According to the report, it was learned from the Bao’an District Development and Reform Bureau that the Tencent Dachan Bay project obtained construction permits last year and is currently under construction for foundation pit support. Tencent confirmed that the land that has already started is the “Penguin Island” project. It is reported that Tencent’s Da Chan Bay project is divided into phase I and phase II.One of the construction projects is scheduled to be completed in December 2024, The second phase is planned to be completed in November 2026.

According to the information from Baoan District Development and Reform Bureau,The project covers an area of ​​809,000 square meters, with a total construction area of ​​2 million square meters, The planned total investment will reach 37 billion yuan.

IT Home understands that the project will become Tencent’s global headquarters, which will shape Binhai’s iconic technology park and further expand Tencent’s global influence. It is planned to introduce 7 major industries including Tencent performance advertising, Tencent Cloud, Internet + healthcare, and cutting-edge technology to form a “six bases and one platform”. According to estimates, the project will eventually accommodate 80,000 to 100,000 employees and will be open to all citizens after completion

HUAWEI CLOUD AI continues to innovate, accelerating industry intelligence upgrades

Fang Fan, a senior planner of Huawei Cloud EI, believes that artificial intelligence has entered thousands of industries and has begun to enter the practical stage. AI has entered the core production system of enterprises and began to create greater value. The overall development strategy of Huawei Cloud AI is to create a full-stack, full-scenario solution for cloud, edge, and end devices, providing ample and economical computing resources, easy-to-use, high-efficiency, and full-process AI platform. At the same time, the latest AI technology and practice accumulation are added to existing products and services, allowing customers to effectively implement AI; and facing the world, continue to cooperate extensively with academia, industry and industry partners to invest in open ecology and talent training.
Fang Fan, Senior Planner of Huawei Cloud EI
In order to be more committed to lowering the threshold of AI development, Huawei Cloud’s one-stop high-efficiency AI development platform ModelArts continues to upgrade and further upgrades its development capabilities: ModelArts CodeLab, which makes AI exploration and learning more efficient, through a large number of course cases in the AI ​​Gallery, which can be connected in seconds. Entry and practice; ModelArts IDE SDKs, cloud on and off, seamless collaboration, close to the usage habits of developers; ModelArts Studio, flexibly develop AI application workflow, accelerate model experiments and deployment iterations, and improve the overall efficiency of the AI ​​application process. In addition, in order to more conveniently implement AI applications, Huawei Cloud provides a unified framework for Runtime Framework on the cloud side, which can be developed once online, multiple reasoning, and real-time model updates and iterations.

In addition, in order to further reduce the difficulty of development for developers, HUAWEI CLOUD has built the AI ​​Gallery community, providing AI assets such as data sets, algorithms, pre-training models, workflows, models, papers, articles, courses, etc. related to many industries and fields. As with scenario cases, there are currently 2000+ AI assets, the most 6+ asset types in the industry. The newly released HUAWEI Cloud Pangu large model with hundreds of billions of parameters is also among them. It extracts and learns common knowledge for massive data, solves the problem of low-cost large-scale replication, and realizes “industrialized” development.

Classics will be passed on forever, and media AI will bring old movies to life

Zhou Suyue revealed that the black-and-white movie “Leifeng” adopts GPU parallel computing and AI iterative optimization and coloring. The self-learning iterative coloring process solves the two major problems of high computational complexity and difficult model building for black-and-white video coloring; further implementation of neural network automatic learning 1. The color timing consistency between frames, 2. The color space coordination within the frame, 3. The color semantic consistency of the object objects to achieve high-efficiency and high-quality AI coloring results. Zhou Suyue, Chief Expert of Malanshan Video Cultural and Creative Industrial Park Based on the HUAWEI cloud platform and media AI capabilities, Malanshan Video Cultural and Creative Park provides computing, storage, network, video media, AI, big data and other capabilities to meet the needs of cloud services in all aspects of video production, production, and distribution, greatly improving Improved the speed of video processing. The Malanshan Huawei Cloud Audio and Video Industry Innovation Center will combine 2021 industrial operations, joint innovation, industrial planning and ecological construction, from building an industrial park to building an industrial intelligent body, through the construction of the entire process of variety show production, the entire process of film production, and lightweight Four production lines for live broadcast and 3D music production lines, two platforms for video cultural and creative talent training and digital asset trading, as well as virtual production innovation, and the entire chain on the cloud, help Malanshan build a highly competitive China “V” valley.

Every second counts for the new crown epidemic, AI increases the efficiency of drug screening by ten times

The speech by Dr. Mingyue Zheng, a researcher at the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, focused on the AI ​​large-scale virtual drug screening cloud service released by HUAWEI CLOUD EIHealth and the drug federation learning service based on HUAWEI CLOUD ModelArts. Dr. Mingyue Zheng, Researcher, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences Based on the HUAWEI CLOUD medical agent EIHealth, Researcher Zheng Mingyue and HUAWEI CLOUD team have carried out a number of AI drug research and development cooperation projects, such as the iPhord algorithm for predicting protein structure from the primary sequence for early research on drug targets, and the AI ​​prediction algorithm for drug relocation , Use the multi-omics automatic modeling tool AutoOmics to quickly discover biomarkers, use the personalized federated learning integration algorithm FedAMP to achieve efficient and safe integration of pharmaceutical enterprise data, and use Huawei Cloud’s automatic AI modeling tool for omics data to accurately predict drug attributes Wait. HUAWEI CLOUD EI Medical Intelligence (EIHealth) platform, based on the powerful AI capabilities of HUAWEI CLOUD AI Ascension Cluster Service and HUAWEI CLOUD ModelArts one-stop AI development and management platform, integrates many algorithms, tools, AI models and automated pipelines in the medical field . Through the medical agent platform, protein homology modeling, molecular dynamics simulation calculations, and large-scale virtual drug screening can be completed quickly, and tens of millions of simulation calculations can be completed in a short time, greatly shortening the screening time and improving drug screening More than 10 times the efficiency.

Intelligent algorithm empowers indoor air quality

Wu Ke, deputy dean of Daikin China Institute of Technology Development, explained how intelligent algorithms empower IAQ to monitor, predict, and control indoor air. Wu Ke, Vice President of Daikin China Institute of Technology Development After the new crown epidemic in 2020, people pay more attention to the indoor environment. Users gradually accept CO2 as an important indoor air (IAQ) indicator. The air retention of CO2 can cause discomfort to the human body and increase the possibility of spreading influenza. In addition, the country’s carbon is at its peak, the carbon neutrality policy is clearly directed, and the company’s energy saving requirements have become a must. IAQ is a highly professional field, and standards and testing methods need to be interpreted by professionals. In general commercial scenarios, there is a lack of professional personnel and effective data detection and control. In order to solve user pain points, Wu Ke led the team and Huawei Cloud EI team to dig deep into IAQ’s reserve technology, through big data and AI algorithms, to achieve air quality prediction, so as to accurately define the time point of the fresh air switch. In the air quality prediction project, the advantages of efficient integration and joint optimization of the HUAWEI CLOUD Pangu large model are used to improve the prediction accuracy and efficiency, and play an extremely important role in the prediction of intelligent control and air cleanliness indicators.

AI enables intelligent transformation of the financial industry

Zhang Song, Director of Huawei Cloud EI Product Solutions, mentioned that the key to the entire financial value chain is how to collect and transform physical world information, how to extract digital credit, and then evaluate financial assets based on digital credit. Four aspects are involved in this process:

1. Efficiency improvement: The difficulty lies in the huge amount of information collection, the difficulty in extracting unstructured data, and the many process breakpoints.

2. Risk control: Fraudulent transactions are grouped, the equity structure is nested, and the credit relationship is complicated.

3. Investing in research and improving efficiency: It involves many data sources, strong dependence on data service providers, and strong data interference signals.

4. Risk pricing: requires strong real-time calculations and high demand for combined pricing.

Zhang Song, Director of Huawei Cloud EI Product Solutions Based on customer demands, HUAWEI CLOUD proposed innovative solutions for the financial value chain: automated smart operation, smart risk control, and smart investment and research. First of all, the automated smart operation solution uses the capabilities of AI+RPA to create digital employees, perform repetitive tasks, and increase service efficiency by 20 times in financial marketing scenarios. Second, the smart risk control solution uses the Huawei Cloud GES graph computing engine and the RTD real-time decision engine to build relationships based on information such as capital flow, transfer records, accounts, corporate information, and industry information, and effectively improve risk control and marketing levels by mining relationships. Finally, the intelligent investment research solution based on the HUAWEI Cloud Pangu model integrates millions of financial news and Chinese and foreign stock data across the entire network, monitors hundreds of commodity prices, e-commerce commodity prices and sales, monitors various risk events, and uses nature. Language processing technology establishes a graph of the relationship between events and securities, and realizes event-driven risk prevention and control and investment opportunity mining.

How Huawei Cloud Pangu NLP Large Model Helps Companies Realize Revenue Growth

Dr. Yang Zhilin, co-founder of Recycle Intelligence, described the HUAWEI CLOUD Pangu NLP large model created in collaboration with HUAWEI CLOUD, which overcomes the problems of traditional large models in commercial implementation, and brings “improvement of employee execution ability in enterprise marketing and communication scenarios”. Solutions for three business scenarios, such as “target customer preference” and “compliance enhancement”, help companies to improve employee professional capabilities faster, find target customers faster, reduce compliance risks, and reshape customer experience And the steady growth of revenue. Dr. Yang Zhilin, Co-founder of Recycle Intelligence Among them, the “employee execution improvement” scenario solution uses the HUAWEI CLOUD Pangu NLP large model to digitally model the real sales communication process, open the black box of the communication process, and help managers to supervise the daily execution of sales staff, and make targeted guide. At the same time, it provides real-time assistance systems for front-line sales personnel to help them improve execution and productivity. The “target customer optimization” solution uses the HUAWEI CLOUD Pangu NLP large model to build an intention prediction model based on the communication dialogue data and the result of the order. Through the algorithm model, the high intention customers in the stock clues can be screened, or the customers who are more interested in a certain product can be screened Target customers, reduce the waste of energy on low-intention leads, and improve the efficiency of sales staff. The “Compliance Enhancement” solution leverages the paragraph-level semantic analysis capabilities of the HUAWEI CLOUD Pangu NLP model to help companies discover potential compliance risks in the communication between employees and customers, and greatly enhance business compliance.

Collaborative deployment of end-side cloud, accelerating the landing of industry AI applications

Finally, Xie Zhouyi, service director of HUAWEI CLOUD EI HiLens, explained how the AI ​​platform of HUAWEI CLOUD can solve this problem through the collaborative end-to-cloud solution. Xie Zhouyi, Director of Huawei Cloud EI Services In the process of AI applications being implemented in various industries, developers need to develop multiple sets of incompatible AI applications based on different platform development standards and interfaces, resulting in a long AI application development cycle and high costs. In addition, how to agile development and rapid deployment of AI applications has become an important problem to be solved in the AI ​​industry. Huawei Cloud’s HiLens platform is the industry’s first end-cloud collaborative AI application development and deployment platform. Based on the three capabilities of the management and operation platform HiLens Console, the development framework HiLens Framework, and the cloud development environment HiLens Studio, Huawei Cloud HiLens supports developers You can quickly develop your own skills without setting up the environment, and can simulate the effect of the algorithm online, and you can also use the rich AI skills preset on the platform. Through the unified development framework of HiLens end-side cloud, AI skills can be deployed to HiLens-supported end-side or edge devices for real-time reasoning. At the same time, it can also be combined with the capabilities of Huawei Cloud Cloud to easily integrate into third-party platform systems to form overall AI Business logic, build smart solutions in urban, financial, park, water, and industrial scenarios, and promote the rapid implementation of AI applications in various industries. Follow @Huaweiyun for more information

According to the representative in charge of the global elevator industry of GS E&C Group (Korea), the demand for elevators will continue to grow in the near future due to the positive push from the economy in general and the market. construction and real estate market in particular in Vietnam. Every year, tens of thousands of elevators are put into operation and this number shows no sign of stopping. To access this potential market, GS E&C Group built a factory to manufacture elevators & escalators in Nhon Trach 6 Industrial Park, Dong Nai Province. The group has put the most modern Korean technology production line into operation, producing elevators in the high-end segment with a speed of up to 7 meters per second. To be proactive in terms of technology and quality, the group has developed a research center with a large force of Korea’s leading elevator experts engaged in the entire research, design and production process, ensure that elevators and escalators are suitable and meet domestic and export standards and regulations. At the same time, building an elevator test tower with a journey higher than 100m right in the GS Vietnam – VGSI elevator factory in Dong Nai, this is considered a solution to ensure safety and quality criteria for high-speed ranges. Levels and loads in the elevator must be tested at this tower before being shipped to supply high-rise projects in Vietnam and the world. Improve strong technology VGSI elevators & escalators are designed with the aim of optimizing usability features, being simple in operation but still ensuring optimal aesthetics. Exquisite & spacious interior, integrated with modern, fast intelligent control technologies, intuitively simple to use, increasing convenience, making users comfortable. VGSI elevators are installed with a multi-stage air purification system to help remove large dust particles, using an activated carbon filter to remove unpleasant odors and other harmful gases in the elevator, preventing particles from entering the elevator. fine dust by HEPA technology. UV germicidal lamps and anti-virus handrails are also installed, contributing to the general cleaning of the air environment inside the elevator cabin. Innovation in after-sales service operations – future trend GS Elevator Vietnam – VGSI is entering the digital era 4.0 and is gradually changing the way elevator manufacturers provide maintenance services in the future. In order to improve the safe and reliable operation of elevators & escalators, VGSI installed a system for real-time operation of elevators and escalators. This system connects to elevators and escalators on the GMS/Internet cloud platform. This strong connection helps to predict the problem of elevator equipment, immediately the technician is there to handle it before the customer calls to report the problem. This system also helps to track the history of repair and replacement requests in the day, week, month, year as well as track down to the minute response time of elevator & escalator services provided by VGSI. . Focusing on elevator & escalator performance, we apply ZeMS solution which is a preventive maintenance system that will soon help engineers predict the life of equipment to come up with repair solutions. Repair and upgrade effective elevators & escalators. Besides, we have been setting up warranty & maintenance centers for elevators and escalators within a travel radius of only a few minutes to a maximum of 30 minutes in many provinces and cities throughout the country, Binh Duong, Ho Chi Minh, Hanoi, Da Nang…etc., as well as set up repair, warranty & maintenance centers right in the building where GS Vietnam – VGSI strategically cooperates and provides elevators like high-class apartment buildings Phuc Dat Tower Connect 2, Van Phuc City urban area, factories with extremely large production capacity in Bac Ninh Industrial Park, Bac Giang, Vinh Phuc … etc. Recently, to promote business activities, GS Vietnam – VGSI signed a cooperation agreement with Phuc Dat Group. Accordingly, GS Vietnam – VGSI will set up warranty office at Phuc Dat Tower project (Binh Duong) and support business in introducing the project to about 500 of its experts working in Nhon Trach area. , Di An, HCMC…. GS E&C Group is ranked 44th globally in construction & real estate. The Group has focused on the combination of smart technology (Smart Technology) and green factor (Green Factor) as the foundation to create valuable products. GS E&C is a pioneer in sustainable growth with product lines and technology development orientation in the future.

Premier Partner – Global prestigious certification for distributors According to the Google Cloud Platform system, the Google Partners program has all 3 levels: Member (Member), Partner (Partner) and the highest is Premier Partner (Premium Partner). The Google Premier Partner title is awarded to the top 3% of companies in the Google Partners program each year – the highest honor in the program. With this title, businesses can demonstrate their expertise to customers, challenge to stay at the forefront of the industry and continuously grow. Premier Partner is Google Cloud’s prestigious global certification that any distributor wants to achieve. With a global connection infrastructure, Google Cloud makes the connection between Google data centers around the globe much faster and with the lowest latency. The system will run the same infrastructure with other Google services such as YouTube, Gmail, Android… on Google Cloud. Proving the capacity of CMC Telecom Seizing the opportunity, CMC Telecom acted very quickly and quickly to achieve Premier Partner certification after only 4 months. To become a Premier Partner of Google, all consultants and technicians of CMC Telecom are required to complete and pass all Google professional exams and tests. In addition to the professional requirements, in order to achieve and maintain the Google Premier Partner certification, CMC Telecom must consistently achieve high actual spend as well as large account volume and service quality specifications. Very good customer. CMC Telecom’s team of highly specialized technicians. Sharing about this, Mr. Dang Tung Son, DCEO/CMO of CMC Telecom said: “The fact that CMC Telecom has been upgraded to the highest global partner status Premier Partner of Google Cloud not only helps CMC Telecom customers receive advices. expertise, the best preferential policies for products and services in the Google Cloud ecosystem, but also the commitment of Google and CMC Telecom to accompany during the digital transformation process of enterprises.” Efficiency for business is a top priority With 13 years of establishment and development, CMC Telecom always wants to bring customers the highest quality service according to 5-star international standards. Along with becoming Google’s first Sell Premier Partner in Vietnam, CMC Telecom’s customers will receive a lot of benefits. 1. Cooperation with highly qualified team: Customers are partnered with the best Google experts, who have been certified by Google’s rigorous certification system. 2. Good customer service: Customers are assured of the prestige and reliability from CMC Telecom. Customers will not have to worry about fraud, lack of transparency, appropriation of budget… which can happen when cooperating with unofficial external partners. 3. Work and get direct support from Google: Working with CMC Telecom is working directly with Google. CMC Telecom is supported by experienced Google experts. When problems arise, CMC Telecom’s customers will be given priority to solve them quickly, without having to wait, affecting business. 4. Priority to update new services and features from Google: Only Premier Partners can have priority access to the latest products or features from Google. Becoming the first Sell Premier Partner of Google in Vietnam, once again helps CMC Telecom affirm its prestige, position, solid and extensive technology foundation. Most importantly, this also shows the stability and highest level of interest of CMC Telecom in taking care of and accompanying customers. It is also a testament to the trust and satisfaction of CMC Telecom customers during the past 13 years. CMC Telecom is a member of CMC Technology Group with 28 years of development. In 2019, Samsung Group owned 30% of CMC’s shares and together with CMC reached a Technology Group providing professional and high-class digital transformation services. CMC Telecom is also the only Vietnamese telecommunications infrastructure enterprise with a foreign shareholder, Telecommunications Group TIME dotCOM (Malaysia).

Around the world, unsafe recycling of lead batteries (mainly from cars) is widespread. Perry Gottesfeld of Occupational Knowledge International (a San Francisco-based organization that campaigns worldwide against industrial pollution) called lead pollution “the most serious health threat to children”. In Senegal, 18 children died within three months of cerebral palsy caused by lead poisoning from a battery recycling plant on the outskirts of Dakar. In addition to those 18 children, hundreds more children in the residential area were poisoned. A person cooks lead manually in the Pesarean (Indonesia). Image source: Pure Earth On the other side of California, a giant lead smelter is located in the city of Torreon (Mexico), which has a history of childhood blood poisoning in the neighborhood and stretches back half a century. Air, soil and water pollution has long been documented around small and large lead smelting and recycling plants. Doctors all know that lead can be easily inhaled or swallowed, and when it enters the bloodstream, lead dust will immediately travel from the digestive tract to the brain. On the other hand, it should be known that lead is a potent neurotoxin and at no level has ever been deemed safe. Besides causing fever and affecting the gastrointestinal tract, lead poisoning also damages intellectual development in young children even at a low dose, reduces intelligence quotient (IQ), loss of attention. , and emotional disorders. Workers disintegrate car batteries in preparation for lead recycling in Patna, India. Image source: Pure Earth Lead poisoning is also believed to be the cause of outbreaks of violent behavior in communities in the United States and around the world. The UNICEF report noted: Lead wreaks havoc on the body in a silent way. One-third of children worldwide are suffering from lead poisoning from recycled batteries and other sources. Fatty profits but a danger to human health An estimated 85% of the lead used today is in batteries, mainly used in cars. And when the battery runs out, 99% of the expired battery will be recycled to create a new battery. The recycling battery business is very lucrative, this is a money-making business. Tens of thousands of people breaking batteries and smelters around the world are looking for ways to monetize it, collecting an abundance of used batteries and turning them into brand-new products. According to the International Lead Association, in London: “More than 6 million tons of lead are collected each year. Lead batteries are the most recycled consumer product in the world, thanks to recycling they no longer have to be mined.” Because of very little regulation, in many countries around the world, small-scale operators compete with the legal battery industry. “Total half of all batteries are in the informal economy, where unregulated and often illegal recycling processes have broken battery cases, spilling lead acid and dust into the ground. Lead smelting in open-air furnaces has spewed toxic fumes and dust around residential areas,” according to a report published in June 2020 by Pure Earth and UNICEF. With the rapid development of African economies, more than 800,000 tons of lead leach out of batteries each year on the subcontinent. And the consequences for human health and the environment have already begun to emerge. Two years ago, Mr. Gottesfeld completed research showing that lead poisoning had spread to the land around battery recycling plants in crowded slums or near schools in cities such as Dar es. Salaam (Tanzania), Lagos (Nigeria) and the port of Tema (Ghana). Lead contaminated soil is excavated in Dong Mai ward (Hanoi, Vietnam). Image source: Pure Earth In addition to Africa facing serious lead poisoning problems, Southeast Asia is also facing a similar crisis. Mr. Bill Daniell (School of Public Health, University of Washington) is the lead author of a 2015 study on lead exposure around Dong Mai ward (Ha Dong district, Hanoi), where many households are engaged in recycling. battery processing. More than 100 children in Dong Mai were tested and all showed high blood lead levels of more than ¼/45 micrograms/decilit, which is nine times the safe limit in the US. In India, a study published in 2019 by Toxics Link (an NGO based in New Delhi) announced that 90% of lead batteries in India in recycling plants are in the informal sector. awake. The study mapped residential areas in major cities like New Delhi, where lead-battery recycling plants operate without any official supervision. Nguyen Thanh Hai ( According to e360.yale.edu )

Alliance against China G7 countries decide on global infrastructure plan

Status: 13.06.2021 6:38 p.m.

At the initiative of US President Joe Biden, the G7 countries agreed on a billion-dollar infrastructure initiative for the emerging countries. It should be an alternative to China’s “New Silk Road”. From Notker Blechner, tagesschau.de It sounds like a kind of “Marshall Plan” for the poorer countries of the world: At the G7 summit in Carbis Bay, the leading western industrialized countries have an infrastructure project entitled “Build Back Better World” (in German: a better world rebuild) decided. Hundreds of billions of dollars are to be invested by the G7 countries in cooperation with the private sector.

The US is the driving force behind the initiative

The project was promoted by US President Joe Biden. It is reminiscent of the billion dollar infrastructure plan adopted in the USA, which Biden promoted under the slogan “Build Back Better”. The aim is to offer poorer countries “transparent high-quality partnerships”, announced Biden at the end of the summit. The global infrastructure project of the G7 states is supposed to be an alternative to the “New Silk Road” with which China is promoting infrastructure projects from Asia to Europe. The People’s Republic has agreed “Belt and Road” projects with around 100 countries, including the construction of new train routes, ports and roads. According to the business information service Refinitiv, around 2,600 projects with a volume of 3.7 trillion dollars have already been launched. Critics accuse Beijing of driving poor countries into a debt trap and into political dependency. With the “Silk Road”, China is pursuing the goal of expanding its geopolitical influence worldwide. A US official called the new G7 alliance against China’s Silk Road a positive alternative vision that “shows our values, our standards and our way of doing business”. It is not about “the countries have to choose between us and China”.

Transparent alternative to the “New Silk Road”?

Chancellor Angela Merkel gave a less ideological justification for the infrastructure plan of the G7 countries. “We have to deal with the fact that China is running quite successfully infrastructure projects,” she admitted. “We can’t just stand by and watch.” The G7 group must show “that we are an important and successful factor in development work in the world”. She emphasized that the project was “not against something, but for something”, namely the expansion of the infrastructure, especially in Africa. The German economy has been demanding for some time that Europe react to China’s “New Silk Road” with its own infrastructure strategy. “If we want to regain spheres of influence in developing countries, it is not enough to criticize China. We have to make better deals,” said Friedolin Strack, head of the International Markets department in the Federation of German Industries (BDI), to the “Handelsblatt”. German companies usually go away empty-handed when it comes to the Silk Road projects.

Trillions of dollars are needed

According to Biden, there is a global need of 40 trillion dollars for the expansion and modernization of the infrastructure. He didn’t give any details. In a preparatory paper for the G7 summit it was said that 1.5 to 2.7 trillion dollars of additional money would be necessary every year for the developing and emerging countries to achieve the sustainable development goals of the United Nations. In fact, many countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America lack modern roads, train lines, bridges and ports, as well as facilities for water supply, sewage and waste treatment. In the opinion of the G7 group, the World Bank and other international financial institutions have proven to be too clumsy when it comes to infrastructure projects. This is why national development banks in particular, such as the German Reconstruction Loan Corporation (KfW) or the US International Development Finance Corporation, are now to develop and implement projects.

Concrete projects only in 2022

It will take a few more months for the G7 countries’ global infrastructure plan to take shape. The first concrete projects are not expected to appear until next year. The new G7 task force for infrastructure projects in developing countries is to make specific proposals in 2022. “I hope that we can present such projects at the next G7 summit,” said Chancellor Merkel. Germany will take over the G7 presidency in 2022.

Reading Global (2021.05.24) Chip shortage spreads to Taiwan’s IT industry Recently, Taiwanese companies that are responsible for the production of a large number of global digital products such as personal computers and smartphones have shown signs of slowing performance growth. The already obvious shortage of semiconductors and other parts in the automotive industry has also spread to the IT industry, production has stalled, and about 80% of major companies’ sales in April were lower than in March. In the context of the expansion of the new crown epidemic, there is a strong demand for laptops used at home. Taiwan’s largest PC foundry company Compal Computer’s sales for January-March 2021 increased by 48% year-on-year. However, sales in April fell by 5% year-on-year. Industry stakeholders pointed out, “In response to rapidly expanding demand, we have tried every means to maintain global supply since the spring of 2020. However, there is a shortage of parts and components, and the production of personal computers and smartphones has begun to stagnate.” As of January-March, there has been a shortage of components such as semiconductors, but the performance of Taiwanese companies has continued to improve. However, by April, related companies in Taiwan, whose sales also decreased, increased rapidly, and the “digital economy” showed signs of change. Nihon Keizai Shimbun analyzed the sales of 19 well-known listed companies in Taiwan whose main customers are Apple and other companies. The number of companies in April was lower than March. Judging from the growth rate of the total sales of 19 companies (approximately 4.5 trillion yen), in April it increased by 18% year-on-year, still maintaining a double-digit growth, but compared with the 20-50% growth rate in the last five months Lower level. Among the 19 companies, the decrease in sales reached 6, which is also a major symbol. Pegatron, which ranks second in the iPhone production field in the world, cut its revenue by 10%, and Largan, the world’s largest manufacturer of mobile phone optical lenses, also dropped by 27%. The future performance of Taiwanese companies will stall, which may have a huge impact on the global digital climate. For example, the production of Apple’s iPhone is entirely undertaken by Taiwanese companies. 90% of servers worldwide are also produced by Taiwanese companies such as Hon Hai Precision Industry, personal computers account for more than 80%, and semiconductors account for more than 60%. If the production of Taiwanese companies that are fully involved from parts to finished products stagnates, they will not be able to supply products to the world, which will inevitably affect the digital economy. In addition, the epidemic in Taiwan has rebounded, and the future impact on production is also worrying. A small number of young people in the U.S. develop myocarditis after being vaccinated with the new crown vaccine Lianhe Zaobao reported on the 24th that a small number of young people or adolescents in the United States developed myocarditis after being vaccinated with the new crown vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating this issue. So far, there is no clear correlation between the two. Agence France-Presse reported that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pointed out that there are currently “relatively few” reports of myocarditis in young people after being vaccinated with Pfizer-BioNTech or Modena, which uses messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) technology. It is mild and may not be related to the new crown vaccine. It is known that the vaccinators who have this situation are mainly young or adolescents. They develop symptoms four days after receiving the second dose of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine or Modena vaccine, and more men have symptoms than women. The CDC added that in its safety monitoring system, there is no difference between the reported rate of myocarditis after vaccination with the new crown vaccine and the expected baseline rate. The CDC did not release detailed information on the number of people with myocarditis or their specific age. The United Kingdom will initiate an assessment of tariffs on imports from the United States. The steel and aluminum trade dispute between the two sides continues The United Kingdom said on the 24th that it has initiated an assessment of tariffs on imported goods from the United States and responded to the dispute between the two sides on steel and aluminum trade. Previously, the Trump administration imposed tariffs of 25% and 10% on imported steel and aluminum products, prompting the European Union to take retaliatory measures, which the UK has retained after Brexit this year. “The UK will do everything possible to protect our steel industry from unlawful tariffs, which may damage British industry and harm our business,” Liz Truss, the British Secretary of State for International Trade, said in a statement. Said it wanted to cool the controversy. (This article is compiled from Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Lianhe Zaobao, Reuters) Compiled by Zhou Yuqing, an intern reporter of Economic Observation Network

Global Privacy and Transparency Center in Dongguan – China Challenge While we are increasing digitalization around the world, cybersecurity is becoming more important than ever. From the news, we’ve seen an increasing number of cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, such as energy, healthcare, and transportation. These attacks have affected the lives of millions of people around the world. According to Cybersecurity Ventures, in 2021, losses from cybercrime could reach $6 trillion. This is more than the third largest economy in the world. Meanwhile, as a result of the pandemic, people are spending more time online than ever before. And I’m sure many of us will continue to work remotely, even after the pandemic. This is the new normal. And it’s more important than ever to ensure a safe and secure cyberspace. Global progress: An opportunity for improvement On a global scale, with cyber attacks on the rise, all industries are taking cybersecurity more seriously. In the public sector, new laws, regulations and standards are being applied regularly. In the past two years alone, more than 180 cybersecurity laws have been passed in 151 countries. This is amazing progress. In the telecommunications sector, industry organizations such as GSMA and 3GPP have been working closely with industry stakeholders to promote the NESAS Security Specifications and independent certifications. Mr. Ken-Hu rotating chairman of Huawei These frameworks are already widely accepted in the industry and we are confident that they will play an important role in the development and verification of secure networks. However, we still have a lot of work to do. Cybersecurity is a complex, increasingly challenging challenge that requires close cooperation and information sharing. We still lack a coordinated, standards-based approach across the industry, especially when it comes to governance, technical capabilities, certification, and collaboration. Unfortunately, in some places there is still a misconception that the country of origin of the product affects the security of equipment and network technology. This view is simply wrong. That perspective does not address the real challenges and prevents us from forming a unified approach. Our Cybersecurity Experience At Huawei, cybersecurity is our top priority. We share this responsibility with our customers to ensure that the equipment they are using is safe and secure. We are proud of what we have achieved. Over the past 30 years, we have served more than three billion people around the world. We support the stable operation of more than 1,500 service provider networks in more than 170 countries. And we’ve maintained a solid track record in cybersecurity over the years. This is the result of continued investment in cybersecurity management experience. We currently have more than 3,000 cybersecurity R&D employees, with 5% of our R&D spending focused on the security of our products. Generic Methods and Trust Building Of course, our cybersecurity systems were not developed in a vacuum. They are also the result of regular engagement, joint research and joint innovation with our customers, partners, regulators and standards organizations around the world. That’s what this Cybersecurity Transparency Center is all about. Two years ago we opened a similar Center in Brussels. At the time, I said about our ABC principle for security at Huawei: “Trust no one. Trust no one. Check everything.” My point is that trust and distrust should both be based on facts, not feelings, not speculation and not baseless rumors. We believe that data should be verifiable and that verification should be based on standards. Because this is our guiding principle, we have established 6 Cybersecurity and Transparency Centers over the past 10 years in Europe, the Middle East and North America. This center in Dongguan will serve three main functions: To exhibit solutions and share experiences. To facilitate communication and joint innovation. Provides a platform for security testing and verification. This hub is designed to support stakeholders from around the world. The Center has the best tools, testing environments and experts available to our partners, customers and industry colleagues. Here you can understand and test our products. And together, we can work more closely on security, verification and innovation standards. 3 points of view to conclude Before concluding my speech, I would like to take this opportunity to share my three quick views. The first thing is that we need to build capacity together. Cybersecurity threats are complex, diverse, and evolving. No organization can handle it all. From governance, standards and technology, to verification, we need to work together, combine strengths and build our collective capabilities. We also need to share knowledge, like the Security Fundamentals we’re releasing today and the 5G Network Security Knowledge Base deployed by the GSMA. The more knowledge and best practices we share, the more we can effectively enhance cybersecurity as a community. And finally, we need to form stronger alliances. That means governments, standards bodies and technology vendors need to work more closely together to develop a unified understanding of cybersecurity challenges. This must be an international effort. We need to set common goals, align responsibilities, and work together to build a trusted digital environment that meets the challenges of today and tomorrow. Once again, thank you for joining us today and thank you all for joining us online.

G7 agreement Who will benefit from the global minimum tax?

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The G7 agreement on a minimum tax is celebrated as an epoch-making one. But there are still many hurdles waiting for it to come into effect. There are reservations, especially in countries that make a living from their reputation as tax havens. By Klaus-Rainer Jackisch, MR Luxury yachts lie in the port of Nassau, sun-hungry people loll on the beaches and people know how to celebrate at the colorful Junkanoo, the national carnival: The Bahamas comprises 700 islands on the edge of the Caribbean. For many, they are a little paradise – also in tax matters. Since the island nation became independent in 1973, the country has lived on luxury, tourism and customs duties – and on its reputation as a tax haven. There is no income or corporation tax here, and tax evasion is not a criminal offense. That could soon be over. The Bahamas are also one of the 139 countries that have committed themselves to the so-called BEPS project under the umbrella of the OECD. BEPS (Base Erosion and Profit Shifting) wants to combat tax evasion and prevent the relocation of profits by multinational corporations abroad. The project is, so to speak, the backbone for the global minimum tax, the implementation of which received a strong boost last weekend: There the finance ministers of the seven leading western industrial countries agreed (G7) for the introduction of such a tax. It should be at least 15 percent worldwide and thus prevent tax dumping in many countries. At the same time, companies should in future not only be taxable where they are based – but everywhere they sell their goods or services.

G20 summit as the next hurdle

The agreement is intended to end the practice that companies like Amazon, Facebook or Google are making billions in profits worldwide, but are looking for and finding so many loopholes when paying taxes that in the end only peanuts remain for the tax authorities. Federal Finance Minister Olaf Scholz spoke of a “tax revolution” after the ministerial round in London. The British department head Rishi Sunak called the agreement “historic”, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen underlined it as an “unprecedented step”. When, after the finance ministers, the heads of state and government of the G7 countries meet at the end of the week in St. Ives in Cornwall, England, the decision should only be a matter of form. But the plan is far from being dry. In July, the finance ministers of the 20 most important industrialized and emerging countries (G20) meet in Venice, where they are supposed to approve the agreement. That should be much more difficult. While Europeans (Germans, French, British and Italians), Americans, Canadians and Japanese have similar interests in the G7 body, preferences in the G20, which includes China, Brazil and Russia, are less homogeneous. It is unclear whether they will come to an agreement in the end. Finally, all 139 BEPS states under the OECD umbrella would have to agree to the proposal.

Ireland fears revenue shortfalls

In order for the supposedly epoch-making work to really come into force, many interests have to be brought under one roof. Especially in smaller countries, the project is not only a source of joy: In Ireland, for example, where companies only pay 12.5 percent tax, which is why Apple and Google particularly like to romp around here, there are fears of large revenue losses. The minimum rate of 15 percent could theoretically flush more money into the coffers. But it is questionable whether the tech giants will continue to settle on the green island. Ireland’s finance minister, Paschal Donohoe, does not count on it and expects annual losses of up to 2.4 billion euros for his country: “Ireland could lose up to a fifth of its total corporate tax income,” he said in Dublin. There are worried looks in Switzerland too. Around 100 large companies have their headquarters here, because some cantons only charge around ten percent corporate tax after all discounts have been deducted. It is particularly cheap for companies in the cantons of Appenzell and Zug. In the capital, Bern, the opinion is that small countries in particular, which do not have the advantages of a large domestic market, can also score points in international competition with other advantages: low taxes are right at the top of the list, like a good infrastructure and a High standard of living. Before the G20 meeting, Switzerland wants to fight for every percentage point.

“German tax authorities do not gain much”

While small states in particular are already anticipating the worst, the US should be the big winner. Not only because most large companies are based here. But also because the complicated project plays into the hands of the big countries. Because even after a minimum taxation of 15 percent, no country is obliged to apply this rate. Ireland could stay at 12.5 percent. However, the mother country of the company can then collect an additional 15 percent difference. In the case of the numerous US companies, this additional levy then flows into the states. “Regardless of where a company is based and where it has subsidiaries, it always pays at least this minimum tax rate,” says the financial scientist Dominika Langenmayr from the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt. But that also means that more taxes are paid “above all in the USA, not in Germany,” said the economist. Clemens Fuest, President of the Ifo Institute, also sees it this way: “The German tax authorities will not gain much from the minimum taxation,” he told the “Augsburger Allgemeine”. His institute calculated that Germany would lose around 5.7 billion euros annually by shifting profits. But the minimum tax project should only allow “less than two billion a year” to flow into Germany, according to Fuest.

It depends on the details

Such an agreement also has other consequences for the export nation Germany: The car manufacturers, for example, sell a growing proportion of their products in China and the USA, but currently pay their taxes mainly in Germany. “If taxation rights are shifted to the sales countries in the future, Germany could lose tax revenues,” said Fuest. In the end, it depends on how the reform is designed. The last word has not yet been spoken and many a compromise is likely to come out. It is therefore questionable whether the EU will actually earn 50 billion euros more annually as a result of the reform, as Brussels loudly proclaims. This also explains why the multilateral corporations that the set of rules is supposed to meet are currently rather relaxed. The G7 agreement is “a welcome step” that will help stabilize the international tax system, a spokesman for the online shipping giant Amazon told the US news portal “Businessinsider”.

Will Amazon be spared?

The Amazon case in particular raises the question of whether the reform will actually be as effective as it has been described. The small print of the agreement also states that the reform should only affect the very large companies that have a profit margin of at least ten percent. However, Amazon only gives its overall margin of three percent and should get away with a final agreement on this rate largely unscathed – unless you tax the more lucrative business areas separately. However, this raises questions of tax justice and could trigger even more bureaucracy. It is also criticized that the minimum tax rate of 15 percent is much too low anyway. The British development organization Oxfam fears that this would lower the overall tax level worldwide rather than increase it. In any case, it is “absurd” that the G7 wanted to reform the tax system by “setting up a worldwide minimum tax that is similar to the low tax rates in tax havens such as Ireland, Switzerland or Singapore,” says Managing Director Gabriela Bucher. Meanwhile, the potential losers will do everything possible not to lose their advantage entirely. Until the rules come into force, many a yacht will moor in Bermuda’s capital Nassau. Because there are no high taxes in the island paradise (yet).

The G7 summit in Cornwall The heads of state and government of the seven leading industrialized countries (G7) will meet from June 11th to 13th in Cornwall, southwest England. For the first time in two years, they will meet again in person in the afternoon. In addition to climate change, the conference will also focus on trade issues and investments as well as the fight against the corona pandemic. In addition, the meeting will focus on the positioning towards Russia and China.
The G7 group includes the USA, Germany, Great Britain, Canada, France, Italy and Japan. Like-minded democratic states such as South Korea, South Africa, Australia and India are invited to the summit as guests.

New Zealand has the most expensive housing market in the world. (Source: stuff.co.nz) According to Bloomberg Economics, real estate prices around the world is exploding strongly, from which the warning will form a real estate bubble unprecedented since the 2008 financial crisis. Based on the key indicators used in Bloomberg Economics’ calculations, New Zealand, Canada and Sweden are ranked as the top countries, respectively. Expensive housing market best of the world. Meanwhile, the UK and US are also near the top of the risk charts. Bloomberg Economics economist Niraj Shah says there are multiple factors contributing to the rise in home prices to unprecedented levels worldwide, including record low interest rates, massive fiscal stimulus packages, and massive bailouts. Backup savings can serve as a down payment, limited housing stock and expectations of a strong recovery in the global economy. Besides, the trend of working from home to avoid infection COVID-19 causing more people to need more living space and many governments giving tax incentives to homebuyers also increase the demand to buy houses. According to calculations by Bloomberg Economics, the ratio of price to rent and price to income will help assess the sustainability of housing price increases. Bloomberg Economics analyzes that even as risk indicators rise, with interest rates remaining low, lending standards generally higher than before, and macro-prudential policies in place, the cause led to the real estate market collapse is not clear. Mr. Shah said that in the coming period, it is likely that the real estate market will witness a cooling, not a collapse. As interest rates start to rise and other measures are put in place to protect financial stability, the property market will face an “important test,” Shah said.

Photo: Reuters Specifically, when asked about the possibility of Amazon and Facebook being affected by the new proposal, Ms. Yellen said: “It will include companies with large profits and those companies mentioned above, I believe, will be in the bottom line. among affected companies by almost any definition.” Photo: Reuters A joint agreement by the G7 finance ministers recently said it would solve the tax avoidance problem of “the largest and most profitable multinational enterprises”. Reuters says Amazon has a lower profit margin than most other tech giants, and European countries are concerned that Amazon could avoid additional taxes with the US’s initial proposals to the G7. Photo: Forbes For its part, Facebook is open to the changes the G7 team is discussing. The largest social network on the planet also accepts the fact that it may pay more taxes in many countries, Nick Clegg, Facebook’s global affairs director, told Reuters . Photo: Variety “Facebook has long called for a global tax overhaul and welcomes the significant changes introduced by the G7,” Clegg said on Twitter. “Today’s agreement is an important first step toward certainty for business and improving public confidence in the world tax system.”

According to the White Paper, the international organization for telecommunications technology 3GPP is expected to begin research and development of international technical standards for 6G networks around 2025 before commercialization is expected around 2030. China has granted a license for commercial use of 5G networks and started researching and developing 6G technology from 2019. 6th generation (6G) mobile communication technology will be commercialized globally by 2030 Meanwhile, according to experts, 5G technology is designed to increase the speed and responsiveness of wireless networks. 5G was born to succeed 4G, resulting in faster download speeds, smoother data streaming and more. 5G is not only about speed but it also opens up completely new applications and causes a huge revolution in the following years. The arrival of 5G network promises to bring a lot of utilities and wide applications in the future. 5G could be the key to making self-driving cars more ubiquitous. For them to function at their best, they need to be able to quickly send and receive data to and from other cars, navigation systems and more. These require a fast network speed, low latency, lots of bandwidth and high reliability. One thing where the speed and bandwidth of 5G can really help is the Internet of Things (IoT). With everything from smart air conditioners to smart lights popping up in your home, 5G provides the capabilities you need to connect everything easily. According to the Ministry of Communications and Internal Affairs of Japan, the committee on 6G super-fast communication network will discuss technology developments, as well as methods and policies for exploiting this next-generation wireless network, projecting It is expected to launch around 2030. Japan has lagged behind the US and South Korea in launching commercial 5G services. As many other countries have begun to talk about how to exploit 6G technology, Japan aims to map out the above strategy and take the lead in standardization efforts. Japan’s 6G Committee, expected to include representatives from the private sector as well as research experts from universities, will listen to input from a variety of industries to study potential challenges. Thanh Van See more : After ITelecom, Vietnam is about to have a virtual mobile network

In Vietnam, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested to resolutely and effectively implement the vaccine strategy, which accelerates access to purchase and import of Covid-19 vaccine sources for Vietnam, including through COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access Program (COVAX). UNICEF and WHO representatives in Vietnam welcomed the first batch of Covid-19 vaccine including 811,200 doses in COVAX’s commitment to support Vietnam. (Source: UNICEF) From defense to attack According to the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang, following the Prime Minister’s direction with the spirit of “fighting the epidemic like fighting the enemy”, right from the time the Covid-19 epidemic broke out and countries conducted research and production, Successfully testing a vaccine against the disease, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Vietnamese representative agencies abroad have made efforts to find, approach and negotiate with partners to provide vaccines against Covid-19 to soon import vaccines using vaccines. used in the country. In the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, the COVAX mechanism is one of the best solutions to ensure the rapid and equitable deployment of safe and effective vaccines to all countries around the world. COVAX is coordinated by three organizations including the World Health Organization (WHO), the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations (GAVI) and the Coalition for Epidemic Response Innovations (CEPI), with distribution partners being United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). With the policy of joining COVAX early, in December 2020, Vietnam submitted a dossier to this mechanism to propose vaccine support. On that basis, COVAX has allocated vaccines and committed to provide Vietnam with a vaccine quantity guaranteed to immunize 20% of the population, equivalent to nearly 39 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine. Up to now, Vietnam has received more than 2.5 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine under the COVAX mechanism. This is part of a total of 4.1 million doses of vaccine, worth up to $17 million, committed to Vietnam by COVAX in the first six months of 2021. The remaining batches will arrive in Vietnam by the end of this year and early 2022. All vaccines are provided free of charge by COVAX through UNICEF. Thus, up to now, this is the largest amount of vaccines Vietnam has received. According to Mr. Do Hung Viet, Director of the Department of International Organizations (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), participating in Vietnam’s COVAX program is about finding “the right person at the right time”. COVAX has promptly provided the first two batches of vaccines so that Vietnam can deploy its vaccination strategy, especially for the frontline forces against the epidemic, contributing to helping us begin to change the state of epidemic prevention from defense to prevention. translation attack. In ASEAN, before Vietnam, two countries have committed to contribute to COVAX: Singapore ($5 million) and the Philippines ($100,000). Spread the spirit of solidarity Up to now, COVAX has received funding from more than 40 countries and partners, mainly from the US, European Union (EU), Japan, Australia, UK… AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, distributed under the COVAX mechanism, has been vaccinated in Vietnam since early March. For COVAX’s goal of providing 2 billion doses of vaccine to developing countries, middle and low-income countries, the amount of money that COVAX needs to continue to mobilize is still very large. In addition, the global Covid-19 vaccine supply chain is being disrupted and disrupted by the resurgence of the pandemic in many places, especially in India – a large vaccine production “factory”. best of the world. In that context, the COVAX mechanism must be flexible and adjusted to meet more urgent needs in places where the epidemic situation is severe. The supply is low, many places have severe outbreaks of the disease, greatly affecting the vaccine supply schedule of COVAX. As a major beneficiary of the COVAX program, Vietnam is determined to join hands with the international community to respond to the pandemic. This is also the policy that Vietnam is strongly promoting in recent years. Since the outbreak of the epidemic, Vietnam has stepped up to strengthen international cooperation and solidarity to cope with the epidemic, because Vietnam understands that no country will be safe when the world is still not safe. With that policy and spirit, Vietnam has decided to contribute $500,000 to the COVAX initiative. Thus, Vietnam is classified as one of the few developing countries contributing to COVAX. Mr. Do Hung Viet emphasized that the contribution to COVAX demonstrates Vietnam’s sense of responsibility in global efforts, strengthens multilateral cooperation, thereby enhancing Vietnam’s image and position in the eyes of foreign partners. international organizations as well as international friends. As soon as Vietnam announced its contribution to COVAX, many international organizations, including GAVI, UNICEF, WHO… gave thanks and appreciated this decision. “Through this contribution, Vietnam hopes to have a synergistic effect, spreading the spirit of international solidarity so that governments of other countries and other partners can take necessary actions to increase support for the country. COVAX”, shared Mr. Do Hung Viet. The frontline against epidemics abroad The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is tasked by the Government with the Ministry of Health as the main agency in finding and accessing vaccine sources. With a network of more than 90 Vietnamese representative offices abroad, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has coordinated to drastically implement this task. Thereby, Vietnam has access to a number of vaccine sources of countries and international organizations to contribute to Vietnam’s vaccination strategy. Currently, on a global scale, vaccines are not only a medical issue but also contain many political factors. The decision of countries to support each other with vaccines depends a lot on bilateral relations in many fields. Therefore, the Vietnamese representative missions abroad and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have conducted hundreds of contacts and mobilized access to vaccine sources in countries and international organizations. This tireless effort has yielded practical results such as the recent commitments to provide Covid-19 vaccines from COVAX and the US, Russia, Japan, China… to Vietnam. UNICEF has also expressed its willingness to support our country in accessing and purchasing a vaccine against Covid-19. As the world’s largest vaccine “buyer” with longstanding relationships with leading pharmaceutical companies, UNICEF has the ability to assist Vietnam in connecting and negotiating contract terms, prices and timeframes. vaccine supply time. Mr. Do Hung Viet said that this is an effective channel to access and buy vaccines that Vietnam needs to take advantage of. In addition to accessing vaccine sources of countries, international organizations, and Vietnamese representative missions abroad, they also make efforts to connect with state and provincial governments in some countries, taking advantage of the relationship. Twinning relationship with localities to mobilize vaccine support. Obviously, dealing with the epidemic requires the cooperation of the whole community. While doctors and medical staff are on the frontline against the epidemic at home, diplomats are also soldiers on the front lines abroad to “fight” to collect vaccine sources to increase vaccination coverage. vaccination for Vietnamese people, contributing to early fight against the pandemic. COVAX’s initial goal is to purchase and mobilize 2 billion doses of vaccine by the end of 2021, enough to protect high-risk, vulnerable people and frontline healthcare workers worldwide, half of which were shipped to 92 low- and middle-income countries to vaccinate about 20% of the population of these countries. However, because the amount of COVAX vaccine received was much short of the set target, by May 24, 2021, COVAX had only distributed 72 million doses of the vaccine to 125 countries and economies.

The cooperation between Coca-Cola and The Ocean Cleanup will accelerate the implementation of the Interceptor system to clean 15 rivers globally. Accordingly, the two sides will coordinate to deploy a system to collect plastic waste and clean up 15 rivers around the world within the next 18 months, including the introduction and application of a semi-automatic river sanitation solution using The Ocean Cleanup’s Solar Interceptor. The two sides also called for the attention and action of industries and individuals around the world to solve the problem of plastic waste, prevent plastic waste from entering the ocean, thereby protecting the ecosystem. species and water resources. Boyan Slat, founder and CEO of The Ocean Cleanup, said: “The Ocean Cleanup’s mission is to remove plastic waste from the oceans. With 1,000 rivers carrying nearly 80% of plastic waste directly into the sea, this problem is becoming more and more serious. This is also the reason why we are always looking for solutions to speed up the implementation of the program. Among the waste we collect are many plastic bottles, including Coca-Cola products, so we appreciate that Coca-Cola is the first company to accompany The Ocean Cleanup. This is also an action program in Coca-Cola’s grand strategy to create a positive impact, contributing to solving the global plastic pollution problem.” James Quincey, President and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company said: “As a global company, we work hard to ensure that all the materials we use for packaging are collected and recycled, and will not become waste. We support The Ocean Cleanup and its technological solutions to protect the ocean ecosystem and also contribute to the conservation of our water resources.”

In addition to the two companies above, tech giants including Amazon, Facebook and Apple will also be subject to a tax called “Google tax”. Accordingly, large technology companies will have to pay a certain amount of corporate tax, although there is no specific number for this tax. “The government will have grounds to tax them if a deal is reached. At the moment, everything is still incomplete,” an official from the Korean Ministry of Finance said on June 1. The move is part of a global wave to tax lucrative businesses based on the country that generates their revenue, not the country where they are headquartered. Many tech heavyweights around the world have long tended to set up headquarters in countries with low tax rates in order to reduce or avoid paying taxes. Meanwhile, the profits they earn come from all over the world through online business activities that are not limited to a specific country. The OECD’s plan is said to detail ways to modify the tax regimes of member countries, in light of the rapid transformation of digital business. It also seeks to address the problem of tax base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS), combating strategies that exploit loopholes or inconsistencies in tax rules to shift profits to areas where they are not. collect or have a low tax rate. Another point of contention in the plan this time around is the push to amend the law on a permanent establishment, or a fixed place of business that generates income and a value-added tax liability in a jurisdiction. Specifically. This also includes establishing a global minimum corporate tax rate. According to the Financial Supervisory Service’s electronic disclosure system, Google Korea said that on April 14, it recorded a revenue of 220.1 billion won (equivalent to 198 million USD), up about 3.6% from a year earlier. Google’s operating profit was 15.5 billion won, up 53.4% ​​year-on-year. Net profit for the same period was 6.2 billion won, up 741.2 percent. These numbers stand in sharp contrast to tech companies in Korea such as Naver and Kakao. According to the report, the annual sales of these two companies are 5.3 trillion won and 4.1 trillion won respectively. The staggering difference is the result of Google Play Store revenue being recognized as revenue by Google Asia Pacific, which is headquartered in Singapore, not Google Korea. Industry observers also estimate Google Korea’s domestic sales to be between 5 trillion won and 6 trillion won. According to the Mobile Internet Business Association, in the group of IT and telecommunications businesses, Google Play’s sales in 2019 in the country are estimated at about 5.7 trillion won. Just as fast as Google is Facebook Korea. According to FSS data, the business recorded sales of 44.2 billion won and operating profit of 11.7 billion won last year. Facebook’s sales in South Korea grew 10.3% from 40.1 billion won in 2019, and business profits are reported to have increased six-fold year-on-year. The company’s net profit also reached 6.3 billion won, up 33 times from 190 million won in 2019, thanks to a surge in advertising revenue from Instagram. Chang Pang Hyo, head of the IT Committee at the Citizens Coalition for Economic Justice, said the US tech giants actually exist in the virtual world, and their activities cannot be determined if based only on the tax code in the branch location “Calls are growing to amend the laws to come up with a clear statement that companies are taxed where their customers use their services, not where they are located. headquarters,” he said. Thuong Hai According to Korea Times

Leveraging Coca-Cola’s global scale and network and The Ocean Cleanup’s technology and data solutions, this partnership will accelerate the implementation of a plastic waste collection and cleaning system. 15 rivers around the world over the next 18 months, including the introduction and adoption of The Ocean Cleanup’s Interceptor solar-powered semi-automated river sanitation solution. The two sides also called for the attention and action of industries and individuals around the world to solve the problem of plastic waste, prevent plastic waste from entering the ocean, thereby protecting the ecosystem. species and water resources. Boyan Slat, Founder and CEO of The Ocean Cleanup said: “The Ocean Cleanup’s mission is to remove plastic waste from the oceans. With 1,000 rivers carrying nearly 80% of plastic waste directly into the sea, this problem is becoming more and more serious. This is also the reason why we are always looking for solutions to speed up the implementation of the program. Among the waste we collect are many plastic bottles, including Coca-Cola products, so we appreciate that Coca-Cola is the first company in the industry to partner with The Ocean Cleanup. This is also an action program in Coca-Cola’s grand strategy to create a positive impact, contributing to solving global plastic pollution. Our aim is to learn from this partnership and continue to scale rapidly in the near future. I believe this cooperation is good news for our oceans.” The cooperation between Coca-Cola and The Ocean Cleanup will accelerate the implementation of the Interceptor system to clean 15 rivers globally Solution Interceptor The Interceptor system announced in 2019 is the first widely deployed solution to prevent river waste from entering the ocean. Interceptor works 100% on solar energy, automatically filters garbage and can operate in most of the most polluted rivers in the world. Through the partnership between The Ocean Cleanup and Coca-Cola, from now until the end of 2022, the two units will coordinate to deploy the Interceptor solution application program to clean 15 rivers globally. The first two Interceptor systems in the cooperation program were installed by The Ocean Cleanup in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and Can Tho, Vietnam. In these rivers, The Ocean Cleanup and Coca-Cola will continue to support the development of post-collection solutions. The two units are also planning to expand the project scale on the remaining 13 rivers in the near future. The Ocean Cleanup provides effective solutions with high expertise in the field of plastic waste collection technology, applied from practical experience, scientific understanding of plastic waste pollution, and a database as well. as it handles data from programs that this organization has previously implemented. Coca-Cola will support The Ocean Cleanup through the company’s global network, which currently operates in more than 200 countries and territories. Coca-Cola will directly support the local implementation of the new Interceptor system, as well as post-collection plastic processing with specialized measures to manage plastic waste in a weekly economic model. complete. Ocean Cleanup and Coca-Cola will work together to secure new partners and call for the investments needed to scale the project, namely installing more Interceptor solutions, securing licenses, and deploying new solutions. Developed a River Monitoring System (RMS) for a more detailed analysis of pollution levels in rivers. For a world without waste Mr. James Quincey, Chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company said: “As a global company, we work hard to ensure that all the materials we use for packaging are collected and recycled, and do not end up as waste. We support The Ocean Cleanup and its technological solutions to protect the ocean ecosystem and also contribute to the conservation of our water resources.” The Coca-Cola Company is implementing comprehensive activities to tackle plastic waste through its Strategy for a Zero Waste World. The strategy sets out three key global goals including: (1) 100% of Coca-Cola’s packaging is recyclable by 2025 – and using at least 50% recycled materials in packaging by 2030; (2) Every can and bottle that Coca-Cola sells is collected and recycled by the company by 2030; and (3) Working together for a clean, waste-free environment. Constantly improving, Coca-Cola is investing in many new technologies, packaging material solutions and packaging reduction initiatives, including ultra-light recycling technology, plant-based packaging and other innovative technologies. solution to support the classification process. Recently, Coca-Cola set a target that by 2025, depending on business growth, the company will reduce the use of virgin plastic from fossil fuels by about 20% compared to today. Getting rid of plastic waste requires effective action and thinking on the part of all parties, including civil society, industry and the public sector. Therefore, The Coca-Cola Company has always supported building and participating in global, future-oriented partnerships for a zero-waste world. The common goal is to encourage more people to recycle and reuse and more organizations to invest in a circular economy where products and materials stay the same at the end of their life cycle. their value and return to the production process, becoming part of a closed chain, so that there is little or no waste released into the environment. Brian Smith, President and COO of The Coca-Cola Company said: “The Ocean Cleanup has a clear vision and effective technology to realize the goal of eliminating plastic waste from the ocean. As for Coca-Cola, we have a local team to support the implementation of the new Interceptor system in rivers around the world, along with the treatment and recycling of waste after collection. . We believe this partnership can make a truly positive impact. It’s great that Coca-Cola employees everywhere in the world can support the project by participating in supporting the implementation of the project locally, or becoming an ambassador to spread the message of the great mission. of this project”.

Users are increasingly preferring digital banking and payment applications… Based on data from 2,000 top apps and datasets from Fintech, Game and E-Commerce applications, Adjust, a global app marketing analytics platform, has just released its annual report on app trends. mobile apps in 2021. In the context of complicated epidemic developments worldwide, the rate of users downloading and opening applications increased sharply compared to previous years and was higher than expected. The report highlights that mobile apps will continue to grow strongly in 2021. Installs are up 50% across all industries in 2020 and up 31% in the first quarter of 2021. Meanwhile, number Visits increased by 30% in 2020 and now have increased by 4.5%. USERS FAVOR TO FINTECH APP Analytics reports from trends in installs and sessions to time spent on apps and app re-installs… The numbers recorded in the past year show that fintech continues to “encroach” into the mobile segment. Many traditional banks have cooperated with fintechs and neobanks (new-style digital banks, no transaction offices, no branches, all operations take place in cyberspace) are increasingly widely accepted. cobble. The banking app recorded $3.6 billion in revenue. By mid-2020, digital banking accounted for 25% of all banking apps downloaded, up from just 1% in 2017. The data shows that each user on average installs about 2.5 financial apps. The level of global payments last year reached 1.390 billion USD and is expected to increase to 1.680 billion USD this year. The adoption rate of mobile payments has increased sharply globally, with the highest rate in China with more than 81%, followed by India (37.6%), Japan (25.3%) and Italy (21.1%)… From the fintech growth numbers, users are increasingly preferring payment applications and digital banking. Taken as a whole, fintech has the strongest increase in installs of all industries, growing 51% in 2020 compared to the previous year. In the first months of 2021 alone, the number of installs increased by 12% compared to the average of 2020. The number of sessions of fintech applications also skyrocketed in 2020, with 85% year-over-year. The number of sessions increased steadily throughout 2020, with the strongest increase in early October (22% higher than average) and late November (24% higher than average). The data also recorded a peak in mid-July, when 15% higher than the annual average. In 2021, up to the present time, the number of fintech application sessions is increasing by 35%. These growth numbers show that users are increasingly preferring payment applications and digital banking. SPEND A LOT OF TIME GAME AND UP ONLINE SHOPPING Along with fintech, the complicated development of the Covid-19 epidemic has partly reflected in the growth figures of the e-commerce and gaming industries. Games hit new milestones in 2020, especially in the hypercasual (lightweight, instant play and unlimited replay) segment, with installs up 43% versus 26% for games. other games (non-hypercasual games). The number of sessions for hypercasual games increased by 36%, while the number of sessions for non-hypercasual games increased by 27% in 2020. The mobile game market is valued at $165 billion by 2020. Asia remains a large market, accounting for $41 billion of the total market value. The number of mobile game players increased by 46% during the year, from 1.2 billion to 1.75 billion. Statistics show that mobile games are the main source of 51% of revenue and hypercasual games are predicted to reach $ 2.5 billion by 2021. The overall market is forecasted to reach nearly $220 billion by 2023, of which revenue from Google Play accounts for 19.6%, continuing to be higher than the App Store (13.2%). Although the number of installs of e-commerce applications increased slightly, only 6%, the number of sessions increased by 44%. This clearly reflects the fact that users interact and shop high with e-commerce applications. Last year was also considered a successful year for e-commerce with the number of transactions on the application increasing by 58%, in which the strongest increase was at the beginning of the year when the epidemic broke out. The survey showed that the number of goods purchased online has increased by 24%, while the quantity in stores has decreased by 7%. Research predicts that by the end of 2021, 17% of global transactions will be done online. The number of installs and sessions in early 2021 is also positive, up 11% and 14% respectively compared to the average of 2020. The number of visits increased the most in late February and early. March 2021, an increase of 23% over the same period last year and 76% compared to 2019. With the above information and analysis data from gaming, e-commerce and fintech applications, experts say that developers and marketers can better understand the audience and the reality of the economy. based on the app (app economy) to have a suitable investment, development and market domination strategy. Based on information about users’ in-app behavior, when and why they return to the app, marketers can create a comprehensive strategy that incorporates a personalized campaign and communication activities, thereby building brand trust… Users are increasingly preferring apps and this is the time to attract new users, experts emphasized. Mr. Paul H. Müller, co-founder and CEO at Adjust, said that for marketers, the potential to reach new users is unprecedentedly high, but competitive pressure is also “hottest” than ever, so it is necessary Boost your marketing strategy through automation and understand user in-app behavior.

Illustration (Source: Chinadaily) South Korea’s Ministry of Science and Information Technology and Communications said on June 1 that many cloud data center operators have cooperated with companies specializing in chips used in Korean servers to meet the respond to the increase in demand for semiconductor products and respond to uncertainties in the global supply chain. The ministry said five data center companies, Naver Cloud, Douzone Bizon, Kakao Enterprise, NHN and KT, along with the Artificial Intelligence Industry Cluster Agency, signed a memorandum of understanding with Korean server chip companies SK Telecom, Rebellions, FuriosaAI, and Korea Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute to expand the use of products Semiconductor domestically produced artificial intelligence (AI) in data centers. Demand for AI semiconductor products from data center operators has been increasing in recent times. These companies need chips to process large volumes of data efficiently. Ministry of Science and Technology Information – Korean media predicts that the global server AI chip market will grow from $3.5 billion in 2020 to $34.7 billion in 2030. Under the aforementioned agreement, the companies will also cooperate on chip development, as well as pursue plans to establish a semiconductor test environment at an AI industry complex in Gwangju, 329 kilometers south of Seoul. The ministry said it would support the cooperation plan of the company and hope that this agreement will boost the semiconductor industry of Korea in the context of a recent global supply shortage.

Icons of Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple on mobile phones. Photo: VNA Washington has proposed a global minimum corporate tax rate of 15%, lower than that proposed by the Group of Top Industrialized Countries (G7), but higher than some other countries such as Ireland. But the UK is still concerned that this plan does not go far enough to tax giant technology corporations such as Amazon, Google and Facebook. In a recent statement, Mr. Sunak emphasized the importance of fair taxation for technology corporations and called on the US and G7 countries to discuss this issue next week. The meeting of G7 finance ministers is expected to take place from June 4-5. According to Mr. Sunak, companies like Facebook also want to solve this problem, which can bring certainty and stability to them. Besides, Mr. Sunak also mentioned that the UK is considering a separate online sales tax, when large multinational corporations, especially digital corporations, do not pay taxes in the right places, right place and this is not fair. In 2015, member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) agreed in principle to a plan to prevent multinational corporations from evading taxes by moving their headquarters to countries with low tax rates. . Despite years of negotiations, progress has been insignificant. However, discussions have been revived with the recent proposal of US President Joe Biden. Recently, the US government has proposed to the OECD a tax rate of at least 15% for multinational corporations. This is the first time the US has officially proposed a global minimum tax rate. France and Germany have voiced their support for the US proposal for a global minimum corporate tax rate of 15%, and expressed hope for an early breakthrough in negotiations on this issue.

Hanoi Plastics focuses on investing in developing the mold field. The key to helping Hanoi Plastics “accelerate” “Independent and proactive in technology is a big dream of many businesses. And in order to realize that dream, it is necessary to research and develop (R&D), invest in facilities and people, especially a team with good expertise, understanding background knowledge. Gathering this team, creating conditions for them to rub and resonate is a priority in the field of supporting industries today,” said Mr. Bui Minh Hai, Chairman of Hanoi Plastics Joint Stock Company. When focusing on this field, An Phat Holdings Group has researched and given clear orientations and strategies to carefully build infrastructure, invest in equipment, and apply technology for manufacturing. get important details and components for big companies. In particular, the Group has invested and turned Hanoi Plastics into an enterprise capable of designing and manufacturing all kinds of molds from super-precision to large-sized molds serving the automotive industry, but few enterprises which can be done in the country. Instead of having to cooperate with one or more third and fourth parties to design, manufacture and test molds, which increases costs and production time, the end-to-end finishing of products within the company. The company will improve quality and reduce costs. With two factories in Hanoi and Hai Duong, especially possessing a modern mold system, Hanoi Plastics is now competitive enough to strongly develop this segment. In particular, the company attaches great importance to the development of core human resources. When working with FDI customers, Hanoi Plastics completes the basic criteria required by partners, then coordinates with consultants to come up with products that exactly meet partners’ requirements. Every year, the company organizes training and retraining of key human resources, sending to participate in training courses, training with research experts and offering effective solutions in production labor. “We believe that, in order to create components with high complexity and high intelligence, the human resource strategy is an extremely important strategy,” added Mr. Hai. In addition, Hanoi Plastics plays an important role in supporting industry development programs organized by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, in order to expand, connect trade, and share experiences with many businesses and ministries. , departments, branches in the same field. The company has been actively participating in production improvement cooperation programs of the Ministry of Industry and Trade in combination with FDI enterprises. Members of Hanoi Plastics An Trung Industries Limited and Vietnam Precision Mechanics and Mold Manufacturing Company Limited (VMC) are also evaluated by FDI enterprises as excellent enterprises in their improvement and growth programs. steps in improving production capacity and quality control. Revenue plan of VND 1,900 billion in 2021 The factory is supported by foreign experts to design and install according to strict standards. In 2021, Hanoi Plastics focuses on researching and developing new products, promoting its strengths in manufacturing plastic molds and industrial products, targeting Japanese customers and FDI companies. At the same time, the company maintains and develops existing customers in the field of plastic components for automobiles – motorcycles, electrical – electronics such as Toyota, Honda, Panasonic, LG, Piaggio, Samsung, Brother, Foxconn… Especially, this is also the year the member companies of Hanoi Plastics run at full capacity, deeply participating in the value chain of supporting industries. In particular, VMC with a capacity of 230 plastic injection molds/year will meet diverse needs from customers of cars and motorbikes, to customers of printers and computers to electronic devices such as televisions and phones. An Trung Industries Co., Ltd. expands its electronic product portfolio, targeting FDI companies manufacturing mobile phones. At the end of 2020, An Trung Industries was also selected by Foxconn as a supplier. This is a new factor, opening more growth opportunities for Hanoi Plastics in 2021. To realize this strategic goal, the entire factory, infrastructure, human resources, and production equipment are synchronized according to the strict standards of customers, supported by foreign experts directly. design and installation assistance. With those steps, Hanoi Plastics sets its business plan in 2021 as revenue of VND 1,900 billion, up 78.5% compared to 2020, profit after tax of VND 150 billion, going deeper into the global value chain. .

According to the latest study on the Covid-19 vaccine of Pfizer/BioNTech, conducted by Director of the French Pasteur Institute Olivier Schwartz and colleagues, the company’s vaccine shows signs of being less effective before the B.1.617 strain from India, n , but can still protect the vaccinated person from this strain. Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine is one of the fastest to make yet. Behind that breakthrough in speed is 30 years of research and development by a Turkish-born doctor couple. Before the pandemic broke out, Dr. Ugur Sahin spent years researching mRNA, a type of gene-guided technology that could be implanted in the body to help it fight viruses and other threats. In January 2020, a few days before the coronavirus was first diagnosed in Europe, he used this knowledge to design a version of the vaccine on his home computer. Doctor couple Ugur Sahin (left) and Özlem Türeci (right). Photo: BBC. The idea of ​​pregnancy 30 years ago The story of the first Covid-19 vaccine licensed in the West began 30 years ago in a rural area of ​​Germany. Two young doctors, children of Turkish immigrants, fall in love, vowing to jointly invent a new treatment for cancer. Dr Sahin was born in the city of Iskenderun, Turkey. When he was 4 years old, his family moved to Cologne, Germany. There, his parents worked in a Ford factory. Dr. Türeci’s father, a surgeon, also came to Germany around the same time to work at a Catholic hospital in the town. Sahin and Türeci say that when they were young, it was their frustration with the plight of cancer patients that motivated them to study mRNA. “We realized that with standard therapy, very quickly we wouldn’t be able to do anything more to help the patient,” they said. The two then began researching new treatments based on programming the body’s immune system to defeat cancer as an infectious disease. In 2001, the two founded Ganymed Pharmaceuticals GmbH, their first company to develop antibody treatments. “Our motivation is to bridge the gap between science and life. As we research, we see solutions that were not possible before for our patients,” said Dr. Türeci. One day in 2002, Sahin and Türeci left the lab during their lunch break and went to the marriage registration office, where they became officially husband and wife. Photo: The Wall Street Journal. In 2008, the couple founded BioNTech to expand their research from antibody treatments to mRNA. Since Ganymed Company was sold for $1.4 billion in 2016, BioNTech has been their sole focus. All executives at BioNTech are scientists, including the chief financial officer and salesperson. Half of BioNTech’s staff are women, including scientists of 60 different nationalities. Speed ​​of light One Saturday, January 7, 2020, after reading a research paper, Dr. Sahin was sure that the disease little known in China would soon engulf the world. Immediately, he began designing 10 potential vaccines against the disease, one of which later became the vaccine that now dominates vaccination campaigns in the European Union (EU) and the US. That same day, he announced that BioNTech would redirect research to combat a virus that had yet to be named and diagnosed in Europe. Mr. Jeggle, who has worked with Dr. Sahin since 2001, recalls: “To say I was surprised is an understatement. Because really, the company didn’t have much capital at that time and we were focusing on cancer research.” Project Lightspeed, as Dr. Sahin calls it, will develop a vaccine in months, not years as is usual. Handshake between two big men BioNTech previously worked with Pfizer, a multinational pharmaceutical corporation, to develop an influenza vaccine based on mRNA technology. So when Dr. Sahin needed a partner to organize the testing, production and global distribution of vaccines, he knew who to turn to. In March 2020, the two companies signed a cooperation agreement. A month later, the first human trials of the vaccine began. Vaccines from Pfizer and BioNTech were subsequently licensed for use in the UK, US and other European countries, respectively, with high efficacy confirmed in many countries. According to the latest financial report, Pfizer predicts vaccine sales will reach $26 billion in 2021. However, Dr. Sahin said that any profits made will be reinvested. He affirmed that the goal of BioNTech has not changed: Bringing cancer treatment regimens based on mRNA and other innovative methods to the market. Sold commercially under the name Comirnaty, Pfizer’s vaccine is 90-95% effective in many countries. Storage and transportation conditions were once major obstacles for Pfizer’s vaccines. This affects the distribution of vaccines and the accessibility of the people, because not all countries or localities have super cold storage available. Even advanced countries like the United States and Europe find this difficult at first. Under pressure from drug regulators in many countries (and the need to expand the market ahead of competitors), Pfizer increased the temperature and storage time of Comirnaty. Accordingly, an unthawed vial of Comirnaty can be stored at 2ºC to 8ºC for 5 days to a month. Epidemic prospect Recently, Dr. Sahin predicted that the epidemic situation will continue to spread until mid-2022 due to the outbreak in India and the continued scarcity of vaccines. The father of the vaccine Comirnaty advised that governments should consider using a combination of different vaccine manufacturers. He asserted that the pandemic will not end until herd immunity is achieved worldwide. Dr Sahin and Türeci also say they are expanding their manufacturing alliance to include more than 30 companies to produce more vaccines and deliver them to countries like India. In Vietnam, on May 18, the Ministry of Health signed a contract with Pfizer Company to buy 31 million doses of the vaccine, which is expected to be provided in the third and fourth quarters of 2021. Four former US presidents join the Covid-19 vaccine campaign Former US Presidents Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama together appeared in a media campaign to urge Americans to get vaccinated.

Dell posted record revenue of $24.5 billion in the first quarter. Photo: Dell According to the latest report, the company achieved sales of $24.5 billion, up 12% year-on-year. This figure is higher than the forecast of financial analysts of 23.4 billion USD. Product revenue was $18 billion, up 12%, service revenue was $6.5 billion, up 10%. In that, non-GAAP earnings of $2.13 per share, higher than the prediction of $1.61. On that basis, Dell earned $1.13 per share, operating income of $1.4 billion, up 96%. Gross margin was unchanged from a year ago, at 31%. Dell said cash flow from operations over the past 12 months hit a record $14.4 billion. In revenue from its businesses, Dell recorded a 20% increase in the PC business of $13.3 billion, while orders for Alienware gaming laptops increased by 76%. Group operating income was $1.1 billion, up 84%, consumer revenue grew 42%, commercial customer revenue grew 14%. Infrastructure Solutions had $7.9 billion in revenue, up 5%. Server and network revenue was $4.1 billion, up 9%, while storage revenue was $3.8 billion. The VMware business brought in total revenue of $2.99 ​​billion, up 9% year over year. Dell and VMware will continue their strategic relationship as Dell transferred 81% of shares to Dell Technologies shareholders last month in the fourth quarter of 2021. Jeff Clarke, CEO of Dell, said there has been a significant acceleration in digital transformation globally, and it shows in Dell’s business numbers. Technology has become increasingly central to the global economy and society. Dell sees opportunities ahead and for the future using the data Dell is creating. However, the Covid-19 pandemic is a problem that affects the global supply chain of Dell and other technology companies, causing difficulties for the information technology industry today. Shortages of semiconductors, supply for displays, memory, and graphics chips are also the reasons why orders like PCs are affected this year and into the next.

According to the Techradar TV sales in the first quarter increased by 9.9% year-on-year (46.6 million units), bringing revenue up from $20.63 billion to $27.39 billion. Sales of high-end TVs played a big part in this growth. LG’s OLED TV shipments doubled year-on-year. By the end of the first quarter, the company has sold a total of 7.2 million TVs, including OLED and LCD. Compared to the same period last year, growth reached 15%. Meanwhile, the demand to buy Samsung Neo QLED TVs has also increased. The company sold a total of 11.6 million TVs in the first quarter of 2021, an increase of 11.1%. Samsung holds 46.5% market share of 75-inch TVs or ultra-wide screens. Besides, the Korean giant occupies 52.4% of the 80+ inch TV market. Samsung is leading the global TV market share. In Vietnam, according to the latest report of research firm GfK, by the end of the third quarter of 2020, the three leading brands in market share are Sony, Samsung and LG. In which, Samsung accounted for the largest share, up to 44.7%. However, while Samsung and LG continuously increased 1-5% market share year over year from 2018, Sony’s “piece of cake” gradually got smaller, from 32.6% in 2018 to 25.9% in end of September 2020. In April, Sony launched the brand new BRAVIA XR series of TVs, packed with technology and announced a focus on the premium TV group. Share with Zing Satoru Arai, the new CEO of Sony Vietnam, said the world’s first “cognitive intelligence” technology that Sony owns will be the focus of the new business strategy. Instead of just searching and analyzing image elements such as color, contrast and details individually like conventional AI, the new Sony TV processor can cross-analyze several hundred thousand elements. at the same time similar to how the human brain works. Meanwhile, rival Samsung also launched a new series of TVs including Neo QLED, Micro LED TV and Lifestyle TV series. According to Samsung, the Neo QLED series will feature Backlight Dimming as the main technology, which helps to precisely control Quantum Mini LED lights 40 times smaller than conventional lights, helping the TV control light and picture quality. better photos. In addition, the Neo Quantum 8K processor uses data generated from 16 artificial neural networks, which can upscale normal images to near 8K standards. Samsung’s new Micro LED TV line also has many technological improvements and a better price than before.

Laurence des Cars has been appointed director of the Louvre Museum. (Source: culture.gouv.fr) French Government On May 26, she appointed Laurence des Cars as Director of the Louvre Museum. With this decision, Ms Laurence des Cars became female director The first in the more than two-century history of the world’s largest and most visited museum. Coming from a family of writers-journalists, 54-year-old Laurence des Laurence is known for applying art to promote social issues. The female art history expert currently runs the Musee d’Orsay – a famous museum of 19th century art, located in Paris. She was also the first female director of this museum. Laurence des Laurence’s development policies at the Musee d’Orsay have greatly increased the attraction of young visitors to the museum, while also expanding the museum’s size in terms of the number of works on display. and exhibition space. Ms. Des Cars will officially take over as director of the Louvre in September, replacing Jean-Luc Martinez. Before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in France, Louvre museum attracted a record number of visitors, with more than 10 million people in 2019. This museum was inaugurated in 1793 now owns hundreds of masterpieces of art, of which less than 10% are on permanent display at the Louvre.

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

TSMC will increase semiconductor chips for cars by 60% this year To do this, TSMC has to reallocate semiconductor chip production capacity to other industries that are also experiencing “stressfully high demand due to the acceleration of digital transformation”. The Taiwanese semiconductor chip maker said: “With fixed short-term capacity, TSMC has been trying to increase production in 2021 for microcontrollers (MCUs), one of the key components in the products sold in China. leading cars by 60% compared to the level in 2020”. This represents a 30% increase from pre-pandemic levels in 2019. TSMC will also continue to work with the automotive supply chain to address the current shortage. Modernizing supply chain management and increasing demand forecasting will be the way to avoid such shortages in the future, TSMC added. The global semiconductor chip shortage, which began last year, has forced some auto production lines to close and is also affecting consumer electronics. TSMC has repeatedly said it is doing its best to address shortages and ramp up production. US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on May 20 that she had held meetings with 30 senior industry leaders about the semiconductor chip shortage and said the US could help. increase transparency in the market. This meeting was attended by major automakers such as General Motors, Ford Motor, Stellantis NV, semiconductor chip suppliers and other semiconductor companies. Phan Van Hoa (according to Reuters)

Image of floods in Central Vietnam in 2020, one of the natural losses of Vietnam. A global study commissioned by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and commissioned by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), shows that public interest in nature has increased markedly (16%). ) over the past five years and continues to increase during the Covid-19 pandemic. The figures are released ahead of the United Nations’ International Day of Biodiversity (May 22), the date chosen to increase public understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. Expressing growing concern about nature People around the world, especially in emerging economies, are becoming more aware of the planet’s environmental crisis. This has impacted their behavior, especially as a wave of what WWF calls an “ecological awakening” is growing. Current trends also show that the behavior of individuals and consumers is affected by these concerns and they demand drastic action to address the loss of nature and biodiversity. The report “Ecological Awakening: Measuring Global Awareness, Participation and Action for Nature” shows that environmental activism is exploding in online media. Over the past four years, mentions of environmental issues on Twitter have increased by 65%, with the topic of nature and biodiversity increasing from 30 million to 50 million. Many influential individuals and entities such as spiritual leaders, politicians and media organizations, news and celebrities, have spoken out for nature, with social media posts. The festival reaches more than 1 billion audiences worldwide. The study also shows that consumers are increasing their interest in nature through Google searches related to this topic, especially in Asian and Latin American countries such as Indonesia (increased). 53%) and India (up 190%). Many consumers around the world are changing their behavior In addition, more and more people are realizing the loss of nature is a serious global problem. Specifically, 96% of people living in Latin America agree with this when surveyed (the region with the highest percentage). This shift from the community reflects a fact worth pondering, as people in developing regions are experiencing more devastating effects from the loss of nature than elsewhere. After an era of protest marches and petitions, now more and more consumers around the world are changing their behavior such as adjusting their buying habits, buying only what is right for them. with their values ​​and needs. The analysis shows a staggering 71% increase in search results for sustainable products since 2016, popular in high-income countries, such as the UK, US, Germany, Australia and Canada. However, this trend is not only found in these economies, but also appears and increases in emerging economies or developing countries such as Indonesia (24%) and Ecuador (120%). This pressure is forcing manufacturing corporations to respond with action, especially in the cosmetic, pharmaceutical, fashion and food sectors. Since 2016, more than 159 million signatures for biodiversity-related campaigns have been collected, along with an increase in the magnitude and frequency of protests worldwide to demand requires decision-makers to take drastic action for the planet and future generations, in the face of growing nature conservation movements. Information about Southeast Asian countries in the report. Immediate action is needed to prevent damage to nature However, despite the tremendous rate of destruction of nature and the threat this devastation poses to the global economy and human health, nature is rarely a high-priority topic. global agendas. “Scientists and economists have understood. The public was well aware. And the solutions are also obvious. Both the community and society are supporting the process of transforming economic models and sustainable development in which the protection of nature is considered a moral obligation, in return for the life that the earth brings as well as the vital service this planet provides to our economy, welfare, health and security. This is truly an historic “ecological awakening” and an opportunity to rebalance man’s relationship with nature,” said Marco Lambertini, WWF International Director General. The loss of nature is increasing humanity’s vulnerability to pandemics, undermining efforts to tackle the climate crisis and threatening livelihoods. Leaders are expected to make key decisions later this year on climate and environmental issues. These decisions could represent an important opportunity to reverse biodiversity loss, ensure nature is restored this decade, and support climate action and the Sustainable Development Goals. According to this report, Vietnam, a country with a high level of biodiversity – joined the Climate Change Working Group of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2021. As a country As a member, Vietnam will participate in regional initiatives such as preventing ocean plastic waste, initiatives to tackle air pollution and transboundary water pollution.

World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Photo: Reuters At a press conference on the same day, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus affirmed that global inequality in access to vaccines remains one of the biggest risks to efforts to end the pandemic. According to WHO data, high- and middle-income countries that account for 53% of the world’s total population have received 83% of global vaccines. In contrast, low- and middle-income countries that account for 47 percent of the world’s population received only 17 percent of vaccines. Therefore, the head of the global health agency believes that cooperation is the only choice for the world to achieve the above goal. “We cannot defeat this pandemic through competition. If competition for resources or geopolitical advantage, the virus will prevail,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Previously, on May 7, WHO approved the BBIBP-CorV Covid-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinopharm pharmaceutical company for use in emergencies. China has decided to provide 10 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine to WHO’s COVAX global vaccine access mechanism, to meet the needs of developing countries. This move will help alleviate vaccine shortages globally, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Step 1: Visit https://www.bluezone.gov.vn or download directly at App Store or CH Play. Step 2: Once downloaded, the application will ask for permission to use Bluetooth to record contact with other Bluezone installed users. If Bluetooth is not open, drag the status bar and turn on Bluetooth; or go to Settings, select Bluetooth and turn it on. Step 3: Once the installation is done, click Scan Around. If someone near you less than 2m has used Bluezone, the application will automatically identify these users and put them in the contact list.

Medical staff treat COVID-19 patients at a hospital in Riga, Latvia. Photo: THX/VNA The report also highlights the importance of “overhauling” the global alarm system to prevent a similar disaster from happening again. Report “COVID-19: Making it the Last Pandemic” produced by the Independent Committee on COVID-19 Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPR) at the request of World Health Organization member countries. world (WHO). As policymakers make a series of ineffective decisions, the report says, adding to the scale and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the pandemic has killed at least 3.3 million people so far, while the global economy has been devastated. According to the IPPR, institutions “failed to protect the people” while leaders denying scientific data has eroded public confidence in health interventions. The lack of urgency in the early response to the COVID-19 outbreak detected in Wuhan, China in December 2019 led to unfortunate consequences, when February 2020 became the “lost month”. cool” seriously in the context that the alarm situation has not been paid enough attention by countries. IPPR also said that WHO could have declared a global public health emergency (PHEIC), the highest alert level, on January 22, 2020. Instead, it took the organization eight days to do this. Then, only in March 2020 after WHO recognized COVID-19 as a pandemic, did countries realize the danger of the situation and really “get involved”. Ineffective strategic choices, unwillingness to address inequality issues, and “disparity” in coordination within a country or between countries have created a “toxic formula” that creates favorable conditions. for the COVID-19 pandemic to turn into “a catastrophic human crisis”. The threat of a pandemic has been ignored and countries are struggling to deal with its consequences. In order to reverse the current pandemic, IPPR recommends that the world’s richest countries from now until September 1 share 1 billion doses of vaccine to the 92 poorest countries through a mechanism of equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines called COVID-19 vaccine. WHO-initiated COVAX and more than 2 billion doses of vaccine by mid-2022. IPPR calls on the world’s leading industrialized countries (G7) to pay 60% of the $19 billion needed to fund vaccine development, development diagnostic and therapeutic approaches through the WHO-led “Accelerated Access to COVID-19 Response Tools” global collaboration to distribute COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics to countries poorer. Health workers give people a COVID-19 vaccine in Essen, Germany. Photo: THX/VNA According to the committee, the group of the world’s leading developed and emerging economies (G20) and others need to support the rest. The WHO and the World Trade Organization (WTO) themselves also need to encourage countries and vaccine manufacturers to voluntarily agree to license and transfer technology to produce vaccines against COVID-19. To address future outbreaks and pandemics, the IPPR calls for the creation of a Global Health Threat Response Council made up of world leaders, as well as a convention on pandemics. Translate. The G20 should also set up an international pandemic response financing mechanism, whereby $5-10 billion can be spent per year on ensuring epidemic preparedness capacity, as well as ensuring readiness to mobilize $50 billion to $100 billion in the event of a crisis. Speaking at the event to announce the report, WHO Director-General Tedros Gebreyesus said the organization will join 194 members to discuss the above recommendations as well as the opinions of other expert groups, aiming to “construct” Stronger WHO, for a healthier, safer and fairer future for all of us.”

Today, chips are in everything from PlayStation 5s and toothbrushes to washing machines and alarm clocks, and chip shortages have led some to call the current crisis “chipageddon” — chip shortages computers globally. Glenn O’Donnell, vice president of research at consulting firm Forrester, believes chip shortages could last until 2023. “As demand will remain high and supply will remain constrained, we anticipate this shortfall to last through 2022 and into 2023,” he wrote on a blog. O’Donnell expects PC demand to “slightly drop” next year, but “not much.” “Combine that with the desire to digitize everything with the continued growth in cloud computing and crypto mining, and we see nothing but a short burst of chip demand,” O. ‘ said Donnell. Meanwhile, Patrick Armstrong, CEO of Plurimi Investment Managers, said last week that the chip shortage will last 18 months. “It’s not just cars. That’s the phone. It is the internet of things (IoT). There are more chip-based gadgets now than ever before. All of them are internet enabled.” The car industry has been affected by the global chip shortage more than any other sector. The world’s largest chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) said earlier this month that it thinks its production will be able to catch up with auto demand by June. , Armstrong believed it was an ambitious plan. “Ford, BMW, Volkswagen all emphasized that there were capacity bottlenecks and they couldn’t get the chips needed to make the new cars,” O’Donell said. In a separate development, global research and consulting firm Gartner said last week that chip shortages will persist through 2021 and that the shortage affects all chip types and chip prices. growing. Gartner analyst Alan Priestley said the situation could improve for some sectors over the next six months, but there could be a “side effect” in 2022. In March, Intel announced plans to spend $20 billion on two new chip factories in Arizona. Intel also said it could build a factory in Europe if funding is arranged. “Those plans will take two or three years before we start to see that. But that’s really looking forward to meeting future demand,” said analyst Priestley. Wenzhe Zhao, director of global economics and strategy at Credit Suisse said in a note last week that recent chip shortages have encouraged inventory hoarding along the chip production chain, widening the gap. between expanding demand and stagnant supply. Mr. Zhao said that new semiconductor production capacity will not take place until 2022 or later, and the problem of solving the current shortage besides adjusting the order book, production schedule and price is very difficult.

Product of the 4th generation V-NAND memory chip of Samsung Electronics. Photo: Yonhap/VNA Specifically, Samsung – the world’s largest memory chip manufacturer and Hyundai – South Korea’s leading automobile manufacturing group have signed a cooperation agreement with the Institute of Automotive Technology and the Institute of Electronic Technology under the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Korea Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) to strengthen cooperation in the automotive chip manufacturing industry. Details of the contract between Samsung and Hyundai were not disclosed. However, an unnamed government official said: “We do not rule out the possibility that Hyundai will receive automotive chips from Samsung.” South Korea boasts a world leader in memory chip production, but is relatively weak in the logic chip business. According to data from the Korea International Trade Association, the country accounts for only 2.3% of the automotive chip manufacturing market. Leading in this field are the US (31.4%), Japan (22.4%), and Germany (17.7%) respectively. Major Korean chipmakers such as Samsung and SK hynix Inc. focuses on manufacturing high-performance memory semiconductors because automotive chips are seen as less profitable, while requiring complex testing processes and strict quality requirements. Korean automakers are being hit hard by a global shortage of automotive chips, especially electronic control chips in cars, leading to production halts. output many times. The move comes as the Korean government aims to establish an automotive chip supply chain to solve the global shortage of semiconductors. The government plans to roll out tax incentives and subsidies worth a total of 510 trillion won ($453 billion) to semiconductor companies between now and 2030. The Korean government hopes that the agreement between Samsung and Hyundai can strengthen the country’s autonomy in the field of automotive chip production and enhance Korea’s competitiveness in the production of world cars. next generation in the future. While chipmakers will be at the forefront of research and development of core semiconductor technology, auto manufacturers will focus on providing platforms for testing new automotive chips and components. related department.

Illustration. FT montage Facebook-led digital currency project Diem (originally called Libra) is moving operations to the US and will partner with a local bank to issue US dollar-backed stablecoins. The project, which is supported by 26 businesses and non-profit organizations, has also dropped its application with the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority to operate as a payment service, and will instead post registered as a money services business with the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The initiative was formerly known as Libra but was renamed late last year due to pressure from global regulators, who were concerned that it could threaten monetary stability and become a moot point. hot for money laundering. Some of its founding members — including PayPal, Mastercard, Vodafone and eBay — have dropped out because of similar reputational fears and concerns. Initially, Diem sought to create a synthetic coin backed by a basket of currencies, before narrowing his vision to focusing on launching a single coin backed by a single coin. USD. On Wednesday, May 12, Diem said it planned to run a “blockchain-based payment system that facilitates the real-time transfer of Diem stablecoins between approved network participants browsing”, called the Diem Payments Network. It said it was moving its headquarters from Switzerland to the US. Silvergate, a San Francisco-based bank, will become the exclusive issuer of Diem’s ​​stablecoin token and will manage the reserve, it said. “Our plans bring the project fully into the scope of US regulation and no longer require a license from Finma,” said Stuart Levey, chief executive officer of Diem and former chief legal officer of HSBC. “. “We are committed to creating a secure payment system for consumers and businesses, paying faster and cheaper, and taking advantage of blockchain technology to the benefit of the financial system. to more people around the world,” he added.

1. The largest volcanic cave system in Southeast Asia belongs to which province? Dak Nong
Dak Lak
Lam Dong The system of volcanic caves in the Central Highlands was discovered in Dak Nong province, mainly in Krong No district. In 2014, the Vietnam Geological Museum and the Japan Volcanic Cave Association announced results showing that this is the largest-scale volcanic cave system in Southeast Asia. Image: Howmanycountry. 2. What is this cave system called? Tham Pua

Chu B’luk
A Few Chu B’luk is also known as Bat Cave. The cave is 25 km long from the crater of Buon Choar along the length of the Serepok River to the Dray Sap waterfall area. Image: Takenbykha. 3. Which place is considered as “Ha Long Bay” of the Central Highlands? Ta Dung Lake
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Sea Lake This large lake possesses a unique natural setting with more than 40 large and small islands undulating in the middle of the water. Ta Dung Lake has cool and pleasant weather all year round. This place is attractive to those who love to travel, experience and enjoy the beauty of nature. Image: Howmanycountry. 4. Coming to Ta Dung, what activities can visitors experience? Camping, trekking through the forest, boating in the middle of the lake, check-in homestay with beautiful view…
Enjoy local cuisine, visit ethnic minority markets…
All the above activities Coming to Ta Dung, visitors can camp, trek through the forest, take a boat trip in the middle of the lake, check-in “virtual living” at homestays with beautiful views, enjoy local cuisine, visit ethnic minority markets. … Image: Yenretro. 5. Where is the waterfall in Dak Nong province? Lieng Rowoa
Lieng Nung
Phu Cuong Belonging to Dak Nia commune, Gia Nghia town, Dak Nong province, Lieng Nung waterfall has a green space and charming landscape that attracts many tourists. Consisting of 3 clusters with the largest main waterfall about 30 m high, Lieng Nung is like a white silk strip stretching along the craggy cliffs. Image: Sontungst. 6. What does the name Dray Nur waterfall mean? Husband Waterfall
Wife Waterfall
Waterfall Con Dray Nur is the most majestic waterfall, located on the border of 2 provinces of Dak Nong and Dak Lak. The name of the waterfall means the female waterfall, so it is also called the Wife waterfall, with a length of 250 m, a height of 30 m and a width of 150 m. Image: Hannah.nguyen981161. 7. Dak Nong Geopark is the 10th Global Geopark recognized by UNESCO in Vietnam? first

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3 On July 7, 2020, UNESCO recognized Dak Nong Geopark as a Global Geopark. With this recognition, Dak Nong Geopark becomes the third global Geopark in Vietnam, after Dong Van Stone Plateau Global Geopark, Ha Giang Province and Non-Non Global Geopark. Cao Bang country, Cao Bang province. Image: Nguyenxuanhai212.

Previously, Galaxy A52 and Galaxy A72 were expected to launch globally at the end of April. However, it has only appeared in Europe and some other markets, fortunately Vietnam. The Galaxy A series, which is Samsung’s flagship product line, brings huge revenue, but a global chip shortage could have a big impact on this model in the coming quarters. It is currently not clear whether other Samsung product lines or smartphones will be affected. Samsung will soon release a bunch of new devices, including the Galaxy S21 FE and Galaxy Z Fold 3, which will most likely also be affected by their launch dates or production. Qualcomm’s CEO recently stated that in the best-case scenario, the chip shortage will only last until the end of the year, but some say it could continue until 2023. According to Phonearena

Industry “commanders” in the US have voiced the warning of serious consequences caused by the global shortage of chips. Photo: AFP Semiconductor chip supplies have been in short supply for months and the situation shows no sign of abating, prompting insiders to visualize it into the chipageddon crisis. It is a combination of ‘microchip’ (semiconductor chip) and ‘armageddon’ (which excessively means war of destruction). Mr. Glenn O’Donnell, deputy research director at consulting firm Forrester believes that the thirst for semiconductor chips could last until 2023. “As demand will continue to increase while supply will remain limited, We expect this shortfall to continue into 2022 and into 2023, “commented Glenn O’Donnell on his blog. According to the expert’s argument, demand for computers – products using the most advanced chips – will slightly decrease next year but not by much, but data centers, where the machines are located. will be the chip-eaters next year. Mr. Glenn O’Donnell explained: “The deviceization of things is an irresistible trend, coupled with the continued growth of cloud computing and cryptocurrency mining, we see nothing but a boom. short-term explosion on chip demand “. Meanwhile, Mr. Patrick Armstrong, Information Technology Director of Plurimi Investment Managers Fund commented on CNBC that the global shortage of chips will last 18 months. “Not just the auto industry. It’s the phone. It’s also the IoE [một khái niệm kết nối rộng hơn Internet vạn vật (IoT), xoay quanh 4 yếu tố chính: Con người (People), sự vật (Things), dữ liệu (Data) và quá trình (Process)]. There are a lot more products that use chips now than before. “” All of them are connected to the internet, “said Patrick Armstrong. The auto industry has been most adversely affected by the global thirst for chips. Earlier this month, the world’s largest chip maker TSMC (Taiwan) said it could meet the chip demand of the auto industry next June. However, Mr. Armstrong said that this statement by TSMC is too ambitious. “If you listen to Ford, BMW, and Volkswagen, they all claim that there are bottlenecks in capacity and they can’t get the chips needed to build new cars,” Armstrong argued. Meanwhile, Gartner Consulting and Information Technology Research is more optimistic that chip shortages will last throughout 2021, affecting all chip lines and pushing chip prices higher. Gartner analyst Alan Priestley said that chip shortages could improve in some sectors / areas over the next six months, but could continue into 2022. “It (chip shortage – Editor)) will not last any longer, “said Alan Priestley. “The semiconductor industry is increasing capacity, but it still takes time,” he said. In fact, in March Intel announced plans to spend $ 20 billion on two new chip factories in the state of Arizona. The group also said it could build a factory in Europe if it could raise funds for public investment. “Those things will take two or three years before we start realizing their effect,” said Alan Priestley, who said that the investment plans could actually meet demand for semiconductors in future. Mr. Reinhard Ploss, CEO of chip maker Infineon (Germany) last week said that the semiconductor industry is in the region without privileges; at the same time warned to rebalance the demand and supply of semiconductors “obviously will take time”. “I think two years is too long, but we are sure that the current situation will extend into 2022,” said Ploss. “I think the additional capacity will be realized… Hopefully the situation will be more balanced in the next calendar year,” added the German CEO. Wenzhe Zhao, director of the global strategy and economics division at Credit Suisse, said that the shortage in chip supply led to speculation on chip-making hoarding and widening the gap. amid increasing chip demand and supply remains stagnant. According to Wenzhe Zhao, the new semiconductor manufacturing capacity will not be effective until 2022 or later. Wenzhe Zhao noted that there is little action he can do to address the shortage of semiconductors, aside from adjusting orders, production schedules and prices.

To date, Japan has vaccinated only 2.8% of the population, the lowest level among developed countries. (Source: aa.com.tr) On May 12, the online system supports scheduling vaccination COVID-19 prevention in Japan was interrupted due to technical problems, raising concerns about responding to the country’s outbreak. NHK television reported that the vaccination scheduling crash occurred in many localities, including many areas in the capital Tokyo and the western city of Minoh, due to a global system failure involving the supplier. cloud computing Salesforce of America. In a statement on Twitter, Salesforce Chief Technology Officer Parker Harris said the company’s network was suffering from “ serious interruption . “Subsequent update notice indicated that Salesforce’s services were almost completely restored. Japanese Ministry of Health officials have not yet commented on the above information. Japan aims to be vaccinated by July COVID-19 for 36 million elderly people. However, so far, the country has only vaccinated for 2.8% of the population, the lowest level among developed countries in the world.

Rosé is Tiffany & Co.’s pet. from this year Because all this year, Rosé was Tiffany & Co. out of favor. After taking many photos to advertise the company’s jewelry, the company entrusted the company with a necklace worth up to 20 billion to take pictures until Tiffany & Co. regularly give gifts to Rosé on special occasions. However, BLINKs are still not fully happy with this news. Reason by Tiffany & Co. Not officially speaking through the official website or account, but published by Elle Singapore magazine. In an exclusive interview with a BLACKPINK member, Elle Singapore wrote Rosé as the latest global ambassador for Tiffany & Co. through the Tiffany HardWear 2021 campaign starting April 23 here. News posted on Elle Singapore Previously, many netizens and also anti-fan whispered about the title “global ambassador of Saint Laurent” when the fashion house has not officially confirmed, but only Rosé showed the good news in an interview. The BLINKs had to send a mail directly to Saint Laurent to ask for clarification. BLINKs are still waiting for official announcement from the company Therefore, BLINKs are waiting for Tiffany & Co. widely announced on Rosé’s new role, to demonstrate Rosé as a clearly recognized ambassador.

On April 21 noon, ELLE Singapore posted an article congratulating Rosé on becoming the global ambassador of a famous jewelry brand. “I’ve always loved wearing this brand’s jewelry. I am very honored and excited to be a part of the HardWear campaign,” said a member of the BlackPink team. Sharing about the reason for choosing Rosé in this campaign, the brand representative said she is very suitable for her bold personality and modern style. The female idol has a lasting charm to perfectly express the spirit of the collection, arousing strength and confidence. Before that, the fact that the singer born in 1997 wore American brand jewelry many times made fans think about the “handshake” of cooperation. In August 2020, Tiffany & Co. started following Rosé. Fans noticed that she was the only Korean idol the jewelry company followed. In the Ice Cream MV as well as when appearing on the cover of W Korea, Rosé wore a series of luxurious jewelry. “Jewelry is a lot of fun. When we match clothes, whether it’s for a daily look or for work, jewelry always takes precedence. You never know what you look like. until jewelry is added, “says Rosé about the importance of wearing a beautiful jewelry. The BlackPink group member said she had white gold earrings with the classic Tiffany charm in 7th grade. At that time, her mother bought her for the occasion of her first ear piercing. In this interview, Rosé refers to her mother as the one who inspired her dress style. “When she was working in New Zealand, I always remember how she was dressed in a chic, well-styled blazer and black pencil skirt. Her deep red lipstick and perfectly styled hair. She always looks like the boss. I want to be like my mother when I grow up, “Rosé said. BlackPink is currently one of the most popular Korean groups. The members are consecutively assumed to be brand ambassadors of the famous fashion house. Rosé becomes Saint Laurent’s global ambassador in 2020. This is a memorable milestone for the French fashion house because in 59 years of history, there is only one global brand ambassador. The way of makeup is like Kpop beauty Rosé Beauty blogger from Korea was commented on as YG’s female idol after face painting.

Rosé’s image began to appear flooded in the media, especially this announcement, Tiffany & Co. devoted entirely to an article published above website official carrier. Fashion magazines, from ELLE Singapore to VOGUE Korea, also continuously released this information. Rosé also has an interesting interview with ELLE Singapore in her new position. What surprised fans, it turned out that Rosé had her first jewelry item since 7th grade, is that after she got her earrings on, her mother bought her a pair of Tiffany & Co.’s earrings. Rosé has started a very successful new year 2021, with her solo debut achieving a series of great achievements, especially in the international market. She is also particularly favored by the Yves Saint Laurent brand with consecutive appearances on the covers of major fashion magazines both domestically and abroad. For sure next time, Tiffany & Co. will also continue to push Rosé’s image in hit magazines. In addition to Rosé (BLACKPINK), in Asia, there is Dich Duong Thien Ty, also the company’s global brand ambassador. Tiffany & Co. It was also revealed later that the images of the two artists will be covered globally in the brand’s campaigns. This makes netizen Trung and Korea cannot help but expect the two artists to have a combination like taking photos and filming CF together, this will be a very satisfying combination because the beauty of Rosé and Dich Duong Thien Ty are both excellent .

The three BLACKPINK members are “muse” of luxury jewelry brands. In less than a year, the three BLACKPINK members become the “muses” of three luxury jewelry brands that have never happened in K-Pop. These brands all affirm that they choose BLACKPINK because of their outstanding temperament, beautiful appearance, and top reputation. Lisa is the ambassador for Bvlgari. However, netizens believe that the real reason lies in the attraction of BLACKPINK on social networks and thus helps the brand’s reputation soar. According to NetBase Quid, a data analysis company, Cartier and Bvlgari have the leading media index of luxury jewelry brands in 2020. The Cartier media index spiked thanks to Jisoo. NetBase Quid calculated that Bvlgari is the most-known jewelry brand on social networks with 2.05 million mentions, more than 20 billion impressions. Cartier is also sticking to the button with 2.03 million name reminders and 17.8 million impressions. These numbers are many times higher than rival brands. Most importantly, all posts related to Bvlgari or Cartier are attached hashtag #lisa, #jisoo and #blackpink. Rosé also helps the Tiffany & Co. brand. better known. The attraction from BLACKPINK has helped Bvlgari or Cartier attract millions of interested people. The image of Jisoo or Lisa wearing the company’s jewelry flooded on social networks also shows that brands benefit greatly when they invite BLACKPINK to be their representative faces. Now, definitely Tiffany & Co. there will be similar success when shaking hands with Rosé.

BTS Officially holds the position of brand ambassador of Louis Vuitton. According to the Her World , Virgil Abloh – creative director of the French fashion house – expressed: “I am very happy that BTS joined Louis Vuitton. I look forward to this collaboration to bring a new image to the brand: cross between luxury. respect and contemporary culture. I can’t wait to share the projects we are working on. ” Image: Vogue France . Lisa (BlackPink) is the face favored by luxury brands. She is not only recognized by luxury jewelry company Bvlgari as an ambassador. CELINE also quickly recognized the influence of the Thai-born female idol and gave her the position of global ambassador. Every time she appears on a magazine or a fashion event in a French fashion house, Lisa gets attention. Image: CELINE . Not just Lisa, Jennie (BlackPink) is also the luxury brand “chose the face to send gold”. The style of the YG beauty is very suitable for Chanel. She even has the nickname “living Chanel tree”. Before officially becoming a brand ambassador, Jennie signed a contract to represent the beauty industry for a luxury brand from France. Image: @jennierubyjane . Jisoo (BlackPink) takes slow and steady steps with Dior. In March, she officially held the position of brand ambassador for fashion and beauty Dior after a long time of cooperation. The favor of the French fashion house for the female idol is shown through the covers of famous fashion magazines, many gifts are decorated with the name … Photo: S ooyaa__ . In June 2020, Rosé (BlackPink) revealed in the magazine Elle Korea about a partnership with Saint Laurent. The YG beauty shared that becoming the global ambassador for the French brand is unbelievable. In addition, she also participated in the campaign to promote the company’s Fall 2020 collection. Not stopping there, the female artist continues to become a brand ambassador for jewelry Tiffany and Co. Image: R oses_are_rosie. G-Dragon (Big Bang) was one of the first Korean artists to “shake hands” with Chanel. Since 2017, he has been recognized as the brand ambassador of the fashion house. The Big Bang leader also often attends new collection shows as guests of the prestigious front row. Image: Koreaboo . Prada selected Chanyeol (EXO) and Irene (Red Velvet) is the face of the brand. The beauty of the SM idol couple is praised in accordance with the spirit of this luxury brand. Image: Prada . In 2019, Kai (EXO) officially became the face of Gucci. In March, an EXO member collaborated with the Italian fashion house to launch a fashion collection with the image of cute teddy bears as the main. As a result, he became the first Korean artist to own a collection of his own name when collaborating with Gucci. Image: Gucci . In February 2020, Gucci announced IU is the Korean regional brand ambassador on the official social networking site. However, many people do not appreciate IU’s fashion style and think that the female singer is not suitable for this position. On the contrary, other netizens expressed: “A series of beautiful costumes that IU appeared in the movie Hotel Del Luna and some magazine photo shoots that have proven she deserves. ” Dazed . Besides singers, many Korean actors have also shown their influence through cooperation with world-class fashion brands. With a unique dress style, Yoo Ah In “caught the eye” of many brands. He currently represents Cartier and Burberry. Image: Bu rberry . While, Jun Ji Hyun became Alexander McQueen’s first Korean brand ambassador. Song Hye Kyo again held the position of brand ambassador for Asia-Pacific region for luxury jewelry company Chaumet and Korean regional ambassador for Fendi. Image: Alexander McQueen, Her World .

Even though there is news of reduced CO2 emissions into the atmosphere in the early stages of a pandemic, the risk of climate change remains evident. New research has shown that, even after a year of decommissioning and production cessation, global greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase at an unceasing rate. To mitigate the worst effects of climate change, the researchers note, humanity needs to focus purposefully on reducing fossil fuel emissions to close to zero, but even less. In that case, humans also need to find ways to further remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. Covid-19 is believed to have contributed to change in planetary climate; Source: topnewsrussia.ru The rapidly changing climate is caused by human activities and this is a scientific conclusion. Back in 1988, scientists put the issue of global warming on the agenda, emphasizing that humanity is facing a “climate emergency”. In 2020, 11,000 scientists around the world released a statement with the same name, calling for immediate action. According to the scientific community, our failure to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere will turn unusually hot waves, storms, wildfires and melting glaciers “a daily thing” and could “make the a large area of ​​uninhabitable Earth ”. Researchers noted that the world leaders’ actions against climate change cannot be called enough and effective. At the same time, the media’s response to the Covid-19 epidemic, such as the use of masks and social isolation, illustrated a useful, effective model of action. People should do the same with climate change. Since CO2 has remained in the atmosphere for decades, the longer humans wait for decisive action, the more extreme the weather, and the more likely it is to pass points of no return or out of control. Covid-19 pandemic and global warming A pandemic may have little effect on climate change, but Covid-19 can certainly teach us a lot about the global threats that exist. Recently, researchers from King’s College London have concluded that countries that are better prepared for a climate emergency have much more advantages in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. More importantly, the scientists also concluded that countries should treat the climate crisis as a pandemic. Research taking data from 110 countries shows that societies “in which people care about each other” cope better with pandemics. The work highlights the urgent need to invest in both climate action and public health infrastructure so countries can better prepare for similar disasters in the future, as Sciencealert writes. By looking at the social, economic and health measures each country is proposing to deal with the pandemic, the King University researchers found a lack of “social cohesion” in America. and Western Europe led to an increase in Covid-19 mortality. More than 71% of emissions since 1988 are believed to have been generated by 100 of the world’s super corporations; Source: topnewsrussia.ru Last year, the economic slowdown caused by the global pandemic cut CO2 emissions by about 7%, which according to some studies, only 10% of this initial sharp drop was due to air travel. reduction. Another study shows that the Covid-19 pandemic will only cool the planet by about 0.01 ° C by 2030. This is a small difference, but the good news is that if combined, then cut. By investing in fossil fuels, we can avoid warming of 0.3 ° C in the future by 2050. “Increased fossil fuel emissions may not be entirely the cause of the increase in methane concentrations in the Earth’s atmosphere, but a reduction in fossil fuel emissions,” says chemist Ed Dlugokenski. is an important step to climate change mitigation. Reality shows that, even if people around the world decide to stay home, travel less, fly less and consume less, it’s still not a solution, because 71% more emissions since 1988 have been generated by only 100 of the world’s super companies. These are companies and the systems related to these companies need to be changed. Therefore, it will take more than one global pandemic to address the climate crisis.

The semiconductor shortage is due to the growing demand for technology products as consumers globally continue to work from home. This makes the need to own a computer essential for home work applications as well as the need for the latest game consoles (such as Sony’s PlayStation 5) and hardware. The semiconductor shortage not only disrupted production but even affected vehicle design and production, Peugeot announced it would stop installing the digital instrument cluster on the 308 instead. use analog clock. The decommissioning will affect both Land Rover and Jaguar models as the XE, XF and F-Type are all produced at the Castle Bromwich plant. Along with that, both the Land Rover Discovery Sport and the Range Rover Evoque currently produced at the Halewood factory will be discontinued. Land Rover’s Solihull plant will continue to produce normally, while its other factories in Slovakia, Brazil and China will continue unaffected. “Like the other manufacturers, we are currently experiencing some supply chain disruption of Covid-19. This includes the globally available supply, which is currently in effect,” said JLR spokesperson. our production schedule and our ability to meet global demand for some models We are working closely with the affected suppliers to solve problems and minimize effects on customer orders if possible “./.

The shortage of chips is the biggest challenge that this business is facing, Griffiths said. Volkswagen logo at a dealership of this company in Hamm, Germany. (Photo: AFP / VNA) Seat’s Martorell factory, located on the outskirts of Barcelona, ​​only makes models that receive chips from suppliers, Griffiths said. Volkswagen expects chip supplies to remain tight in the coming months. Last month, Volkswagen Chief Executive Officer Herbert Diess said it was unable to produce 100,000 cars due to a shortage of chips and it would be difficult to make up for the shortage in 2021. According to Volkswagen, the shortage of chips is exacerbated by a snowstorm in Texas (USA), and major chip manufacturers based in the region have to stop production or reduce production. Therefore, this company cannot rule out the possibility of further adjustments to production activities.

Volkswagen logo at a dealership of this company in Hamm, Germany. Photo: AFP / VNA In an interview with the Financial Times, Mr. Wayne Griffiths, President of Seat brand in Spain, Volkswagen said he had received notification from suppliers as well as from Volkswagen Group about the significant challenges in the second quarter. could be even more difficult than the first quarter. Mr. Griffiths said that the shortage of chips is the biggest challenge that this business is facing. Seat’s Martorell factory, located on the outskirts of Barcelona, ​​only makes models that have received chips from suppliers, Griffiths said. Volkswagen expects chip supplies to remain tight in the coming months. Last month, Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess said the company was unable to produce 100,000 vehicles due to chip shortages and it would be difficult to make up for the shortage in 2021. According to Volkswagen, the shortage of chips is exacerbated by a snowstorm in Texas (USA), and major chip manufacturers based in the region have to stop production or reduce production. Therefore, the firm cannot rule out the possibility of having to make further adjustments to production activities.

Semiconductor chips are an important component of modern electronics that can be found in thousands of products used every day, including cars, computers, smartphones and medical devices … These chips are the brains of all electronic devices, performing functions ranging from repetitive tasks like memory and microprocessors, to complex tasks like intelligence. artificial and high-end graphics. Semiconductor chips, which have a relatively low price, have suddenly become a scarce commodity. Jordan Wu, co-founder and CEO of Himax Technologies Co., told Bloomberg: “I’ve never seen anything like this in the past 20 years, since the company was founded. Every industry lacks chips ”. President Joe Biden with the chip model in a press conference at the White House, before signing an executive order to prevent a shortage of semiconductor supplies with the US economy, on 24/2. Photo: REUTERS The global chip crisis is believed to have been rooted in a miscalculation when the Covid-19 pandemic broke out last year. With the epidemic spreading from China to the globe, many companies predict that consumers will reduce the time spent using technology equipment. However, when “stuck” in the home, consumers begin to buy more technology devices: Add laptops so their children can learn from afar; buy a handheld game machine, an oil-free fryer, a blender … to make life less boring. There has been a comparison to call the Covid-19 epidemic “a prolonged Black Friday event”.
Meanwhile, car manufacturers were also affected by the pandemic. They were forced to shut down factories during a period of social isolation, when demand declined because customers were unable to visit stores. They ask suppliers to stop shipping components, including chips, which are increasingly essential to cars. By the end of last year, consumers started going out but restricted the use of public transport. Automakers reopened and turned to chipmakers like TSMC (Taiwan), Samsung (South Korea), and of course had to wait in line. Chip makers have been unable to accommodate soaring demand for their very loyal customers.
The shortages are aggravated this year, due to a series of disruptions. For example, the Japanese Renesas Electronics chip factory caught fire, the drought in the “country of the chip” Taiwan (China), and the cold spell in Texas (USA) caused the factories of Samsung, NXP Semiconductors and Infineon there to temporarily stopped working. “Everything right now is no different from hell,” said Frank McKay, CPO of Jabil – a company that buys billions of dollars of chips each year to assemble products for customers including Apple, Amazon, Cisco Systems and Tesla – to speak. Every day, Frank said, his company faced a shortage of about 100 components and had to negotiate as hard as possible to get it.
The difficulty of manufacturers
Limited supply of semiconductor chips is not a new issue, but what has happened is often related to specific chips. Consumers around the globe now compete fiercely for a cheaper chip made in old factories, when it is a fact that these factories are difficult to upgrade.
For example, the supply of integrated microchips for automotive systems is particularly in short supply as they are typically manufactured on 8-inch wide silicon (wafer) discs, instead of more high-end 12-inch panels. But no company builds more production lines because they are not profitable. Sumco Corp – one of the leading wafer manufacturers, has reported production capacity of an 8-inch equipment line to be around 5,000 panels a month by 2020 – less than in 2017. The purchase of new equipment and Starting with lower productivity means producers’ costs go up.
Meanwhile, the US, Japan and Germany – the world’s largest car makers – are making moves to put pressure on major chipmakers in Asia, forcing them to prioritize chip lines. In-car use up above the needs of other customers, which include smartphone and computer makers. The governments of these three countries fear that the car industry will slow down, or even cut production due to lack of chips, threatening domestic jobs and economic recovery after the pandemic. However, according to insiders, the political pressure to force chipmakers to prioritize demand from carmakers only exacerbates the realities of the supply chain.
“We have to renegotiate with a number of customers and at the same time have to respond to requests from the government to prioritize the production of chips used in the car manufacturing industry, which plays an important role. “This is in contrast to before, when chip manufacturing on a first come first served basis”, said Mark Liu – Chairman of TSMC.
Just a bubble?
The technology war between the US and China, which took place before the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, is also believed to have had negative effects on the supply chain. As Washington imposed restrictions on China’s Huawei Group’s access to key US technologies, it increased stockpiling of components as much as possible. Many other Chinese companies, which fear they will fall into the same situation, do the same way Huawei has. The result has spiked demand for chips and components.
On April 12, Huawei directly blamed the United States for indirectly causing a global crisis, arguing that Washington’s sanctions on Chinese technology companies have caused love. “panic procurement” of components and chips, causing supply chain disruptions. “Apparently unreasonable US sanctions against Huawei and other Chinese companies have created a component shortage across the industry, and this could completely cause a crisis. global ”- said Eric Xu – Huawei’s rotating chairman.
However, companies are still uncertain about the current “thirst” for chips. For them, great demand comes from a series of hedge orders, stockpiling efforts or even the determination to take market share from competitors, thereby creating the “semiconductor chip bubble” on market. TSMC President Liu acknowledged that most customers want to order more than twice as much as they need to minimize the risk of supply chain disruptions caused by geopolitical tensions.
“The current strong demand won’t last forever, because buyers won’t buy five phones or five cars at a time. I worry that there will be adjustments when one of the big players in the industry takes action, and orders will start to decline, ”a leader in the chip supply chain told Nikkei Asia. “I’ve never seen anything like this in the last 20 years since the company was founded. Every industry lacks chips.” – Co-Founder and CEO of Himax Technologies J ordan Wu

Everyone is sure that Rosé is Saint Laurent’s global ambassador It all started from an interview published on the Korean Vogue magazine in July 2020, when Rosé herself confirmed that “I still can’t believe I become the global ambassador for the Saint Laurent brand” . Rosé also revealed that she is very close to its creative director Anthony Vacarello. Rosé herself revealed this in an interview. Many other major magazines when writing about Rosé also introduced her as “global ambassador” for Saint Laurent. In addition, Rosé took many photos to introduce or wear Saint Laurent’s products, was the guest of honor in its fashion show, and received “fine luxury” gifts on special occasions, so fans believe more and more. I’m sure Rosé is the brand ambassador of Saint Laurent. Rosé has repeatedly worked with its creative director … as well as receiving gifts from Saint Laurent. However, recently someone has doubted that Rosé’s identity has yet to be the righteous word. The proof is that the social network accounts of Dior, Chanel or Celine have at least once clearly announced that Jisoo, Jennie or Lisa are their faces, but Saint Laurent has not done the same with Rosé. Dior, Chanel or Celine all have official brand ambassadors announcements If you visit this fashion house’s Instagram page, they will only introduce Rosé in the Fall Winter 2020 campaign, so the online community deduces that the main vocalist of BLACKPINK is only an ambassador for Saint Laurent in the Fall Winter 2020 collection. . Rosé appeared in the Fall Winter 2020 campaign of Saint Laurent. However, this is only a question of a part of the audience. How Saint Laurent likes Rosé, everyone can see, in addition, Rosé’s luxurious aura is very well suited to the fashion house style. Not since Rosé actively promoted Saint Laurent, the brand has grown in popularity in Asia. BLINK believes that Rosé is still the global ambassador for Saint Laurent through the close relationship between the two sides. So fans believe that Rosé is indeed the brand ambassador of this fashion house, just that Saint Laurent has not officially spoken. In addition, since its inception up to now, this brand has not given the title of “global brand ambassador” to anyone.

With the support of Mastercard’s fast and secure global network, including the Mastercard Processing platform that allows instant card issuance, the digital priority program offers customers the convenience of registration. online, quick access to start buying, and flexibility and peace of mind when shopping. The program also allows consumers to choose to make payments via digital cards or deduct money directly from their bank accounts using smartphones, smart watches or other digital devices. The program also offers new ways to accept payments, such as scanning Mastercard’s QR code on the card. Accordingly, the consumer’s payment card is placed with a QR code, allowing the sender to scan and transfer money securely and conveniently to the selected account. As consumers are rapidly transitioning to the long-term ‘digital default’ mindset, Mastercard research shows that 30% of people in Australia, 49% in India, 55% in China and 34 % in Japan plan to shop more online. The majority of people – 71% in Australia, 77% in India, 73% in China and 62% in Japan – believe that the switch to contactless payments will become commonplace. With the increasing demand for digital experiences, Mastercard is helping customers innovate faster through a network of partners that help customers step by step in their digital journey – from shopping, use to management. financial management. Mr. Sandeep Malhotra, Executive Vice President of Mastercard, in charge of product and innovation, Asia Pacific, said: For many years, Mastercard has led the trend of comprehensive digital commerce development by ways to provide a seamless and secure payment experience that makes it convenient for billions of people around the world to shop and manage their finances, anytime, anywhere. Along with the strengths of Mastercard’s partners, the digital prioritization program enables convenient, fast, transparent payments and maximizes customer choice, from digital cards in the wallet. electronics, QR codes on cards, to Pay by Account solutions that allow consumers to pay with a bank card through a financial service provider’s application. In addition, sellers benefit with access to a broader customer base and faster access to available financial resources. Mastercard’s promotion of the Asia-Pacific digital prioritization continues the program’s expansion in North America, in order to bring unique values ​​to cardholders and account holders. with market-leading banking and payment experiences in today’s rapidly growing digital economy.

Biden seeks to play the leading role of the United States in global climate negotiations. He promised at the summit on Thursday that he would substantially reduce US carbon emissions. Other world leaders promised to take action. The meeting called on rich countries to take on more responsibilities.

In the opening speech of the summit, Biden said: “No country can solve the climate crisis on its own.” “All countries, especially the world’s largest economies, must take responsibility.”

This week’s climate summit aims to promote global emission reduction actions to fulfill the “Paris Climate Agreement”, which requires countries to make new commitments to strengthen emission reduction measures every five years. The Paris Agreement is not a legally binding enforcement mechanism, but mainly relies on pressure from the international community to persuade countries to implement substantial emissions reductions.

Scientists and environmental activists said that if major carbon emitters do not take major actions within ten years, the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrialization will not be achieved. According to the United Nations, if the temperature rise exceeds this value, it may cause a variety of risks. For example, it may cause damage to some ecosystems or cause sea level to rise, which will inundate some large cities.

Biden announced a new goal at this summit, hoping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% to 52% by 2030 compared with 2005. When formulating such climate targets, 2005 is often used as the base year for greenhouse gas emissions.

According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (Environmental Protection Agency) data, in 2019, US carbon emissions were reduced by about 13% compared to 2005, and carbon emissions in 2020 are expected to be reduced by 21% compared to 2005, which is partly benefited from The economic slowdown caused by the new crown epidemic, but as the economy recovers, this year’s carbon emissions in the United States may rise again.

Major companies such as Apple, Johnson & Johnson and Wal-Mart have all expressed support for Biden’s carbon emissions targets, but some Republican members of the U.S. Congress and energy industry professionals who criticized this stated that Biden’s plan may increase energy prices and harm the U.S. economy. .

Mike Sommers, the leader of the American Petroleum Institute (API), the largest oil and gas industry association in the United States, said: “The plan they propose today addresses the risks of climate change, but does not address the key challenge of lack of affordable and reliable energy. .”

U.S. government officials said there are multiple ways to achieve climate goals, combining federal policies with actions by states, businesses, and other local organizations. Biden has proposed a $2.3 trillion infrastructure package, which includes many reduction measures, such as a proposed standard that requires the United States to use low-carbon energy to generate electricity.

The United States submitted a 24-page climate plan to the United Nations on Thursday, including a wide range of major options to achieve the aforementioned goals. Officials said that a federal climate task force set up by Biden will release a more detailed plan later this year. The United Nations is scheduled to hold final negotiations in Glasgow in November to raise national climate goals. Critics call for more active implementation of any new emissions agreements, which may be one of the main content of negotiations in the coming months. Kerry said that emerging technologies such as satellites and artificial intelligence can now make it easier to track and verify emissions, and the United States will consider deploying these technologies.

Russian President Vladimir V. Putin only made vague promises. He said that by 2050, Russia’s carbon emissions would be significantly reduced. At the same time, Putin emphasized a carbon pricing pilot project, saying that the project will enable Sakha in 2050. The forest area has achieved carbon neutrality, but Putin did not mention the construction of the Nord Stream 2 (Nord Stream 2). North Stream 2 is a large natural gas pipeline that has been opposed by climate advocates and US national security advisers.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the establishment of a new partnership with the United States to expand the use of renewable energy.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated that Canada is committed to reducing carbon emissions by 40% to 45% below 2005 levels by the end of this decade.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stated that Britain is enacting legislation to strive to reduce emissions by 78% from 1990 levels by 2035. The UK announced this new goal earlier this week, which is a step further from the previous goal of reducing emissions by 68% by 2030.

Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide said that by 2020, Japan will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 46% on the basis of 2013, which is an important manifestation of Japan’s solidarity with the United States.

The European Union this week approved a trillion-dollar plan to promote the 27-nation group to achieve carbon neutrality and improve overall ecological performance by 2050.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro pledged to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, raising the goal of achieving carbon neutrality until 2060, and pledged to end illegal deforestation by 2030. In his speech at the summit, Bolsonaro called on rich countries and carbon markets to provide funding for such environmental protection measures.

“The environmental services provided by our biome to the entire planet must be paid fairly in order to recognize the economic nature of environmental conservation activities,” Bolsonaro said. “We are ready to start international cooperation at any time and continue to cooperate with an open attitude. .”

Brazil has asked the Biden government to provide $1 billion to help reduce deforestation by 40%. Indian officials have also emphasized to John Forbes Kerry, the US President’s special envoy for climate change, that the United States and other industrialized nations need to fulfill their pledges to provide up to $100 billion a year to support similar efforts.

In 2019, a logging company in the state of Para, Brazil stocked logs, and Brazilian President Bolsonaro promised to end illegal logging in Brazil by 2030

Marshall Islands President David Kabua, who is facing the threat of rising sea levels, also called on advanced economies to help.

He said: “Countries that are vulnerable to climate change often hear excuses that national emission reduction costs are too high, but political signals, especially those from major economies, affect investment and innovation decisions in low-carbon projects.” He said: “Now is the time to make the signal clear.”

The United States is working with Norway and the United Kingdom to protect tropical forests

In addition, the United Kingdom, Norway and the United States said on Thursday that they will join forces with some of the world’s large companies to raise more than $1 billion in funds for countries that can prove to reduce carbon emissions by protecting forests.

Companies such as Amazon, Nestlé, Unilever, GlaxoSmithKline and Salesforce have pledged to fund this new initiative called the “LEAF Coalition.”

(Edit: Zixuan)