Bundestag Climate protection in Fast track

Status: 06/24/2021 4:41 a.m.

The Bundestag wants to pass the stricter climate protection law today. The opposition speaks of a quick shot – and doubts the effect.

From Martin Polansky, ARD capital studio

The federal government hastily got the new climate protection law in motion. At the end of April, the Federal Constitutional Court ruled: The previous Climate Protection Act of 2019 must be improved because the measures to reduce emissions from 2031 are inadequate. After the decision in Karlsruhe, there would actually have been time until the end of next year to remedy the deficiencies. But the Union and the SPD wanted to prove their ability to act again in terms of climate protection.

Environment Minister Svenja Schulze from the SPD speaks of a “very important week for climate protection in Germany”. “This means that climate neutrality will become law in Germany in 2045. And with this, we will fulfill the mandate of the Federal Constitutional Court in the shortest possible time and ensure a fair balance between the generations.” The Karlsruhe judges had emphasized that future generations could be burdened too much in their freedoms by climate protection measures, if not changed in time.

2045 greenhouse gas neutral

The amendment now stipulates that Germany is to become greenhouse gas neutral as early as 2045 – i.e. from then on it will not emit more carbon dioxide than is absorbed primarily through forests. To achieve this, the annual savings targets for power plants, industry, traffic, agriculture and buildings are tightened.

And after a long turmoil, the federal government has agreed on some immediate measures: for example, additional wind turbines and solar systems in the coming year and simplified repowering, in which old wind turbines are replaced by new and higher ones. Communities should also benefit financially when they provide open space for solar systems.

And: The federal government has launched an eight billion euro investment program to accelerate the energy transition. “We want to involve the citizens with us. We want to get people excited about climate protection. That is why we rely on the promotion of environmental technologies,” says the chairwoman of the Union in the Bundestag Environment Committee, Anja Weisgerber from the CSU. “And we want to prevent jobs from being relocated due to excessively strict climate protection requirements. We achieved that in the agreement.” Some in the Union and the SPD are concerned that voters’ enthusiasm for climate protection could wane as soon as it becomes concrete and costly. Therefore, the SPD has blocked plans of the Union to increase the CO2 price for fuel, heating oil and natural gas, which has been in effect since the beginning of the year, more quickly.

Costs for the tenants?

At the same time, the CO2 costs for heating remain entirely with the tenants. The Union did not want to burden the landlords additionally. And: CDU / CSU have blocked the SPD’s plans for a significantly faster expansion of renewable energies. Because new wind turbines and power lines are unpopular in many places.

Criticism comes from the environmental expert of the Greens Oliver Krischer: “We have agreements in the smallest details that hardly make a difference in the matter,” he says. “And there is no progress at all with the major measures such as phasing out coal, refurbishing buildings, or switching off combustion engines.”

“A quick shot”

The Left and the FDP speak of an election maneuver. The federal government does not have a clear plan for climate protection, says the FDP environmental expert Lukas Köhler: “What the federal government is doing now is a quick shot that is neither coordinated at European level nor in any way really stipulates that it works efficiently and purposefully. ” With the government majority of the Union and SPD, the tightened climate protection is likely to pass the Bundestag today. The current federal government no longer has to achieve the new climate targets. To this end, future governments will be bound to the goal of greenhouse gas neutrality in 2045

China’s anti-sanctions law Another setback for relationships

Status: 16.06.2021 10:30 a.m.

With the anti-sanctions law, China has created an instrument against foreign companies. Anyone who adheres to EU or US penalties against Beijing faces retribution. The industry is unsettled. From Steffen Wurzel, ARD studio Shanghai Many foreign business representatives see the new anti-sanctions law as a further setback for the relationship between Europe and China. As usual, the European Chamber of Commerce, the largest lobbying association of foreign companies in the People’s Republic, spoke up. The law continues to politicize dealings with China, so the criticism. “Basically, it ranges from uncertainty to shock,” said Chamber President Jörg Wuttke, describing the reactions of the member companies.

“Sovereignty inviolable”

With the new anti-sanctions law, the communist leadership in Beijing can punish foreign companies in the future; For example, if these sanctions follow, for example, the EU or the USA, which are directed against human rights violations in China. This could affect the textile industry, for example: If the EU should decide to sanction cotton companies from the Xinjiang region because there are strong indications of forced labor there, then China’s leadership could say the other way around to foreign textile and sporting goods manufacturers: You are only allowed to continue in China Do business if you specifically use Xinjiang cotton.

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“With this law, China shows that the sovereignty, the dignity, the core interests and the development interests of the People’s Republic are inviolable”, the constitutional lawyer Li Qingming of the State Chinese Academy for Social Studies defended the measure on the television channel CCTV. The state defends all of this. “We are resolutely opposed to the hegemonic striving and power politics of the West.”

Legal security for the government

Foreign observers in China criticized the fact that the law leaves much in the dark. The whole thing is “nebulous,” said a European diplomat ARD . It is clear, however, that the anti-sanctions law will not change much in the matter. Because the People’s Republic is not a constitutional state, and even without a legal basis, the communist leadership has repeatedly punished foreign companies and even entire states in the past. With the new law, however, the government can now deal with uncomfortable foreign actors in a supposedly legally secure manner.

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“Text kept very vague”

The President of the European Chamber of Commerce, Wuttke, called the law a new “toolkit” for the government. “You can worry when you see the text. The text is – typically Chinese – very vague. So you could interpret everything into it,” he said. The draft law, which the members only saw as a finished law, includes very large circles. Even family members and subcontractors could be punished.

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The passing of the anti-sanctions law has created a lot of uncertainty among foreign companies in China. But there are also other voices. The head of a German middle class center in Kunshan near Shanghai said the ARD : Many German companies with which he has to do take note of such news calmly. According to the motto: The decisions of the state leadership in Beijing cannot be changed anyway.

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!

One of 17 decapitated bodies found in an ancient Roman cemetery. The cemeteries held the burial of 52 people, and 17 beheaded bodies including 9 men and 8 women and all were over 25 years old at the time of death, a team of researchers reported in an article published online May 19 in the British journal Britannia. In many cases, the heads of the decapitated people were buried next to their feet and the pottery was placed in the position where their heads would normally have been. Some bodies were also laid face down in their graves. Researchers believe that those who were beheaded were executed. They note that the number of criminals in Roman law increased dramatically during the third and fourth centuries, around the time these skeletons were buried. Remains of archaeological evidence shows that the Roman army used Knobb’s farm as a supply center and they would take strict action if there was any violation. “During the third and fourth centuries, the penalties imposed under Roman law became more and more severe. The number of criminals applying the death penalty increased from 14 at the beginning of the third century to about 60 by Constantine’s death in 337 AD,” The researchers have noted that security concerns are one of the reasons for the increase in the death penalty. During the third and fourth centuries, there were many civil wars in the Roman Empire, many of which were fought to be crowned emperor. Despite the possibility of execution, individuals were still buried with ceramic pots and in some cases placed in coffins. Isabel Lisboa, the archaeologist who led the excavation, said: ‘A beheaded woman had the richest collection of tombstones, buried with two urns and a coal bead necklace. Pipe coal is a type of coal that is easy to glow. Under Roman law, family and friends could demand that the body of an executed criminal be returned for burial. Those executed were likely not slaves, as slaves had no status and likely would not have been buried. Scholars argue Even so, Simon Cleary, emeritus professor of Roman Archeology at the University of Birmingham in the UK, said: “What we know of the sites of Roman judicial executions suggests that they are mainly in cities and towns and have a deterrent effect. Knobb’s ranch is not near any major towns or cities.” Cleary adds that a law made by the emperor in Rome is difficult to enforce in a remote place. It is possible that these people were executed but Roman law may have nothing to do with why they were killed. By the fourth century, the Roman army had for centuries become a draconian rule, with no way back for the common man, says Cleary. Why most of the burials of decapitated people in the Roman Empire occurred in Britain is unclear. Roman Britain can be really weird at times, especially in its treatment of the dead, there are plenty of ritual practices other than beheading or burial that to our eyes look eerie. . To people’s eyes at the time, they could be completely conceivable.” Other scholars have also expressed doubt that Roman law had much to do with the burial of the decapitated. Caroline Humfress, director of the Institute for Constitutional and Legal Studies at St. Andrews in Scotland, said: “I personally think it is very unlikely that the executions on Knobb’s farm were related to Roman legal processes.” “If they have a judicial context, it’s more likely to be localized and involve executions carried out without trial,” Humfress said. However, other scholars argue that these people could have been executed according to Roman law. “The official execution seems to be the best explanation for the Knobb Ranch cases,” said Judith Evans Grubbs, a professor of Roman history at Emory University in Atlanta. He noted that women in the Roman Empire were often the target of accusations of witchcraft and adultery, both of which could have been considered crimes by the Romans. Stunned with the largest, deepest $ 211 million swimming pool in the world 08/06/2021

They say the law’s wide scope of application could put foreign businesses in China in a big dilemma, as they could be caught between complying with foreign sanctions and the law. ban them from taking such measures. Chinese technology company Huawei. Photo of CPO MAGAZINE According to Article 12 of the law passed by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on June 10, organizations and individuals that enforce or support foreign sanctions can be brought to court and forced to must “stop the violation and pay compensation”. Lester Ross, a partner at Beijing-based law firm WilmerHale, said he was concerned the new law would force regulators to “reduce companies’ discretion in determining whether they want to do business with them.” With whom”. “If so, this could have a big impact, especially for financial institutions,” he said. Businesses that may be at risk include multinational fashion brands that have announced they will not use cotton from Xinjiang after being banned by the US over human rights concerns, or suppliers to telecommunications giant Huawei, which has been hit by US export restrictions. Observers say the new law establishes a clear legal foundation for regulations issued by the Commerce Department last year. These include so-called untrusted legal entities lists, which identify foreign agencies deemed to pose a threat to China’s national security or interests and subject them to measures such as fines, economic restrictions and visa restrictions for employees. In January, the ministry also introduced a “blocking regulation” that forces Chinese organizations and individuals to report whether they have encountered any restrictions from foreign governments with the risk of fines if not, and allow them to claim. Tian Feilong, PSG at Beihang University’s law school, who has participated in consultations on the new law, said the blocking regulation has affected compliance with certain US sanctions. “In China, for example, Huawei can sue Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC for economic damages and seek compensation for the consequences,” Tian said. “Our court may rule that TSMC loses and Huawei will have a domestic legal channel to protect its interests. In this case, TSMC will have to decide whether to honor the sanctions. US sanctions or respect anti-sanctions laws in China,” he added. Tian said a leadership group would be set up to coordinate and enforce anti-sanctions measures, including representatives from the ministries of commerce and foreign affairs and the National Development and Reform Commission. “Simply put, foreign companies participating in sanctions against China will lose the Chinese market. Many companies need to weigh their pros and cons, whether to choose sides in the market. the Chinese market or the US and European markets, and between Chinese law and foreign law,” he said.

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

Status: 11.06.2021 3:55 p.m.

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

What was decided?

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

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

How many women sit on company boards?

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

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

Which companies need to improve?

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

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

Controversial project passed Bundestag decides Supply Chain Act

Status: 11.06.2021 11:58 a.m.

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

There is a risk of fines of two percent of sales

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

“Children belong in schools and not in mines”

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

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

AfD: Law harms German economy

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

Supply Chain Act What Bangladesh workers hope for

Status: 11.06.2021 11:59 a.m.

With the supply chain law, textile workers in Bangladesh now expect concrete improvements in their job conditions – in an industry for which millions of people work. Peter Hornung, ARD studio South Asia Anju Begum expects a lot from the German supply chain law. “ Once this law is in place, we will be able to take maternity leave with financial benefits, including overtime pay and other facilities, “she says.” We want this law to be implemented. ” Begum is a brave woman. She is 57 and has been working in a textile factory called Jesus Fashion Limited in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka for twelve years. She has been elected head of the works council several times, most recently three months ago.

“Always threatened with dismissal”

“We are facing a lot of difficulties,” says Anju Begum. “The factory doesn’t have enough work. That’s why we’re always threatened with firing. The management has repeatedly postponed our demands and unsolved problems.” Now the workforce is exerting pressure on the factory owner through the trade unions – which is now also having an effect. The head of the works council was actually able to achieve a lot for the workers: clean drinking water, functioning fans so that work is bearable even now in the heat, and emergency exits that are no longer blocked as they used to be. But there are many things that are not so easy to enforce. Anju believes that the fact that there is now a lever that can be used with German customers changes a lot.

Most of the time women work in the factories

“Once this law is in place, we will be able to share our complaints with buyers when they visit,” she says. “You will also find out that we have been informed of the new law.” Four and a half million people work in Bangladesh’s clothing industry, most of them women. The collapse of the Rana Plaza building eight years ago highlighted the conditions in the textile factories. More than 1100 people were killed at that time. The German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) says that things have improved a lot since then. There are new laws that are also being enforced. Nevertheless, the country still lags behind international standards in many ways. And that’s why the new German law is raising high hopes in Bangladesh – including Kalpona Akter, one of the country’s best-known worker activists.

New possibility of lawsuits

“ A supply chain law like this is really necessary in order to really hold companies accountable, “says Akter.” For us as a union, there is currently no way of holding German companies responsible. With such a law, we could also sue companies in Germany. That would be very, very helpful and would open a new window for the protection of the workers. ” However, the factory owners are much less enthusiastic, but they do not want to speak in front of the microphone. In conversation with the ARD – Studio South Asia says a manager that he is anything but comfortable with the new law – precisely because the possibilities for legal action for the workers’ representatives would be significantly expanded. In addition, it is to be feared that German customers will now put increased pressure on them.

Short video apps notified This is not the first time that the relevant national authorities have notified the app to collect and use personal information in violation of laws and regulations. On the 1st and 10th of this month, the State Cyberspace Administration of China reported 33 and 84 apps of different categories with the same problems. For a long time, the special management of the illegal collection and use of personal information by apps has been one of the focuses of the daily work of multiple departments. In the era of big data, personal information is the most important information asset. Any market entity that owns information assets, even if it does not use the data for software development and operation, can still profit from it only through authorized use or sale of the information. It can be said that in the information age, rich and specific information samples are precious capital and resources. The development of big data is the general trend of science and technology, and it is natural not to waste food due to choking, but the trouble that big data brings to people is just like a throat. Therefore, while enjoying the technological dividends brought by big data, people have never stopped the debate about “data for good” or “data for evil”. But in fact, there is no such thing as “good” or “evil” in the data itself. The “good” and “evil” of data technology products are purely the “productization” of the values ​​and ethics of data product developers. To correct the “evil” orientation of products, it is necessary to restrict these products and trace back to the developer’s responsibility, so as to stop evil and promote good. The development of the digital economy is inseparable from the reasonable and legal use of personal information. “Data for good” is the result of the reasonable and legal use of personal information. Facts have proved that “data for good” will not be realized automatically. Any “good” development is the result of laws and regulations, and the result of effective supervision by regulatory agencies. The content of this official notification is only the issue of the illegal collection and use of personal information by the App. However, how to deal with the personal information collected through illegal methods does not appear in the official notification. The cross-border fraud calls that people generally receive, and the precise advertising pushes they receive from social tools, all use personal information that has been collected and stored in the database. Whether these massive amounts of data can be stored encrypted, never leaked, and strictly used, as stated by the market subject to which the App belongs, is usually impossible to verify. In this regard, in addition to Continue to strengthen market supervision of apps In addition to Strengthen coordination on laws and regulations , Systematize the “Civil Code” and other legal systems related to citizens’ personal information rights and interests, block the gaps between laws, and prevent “evil” apps from exploiting legal loopholes. In the era of big data, individual citizens have certain technical difficulties to protect personal information. This difficulty is reflected in the asymmetry between App users and App developers in terms of technology and other market resources. This also means that The most effective way to protect personal information is still the due diligence of the market supervision department, and the “Personal Information Protection Law” that is still under formulation also needs to be implemented as soon as possible. Hot video recommendation more content attention” Bright Times “ WeChat video account Source: Guangming Net Editor in charge: Wang Yuanfang Editor: Zhang Xueyu Wu Yaqi

Infringement Procedure How EU law is enforced

As of: 06/09/2021 4:21 p.m.

In order to enforce the law of the European Union in the EU states, there is the infringement procedure. It can lead to heavy fines. By Christoph Kehlbach, ARD legal editors The law of the European Union is to be implemented in the EU member states. There is a formal procedure to enforce this: the infringement procedure. In extreme cases, the European Court of Justice can impose very considerable penalties as a means of pressure.

Reason: breach of obligation under the EU treaties

As a rule, infringement proceedings are initiated by the EU Commission. And then when it comes to the conclusion that a member state of the European Union is not complying with EU law. This is where the EU Commission’s designation as the “guardian of the EU treaties” comes from. Specifically, it can mean that the respective state does not transpose an EU directive into national law. Such directives regulate, for example, EU-wide consumer protection. All member states are obliged to implement them. Or that a state enacts laws that run counter to an obligation under the EU treaties. For example, because they impermissibly restrict the free movement of goods and services. The commission then first contacts the state directly. If that doesn’t help, she can ultimately bring the case to the European Court of Justice (ECJ).

As a rule, the EU Commission initiates infringement proceedings. Image: picture alliance / dpa / XinHua It is also possible that it is not the Commission but another EU country that initiates infringement proceedings. However, he must first contact the Commission. Only if this remains inactive can this state take legal action directly at the ECJ. That happens very rarely. A prominent example of such an exceptional case was the dispute over the car toll planned by the federal government for cars that are not registered in Germany: Austria saw this as discrimination and became active after the EU Commission had not acted. Ultimately, this is how the toll came before the ECJ. This overturned her in a spectacular decision in the summer of 2019 : The court came to the judgment that the toll discriminates against citizens and companies from other EU countries and thus restricts the freedom of goods and services.

Three-step process

In the vast majority of cases, however, it is the commission itself that takes action on its own initiative. The “normal” procedure is clearly regulated: If the EU Commission sees a violation, it demands one first step write to the state concerned to comment. The country must then respond within a specified period. Usually this period is two months. Now it is at least conceivable that Brussels will be persuaded by this response letter, i.e. that it will understand that there is no violation of EU law. Then the process ends at this point. However, if the Commission comes to the conclusion after an answer that there is indeed a violation of EU law, then it gives in one second step issued an official statement. In this, the Commission justifies its view and calls on the state to ensure that the situation that is contrary to EU law is ended. Within a further period (again it is usually two months) the state must then provide information about what it has done for this purpose. If the state does not meet its duty within this period, or does so insufficiently, the commission may in a third step bring the case to the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The judges in Luxembourg then give a judgment on the matter. Such a judgment against Germany there was, for example, the beginning of June 2021 : It was about the years Exceeding limit values ​​for nitrogen dioxide . If the ECJ is right to the Commission, i.e. if, as in this case, there has been a violation of the EU treaties, the state concerned must then take action to remedy this situation. Or prove that the illegal situation has already been eliminated.

In infringement proceedings, the European Court of Justice decides whether EU law has been violated – and can ultimately even impose high fines. Image: picture alliance / dpa

Financial sanctions possible after judgment

If a state still does not meet its obligations after such a ruling by the ECJ, the EU Commission can appeal to the ECJ again. This second court case is about financial sanctions. At the proposal of the Commission, the ECJ can then set a regular penalty payment against the state, or levy a lump sum – or combine both. The longer a state allows a violation of the EU treaties to persist, the more expensive it becomes. For example, due to data protection violations, lump-sum payments in the double-digit million range do occur – often combined with a daily penalty rate of tens of thousands of euros. Such penalties are always only the very last step.

Particularly delicate situation

The infringement procedure regarding the ECB judgment from Karlsruhe is particularly tricky: Because this is not simply a matter of Germany failing to transpose an EU legal norm into national law or failing to achieve certain benchmarks. Rather, the subject of the specific infringement proceedings is for the first time a judgment by the highest German court. To be more precise: A judgment in which the Federal Constitutional Court found that the European Central Bank (ECB) and also the ECJ have exceeded their competences . Ultimately, if the proceedings are not terminated beforehand, a curious situation could arise: the ECJ could decide whether a ruling by the Federal Constitutional Court, which certifies that the ECJ has made a massive error, violates EU law.

Iran’s government spokesman, Ali Rabiei, said the country had also produced 108 kilograms of uranium enriched at 20%. In 2020, hawks in Iran’s parliament pushed through a law requiring the government to step up uranium enrichment, in response to former President Donald Trump’s withdrawal of the United States from the JCPOA nuclear deal. Iran says it has produced another 6.5 kg of uranium enriched at 60%. Photo: AFP. “Under the law of Congress, the Atomic Energy Agency has to produce 120 kg of 20% enriched uranium per year. But according to the latest report, we have produced 108 kg in the last 5 months alone,” Mr. know. A report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in May said that as of May 22, Iran had produced 62.8 kg of uranium enriched to 20% and 2.4 kg of uranium enriched rich at 60%. At the next level, the level of uranium enrichment will be increased from 2-5%, the IAEA report said. At the moment, Iran and the US are participating in discussions in Vienna about the possibility of the two sides returning to comply with the provisions of the JCPOA nuclear agreement. Washington Post On June 13, citing a senior US administration official, the two sides have made great progress on all issues, although it is not certain that the JCPOA will be restored. Meanwhile, the administration of President Joe Biden on June 10 lifted sanctions on three former officials and two Iranian companies operating in the oil industry.

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova. Photo: TASS In this regard, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova expressed: “If I understand their message correctly, does that mean that NATO has in fact expressed a desire to be friends? “It’s time for them to decide: either they stop coming up with spy stories, which they use as an excuse to impose sanctions, or it’s no surprise that they find themselves on the list. Russia’s list of unfriendly countries,” Zakharova said. Reportedly, in May, Russia announced that Moscow had officially considered the United States and the Czech Republic as “unfriendly” countries. With this decision, the US diplomatic missions in Russia will no longer be able to hire local staff, while the Czech missions can only hire up to 19 people. Earlier, on April 23, Russian President Putin also signed a decree on measures to deal with the “unfriendly actions” of some countries, in the context of increasing tensions between Russia and Western countries. . In an interview with Sputnik news agency, Russian Deputy Minister Sergey Ryabkov said that the Russian government never included any country on the unfriendly list arbitrarily, but on the basis of careful analysis of all side. However, Mr. Ryabkov said, Moscow is open to the possibility of reviewing this list. Also according to Russian Deputy Minister Sergey Ryabkov, especially for the US, in order to be removed from the list of unfriendly countries, Washington must immediately stop its hostile policy towards Russia and not interfere in Moscow’s internal affairs.

According to Deputy Minister of Justice Nguyen Thanh Tinh, head of the steering committee of the program to vote and honor the “Legal Example”, the “Legal Mirror” poll is an activity to honor and honor outstanding individuals. in building and enforcing the law, thereby spreading good images, heroic examples and sacrifices of citizens, cadres and civil servants in the cause of building a socialist rule of law state. Vietnamese meaning. Voting and honoring outstanding individuals in the formulation and implementation of the law in order to diversify forms of legal propaganda, dissemination and education; improve the effectiveness of law propaganda by building typical individuals, typical figures in law making and implementation, spreading the spirit of rule of law, living and working according to the Constitution and the law. . “Legal example” will be honored on Vietnam Law Day (November 9). Voting results are made objectively and publicly based on voting records and voting criteria. The voting committee will unanimously select on the basis of records and titles of individuals selected for the final list. Dr. Dao Van Hoi, Head of the Organizing Committee, Editor-in-Chief of the Vietnam Law Newspaper, said that the subjects for the vote were civil servants, public employees, employees in State agencies, armed forces, enterprises and employees. People who have made achievements and are considered and awarded titles and awards by the agencies where they work, the State agencies in charge of the sectors or fields or by political organizations, socio-political organizations, and socio-professional organizations. at provincial, city or higher levels for efforts and contributions in the process of performing tasks. Individuals residing in Vietnam whose specific actions and jobs are positive, set an example, and contributed to the process of building and organizing and implementing the law, which have been recognized by State agencies and major organizations. The socio-economic and professional society rewards for achievements, which have positive implications for the formulation and organization of law enforcement. Individuals living in Vietnam have acted heroically and sacrificed in the defense of the law; protect the legitimate rights and interests of agencies, organizations and communities, and are proposed by agencies, organizations and enterprises to consider and honor the Law’s example in recognition of their courage, faith and hope. born for the cause of building and implementing the law; contribute to spreading the spirit of rule of law and noble human values ​​in society. The list of voting council consists of 11 members The Voting Council is a collective consisting of reputable individuals representing State agencies, socio-political organizations, and socio-professional organizations established by the Organizing Committee to conduct the voting. The title of Mirror of the Law. Based on the voting results of the Voting Council, the Organizing Committee will announce the list of organizations and individuals receiving titles and awards. 1. Mr. Tran Duc Vinh, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Vietnam Law Newspaper, Chairman of the Council;
2. Mr. Le Ve Quoc, Director of the Department of Legal Dissemination and Education, Ministry of Justice, Vice Chairman of the Council;
3. Mr. Do Ngoc Thinh, Chairman of Vietnam Bar Federation, Member;
4. Mr. Ngo Sach Thuc, Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, Member;
5. Mr. Nguyen Huu Dot, Deputy Director of the Research – General Department, Central Committee for Emulation and Reward, Member;
6. Colonel Vu Huy Khanh, Deputy Director of the Department of Legal and Administrative and Judicial Reform, Ministry of Public Security, Member;
7. Colonel Nguyen Tien Ai, Deputy Head of Information and Press Department, Department of Propaganda and Training, General Department of Politics, Ministry of National Defense, Member;
8. Mr. Le Dinh Quang, Deputy Head of Policy and Law Department, Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, Member;
9. Mr. Phan Huu Minh, Member of Standing Committee, Head of Inspection Committee of Vietnam Journalists Association, Member;
10. Mr. Tran Van Quang, Deputy Head of Law Research, Development and Dissemination Department, Vietnam Bar Association, Member;
11. Ms. Phan Minh Thuy, Head, Legal Department, Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Member,

Among them, there are many artists promoting products that they have never used themselves. And only after being discovered and exposed in front of the public, did the artist officially have an apology with explanations for his own wrong. Artist Quyen Linh, who used to advertise, claims that the product he is introducing is 70 times better than normal curcumin – the function is not listed in the advertising certificate issued by the Food Safety Authority. , expressed regret: “The recent advertising incident is a profound lesson for me after more than 20 years of doing art. I apologize to the audience for my lack of restraint. This is a lesson for me to learn from. I have never advertised a product that is not from a clear source.” Or recently, People’s Artist Hong Van posted on his personal Facebook page an apology to the audience for advertising low-quality products: “Van would like to bow her head to apologize for failing to check the credibility and method of sales of the product advertised. As an artist who receives a lot of love and support and trust from the public. Van deeply regrets not being fully aware of his responsibilities. Van apologizes for acting recklessly.” Along with that are the explanations: “Before receiving the advertisement, Van reviewed the business license and qualified product certificate from the Health Department. However, the promotional video makes consumers misunderstand about drugs and functional foods, making the audience angry. Not only Quyen Linh and Hong Van, but in fact, many other artists have also been accused of false advertising but have remained silent so far. Surely people still can’t forget the “11 billion dong of fake cosmetics” case from a distribution company that happened in 2017. Many artists were condemned by netizens for abetting fraud and taking advantage of trust. fan love. And there are many other controversies of the artist world related to the introduction of poor quality products that took place in the past but not a single artist was dealt with. It is the lack of strict handling that has led to the current state of rampant advertising, out of control. It is normal for artists to sign advertising contracts with brands and businesses to advertise products, goods and services. It is a legitimate and legitimate source of income for artists. However, participating in the advertising market, artists need to learn the legal regulations. When an artist falsely advertises and deceives consumers, it is a wrongdoing, violating the law because of the risk of adverse effects on health, life and economic damage to those who have trust them. Artists must also be equal before the law like other citizens. This means that it must be handled in accordance with current law. With the public apology of some artists, it partly received sympathy from the public. But many people think that it is necessary to punish in accordance with the law to be a deterrent. Because the products that artists advertise falsely are things that directly affect human health that can be dangerous at any time. It’s not that the artist who made a mistake is allowed to let it go after publicly apologizing. According to Article 50, Decree No. 38/2021/ND-CP of the Government, effective from June 1, violations of regulations on drug advertising can be fined up to 40 million VND. Even the violator may be prosecuted for penal liability, if causing damage must pay compensation according to the provisions of law. Recently, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has also asked leaders of agencies managing artists and actors (public and non-public) to strengthen the dissemination of legal regulations and orientations for the contingent of artists and actors. belonging to the unit to raise awareness, responsibility and reputation of themselves to the community and society; have regulations on management and handling of responsibility for cases of violations. Public opinion is still waiting for the results of inspection and handling by relevant authorities for acts showing signs of taking advantage of fame to deceive, abetting the bad guys to deceive consumers, avoiding the situation. “beat the drums with the drumsticks”.

The 1.5-second limit means it’s nearly impossible for advertisers to deliver any message to viewers that they can click “next” or continue watching. The “suspended” regulation for nearly a decade suddenly applied will cause unfairness In fact, the handling of violations of regulations on advertising not in fixed areas “waiting to turn off or open ads on electronic newspapers up to 1.5 seconds” has been regulated since 2013 at Decree No. 158/2013/ND-CP not until Decree No. 38/2021/ND-CP newly issued. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the unit in charge of drafting these documents, said that the provisions of the new Decree have followed the process of the Government. Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents . However, not all policy beneficiaries are aware of the drafts during the consultation process. According to Mr. Tran Trong Dung, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Journalists Association, there are press agencies that have not yet been consulted. The regulation has been in place since 2013 and many press agencies do not know, which can be explained by the fact that advertising has not taken place in accordance with the regulations. Thus, the regulations are set but not enforced, the press has made mistakes for a long time without handling, which means that the law has been inadequate since its issuance. Then suddenly applying it will cause unfairness to advertising on other electronic forms. 1.5 seconds time is not reasonable Studies show that, if an ad attracts attention in the first 5 seconds, readers will decide to continue or not. Research on video advertising by Facebook and Nielsen has also come up with quite interesting numbers that , 47% of the value of a video campaign is transmitted within the first 3 seconds and 74% of the value of a video campaign is communicated through the first 10 seconds. This study also shows: When readers watch the first 3 seconds of a video on Facebook, 65% of these will watch at least 10 seconds, 45% watch 30 seconds. Another Twitter study also found a strong link between watching the first 3 seconds of a video and whether or not viewers watched the entire video. With 1.5 seconds, the viewer only had time to open and close. The 1.5-second limit means it’s nearly impossible for advertisers to deliver any message to viewers that they can click “next” or continue watching. Commenting on this issue, Mr. Vo Thanh Hai, Director of Viettel Media said that 1.5 seconds is not enough to convey a certain message to viewers. And so viewers will not receive the information they need to decide whether to continue or ignore. “Social networks like Google or Facebook have carefully studied the psychology of viewers so that they give the time to turn on or off ads. Psychological studies have shown that with an ad on or off time of 5-6 seconds, it will make viewers accept it. If the time to turn off or open the ad is too long, it will make the ad viewer inhibit and hate it. Thus, the advertising effect will not be as expected. But if the time to turn on or off the ad is less than 5 seconds, it will not be enough for the ad units to convey their short message to the viewers. Obviously, the terms and conditions need to be carefully studied.” Mr. Hai analyzed. Discrimination will cripple the journalism economy The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism explained that social networks, YouTube are not press agencies, the criteria for operation as well as the audience for participation and interaction are also different. Therefore, the regulation and application of advertising activities on social networks is not the same as that of press agencies. In fact, in terms of content and direction, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has clear operating principles and purposes; comply with legal regulations. In terms of business, competition is fierce; even the mechanism of non-business units is more constrained to the press than other types of enterprises. So, if the legal corridors on advertising keep that mindset, it will cripple the journalism economy. Forecasting difficulties approaching the press in the context that the Covid-19 epidemic has not stopped, some newspapers have stated: “Limit advertising in the press, Google, Facebook are happy to benefit?”, “Rules of the game to eliminate competition”, etc. The chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Journalists Association described the state of journalism at that time as “shrink”. And Mr. Nguyen Truong Son, Standing Vice President and General Secretary of the Vietnam Advertising Association estimated specific numbers: If these provisions are implemented, more than 80% of advertising revenue now goes to Facebook, Google. Should soon accept and amend Mr. Nguyen Truong Son said that the Vietnam Advertising Association has sent documents to the authorities to soon propose the government to amend the Law on Advertising, creating a legal corridor for the press, media and advertising industry. operate smoothly. “This Law on Advertising has been in effect for nearly 10 years but has not yet imposed a fine on any press agency. Decree 38 is specific and has sanctions. However, the regulation that the timeout to turn off or open ads in a fixed area exceeding 1.5 seconds is inadequate. If the press agency is not fined, it is a violation of the law, but applying sanctions will cause difficulties for the press agency. Mr. Son said. On June 1, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said that it will conduct a review of 10 years of implementation of the Law on Advertising and guiding documents in order to grasp the changes of advertising activities, new means and methods of advertising to from there, there are recommendations and proposals to amend the regulations in line with reality in 2022. The Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City Journalists Association stated that there should be more seminars to listen to and exchange ideas from relevant parties. Especially the opinions of the press agencies, in order to develop appropriate guidelines, overcome the inadequacies with the subjects governed by the text and promote the advantages.

While today’s most advanced technologies can produce chips as small as 3 nm, the new technology will “break the limits of Moore’s law”, said Chih-I Wu, Professor from NTU and co-author of the paper. research said. Moore’s Law can be broken by TSMC’s sub-1 nm chip manufacturing technology. Photo: Reuters. One of the obstacles when it comes to improving the chip manufacturing process lies in the structure and choosing the right materials. According to the Tom’s Hardware , shrinking the chip size but denser transistors can increase the resistance at the electrodes, affecting the performance. Research shows that using bismuth as an electrode significantly reduces resistance, increasing transistor amperage. Currently, TSMC’s technology uses tungsten as the electrode, and Intel’s cobalt. TSMC’s sub-1nm chip manufacturing technology is still being tested before mass production in the next few years. Alternatively, further studies may consider using a different electrode material instead of bismuth. Discovered in 1965 by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore, Moore’s law has become the rule for the advancement of semiconductor technology. According to this law, the number of transistors on a chip will double every 2 years, while the power consumption is halved. Over the years, chip companies around the world have continuously invested in semiconductors, a technology field that is considered a key future. In early May, the US company IBM introduced the world’s first 2 nm chip manufacturing technology. This process can quadruple smartphone battery life, cut data center carbon emissions, speed up laptops, and support high-performance artificial intelligence (AI). China is also looking to catch up with the US in semiconductors, amid technological advances that could cause Moore’s law to break. According to the SCMP , the Chinese government has proposed a five-year plan, referring to the potential semiconductor technology “post” Moore’s law. What if humans had chips in their brains Elon Musk creates an AI-powered device that interacts with the human brain. But is that really a good idea?

Earlier, on May 5, the administration of President Joe Biden supported the removal of vaccine patent protection to speed up production around the world. If approved by the World Trade Organization (WTO), the move would allow other countries to create their own vaccines. However, according to reviews from Reuters , patent cancellation will not solve the current pressing problem: There is a worldwide shortage of vaccine components and equipment. Meanwhile, the United States, which holds a significant amount of vaccine production materials such as filters, tubes or specialized bags, is not ready to share with many other countries. Stickers are given to people who have received the Covid-19 vaccine. Photo: Reuters. America’s “Priority” Act This action stems from America’s reliance on a 1950s Korean War-era law, known as the Defense Production Act (DPA), which allows federal agencies to prioritize orders defense-related purchases. For decades, the law has been used to provide military supplies and respond to everything from natural disasters to biennial census disruptions. The government of former President Donald Trump later invoked this law to put the US government at the top of the list to buy vaccines and other products made by the US to fight the epidemic. When talking about the DPA, Gavi – a vaccine alliance that includes international organizations, governments, pharmaceutical companies and many others – commented: “The biggest challenge in COVAX’s goal to achieve Equal access to vaccines is a limited global supply.” “Export controls on raw materials are a significant cause of this phenomenon and ultimately only prolong the pandemic,” the organization stressed. However, a senior Biden administration official said there is no export ban and all US-based suppliers have shipped products overseas after prioritizing manufacturers in the US. country. The official said the DPA does not cause a global shortage of vaccine materials, and the problems stem from overwhelming demand. Complaints from India Even with access to vaccine patents, countries hit hard by Covid-19 like India cannot produce vaccines without raw materials. The number of Covid-19 cases in India has been increasing continuously recently. Photo: Reuters. With the DPA, factories helped the US build a giant vaccine production system. About 45% of the US population has received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. Meanwhile, according to data collected at the University of Oxford, UK, dozens of other countries, from South Africa to Guatemala, to Thailand, have only immunized about 1% or less of their population. The US DPA has been criticized by many vaccine manufacturers around the world, including the Serum Institute of India, the largest producer globally. On Twitter in late April, CEO Adar Poonawalla “on behalf of the vaccine industry outside the US” asked the US to lift its hold on raw materials “if we really want to unite to defeat this virus.” “. Starting in May, the company plans to produce billions of doses of the vaccine annually developed by the US-based company Novavax. However, the quantity would probably be more than halved without raw materials from the US. South Africa’s Biovac vaccine production institute also relies on an American company to produce bioreactor bags, the material needed for cell culture. CEO Morena Makhoana said Biovac was warned by its US supplier that product delivery times could be double the usual time to 14 months because of the DPA. “Unexpected demand” Some suppliers say the vaccine industry can do a better job than governments at managing limited resources to maximize global reach. “If the ultimate goal is to produce a vaccine, then we believe (the government) needs to let the industry connect with its stakeholders to be able to deliver the end product,” said Thermo Fisher Vice President, Thermo Fisher, Mr. Michel Lagarde, said. A Biden administration official said experts from various federal agencies discussed the US prioritization system. Officials can sometimes change delivery dates for the country to avoid disrupting vaccine projects in other countries. However, this is not enough when vaccine suppliers around the world are planning to meet demand. Accordingly, Cytiva, Pall and Thermo Fisher are expanding their production space in the US and abroad. Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine. Photo: AP. Thermo Fisher urged customers to clarify which needs are urgent and which can wait. Even so, Mr. Lagarde said the company still tries to fulfill orders even if they are not considered a priority. Cytiva also announced it is expanding production, but the process will be limited by raw material shortages. “The world is experiencing unprecedented demand for biopharmaceutical products, technologies and solutions,” said Cytiva.

Accordingly, these changes do not focus on policing individual Canadian posts. Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault said personal social media posts would not be covered by the new rules. The government says the purpose of the changes is to bring streaming platforms like Netflix into the regulatory framework that currently applies to traditional radio and television stations. New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet Singh said his party supports the bill’s main content, which is that companies like Netflix need financial support when they broadcast Canadian content, just like other companies. traditional radio-television stations are doing. Janet Yale, chairwoman of the legal review committee in the fields of telecommunications and broadcasting, said the bill was necessary for the cultural industry. Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault said authorities want social media platforms to make a fair financial contribution to Canada’s cultural industry, just as Canadian companies are doing and helping artists Canadian doctors can reach the public, such as on a YouTube suggested list. At the end of February 2021, Mr. Kevin Chan, who is in charge of public policy of Facebook in the Canadian market, confirmed that this technology “giant” is willing to pay fees to Canadian publishers to publish news. ie on its platform. According to Chan, Facebook is ready to negotiate licensing agreements with Canadian news publishers, after making a similar commitment in Australia. The payment plans will be added to existing programs to support Canadian journalism, Chan said, adding that Facebook wants to invest more in the news system in the North American country.

Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide speaks at the National Assembly. (Photo: Kyodo) Congress Japan on May 12 passed a law that will create a new government agency next September, with the function of promoting digital apps . The new agency will have about 500 people, of which 120 include information technology engineers. Under the new law, the government will remove personal seals (also known as hanko) from official documents and allow the use of digital data instead of paper documents. Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide’s government hopes that with this agency, Japan will increase the application of digital at central and local agencies to improve service quality. Under the new law, Japan will upgrade computer systems at central and local agencies, and enact a nationwide general law to protect personal information. Increased exchange of personal information can cause data leaks and other risks, so the digital application law will also provide privacy protections. Prime Minister Suga’s government has given high priority to digital reform as Japan seeks to strengthen administrative reform through the use of information technology.

Illustration. https://kinhtexaydung.petrotimes.vn The action comes as Colonial Pipeline continues to face a ransomware attack that crippled the pipeline system, leading to widespread fuel shortages along the East Coast, prompting the Biden administration to take notice. get “the response of the whole government”. The Colonial Pipeline hack is just the latest example of criminal groups or state actors exploiting US cyber vulnerabilities. Last year, IT company SolarWinds’ software was breached, giving hackers access to communications and data within several government agencies. “We simply cannot let waiting for trouble next thing that happens is the status quo we are operating in,” an official told reporters during a conference call on the evening of May 12. Biden’s executive order takes several steps to modernize the nation’s cybersecurity: Require information technology service providers to notify the government of cybersecurity breaches that may affect U.S. networks and remove certain contractual barriers that may prevent providers from doing so. provide violations. Create a standardized guidebook and set of definitions for federal responses to cyber incidents. Push the federal government to upgrade to secure cloud services and other network infrastructure, and mandate multi-factor authentication and encryption for a specific period of time. Improve the security of software sold to the government, by requiring developers to publicly share certain confidential data. Establish a “Cybersecurity Review Board” composed of public and private sector officials, which may convene after cyber attacks to analyze the situation and make recommendations. Improve information sharing within the federal government by enacting a government-wide endpoint detection and response system. News of the President’s action came about an hour after Colonial announced it had restarted pipeline operations, although it would take several days for fuel deliveries to return to normal. “Colonial will move as much gasoline, diesel and jet fuel as possible and will continue to do so until the market returns to normal,” the statement also thanked the Biden administration “for its leadership and their cooperation”. https://kinhtexaydung.petrotimes.vn

However, this kind of hearty hospitality is being changed in the face of the Chinese government’s enacted anti-food waste law. VICE. Chinese people show their hospitality with hearty and diverse dishes. Photo: China Highlights. Specifically, restaurants are allowed to charge customers for leaving leftovers. Conversely, a restaurant that wastes food will be fined up to US $ 7,700. Suppliers of food that induce or deceive consumers to order too much will also be fined 1,550 USD. Television stations and online media companies can be fined up to $ 16,000 if they are found to be filmed or shown “drink-and-drink” videos. Many Chinese people question whether this new law is “overreaching” and violates individual liberties, namely eating – the most basic form of human enjoyment. Others find this law difficult to understand, not clear and could interfere with their eating experience. Mukbang videos have been removed on Chinese social media platforms. Photo: @fume_yamyam. Local governments in the land of billions of people have had many different measures to implement the law. For example, a dining association in Wuhan city has proposed a “N-1” rule, where groups of guests are allowed to order only the number of diners minus one. Some restaurants have committed to providing additional small meal options. A restaurant in downtown Trường Sa (Hunan Province) placed a scale in front of the door and suggested the amount of food based on the customer’s weight. In addition, censors have also removed mukbang videos on many Chinese social networking platforms. Earlier, on May 4, the regulator fined a warning level for a bakery in the east of Nanjing city (Jiangsu province) under the anti-food waste law. This bakery was found to be throwing away unattractive or leftover cakes for the day. The store owner then promises to give away the leftovers for free, or turn them into samples for customers to taste, according to the local newspaper. Yangtse Evening News. Diners who do not finish the ordered dishes will be charged according to the restaurant’s regulations. Photo: VCG. On April 29, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress officially passed the law against food waste, Global Times reporting. This will also put an end to the mukbang trend in the country of billions of people. Although China does not face food shortages, in August 2020, President Xi Jinping launched a campaign to save food. He said the economic disruption caused by Covid-19 was a national wake-up call that the country needed to secure food supplies. Additionally, supply chain disruptions during the pandemic have pushed tens of millions of people to the brink of starvation, according to the United Nations World Food Program. According to Chinese media reported, the country wastes about 35 million tons of food each year. According to Chen Shaofen, a sustainable development strategy researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a country with a billion population generates nearly one third of the world’s food waste, equivalent to about 135 million tons per year.

The EU proposes to strictly restrict the use of facial recognition The draft law adds that feature face recognition “Real-time”, using live tracking instead of past shots or photos in public spaces by authorities should only be used for a limited amount of time and it should be prior consent from a judge or a national authority. The document comes as privacy advocates, politicians and European citizens increasingly speak up about the use of direct facial recognition. Currently, there is no clear regulation on how and where technology can be used by the public, so the proposed law would be the first law to codify these restrictions into law. The introduction of stricter restrictions on the use of facial recognition technology will likely rekindle debate over whether this activity should be banned entirely, as scene experts report that it’s still risky. In a landmark ruling last August, the UK Court of Appeals found the use of facial recognition to be illegal by the South Wales Police and that it violates privacy, data protection law and equality law. The draft EU law also addresses a range of related issues such as algorithmic interference, the argument that technology used in recruitment and financial operations should be played out. development so as not to repeat “historical forms of discrimination” against ethnic minority groups. EU regulators have proposed a hefty fine of up to 6% of a company’s global revenue if found to abuse artificial intelligence in this way or with no prejudice detected when hiring workers or Service Provider. They added that so-called social scoring, which measures a person’s trustworthiness from behavioral data gathered about them, should also be banned. In China, for example, a system is being developed to calculate a person’s credit score using information about their online habits. “The social score obtained … can lead to the adverse or unfavorable treatment of a person or group of people … irrespective of the context in which the data was originally generated”, said the leak. These proposals will now be discussed by the European Parliament and member states until at least 2023 before becoming a formal law. Phan Van Hoa (According to Arstechnica)

The red shirt comes out after Nike sued MSCHF. Photo: The Fashion Law. Accordingly, the shirt is considered a product mocking Nike named “Legal Fees” (roughly translated: Legal fees), sold for 66 USD. To match the design of the newly launched Satan shoe, it is also red and has a pair of horns imprinted above the complaint image. “This product adds to the persistent tease from both MSCHF and Lil Nas X over the sportswear brand. The T-shirt is similar to Warren Lotas’s rebuttal after Nike filed the lawsuit. The Fashion Law comment. Warren Lotas’s brand also once sold shirts, pencils and bumper stickers, and was mocking after a long legal battle with Nike. To the curiosity of many people, MSCHF quickly removed new products on their personal pages as well as the web. However, the online community took a quick snapshot. Satan shoes still quickly sold out despite receiving mixed opinions. Photo: MSCHF. Before that, on March 28, American male rapper Lil Nas X released the image of the Air Max sneakers, which was produced with a limited quantity of 666 pairs. The design’s controversial point is that the internal air cushion is filled with red ink. Each pair of shoes will have a drop of human blood, the manufacturer said. Followers unhappy with the product said they would boycott Nike. Thereafter, Nike confirmed that MSCHF’s shoes were made with no approval or authorization. A Nike spokesman told Input : “The company doesn’t want to have anything to do with these shoes. We have no relationship with Little Nas X or MSCHF. We have not designed or released these shoes.” As of now, some people receiving shoes say MSCHF is starting to ship products. The brand also announced it will be donating the 666 Satan shoes on its personal page.

The tax law propaganda team planted the seeds of tax in the hearts of students, making the appearance of “tax” more clear.

Red Net Moment Hengyang, April 22 (correspondent Zhang Yi and reporter Wang Min) Recently, the tax law publicity team of the Taxation Bureau of Hengyang High-tech Zone came to Hengyang Chuanshan Experimental Middle School to carry out tax publicity on the theme of “Tax Yurun Childlike Taxation to Help Growth” In the event, the seeds of taxation were planted in the hearts of students through taxation promotion videos, tax knowledge contests, and taxation experience of the Tax Service Department, making the appearance of “tax” more clear.

In the class, the staff of the bureau played a small tax video “The Look of Taxation”, using easy-to-understand language and examples close to daily life to explain to the students the generation and development of taxation and the connection with the country and family. During the period, there was also a prize-winning answering session on tax knowledge. The students answered the questions enthusiastically and the scene was very enthusiastic. “With taxes, we can build parks, schools and other facilities to ensure our happy life.” “The planes, aircraft carriers, and tanks of the People’s Liberation Army can only be purchased because of taxes to ensure the safety of the country.” The students told the propagandists about themselves. Understanding of taxes.

Subsequently, the bureau also hired some student representatives as tax service experiencers to go to the tax service hall of the bureau, under the leadership of the staff to experience modern tax handling measures such as fast tax handling, self-service tax handling, self-service receipt, and online tax handling. The convenience.

The main person in charge of the bureau said that the bureau will continue to do a good job in tax publicity and enter campus activities, actively disseminate and popularize taxation knowledge to the majority of students, let the seeds of taxation and integrity take root in their hearts, and guide children to “pay taxes with integrity and pay taxes in accordance with the law”. The concept of “paying taxes” is passed on to the people around us, and the knowledge of taxation is passed on to more families, thereby expanding the coverage and influence of the tax law, and effectively achieving the effect of point-to-face tax law publicity.

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Standing Editorial Board, Editorial Team organized to synthesize comments. The comments generally agreed on the necessity of the development and basic contents of the draft Law on Inspection (revised). In addition, many comments have been made to complete the Draft. Regarding the competence to organize and direct inspection activities, the Government Inspectorate said that there are a number of suggestions for the full supplementation of the titles with the authority to organize inspection activities, including heads. The inspection agencies are defined in Articles 40, 41 and 42 of the draft Law. A citizen reception session chaired by the Inspector of Thai Nguyen Province. (Illustration) In this regard, according to the Government Inspectorate’s explanation, the authority to organize inspection activities of the titles specified in the draft is the head of the management agency at the same level as the inspection agency in the system of regulatory agencies. state administrative baggage. Inspection activities in the system of state administrative agencies are different in nature, functions, tasks and powers compared with inspection activities at other state agencies specified in Articles 40 and 41 , 42 drafts (inspection activities of agencies specified in Articles 40, 41, 42 draft are actually heads inspection activities, aimed at the internal agencies, branches, not outside. except for the Vietnam Social Security and the Enterprise State Capital Management Committee, which are two governmental agencies assigned to perform the specialized inspection function). Therefore, in accordance with the characteristics of inspection activities at other state agencies, the draft Law stipulates: Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court, Director of the Supreme People’s Court, the State Auditor General shall base on regulations. of this Law and other relevant law provisions promulgated according to its competence or submitted to competent agencies for promulgation of regulations on functions, tasks, organization and inspection activities of the Supreme People’s Court and the People’s Court. Supreme, State Audit. The Government stipulates the functions, tasks, structure, organization and operation of the Vietnam Social Insurance Inspector, the Inspector of the Committee for State Capital Management at Enterprises, Vietnam Television and Voice of the Voice. Vietnam, Vietnam News Agency, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi National University, National University Ho Chi Minh City. In the third draft of the Law on Inspection (amended), the purpose of inspection is to detect loopholes in the management mechanism, policies and laws to propose to the competent state agency to make a decision. remedy; prevention, detection and handling of law violations. At the same time, helping agencies, organizations and individuals to comply with the provisions of law; promote positive factors; contribute to improving the effectiveness and efficiency of state management activities; protecting the interests of the State, the legitimate rights and interests of agencies, organizations and individuals. Inspection activities must ensure the principles of law observance; democratic, open, objective, timely and accurate; not obstructing the normal operation of the subject of inspection and other agencies, organizations and individuals. There is no overlap in scope, subject, and content between inspection agencies and between the inspection agency and the state audit agency. In addition, the draft also regulates the organization and inspection activities of the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Court, and the State Audit. Accordingly, these agencies establish an inspection agency to help the Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court, the President of the Supreme People’s Court, the State Auditor General to perform the task of inspecting, receiving citizens, settling complaints and denunciations and anti-corruption falls under the jurisdiction and responsibility of 3 agencies. Regarding the layout, draft 3 of the Law on Inspection (amended) includes 10 chapters and 131 articles, providing for the organization and activities of inspection in state administrative agencies and other state agencies. The Draft Law stipulates 9 prohibited acts, including the following acts: Deliberately failing to issue an inspection decision when detecting signs of law violation; cover for the inspected object; intentionally making untrue conclusions; to conclude, decide and handle illegal.

US President Joe Biden speaks in Washington, DC, on April 15, 2021. Photo: AFP / VNA The US Senate’s ratification of the draft Act on Hatred Crimes during the COVID-19 pandemic is considered a milestone in the Biden administration’s efforts to protect the Asian community. This is also a remarkable domestic achievement of Mr. Biden in the first 100 days in power. The draft Hate Crime Act of the COVID-19 pandemic received the support of 96 senators and only 1 vote against. The near-absolute support in the Senate, where Democrats and Republicans share seats, shows that the two parties themselves are increasingly aware of the urgency to enact a legal basis to stop them. cases of violence against Asian Americans as well as strict punishment against objects of discrimination against this community. The bill was proposed by the only two Asian parliamentarians in the Senate, Ms. Mazie Hirono (Hawaii) and Ms. Tammy Duckworth (Illinois), requiring the US Department of Justice to speed up the review of related cases. enmity stemmed from the COVID-19 pandemic, which proposed the establishment of an office under the Justice Department tasked with dealing with criminal acts against Asian Americans. Law enforcement at the local level will be assisted in receiving and resolving violence against Asian Americans, and expanding resources to improve the reception of information about cases. hate, increase investment to support the victims. Notably, the bill also aims to limit the increasing use of discriminatory language since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Next May, the US House of Representatives will hold a vote on the draft law, but the possibility that the above document is passed and becomes law is completely feasible when the Democratic Party, which holds control in this agency. and both President Biden has previously expressed support for the bill. The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) affirmed that the new bill “will protect American values ​​through the fight against xenophobia and hatred of Asian people”. Senate Democrat leader Chuck Schumer emphasized the bill as a message to the Asian American community that “the government will care, listen and act to protect them”. This can be seen as a success of President Biden, who has repeatedly urged the US Congress to pass a bill to deal with discrimination against Asians in America. It can be said that resolving racism in the US in general, and Asian-American discrimination in particular, is one of the focuses of the Biden presidential administration. Just a week after taking office, Mr. Biden signed an executive order condemning prejudice and violent discrimination against Asian Americans. The US government has also implemented a series of measures to deal with this situation, such as setting up a committee to deal with and end Asian discrimination, calling on local authorities to pay more attention. to this issue. The US also announced to spend nearly $ 50 million to support Asian people who are victims of violence and discrimination. A virtual library of projects to explore and celebrate Asian contributions to the United States is also underway. Recently, President Joe Biden appointed Erika Moritsugu, a Japanese-American, to the position of Vice President Assistant and Senior Coordinator for the Asian American Community and Pacific Islands. Along with the government’s measures, the US Senate’s ratification of the bill is the first concrete action of congressmen, demonstrating the determination of the US authorities to resolve this issue. In fact, stigmatization cases against Asian Americans and islands in the Pacific (AAPI), which make up 6.9% of the US population, have existed for a long time in this country’s society and are growing steadily. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic more than a year ago, partly due to misinformation about the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. According to a study by California State University, the city of San Bernardino, Asian-American discrimination cases increased by nearly 150% in 2020 in 16 of America’s largest cities, especially in Los Angeles and New York. , where there are a lot of Asians. Stop Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI), an organization that synthesizes cases against Asian Americans, said less than a year since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the center has received the report. about 3,795 cases of discrimination against Asians and Pacific islands across the US, of which verbal harassment accounts for 68%, avoidance or deliberate avoidance of Asians 20, 5% and 11% are attacks. These numbers are only “a small part of what’s happening”, but show the prevalence of discrimination and violence against this community. According to Pew Research Center data released on April 22, 81% of Asian Americans participating in the survey said that violence against them is increasing in the United States. Even 45% of the 352 Asian adults participating in this survey shared that they were victims of at least 1 in 5 racist acts since the COVID-19 epidemic occurred. Not only the acts of physical and mental harassment, the destruction of Asian-owned stores and businesses that hinder this community from doing business has increased significantly during the period. outbreak … According to statistics from the New American Economy Fund, although only accounting for a small percentage of the US population, Asian people and Pacific islands have certain contributions to the US economy. The tax that the households of this community contributed in 2017 accounted for 7.8% of the total taxes of all households in the US, equivalent to $ 218.6 billion, and this community also spent 526, $ 2 billion in consumer spending, housing purchases and investment. If only 9.5% of American workers are business owners, the rate among Asian and Pacific Islanders is 10.3%, contributing to creating millions of jobs for the US labor market. In 2016, Asian-owned businesses employed more than 5.1 million people. It can be said that the wave of marches against Asian stigma spread in the US, and Asian patrol teams were established in New York and many cities over the past time, showing a change in reception. a positive attitude in America to this issue. The issue of Asian-American stigma is difficult to resolve overnight, but the measures taken by the Biden administration show America’s efforts to combat discrimination and hatred. clan, in the spirit of “healing and national action”.

According to the Kremlin’s announcement, Putin signed the decree relating to “diplomatic missions and consulates, representative offices of foreign agencies or organizations” that act against the state, Russian people or organizations, collectively referred to as “hostile foreign countries”. Accordingly, “unfriendly countries” will be restricted – or in certain cases banned – from hiring or employing Russian nationals. Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: TASS The Russian government is tasked with determining the number of Russian staff that can be hired by foreign agencies and representative offices in Russia. The Ordinance states that the number of employees in foreign agencies and representative offices in excess of the prescribed number of Moscow government, even though there is a contract before the decree is signed, will have to be terminated. . This decree does not affect diplomats, consulates or citizens of the country where the representative office is located in Russia. The Russian government also has the task of making a list of “hostile foreign countries” and overseeing the implementation of restrictions or bans, as well as ensuring the rights of Russian citizens who are represented by agencies or offices. Foreign labor contract termination due to this ordinance. The Ordinance will take effect from the date it was officially announced, that is, April 23, and will be enforced until these responses are canceled. The Kremlin noted that the decree was consistent with current provisions of Russian law, including a federal law on “responses to unfriendly acts of the US and other countries”. Russia’s decree was issued in the midst of Moscow facing waves of expulsion of Russian diplomats. Germany, Poland and Sweden expelled three Russian diplomats in response to Moscow’s expulsion of three European diplomats for involvement in protests demanding the release of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny. The US expelled 10 Russian diplomats for alleged election interference and cyber attacks. Ukraine expelled “a senior diplomat” from Russia after Russia detained and expelled a Ukrainian consulate-general on allegations of espionage. Most recently, the Czech Republic expelled 18 Russian diplomats over allegations that the Russian secret was involved in two explosions of ammunition depots in the Central European country. Because of “solidarity with the Czech Republic”, Slovakia, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia expelled many Russian diplomats. These moves led to a series of “reciprocal” retaliation measures between Russia and these countries, making relations between Moscow and the West even more tense.

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Accordingly, the Kremlin on April 23 said that Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the application of measures to influence the bad actions of foreign countries. The statement from the Kremlin stated: “Mr. Vladimir Putin signed the decree on the application of response measures to foreign acts of bad will”. Specifically, Russia will limit the number of employees that can be recruited at diplomatic missions of countries that act inadvertent to Russia, the number of which exceeds the Russian government determined will be suspended . For this decree, diplomatic missions, consulates and offices of foreign government organizations acting unfriendly to Russia, Russian citizens or legal entities, will be faced with restricts, or even outright ban on, the use of Russian citizens. The Russian government is expected to identify a list of unfavorable foreign states and then adopt the countermeasures set up under the decree. Reportedly, the move above comes in the context of Russia and Western countries recently repeatedly expelled diplomats in the mutual diplomatic retaliation measures.

President Putin on April 23 signed a decree on measures to respond to “unfriendly actions” against Russia. Photo: Tass It is the task of the Russian government to determine the number of Russian individuals that can be recruited by foreign missions. Accordingly, labor contracts with individuals in excess of the number set by the Russian government, signed before the start of the decree, will be terminated, Tass reported. In addition, President Putin ordered the Government to make a list of countries taking action against Russia that are subject to a restriction order, requiring these countries to ensure control over the observance of the labor rights of Russian citizens in the school. their contract is terminated by ordinance. The Ordinance was introduced to protect the interests and security of Russia under federal law No. 281-FZ on “Special Economic and Enforcement Measures” dated December 30, 2006 and No127-FZ on ” Dealing with unfriendly actions of the US and some countries ”June 4, 2018 The Ordinance takes effect from the date it was officially announced.

Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti told Congress: “This is a historic law for children and our society. No adult abuser can ask for the consent of a minor under 15 years of age.

Congress said on Twitter unanimously vote in favor of the bill at the final review.

Some lawmakers mean, meanwhile, that the age of consent below the level where sex automatically constitutes rape could criminalize a consensual relationship between a minor and a single person. several years older.

View of a session in the French National Assembly – Photo: Reuters

Therefore, the “Romeo and Juliet” provision in the law allows for an emotional relationship between a minor and an older individual 5 years of age or older. The term will not apply in cases of sexual assault.

The law also considers incestuous sex with minors under 18 years of age as rape.

In France, many sexual abuse cases against women and children over the years went undetected or undeclared, happening in an environment of power and among celebrities.

But a lot has changed in recent years.

The #MeToo movement spread around the world after many women in 2017 accused US film producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault that created a turning point in the matter in France.

France strengthened its law on sex crimes in 2018 by banning street sexual harassment, forcing lewd men to face fines on the spot.

Other people were taken to hospital to treat the injuries, police said.

Indianapolis Police Department spokesman Genae Cook said police immediately arrived at the scene after receiving notification of the shooting at 23:00.

“Eight people died from bullets”, Ms. Cook said. This figure does not include gunmen.

The scene of the shooting. (Photo: USA Today)

According to Cook, it is too early to know if the gunman is an employee of the facility. His motives are also unknown. An investigation is underway.

In a statement, FedEx said: “Safety is our top priority. We are working to gather more information and are working with investigating agencies.”

The base of the shooting had more than 4,000 people working.

An unnamed witness told local media he heard gunshots while working and looked up to see the villain. As he bent down, he heard more gunshots.

This person then ran out of the building and saw another collapsed on the ground.

A series of shootings have occurred in the US in recent weeks.

In early April, President Biden announced a series of executive orders aimed at curbing gun violence.

“Gun violence in this country is an epidemic and a shame to the world. For God’s sake this must stop”, Mr. Biden stressed.

According to Biden’s new decrees, the US Justice Department will increase sweepstakes to reduce the increase in “ghost guns” and support states to pass “red flag law” that controls the identity of gun owners.

At the press conference, comrade Pham Thanh Ha announced the President’s Order on the announcement of the Law on Drug Prevention and Combat. Senior Lieutenant General Le Quy Vuong introduced the basic contents of the Law on Drug Prevention and Combat.

The law consists of 8 chapters and 55 articles, specifying drug prevention policies, which emphasize “giving priority to drug prevention and control resources for ethnic minorities and mountainous, remote and isolated areas. islands, border areas and drug-complex areas ”,“ officers and soldiers of agencies specialized in drug-related crime prevention and control, drug addicts in drug treatment facilities Public drug addicts are entitled to preferential regimes and policies suitable to the nature of their tasks and areas of operation according to the Government’s regulations ”.

Deputy Minister Le Quy Vuong introduced the basic contents of the Law on Drug Prevention and Control

Additional regulations on a number of prohibited acts such as “illegal research, testing and verification of narcotic substances, precursors, addictive drugs, psychotropic drugs, precursors, medicinal ingredients that are narcotic substances. , psychotropic substances, drug precursors, veterinary drugs that contain narcotic substances or precursors “,” oppose or obstruct drug testing in the body, determine drug addiction status, manage Illegal drug users, drug addiction treatment, post-detoxification management “,” instruction for production, illegal use of drugs, marketing of narcotics “,” discrimination against users illegal drugs, drug addicts, drug addicts “.

The Law specifies the responsibilities of agencies, organizations, individuals, families and communities in drug prevention and fight; specifying agencies in charge of drug-related crime prevention and combat and principles of coordination of agencies specialized in drug-related crime prevention and control.

Additional Law regulates control of drug precursors, medicinal ingredients that are narcotic active ingredients, psychotropic active ingredients, drug precursors, and veterinary drugs containing narcotic substances or precursors; additional control over activities of temporary import for re-export, temporary export for re-import of narcotic substances, precursors, narcotic drugs, psychotropic drugs, precursors, medicinal ingredients that are narcotic active ingredients, or pharmaceuticals psychotropic substances, drug precursors and veterinary drugs that contain narcotic substances and precursors to enhance the management of legal drug-related activities, contributing to improving the capacity to detect and prevent crime of illegal production of narcotics.

The management of illegal users of narcotics is a new provision of the Law compared to the 2000 Law on Drug Prevention and Control, amended and supplemented in 2008. The Law has specified specific cases of drug testing in muscle. (Article 22) for the authorities to have an objective basis to determine the person committing illegal drug use and to monitor the person who has the illegal use of narcotics.

Illegal drug users are listed and managed, monitored and supported right from the first detection of illegal drug use and this is not a measure to handle administrative violations. (Article 23).

The law specifies cases of drug addiction identification in order to facilitate the classification and management of subjects and the application of appropriate management and detoxification measures (Article 27). The detoxification measures include: voluntary drug addiction treatment is carried out in families, communities or at drug addiction establishments; Compulsory drug addiction treatment is done at public drug addiction establishments. The law does not prescribe compulsory detoxification measures in the community.

Drug addicts aged 18 years or older who do not register, do not conduct or voluntarily terminate voluntary drug addiction, treat addiction to opioid substances with substitute drugs; continuing to illegally use narcotics during voluntary drug detoxification, terminating treatment of opioid addiction with substitution drugs due to violation of regulations on addiction treatment; during post-drug detoxification and relapse management, apply administrative handling measures to sending to compulsory detoxification establishments (Article 32).

The law specifies the preparation of dossiers of application for consignment to compulsory detoxification establishments for drug addicts aged between full 12 years and under 18 years (Article 34), specifying the subjects and the later management duration. detoxification at residence (Article 40) and no regulations on post-detoxification management at detoxification establishments; regulations on drug addiction treatment for Vietnamese expelled by foreign countries for illegal use of narcotics or drug addiction; foreign drug addicts living in Vietnam (Article 37).

The law takes effect from January 1, 2022.

The story of Yiche and Xinyi’s interaction has become a new story. The key is that Bitche’s midnight move has limited destructive power, and it is quickly curbed by Xinyi Interactive, and the situation is getting more and more bloody.

On the evening of April 14th, Bitauto stated to the outside world that it had initiated a litigation request for judicial dissolution of Xinyi Interaction on April 12, and the Haidian District People’s Court of Beijing has accepted the prosecution documents. In the evening, Bitauto sent two documents, the “Announcement to Xinyi Interactive Company Employee Letter” and the “Letter to All Customers and Partners of Xinyi Interactive” to the employees and customers of Xinyi Interactive.

Previously, Bitauto held a “Board Meeting” of Xinyi Interactive on March 19 to discuss the “dissolution of the company”. Qu Weihai sent a representative to attend and object, but no unanimous resolution was reached.

In the early morning of April 15, the well-prepared Xinyi Interaction issued the “Solemn Statement on the Suspected Crime of Biche Maliciously Spreading Rumors” to the outside world.

In the statement, Xinyi Interactive once again used legal weapons accurately, specifically stating that Bitauto Internet Information Technology Co., Ltd. (“BitCar”) maliciously spread rumors of “judicial dissolution” and damaged Beijing Xinyi Interactive Digital Technology Co., Ltd. (“Xinyi Interactive” or ” The company’s business reputation, intimidated employees, disrupted Xinyi Interactive’s production and operations, and was suspected of constituting a crime. Xinyi Interactive had already reported the case to the public security organs early in the morning.

In the statement, Xinyi Interactive mentioned several key issues:

1. The so-called “judicial dissolution” disseminated by Bitcar on April 14 is that Bitcar deliberately confuses the filing of a lawsuit to the court with “judicial dissolution”. Yiche is a malicious “rumoring” that steals the merits and confuses the public.

2. Bitauto continues to use rumors to undermine the company’s business development. This behavior of “turning the table and smashing jobs” runs counter to Bitauto’s claim that it supports the development of new ideas.

3. The actual situation of the disputes related to Xinyi Interaction is that because the original shareholder Bitcar evacuated all the investment in Xinyi Interaction and refused to return it, Xinyi Interaction held a board meeting on December 14, 2020, and made a legal and effective resolution to terminate Yiche. Car’s shareholder qualifications.Xinyi Interactive has filed a lawsuit on the issue of Bitauto’s embezzlement of huge amounts of funds

Finally, Xinyi Interactive also specifically calls on the management of Bitauto to resolve disputes and problems with each other through reasonable and legal legal channels, not to treat the business community as a river or lake, and not to treat the law as a toy.

Regardless of the right and wrong of both parties, it can be seen from the content of the two parties’ declarations that Xinyi Interaction has always been relatively restrained in the understanding and use of the law. There is one thing to say, which more reflects the characteristics of “knowing the law and abiding by the law.”

In contrast, many practices of BitCar are inevitably criticized. Not to mention that since the incident occurred at the end of last year, it has frequently changed positions, and information releases are often exhausted. There is no lack of contradictions before and after the statement. It seems that Bitche has been unable to control the situation of equity disputes. It seems to be tough on the surface, but there is no big deal in reality. The embarrassing situation of the move.

Looking back at Bitauto’s internal management issues, after an equity dispute, Bitauto unilaterally hired Zhang Hongyu as the new general manager of Xinyi Interactive, and forcibly assigned him to Xinyi Interactive. However, the media soon exposed Zhang Hongyu as a prisoner, causing an uproar in the public opinion. In 2018, Zhang Hongyu, then vice president of Bitauto, was sentenced to three years imprisonment, suspended for three years, and fined 1 million yuan for smuggling ordinary goods and evading tax payable of more than 940,000 yuan, which was a huge amount. Yuan, who is still serving his sentence on the date of appointment. According to the Criminal Law and the Company Law, a person serving a sentence of less than five years after the expiration of his sentence shall not serve as a manager, deputy manager, or financial officer. Therefore, the media also questioned hasty appointments and illegal appointments, reflecting the internal chaos of Bitauto’s management. And afterwards, Yiche has never responded directly to whether the appointment was deceived or committed by someone knowingly, let alone an explanation to the other shareholders and company members of Xinyi Interactive. Instead, it proposed to dissolve Xinyi Interactive’s abnormal actions. A sense of separation.

In fact, Xinyi Interaction with a valuation of 10 digits is a leader in digital marketing. It has a high reputation in the industry. Last year’s revenue was nearly 4 billion yuan. It doubled its profit against the trend. It has more than 800 employees and is a comparable company. Nice good company. Moreover, since the equity dispute occurred in November last year, the current management team has been stable, and the business has been carried out in an orderly manner without being affected. It can be seen that it is a company with a solid foundation and a cohesive force. As the original major shareholder, Yiche has already filed a lawsuit with the people’s court. It should have believed in the law, made legal preparations, provided evidence in court, properly defended its rights, and actively negotiated and resolved actual equity disputes, instead of using such recklessness. the behavior of. No matter how good the company is, once it is disbanded, it will be destroyed, not only the interests of shareholders will be damaged, but the employees and other stakeholders will be the first to bear the brunt. And as you can see from Xinyi Interactive’s public statement, this application for judicial dissolution is not so easy to achieve, but Bitche’s move at this time can be described as “limited harm, but extremely insulting!” The purpose is to shake customers and employees. His confidence can be described as an off-board move that is full of flavour. It is clever to look at, but it also exposes the company’s values ​​and cultural issues that disregard the overall situation and disregard employees’ job opportunities.

Speaking of management, it is also a pain in Yiche’s heart. Bitauto has a lot of rights and wrongs in recent years. It is well-known that it has lost billions in five years, and it has been delisted from the market. The founder of Bitauto, Li Bin, has made Weilai Auto to grow, and he has frequently reduced his holdings of Bitauto and cashed out. This is also a signal. Although Bitauto found a consortium to take over for privatization, under the background of anti-monopoly and prevention of financial risks in the past few months, Internet finance is all over the place, and car-related loan problems are plagued. It is not so simple to rely on the big tree to re-list. .

The current Bitauto CEO Zhang Xuan founded and served as the CEO of an important subsidiary Yixin for many years. The black history of “routine loans” has been exposed by the media in different places for many years. Shanghai Yixin and others have been repeatedly due to illegal collection of routine loans. Deeply involved in litigation.

There are too many cases to list them all. As for the case mentioned during the two sessions, a judgment with the case number “(2019) Min 05 Xing Zhong No. 1874” shows that Fuzhou Hexun Financial Services Co., Ltd. was entrusted by Shanghai Yixin and other four companies to collect loans for it The main person in charge of the collection company was sentenced to seven years and six months’ imprisonment by the court for the use of improper methods for collection of vehicles that were overdue. In the case of routine loans, more and more people familiar with the game of collection companies and financial leasing companies revealed that at the beginning of planning, routine loan companies such as Bitcar planned the violent collection sector, and took advantage of the legal loopholes to violently collect collections. The risk responsibility is passed on to the “downstream brother.” As the former listed company Yiche and the current listed company Yixin, actively deal with the aftermath of usury and save the precarious business model. This is the most important task, rather than emotionally random moves and making too many enemies, which not only makes people laugh, but also Continue to erode the company’s credit and influence.

How this scuffle ended is still unknown, but Xinyi Interaction seems unlikely to be dissolved within the year as Yiche said. The interference and suppression of this move is also unlikely to cause substantial harm to the interaction of new ideas, but it can make its employees feel the same hatred and unite.

The time has come to April 2021. The age of savage growth of how bold and productive people are is over. All kinds of rash heroes are busy how to land safely. This is really not something that can be settled by high-profile hard work. Stage.

Therefore, as a market entity, an enterprise that truly respects the law and knows and abides by the law is an important part of the corporate values ​​and a necessary prerequisite for the healthy development of the enterprise and the market.

I hope Xinyi Interactive and Bitche can do the same. Seeking common ground while reserving differences, considering the overall situation, reasonable negotiation, and symbiotic development, I believe that is the real way out for this dispute.

(This article comes from a reader’s contribution)

Then tears can no longer drain down the nose as usual and will cause live tearing symptoms, irritating or causing chronic eye infections.

The pupil is a tubular system, with a special structure that begins with a scale in the inner corner of the eyelid and ends at the lower nasal slit.

Due to the anatomical feature of the tubular system, the most common pathology in the tears is obstruction. When there is an obstruction, tears are not drained down the nose, so it will flow out. Therefore, the most common symptom is watery eyes. If the obstruction process lasts for a long time, then the tear can build up in the tear duct, which can cause an infection in the tear duct. Religious practice can cause inflammation, pain …, if left for a long time, it will lead to complications in the eye.

Anyone can get sick

Pathology that causes morbidity can be found in all ages, from infants to teenagers, and the elderly. Babies after birth (especially premature babies) can also have a blocked religion, called congenital obstruction. The principle is usually caused by the process of forming the vagina in the fetus is incomplete, so the lower end of the nasal tear duct remains the obstructive membrane. Most of these cases go away on their own as they get older.

The cases of obstruction are often caused by trauma to the eye, sinuses or after surgery in the jaw sinus. Chronic eye infections such as trachoma, conjunctivitis can cause tears narrowed. Religious practice is more common in women than in men.

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Common complications

When there is an obstruction, especially an obstruction of the nasal tear duct, it can cause chronic cholecystitis. Patients often have watery eyes, accompanied by purulent discharge. The corner area in the eye can be lighter and tighter. Pressing into this area has pus oozing at the corner of the eye. If left untreated, chronic inflammation can progress to acute inflammation, causing a tear abscess, even leakage, drainage of pus. The patient often aches a lot, the corner in the eye is swollen and red.

The methods of rule of law

Many cases of congenital obstruction will improve on their own within a few months after birth when the baby’s tear drainage system is more complete or when the nasal tear duct opens. In some cases, the ophthalmologist will show you how to press the edge of your baby’s nose to dislodge the membrane.

Most cases of obstruction after a facial injury will not require supportive treatment because the tear drainage system usually takes several months to start working on its own. Therefore, the ophthalmologist will likely suggest the patient wait several months before considering surgery.

In children where the blockage does not improve on its own, or in cases of adults with semi-morbid obstruction, the doctor will intervene with a traditional method. An instrument will be used to dilate the ratio before inserting the catheter into the tear duct through this scale. The stick will be threaded down to the nose and withdrawn. After that, the religion will be pumped with normal saline to flush away the stuffy stagnant substances.

For cases where the vagina is blocked due to inflammation or scar tissue, the doctor will use a small tube thread inserted into the canal down to the nasal tear duct, inflating the balloon at the tip of the tube to expand into a narrow space. , then blow off the ball. This method requires general anesthesia.

Another method, which also requires general anesthesia, is called intubation. The doctor will insert a small piece of the tube into the tear duct through 1 or both of the tear points in the inner corner of the eye, then insert it completely down the nose and remain there for 3 – 4 months. The tip of the tube at the rate is knotted to keep the wire from falling off. This constriction will not cause discomfort.

Surgery is often the option of progressive obstruction. This method is also quite effective for young children with congenital morbidity. However, it is applied after the above methods have failed.

Nasal tear bags are often used to treat most cases of obstruction. The doctor will create a junction between the tear bag and the nose. Therefore, tears will no longer flow down the nasal tear duct, where the obstruction, as before, but flows straight into the nose with a new route. To stabilize the connection, the doctor will put the tube in and save the tube for 3 – 4 months before taking it out.

To prevent postoperative infection, nasal vasoconstrictors and eye drops will be needed. After 3-6 months, the tube placed inside is removed.

If the obstruction is caused by a compression of the tumor, surgery to remove the tumor or other methods to reduce the size of the tumor will be performed to address the cause.