Head of the Chancellery Braun End of the home office obligation from July

Status: 16.06.2021 5:22 p.m.

In all likelihood, employers will no longer have to offer a home office from July. The corresponding obligation expires. The existing hygiene concepts at the workplace should, however, continue to be adhered to. Chancellery chief Helge Braun has announced an end to the home office obligation. Employers would no longer have to offer a home office from July. “The statutory home office obligation is part of the Infection Protection Act – better known as the ’emergency brake’ – and will expire at the end of June,” said Braun of the “Wirtschaftswoche”.

FAQ 04/22/2021

“Favorable situation”

The “Federal Emergency Brake”, which was only introduced in April provides that the federal government can enforce uniform corona protective measures in areas with incidence values ​​above 100. The Infection Protection Act is limited to June 30th. There had recently been talks within the federal government, in particular about an extension of the home office requirement. Braun has now confirmed, however, that the emergency brake will not be extended at this point in time because the situation is currently “favorable”.

Test offer in companies should remain

According to the Ministry of Labor, rules at the workplace are currently being discussed according to the home office obligation. It is only about “basic requirements” at the workplace such as contact reduction, the obligation to test offers and the obligation to hygiene concepts, according to a spokeswoman. Companies must therefore continue to offer employees in companies a corona test twice a week. This emerges from the draft of the new occupational health and safety ordinance of the Federal Ministry of Labor. “We will extend the amended occupational health and safety ordinance so that the protection of employees is in the foreground even when the incidence is falling,” said Federal Labor Minister Hubertus Heil (SPD). In view of the low corona incidences, however, the obligation to work from home can no longer be justified with occupational safety and is therefore no longer applicable. The SPD politician emphasized that a mixture of presence culture and home office would be “the new normal”. “And for that we need a binding legal framework,” stressed Heil.

06/13/2021

Braun: “New edition of the ’emergency brake’ possibly in autumn”

Chancellery chief Braun said of a possible new edition of the “Federal Emergency Brake” that this would depend on the vaccination rate, the effect of the vaccines and the possible spread of further virus mutations in the autumn. “If the numbers went up again, then you would have to decide quickly.” At the moment there is no reason to extend the “federal emergency brake”.

Close to the limit of insolvency According to the director of Sao Viet car company, production and business revenue is almost zero, but every day still has to bear countless expenses such as bank interest; rent for factories, warehouses, salaries to support officials, employees, drivers; road maintenance fees … A series of passenger transport enterprises are in the “swallowing” scene. “Before the epidemic, on average, each month we spent about 3 billion dong on salaries and bonuses for drivers and employees. However, today, even though there is no revenue, we still have to “burden” nearly 1 billion dong/month “- Mr. Bang stated. Not only road transport, the air transport market has suffered the most severe decline ever, prompting the Ministry of Planning and Investment to issue a warning that the solvency of enterprises is declining close to the limit of insolvency. maths. For example, the national airline of Vietnam (Vietnam Airlines), it is expected that the loss of the first quarter of 2021 will be at VND 4,800 billion and in the first six months of the year may reach VND 10,000 billion. Currently, the amount of overdue debt has reached VND 6,240 billion and is in a very difficult situation. Vietnam Airlines has more than 9,000 employees who are on unpaid leave and temporary suspension of labor contracts. Most transport businesses are facing great difficulties due to the Covid-19 epidemic Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) also lost 50% of passenger transport revenue in the past 5 months due to people restricting travel, the railway industry had to cut many passenger trains. Mr. Nguyen Cong Hung, Chairman of the Hanoi Taxi Association, said that the number of passengers decreased by 80%-90%, revenue fell seriously, and workers’ lives were difficult. A series of taxi companies are facing the risk of bankruptcy, and bad debts are at high risk of increasing in the banking system. Therefore, recently, the Taxi Associations of Hanoi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City have jointly signed a document to send to the Prime Minister, proposing to support taxi transport enterprises to overcome difficulties before the Covid-19 pandemic. Proposing many solutions Facing the above situation, the Prime Minister has just assigned the Ministry of Transport to consider and propose policies and solutions to support passenger transport enterprises facing difficulties due to the Covid-19 epidemic. to border gates and between regions in the domestic market. According to Mr. Tran Bao Ngoc, Director of the Transport Department (Ministry of Transport), since the outbreak of the epidemic, the Ministry of Transport has proposed policies and solutions to support transport enterprises in difficulty. Regarding the solution to remove the vehicle inspection cycle, Mr. Ngoc said that the Ministry of Transport is amending Circular No. 70/2015 in the direction of adjusting the inspection cycle of passenger cars of all kinds up to 9 seats with transportation business. , adjusted from 18 months to 24 months for the first cycle and from 6 to 12 months for the recurring cycle. In addition, the Ministry of Transport also proposed that the Government delay the time of sanctioning transport enterprises that do not install surveillance cameras due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic. Regarding the proposal to exempt road maintenance fees until the end of this year, Mr. Ngoc said that in order to remove difficulties for those affected by the Covid-19 epidemic, Circular 112/2020 of the Ministry of Finance allows to reduce collect road user fees from January 1 to June 30, 2021. “The Ministry of Transport has proposed to the Government to reduce value-added tax to 0%, reduce 50% of corporate income tax for industries seriously damaged by the epidemic. Besides, delay payment of tax amount for 6 months for 6 months. arrears until December 31, 2021 and there is no fee for parking, parking and picking up passengers at the airport, train station, port and 50% discount on service prices through the bus station for passenger cars. sign for new registered vehicles for transport business until December 31,” said Mr. Ngoc. It is still difficult to access support policies As a large passenger transport enterprise in Quang Ninh province, Mr. Doan The Xuyen, director of Phuc Xuyen Co., Ltd., said that the company has over 300 vehicles that have stopped working but still have not been exempted from road maintenance fees because of cumbersome procedures. . For example, to be exempted under the regulations of the Ministry of Finance, the vehicle must stop working for 30 days or more, then return the badge and be certified by the Department of Transport. “You can stop for less than 30 days to be able to run again, then you have to apply for a new badge. Many businesses still have to pay even though the car is not running because they are afraid of procedures,” said Xuyen.

The Philippines is famous for its beautiful islands and beaches. The proposal came after a task force on infectious diseases in the Philippines asked stakeholders to learn about the process of receiving international guests who have received the Covid-19 vaccine. If the “green corridor” is approved, eligible international visitors will be allowed to enter the Philippines for tourism and resort purposes, in the context of quarantine rules being relaxed in many other countries. DOT is monitoring neighboring markets on how to reopen international travel. Specifically, for fully vaccinated people, the quarantine period will be reduced from 10 days to 7 days in Thailand, or from 21 days to 7 days in Hong Kong (China). Meanwhile, the Philippines is requiring travelers to quarantine for 10 days and 4 days at home, along with an RT-PCR test on the seventh day of isolation. “We must catch up with our neighbors and the rest of the world in gradually reopening tourist attractions. The Philippines should be ready, before international tourism in the world resumes,” Ms. Bernadette said. Romulo-Puyat added.

VinFast is building electric car charging stations The Ministry of Finance has just sent a document to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Ministry of Transport, to respond to tax incentives for battery electric cars. Proposals for tax incentives only mention battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Currently, according to statistics, battery electric vehicles account for about 1% of electrified vehicles in Vietnam. Electric vehicles include many types of vehicles. In addition to gasoline-powered vehicles combined with electric energy (including HEV, PHEV) and Hydrogen-fueled cars (FCEV), there are currently BEV (pure electric) battery electric cars. Completely electrically charged from an external source. The two types of hybrid vehicles move mainly with internal combustion engines, in parallel taking advantage of the benefits of an electric powertrain consisting of an electric motor with a battery. FCEVs have an advantage over BEVs when the charging time is short, but the production of water makes hydrogen fuel-powered electric vehicles only suitable for island nations, arid areas, and unsuitable for urban areas. big. Meanwhile, BEV battery electric vehicles have a minimalist structure, run short distances, can consume electricity everywhere, have great advantages in urban areas. With three types of vehicles HEV, PHEV and FCEV all use gasoline and gas, so they have more impact on the environment than BEV models. Electric cars are becoming an advantageous choice to replace vehicles using internal combustion engines, especially battery electric cars (BEVs). Many countries around the world have had preferential policies and tax support to prioritize the development and production of battery electric vehicles. According to the Ministry of Finance, Vietnam has a number of preferential policies for electric vehicles. Accordingly, electric cars carrying passengers with less than 9 seats are entitled to the special consumption tax rate of 15% (ie 10% reduction compared to cars of the same type using fossil fuels; 10-16 seats are allowed to be used for cars of the same type using fossil fuels. tax rate of 10% (5% reduction compared to cars of the same type running on gasoline) and the tax rate of 16 to less than 24 seats is applied at the tax rate of 5% (5% reduction compared to cars of the same type running on petrol). At the same time, the Law on Special Consumption Tax No. 27/2008/QH12 also stipulates the special consumption tax rate for environmentally friendly vehicles. Specifically, vehicles running on gasoline combined with electric energy and bioenergy, in which the proportion of gasoline used does not exceed 70% of the energy used by the vehicle, is entitled to a tax rate of 70% for vehicles of the same capacity. species. For cars running on bio-energy, the special consumption tax rate is only 50% compared to cars of the same type. Meanwhile, about the current registration fee, there are only preferential rates for buses using clean energy while there is no policy applicable to other environmentally friendly vehicles. To encourage production and stimulate consumers to use BEVs, contributing to reducing the emissions released into the environment by vehicles, contributing to the protection of the ecological environment and based on the outstanding advantages of vehicles. BEV, the Ministry of Finance is planning to propose new incentives for this model. An electric vehicle charging station in Ho Chi Minh City Specifically, incentives related to excise tax fall under the jurisdiction of the National Assembly. Therefore, the National Assembly must amend the excise tax law. The Government has also assigned the Ministry of Finance to preside over the overall assessment of the implementation of the excise tax policy on automobiles in the past time to study and amend the excise tax law accordingly. Regarding the registration fee under the authority of the Government, when there is a need to change, it will amend and supplement Decree No. 14/20216/ND-CP on registration fee. The Ministry of Finance said that in the past time, it has also received recommendations from a number of associations on adjusting registration fee rates to remove difficulties for businesses. Therefore, the Ministry of Finance is also evaluating the overall policy on registration fees and is expected to submit it to the Government in October. The Ministry of Finance also asked agencies to propose specific content on special consumption tax incentives and registration fees related to battery electric vehicles to summarize and report to the Government. Battery-powered electric vehicles currently account for a very small percentage in Vietnam. According to data from the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association (VAMA), the number of electrified vehicles registered in Vietnam is still very modest, accumulating just over 1,000 units by the end of 2020. of which BEVs only account for about 1%, the rest are HEV and PHEV models. According to the Ministry of Finance, currently only VinFast invests in producing electric vehicles, according to reports, VinFast has now launched the first battery-powered electric car model. The factory has a capacity of 250,000 vehicles per year and the brand is focusing on battery electric vehicles with 9 seats or less and electric buses with 24 seats or more. Also according to the Ministry of Finance’s assessment, the biggest obstacle facing Vietnam today is the lack of charging station infrastructure, the main source of power for power supply is using fuel sources with high CO2 emissions, accounting for nearly half of the total mobilized electricity output, while the electricity generated from renewable energy accounts for a small proportion, about 4.3% and this is considered an unstable power source.

At a meeting with leaders of the Government, ministries and sectors in mid-May, Vingroup applied for a pilot exemption of excise tax and registration fee for electric cars for 5 years in order to promote the electric vehicle market. . In fact, this is the first proposal in Vietnam but not new in the world. Many countries have also applied a combination of supportive policies, strong incentives for consumers and manufacturers to encourage the model transition from gasoline to electricity, typically China, the US and other countries. Europe. According to the Wall Street Journal, Mr. Hallgeir Langeland, 65, a former Norwegian politician and environmental activist, has not owned a car in 25 years. But when Ford launched an all-electric version of the Mustang last year, he didn’t hesitate. “I have to have it. I can’t wait until March,” Mr. Langeland said, recalling the Mustang he drove as a young man. Christian Burg, owner of an energy-efficient housing construction business in Germany, has been driving a petrol BMW X3 SUV for many years. When the German government increased subsidies for electric cars, he applied for a small business subsidy and switched to the iX3 rechargeable hybrid. “We received an incentive of 3,750 euros ($4,500),” he revealed. Governments are tightening emissions standards and supporting industries on the front lines of the fight against climate change. Photo: Reuters. From electric vehicle powerhouses China and Europe… Governments around the globe have introduced a variety of policies to boost the electric vehicle industry over the years, including reducing taxes, fees, subsidies, incentives, and administrative regulations. The common point is that governments have set a specific roadmap to transition from fossil fuel vehicles to electric cars. According to the CNBC Many Chinese drivers switch to electric cars because of the government’s preferential policies. For example, in 2016, Chinese buyers received a nationwide discount of 55,000 yuan ($8,599.01) for each BEV and 30,000 yuan ($4,690) for PHEVs. Municipal governments also provide additional support up to 55,000 yuan. Beijing also subsidizes electric vehicle manufacturers based on battery power density, driving range and energy consumption. For example, in 2020, a pure electric vehicle with a minimum range of 300 km will receive a subsidy of 16,200-22,500 yuan (2,532-3,517 USD). Along with that, it supports the construction of a battery charging network for electric vehicles. For taxes and fees, China offers 50-100% reduction in user registration fees from time to time, annual tax relief, free or low-cost charging. In addition, manufacturers will receive credit points if they produce many electric vehicles. China is the leading electric vehicle market in the world. Photo: Reuters. Buyers of electric vehicles in China also receive preferential registration fees, no need to wait for car registration for 6-12 months, free highways, and parking. In Shenzhen alone, taxis switching to electric vehicles will be able to receive subsidies. A 27-year-old customer, who lives in Hangzhou, has been waiting almost a year for a license plate for his petrol car. However, after seeing Xpeng’s G3 electric car, she decided not to wait any longer. “After applying the government subsidy, the car fits my budget of about 180,000 yuan (US$27,643),” she said. The European Union (EU) is also gradually tightening emissions standards and supporting industries on the front lines in the fight against climate change. Much of the support goes to initiatives that push consumers to buy electric vehicles, which in turn drives demand. After applying the government subsidy, the car fits my budget of about 180,000 yuan (US$27,643) A 27-year-old customer in Hangzhou In 2020, sales of new electric vehicles in European countries doubled, accounting for 43% of global sales. Rising momentum has brought the EU over China to become the world’s largest electric vehicle market. For example, Germany subsidizes up to 4,000 euros ($4,874) per BEV and 3,000 euros ($3,656) for PHEVs. The country also built a €1 billion fund for rebates and building charging stations. Meanwhile, France subsidizes 6,000 euros ($7,312) for cars that emit less than 20g of CO2, 5,000 euros ($6,093) per BEV, and nearly 10,000 euros ($12,187.01) for customers who switch from diesel vehicles to BEVs. Similar to France and Germany, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Denmark and Finland also apply different subsidies to electric vehicle customers. Denmark alone reduces sales tax up to 80%. Some major Spanish cities reduce taxes by 75%, while Finland has a minimum tax rate. …to North America Transportation is currently America’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, US President Joe Biden’s plan to change gasoline cars to electric cars is essential to solving the problems of climate change. Biden’s proposals include incentives of up to $174 billion for electric cars. His plan is to increase discounts for customers who buy electric cars. In addition, the US president plans to push to increase the number of public chargers from 72,000 in 2019 to 500,000 in 2030. He also called for replacing the US government’s fleet of about 650,000 vehicles with models. electricity. Experts of Bloomberg It is estimated that 500,000 chargers may require about 6 billion USD of investment. Part of the $174 billion subsidy will also go directly to consumers to stimulate demand. Along with that are orders for electric vehicles directly from the federal government. To realize his climate ambitions, Mr. Biden needs to benefit as many electric vehicle manufacturers as possible. Bloomberg The above expenses all bring about the same effect. That’s increasing demand to accelerate the electrification of the US auto industry. Previously, the federal government and some states offered tax credits (up to $7,500) and incentives for buying electric vehicles, but the main federal incentive will begin to cut after manufacturers sold 200,000 electric cars. “To realize his climate ambitions, Mr. Biden needs to benefit as many electric vehicle manufacturers as possible.” Bloomberg comment. Meanwhile, the Canadian government requires that all vehicles sold starting in 2040 will produce zero emissions. The province of Québec will ban the sale of new gasoline-powered passenger cars from 2035. British Columbia will completely ban the sale or rental of gasoline-powered cars and trucks by 2040. Norway also introduced subsidy programs to boost sales of electric vehicles, including direct support of 4,000 euros ($4,874) to users, a 50% subsidy on vehicle prices and the cost of station construction and installation. charger for the manufacturer. A plan to change petrol cars to electric cars is necessary to address climate problems. Photo: Reuters. Along with that is a discount on fast charging service, free parking, fees for ships, boats, harbors, and the use of bus lanes; some road and ferry fees are waived. Taxes exempted for electric vehicles in Norway include fuel, road, and vehicle taxes. Meanwhile, Japan also exempts taxes related to vehicle ownership, purchase and tonnage. In 2020, electric car buyers will receive a subsidy of up to $7,700 depending on the vehicle’s battery capacity. According to Dr. Bui Quang Tuan, Director of the Vietnam Institute of Economics, government support is essential if Vietnam wants to develop the electric car industry to catch up with the world’s trends and achieve its goals. on green growth. “The support policy demonstrates the tectonic role of the State, its commitment to accompany businesses so that they can grow up, reach out to the world, and raise the level of Vietnamese people. Behind this policy is a very important political meaning, not just economic support,” said Dr. Bui Quang Tuan, Director of the Vietnam Institute of Economics.

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

(Source: odditycentral.com) Screambulance is a product created by the Japanese Company Kowagarasetai (Scaring Corps). This is considered the “offering” of the haunted house genre horror can be moved to any different location in Japan . Simply put, Screambulance is like a mobile scare service, in the context of the raging COVID-19 epidemic that makes establishments ghost House All over Japan have to close. Just go to the reservation website, Screambulance will park right in front of the house so that players can experience the chills without having to go far. After each participant, the car will be disinfected and ventilated, ensuring strict epidemic prevention requirements. The interior includes medical equipment and fake blood bags hanging from the ceiling. Blood was also sprayed all over the car. By using the 3D-KU100 sound system, players will experience the feeling of having someone else in the ambulance with them. Screambulance expected to serve all 23 wards in Tokyo city, Japan. The car can accommodate up to 6 people with an experience time of up to 15 minutes. Thrill-loving customers will have to pay a fee of 9,000 yen (about 83 USD). The service will launch to Tokyo residents on July 1.

Hermès Birkin handbags range from $8,500 to $2 million. Unlike traditional bags, the Baby Birkin does not exist in real life and is not manufactured by Hermès. Inside the bag contains a 40-week-old fetus, which is clearly seen from the outside due to the transparent bag. The Hermès bag is sold on the NFT for $23,500. Photo: InputMag. Buyers of Baby Birkin will immediately receive a 3D video of the bag with a resolution of 2,000 x 2,000 pixels, with a proof of ownership token. When admiring the bag, the fetus inside will move and “grow” up to 40 weeks old, to music inspired by space. According to the InputMag , which is also the next difference of Baby Birkin compared to the usual Hermès Birkin bags. Instead of having to go to the store to order and wait for months or years to receive, Baby Birkin buyers will own the product as soon as the auction ends. According to the Basic.Space , the owner of an NFT handbag with the account name Aki Hayashi. There were a total of 32 bids, of which Hayashi made 4 bids and won with the final figure of $23,500. The designers claim this bag is valuable because it is rarer than any other handbag on the market. NFT is a concept that has been in the spotlight recently, when virtual items are traded at sky-high prices. One of them includes painting Everydays: The First 5,000 Days priced at $69.3 million, or Jack Dorsey’s first tweet is owned by a businessman for $2.9 million. Many fashion products such as watches and clothes have been “digitized” and sold on NFT floors, meeting the needs of users to own unique but bogus items. According to the NonFungible , NFT transaction value tripled in 2020, reaching $250 million. In 2021, the NFT fever still shows no signs of cooling down. Like new trends on the Internet, NFT creates mixed opinions about the real value, besides the possibility of just a speculative bubble. Things to know about NFT – the new fever of the world NFT stands for Non-Fungible Token. This is a cryptographic token on the blockchain that represents a single asset class.

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.

Besides, Bluezone also added many useful features related to epidemic prevention and health such as: QR code scanning, medical declaration, domestic movement declaration… In addition, Bluezone also regularly updates information. about the epidemic and the notes for everyone to monitor and prevent Facing the complicated epidemic situation, Bkav has set a goal of all people installing and using Bluezone. According to Bkav, the effectiveness of Bluezone is proportional to the number of people who install and use it. The more Bluezone enters the epidemic, the more effective it is, in the epidemic center more effective than in other areas, due to the increased awareness of installation and use of people in the epidemic area. User successfully installs Bluezone application on smartphone. Photo: HOANG GIANG Bluezone application is promoted to propagate and deploy during the second outbreak of COVID-19 in Vietnam from July 25, 2020. In Hai Duong, with a 27% installation rate since August 16, 1,035 F1 and F2 have been identified. The second outbreak in Hai Duong broke out from January 27, 2021, on February 24, with the installation rate reaching 43%, the system traced 1993 cases of F1, F2. Of which, 17 positive cases were traced outside the traditional epidemiological investigation list. In addition, Bkav also recommends that checking in QR Code in public places is mandatory during an outbreak. The public check-in method helps to quickly track down outbreaks such as restaurants and markets. Regularly checking in QR Code on Bluezone also helps the application operate in priority mode to increase the efficiency of contact recording.

The idea of ​​​​conquering Mars has been a dream of mankind for many years, this could be the first step towards realizing the dream of many science fiction scientists that is to explore outer space. Sending humans to another planet, even within the solar system, has the effect of reducing the risk of a global catastrophe that could destroy life, such as a large asteroid impact or nuclear war. Even in the future, the Red Planet could be an abundant source of resources. Obviously the ambition to travel to Mars is impressive, but there are many doubts and obstacles attached. Tech billionaire Elon Musk put forward the idea of ​​humans traveling to Mars on 1,000 rockets and creating land for 1 million inhabitants, this is clearly an extremely expensive and technologically difficult task. major barriers have been listed. First, Earth science has not yet been able to create spacecraft with the ability to send humans into distant space that is “immune” to deadly cosmic radiation. The solution to this problem could be to wrap lead plates, but that would increase the weight of the ship and reduce its carrying capacity. Engines for spaceships are now well beyond construction. Second, solar radiation is a big problem, the Red Planet is different from Earth in that it doesn’t have a magnetic field protecting it from ionizing radiation. Astronauts will have to hide in bases hidden deep below the surface, not be able to walk freely on the surface. Third, Mars is cold and has no atmosphere, but the radiation background is 2.5 times higher than that of astronauts on the International Space Station ISS. It is impossible to live in such conditions without a special space suit. There are many other problems as well, but it is clear that expanding space into outer space requires accumulation and huge investments in technology. Before this fact, scientists expressed doubts about Elon Musk’s initiative, when he proposed to carry out bombardments with thermonuclear warheads at both poles of the Red Planet. A “fusion attack” would cause glaciers to melt, forming liquid water and releasing greenhouse gases, which help create the atmosphere on Mars. Then the “reclaimers” could walk around without a spacesuit. But mathematician Robert Walker calculates that to carry out the first part of the plan requires at least 1 million nuclear bombs with an explosive yield of 100 Megatons, must be assembled on Mars 3,500 a day for 7 weeks to achieve desired results. There are no such large numbers of nuclear weapons on Earth, and the lack of means to deliver them to another planet, is the first hurdle. CO2 reserves on Mars would not be enough to create a suitable atmosphere, even if the first problem were solved. Since the Red Planet does not have a magnetic field, solar radiation will gradually “suck” the gas that has already formed, which is the second barrier. Finally, Elon Musk does not take into account that after many nuclear explosions, the surface of the planet will be radioactive for a long time, people cannot walk with oxygen masks and plant trees. Elon Musk’s initiative is clearly impractical and perhaps the billionaire himself understands this, but what is his meaning. The head of Russia’s state space corporation Roscosmos – Mr. Dmitry Rogozin made a remarkable remark. “Anyone calling for the reclamation of Mars or other planets is well aware that this is just an excuse for launching nuclear weapons into space for military purposes on Earth.” “It’s true, you can’t just put nuclear warheads on Mars. They need to first be put into orbit and assembled somewhere with the means to send them in large batches.” “Assuming an orbital station being built by the US and its allies will be tailored to target China and Russia. Will nuclear warheads reach the Red Planet then? “It is no secret that Elon Musk is working closely with the Pentagon on the space and satellite program. So why not experiment with the best cause of Mars exploration, to advocate for the idea of ​​​​putting US nuclear weapons in space,” concluded Mr. Rogozin.

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)

Audi unveiled up to four brand-new models this week at the 2021 Shanghai Auto Show, where the stretched A7L and A6 e-tron sedans garner the most attention. The two models share the stage with an upgraded long wheelbase Q5 and a mysterious new Audi Shanghai concept in the form of an all-electric SUV. While the A7L will be the first Audi model in China developed with local Volkswagen Group partner SAIC – other models developed with another partner FAW – this new electric vehicle is not far behind. . Considered a research concept at the moment, it will evolve into a production car in the second half of this year. Details are still scarce, but we do know that it will be 4,870 mm long. The figure on this electric luxury Audi Shanghai makes it nearly as long as the Audi e-tron SUV currently sold in many parts of the world, and some local sources say it will be built based on Volkswagen’s MEB chassis. Group, similar to the Q4 e-tron and the smaller Q4 Sportback e-tron. The concept car shown at the show has a camouflage cover with an e-tron mark and all the windows are darkened, meaning the company is not ready to reveal the interior of the new car. With Audi quiet, all we can do is speculate. Considering the announced overall length of the car, perhaps the production version will be equivalent to the Volkswagen ID.6 that also debuted at this year’s Shanghai Auto Show. That three-row electric SUV also uses the MEB chassis and measures 4,876 mm in length. However, this is merely a speculation. If that is the case, we can expect the best version of the new electric SUV to be equipped with the AWD Quattro drivetrain with 2 electric motors delivering a total output of 302 hp and 310 Nm of maximum torque. the equivalent of the dual-motor ID.6, or even more powerful, to deserve the Audi title. At ID.6, this capacity allows it to accelerate from 0-100 km / h in 6.6 seconds and the top speed is electronically limited to 160 km / h. In terms of travel distance, we can also see ID.6 modeled with two options of 58 kWh and 77 kWh, with the second type providing a maximum travel distance of 588 km / h according to the Chinese NEDC cycle. . Time will tell what real specs will be on the new Audi electric SUV. The model on display only has a simple name, the new electric Audi Concept Shanghai, and will certainly bear a different name when it goes into production. Also, it is worth noting that this model will be exclusive to the Chinese market. Video: Audi introduces a series of luxury electric cars in China.

Accordingly, in 2021, the enterprise expects net revenue of 5,375 billion dong, after-tax profit of 806.4 billion dong, up by 289.76 percent and 302.7 percent respectively compared to the implementation in 2020. Of the VND 5,375 billion net revenue, VND 4,030 billion came from the real estate sector; 3,203.5 billion VND from construction and trade; 1,156.6 billion dong in the energy sector; 300 billion VND in production and agriculture; VND 323.7 billion in other fields; and revenue deductions are -3,638.7 billion. It is expected that by 2021 there will be 400 MWp of solar power generated. BCG’s 2021 strategy will continue to define itself as a leading development group in the renewable energy sector in Vietnam. In particular, the research and development to the LNG gas power segment, the total power output in the portfolio is from 2,000 MW to 2025. For the real estate sector, quickly complete unfinished projects in 2020 to record revenue for 2021, observe the market and deploy new projects cautiously on the basis of making use of available land. In the construction field, Tracodi has become a leading construction contractor in Vietnam. In addition, the enterprise also submits to shareholders the 2020 dividend plan at the rate of 10%. Of which, 8% is in cash and 2% is in stocks. It is known that in the annual shareholders meeting in 2020, the enterprise expects dividends to be 12%. Thus, the dividend rate has decreased 2% compared to the plan. Entering 2021, the dividend rate is expected to increase to 12%. It is known that dividends in 2020 are expected to be paid in the second quarter or the third quarter of 2021. A noteworthy content is that the business plans to continue offering to sell 148.77 million shares, equivalent to a rate of 50% to existing shareholders at the price of 12,000 VND / share. The amount expected to mobilize is 1,785.24 billion for the purpose of supplementing working capital of the business. Expected time is quarter III / 2021. Previously, the enterprise has just successfully offered to sell 68 million shares to existing shareholders at the price of 10,000 dong / share in March 2021. In addition, the enterprise also plans to offer 60 million individual shares to supplement working capital, the expected time in 2021. Closing the session on March 23, BCG shares stood at the reference price of 12,850 dong / share.

Development is not sustainable The document states that in the past 15 years, the real estate market has grown rapidly but has not yet achieved the transparent, healthy, stable and sustainable development goals. The market still repeats many land fevers, especially the land fever that occurs consecutively on a large scale today, causing many negative consequences, losing opportunities to create housing for many income earners. On average, urban low-income people, labor workers and migrants, affect social security and order. Land fever in the area of ​​Phan Thiet airport in early March 2021. Photo: Hop Pho The main culprits of the land fever, house price fever, land price fever are the “head of the family, land storks, and dishonest businesses” who perform tricks to spread rumors, make prices – blow prices, take advantage ” crowd psychology – greedy “,” prey “on fake purchases and excess opportunities to” chisel the fat “, illegal profit and in some cases there was connection, support, “back against” of grassroots cadres. When the land fever subsided, many individual investors “surf” with the crowd due to lack of capital to borrow with high interest rates, not having enough information and skills, so they were trapped and lost heavily. even fell into the situation of accumulating debt. Many land plots became deserted, while land prices in some localities were pushed too high compared to their real value, negatively affecting the investment environment, making it difficult to attract investors, especially big investors. In addition to land fever, there is a situation of skyrocketing house prices, mainly due to a sharp decline in the supply of housing projects, a lack of housing products, especially a lack of affordable apartments. or low-cost commercial housing, social housing. The shortage of supply due to unapproved housing projects, congestion in construction investment procedures, and general intangibility have created advantages for some businesses that already have existing projects and have home products. In overwhelming the market “imposes” the selling price to get a very high profit. Tax against speculation Through the research, Mr. Le Hoang Chau, President of HoREA, proposed to the Prime Minister to consider solutions to “treat” land fever and stabilize house prices through the effective use of tax tools and the issuance of unjust tax. movables. Specifically, HoREA proposes to issue tax against speculation on housing and land; Income tax is imposed at a very high tax rate for the sale or transfer of houses and land right after establishment to eliminate the speculation of investors in case the market shows signs of speculation or fever. hot “bubbles”. “I hope the Prime Minister will consider and set a very high tax rate if selling or transferring houses and land in the first year and keep high tax rates in the second and third years. Cases of sale and transfer of houses, After being created for 3 years or proving that the need to sell or transfer houses or land is justified, the normal tax rate will be applied.As such, this tax will not affect home buyers. there is a need to create real houses “- stated by HoREA’s document. HoREA also recommends taxing people who own multiple properties that are subject to a progressive tax rate depending on the number of properties owned. In case the real estate market is speculated, very high tax rates can be applied to eliminate the will to speculate. The delay in putting land into use should also be high taxed to eliminate the will to “hold on to” the land, slow to put the land into use and to combat land speculation. Real estate tax In particular, the Association proposed to issue a “real estate tax”. Because at present, homeowners do not have to pay housing property tax, but only have to pay “non-agricultural land use tax”, including “residential land” at the rate of “residential land” in the term. the rate is 0.03% of the land price list, so the tax payment rate is very low, almost negligible. The association agreed with the Ministry of Finance’s proposal to consider issuing a “real estate tax” on the value of houses and land, to create a stable and sustainable source of revenue for the state budget. But the Association recommends carefully considering, to ensure that it is consistent with the common income of the majority of individuals and households who have middle income and low income in our country. However, in order not to have the “tax-stack tax” situation, it is necessary to replace the current “land use levy” collection method, which is a burden for home buyers in housing projects. Horea proposes to add the efficient use of monetary and credit tools of the State Bank. In addition, it is proposed to use measures to reduce the proportion of real estate loans to buy credit for “surfing” investment, as well as to strictly control “consumer credit”, to prevent the transfer of a part of sources. loans to build a house, repair a house, buy a house, to “surf” when the real estate market has a “bubble” fever. Tight control of “dirty money” In addition, HoREA proposes to strictly control the source of “dirty money” to buy real estate for “money laundering”. According to Mr. Chau, in the first 3 months of 2021, real estate credit growth of 3%, although higher than the overall credit growth of only 2.93%, but not too unusual. Thus, a big question is that the huge investment capital that makes the real estate market hot “bubble” now come from?

The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs has just submitted a proposal to the Government to develop the Law on Social Insurance (amended) (social insurance). According to the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, the current development of social insurance beneficiaries is below potential, many people are subject to compulsory social insurance but have not yet participated. The current law is “missing” many subjects Data from the General Statistics Office shows that in 2019, the whole country had more than 5.6 million individual business households, eight times the number of enterprises. According to the tax authorities, the country has more than 1.7 million times of households paying tax (households with turnover less than 100 million VND / year do not have to pay). However, this group is not subject to compulsory social insurance, so very few individual business householders participate in voluntary social insurance. According to data from the Ministry of Planning and Investment, in 2019 there are about 23,000 active cooperatives, attracting nearly six million members. In which 1.2 million people work in the cooperative area. But according to the report of the social insurance agency, there are nearly 7,000 cooperatives registered to participate in compulsory social insurance for about 41,000 employees. “Through a survey in some localities, many business managers, managers and executives of unpaid cooperatives wish to participate in compulsory social insurance …” – said by the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs. Therefore, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs proposes to add compulsory social insurance participants for individual business householders, business managers, managers and cooperatives without pay. Specific provisions on compulsory social insurance for employees who work part-time and participate in compulsory social insurance with civil servants, public employees, part-time workers at commune level who also sign labor contracts. moving. According to the assessment of the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, the above provision helps to increase the income of the social insurance fund in the short and medium term, while also increasing the expenditure from the social insurance fund in both short, medium and long term. The number of people who receive one-time social insurance to take care of their immediate life tends to increase. Photo: V.LONG Need to have a share in participating in social insurance According to the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, the nature of risk sharing is only evident in sickness, maternity, labor accident, and occupational disease regimes. The pension policy is designed to be heavy on the principle of payment – benefit (pay more and enjoy more and vice versa) but lack attention to the principle of sharing between high and low salary people. According to data reported by the Vietnam Social Security, by the end of 2017, the average pension is 4.26 million VND / person / month. In which, the highest is 101.3 million VND / person / month, the lowest is 1.3 million VND / person / month (more than 4,100 people have this pension). The large gap in pension discourages people with low wages, leading to an increase in the number of people who want to receive one-time social insurance. In recent years, each year about 600,000 people enjoy one-time social insurance and leave the social insurance system. Therefore, this agency proposes to amend the method of calculating the average monthly salary paid for social insurance to calculate the pension for the employee, in the direction of the average monthly salary paid for social insurance of that person and the average monthly salary paid for social insurance. of people participating in social insurance to calculate their pensions. Thus, there will be a certain share between the high-paid and the low-paid. “The narrowing of the pension gap will encourage the participants of low-wage social insurance to reserve the time to pay social insurance to enjoy the pension instead of receiving one-time social insurance …” – The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs assessed. The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs said that if allowed, the unit would be authorized by the Government to submit to the National Assembly for consideration and comments on the first bill at the second session of term XV (October 2022). Submit to the National Assembly for approval at the third session, term XV (May 2023). “Tighten” regulations on receiving social insurance once Currently, the condition to receive one-time social insurance is quite easy. Specifically, after one year of not participating in social insurance, the employee can receive one-time social insurance with the entitlement of 1.5 months of salary for each year participating in social insurance before 2014 and two months of salary for each participating year thereafter. Thus, with the contribution to the pension and death fund of 8% of the salary from the employee, the one year of paying 0.96 months of salary, the entitlement to two months’ salary upon receiving one-time social insurance is considered profitable. Along with having to wait too long to enjoy pension, employees will want to receive one-time social insurance to meet immediate needs. Therefore, it is necessary to adjust the regulations on one-time social insurance entitlement in the direction of having a roadmap to only deal with employees when they have reached the end of their working age but are not eligible for pensions without the need to continue paying. . Except for the case of going abroad to legally settle down or suffering from a dangerous disease and wishing to receive it once, or if the case is not yet over the working age, but receives one-time social insurance, the rate of entitlement is lower. In addition, the law also needs to amend the conditions for enjoying the pension in the direction of gradually reducing the number of years of minimum social insurance payment from 20 years to 15 years, towards 10 years with an appropriate calculated benefit level, creating conditions for The elderly, with a low number of years participating in social insurance, are entitled to pensions. 65% of Vietnamese elderly do not have a pension According to the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, by the end of 2020, Vietnam has about 14.1 million people after the retirement age (55 years old for women, 60 years old and older for men). Of which, only over 3.1 million people are enjoying the pension (accounting for 22.1%) and 1.8 million people are enjoying the retirement allowance. There are still about 9.2 million people after the retirement age (accounting for 65%) who have not participated in insurance or any other social security layer.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting in Moscow. Photo: AFP / VNA Speaking at a joint press conference with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow on April 22, Putin said that the Kiev government has taken steps to destroy bilateral relations with Moscow over the past time. Prominent among them was the intention of Ukraine to restrict the Russian language, destroying Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine. “There are many steps to breaking the relationship, which we regret. But if President Zelensky wants to restore relations, we will respond, “Putin said about the prospect of a meeting between the two leaders in Donbass. But according to the Russian President, if it is to discuss the situation in Donbass, the Kyiv government first needs to open meetings with the leaders of the Donetsk Republic and self-proclaimed Lugansk, and then consider direct contact with the party. Tuesday. If it wants to talk about Russia-Ukraine relations, the Russian side is ready to welcome Zelensky in Moscow at any convenient time for the President of Ukraine. Earlier, speaking on April 20, Mr. Zelensky proposed his readiness to meet President Putin in Donbass, amid the outbreak of fighting between Ukrainian soldiers and independence forces in the East.

The need to install safety nets for apartments is increasing quite high. After a baby escaped death after falling from the 12th floor of an apartment building in Hanoi, the number of orders for an apartment safety net has increased from a few orders to a few tens, even hundreds a day. Quickly called a mechanic to install a safety net for the apartment corridor, Mr. Nguyen Van Tien (Gemek 2 apartment building, Hoai Duc, Hanoi) said he bought this apartment since he got married, but at that time safety net is not installed because it is not really necessary. However, recently, after many unsafe cases in the apartment, especially the case of a baby falling from the 12th floor of an apartment building in Hanoi, he immediately called a mechanic to put a safety net for his family. me. However, it takes two days for someone to install it. The reason is that most stores are “burned” orders. “Buying an apartment house, my favorite is the wide and beautiful view, so when I first bought it, I didn’t want the view to be obscured by the safety net. Besides, when there are only two couples, the need for safety nets is not really necessary. But now, the couple has a new child, the baby is quite active, so I install a safety net for more peace of mind ”, Mr. Tien said. The mentality of Mr. Tien is the common mentality of many families living in the apartment today. That is also the reason why the safety net market for apartment buildings these days is vibrant again. Mr. Nguyen Van Thang, owner of a shop installing safety nets in Hoai Duc (Hanoi), said that in the past, his company’s staff often went to new apartments to hand over to offer. Usually, the number of orders will increase strongly if there are many apartments handed over in the batch. But in recent days, he hardly has to go to offer, but the number of customers calling to order the company is quite large. He said: “If normally, every day there are only more or less customers calling to order, just a few days ago, the number of customers has increased by 7.8 times. In particular, today, I received more than 100 orders. Because the demand has increased dramatically, we increase the installation even after the break and at night. There are even more customers who have to wait until the next day ”. Mr. Thang also shared, safety nets for apartments have many types, the price of mesh 3 mm diameter is 150,000 VND / m2; 2.5 mm in diameter is priced at 140 thousand VND / m2. If the window pane is less than 1 m2, the regulated price is VND 250,000, including construction and materials. Safety net is a system of parallel cable tension frame with a small distance, about 5 – 15cm, not through the head. In terms of structure, the frame system consists of two rigid aluminum bars positioned above and below. These aluminum bars have pre-perforated holes at a predetermined distance and the cable is continuously threaded through the holes into a mesh surface. Most safety nets are made of 304 stainless steel material with a diameter of 2.5 – 3.5mm, coated with corrosion-resistant HDPE or PE plastic, which is very durable and has good bearing capacity. Mesh has advantages such as high durability, good bearing capacity, no scratching of limbs upon impact, no rust due to humid air, especially suitable for the climate of Hanoi. Safety nets in balcony, loggias or windows prevent people, pets from falling or climbing out. Besides, it works to prevent clothes or other objects such as bonsai pots, bird cages flying or falling below. In particular, the safety net in the apartment building must be able to be cut with specialized tools if a fire or emergency occurs to serve the rescue and rescue work. Mr. Hoang Van Ngoc, owner of a store that installed safety nets in Ha Dong (Hanoi) shared more, for the convenience of customers, the apartment safety nets are installed with a clothes drying frame. . Depending on the needs of customers, the store will have appropriate advice, but it is important to ensure maximum safety for customers. “Although demand for safety nets has increased in recent days, we will not increase prices,” Ngoc said. According to the Vietnam Construction Code on housing and public works – safety of life and health issued by the Ministry of Construction in 2008, the minimum height of handrails is specified: Houses, offices, schools school, office and public works of loggias and terraces at the position of 9 floors or more, the minimum height is 1.4 m. For works used by children under 5 years old, the balustrade must be constructed not for children to easily climb over and the gap must not exceed 10 cm wide. With handrails or loggias used with glass material, the glass is protected by a fixture, ensuring it is solid, no gaps are inserted into the 7.5 cm-diameter sphere, difficult to climb over to prevent prevent falling. However, because children are hyperactive, it is difficult to foresee the risks. Low cost, fast construction time, durable, installing a protective net is one of the timely solutions to increase the safety of today’s apartment buildings.

These regulations are part of the EU’s effort to regulate the AI ​​sector and catch up with the US and China in an area that spans from voice recognition to insurance and law enforcement.

This draft provision would prohibit general supervision of citizens, as well as any technology used to manipulate citizens’ behavior, opinions or decisions. The application of AI in the military field is not within the scope of these regulations.

Violations of the aforementioned regulation, depending on the severity, can result in businesses being fined up to 4% of global revenue.

To encourage innovation, Brussels also wants to provide a clear legal framework for billionaires in all 27 member countries of the bloc.

To achieve this, the draft regulation states that companies will require a special validation of deemed “high-risk” applications before being allowed to hit the market.

High-risk systems are those that have “the function of identifying people in public places from a distance through biometric features”, as well as “factors of security in institutions. important public infrastructure ”.

In addition, applications not considered “high risk” will not be subject to any additional regulations other than the applicable ones.

Google and other major tech corporations are very interested in the EU’s AI strategy, as Europe is often the place that sets the standard for how technology is governed around the world.

Last year, Google warned the EU’s definition of AI was too broad and Brussels had to avoid excessive control over a key technology.

The above draft regulations must be ratified by member countries and get the approval of the European Parliament before they can be applied./.

Illustration.

The actual Korean New Year takes place on the 3rd of the 3rd lunar month. Thus, in 2021, the real Korean New Year will fall on April 14 of the solar calendar. The Korean New Year actually appears in some provinces of China, northern Vietnam and some Chinese communities around the world.

In the Chinese sense, “Han” means cold, “real” is to eat, the real Korean New Year is to eat cold food. Although originating from China, the real Korean New Year of the Vietnamese still has its own nuances. In addition, this custom also has changes in accordance with the culture and customs of the Vietnamese people.

Every year on this day, many families grind flour, green beans, make floating cakes, vegetarian cakes, cook sticky rice to Buddha and worship their ancestors, perhaps it is also a way of commemorating relatives in the last days. spring

The Vietnamese Lunar New Year has a deep national significance and has fundamental differences with this holiday in China.

The custom of making floating cakes, vegetarian cakes in the Han Thuc New Year

Floating cakes and vegetarian cakes on Han Thuc New Year are often said to originate from China, but there are also many stories that float and vegetarian cakes date from the Hung Vuong dynasty. The custom of making floating cakes, vegetarian cakes to recall the legend of Mrs. Au Co “wrapped a hundred eggs”.

The floating cake is made of glutinous rice flour, kneaded with water, and filled with sugar. Rice makes rice cakes, vegetarian cakes must be picky when they are sticky yellow flowers. Every nine parts sticky rice for a part or two parts immature. The best sugar to make floating cake is Duong Lieu, Cat Que street, square pieces of sugar, sharp, crimson, solid and crunchy, with a cool aroma.

Who should not eat floating cakes, vegetarian cakes?

Floating cakes, vegetarian cakes contain a lot of starch and sugar, so those with stomach, heart, kidney, obesity, diabetes, indigestion, pregnant women … should pay attention. when eating these two types of cakes.

The cake is finished, placed in a pot of boiling water. The cake sinks and floats, “three sinks seven, nine floating” then picked out and soaked in boiled water to cool for hunting again, then picked out again to display on a plate. Floating cake plate is sprinkled with some fragrant roasted white sesame seeds.

The vegetarian cake is also made of glutinous rice flour, kneaded with water and filled with, but filled with cooked green beans. The beans for the filling must also be the same as the pepper beans, small, fragrant, steamed until finely pounded, mixed with white diameter. Vegetarian cake is placed in a bowl, filled with a little sugar tea mixed with melon flour or tapioca flour marinated with grapefruit flowers.

The two cakes are made of glutinous rice flour together, but each has its own special flavor.

Illustration. Source: Internet.

What is the Chinese New Year taboo against?

Abstain from fire

In the olden days, during the Korean New Year, people did not light a fire to cook hot food, but prepared cold food. However, today, Vietnamese people still cook normally and use floating cakes, vegetarian cakes with a symbolic meaning that is cold food (Korean food).

Abstain from salty food

In the first days of the third month of the lunar calendar, families often abstain from a salty and vegetarian diet in order not to kill, the souls of their deceased relatives will easily escape.

Abstain from offering floating cakes, five-color vegetarian cakes

Vietnamese drift cake is also different from Chinese drift cake. Traditional drift cake is made from pure, round, white glutinous rice flour, covered with sugar inside.

Since ancient times, this white cake has also entered the poems of poet Ho Xuan Huong, associated with the status and good qualities of Vietnamese women such as algae, purity, sacrifice. Therefore, in addition to the sense of the origin, the real Korean New Year in Vietnam is also considered a Tet celebrating the beauty of women.

Today, many families often “prefer” vegetarian floating cakes, with many colors to burn incense and offer them to their ancestors, but this is not true to the original and the meaning of the Korean eclipse.

It is not necessary to worship the full platter

On this holiday, families do not need to prepare a “high tray, a full deck”, draw costly procedures, but only need to be sincere, offer floating cakes, vegetarian meals to the ancestors, grandparents, and prayers. good, peaceful in life.

Abstain from moving

Vietnamese people think that “earth is so negative”, when relatives die, their spirits still exist closely with their loved ones on earth, and moving house will have an effect on “spirits. “The deceased. Therefore, during the real Korean New Year (related to Thanh Minh period), Vietnamese people abstain from moving house.

Every year, on March 3 of lunar calendar, according to his father, he guides the Lunar New Year, including: Huong, flower, betel and 5 (or 3) floating cake bowls, 3 (or 5 bowls) of vegetarian cakes, neatly put up. Ancestor altar.

When we worship our ancestors on the Lunar New Year (March 3 of lunar calendar), we must pray to the god of the ancestors first, the god of the ancestors.

Below is the real Korean New Year vows in Vietnamese traditional vows – Culture and Information Publishing House:

Male model Amitabha Buddha!

Male model Amitabha Buddha!

Male model Amitabha Buddha!

I bow to the nine directions of God, the ten directions of the Buddhas, the Buddhas of the ten directions.

I respectfully bow to the Queen of Hau Tho and Gods I respectfully bow to you, Mr. Ban Canh Thanh Hoang, Mr. Aboriginal Land, Mr. Gia Gia Troi and the gods.

I respectfully bow to Cao Cao To To Gao, Cao Cao To To Co, promote, brothers, sisters, sisters in the paternal family.

Our trustee is … I lie in …

Today is March 3, meeting Han Thuc period.

We invite you to the scene of the royal family, the great kings, the local god of the local god, the royal family, the five directions, the dragon, the god of wealth, before the testimony of witnessing your sincerity to enjoy the gifts.

We invite the Patriarchs, the Patriarchs, and the ancestors of the ancestors of their ancestors … (the family name) to bow with mercy for their children and grandchildren descending on the witness of spirituality to enjoy the gifts.

Believers, I would like to invite you to the spirits of the Precursors, the Late owners, who live in this house, this land has money, mixed synergy, bless our whole family to be always healthy, all peace. All things are good, family is in harmony, above and below listen.

Male model Amitabha Buddha!

Male model Amitabha Buddha!

Male model Amitabha Buddha!

Now it’s official: employers in Germany will have to offer their employees compulsory corona tests from next week if they are not working from home. That is what the federal cabinet decided. It is only about an obligation for companies to make an offer – there is no obligation to test for employees. The employers also do not have to document whether the employees have accepted the offer. Labor Minister Hubertus Heil said that he had already signed the ordinance and that it would come into force “next week”. Initially, it applies until the end of July. Usually the employer has to offer one test per week. Employees in professions with a high risk of infection should receive an offer twice a week.

Up to 30,000 euros fine

The health and safety authorities of the federal states should monitor compliance with the obligation – for example in response to a complaint from employees. Violations can result in a fine of up to 30,000 euros. Government spokesman Steffen Seibert called on employees to accept the offers. “The Federal Government appeals to employees to act responsibly and to accept the offers for testing that are made to them, although they are not obliged to do so.” The employers have to pay for the costs. Federal Finance Minister Olaf Scholz rejects a reimbursement by the state. “This is now a national effort and everyone has to participate,” said the SPD politician in Deutschlandfunk. “Companies that have a business that can continue their production are in a far better position than the companies that now really struggle every day with the fact that, for example, the restaurant is not opening, the hotel is not operating properly can be.”

“Effort not disproportionate”

Scholz also referred to the extensive economic aid in recent months. “Last year it was 80 billion. If you add the tax breaks, just under 190 billion, all together,” said the SPD candidate for chancellor. “That is why I believe that this mandatory test is a reasonable and necessary measure.” Minister of Labor Heil also defended the new requirements. “It’s an effort, but it’s not disproportionate,” said Heil im ARD morning magazine. The CDU Economic Council expects the tests to cost German companies more than seven billion euros a month. Some small and medium-sized businesses couldn’t afford the hassle. Companies that have been badly hit by the Corona crisis can count the expenses for the tests as a cost item for the bridging aid.

Business associations are storming

Nevertheless, the business associations are storming against the regulation. “Once again politicians are trying to shift their duties on to employers, not to mention the costs,” said the President of the Federal Association of Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services (BGA), Anton Börner, to the newspapers of the Funke media group. Nine out of ten companies would already test their employees for the corona virus or will do so shortly. As a matter of principle, Börner only advocates event-related tests: “Fixed test intervals are unsuitable.” The German middle class announced that they would file a lawsuit against the agreed obligation to offer corona tests. “Medium-sized companies must and will defend themselves against this. As an association, we are currently preparing the necessary legal steps for this,” said Markus Jerger, Federal Managing Director of the Federal Association of Medium-Sized Business (BVMW) to the newspapers of the “Funke Mediengruppe”. “Corporate testing is a lesson in policy failure.” He accused the federal government of having failed all along the line when it came to testing and vaccination logistics. The craft also clearly opposed compulsory testing. “We still consider a statutory test obligation for our craft businesses to be neither necessary nor expedient,” said the President of the Central Association of German Crafts (ZDH), Hans Peter Wollseifer, of the Rheinische Post. He also criticized that the state wanted to “shift responsibility for fighting the pandemic to the economy”. Most companies are volunteering to test their employees or are preparing to do so immediately. A test obligation is “a legally unnecessary action”.

Still a long way off from a nationwide offer

In fact, only a third of companies currently offer their employees one test per week. Another 30 percent were aiming for this in the next four weeks, as the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) announced after a survey of 2000 companies from the end of March to the beginning of April. Minister of Labor Heil that is not enough. The offer must be comprehensive, he told him ARD morning magazine. At the moment the situation is very different depending on the industry and company size. As the IAB survey shows, the most tests are carried out in large companies. According to this, 60 percent of the companies with at least 250 employees offer their employees corona tests, a third of these companies planned to do so recently. As the size of the company decreases, the proportion of companies that already give their staff a test opportunity drops rapidly. According to the IAB survey, there are also clear differences between the sectors. Corona tests are most widespread in education, health and social services, where 58 percent of companies already offer corona tests and a further 22 percent were planning to do so. In the area of ​​transport and logistics, the test offer is only 17 percent.

Sufficient tests available?

Small companies in particular are wondering whether enough self-tests are now available at all. According to Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn, the deficiency that existed in March has been eliminated. On Friday he had assured that there were “more than enough of the tests”. The federal government has ordered over 130 million self-tests for the months of March and April from various manufacturers, above all Roche and Siemens. According to the ministry, there are also enough rapid tests for use by trained staff. For this year they have secured a quota of 550 million and, if necessary, a further 100 million pieces.

From April 16th to April 18th, the Tmall flagship store of Innovative Technology and Tmall jointly launched a limited-time discount campaign on Tmall audio and video products. Many products have set new low prices in 2021. Together with the full discount and coupon benefits, The price is even comparable to that of Double 11. Tmall cross-store discounts are 300 yuan-30 yuan (only video and audio), innovative technology Tmall flagship store is 499-30 yuan; 999-50 yuan; and 1999-100 yuan.

CREATIVE Sound Blaster X3

The first one to debut is the innovative technology housekeeping product-CREATIVE Sound Blaster X3 external sound card. If you want to experience better music performance and sound field effects on your computer, then you must not miss this product, which allows you to enjoy a studio-level audio-visual experience at home. The reason is that CREATIVE Sound Blaster X3 has components that can support 32-bit/192kHz high-resolution playback at 115dB DNR/SNR, ensuring that you can feel studio-level sound accuracy. And CREATIVE Sound Blaster X3 also supports the realization of 7.1 virtual or physical surround sound effects, allowing you to get cinema-level shocking sound effects when playing with headphones or speakers. You can easily achieve surround sound effects when watching high-definition movies or playing shooting games. Debate. Not only that, CREATIVE Sound Blaster X3 also has Dolby audio, which can encode the original audio into Dolby multi-channel surround sound in real time for instant playback.

Summary: The CREATIVE Sound Blaster X3 external sound card is a USB DAC with comprehensive functions and excellent strength. It not only provides a high-quality sound experience, but also brings a very rich functional experience, and is also compatible with Very high, compatible with speaker systems, mobile phones/players, AV receivers and PC/Mac/PS4/Nintendo Switch, etc. The daily price is 899 yuan. During this event, you can easily get it for only 799 yuan. It can also be matched with 6 interest-free activities. Only a few cups of milk tea per month can allow you to experience the acoustic charm of the flagship sound card. .

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CREATIVE stage v2 Echo Wall

If you want to spend less money to have a decent home audio system, then the whispering wall must be a good choice. Stage V2 whispering wall audio is such a cost-effective whispering wall device. Its delicate sound performance, intimate connection mode, and minimalist design make it the first choice for more and more families. STAGE V2 continues the simple and stylish design ideas of the STAGE series. The overall use of matte black color, embellished with bright silver LOGO, simple atmosphere, can be easily matched with various styles of decoration and home selection. After reading the appearance, let’s take a look at STAGE V2’s killer feature, the extraordinary sound quality performance. STAGE V2 can play a powerful bass through its customized midrange driver unit and attached telephoto subwoofer. The sound unit with a peak power of up to 160W allows STAGE V2 to easily control all kinds of sounds, whether it is transparent or bright. The treble, full and strong bass can be expressed at any time.

Summary: STAGE V2 is another advancement and upgrade of the whispering gallery sound by innovative technology. Its super-powered sound unit ensures that it can produce shocking and good sound that ordinary sound can’t match. The diversity of connectivity and remote control functions also ensure that it can be easily used daily. The daily price is 919 yuan. In this event, you can buy it home for only 799 yuan to update your family with an excellent radio experience and let the cheerful rhythm surround your home. Like Sound Blaster X3, this STAGE V2 also supports 6-term interest-free payment, so you can buy it without pressure.

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CREATIVE Aurvana Air

Next is a hanging ear headset with exquisite design and excellent sound quality-CREATIVE Aurvana Air. This headset is very distinctive in appearance and has won the Red Dot Award. It uses a patented ear-hook design, allowing the wearer to have a better wearing experience. The ear hook is made of nickel-titanium alloy, which can remain undeformed even after bending and twisting. The surface of the hook is made of inert plating, which is very friendly to users who are allergic to nickel in the ear skin. And thanks to the use of nickel-titanium alloy, the overall weight of the headset is only 16g, and it is almost insensible to wear. Sound quality is also a major feature of CREATIVE Aurvana Air. The headset uses a powerful neodymium magnet unit and ultra-thin high-performance diaphragm, which can release and show a broader sound field and bring more excellent audio performance. Careful adjustment makes the bass of this headset tighter and deeper dive.

Summary: The exquisite appearance and outstanding sound quality are my impressions of this headset. The unique design that has won the Red Dot Award makes this headset unique in appearance, and it can reflect the vitality and personality of young people when worn out. The performance in terms of sound quality is remarkable. The perfect combination of the neodymium magnet’s sound unit and the performance diaphragm creates a cross-class sound quality enjoyment. If you also have a preference for this over-ear earphone and want to use it to feel the charm of the sound, then please don’t miss it. The daily purchase price is 599 yuan. In this event, you can easily purchase it for only 469 yuan with the discount. With 6 interest-free periods, less than 80 yuan per period, more than 2 yuan per day, good music is easy to enjoy.

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Summary: This time the innovative technology Tmall flagship store’s preferential activities are very strong, and it is an event that is jealous of other activities during the year. In addition to the above-mentioned excellent products, the flagship sound card CREATIVE Sound Blaster AE-9 is also reduced by 500 yuan, and the GIGAWORKS T20 SERIES II 2.0 acoustic speaker can be equipped with excellent active sound quality for the desktop for less than 500 yuan. There are many other excellent acoustic technology products waiting for you to explore!

RIA quoted Peskov as saying: “On the territory of Ukraine, reducing the escalation of tensions in Donbass can only be achieved if the Ukrainian Armed Forces stop military provocations”.

It is known that on April 13, US President Joe Biden had a phone call to Russian President Vladimir Putin. During the conversation, Mr. Biden especially expressed concern about the Russian military’s increased military presence in Crimea and on the border with Ukraine.

The Kremlin cites conditions for de-escalation of tensions in Donbass. Photo: RIA

President Biden stressed the US’s unwavering commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Besides, President Biden has proposed to his Putin counterpart to hold a summit in a third country in the near future.

Concerning developments, in the last weeks of March, parties to the conflict in Ukraine accused each other of violating the ceasefire and transferring military equipment to the communication line.

“The Kremlin is concerned that a civil war will continue in Ukraine. If civil war and large-scale hostilities continue near our borders, it would pose a threat to Russia’s security, ”Peskov said.

Meanwhile, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, when referring to the issue of “pulling troops” to the Ukrainian border, he stressed that Russia is operating on its own territory and that these military measures are necessary, and do not disturb foreign partners.