the restaurants that paved the way for Europe to regain control of the world. Or Richard Cobden, a pioneer in the fight for free trade thought in the UK in particular and around the world in general. Trading is not only about exchanging goods, but also about competing for the market, competing for monopoly on trading of goods with great profit. Contact between people belonging to far away countries also means the exchange of deadly pathogens. Merchant crews contributed to the spread of the Black Death in Europe. Spanish expeditions made many peoples of the Americas extinct because of the pathogens they carried. Competing for markets, fighting for strategic commodity resources has been the main cause of most wars from ancient times, from the Peloponnese to two bloody World Wars in the twentieth century. WJBernstein has neutrally recounted the story of commerce and its impact on human society, fully pointing out the bright and dark sides of this story. More importantly, we all know this is an ongoing story, and understanding the past is probably the best, if not the only, way to make the future of the dark side of trade possible. control is better, and on the bright side, commercial benefits bring people, to be promoted more thoroughly.

In April alone, ISS has been busy with flights up and down. On April 9, the Russian Soyuz rocket sent 1 American astronaut and 2 Russian astronauts to the ISS laboratory 420km from the Earth’s surface. Eight days later, another Soyuz rocket carried another trio of American and Russian astronauts back to Earth. On April 23, the US spacecraft SpaceX brought two more Americans, one Japanese and one French to connect to the ISS. However, such bustling scene on ISS is about to come to an end. Last week, Russia announced it would withdraw from the ISS by 2025. Despite the growing tensions between Russia and the US over the past decade, the two countries ‘space agencies continue to work closely with each other, along with 13 countries’ space agencies. According to the US Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), since 2000, ISS has welcomed 243 people from 19 countries. According to the Financial Times, Professor Anu Ojha, director of the UK National Aerospace Institute and an advisor to the European Space Agency (ESA), said: “I only hear positive things about astronauts and astronauts as they work together “. In the early years of building and assembling modules of ISS, since 1998, Russia and Western partners cooperated closely. “NASA and ESA cannot build a space station without Russian experts,” said Ojha. The Russians are masters of building modular space stations ”. The ISS station once welcomed astronauts from many countries Western countries need Russian rockets to carry materials and people to and from the ISS. This reliance increased when NASA decommissioned the space shuttle fleet in 2011 and Soyuz became the only passenger vehicle that could put astronauts in orbit. Only in 2020, NASA will begin to use the SpaceX spacecraft system of billionaire Elon Musk. For the Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos), cooperation with the West through the ISS also adds to the financial resources. NASA spent $ 3.9 billion to hire Soyuz to transport astronauts to the ISS from 2011 to 2019. Although astronaut Mark Vande Hei’s trip to the ISS in April may not be the last of an American on Russian rockets, the majority of non-Russian astronauts will travel on SpaceX or on Boeing’s Starliner, expected to go into service from 2022. During the first 15 years, the ISS crew focused on assembly and engineering work, which meant that the zero gravity work environment was only just being established. Recently, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, who just returned to Earth in mid-April, recounted her hundreds of hours on the ISS to do biological experiments, from decoding DNA on a space station to growing human heart tissue and vegetables. . ISS’s most important area of ​​research is its attempt to understand the long-term effects of space travel on human health, in preparation for planned attempts at the Moon or travel to Mars. Other direction of cooperation For Russia, the decision to end ISS participation is expected to lead to more spatial cooperation with China. It is also part of the Kremlin’s broader pivot to Beijing. Since Western sanctions were first imposed on Moscow in connection with Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, Russia has doubled down on its efforts to strengthen ties with China. The two countries reached agreements on defense and space cooperation while bilateral trade nearly doubled compared to 2010, reaching $ 110 billion in 2019. In 2020, Roscosmos rejected an offer from the US to join NASA-led Artemis program, aimed at bringing people to stay longer on the Moon. In March, Russia and China agreed to jointly develop a base on the Moon to “promote the peaceful discovery and use of space for all mankind” (according to a memorandum of understanding between the two. country). Roscosmos last week also said it aims to set up its own Russian space station by 2030, using modules designed like the ISS. The Interfax news agency quoted Roscosmos Director, Dmitry Rogozin, as saying: “It is likely that by 2030, we can put a space station into orbit, that will be a huge breakthrough.” On Russian television, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said that in the future, on the Russian space station, in addition to astronauts, there will be the participation of artificial intelligence and robotics. He stressed that Russia is ready to consider for foreign crews to visit, but definitely the Russian space station must be national. Interfax quoted an unnamed source as saying that Russia planned to spend up to $ 6 billion to put this project into operation. China will also soon introduce the module to build the China Space Station (CSS). The ship carrying this module is scheduled to take off at the end of April. This is the culmination of the project that the Chinese government launched in 1992. After this module goes into space, China plans to launch at least 10 more times. Another launcher carries the remaining modules and cargo to complete the CSS assembly by the end of 2022. The 100-ton, T-shaped CSS will consist of three main modules: the 18-meter core module, called Tianhe, and two 14.4-meter lab modules, called Wentian, that are permanently attached to the sides. of the core module. As the station’s control and control center, Tianhe can accommodate 3 astronauts with a stay of up to 6 months. CSS has volume less than 1/4 the volume of ISS. Instead, configure 3 modules based on China’s need in doing the necessary scientific experiments. The 440-ton ISS with a construction cost of $ 150 billion will end its lifespan and should be returned to Earth expected by 2025. The future of the ISS is still under negotiation after the current cooperation agreements expire. by the end of 2024. According to NASA, from a technical point of view, the ISS can operate until the end of 2028. Of course, the ISS will be upgraded if it wants to last longer, especially electrical and communication systems. .

Leaks indicate that both the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro with M1 chip, and will be equipped with this display later this year. Basically, this is still a display technology with the same way LCD works but using much smaller LEDs so they are called mini-LED backlight and there will be many more LEDs in it. among them. The number of small LEDs that Apple claims is up to 10000. In the 12.9-inch iPad Pro 2021, this technology offers a full-screen brightness of 1,000 nits, a maximum brightness of 1,600 nits and a contrast ratio of 1,000,000. : first. Meanwhile, the MacBook Pro M1 has the best screen but also “only” reached 485 nits of full screen brightness and a contrast ratio of 1,470: 1. This number is leading the industry but not losing anything compared to the screen. iPad Pro image. Although it is not certain that the Liquid Retina XDR display when brought to the MacBook will be as effective as the iPad Pro because tablets and laptops serve the purpose of entertainment as well as different usage. But it does show a big difference the mini LED technology can make. If the rumors are true, the Liquid Retina XDR display could be just one of the cool new features coming to the MacBook Pro in late 2021. The 14-inch MacBook Pro is expected to be a complete upgrade over the original. The current 13 inch with thinner bezels, more ports, MagSafe ports, square design like the new iMac, … but leaving the Touch Bar. According to Digitaltrends

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On April 20th, the Boao Forum for Asia 2021 annual meeting was held. Du Lan, senior vice president of iFLYTEK and chairman of Guangdong Artificial Intelligence Industry Association, said in an interview that at the critical moment of upgrading traditional industries, industrial digitization is very important .and An important factor that determines the digitalization of the industry is whether it can persist in the innovation of the source core technology.

“This year’s GDP goal is to reach 6%, and the investment in scientific research during the 14th Five-Year Plan period will reach 7%, of which the investment in basic research and development will reach 10.6%, and a ten-year plan for basic research is also proposed.” Du Lan said.

Dulan pointed out that the continuous growth of the performance of some enterprises in the development of artificial intelligence last year shows that artificial intelligence is not only a fun black technology, but also can solve people’s practical problems. For example, AI + medical has entered thousands of households, and intelligent medical assistants can assist in the diagnosis and treatment of 95% of common diseases. These have brought many changes in the industry.

What is the future development trend of artificial intelligence? Dulan believes that first, human-computer interaction will become more and more convenient, and it will enter the era of intelligent connection of all things. Nowadays, many people are using intelligent equipment for voice conversion, but with the advancement of technology, not only voice recognition but also cars and other things can be interconnected and interacted. Second, the various applications of artificial intelligence in various industries will gradually deepen, such as education, medical care, and smart cities in various fields. Third, emotional appeals will also change. We will recognize emotions to satisfy the communication of modern people, and also create some new industries.

“ The future will be a new decade facing the development of artificial intelligence. “Duran said.

What are the current bottlenecks and breakthroughs in China’s technological development? Du Lan said that “standing upright” is very important, and technology and applications should be combined to serve the production and life of the majority of people.

She said that “Dingtian” is to seek an irreplaceable position and continue to increase investment in research and development. For example, China provides a lot of convenience for everyone in terms of massive data and capital enthusiasm and even the openness of the application market, while the United States is more superior in core research and development, high-end talent reserves and patent capabilities, and breakthroughs are needed in these points.

She said that “site” is in application. China has great determination in application, has stronger capabilities, and has a better application market. It is necessary to accelerate the opening of application scenarios to continuously iterate AI technology and make the application better.

When there is no social gap and working from home anymore, the digital transition is still inevitable This report is a survey of 2,760 customer care professionals in 9 markets – Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Korea, China, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines, showing that despite companies are ready to change in the future, there are still some challenges. The data shows the customer service industry overview, the evolving customer experience and moving away from traditional channels. One of the ways that many companies are doing to improve communication with customers is to integrate an online chat application, from Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp Business to Viber. In the long term, besides this solution, businesses need to look for developed technologies to meet the needs of customers’ communication quickly, effectively and personalized. The report showed that: Increasing demand during the epidemic: 54% of respondents said that increasing requests for assistance was the biggest challenge last year; Narrow the skills gap: 60% of respondents in the Asia-Pacific region believe that employee training is a top consideration when applying a digital customer care system; In the “danger” there are “opportunities”: In 2020, when countries implement a blockade, many businesses have employees to work remotely. 58% of respondents said that working remotely helps them better handle customer support requests. However, the report also shows that the customer care industry seems to be experiencing gaps in skills. Respondents in all markets in the survey said that employee training is the top consideration when applying digital systems in customer care. Further data research shows that issues such as diversification of customer support channels, management and familiarization of new support channels are the most common challenges in digital transformation. In Vietnam, when asked about difficulties related to digital technology in customer care activities, 51% of respondents said that it is more and more customer support channels and 38% of respondents said that they are more and more customer support channels. that they are not familiar with the new support channels. Infobip encourages employers to train more customer care workers to adapt to the digital transformation and focus on investing in communication channels tailored to consumer behavior, so that the customer experience. the simplest, most convenient goods. Mr. Pham Gia Dan, Business Development Director of Infobip Vietnam said: “In 2020, companies that apply digital tools to deliver a more relevant experience to their customers, in general, are all reaping the benefits. Out of all surveyed markets, the customer care industry in Vietnam saw the most use of platforms and channels to deliver services. digital transformation in Vietnam is ready to “take off”.

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