Could you tell me, what is the position and role of the press in the business? Over the years, I have worked at the Provincial Business Association, joined the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), I have realized that the press plays a big role in the development of the business community. Newspapers help businesses promote images, brands and products to the public. News in the press also helps businesses capture diverse information, especially domestic and foreign market information, giving businesses more data to shape production and business activities, perfect their strategies. business development strategy. Mr. Tran Khac Tam – Chairman of Soc Trang Province Business Association, Vice Chairman of the Council of Business Associations in the Mekong Delta, Member of the Executive Committee of VCCI. The press helps the business community raise policy recommendations to the State, in order to develop policies and laws for socio-economic development, helping the business community to constantly grow. The press also pointed out the non-standard things and shortcomings in production and business activities, helping enterprises to recognize and evaluate their activities, increasingly improve and develop businesses within the legal framework. the law. Personally, I have many good memories with reporters in the role of a member of the National Assembly, a member of the People’s Council, Chairman of the Provincial Business Association, etc. They help me convey my opinions and recommendations to the authorities, to general public. Currently, the rise of the social network has changed the method of information, brand promotion and image of businesses, weakening the advantage and position of the press. So, does the press still play an important role in business activities? It is clear that when social networks develop, the emergence of transnational platforms such as Facebook, Youtube, Google, Tiktok …, the press encounters fierce competition in both information and business aspects. advertising revenue. I was told by some leaders of press agencies that advertising and communication activities are difficult because businesses have other options. I understand and share with the press agencies, because once such a “cake” or has grown, it is not worth much but must be divided into more parts, the fiercer competition for shares is obviously difficult. more difficult. The press is the ideological and cultural force and also the business units to maintain operations and development. What about the information aspect, I find that with the use of today’s easy media, each person holding a smartphone can post information and express opinions very quickly and diversely. . Some people say that every facebooker can also become a “journalist” – citizen. Thus, the press has to compete for information with social networks, and in fact, there are cases where the press has gone behind social networks. However, I believe that social media cannot take away the position of the press. Despite fierce competition, which greatly affects journalism activities, social networks cannot replace journalism. I still read the press every day because there is official information, with statements, with verification, many issues are laid out methodically, multi-dimensional and complete information has been provided by reporters and editors. evaluation, screening, investigation, thorough interview. For the operation and development of the business community, I can confirm that the press still plays a very important role. So, in your opinion, is the press and business a reciprocal, symbiotic relationship? In the development of the press, businesses also play a significant role, newspapers and television stations attract significant financial resources from product promotion and communication activities for businesses. The activities of newspapers, television and radio stations are also production and business activities. Giving and receiving always take place in the process of interaction for a common goal of socio-economic development, building a richer and more civilized country. The business community and the press are not two opposing forces. Enterprises develop production and business activities, create material wealth for the society, and create jobs for employees. The press reports, analyzes and comments on social, policy and economic issues…, protects the right, fights against the wrong, and ensures social justice. Newspapers and businesses must operate within the framework of the law, especially the Enterprise Law and the Press Law. If operating in accordance with the law, there cannot be a situation where the press causes difficulties for businesses, and vice versa, businesses cannot cause difficulties for press activities. Dr. Tran Khac Tam in a regular meeting of the 13th National Assembly as a National Assembly member. Power always goes hand in hand with responsibility. So, what are your views on the role of the press in today’s social life? The power of the press is the power of public, transparent and fair information, the power of reason and the legal order. In the West they see the press as the “fourth power”, alongside legislative, executive and judicial powers, although this is not constitutional. It is a way of honoring the role of the press in social life. In our country, the press is a sharp ideological “weapon” of the Party and State, a bridge between the Party, the State and the people, an important means of propagating socio-economic development, building construction building the Party and political system, is a forum for the people to participate in social management, monitor power, and realize the goal of a rich people, strong country, democracy, justice and civilization. As society develops, the information needs of the whole society are also increasing. Information becomes a power, having a direct impact on the management and organization of social life, on habits, perceptions, moods, emotions and actions of each individual. Access to information becomes an important need in modern society; in which the main means to bring information to the public is the press and media. It can be affirmed that the more society develops, the more the press and media have a particularly important position, role and mission in the daily life of each country and nation. Therefore, the press must always protect the right, fight against the wrong in order to make social life healthy, for the law to be enforced and to ensure social justice. Reality has proven that during the process of national construction and development, many journalists have been like soldiers fighting corruption and negativity, protecting the weak. I hope that tradition will be maintained and promoted so that our revolutionary journalism continues its glorious path. Sincerely thank you!

Increasing influence How China is entering Europe’s ports

Status: 10.06.2021 12:33 p.m.

Piraeus, Rotterdam, Antwerp and soon possibly also Hamburg – China has its own terminals in 14 European ports or holds shares in port operators. Critics warn of the consequences of the urge to expand. From Lothar Gries, tagesschau.de The listed Hamburg port operator HHLA is currently negotiating with the Chinese state shipping company Cosco about a possible participation in one of its container terminals – with the telling name of Tollerort. HHLA recently announced that a legally binding agreement has not yet been reached. However, the publication of such a release indicates that the talks are on the home stretch. Trade with China is by far the most important business for the third largest European seaport. Ships of the Chinese shipping company Cosco have been calling at Hamburg for almost 40 years. Two years ago, China’s Vice President Wang Qishan also visited the Tollerort terminal. With its four berths on a quay wall a good kilometer long, 14 container cranes and a five-track rail connection, Tollerort is one of a total of four container terminals in the Port of Hamburg and the second largest at HHLA.

Important loophole

According to experts, by entering Hamburg, China would close the largest gap in its maritime Silk Road. Even more: through a partnership with HHLA, Cosco could also get privileged access to the Italian Adriatic port of Trieste. The Hamburg port operator had taken over the majority in a new terminal there last year – with the express approval of the government in Rome, which wanted to block the way for the Chinese who were also interested. Because a majority stake by Cosco in the largest container terminal in Trieste would have been tantamount to a sell-out from the perspective of the Italians. Now the Chinese could still gain access to Trieste via Hamburg. That would be a decisive move in Beijing’s expansion strategy, since Trieste is the northernmost port in the Mediterranean and therefore particularly important for Central and Eastern Europe. HHLA is also involved in terminals in the Ukraine and Estonia.

“Loss of Sovereignty”

Cosco and its sister company China Merchant already have their own terminals in a total of 14 European ports – or at least shares in the port operators. All the major seaports on the continent are included, from Rotterdam and Antwerp to Le Havre, Bilbao, Genoa, Valencia and Marseille. According to calculations by US experts, more than two thirds of the 50 largest container terminals in the world are already controlled by the Chinese or at least supported by holdings. “Europe has thus lost some of its sovereignty,” complained the former French Prime Minister and China expert, Jean-Pierre Raffarin. The sell-off began in 2016 when Greece, which was practically bankrupt at the time, was forced by the troika made up of the monetary fund, the EU and the ECB to privatize the port of Piraeus. The Chinese were happy to take it and were given complete control of the strategically located port for a bargain price of 280 million euros. Today Piraeus is number four in Europe, behind Rotterdam, Antwerp and Hamburg. The port is the end point of the maritime Silk Road, from China across the Indian Ocean to the Red Sea. Beijing also controls its entrance for onward travel through the Suez Canal, with a naval base in Djibouti on the Horn of Africa.

Silk Road project – anything but a marketing gimmick

The example of Greece shows the political effects of China’s increasing influence in some countries, says Günther Oettinger, the former EU Commissioner and Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg. “Before the European Union imposed symbolic sanctions on China in March, Greece liked the role of delaying and watering down resolutions against China. A rogue who thinks evil”, said the CDU politician in a guest article for the “Tagesspiegel” “. China’s expansion can no longer be stopped. “We cannot blame the Chinese for being smart. We can only blame ourselves for being so stupid,” said French President Emmanuel Macron, referring to China’s strategy, which is an increasingly large one in Europe’s economy Role to play. In fact, the EU countries watched China’s shopping spree for a long time with takeovers of technology companies such as the German robot manufacturer Kuka. “When China’s leadership launched the ‘New Silk Road’ project in 2013, many in Europe believed it was a marketing gag,” said Günther Oettinger. President Xi Jinping was very serious, as can be seen from the trade network that has now been established. In Europe, China prefers to help those states, such as Greece or Hungary, that are poorer than Western Europeans. These countries are to be tied closely to themselves by investing billions in infrastructure in order to create a “China-friendly Europe”, as a high-ranking EU diplomat of the “world” said.

No concerns from Berlin

The most recent decision by the EU Parliament, which Suspend discussions on the investment agreement reached with China at the end of last year . Among other things, it was supposed to regulate the access of European companies to the Chinese market, but met with growing opposition in the European Union. Critics complained that the agreement did not set any limits to China’s expansionist urge. This is unlikely to prevent the Chinese from entering the Tollerort container port in Hamburg. The negotiations are after NDR- Information well advanced and coordinated with the federal government. There are no concerns from the Chancellery, the Ministry of Economics and Transport, or the Foreign Office.

Here is the first domestic networked peak shaving “one network” heating system integrating heat and power, clean and high-efficiency pulverized coal boilers, gas boilers, geothermal, air sources and other heat sources, realizing 100% clean heating and multiple heat sources Complementary protection. In this large network that maintains the “temperature” of the city, smart technology has been applied to all aspects of the system.

“In the traditional heating system, the boiler in the heating station can only supply the water to the limited area around it. Under the’one network’ system, the heating stations are effectively connected in series, and a station appears. The failure will be immediately repaired by other sites. If the traditional heating system is a single cycle of human blood, then’one network’ can realize the mutual blood transfusion between people.” During the interview, Tianjin Energy Group Heating Dispatching Liu Huanzhi, deputy director of the customer service center, told reporters that with the rapid development of smart technologies such as big data and the Internet, technologies in the heating field are also changing with each passing day. An intelligent heating network not only connects the warmth of thousands of households, but also allows the entire industry to enter the fast lane in the process of transformation and upgrading.

Liu Huanzhi introduced that the intelligent brains of “One Net” are connected at multiple levels. There are 7 sub-centers under the first-level dispatching command center, with more than 2500 heat exchange stations connected in series, covering a heating area of ​​150 million square meters to serve the city. 1.1 million users have played a role in dealing with rare extreme cold and cooling weather, solving a series of difficult problems such as the failure of power plant units, the increase of heating room temperature standards, and the limited heating output of major power plants on the grid, the shutdown of units, and the shortage of upstream gas sources. Played a vital role.

In the heating season, the heat exchange station is not only the main body of the user’s heat supply, but also the center of regional regulation. It plays a key role in the process of intelligence and can be called the “heart” of heating. Since 1996, the construction of unattended remote monitoring and automatic control of heat exchange stations has been started. Through continuous optimization of the control platform, Tianjin Energy Group has realized remote monitoring and fully automatic and refined operation of all heat exchange stations, which has greatly improved the heat exchange. The operation control level of the station and the ability to coordinate with the heating network have realized energy saving and consumption reduction. At the same time, the use of the Internet of Things and infrared thermal imaging, video surveillance, flooding, noise and other full-element monitoring and automatic response technologies in the heat exchange station have effectively improved the level of safe operation in the station.

With a strong heart, there must be healthy blood vessels. In the inspection of the heating pipe network, the “drone + dual-light thermal imaging” intelligent inspection system developed by the group made the “running drip” hidden under the ground invisible, filling the domestic industry blank. Liu Huanzhi introduced that when the heating pipeline is buried underground, it is difficult to find and locate it in time through manual inspection. This is likely to cause heat outages in the pipe network and affect the heating of residents in winter. Through the drone equipped with infrared thermal imaging equipment, hot water leakage can be found at any time from high-altitude inspections. Compared with the traditional heating pipeline leakage detection method, it not only greatly reduces the workload of breaking the road and shortening the search time It saves the cost of repairing broken roads, and can also provide data basis for formulating scientific emergency repair plans, which greatly improves the efficiency of emergency repairs of the heating pipe network.

In addition to hardware intelligence, on the user side, intelligent technology also provides assistance for the improvement of the “soft power” of heating service levels. The precision heating project based on AI technology collects data in real time and performs big data analysis and dynamic and precise adjustment to ensure that the user’s room temperature is more comfortable and avoid overheating or overcooling; the customer service system adopts manual + AI intelligent voice, and residents apply for repairs online with one click It can effectively reduce the waiting time for repairs; Tianjin’s first 24-hour visual self-service heating service hall has been opened, and people can handle heating services by themselves around the clock; comprehensive online and offline integrated convenience service platforms have been built to achieve all 23 heating services. Going home online, “no need to run once”… These smart application scenarios make things more convenient for the people, and the services they harvest are more efficient and accurate.

24-hour visual self-service heating service hall

“In the future, we will continue to improve the intelligent and precise service level of the system, make the heating system safer, more stable and efficient, and make the people warmer and more comfortable in the winter.” In May this year, the Fifth World Intelligence Conference will be held in Tianjin. Liu Huanzhi revealed that this year the group will bring one-key automatic start-stop smart heat exchanger units, smart manhole covers and other product projects to the conference. At that time, visitors will have the opportunity to experience how the smart heating system works through VR technology on site, and get to know Tianjin Smart “gold content” in the field of heating.

It turns out, in the heart of the gentle STieng man who has lived for many generations on this land, the memory of the last one-horned Javan rhino shot down in the old forest of Cat Loc is still there. Even though, 10 long years is not a short period of time, it is enough to heal a long pain. Mr. Dieu KGiang was sad when he recalled the one-horned Javan rhino. The panic passed, the image of the last rhino fluttering through its memory suddenly came to life. KGiang drunkenly and unambiguously told me about the times “getting bored” with the single-horned Javan rhino in Bau Chim marshland when he came back to take a mud bath and lick the soil for minerals. He remembers the first time he discovered a rhino on the edge of Cat Loc forest: “Our family has 4 buffaloes but that day we counted 5. The fifth child is a rhino, taking a mud bath with a herd of buffaloes, but it is in another muddy corner! .. I stand just over ten meters away from it. Good look! .. ”. Dieu KGiang said, a large rhino, its black and shiny like a buffalo, but short and long, has a sharp horn in front of the nose, close to arm’s length. After that, long time, Dieu KGiang again found him leisurely in Bau Chim area. Affordable, because so lonely, several times a month, he risked his escape from the jungle to go out to be friends with the domestic buffalo. In the land of the gentle and everlasting people, the Javan rhino finally feels peace and security, though danger is lurking around it. The rumor about the billion-dollar value of the horns barely covered has pushed the last rhino to stand in opposition to humans. Rhino is inherently gentle. It never competes for food or territory with other species, nor does it eat animals. The rhino’s food is mainly reeds, bamboo shoots, rattan buds, leaves… and licking soil for minerals. In the old forest of Cat Loc, rhino’s only enemy is almost human. Free migration has made the peaceful land of STiengs cramped. The “expansion” and destruction of human forest land made the territory and food of the rhino increasingly narrowed and scarce. Unfortunately for this animal because carrying a sharp horn on its head, those who have a lot of money claim to cure the “panacea”. Poachers hunt it day and night. If so, scientists and Cat Tien National Park must use camera traps, placed in many locations in the deep forest to record the moments of the last rhino. More than anyone, Dieu KGiang has seen with his own eyes every detail. Many times, he stood very close. The rhino senses that Dieu KGiang is not the one causing the danger. “The first times, it usually keeps a very long distance from me. Meet it all the time, it’s familiar, I stand close but it still leisurely lick the soil for minerals. One day it was soaked with mud below, I sat right on the bank! .. ”, said Dieu KGiang. Then one day, gunshots rang in the middle of the old Cat Loc forest. Not long after, wildlife experts of the International Union for Conservation of Nature declared: The last single-horned Javan rhino in its population died in the Cat Loc jungle. The rhino species in Vietnam is officially extinct after decades of hope with conservation projects. Dieu KGiang was in pain like losing a loved one. It was a late afternoon in April 2010, 10 years ago. The Javan rhino skeleton is being kept at Cat Tien National Park. The day it was announced that the lone rhino was found dead by a shallow stream in the depths of the forest, the granddaughter of Dieu KGiang ran through a hut that was covered with forest leaves in panic called out: “Pai ro Uncle Ba’s mhai (common name Dieu KGiang) is dead! … “. So from now on, Cat Loc old growth forest has permanently lost all footprints of Javan rhino species, which belonged to the animal lineages that once took a majestic walk to keep the old forest. My friend, Dieu KGiang was disappointed, did not reply halfway to his nephew. He was lost in his heart in the middle of a hut on the edge of the forest, gazing at Bau Chim area. That day, Dieu KGiang skipped dinner! .. For a long time, the responsible people repudiated, blaming the cause of death of this rhino on old age, natural death. Scientists of the International Organization for Nature Conservation are noisy, skeptical, demanding to verify and examine the skeleton. Dieu KGiang asserted: it died from being shot, but it could not be another cause. At this time he has not been to the scene But, the “bored touch” just over ten meters away with this last rhino is a solid basis for Dieu KGiang to assert that it was shot dead but could not be old or weak. “It is completely healthy, round fat, black skin, shiny, unable to die due to old age! ..”, Dieu KGiang asserted. Remember, before the 1980s of last century, experts once declared rhino species extinct in Vietnam. At this time, Dieu KGiang waved his hand, saying rhino was still alive in the old forest of Cat Loc, his hometown. However, no one cares about the voice of a lifelong farmer who only knows buffalo breeding, gathering and living off the forest. And, Dieu KGiang himself did not pay attention to the academic statements of experts and scientists, that rhino was extinct in Vietnam. As long as he and the STieng community living on the edge of the Cat Loc forest know that there is still a population of Pai ro mhai living in the jungle, a few hills away from the other side. That is enough!.. For a long time, in 1988, it was discovered that an adult rhino was shot dead in the forest of Cat Loc, when some people suddenly remembered the words of Dieu KGiang. Also from here, people believe him. The forest in Cat Loc is rich in bamboo, which is a favorite food for rhino. News Cat Tien National Park still has a population of fast spreading single-horn Javan rhinoceros that shocked the zoological circles at home and abroad. In the months and days that followed, Dieu KGiang was busy day and night. He became a guide for scientists to track down rhino traces to “verify information”. He was even trusted by experts of the International Organization for Conservation of Nature, entrusted with automatic cameras to trap and photograph rhinos, even at night. In the effort, in 1989, the domestic and international zoologists had enough grounds to announce that in Cat Loc, the single-horned Javan rhino was about 10-15. A sanctuary for this particular animal was quickly deployed in Cat Loc in the scientists’ last effort to save them. Since then, every time there are conferences and meetings involving Pai ro mhai, Dieu KGiang is honored to be invited to attend. However, in 2010, the lone rhino once walked in the thick forests of Cat Loc and was shot down by poachers. The last attempt to conserve this particularly rare rhino has failed. Vietnam officially goes extinct one-horned Javan rhino. Experts from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature are disappointed, and the KGiang is painful. This time he confirmed the information. In the evening, the mountain was hidden, the night was creeping through the fields. Dieu KGiang shook his head, saying that from that day, Cat Loc had run out of Pai ro mhai. The spirit of the mountains and the sacred symbol of the gentle STieng community who lives nestled in the jungle were killed by poachers to their last child. Now, when chasing buffalo herds into Bau Chim area for grazing, or one day wandering in the old forest of Cat Loc to pick rattan and bamboo shoots, Dieu KGiang tries to imagine the image of the last single-horned rhino the same year to comfort oneself. But, where to find it! …

Apple’s special event invitation does not reveal any information about the upcoming new product.

Information from Apple said that they will hold a special event on April 20, the technology world is eagerly expecting the tech giant to launch new iPad Pro models and other products. ahead of the annual developer conference (WWDC21), which will take place in June 2021.

Apple has sent invitations to the media and technology with the content “Spring Loaded”. However, Apple did not disclose any details about the products it will launch at the event. The event will be streamed live on the company’s website from Apple’s campus in Cupertino, California, USA.

Earlier, Apple’s Siri virtual assistant also soon revealed the iPhone maker’s plans to launch new products and upcoming events.

Apple typically launches new hardware in March, before releasing the latest version of its iOS software at its annual developer conference at the end of the summer.

Apple officially announced the “Spring Loaded” event on April 20.

This year, Apple has yet to hold any product launch events, although tech news websites have speculated that it may launch new iPad Pro models and accessories called AirTags. (a smart device to help locate belongings), long-awaited at the upcoming event. In addition, a number of other devices are expected to launch this year, also likely to arrive next week.

It is known that Apple has turned to virtual events, live-streamed on the website, to the “monumental” launches streamed directly by famous media on its large campus in the past. and social media platforms since 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Last month, Apple confirmed that it would discontinue some iMac Pro models in preparation for the new line of iMacs using its M11-developed processor. The iMac Pro is one of Apple’s most powerful and expensive computers. This is an “all-in-one” line of computers that Apple sold in 2017.

Accordingly, Mr. Hoang Giang, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Central Business Sector for the term 2020 – 2025 was transferred and appointed to join the Executive Committee, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and held the position of Deputy Secretary of the Lao Cai Provincial Party Committee. term 2020 – 2025.

Awarding decision to appoint staff of the Secretariat (photo: Lao Cai Newspaper)

Along with the change to a new position, Mr. Giang will also stop joining the Executive Committee, the Standing Committee and resign as Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Central Business Sector for the term 2020 – 2025.

Attending the Conference, awarding the Decision of the Secretariat, Deputy Head of the Central Organizing Committee Nguyen Quang Duong congratulated Mr. Giang on the trust of the central transfer to accept new work at the locality, congratulated the Party Committee of Lao Cai province. 1 more Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee. Believing that with his quality, qualifications, experience, political bravery, Mr. Giang will continue to train, promote well his capacity, contribute to the development of Lao Cai.

Mr. Hoang Giang speaks at the Conference (photo: Lao Cai Newspaper)

In addition to the new Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Hoang Giang and Lao Cai, there is also 1 Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Mr. Vu Xuan Cuong and 01 Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee cum Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee, Mr. Trinh Xuan Truong, who has just been approved by the Party Committee Lao Cai province, term XVI, elected in October 2020. /.