Growing industry Billion dollar business with environmental protection

Status: 23.06.2021 10:45 a.m.

Environmental protection is increasingly becoming an economic factor, especially in manufacturing. According to the Federal Statistical Office, sales are increasing and hundreds of thousands of jobs have been created in Germany. Environmental and climate protection are increasingly proving to be a lucrative business for industry and service providers. As the Federal Statistical Office announced, the industry achieved sales of 73.6 billion euros in 2019, 3.1 percent more than in the previous year.

Three quarters of this was achieved in the manufacturing sector, first and foremost in mechanical engineering (22.1 billion euros), followed by electrical equipment (6.5 billion euros) and the manufacture of cars, trucks and buses – and parts for them (5.8 billion euros) Euro).

The construction and maintenance of apparatus for air pollution control has grown particularly strongly. Here sales climbed by more than a third to 10.5 billion euros. These were mainly products for exhaust gas and exhaust air treatment, such as catalytic converters. In the area of ​​electromobility (limited to cars, trucks and buses), sales of 2.5 billion euros were reported in 2019, 24 percent more than a year earlier.

Over 300,000 employees

Energy-saving drive and control technology, the construction of onshore wind turbines, the thermal insulation of buildings, and the renovation and construction of sewer systems also ensured business worth billions.

The growing importance of environmental protection for the German economy is also leading to the creation of new jobs, so-called “green jobs”. The number of employees who contributed goods or services to the industry was 305,000 in 2019. Compared to the previous year, the number rose by almost 16,000. More than two thirds of the employees in the sector were employed in manufacturing companies

More and more electric cars Boom for Battery manufacturer

Status: 06/17/2021 10:13 a.m.

The growing number of e-cars on the streets is causing the battery market to grow strongly. One EU country in particular can catch up significantly with its Asian competition.

From Oliver Feldforth, MR

For years it was talked about, now the boom in electric mobility really seems to be there. Electric cars are very popular at a leading Frankfurt dealership. One seller says that what is delivered to him can also be easily sold.

The electric cars have contributed to the fact that the corona pandemic could not harm the battery market in Germany. Last year there was an increase of 35 percent. “Above all, the volume of the market for lithium-ion batteries has increased enormously,” says Christian Eckert from the Central Association of Electrical Engineering and Electronics Industry ZVEI. Overall, this segment grew by 63 percent. And that is mainly due to electromobility.

The recycling rate should increase

A battery is only as green as the material and the electricity used to make it. Even the electric car is only as green as the electricity with which it is charged. When it comes to battery recycling, German industry is on the right track, said Christian Rosenkranz, Chairman of the ZVEI Batteries Association. The recycling rate for classic batteries is 80 to 90 percent, while it looks worse for lithium-ion batteries, which are in increasing demand. The industry wants to achieve a rate of 65 percent in four years.

Environmentalists see a need for action. “It is not only in Germany that we have to set high social and ecological standards for the production of batteries,” says Benjamin Stephan from Greenpeace. “The car manufacturers are responsible for this, but politics must set clear rules for all companies.”

Poland leads the way in Europe

Germany imports batteries. The manufacturers from Europe overtook the Asian competition for the first time last year. In Europe, Poland is the leading producer, in Asia it is China, according to Christian Eckert from the ZVEI.

And electromobility will continue to grow. Volkswagen sees it that way too. The car manufacturer plans to set up six battery cell plants of its own in the next few years. According to Ralf Brandstätter, head of the Volkswagen brand, by 2030 at least 70 percent of all new Volkswagens in Europe should be electric vehicles, in North America and China more than half.

Solid-state batteries as the technology of the future

The decision as to which drive for cars comes after the classic combustion engine seems to have been decided for the time being. “The battery-electric drive is the most efficient and significantly more economical than fuel cells and combustion engines,” said Benjamin Stephan from Greenpeace. “With the same amount of renewable electricity, a car with a fuel cell can only go half as far as a battery-electric one.”

In the case of car batteries, solid-state batteries are to replace lithium-ion technology. It does not require cobalt, which under questionable circumstances is mainly extracted in Africa. For environmentalists, electromobility is only part of the necessary turnaround in traffic. And so Greenpeace is also calling for a change in mobility towards an intelligent transport system in which bicycles, buses and trains play a bigger role

Online competition is growing Fashion retail in upheaval

Status: 16.06.2021 7:16 p.m.

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

“Home office and suit don’t go together”

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

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

Structural crisis even before Corona

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

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

More and more mono labels

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

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

Regional or sustainable concepts as a way out?

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

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

Model H&M and Zara

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

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

Knowing the unexpected benefits of raising pets and planting bonsai that feng shui expert Tam Nguyen points out below, you will find that your time, money and effort is completely worth it. Pet Pets of any kind, be it a sickly old dog or a dear cat, thick or feathered, can harmonize the energy of a home or office. If you’re out of luck, keep a pet in the house. Scientists have confirmed that pets improve and soothe the atmosphere in homes, hospitals, nursing homes and prisons. Homes with pets are luckier and have a happier atmosphere than homes without pets. Goldfish Fish is the 3rd most popular pet in the house after dogs and cats. Goldfish will be helpful in neutralizing bad energy directed at your home, especially from the sharp edge of a neighbor’s roof. When choosing to buy an aquarium, you can choose to buy a round, curved or octagonal aquarium that will have better feng shui than a square or rectangular aquarium. Also, make sure the tank is large enough – don’t cram too many fish into a tiny space. Three or six children are suitable for a small apartment. Larger houses can add more numbers. When a fish dies without a cause such as neglect, lack of food, or dirty water, it means that the dead fish has absorbed the bad luck directed at you. As soon as possible, check the layout of the aquarium environment and replace the dead fish. Trees and flowers Plants and flowers bring lively energy to the room. Put a small tree under the stairs to help the good energy to flow upstairs. If the energy around your desk feels dull and lifeless, put plants in. Trees with round leaves will bring you fortune. Trees with pointed leaves like azaleas tend to ward off good fortune. Dried flowers and plants bring death air into the house. However, if you are a lover of dried flowers, arrange flowers in a crystal vase to harmonize the energy. Note to keep them away from the main door and entrance to the room. In addition, you should also place flowers and plants with fabric and avoid plastic flowers. Because the fabric is made from natural fibers and plastic is artificial, it is not good for feng shui. * Information for reference, contemplation!

An area of ​​1,000m2 of melons is grown in a membrane house, applying advanced farming techniques according to Israel’s high technology, using organic fertilizers, misting irrigation of the Cooperative for Production and Consumption of Safe Vegetables Long Thuan, Hong District Ngu, after more than 70 days of cultivation, has now started harvesting to supply the market. In this crop, the weather is favorable, the melon yield is about 3.5 tons/1,000m2, of which the weight of each fruit is 1.7 – 2.5kg. With the selling price of 40,000 VND/kg, minus investment expenses, the cooperative earned a profit of over 20 million VND. In particular, the pairs of melons planted with pictures, engraved letters according to orders for double profits. Currently, in Hong Ngu district, some farmers have boldly converted traditional farming methods to organic farming to meet market demand. Investing in a membrane house to grow melons is initially costly (several tens of millions of dong/house, depending on the area) but in return, it limits pests and diseases, and produces safe products, so the cultivation efficiency after each crop is nearly high. twice that of the outside.

After each harvest, the amount of sweet potato string in the field in Vinh Long is very large, about 100,000 tons. Photo: Minh Dam. Vinh Long Agricultural Extension Center has successfully tested the method of producing straw mushrooms from sweet potato vine. This is one of the new ways to diversify the source of materials for growing straw mushrooms, potentially replacing rice straw. According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vinh Long province, Binh Tan district has an annual sweet potato production area of ​​14,000 hectares. After harvesting the tubers, the amount of sweet potato wire in the field is very large, about over 100,000 tons/crop. This amount of by-products is not properly treated, which can easily pollute the environment. The beaten sweet potato string is rich in nutrients and has been studied for silage as animal feed. However, the amount used for this purpose is not much, so the remaining source of by-products is still large and has the potential to be used to grow straw mushrooms if treated appropriately. Ms. Truong Thi My Loc, Head of the Research Project on growing straw mushrooms from sweet potato vine (Vinh Long Agricultural Extension Center) said: The project committee conducted a study on the production of straw mushrooms (Volvariella volvacea) from ropes. sweet potato in Binh Tan district. The objective of the study is to study and initially test the basic method of processing sweet potato vine into a suitable substrate for the production of straw mushrooms. Since then, the study has found the most suitable substrate mixing ratio to initially propose the process of producing straw mushrooms from sweet potato vine for the best yield and quality, improving product value, contributing to achieve the goal of restructuring the agricultural sector. Research shows that during the dry season, especially the spring-summer crop, with continuous hot and sunny conditions, sweet potato strings are treated and dried for 10-15 days to reach a moisture balance of 13-15%, suitable for substrate for mushroom cultivation. Using sweet potato wire to grow straw mushrooms brings many practical effects. Photo: Huu Duc. The use of sweet potato wire to grow straw mushrooms is more effective than growing from straw when people can take advantage of the area in their potato fields to process (dry the wire), incubate the wire and grow the fungus, bringing effective results. high economic. This is suitable for households who cultivate rotation according to the structure of rice – sweet potato or sweet potato – other vegetables, both creating favorable conditions to take advantage of the source of sweet potato cords and rotating crops to cut off the source of pests and diseases in the crop. land. In addition, using sweet potato by-products to produce straw mushrooms brings many benefits such as significantly reducing soil and water pollution and protecting human health. In particular, this method also takes advantage of organic fertilizers, contributing to increasing income for farmers. At the same time, the research topic also contributes to diversifying the source of raw materials for mushroom cultivation, opening up new directions and new ways for farmers to take advantage of the abundant and stable source of sweet potato by-products to grow. develop the cultivation of straw mushrooms. According to Ms. Truong Thi My Loc, currently, the research team is continuing to perfect the research process to transfer techniques to organizations and individuals in need.

Responding to criticism WhatsApp plans one-time messages

Status: 14.06.2021 11:19 a.m.

The WhatsApp chat service is responding to the growing criticism of its market power. The fears of many users are to be allayed with new functions for the protection of privacy. The WhatsApp chat service wants to stick to the complete encryption and is promising new functions to protect privacy. The company, which belongs to the US group Facebook, is launching an advertising campaign on data protection in Germany and Great Britain today. The countries are among their most important markets. Management’s ideas include the ability to send messages that the recipient can only view once. That could be useful, for example, if you have to send family members a password, said WhatsApp boss Will Cathcart.

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Users also want to be able to set that chats disappear on their own after a certain period of time. “Overall, people don’t want their messages to last forever,” said Cathcart. “When we talk, we don’t have a recording device with us. So it’s strange that digital chat platforms save them forever.” The short promotional videos say that content sent on WhatsApp is basically only visible in clear text to the users involved thanks to the so-called end-to-end encryption.

Privacy activists alerted

WhatsApp has recently come under pressure for various reasons: On the one hand, the Announcement of the new usage rules caused criticism. Data protectionists warned that WhatsApp could increase data exchange with third-party companies and, above all, that data would also be shared with the parent company Facebook. WhatsApp rejected this and emphasized several times that the end-to-end encryption, with which the service itself does not have access to content, will not be weakened. WhatsApp boss Cathcart admitted errors in the announcement of the new rules. WhatsApp has not made it clear enough what you are doing and why: “We only became clearer when we saw the confusion. That is our responsibility,” said Cathcart.

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More than two billion users

In view of the criticism, many people have apparently looked around for alternatives to the chat service. The company currently has more than two billion users. It is not known how many actually migrated. A vast majority of users who have already been asked to agree to the new rules would have accepted them, said Cathcart. He did not give exact numbers. Originally, users who do not agree to the new rules should lose access to basic functions over time. Meanwhile they no longer face any consequences . Only the new functions for communication with companies will only be able to be used after approval of the update. According to WhatsApp, they were the main reason for changing the terms of use.

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Attempt a charm offensive

The company’s move could have another reason: The parent company Facebook is currently not only under close observation in the USA . Last year, federal authorities and states filed lawsuits against the Internet giant Google and the online platform Facebook. They are accused of anti-competitive practices. The market power of the large technology groups is now seen as a problem by many governments around the world. Consumer advocates also warn: “The market power of the Facebook group forces users to communicate via WhatsApp,” says Lina Ehrig, the head of the digital and media team at the Federation of German Consumer Organizations. “From the consumer’s point of view, it would be ideal if messenger services are legally and technically designed in such a way that sustainable competition and the innovative strength of the market are promoted.” In order to promote competition, so-called interoperability would be a possible means from the point of view of consumer advocates: As a survey by the consumer advice center shows, around a third of users would be willing to switch messengers if messages could be shared between different providers.

Encryption dispute

For its part, Cathcart is targeting governments. They tried to soften the encryption in chat services. “I hope that, over time, governments will see that the most important role they can play is to keep people safe.” This could be done, for example, by setting standards for companies.

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WhatsApp argues with governments that end-to-end encryption helps protect the security of citizens. Facebook is still sticking to the plan to bring full encryption to its second chat service Messenger as the next step, said Cathcart. In several countries, governments and authorities are attempting the Complete encryption in chat services like WhatsApp . In Germany, too, there is a draft law with which the protection of the constitution is supposed to enable source telecommunications monitoring in encrypted chat services as well.

Criticism of China’s economic project Headwind on the “New Silk Road”

Status: 06/11/2021 12:58 p.m.

China is expanding its influence worldwide, and the “New Silk Road” is intended to further strengthen the country. But the criticism of the project is growing. At the G7 meeting, the Australian head of government wants to report on his experiences. From Steffen Wurzel, ARD studio Shanghai Ding Laisong from the customs authority of the Chinese port city of Ningbo was satisfied at the beginning of the week: Trade with the states of the so-called “New Silk Road” had increased by 30 percent, he said on the Chinese state television broadcaster CCTV. In the case of trade with the particularly committed Silk Road countries in Central and East Asia, the plus is even 50 percent.

Sri Lanka regrets cooperation

China’s state and party leadership continues to sell its controversial strategy and trade project “New Silk Road” within the People’s Republic as a great success. In numerous partner countries, however, the initial enthusiasm for the project has given way to sober insight. China’s state and party leadership has nothing to give away with the Silk Road. On the contrary: in many cases, the Silk Road partner countries have borrowed considerably – with Chinese state banks. This sometimes creates considerable dependencies. One example is the Hambantota port project in Sri Lanka. According to media reports, the expensive Silk Road port project has hardly brought the island state anything economically. Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena now openly speaks of a mistake in leasing the port on the southern tip of the country to China for 99 years.

One billion euros in debt for Montenegro

In Europe, too, it is now becoming clear what the Silk Road critics have been calling a debt trap for years: the Balkan state of Montenegro, for example, had borrowed around one billion euros in China for the construction of a nearly 180-kilometer-long motorway. The autobahn is far from finished. But now the repayment is due – and the EU accession candidate lacks the money. The mood has also changed in large industrialized countries: In Italy, Prime Minister Mario Draghi put the Silk Road cooperation with China on hold, and the government in Canberra has also completed two projects in Australia. Only smaller, more symbolic projects were affected, but China’s communist leadership reacted angrily. She described Australia’s decision as “unreasonable and provocative”.

Australia accuses China of “extortionate behavior”

It is becoming clear that the communist leadership sees itself increasingly on the defensive in the Silk Road project, officially known as “Yi Dai Yi Lu”. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison complained at an economic conference in Perth “blackmailing behavior” by states like China. “Where compulsive acts have no consequences, there is little incentive to restrain,” said Morrison. Australia’s prime minister called for the sanctioning mechanisms of the World Trade Organization to be strengthened. Because if blackmailing behavior has no consequences, there is no reason for the corresponding states to hold back.

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. After the government in Canberra demanded a complete clarification of the origin of the Covid 19 pandemic around a year ago, Australia was de facto covered with an economic war by China’s leadership. The Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison wants to share this experience with the G7 countries. He will be a guest at the summit in England.

Rising producer prices “Hidden inflation” as a warning sign

As of: 06/09/2021 1:32 p.m.

In China, producer prices have risen faster than they have been in 13 years. In Germany, too, inflationary pressure from producers is growing. When will consumers feel this? From Angela Göpfert, tagesschau.de In China, producer prices rose by 9.0 percent in May, the strongest they have been since 2008. Anyone who thinks what is happening in China does not affect the German consumer is wrong. As far away as China may feel for some German consumers: The fresh data from China are fueling the inflation debate in this country, as they reveal a problem that Germany and the euro zone are also facing.

“Hidden inflation” also in Germany

In April, producer prices in the Federal Republic of Germany soared by 5.2 percent compared to the same month last year. That was the highest increase since August 2011, when prices rose sharply after the financial and economic crisis. The producer prices are considered to be an important leading indicator for the development of consumer prices. They usually only meet with far less media interest, which is why they are sometimes referred to as “hidden inflation”.

Energy prices as a driver of inflation

So the crucial question is: Will producer price inflation also reach consumers? So far, not much of that has been felt. In April consumer prices in Germany climbed by 2.0 percent compared to the same month last year. Around half of this increase was due to the rise in energy prices. A look at the recent past of the German economy also shows that consumer prices have mostly only increased significantly at a much slower pace when producer prices have risen similarly. The producer price inflation was therefore only to a small extent reflected in rising consumer prices.

Consumers have saved a lot of money

But this time everything could be different. The reason is a special effect of the corona pandemic, which has never come to fruition in this pronounced form: the deferred demand. “The corona pandemic inhibited private demand for months and led to a kind of compulsory saving. The savings surplus now amounts to over 150 billion euros and is likely to rise to around 200 billion euros by the end of 2021,” said LBBW economist Jens-Oliver Niklasch across from tagesschau.de . This corresponds to a potential increase in consumer demand of up to 17 percent compared to the pre-Corona year 2019.

Companies can pass on more costs

“If we open everything now, then this strong additional demand will meet an offer that has become more expensive in terms of costs. The probability is correspondingly high that the companies will be able to pass on a larger part of the costs,” says Niklasch. Michael Holstein, chief economist at DZ Bank, is convinced that “the manufacturing companies will certainly try to pass on part of their cost increase to their customers.”

Savers are actually expropriated

Against this background, LBBW economist Niklasch initially expects inflation rates to continue to rise over the remainder of the year. In the second half of the year, the VAT effect should come into its own: “Then we will probably reach inflation figures of over three percent.” This has very real consequences for consumers and savers in Germany: With interest rates of zero percent and an inflation rate of over two or even three percent, the real interest rates, i.e. the nominal interest rates minus the inflation rate, are negative. Savers who invest their money in overnight money accounts or savings books are actually expropriated. This is fueling the flight into stocks and real estate, which in turn continues to inflate the price bubbles in these markets.

Wage-price spiral not yet in sight

After all: LBBW expert Niklasch sees the rising inflation rates as a temporary phenomenon, the ingredients for a permanent increase are not there. “For inflation rates to rise over the long term, wages would have to go along with them; a wage-price spiral like the one in the 1970s would be needed. But we are not seeing that in Germany at the moment.” From January 2022, the inflation rate should quickly drop below the two percent mark.

Stress on industry harms the economy

But even if the rising producer prices were not or only slightly reflected in rising consumer prices, that would not bode well. If producers cannot pass the rising prices on to consumers, that would indicate weak consumption dynamics. That seems to be the case in China at the moment, as Commerzbank foreign exchange expert Hao Zhou points out. “As a result, there is a risk that industrial profits will shrink rapidly, which will weigh on the general economic outlook.” So regardless of whether the producers pass the rising producer prices on to the consumers or not: they are always a warning signal.

Representatives of the Cambodian government and a Japanese company are considering the feasibility of establishing an investment partnership mechanism to develop a cannabis production and export project. Accordingly, cannabis will be grown in Cambodia for export to the US and Japan. Cambodia is studying the possibility of growing cannabis for export to the US and Japan. Photo: Khmer Times. Yamato Green said cannabis is considered a medicinal herb in the medical and pharmaceutical fields. The Japanese company affirmed that many businesses are very interested in the potential of investing in this field in Cambodia. Seedlings will be brought from the US to the Southeast Asian country for large-scale production if licensed by the Cambodian government. Yamato Green also added, currently Thailand and Korea have also licensed the production, processing and export of cannabis to the US and Japan on the basis of technical and technology contracts. “We believe that agriculture and food processing are essential to revitalizing Cambodia’s economy and creating hope for society,” the Japanese company said. Yamato Green claims to create an agricultural system “of the future”, to help develop Cambodia’s agriculture with higher productivity, and to promote its products to the world.

Waterpipe tobacco is dried full of sugar in Vinh Bao The season of “harvesting” waterpipe tobacco starts from the end of May and lasts until the end of June. It is no longer as bustling as it used to be, but these days, stepping into the barn of “mutual love” in Tien Lang (Hai Phong), Everywhere is filled with the pungent smell of pipe tobacco. Many households give up planting because they work too hard In the middle of the hot summer afternoon of June, Mr. Nguyen Tien Su, in Ly Hoc commune, Vinh Bao district, Hai Phong city is still working hard with his wife and children while trying to make new Thai medicines – morning exposure. The rectangular screens have an area of ​​​​about 2m2, filled with waterpipe tobacco. The pungent smell of pipe tobacco rose in every corner. Pointing to dozens of rolls of waterpipe tobacco lying inside the house, Mr. Su said that after days of planting and caring, it was time to break the medicine and cut it. If there are drugs, they must be incubated and stored carefully in the house. In those days, people had to go out in the yard, in the summer to sleep, to make room to brew pipe tobacco. Each batch of pipe tobacco will be incubated for about 4-6 days. “Waterpipe tobacco can’t be soaked in rain, drying with dew only has time and stages, so when brewing, you have to spend an area in the house for the medicine, people can sleep outside,” said Mr. Su. According to Mr. Su, pipe tobacco is a “specialty” that is grown in many places, but the most delicious is the water pipe grown in Tien Lang, Vinh Bao. This is considered to be the land that produces tobacco to advance to the king. “The land here does not grow rice, but grows waterpipe tobacco. There are many houses growing 1-2 samples of waterpipe tobacco. If cared for well, each pipe tobacco tree also gives 50-70kg, selling at current market prices from 100-200 thousand VND/kg, special types up to 700-800 thousand VND/kg, some types up to both million VND/kg. With a value many times higher than that of growing rice, many households have given up growing waterpipe tobacco because it is too hard, “said Mr. Su. Keeping the “fire” of the profession Ms. Vinh, from the same commune of Ly Hoc, said that compared to the old days, the production of waterpipe tobacco is easier now, thanks to the machine, there is no need to cut by hand. But the stages of pressing the tops, breaking buds, watering, picking leaves, drying dew, drying in the sun, incubating … still have to be as complete and thorough as before. “Growing waterpipe tobacco is 3-4 times more economical than growing rice, one tree of medicine can give 10 million dong. But every day I have to go to the field to press the tops, break the buds, water, pick the leaves, and then spend the whole house on the potion, I go out to the yard to sleep… It’s so hard, so many people quit their jobs,” said Vinh . Mr. Su added, after hard care for about 4-5 months, it is time to harvest waterpipe tobacco. Waterpipe tobacco, after being broken, will be pulled out and rolled up. The healthy leaves are used to make clothes, and the torn leaves are used to make intestines. The roll of pipe tobacco is 2-2.5m long, about 20cm in diameter. After rolling up, is to arrange the waterpipe tobacco close to each other and keep it indoors or on a cool shelf to incubate for 4-6 days, until the tobacco leaves from the inside to the outside are golden, then proceed to cut the medicine. “Each roll of medicine must be the same length and size before it can be put on the slicer. That’s why people who make waterpipe tobacco must be very careful in rolling up the tobacco, arranging the leaves so that they do not break. It takes 45-60 minutes for each roll to manually cut medicine, now it takes only 5-10 minutes to finish one roll,” said Mr. Su. After cutting, the pipe tobacco will be shaken evenly, then dried. Waterpipe tobacco is dried on the screen, on the floor must be evenly hand, to avoid lumps, it will not dry evenly, leading to bad smell or damage. If it rains, it is not possible to dry the medicine, it must be dried, using dry straw to smoke at the bottom until the fiber dries. When the batches of waterpipe tobacco are completed, cover with blankets and nylon to keep the heat for the tobacco to dry evenly and the next day in the sun, continue to dry until it is dry and golden. “The burning will make the color of the pipe tobacco not as yellow as the sun, but it will increase the smell of smoke, making the pipe tobacco more delicious, richer and more sought after by buyers,” said Mr. Su. Ms. Vinh still remembers, more than a decade ago, every time during the tobacco season, the families exchanged labors to harvest the medicine. At the end of a working day, families will gather to have dinner with a “fun like a festival” atmosphere. Waterpipe smoke will spread in the afternoon that evening, men and even women can smoke, older women will pick up pipe tobacco, place it in betel leaves, and eat areca pieces to make them more spicy and warm. hot. “Today, wage jobs are paid, the exchange of jobs and shared meals are no longer available, so the scene of men sitting and smoking by the cup of tea at the end of the day, and women eating betel leaves and adding medicinal fibers. But every season when the water pipe comes back, I still feel happy because the cultivation of waterpipe tobacco in recent years has been stable, the medicine has a good price, and people’s lives are getting better and better,” said Mr. Su. The “capital” of medicinal plants in both area and quality belongs to Kien Thiet commune (Tien Lang district) and Ly Hoc commune (Vinh Bao district). These two communes are adjacent to each other, separated by the Han River. According to data from Hai Phong Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the two districts have nearly 2,500 hectares of waterpipe tobacco, with a total output of 3,264.6 tons in 2020. The productivity of waterpipe tobacco reaches 1.6 tons/ha, many households earn 500-600 million VND/year from waterpipe tobacco.

Recently, a guy posted a clip on TikTok boasting about the village road where he lives, making netizens extremely excited with the lychee-filled fence. According to the guy’s share, this scene was filmed in Luc Ngan, Bac Giang. As everyone knows, along with Thanh Ha (Hai Duong), this is the largest lychee growing area in the country. Lychee fruit has long been listed as a famous specialty that makes people elsewhere crave. In the video, you can see the scene of ripe lychee branches laden with fruit hanging outside the fence as if inviting passersby. Going up a section, on the left hand side is a vast garden of lychee, ripe red fruits growing in attractive clusters. Witnessing the clip of the street full of cloth, the netizen left a comment: “This style is sure to be planted in every house so no one wants to break it. But if the whole area has a few gardens like this, you only have a belt!” “Luc Ngan lychee is so famous, people living there this season must see the lychee is boring, but I can’t eat it.” or “The epidemic season is too difficult to sell, then pick and ship, friends, we buy and support!”. Thanh Ha and Luc Ngan lychees often have thin skin, thick pulp, small seeds or almost no seeds, when eaten, they have a sweeter and more aromatic flavor than litchi grown in other regions. Because of the good quality, the price of lychee is also higher than usual. Up to now, lychees from these two regions have been exported to the international market. Luc Ngan lychee (Bac Giang) has long been famous throughout the country for its delicious taste The bunches of red lychee look quite delicious. Invite readers to watch the video: 10 useful sewing tips for clothes you should know – Source: Youtube

During the anti-American war to save the country, many soldiers had to eat rotten vegetables to fight hunger. Dimpled vegetables grow a lot in coastal areas, along rivers and canals. Previously, people freely picked dented vegetables in the sea and sold them. However, for about a decade now, when dented vegetables have been favored by the market, the owners’ beaches have been protected, people are not free to come and pick this wild vegetable anymore. In order to actively source dented vegetables to sell to the market, and before the natural amount of dented vegetables is increasingly depleted, many farmers have organized to plant dented vegetables. Taking advantage of canals and ditches in the garden, farmers pluck wild rotten vegetables from the sea to plant. Currently, in Ho Chi Minh City, vegetables are grown mainly in Bon Phu hamlet, Trung An commune, Cu Chi district. Mr. Nguyen Van Thanh (Bon Phu hamlet), leader of the commune’s vegetable cooperative, shared in Nhan Dan newspaper: “Over the past six years, I have expanded the ditch to bring water from the Saigon River into the family’s fruit garden, then pick rotten vegetables that grow wild and transplant them in the same way as rice transplant.This guy (meaning vegetables) must be planted under another tree to create shade, tolerate fresh water from the river, and adapt to Trung An’s soil, so more seedlings will grow quickly So, my family’s average income from dented vegetables is 250 million VND/year. Seeing that I’m doing well, relatives follow suit, so I’m the “boss”!”. And no longer self-harvesting as in the past due to the growing area, Mr. Thanh asked more farmers in the hamlet to collect daily. Since then, that creates more regular jobs for eight workers per year. To grow dented vegetables, people dig wide ditches to direct water from the canals. Planting method is like sowing seeds, just plug the seedlings down and let them grow on their own, without much care. After one year of planting, it can be harvested. When harvesting, only young shoots are taken. Each stalk is 30-40cm long. Because the dented leaves grow quickly, they have to be picked every day to avoid getting old. The old leaves of the vegetable have many sharp thorns in the middle of the stem, so the picker must always wear long-sleeved clothes, gloves to avoid scratching the skin. When picking vegetables, go along each row so as not to miss young shoots. This job does not require a lot of skills, but it takes endurance and quick hands to wade through the water continuously for a few hours to pick vegetables. For each pound of vegetables, the gardener is paid 6,000 VND. Currently, in Trung An commune, there are still a few dozen people picking wild vegetables. Currently, the price of fresh rotten vegetables is always around 25,000 VND/kg, silage reaches 40,000 VND/kg. Farmers with a water surface of about one thousand m², growing dented vegetables can harvest 150 kg / week, so if they sell fresh vegetables, they also earn 15 million VND / month and this “sales” is even. all year round. As for a person who owns 2.5 hectares of dented vegetables like Mr. Vo Van Horn, every day he picks more than 50 kg of dented vegetables every day, with the current selling price, except for picking he earns nearly 2 million . The young shoots of dented vegetables can be used to process many dishes such as eating raw, squeezing salad, boiling, stir-frying, cooking sour soup, dipping hot pot… (According to GiadinhNet)

The Japanese have shaped the Tea Ceremony into a national ethic, an art of living conveyed through enjoying a cup of tea. Meanwhile, Vietnam – a coffee powerhouse in the world, has the best Robusta coffee beans in the world, has a long history of culture and enjoys coffee for hundreds of years. Vietnamese coffee is still in the low-end segment, mainly exported raw and has not been properly shaped the inherent position of the industry and the country. With the desire to bring Vietnam’s coffee industry to a new level, enhancing the value of coffee not only as a common drink but also at the level of cultural coffee, art coffee, spiritual coffee… Philosopher’s coffee, worthy of the status of the world’s coffee powerhouse – Trung Nguyen Legend Group has spent time and dedication for many years researching the history, culture, art… of coffee in the world. all areas of human life so that coffee becomes “Coffee of Philosophy”. During Trung Nguyen Legend’s creative and development journey, the spirit of community service commitment has always been the core throughout with many action programs to create great aspirations and great intentions for the country; To build a new position for Vietnam’s coffee industry on the world coffee map and on this Journey, Trung Nguyen Legend wishes to join hands with national strategists so that Vietnam will soon become a country in the world. Mighty and influential all over the world! The Japanese did it! Even Vietnamese people can do it and do it better! Coffee beans shape history on the land of Jamaica Coffee was brought to the island nation of Jamaica in the 18th century by a French king. In 1723, King Louis XV sent three coffee trees to the then French colony of Martinique – a fertile, lush island 1,900km southwest of Jamaica. By 1728, Sir Nicholas Lawes, Governor of Jamaica, had received eight coffee trees from Governor Martinique as diplomatic gifts. From here, the history of coffee on the land of Jamaica began to take shape. The first coffee tree on the island was planted in the parish of St. Andrews, then rapidly expands into the majestic Blue Mountain range of the hills of St. Ann, Manchester and St. Elizabeth. The amazing harmony between the fertile volcanic soil with the cool, cloudy climate and high rainfall in Jamaica has created the ideal conditions for Arabica coffee trees to grow and develop. After 9 years since the first coffee tree was germinated, Jamaica has started to export and opened up the coffee industry. In the early 19th century, more than 600 coffee plantations were established in Jamaica, making this island nation the largest coffee material region in the world from 1800-1840 with an output of up to 70,000 tons per year. After 1840, many coffee plantations faced the risk of closure due to a wave of human resources in the coffee industry shifting to food crops. However, thanks to government intervention, the coffee industry in Jamaica has miraculously revived. The farming law and coffee growing guidelines, which have been in place since 1890, have helped the coffee industry in Jamaica to be more professionally planned. After nearly 250 years of shaping and developing, today, the reputation of delicious coffee beans full of charm from the land of Jamaica has spread around the world, conquering the most demanding guests. Coffee get high Blue Mountain – Pride moat of the people of Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee is grown on the Blue Mountain mountain range, which is known as the highest roof of the Caribbean Islands with an altitude of 2,256 meters. This is also the highest coffee growing region in the world. Over time, nutrients deposited on the surface of these dormant volcanoes are great natural nutrients for coffee plants to grow and develop. Along with that, the Blue Mountain mountain range has a dense fog cover all year round and low temperatures. This makes the coffee tree grow slowly and takes up to 10 months to be harvested, but creates a very unique delicious taste. For Jamaicans, the Blue Mountain range is like a gift from nature. It is the miracle of nature that has brought the taste of Jamaican coffee more special than any other country. Jamaicans are always proud that they are the ones directly producing the world-famous Blue Mountain coffee beans. Diligence, hard work and dedication are the qualities that are easily seen in the coffee farmers here. In this land, coffee is kept traditional farming methods, harvested by hand and packed into wooden crates like in the 18th century. This dedication has contributed to perfecting the taste of Jamaican coffee. . Over the decades, Jamaican coffee has been around the world. Blue Mountain coffee is also honored to be selected as the drink served at the White House and is known as the Queen’s favorite drink. In 1953, Jamaica established the Coffee Industry Council to maintain and standardize the quality of Blue Mountain coffee according to international standards. Coffee beans are carefully selected, and supervised from grinding, drying, shelling to grading. To be exported, all coffee batches are inspected and approved by the Jamaica Coffee Industry Commission. Thanks to the government’s intervention, Blue Mountain coffee has always kept its excellent quality and is protected globally by trademarks. Therefore, although the production area is small and the output is small, Blue Mountain coffee in particular and Jamaica in general always achieves high value in the large coffee market. It can be said that the coffee industry in Jamaica was born and exists as an indispensable institution thanks to the great favor of the soil and climate here. Jamaica may never reach the position of the world’s largest coffee producer as in the past, but, with its distinctive seductive aroma, Blue Mountain coffee has always captivated coffee lovers when it comes to coffee. Be indulge. Not only selecting the best coffee beans from the coffee powerhouses of Vietnam and Jamaica, Trung Nguyen Legend coffee experts also select the finest coffee beans from the world’s most famous raw material regions. such as: Brazil, Ethiopia, Colombia; combines the most modern technology and mysterious oriental know-how to create unique and distinctive coffee masterpieces, worthy of a panacea for the brain, a special medicine for creativity. 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According to the planting experience of households in Phuoc Vinh commune, Ninh Phuoc district, custard-apple is quite well adapted to sandy soil as well as hot and dry local climate. Plants are easy to care for, resistant to many types of pests and diseases, cost less to buy fertilizers and fertilizers. After nearly three years of care, custard-apple harvested the first fruit, the average weight per fruit from six ounces to more than 1 kg. When ripe, fruit is very fragrant, sweet taste, chewy flesh, few seeds, less cracking when ripe, so it is easy to harvest and transport. Trees are propagated by grafting method. During the care process, it is necessary to provide enough water to irrigate the plants, especially in the dry season, to prevent weeds, mealybugs and thrips. In order for the tree to produce beautiful fruit and to limit pests and diseases, growers need to carry fruit since the fruit is as big as a chicken egg, and at the same time use a support tree so that the custard-apple tree will not break its branches when the fruit is large. The initial investment cost (including seeds, fertilizers, plant protection products) to plant a sao of custard-apple is about 10 million VND, about 80 to 100 trees / pole. Usually three years after planting, the Queen soursop gives fruit, the time from flowering to fruit harvest is about 5 months. Each tree gives harvest from 30 to 40 kg / crop and increases gradually as the tree grows. After harvesting is complete, it is necessary to prune, create canopy, fertilize and supplement nutrients so that the plants begin to flower for the next season. Queen custard apple has a purchase price of two to three times higher than that of our custard apple, about 60 to 70 thousand dong / kg; On holidays, Tet the selling price is higher. It is known that Ninh Thuan currently has nearly 18 hectares of new varieties of custard apple and more than 341 hectares of custard apple. In order to improve the production efficiency for the people, the Provincial Agricultural Extension Center is implementing seedling support programs, training on intensive farming techniques of Empress Soursop in the direction of VietGAP, guiding techniques for watering. saving, pollinating flowers, ways for plants to flower off-season, fruit wrapping techniques, preserving fruit after harvest to provide quality products to the market.

Artisan Dong Chien also takes a lot of time to learn about orchids, from garden orchids to seed orchids, which are collected by artisans to choose the best care method. According to Dong Chien artist, firstly, orchid growers need to know the techniques of watering the plants. Not always watering and not always the right time. Should water orchids in the morning, the plants are about to bloom, you should just water gently on the branches and not over water will make the roots waterlogged and affect the flowering process. Artisan Dong Chien also said, “best country, second division, three need, four varieties” are all the most essential in growing orchids and other ornamental plants. So orchid growers need to pay attention to how to fertilize the plants. Artisan Dong Chien said: “Do not fertilize in the afternoon, because at that time the plants are difficult to photosynthesize and will not absorb nutrients, so fertilize in the morning and apply with a sufficient dose, avoid love state of the tree is missing “. In addition, each orchid species will have its own techniques to care for, so growers need to choose strong and well-developed varieties. Currently, there are many places that offer orchids, but to collect beautiful plants, you need to come to the place to check and learn about that orchid variety. Growing and caring for orchids requires not only technique, but also patience, diligence and effort. Orchids are not like other flowers, must be very healthy to germinate to multiply and flower beautifully, this factor needs to depend on the caregiver. Artisan Dong Chien shared: “ I pursue and stick with orchids because I am passionate and love to see orchids bloom, pure and proud flowers are the driving force that motivates me to take better care of them to multiply more varieties. and share with many people with the same passion nationwide “. Artisan Dong Chien is a retired military officer, he chooses to grow orchids to ease his spirit and create his own pleasure. He is not afraid to share the knowledge that he has learned during his time when he tended to his orchid garden. Because he wishes to develop and preserve the wild orchids. Hopefully, with the sharing experiences of artisan Dong Chien, it will motivate those who have a passion for orchids to learn and be more confident in their career in planting and caring for wild orchids.

VTC News said that Cat Hai district (Hai Phong city) is considered the capital of giant round gourd, many weighing up to 15kg. Not only has a unique shape, but this gourd has a thick pulp, a rich “unique” flavor. Gourd Cat Hai has thick pulp, picked at the right time, the cakes will be delicious. Gourd can stir-fry with garlic, dip hot pot but the best is to cook soup with fresh shrimp. In particular, many Cat Hai people, when cooking this gourd soup, add a little amaranth rice, the soup will be very sweet. Giant gourd. According to Mr. Doan Quang Chiem, one of the households with the largest potting area in Nghia Lo commune, the variety has been around since ancient times, and has passed down many generations. Previously, people planted pots to make pots to draw water to serve the production of salt water and fish sauce manually. Recently, when the craft of making handmade salt in Cat Hai became an old one, gourd was used for daily food processing. Leaf ornamental type change 4 fancy colors Vietnam Agriculture Newspaper reported that recently, in Sa Dec flower village (Dong Thap), ornamental plants with the name of tam tam, a special feature of this tree are that the leaves can change 4 colors continuously. When the buds first come out, the leaves are pink, then gradually turn white, then marble and finally green. In addition to the beautiful color changing leaves, the tree also produces white flowers, especially in sunny places, the more beautiful the tree grows and the more beautiful the leaves are. Three-year trees around 2 years are sold for more than 1 million VND / tree. Trees shaped like pine trees, selling price up to 15 million VND / pair. The bigger the tree, the higher the selling price. For trees with perennial shape, the price of trees is hundreds of million dong. Because it is fancy, easy to grow and has a name that brings luck, despite its high price, this tree is still selling very well. The tamarind tree is native to Thailand. Plants are grown by extracting branches, belonging to the tamarind family, easy to grow with few pests, flexible branches, so they are often used to shape bonsai. The ‘unique’ specialty in Phu Yen has been eaten and addicted Tuna eye is considered an “exclusive” dish of Phu Yen. In 2014, this dish was voted by the Association of Records for the top 10 most famous seafood specialties of Vietnam. The “unique” specialty in Phu Yen (Photo: GiadinhNet) Being a type of seafood with high nutritional value, tuna is a nutritious food source and can be processed into a variety of dishes. In addition to the exported meat, the local people created the Chinese medicine stewed tuna eye dish. Over time, tuna eyes have become a familiar dish and one of the famous specialties of Phu Yen land. Despite its popularity, this specialty still makes many people “terrified” because the tuna eyes are very large, the size is as big as a rice bowl or more. Many diners do not have the courage to taste it, but when they eat, they are addicted. A flock of thousands of fish come to Dong Thap people’s houses “ask for food” Recently, there have been many wild fish flocks moving to river wharf and fish pond of people in the West “asking for stay”. Recently, a herd of fish including thousands of pangasius flocked to the river wharf of Mrs. Nguyen Thi Nhan’s house (in Doc Binh Kieu commune, Thap Muoi district, Dong Thap province). The Dan Tri newspaper said, currently the number of pangasius “carried” by Mrs. Nhan has reached about 2,000, each weighing 1-3kg, some weighing up to 4-5kg. In addition to pangasius in the early morning or late afternoon, there are also tilapia, barramundi, and catfish … to her boat station begging for food. Since the day there were fish flocks, Mrs. Nhan’s family always laughed loudly because visitors from different places came to play, many people even brought food to the fish. According to Mrs. Nhan, this herd of pangasius is very brave. Anyone can touch them, even hold food in their hands and feed the fish with their mouths without fear of biting or stabbing the hand. Mrs. Nhan often calls the fish “children”. Every time she goes away, she “tells” herd “to swim around the house, do not swim far away to listen to her or they will catch it”. Unique bee sauce U Minh Speaking of U Minh Melaleuca forest, it is impossible not to mention honey specialty. When the hive is exploited, people get many things such as: honey, beeswax and bee pupae (young bees) … Honey as gifts, medicine, beeswax used in medicine and cosmetics; Young bees are a delicacy for guests. According to the Ca Mau Newspaper, people have processed many dishes from young bees such as bees mixed with banana corn, steamed melon leaves, guise leaves, fried flour, … and especially bee sauce, famous delicacy. U Minh Ha area. Ms. Tran Thi Van (owner of Hai Ngo bee paste establishment, U Minh town) said that after different honey falls, she found that the stowage of young bees was too much, it was wasteful to leave, so she tried the bee paste to eat and give it to her. the neighbor’s child. Seeing that the bee sauce was so delicious, she came up with the intention of doing business in this profession and shaped the famous U Minh brand of Bee sauce. Ms. Van is concocting bees to take pupae to process bee sauce. In the past, when honey was harvested, bees were left hidden in the forest. Now bee stalks are used to make fish sauce. 1 kg of bee honey is priced from 50,000 to 60,000 VND. Making bee sauce also goes through many stages. Bee sauce has a fatty taste, fragrant smells of honey and hearing, served with bacon and forest vegetables, guise leaves, fig leaves, herbs … One thousand precious coins of 9X Da Nang Mr. Tran Van Nam (SN 1992, living in Da Nang City) has had a passion for ancient money since he was in high school. After graduating with a master’s degree in Japan, Mr. Nam returned home and gave up the opportunity to become a lecturer. to “feed” passionate about collecting coins. After more than 8 years of charm with the profession of collecting ancient coins, Mr. Nam currently has a collection of about 10 thousand Vietnamese coins and almost all coins from countries around the world, not to mention stamps. votes, old papers. “I have collected a lot of notes over 100 years old like Russian, German in 1905-1907, Dong Dong in 1907-1908 … I own one of the biggest bills. the Russian world was printed in 1910, ”said Nam in this newspaper. Hanh Nguyen (Synthetic)

From Till Bücker, tagesschau.de According to numerous experts, hydrogen is the energy carrier of the future – for sustainable electricity in traffic, in buildings and also in industry. The federal government made a decision last summer its own hydrogen strategy . The fuel cell is an important part of this. The technology group Bosch wants to ensure a global breakthrough and, in addition to deliveries to car manufacturers and cooperations in China, is also relying on its own stationary fuel cells. The Swabians have set themselves the goal of CO2 neutrality in accordance with global climate protection requirements. In drive technology, electromobility is establishing itself as a core business, said Bosch boss Volkmar Denner recently. Therefore, the company is pushing the conversion from diesel and gasoline engines to alternative drives.

How do fuel cells work? A fuel cell is a so-called galvanic cell: A continuously supplied fuel – such as hydrogen as an environmentally friendly energy carrier – reacts with an oxidizing agent such as oxygen. The reaction energy is converted into electrical energy. In addition, heat is released. Without combustion, the fuel cells can thus generate electricity from hydrogen with a high degree of efficiency.

The heart of the cells is the so-called stacks on which the reaction takes place. It consists of hundreds of closely stacked bipolar plates through which the hydrogen is supplied on one side and the water produced during the chemical reaction is discharged on the other.

Batteries are technically more efficient

Five billion euros have already been invested in future technology and orders worth more than 20 billion euros have been won. Sales are currently growing by almost 40 percent, twice as fast as the market. By 2025, sales should increase fivefold to five billion euros, and the business should be profitable from 2024. “Electromobility has long since ceased to be a bet on the future, we deserve back what we spent in advance,” said Denner. In a fuel cell, a fuel – usually hydrogen – reacts with oxygen, releasing electrical energy. As early as the 1990s, it was considered the technology of the future: vehicles should roll on the streets without exhaust fumes and every house should be able to generate its own electricity. Then the technology went quiet for a long time. Daimler and Toyota, for example, have been working on hydrogen cars for a long time. So far, however, the principle has not really prevailed. The problem is the high production costs. Contrary to older studies, the electric car with a battery should also be technically more efficient . To cover the same distance, a hydrogen drive needs twice to three times as much electricity. Because the fuel first has to be produced with a high expenditure of energy.

Drive for trucks

Nevertheless, Bosch wants to help the fuel cell achieve a breakthrough worldwide as an emission-free drive solution – especially in commercial vehicles. To this end, the supplier recently founded a joint venture with the Chinese company Qingling, with which “if possible all Chinese vehicle manufacturers” are to be supplied with fuel cell systems. So far, the truck manufacturer Nikola, a startup from the USA, was Bosch’s first and most important customer. The group refers to forecasts by the China Society of Automotive Engineers (China-SAE), according to which more than one million vehicles with fuel cell drives will be registered in China by 2030. The Chinese government is already investing heavily in the infrastructure. The first test fleet of 70 trucks with the Bosch system is due to start this year. The official market launch is planned for 2022/2023. Together with the Swedish specialist Powercell, the Stuttgart-based group is also developing fuel cell stacks, something like the heart of cold burners, in order to be able to produce in large series from 2022. “Especially with large, heavy vehicles that travel long distances, the fuel cell offers clear advantages over battery-electric drives,” said Stefan Hartung, the managing director responsible for the mobility division. Unlike purely battery-operated trucks, trucks with fuel cells do not have an eight-ton battery on board. According to Bosch, every eighth newly registered heavy commercial vehicle could be equipped with a fuel cell by 2030. Daimler also recently drove his is advancing its plans for liquid hydrogen powered heavy trucks.

Stationary fuel cells as municipal electricity suppliers

In addition, fuel cells could also provide sustainable energy for cities, factories, data centers and homes in the future. Private fuel cell heating systems are not yet very widespread in Germany, but have what it takes, according to experts, to become the “game changer” of the heating transition. Bosch also took a step forward in the area of ​​energy at the end of March. A first stationary fuel cell will supply the city of Bamberg with climate-friendly electricity in the future. The two-meter-high refrigerator-sized system generates around ten kilowatts of electricity and covers the needs of more than 20 households with four people around the bus station. The resulting heat will be used by a bakery for heating and hot water preparation. The new plant in Bamberg will initially run on natural gas, but is already hydrogen-capable. The fuel cell already saves up to 40 percent in CO2 missions compared to the electricity mix in Germany, the company emphasized. Basically, the whole thing only becomes completely CO2-neutral when the hydrogen is also sustainably generated.

Billion market emerges

For the first time, the company is testing a stationary fuel cell under real conditions, said a spokeswoman for Bosch. So far, the system has only been tested in the factories. Series production is to start in three years, and the company plans to invest a three-digit million amount by then. Not without reason: Bosch estimates that by 2030 a global market for stationary fuel cells for industrial and commercial applications in the order of magnitude of 20 billion euros a year will emerge. With their systems, the Stuttgart-based company wants to create a production capacity of around 200 megawatts per year – that would be a power supply for the households of 400,000 people. Bosch sees itself as the first major European corporation to announce the industrialization and continuous operation of stationary systems on this scale. In addition to Bosch, other German companies are also involved in the billion-dollar market of tomorrow: SFC Energy from Brunnthal near Munich and SOLIDpower are also among the leading suppliers of fuel cells.

Mr. Tuong’s jasmine flower is well harvested by the traders for the output, giving a quite high income. Photo: Thien Thanh. Mr. Tuong said that the jasmine flower he is growing is single jasmine, another name is jasmine. Flowers are white, fragrant, blooming all year round and are used for tea production. The tree is suitable for tropical climates, belongs to shrubs, tolerates sunlight and flowers all year round, so it can be harvested every day. Mr. Tuong shared: Thanks to the efforts to learn and learn from the previous employees, so far, jasmine flowers have developed well. Jasmine is easy to grow, light on care, less pests and diseases. However, jasmine flowers like light, so in order to flower a lot, you must plant in a sunny place. The spacing of plants must be suitable, especially jasmine only suitable for organic fertilizer, if taking good care of plants with a lifespan of up to 10 years. Currently, more than 1 ha of jasmine flowers of Mr. Tuong are growing well and are giving flowers, every day there are flowers to harvest and he sells to a tea production unit with the selling price of flowers ranging from 150 to 200 thousand. VND / sign. Jasmine flowers grow very well in the land of Chau Thanh district (Dong Thap). Photo: Thien Thanh. With this price, each month, Mr. Tuong earns several tens of million dong from this jasmine flower. Mr. Tuong happily said: Growing jasmine flower only takes initial labor, when the tree is young, we have to regularly weed. Later on, very few had to use feces and drugs. Initially, Mr. Tuong only planted jasmine in a 5,000 m2 garden, planted jasmine for a while to bear local land, so he continued to propagate more in the back garden. Source of jasmine, he sells quite easily because there is a local Tra Huu Nghia Company that buys about 200,000 VND / kg of jasmine flowers (depending on the time the price goes up and down). Mr. Tran Minh Tuong (second from left) shared his experiences of growing jasmine flowers with farmers. Photo: Thien Thanh. Not only increasing income, Mr. Tuong’s jasmine growing model also creates jobs for some women in harvesting flowers with wages from 130 to 150,000 VND / day. According to Mr. Tran Phuoc Tung, Chairman of the Farmers Association of Tan Phu Trung commune, Chau Thanh district (Dong Thap), Mr. Tuong’s jasmine growing model is considered a new model that brings economic efficiency to farmers. appreciated local. Mr. Tung commented: Jasmine has high economic efficiency, stable income source every day. However, in terms of output, growers need to link production and consumption with tea bag production units to ensure product consumption …

Growing clean vegetables at home is becoming the trend of the people As a worker working at Sao Mai An Giang Group, Ms. Le Thi Thuy (living in Hoa An commune, Cho Moi) brings in her the joy of “planting” vegetables at home. Taking advantage of the vacant land next to her house, Ms. Thuy set up a platform and planted melon; below the loofah, Ms. Thuy grows more vegetables, cabbage … Until now, Thuy’s family has started to bear fruit, while other vegetables are harvested and used by the family. all the time. Ms. Thuy shared: “Every day, when watching TV or online information, seeing a lot of information about food safety and hygiene … When shopping, I do not know where to sell clean and safe vegetables. So I actively grow vegetables for the whole family to use, ensuring safety ”. Although the planting area is not large, about 10m2, but by the time of harvest, her family has not used up all, meanwhile, if these vegetables are stored for a long time, the quality will be affected or damaged. Therefore, every time she harvests, she shares it with her neighbors and acquaintances to use it. Not far from Thuy’s house, Mr. Le Hoang Vu also takes advantage of the land behind the house to grow vegetables. With an area of ​​about 15 square meters, in addition to leafy trees, such as spinach, broccoli, choysum … Mr. Vu also grows fruit trees, such as chili, papaya … Mr. Vu said. , in order to get a green and healthy vegetable garden, he regularly watered and took care of the plants. Due to not using chemical fertilizers, plants are often damaged by pests and diseases. However, Mr. Vu is still happy that he has provided a portion of clean food for his family. “In addition to providing a source of vegetables for my family, every time I harvest a lot, my family also sells them to the market or sells them to local people in need. As a result, there is also more income for the family “- Mr. Vu shared. For households in urban areas, who do not have much land to grow, planting in foam boxes placed in front of the yard or on the terrace is also an effective way to grow vegetables, because not only saves space, but Also growing a variety of vegetables for family use, especially increasing the green area right in the city center. Ms. Le Thi Hoang (living in My Long ward, Long Xuyen city, An Giang) said that growing vegetables in a foam box is very convenient and simple, just regular watering is enough to have a clean source of vegetables for the whole family to use. for many days. According to the survey, many families also choose vegetables with short growth time, about 15-30 days to harvest. In which mainly leafy plants, such as broccoli, cabbage, lettuce, spinach … or spices, such as: green onion, fish lettuce, herbs, cilantro. .. The planting method is relatively simple, just use soil mixed with decomposed manure, coconut fiber, rice husk ash … then sow seeds to have a small vegetable garden to meet the meal. day. Currently, the cultivation of clean vegetables at home has been positively responded by many people. Foreseeing the above demand, many stores have sold a full range of raw materials: hoes, shovels, pots, fertilizers … to quality seeds. Representative of Thuy Trang seed agent (My Long ward, Long Xuyen city) said that in recent years, the number of retail buyers of all kinds of vegetables has grown strongly. In order that people do not have to buy at many points, the store has imported additional items for sale, such as coir humus, organic fertilizer, biological pesticides … Vegetables and fruit trees are essential foods that are indispensable in the daily meals of families because food safety and hygiene is a top priority for the people. And the fact that households actively create a small garden corner to grow safe vegetables is essential, ensuring family health, contributing to scaling up and raising awareness of using green food. , clean.

Right from the first episode released, actress Canh Diem received countless compliments for her increasingly promoted acting. Above all, the beauty born in 1988 was also affectionately called by the audience with the name “cheongsam beauty” when she wore incredibly beautiful cheongsam with elaborate hand-embroidered details. In real life, her streetstyle airport fashion also attracts no less attention thanks to the combination of simple items and the use of colors and fabrics as a highlight. For example, just a leather skirt pattern, she can freely change the set when mixing with T-shirts (in graphic, plain or breton shirt) and outerwear styles. The monochrome style is also thoroughly exploited by the actress “Tu Dang”. Along with elegant matchy-matchy or ton-sur-ton items, she also creates accents with expensive bags and accessories. In addition, the generous casual style and the Ao Dai styles are also promoted by beauties born in 1988. In addition to the sleek high-heeled shoes, she also often chooses to combine with personality-full workwear boots. The combination of combat boots and blazer seems to be incompatible, but by coordinating a tight-fitting shorts to enhance the actress’s ivory body, at the same time helping her become personality and floating. pop like never before. In addition, the map between short shorts and high heels is always a beautiful, never-out-of-date formula that Canh Diem regularly applies. For everyday ootd sets, Canh Diem often chooses colorful, fluttering but also elegant designs. It can be said that the blazer is the item that has fascinated many fashion followers. Not only the elegance of the formalwear line, the blazer can flexibly change many different styles. With Canh Diem, she often combines blazers with sexy two-wire satin silk shirts or extremely youthful and elegant T-shirts. Dressing styles that show off sexy shoulders are always in the “top list” of event costumes by actress “Tu Dang”. She also knows how to show off her body the most in different dress designs, when she shows off her small waist when matching the waist with the dress, when she shows off her sexy bare shoulders in bodycon dresses. With a rich fashion style and increasing acting ability, Canh Diem promises to bring many surprises in Chinese drama projects in the coming time. Perform: To Hoang Bao

Representatives of Doan Yen Bai Province, Mu Cang Chai District Party Committee and Warm Towel Fund for children to grow bamboo at the “dinosaur backbone”, Phinh Ho village, Di Xu Phinh commune, Mu Cang Chai district This is an activity under the project “Green Sound” with the aim of building a model of enriching forests and creating a sustainable bamboo ecosystem; at the same time creating income for economic development. The project is implemented by Doan Yen Bai Province and the Warm Towel Fund for you in collaboration with Mu Cang Chai district. The project will be implemented from now until 2025, which is expected to plant on a total land area of ​​16.81 ha in the “dinosaur backbone” area of ​​Phinh Ho village, Di Xu Phinh commune, Mu Cang Chai district. In the immediate future, in 2021, it will be pilot planting 8,800 trees on an area of ​​more than 8 hectares; in the following years, additional planting will be made on the remaining area. In 2022, the project will deploy a cultural space, product display area, language classes to preserve local cultural values, support community tourism development and create a green ecosystem. from bamboo. Ms. Doan Thi Thanh Tam, Secretary of Doan Yen Bai Province, said that in recent years, storms and floods have seriously affected forest resources in Mu Cang Chai. The project implemented here aims to regenerate forests, protect the environment and develop the local tourism economy. Besides, the “dinosaur backbone” in Phinh Ho village is the attraction for many tourists to conquer and take check-in photos. This is one of the three “backbone of dinosaurs” with Ta Xua – Son La, Binh Lieu – Quang Ninh, many people rated the most beautiful in the North. “The project makes sense not only to the environment and local people but also to the young Yen Bai in the direction of forming youth cooperatives doing tourism economy”, Ms. Tam said. According to Ms. Tam, the bamboo source used in the project is indigenous species. Youth unionists coordinate with farmers with the guidance and advice of experts to create landscapes and ensure the growth of trees.

Ho Tay embankment, section passing Quang Khanh street, is used by people to grow clean vegetables. Every day, Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoa, a native of Vinh Phuc (a housekeeper for a family on Quang Khanh street) regularly 2 times to water and care for the vegetable garden in the morning and afternoon. The vegetable garden here is very convenient for watering because it is close to the edge of the lake. The soil is poured into concrete holes like the rock-hole cultivation of the Ha Giang people. The guard of a villa on Quang Khanh street also takes advantage of his free time to grow vegetables to improve daily meals. There are all kinds of vegetables such as amaranth, water spinach, spinach, basil, cabbage … depending on the season. Ms. Hoa said that in order to have land to grow vegetables, she had to buy 5,000 VND / bucket, then put it in each concrete hole. Planting right on the edge of the lake, vegetables are always green because water is always enough. Without using plant protection drugs, vegetables here are only fertilized with microbiological fertilizers, so every day, Ms. Hoa has to pull grass by herself and catch worms. Harvest time depends on the growth rate of each vegetable. Water spinach will be harvested after about 1 month from sowing, amaranth after 2 weeks, vegetables usually just over 1 week are already picked … Taking advantage of about 100 meters of the embankment to grow vegetables, Ms. Hoa has enough vegetables for herself and her host family. Sometimes the vegetables grow too fast, she even has to give. Unlike vegetable gardens grown in the style of cultivation on Ha Giang rocky plateau, vegetable gardens on the bank of West Lake embankment, passing Tu Hoa street, are divided into beds like normal vegetable gardens.

The gourd garden of Mr. Ho Tan Linh. Dream several decades Mr. Ho Tan Linh (Bac 2 village, Tra Son commune, Tra Bong district) is known as a “veteran” in gourd plantations. Mr. Linh brought out a large plastic wrap, in which there were wooden pieces of many sizes. Selecting a small piece of wood, he lit a fire and said: “This is the stem of the gourd tree that has just produced oil, it is still” young “so it is soft and easy to rot, the smell is also mild. I tried hard to check, someone asked to buy but not to sell. Pieces of gourd wood with a slight fragrance were carefully stored by Mr. Linh. Mr. Linh’s garden has about hundred gourd trees over 20 years old. Almost all storms collapsed in 1999, causing it. A few years ago, a trader also asked to buy for 1 million VND / tree to pump chemicals to create oil, but he did not agree. “Planting this seed is planting the hope of a life change, selling them as much as possible, and then spending it all. If we leave it there, we still hope, if we only need 1 tree to create oil, we can get hundreds of millions of VND, many billions of dollars, ”he said. The holes drilled in the trunk of the gourd in Mr. Linh’s garden. Waiting forever without seeing the tree creating oil, giving off the scent, he hired himself to drill holes in the tree to lure the ants into the nest. “The same ant to live in, the tree will secrete oil, the depression is formed from there,” he shared. Like Mr. Linh, Mr. Ho Van Don (Bac 2 village, Tra Son commune) embraced the dream of a billionaire agarwood for more than 2 decades. When he was only twenty years old, Mr. Don roamed all over the mountains and forests of Tra Bong, climbed to the top of Ca Dam to “hunt” for gourds to plant in his garden. Mr. Ho Van Don has embraced the dream of a billionaire for over 20 years. “At that time, we all walked, but crossed the pass, crossed the stream, and searched the forest day and night to find natural gourds to plant. Each phase takes about 3 or 4 days, the lucky one can earn a few dozen trees, the few will only take a few trees. I can’t remember how many times I went to get about 100 trees in the garden ”, Mr. Don recalls. More than 20 years have passed, Mr. Don’s dream has yet to come true. In the garden, the amount of trees was gradually lost, part died from disease, partly due to wind storms. The sober, the one still dreaming Several decades ago, starting from the story of the forest goers changing their lives by winning incense, the gourd planting movement spread throughout the mountainous communes of Quang Ngai. Particularly in Tra Son commune, all the villages are growing gourd plants. Almost every house has planted, a few tens or even thousands of trees. But after a period of inefficiency, many people cut it down to switch to acacia, others still have hope. The movement of growing gourd had spread everywhere in Tra Son. Mr. Ho Thanh On (Dong hamlet, Tra Son commune, Tra Bong district) has been charming and pregnant since he was 30 years old. Deciding to play a “big gamble”, he bought the seedlings of 5,000 gourd trees, kept 1,000 trees for planting, and the rest sold them to neighbors. He calculated that with only about that many trees, 10 million after selling each tree, it would get 10 billion VND. However, after planting a few years, the trees will die massively, and the trees are dying and waiting for buyers. Three years ago, he sold 116 trees at the price of 55 million dong to a trader. They drilled holes for the drug to be transplanted, but now it is not able to create incense. Many trees have fallen due to a heavy storm. Storm No. 9 last year caused many trees to fall onto the roof, causing damage, but Mr. On has not bothered to fix it for months. As for Mr. Ho Van Chan (Bac 2 village, Tra Son commune), hoping to change his life through incense, he hired someone to flatten the garden to plant gourd plants. “There are only trees selling here, but never creating agarwood. I did not see the depression forever, the wind stormed again, so the trees fell all over, stopped cutting them down to plant acacia ”, he said. A gourd planting area has flattened. Meanwhile, after more than 20 years of waiting, Mr. Ho Tan Linh is still pursuing the dream of changing his life. “In this country, people always say: First ivory, second incense. If the tree is still there, I hope it remains. If we can’t eat it, our children will enjoy… ”Mr. Linh was sure. Mr. Ho Van Tien – Chairman of Tra Son Commune Farmers Association mused: “The fever of growing gourd has cooled down gradually over the years. Currently, people are still nurturing and cultivating, some people are cut off. Like me, I also cut down dozens of gourd trees because I don’t feel like I have to wait forever ”. According to the gourd growers, the process of creating frankincense from the gourd plant is the reaction of wood particles to external influences such as cracks, pathogenic fungi, … When an area is If it is damaged, the plant secretes its own resin as a way to dress the wound. The harmonious combination of resin oil and wood of the gourd tree has created frankincense. In nature, not all plants produce agarwood. Agarwood is usually found in trees from 10 years on. Agarwood has very high economic value and is classified into many types, of which type 1 usually ranges from a few hundred million to several billion dong.

This concept sounds new, but in fact, the term capsule closet was first coined by the former London-based owner of Susie Faux stores in the 1970s. It refers to a collection of essential clothing items that are not out of fashion and can be easily tied up. suitable for the item seasonal. But by 2021, this trend will only become popular. This is also the perfect opportunity to clean up your wardrobe and build your fashion sense in a more specific way. Being more indoors than going out into the streets during a pandemic has made it a secondary thought for many people. Even so, we still want to look fashionable and stylish, capsule closet was born to do that, it makes it easy to mix head-to-toe clothes with the basic and must-have items. It also looks to a sustainable future in the fashion industry: Reduce consumption, increase comfort, focus on functionality and quality, care about the environment, climate change and workers. Like the Marie Kondo “clean-up queen” philosophy, remove the excess and rebuild your life, as well as your house or closet, along with the items you will actually use and cherishing it for years or even decades, this trend focuses on minimalism and the wardrobe essentials take precedence. While it’s great to shop and wear trending items, what we really need and wear on a daily basis is very basic. This does not mean completely eliminating fashion trends, but rather, we just choose ones that match our current lifestyle and thinking. We also need things basic most to wear to any trend Come on and capsule closet will really last with the future of fashion. Depending on the style, the fashion point of view and the needs of each person capsule closet are built differently. Previously, people used capsule closet in the traditional sense, consisting of vintage items, neutral colors and simple and sophisticated designs. But now many people have chosen to build capsule closet based on items that make them happy. Because sometimes what we wear can affect our state, our mentality, and how we are affected by what’s happening in the world can also affect what we choose to wear. Most people are wearing something comfortable. This shows that the demand for our wardrobes has also changed because of the pandemic, more people lose their jobs and financial instability, have to stay indoors more go to the streets, we cannot shop for shops. Waste product and everyone is tightening their spending. The human relationship with clothing has grown beyond “I wear this because I have to go to work” or “this set to go down the street for coffee with friends”. Now, most people are wearing something comfortable. The colors or patterns of clothes improve mood or illustrate people’s thinking. The fashion industry also contributes to the trend capsule closet As of recent times, many leading brands honor the familiarity with essentials such as a sweater cashmere Luxurious, a sleek white shirt or long pants never go out of style. These classic platforms provide you with a versatile and timeless collection, perfect for every style and always needed to match new trends. Simply put, having one capsule closet and wear things basic like pants jeans , repeating t-shirts, you won’t have to worry about what to wear every day. In addition, splitting and rearranging can give you a sense of control, make you more aware of where to spend your money, and prioritize investing in things that will last a long time. .

A section of West Lake embankment on Quang Khanh Street has been used by people living around this area to grow clean vegetables for about 2 years.

The vegetable garden here is plentiful and diverse in varieties from leafy vegetables, short-term vegetables to spice vegetables. Because it is close to the edge of the lake, the watering problem is always solved.

Mr. Luu (security guard at an apartment in Quang Khanh, Tay Ho) said that there are several families here growing vegetables together. Every day, in the early morning and late afternoon, people will water and take care of vegetables.

The soil is poured into concrete holes like the rock-hole cultivation of the Ha Giang people.

Vegetables here are grown according to the season, depending on the type of vegetables that will be harvested after a few weeks.

Leafy vegetables such as spinach, spinach, amaranth … give quick harvest but quickly run out. Therefore, people here like to intercrop spices because they produce more and last longer.

In addition to watering, people here have to constantly catch worms, and snails destroy every day.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoa, from Vinh Phuc (as a housekeeper for a family on Quang Khanh street) regularly watered and cared for the vegetable garden twice in the morning and afternoon.

Ms. Hoa said that people had to buy land for 5,000 VND / bucket and then pour it into the rocks to grow vegetables.

“Growing vegetables like this is very difficult because the amount of soil is less, the nutrients are also low, so the vegetables grow slowly but not too large. But when growing by themselves like this, we are more assured because the vegetables are self-grown” – Ms. Hoa adds.

Taking advantage of about 100 meters of the embankment to grow vegetables, Ms. Hoa has enough vegetables for herself and her host family. Sometimes the vegetables grew too fast, she even had to give them away.

Without using chemical fertilizers or plant protection drugs, vegetable growers here have to take care of themselves from weeding, catching deep to applying microbiological fertilizers to ensure absolute clean vegetables.