“The great progress of science comes from brand new and bold imagination.”-Dewey

Since modern times, with the rapid development of science and technology, many “illusions” that existed in the past have become reality. Mankind has realized the dream of flying in the sky and building a city under the sea, and can also meet people thousands of miles away across space. Countless people are shocked by the power of technology. Some people have put forward bolder ideas-through the ages, many people have hoped that they can “live forever”, so can this long-cherished wish be realized with the power of science and technology? A few years ago, a richest man in the United States frozen himself for 50 years and planned to resurrect him in 2017. What is his situation now?
Liquid Nitrogen Freezing Pictures

1. The richest man in the United States, James Bedford

James Bedford was originally a physicist in a well-known American university. In addition, he was also a successful businessman. With his super economic acumen, he became the richest man in the United States 54 years ago. But as he got older, James’ physical condition became weaker, and unfortunately he later contracted kidney cancer. Regardless of whether it was then or now, cancer is almost completely equivalent to a terminal illness, and the chance of recovery is extremely small. After a long period of treatment, James’ condition still hasn’t improved, but he doesn’t want to succumb to fate, because he is still very nostalgic for this colorful world.
James Bedford

2. Cryonics technology

At this time, Robert Ettinger, who has been working on “cryonics”, approached James Bedford. He said that he could use freezing technology to freeze James’ body unharmed and wait until the future When technology develops to cure cancer, let him thaw and “resurrect”. But this technology requires a lot of money and manpower, so Robert hopes that James, who has strong assets, can participate in this experiment and become the first person in the world to be artificially refrigerated.

Robert Ettinger At first, James was skeptical of what Robert said. As a scientist, he understood that freezing a human body is an extremely complicated and difficult task, and even if he can be successfully “resurrected” in the future, he may not be able to adapt to future life. There are also problems with this technology in terms of human relations and ethics. But as James’ illness became more and more serious, he agreed to Robert’s approach in order to have “a ray of life” when the deadline was approaching. The frozen man in the film and television series

3. Plans to resurrect in 2017

After a rigorous plan, James put out a large sum of money, and plans to resurrect in 2017. When everything was ready, James finally closed his eyes in peace. At the moment he just passed away, Robert led his team to get busy. They replaced the blood in James’ body with a cryoprotectant to ensure that the blood crystals after freezing would not pierce the cells. After a series of complicated operations, James’ body was placed in a special refrigeration facility care center. Time flies, and 50 years later, it is the time for James to “resurrect”. But the result is obvious, today’s medical technology has not broken the problem of curing cancer, and how to resurrect the “frozen man” is still an unsolved mystery. Liquid nitrogen tank for freezing

4. How is it now?

Although James failed to realize his last wish to be resurrected in 2017, his family said that the property left by James was enough to support the cost of the subsequent freezing, so they will continue to spend a lot of money to preserve James’s body and make him Continue to freeze until the day when science and technology are really developed to cure cancer and resurrect the “frozen man”. Today, James is still “sleeping” in the refrigeration facility care center, and there are hundreds of people waiting for the day of “resurrection”. Cryonics Many people find it very novel after hearing the story of James Bedford. It is true that “health and longevity” is a beautiful vision for each of us, but nowadays, using cryonics technology to wait for the “resurrection” day is more like Fantastic Nights. For ordinary people, the real secret of health and longevity lies in a good attitude and regular life. Instead of pursuing the “imagination” that can be realized when you don’t know when, it’s better to live every day steadily. What do you think What?

On June 21, according to news from the Sichuan Regulatory Bureau of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, Huatai United Securities recently announced that the domestic semiconductor IP supplier Chengdu Ruichengxin Micro Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Ruichengxin Micro”) IPO and Progress report on the guidance of listing on the Science and Technology Innovation Board (Phase 1). On January 29, 2021, Huatai United Securities and Ruichengxin Micro signed the “Chengdu Ruichengxin Micro Technology Co., Ltd. and Huatai United Securities Co., Ltd. Initial Public Offering Counseling Agreement.” The Sichuan Supervision Bureau submitted the application documents of Ruichengxin Micro’s IPO counseling and filing. According to data, Ruichengxin Micro was established in 2011, dedicated to the design and authorization of integrated circuit intellectual property (IP) products, and provides one-stop services, with the goal of becoming a world-class integrated circuit IP provider with innovative capabilities and trustworthiness. Relying on independent semiconductor IP, we provide customers with platform-based semiconductor IP authorization services and one-stop chip design services. The products include ultra-low power analog IP, embedded non-volatile memory IP, and high-performance radio frequency IP. Semiconductor IP has applied for more than 200 patents at home and abroad, serving hundreds of integrated circuit design companies around the world. Products are widely used in 5G, Internet of Things, smart home, automotive electronics, smart power supplies, wearables, medical electronics, industrial control and other fields. As early as 2016, Ruichengxin Micro launched a complete set of ultra-low power analog IP design solutions based on 55nm process, and cooperated with partners to develop the world’s first MCU chip with the lowest power consumption of 7nA; in 2017, Ruichengxin Micro and China’s top 3 integrated circuit design companies jointly developed the world’s lowest power consumption, mass-produced NB-IoT chip; in 2018, based on the domestic Foundry 153nm, CMOS process, successfully verified LogicFlash that meets the requirements of automotive electronics Grade0, and tested more than 200,000 times Erasing, high temperature resistance 175℃, service life up to 11 years. This technology has also been adopted by international automotive electronics companies for many years, and has registered the LogicFlash trademark in the United States and Japan. On April 28, 2020, Ruichengxin Micro announced the completion of the acquisition of Chengdu Shengxin Micro Technology Co., Ltd. (SYDTEK), a wireless communication chip designer. According to the progress report of the sci-tech innovation board listing guidance work, the actual controller of Ruicheng Xinwei is Xiang Jianjun, with a shareholding ratio of 35.59%. The shareholders include Zhuhai Apex Microelectronics Co., Ltd., BYD Co., Ltd., Suzhou Juyuan Oriental Investment Fund Center, Datang Telecom Investment Co., Ltd. and other enterprises and investment institutions. It is worth noting that, recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced the list of recommended and supported national-level specialized and new “little giant” enterprises and national (or provincial) public service demonstration platforms for small and medium-sized enterprises (the first batch of the first year), Ruichengxin Micro also successfully made the list. Editor: Xinzhixun-Rurouni Sword

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On the evening of June 14th, Juran Zhijia (SZ:000785) issued multiple announcements in a row, disclosing various contents such as “Adjustment of Beijing Juran Zhijia Home Furnishing Chain Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Home Chain”) related performance commitments.

Jiaranzhijia said that in view of the comprehensive impact of various factors such as the sudden outbreak of the new crown epidemic in early 2020, the listed company plans to adjust the performance commitments of the home chain after consultation with the performance pledger.

In the original performance promise, the net profit attributable to the owners of the parent company after deducting non-recurring gains and losses (hereinafter referred to as “net profit deducted from the parent company”) realized by the household chain in 2020 should not be less than about 2.42 billion yuan; and financial data Shows that this indicator for the household chain in 2020 is about 1.297 billion yuan, which is 1.118 billion yuan less than the original performance commitment, and the performance completion rate is 53.59%.

The announcement shows that after this adjustment, the household chain will no longer assume the performance indicator of deducting non-parent net profits in 2020; the original performance commitment will be postponed to the next fiscal year, that is, 2021; in addition, other performance compensation The method and calculation formula, the implementation of profit compensation and other original terms are not adjusted.

Photo source: “Announcement of Juran Home New Retail Group Co., Ltd. on Adjusting Beijing Juran Home Furnishing Chain Co., Ltd.’s Performance Commitments”

Jia Ranzhi was established in 1999. In December 2019, it backdoor Wuhan China Merchants reorganization and listing and landed on the A-share capital market. At that time, Jia Ranzhi signed a performance betting agreement with Wuhan Zhongshang, the holder of Shell Resources.

In 2019, the first annual report after listing, home furnishing chain achieved 2.117 billion yuan of net profit deducted from the parent company, fulfilling the first performance period commitment; but in the first year after backdoor, the home furnishing chain performance was unqualified for gambling.

In the first quarter of this year after the epidemic, the business of Jia Ranzhi ushered in a rebound. According to the plan of Jiaranzhijia, in 2021, it will have breakthroughs in the development of six self-service modes, and the establishment of its first overseas store outside the country.

Home furnishing chain deducts only 1.297 billion yuan in net profit from non-returned parent in 2020, “unqualified”

The result of “the first year of backdoor performance is not qualified for gambling” has been reflected in the 2020 annual performance forecast announcement. At that time, Jiaranzhijia had announced that in 2020, the non-net profit will be reduced by up to 30% to only 1.45 billion yuan; and that “preliminary estimates that the home chain will not be able to complete the 2020 annual performance forecast”.

Judging from the statement of the announcement, the new crown epidemic is the main factor that has caused such a predicament for home furnishing chains. Jiaranzhijia stated that “the household chain’s operating income was directly reduced by 2.161 billion yuan due to the impact of the epidemic, and the net profit attributable to the parent company will be reduced by 1.277 billion yuan after deducting non-recurring gains and losses in 2020.”

Among them, home furnishing chains reduced rents, property fees, market management fees, and advertising and promotion fees for a total of 1.569 billion yuan (72.6%); during the epidemic period, the leased area was reduced, and the rent was also reduced by 259 million yuan; Signing of franchise stores has been significantly reduced compared with the same period and plan, and the loss of household chain stores is 152 million yuan.

However, due to multiple factors such as preferential policies and property owners’ rent reductions, the household chain will save 443 million yuan in operating costs in 2020.

The home furnishing business is mainly engaged in home furnishing products retail, home improvement services, home store business, decoration business and other pan-furniture businesses. In December 2019, after nearly a year, the home actually backdoored Wuhan Zhongshang to land in the A-share market (issued by Wuhan Zhongshang) The shares purchased 100% of the home furnishing chain) and became another home furnishing store giant that has landed on the A-share market after Macalline (SH: 601828).

At that time, from the book assets alone, the transaction consideration of 35.65 billion yuan between the two parties was not cheap; compared with the net asset value of 11.199 billion yuan involved in the transaction, the premium rate was 218.54%.

As a result, this also left the sword of Damocles hanging over the head of the unexpected house-the gambling agreement. At that time, the two parties made performance commitments for the home furnishing chain: from 2019 to 2021, the home furnishing chain will achieve a net profit of no less than 2.06 billion yuan, 2.42 billion yuan and 2.72 billion yuan, respectively.

The agreement signed by the two parties also clarified that “if a force majeure event occurs that causes part of the original profit forecast compensation agreement to be unfulfilled or delayed, neither party is required to bear any liability for breach of contract due to the unfulfilled part or delayed performance caused by the force majeure event.” .

The first annual report after listing is the first performance commitment period. The net profit of household chain deductions from non-parents is approximately 2.117 billion yuan, far exceeding the commitment target of 2.06 billion yuan, and the performance completion rate is 102.76%.

In the first year after the backdoor, that is, the second performance commitment period, the final result showed that the net profit attributable to the owners of the parent company in the consolidated statement of the household chain was 1.368 billion yuan; the actual profit is the net profit after the deduction of the non-parent company after the consolidated statement. 1.297 billion yuan; and 2.42 billion yuan of performance commitments, there is still a gap of 1.118 billion yuan.

Photo source: “Special Verification Opinions of CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. on the Realization of the 2020 Performance Commitments and Performance Commitment Adjustments of Beijing Juranzhijia Home Chain Co., Ltd

In view of this, Zhiranzhijia said that it intends to adjust the performance commitments: After the adjustment, the net profit of the home chain in 2019, 2021 and 2022 will not be less than 2.06 billion yuan, 2.42 billion yuan and 2.72 billion yuan, respectively. ; In addition, the original performance does not make adjustments to other major terms in the gambling agreement.

In other words, after this adjustment, the 2020 performance commitment of the home furnishing chain will be postponed to the next fiscal year, 2021.

According to the announcement, the new crown epidemic is an unforeseen and insurmountable force majeure event that was unpredictable and insurmountable when the original performance betting agreement was signed, and it is directly related to the failure of the household chain to achieve the 2020 performance promise, so this adjustment plan is reasonable.

“This adjustment plan is conducive to further urging home furnishing chains and companies to increase the speed of performance recovery, increase the rate of performance improvement, and essentially improve the quality of listed companies, which is conducive to the long-term interests of all shareholders, especially small and medium shareholders.” Jiaran said.

This year’s GMV may exceed 100 billion yuan, and plans to open no less than 70 new stores

The annual report shows that due to the impact of the epidemic, the total revenue of the house in 2020 was 8.993 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 2.56%; the net profit attributable to the parent was 1.363 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 56.81%.

During the period, the operating cost of the house was 5.36 billion, a year-on-year increase of 9.3%; the expense ratio was 18.2%, a year-on-year increase of 4.6%, which was a drag on the company’s performance. In addition, in 2020, the annual sales (GMV) of Jia Ranzhi was 65.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 17.87%.

In addition to the sharp decline in performance, from 2018 to 2020, the interest-bearing liabilities of the house were 258 million yuan, 3.104 billion yuan, and 4.131 billion yuan respectively, which increased by about 16 times in three years; of which, the long-term interest-bearing debt was 1.32 respectively. Billion yuan, 2.305 billion yuan, 2.587 billion yuan, 5.1 times in three years, accounting for more than 51%.

In May 2020, Ranzhijia, which was listed on the backdoor for only half a year, launched a fixed increase, issuing stocks to no more than 35 specific investors, raising funds no more than 3.595 billion yuan for store renovation and upgrading, and smart retail construction of Zhongshang Supermarket And replenish working capital and other matters.

In December of the same year, the unexpected home announced that it had completed a fixed increase of 3.5 billion, and companies such as Xiaomi, Ali, and Centennial Life Insurance appeared in the list of subscription targets, which brought a great “blood-tonifying” effect to the unexpected home affected by the epidemic.

Among them, Xiaomi Technology (Wuhan) Co., Ltd., furniture listed company Gujia Home Furnishing (SH: 603816), and Centennial Life Insurance each subscribed for 14.1643 million shares, each with a shareholding ratio of 0.22%; Alibaba (Chengdu) Software Technology Co., Ltd. subscribed 28,329,600 shares, with a shareholding ratio of 0.43%.

The latest financial report shows that in the first quarter of 2021, the house of unexpectedly realized revenue of 3.34 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 39.05%; realized a net profit of 630 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 144.58%. Compared with the same period in 2019, the growth rates have also reached 61% and 43% respectively.

In this regard, Jiaranzhijia said that during the reporting period, the investment rate of the company’s direct-operated stores has overcome the impact of the epidemic and returned to a high level, and the expansion of franchise stores has also resumed rapid growth.

It also predicts that the company’s GMV is expected to exceed 100 billion yuan in 201, and it plans to open no less than 70 new stores throughout the year.

For Jia Ranzhi, 2021 is the second fiscal year after listing, and it is also a crucial year for its digital strategy. In December last year, Jia Ranzhi held a new retail achievement and digital strategy press conference, and for the first time disclosed in detail the new strategy of “building a home improvement and home furnishing industry service platform in the digital age”.

Wang Linpeng, chairman and chief executive officer of Juran Home, said that Juran Home is no longer a traditional home furnishing store, a traditional home retail enterprise, and a real estate-style property service provider. It must become an enterprise with long-term value.

At that time, Ranzhijia launched six self-operated IPs, covering design, decoration, auxiliary materials, logistics and distribution, smart home and after-home services, covering all the upstream and downstream tracks of home improvement and home furnishing, including lying flat designer home, digitalization Six platforms including smart home improvement service platform.

According to the plan of Juranzhijia, these six IPs have the profitability to run wildly along their respective tracks; they can also be interconnected and empowered with each other. It is estimated that “every track can contribute more than 10 billion in revenue within 5 years after it runs through.”

In terms of the main business, Jia Ranzhi predicts that in the next 5 years (2025), offline stores will strive to exceed 1,000, with GMV exceeding 150 billion yuan; within 10 years (2030), offline stores will strive to exceed 1,500, GMV More than 300 billion yuan.

However, the performance of the house in the stock market is not optimistic. On June 11, the stock price of Jiaranzhijia hit 6.31 yuan, the lowest since December 28, 2018; it closed at 6.73 yuan, down 0.16%.

On June 15th, the first trading day after the announcement of the adjustment of the performance commitment compensation plan, the stock price of Jiajiao reached the bottom again at intraday, to 6.22 yuan; it closed at 6.29 yuan, down 1.26%.

Responding to criticism WhatsApp plans one-time messages

Status: 14.06.2021 11:19 a.m.

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

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

Privacy activists alerted

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

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More than two billion users

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

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Attempt a charm offensive

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

Encryption dispute

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

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

Plan from El Salvador Bitcoin mining with volcanic energy?

Status: 10.06.2021 12:45 p.m.

Completely clean, completely renewable: El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele plans to mine Bitcoins with the help of energy from volcanoes. This is how the country wants to get its high energy consumption under control. El Salvador wants to use geothermal energy from volcanoes for the energy-intensive mining of the crypto currency Bitcoin. President Nayib Bukele tweeted that he had commissioned the state-run geothermal electricity company LaGeo to work out a corresponding plan. The President is convinced that this is very cheap, 100 percent clean and renewable, does not generate any emissions and will develop quickly. There are more than a dozen volcanoes in El Salvador, many of which are still active.

Huge energy requirements

The immensely high energy requirement of Bitcoin mining has been discussed critically in public for a long time. The Cambridge Center for Alternative Finance (CCAF) is working on this topic and has created an index on it . The Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index is supposed to estimate in real time how much electricity is currently being used for mining. The data is then extrapolated to the year. The calculated value is currently around 111 terawatt hours. This corresponds roughly to the annual electricity consumption in the Netherlands. According to the Federal Environment Agency, Germany consumed around 553 terawatt hours in 2020. According to a study by Bank of America, the global Bitcoin industry emits a total of 60 million tons of CO2 annually, which corresponds to the emissions of around nine million cars.

Bitcoin as a means of payment …

A few days ago, Bukele announced that El Salvador would be the first country to introduce Bitcoin as legal tender . He expects the move to create thousands of new jobs in the Central American country. Among other things, taxes should be able to be paid in Bitcoin. Bitcoin is the most popular digital currency. It is not issued by a central bank, but created using a decentralized computer process known as mining. It is by no means clear whether it is even suitable as a means of payment.

… or as an object of speculation?

Because so far, cryptocurrencies have mainly attracted attention as speculative objects, the value of which is subject to extreme fluctuations: Bitcoin was quoted at more than $ 55,000 around May 10, and is currently around $ 36,000. If the value of part of the income is exposed to such strong fluctuations within a very short period of time, this poses a number of problems for a state budget policy. The high volatility of cryptocurrencies is also an incalculable risk for companies. The US electric car maker Tesla, for example, started in March of this year To accept Bitcoin as a means of payment for its vehicles and reversed this step a little later . As a justification, Tesla boss Elon Musk referred to the “insane” energy consumption of prospecting. But it is likely that Musk, as a businessman, at least had these price fluctuations in mind.

High-speed trains How Deutsche Bahn is planning the future of the ICE

As of: 06/09/2021 7:59 a.m.

Deutsche Bahn is currently expanding its fleet with new fourth generation ICE trains. They should be more reliable, but also slower than their predecessors. What are the future plans for the ICE? By André Kartschall, RBB The ICE fleet of Deutsche Bahn (DB) is growing. Instead of the current 330, 420 high-speed trains are to run within five years. This should connect the big cities in a much closer cycle. At some point, a fleet of 600 ICE trains will be on the move in Germany, according to the vision. “We get a new train every three weeks,” says Berthold Huber, Board Member for Passenger Transport at DB. Deutsche Bahn is currently receiving fourth generation ICE trains. They are more reliable and comfortable and now also have air conditioning systems that can withstand a hot summer. This was not always the case with the predecessors at all outside temperatures. But the ICE 4 also has a special feature: it is slower than its predecessor. He can do a maximum of 250 kilometers per hour. There have also been ICEs that drove more than 300. From August the ICE 4 should be allowed to be released for at least 265 kilometers per hour.

The eternal rival TGV

Deutsche Bahn is relying fully on the ICE in its future strategy. But the limits of what is feasible have long been fixed. For all that is known, the ICE will never be as fast as the French TGV, for example. That is not necessarily due to the train itself. But the ICE cannot shake off the comparison with its French neighbor. While the TGV reaches 320 km / h and speeds through the country without intermediate stops, German ICE trains struggle from city to city, sometimes with stops every half hour. This also increases the travel time. But also the number of people who can easily get on a long-distance train. Germany took a completely different path than France. In principle, nothing should change in that regard. TGVs run on their own tracks that are reserved only for them and have been upgraded to high speed. The ICE has to share the route network with everyone else – and therefore sometimes torment its way through the landscape at 120 km / h. Only special routes for the ICE would really change that. But they are not in sight.

Improvements, not revolutions

In addition, unlike in France, Germany’s major cities and thus the stops are so close together that it would be neither economical nor passenger-friendly to let the trains run at maximum speed. “That is why we in Germany will stay at top speeds of around 300 km / h,” says Huber. The fact that the ICE will have to be said to be slower than its French counterpart in the future cannot be changed, but it is in the nature of things, according to Deutsche Bahn. Two countries with completely different conditions would come to completely different solutions. “Basically, both of them did it right – each for themselves,” says Huber. The planned advances in Germany are of a rather minor nature: accessibility for wheelchair users, bicycle compartments, a better room layout for passengers and just a few km / h more at top speed should bring the next few years.

In the next generation up to 300 km / h

The travel time should not have a significant impact on all of this – and thus also not the competitiveness with the aircraft. After all: the fourth generation should be followed by a faster one – a further development of the predecessor. The ICE 3neo is said to be capable of speeds of up to 320 kilometers per hour, roughly as much as the original third generation. However, the German route network is only permitted up to 300 km / h at its fastest points.

Debate about retirement at 68 Altmaier cashes in on plans from his advisors

As of: June 8th, 2021 3:33 p.m.

Work until 68 – this proposal from the Advisory Board of the Ministry of Economic Affairs creates massive headwinds. After the rejection of the coalition partners CSU and SPD, Altmaier now expressed himself: The retirement age is currently not an issue. Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier has rejected an increase in the retirement age to 68 years, as recommended by an advisory committee of his house. The retirement age was set at 67 in the first grand coalition “at the suggestion of esteemed colleague” Franz Müntefering (SPD). “It should stay that way, that’s been my opinion for years,” wrote Altmaier on Twitter.

“Suddenly increasing financing problems”

The Scientific Advisory Board of the Ministry of Economics is independent, wrote Altmaier. His proposals are not binding on either the ministry or the minister. The Scientific Advisory Board of the Ministry of Economic Affairs – an advisory body – had proposed a reform towards the retirement age at 68. Because there was a threat of “sudden increasing financing problems in the statutory pension insurance from 2025”. The retirement age cannot be decoupled from the development of life expectancy in the long term.

CSU and SPD against raising the retirement age

The CSU also rejected ideas about raising the retirement age to 68 years. “We reject a later retirement age,” said CSU regional group leader Alexander Dobrindt. In order to make pensions more secure, an “effective reform of private provision is required,” he said. This must be “more successful and efficient,” said Dobrindt. The SPD had previously rejected an increase in the retirement age. He thinks this is the wrong way, said the federal labor minister responsible for pensions, Hubertus Heil, according to a statement from his ministry. The statutory pension is a central promise of the welfare state. It is about recognition of lifetime achievement and security in old age. “Everyone must be able to rely on that.”

“Unsocial, what is proposed there”

SPD parliamentary group leader Rolf Mützenich said that a new regulation for a possible entry age of 68 does not go with the SPD. “Pensioners and the generation that will retire in the next few years must not be further unsettled.” That will also play a role in the federal election campaign. SPD Chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz said: “I stand for the fact that we are not discussing any further increase in the statutory retirement age.” Scholz spoke of a “horror scenario” which should serve to “implement pension cuts for which there is no reason at this time”. According to Scholz, not only are the calculations wrong in the report. “What is being proposed there is also anti-social,” said the minister.

Advisory board proposes retirement at 68

The representatives of the Union and the SPD reacted to an opinion from the Scientific Advisory Board at the CDU-led Federal Ministry of Economics. The Scientific Advisory Board of the Ministry of Economic Affairs – an advisory body – had presented a concept that provides for longer work in old age and a limitation on future pension increases. The proposal mentioned a retirement age of 68 years in 2042. Currently, the rule applies that the age for entry into retirement without deductions should increase to 67 years by 2030. The advisory board warned that the pension system would head for a “financing shock” without further increases.

Employer President: “Lead honestly” pension discussion

Employer representatives were open to the experts’ suggestion. Employer President Rainer Dulger said with a view to demographic development that one should not get into a situation in which there are more service recipients than service providers. “The discussion must be conducted and it must be conducted honestly,” said Dulger. The topic cannot be concluded with stubborn rejection. People who would like to work longer should also be included in the discussion.

DGB and left indignant

The SPD gets a tailwind from its criticism from the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) and the Left Party. The advisory body wants to “drastically cut pensions, dismantle the welfare state and privatize old-age pensions – all of this to massively relieve employers,” said DGB board member Anja Piel of the “Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung”. She accused the body of announcing the imminent ruin of the state on the basis of a fictitious legal status in order to then justify radical reforms. This is not scientifically based advice, but political propaganda. “From this oblique perspective, those affected are to blame if the pension is not enough: they could have made more private provisions,” said Piel. Left party leader Susanne Hennig-Wellsow spoke of an “asocial Oberhammer.” The left will “defend the rights of pensioners with tooth and nail”. What would be necessary would be a clear pension guarantee that bindingly excludes pension cuts as a result of the corona pandemic, said Hennig-Wellsow.

From Gisela Staiger, BR The corona pandemic has made it difficult for many refugees to gain a foothold in the labor market. A current study by the Nuremberg Institute for Employment Research (IAB) shows the reasons and reveals the dimensions of the problem: A comparison of December 2019 and 2020 shows that unemployment in the population as a whole rose by just one percentage point within one year . By contrast, unemployment among refugees rose by 2.7 percentage points.

Lockdown makes career entry difficult

Mariam Alashkar is one of those who suffered. The Syrian is a single parent and is looking for an apprenticeship in the medical field. In February 2020, the mother of a four-year-old daughter successfully completed her language course at B2 level. But the time shortly before the first lockdown was extremely bad for starting a career. She writes two applications a week, says Alashkar. The yield is sobering: So far, no one has responded to their letters. In her home country, the 33-year-old first worked in tourism, then as a journalist for a Syrian television station. Now she is further deepening her language skills in order to be fit for the German job market. But their path is still rocky. “I’m ambitious, I had a lot of dreams in Germany,” she says. “I thought: If I finish B2, I’ll find a job straight away, but then Corona came and destroyed everything I had planned.”

IAB study: stopping language courses jointly responsible

According to the IAB study, the pandemic-related suspension of language courses and qualifications in particular led to an above-average increase in unemployment among refugees. According to IAB migration expert Herbert Brücker, the institute had expected that without the pandemic, the employment rate of refugees would have risen by five to eight percentage points in 2020. In reality, however, the rate only increased by one percentage point. “In this respect, one can say that integration has been interrupted. This applies to both the training and the job market,” says Brücker.

Expert: The more time goes by, the worse it gets

For Brücker, Alashkar is a typical example of the current phenomenon among refugees in Germany: “This is precisely the group of people who would have had a very good chance of entering the job market in 2020 or 2021. And these opportunities were able to materialize through the Do not realize the pandemic. ” The longer people have to wait, the greater the risk that motivation and related qualifications such as language skills can be lost. And that makes the subsequent labor market integration more difficult. “In this respect, the pandemic is a particularly tragic event for the refugees.” Alashkar has been moving into Hartz IV for almost a year and a half. The Syrian hopes that the easing will also increase her chances. She has a childcare place for her daughter and could get started at any time. If there was an answer to your applications.

Italy plans to invest in a super-fast Internet with a speed of 1 gigabyte to provide it to all people by 2026. Artwork: jedsundwall.com Italy plans to expand its tax relief plan to quickly bring superfast broadband to buildings. The move comes as the country struggles to close the gap in digital development with the rest of Europe. The European Union’s (EU) third-largest economy now ranks second from the bottom out of the bloc’s 27 member states in terms of Internet usage. According to the latest EU data, about 17% of Italians have never used the web and only 13% of Italian households sign up for a super-fast broadband connection with a speed of at least 100 megabytes. Italy’s new government, led by former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi, plans to spend more than 8 billion euros ($9.76 billion) from EU support funds on broadband, mobile networks. fifth generation (5G) and satellite technology and want a super-fast Internet connection at 1 gigabyte made available to all Italians by 2026. With this goal in mind, the Italian government is considering measures such as deploying fiber optic cables or exempting existing tax rates for residents when renovating the telecommunications network for their homes. This measure allows people to be partially exempted from the current 110% tax rate when renovating and upgrading telecommunications networks to help houses “become smarter”, thereby enhancing energy savings. quantity./.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is known as a lover of nature and outdoor activities, especially in Siberia. (Photo: RIA) According to the Kremlin spokesman, “the position of Head of State simply does not allow Putin to plan such a vacation. However, you know in some flash cases, the president uses the last day. week to rest”. Peskov added that he is not currently aware of any specific plans by President Putin this summer. It is known that Putin spent the previous vacation in the Taiga forest in early spring. Accompanying him was Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. The two also rode in a tracked off-road vehicle, with Putin at the wheel and Shoigu next to him in the passenger seat and then walking through the Taiga forest. President Putin has long been known as a leader who loves adventure and action. His ideal locations are often scenic spots with both mountains and rivers, convenient for sports and recreation activities. Before that, one of the Russian leader’s most prominent travels was a two-day trip to Siberia in August 2017. After that, the Kremlin boss went to the Taiga forest, where he fished, swam, sailed along the river in a motorized boat, hiked through the mountains, sunbathe and swim. According to a spokesman for the Russian president, Putin dived for two hours in a cold lake in Siberia to hunt a large milkfish. Since taking power in 2000, Putin has regularly appeared in action sports such as flying fighter jets, riding horses, hunting tigers and releasing a wild leopard. This is how Mr. Putin won the admiration of people in many countries around the world. Currently, Putin still has the absolute support of the Russian people. Many experts believe that Putin will continue to hold the role of President of Russia in the 2024 election. According to the new law, signed after the people voted in favor of amending the Russian constitution last summer, with 78.56% of voters supporting it. Specifically, one of the constitutional amendments passed last year removed the presidential term limit, meaning Mr. Putin is likely to lead the country until 2036. By then, he will be 84 years old. .

Illustration. The Lakhta II Center Building will have a height of 703m, while the Burj Khalifa – the world’s tallest building currently in Dubai is 828m high. However, the planned skyscraper will have the tallest used floor and gallery in the world at 590m. The current second tallest building is the Shanghai Tower at 632m and followed by the Shard in London at 310m. The Lakhta II Center will be located on the outskirts of St.Petersburg next to the old Lakhta Center – the tallest building in Europe with a height of 462m, and also the headquarters of the energy company Gazprom. The project’s design team leader is Tony Kettle – who designed the Lakhta Center. Lakhta II Center will have office space, accommodation and relaxation space on 150 floors. “The design is both aesthetically pleasing and highly functional as it will significantly reduce wind forces acting on the structure, thereby reducing the size of the structural elements required in the building,” says Kettle. .” The old Lakhta Center was St.Petersburg’s first “super-tall” (greater than or equal to 300m) building. The 87-story tower rotates 90 degrees from foundation to top, like a winding needle. This makes it one of the finest examples of “twisted” skyscraper design.

Mr. David Parker – Director of ESA shared with the press: “We are entering a new phase – a stage where humans are likely to explore the “eighth continent”. The Moon is a repository of archives. With the Moonlight project our mission is to take an important step towards uncovering the wonders of the Solar System, which stores 4.5 billion years of history, yet we barely understand its secrets. mystery of the universe”. Moon with “satellite constellation” that Moonlight will build, in order to turn this place into “8th continent” – Photo: ESA. The space agency did not disclose the specific cost to carry out this mission, but according to information, a number of companies from the UK, EU and Canada have offered to work with ESA to develop the Moonlight project. They will provide telecommunications and navigation services for crews and robots. The ESA said: “The combination of many agencies and organizations will facilitate the exploration of more space on the Moon. This is one of the goals of the NASA Artemis mission to return humans to the Moon in 2024.” Upon learning of this project, dozens of international, institutional and commercial groups have offered to support ESA. Many of these initiatives come from major space organizations in China, India, Japan, and Russia, along with other astronaut nations and private companies. Outline the primitive base that ESA intends to build, which will start a large city in the future – Photo: ESA. These helpers saw benefits from being involved in the project as: Radio astronomers could set up observatories on the far side of the Moon, with the understanding that the signal would move relay information back to Earth easily and quickly. Commercial agencies could develop supporting new services and products, such as virtual reality games in which players control Moon robots. It is possible to name a number of agencies and organizations that propose to participate in the Moonlight project such as: British company Surrey Satellite Technology (SST) will participate in Moonlight and act as a service provider and producer. satellite output. “Our partnership with ESA will provide the world’s first lunar data relay service,” said SST CEO Phil Brownnett. Or London-based Inmarsat and MDA Space and Robotics Ltd (MDA UK), based at the Harwell Science and Innovation Facility in Oxfordshire, both leading the exploration of ideas. They will work on the development of the Lunar Navigation and Communication Service (LCNS) to support future scientific, exploration and commercial activities on the lunar surface. Yasrine Ibnyahya, Senior Director at Inmarsat said: “I am confident that the expertise and assets from Inmarsat can solve problems in the most efficient and cost-effective way. The Moonlight project is the first step to open up future opportunities, it can facilitate human exploration of space, develop technology and can be the basis for access to new resources. “.

Improve quality of life Immediately after opening the contest for the second time, Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper has received many articles from experts, scientists and businesses. Each work is a plan, solution, idea or contribution to Ho Chi Minh City. Writing about the strategy of building a smart city, Assoc. Prof-Dr. Tran Hung Son (University of Economics and Law, VNU-HCM) suggested that Ho Chi Minh City should propose and coordinate with the central government to build a legal framework for the city. nationwide smart city governance, as well as regulations to manage technology risks; increase revenue and diversify financial sources for smart city development; develop human capital and promote the inclusivity of digital technology… Awarding the 1st “Listening to the people’s design” contest Photo: HOANG TRI Dr. Son Thanh Tung and MSc Truong Thanh Thao said that improving the quality of life is the goal of building a smart city through the provision of public services and urban utilities more efficiently. The trend of smart city development needs to be integrated with the social city trend. In which, the participation of people in community activities and in the decision-making process is a key issue in order to create a just society. Focusing on green areas in urban areas can be considered as a premise to build a smart city – a green city, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Phan Thi Hong Xuan, MSc. Vo Thanh Tuyen (University of Social Sciences and Humanities) VNU-HCM) proposes to include green criteria in planning, design and construction in all types of housing, regardless of resettlement, social housing or commercial housing. Ho Chi Minh City can consider encouraging solutions to have more green building investors with the goal of sustainable development… “Maestro” in entrepreneurship Ho Chi Minh City has strongly revived the spirit of entrepreneurship, what needs to be done now is to solve the problem of starting a business effectively. According to Dr. Huynh Trung Minh, Ho Chi Minh City can become a “conductor” who plays the role of connecting the “leading cranes”, “eagles” with start-ups; creating an environment to attract excellent start-up ideas… Ho Chi Minh City has enough scope and resources to become a start-up center, an innovation center of the whole country, attracting talents, importantly, how do and when to do. CEO Tran Anh Tuan (The Pathfinder Consulting Company) commented that a “chief architect” is needed to design the startup system in Vietnam to draw a general picture of startups as well as the startup process. for each field, standardized curriculum for each field, mentor training program, ecosystem building strategy. Along with that is a support mechanism for start-ups to promote. Sihub CEO Huynh Kim Tuoc affirmed that Ho Chi Minh City has a full basic foundation and is a connection point between the country and the world, a gateway to access the world. What must be done is to remove barriers to start-up development and innovation. According to lawyer Pham Ngoc Hung (Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City Business Association), in order to start a business to become a brand of Ho Chi Minh City, it is necessary to arouse creative aspirations and bring businesses a favorable business environment profitable and stable. Finding a unique identity for Ho Chi Minh City Many experts have also submitted plans for the theme “Urban cultural identity of Ho Chi Minh City”. MSc Nguyen Hieu Tin (Head of the Department of Vietnamese Studies, major in tourism, Ton Duc Thang University) analyzes the more modern the world, the more “flat” it is, the more it needs its own. Locating the culture of Ho Chi Minh City, finding its own identity, creating a highlight, bearing the “brand” character is one of the important things that needs attention and orientation in sustainable development in the future. Dr. Nguyen Thi Hau proposed to develop the cultural industry faster and stronger, turning Ho Chi Minh City into a modern cultural center of the region. Meanwhile, author Ton That Tho proposed to bring technology into museum activities. Because in the current trend, the “virtual” museum is a development trend, bringing the museum closer to the public, meeting the needs of online sightseeing and research. Implementing a “virtual” museum to lead the public to the “real” museum is the shortest and most effective way.

Instagram icon. Illustration According to the Vietnam News Agency correspondent in New York, in a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the attorney generals of the states and territories pointed out that the results of many studies have shown the harmful effects of children using use social networks. There are many issues affecting children’s mental and physical health and many cases related to cyberbullying at a time when children are not yet able to face the challenges when they have an account. private social network. They argue that there are more secure ways for children to connect with family and friends than by connecting on social media. For her part, New York State Attorney General Letitia James raised concerns around online harassment, the potential for children to become victims of adult “predators”, mental health issues as well as Facebook’s gaps in data protection and privacy. According to Ms. Letitia, there are too many concerns around allowing Facebook to continue pursuing this idea, so the heads of judicial agencies in 44 US states and territories called on Facebook to abandon plans to release a version. Instagram Kids. This is the new pressure that Facebook has to face when it announced its intention to release a version of Instagram Kids for children under 12 years old from March this year. The very next April, Democratic congressmen sent a letter to CEO Zuckerberg criticizing the plan. In the latest response on May 10, Facebook spokeswoman Stephanie Otway emphasized that parents know their children are on social networks, so Facebook wants to improve the situation by offering solutions. giving them control over what their kids are doing online. The company is working with child psychologists to prioritize the safety and privacy of children, said Stephanie. In addition, Facebook will also work with authorities and parliamentarians on these concerns. For his part, CEO Zuckerberg said that if supervised, the use of social networks can help children more connected with friends. Meanwhile, talking to the Wall Street Journal, Adam Mosseri, in charge of Instagram, said that the plan to create an online playground for children is in its infancy at an early stage and if it is born, it will certainly be a tool to help fathers. Parents manage their children’s activities better and this playground will be completely ad-free. Facebook currently bans children under 13 from using this social network, but according to CEO M.Zuckerberg, many children still lie about their age to create their own login accounts.

Japan plans to produce the vaccine domestically. Illustration: CNN Shionogi is currently in discussions with the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare about a framework that would allow the efficacy and safety of vaccines to be assessed even with small-scale trials. This manufacturer hopes to contribute to the early prevention of the Covid-19 pandemic by focusing on investment and management of resources. In addition, the company has also completed a production line capable of supplying 10 million people a year with vaccines and plans to increase capacity further. Regarding Moderna’s vaccine approval process, on May 10, the pharmaceutical company Takeda said that clinical trials have confirmed that Moderna’s vaccine has helped increase antibodies in vaccinated people. The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will evaluate and make a decision on whether to give the vaccine a “green light” as early as May 20.

European Commission (EC) spokesman Christian Wigand said the EU wants all citizens of the 27 EU member states to be able to receive a “digital passport”. This powerful card, also known as a “green certificate” or “digital passport”, certifies that a person has been vaccinated against COVID-19, has tested negative for the SARS virus. -CoV-2 or have recovered from COVID-19. “To get ready for safe travel next summer, the use of the pass will be ready by the end of June,” Wigand said. With this card, Europeans can easily travel between member states. Another EU spokesman, Johannes Bahrke, said the 18 EU member states and Iceland will conduct a trial of the “digital passport” over the next two weeks to ensure there are no errors when it comes to travel. officially put into use. European tourism will revive thanks to the medical pass hành This digital pass is seen as a tool for countries that depend on tourists to kick-start the summer holidays for Europeans. This is also an “effective tool” that allows countries to revive their economies that have been exhausted by the epidemic. Mutual recognition of “Medical Passes” – the key to the border gate Currently, some countries around the world have also announced that they will apply the same form as the medical pass in the EU, for example Israel has a “green pass”, the UK will have an application from the National Health Service. (NHS) certificate of vaccination. The “Medical Pass” was initially used for intra-regional travel only. However, the European Commission (EC) is working with non-EU countries to jointly recognize each other’s vaccination certificates, especially with the US. So far, there has been no discussion between Brussels and London about the EU’s recognition of the UK’s NHS application. France, Malta and the Netherlands are among the countries that are piloting through EU certification. Countries are discussing to ensure that the digital passport used for authentication in this country is compatible with other countries’ applications or systems. In addition, the pass must be designed to be accessible via a smartphone app, but must also be able to obtain paper authentication. Technology experts said: “All member countries will connect to the system in June, the deadline is mid-June.” The European Commission believes that this Pass will soon come to life as negotiations on this scheme are underway. sea ​​oats ( according to AFP )

Illustration. The hack brought down the pipeline, now in its sixth day, and led to panic buying and gas shortages in the Southeastern United States. Colonial said it began reopening its pipeline late Wednesday afternoon, a process that could take days, but declined to comment on the ransom issue. Colonial is working closely with law enforcement, the Department of Energy, and US cybersecurity company FireEye to minimize damage and restore operations. Colonial and government responses to the breach are being closely watched following one of the most direct hacking attacks on US critical infrastructure after years of warnings. Ransomware attacks have increased in number and ransom prices, with hackers encrypting data and seeking cryptocurrency payments to unlock. Investigators in the Colonial case say the malware was distributed by a gang known as DarkSide, which consisted of Russian-speaking people and evaded attack targets in the former Soviet Union. DarkSide previously said that it has no intention of meddling in geopolitics and will be more careful about its affiliates going forward. On Wednesday, the group said on its website that it was “dropping” data from three other victims, including a technology company in Chicago. Officials have so far found no significant connection to the Russian government, concluding instead that the pipeline company that supplies 45% of the US East Coast’s oil was crippled by the attack. ransomware. DarkSide allows “affiliates” to infiltrate targets in different places, then handle ransom negotiation and data release. Two people involved in the Colonial investigation said the man linked in this case was a Russian criminal with no special ties to the government.

Japan has outlined a plan to conduct tests on the new missile by 2026 and is expected to have the first full launch by 2030. H-2A boosters at Tanegashima Space Center It is known that the country intends to use the same technology as the technology that SpaceX applies to the Falcon 9 rocket. That is the first landing technology of the rocket on the floating floor. Since the early 2000s, Japan has used H-2A boosters. The cost per launch is about 91 million USD, much more expensive than other similar devices in the world. The Japan Aerospace Research and Development Agency (JAXA) plans to make the first launch of the new H-III missile before the spring of 2022. However, according to calculations, the operation of the new equipment will only cost about half the cost of the H-2A boosters. At the same time, Japan will continue to reduce operating costs in order to compete in the market, emphasized Yomiuri newspaper. The newspaper also said that, in addition to first floor reuse technology, Japan is expected to apply the achievements of private manufacturers to produce the next generation of missiles with the aim of further lowering prices. device.

In a letter to Facebook CEO on May 10, the attorneys wrote: “Using social networks can harm the health and spirit of children, who are not equipped to overcome the challenges of owning. social network account. Furthermore, Facebook has a history of failing to protect the well-being of children on its platform ”. A Facebook spokesperson said the company has just researched Instagram ideas for children and is committed to not showing any ads in the version for children under 13. Facebook agrees that every version of Instagram must prioritize safety and privacy first. The social network consults with experts in the areas of child development, child safety and mental health. On Twitter, Massachusetts attorney Maura Healey criticized Instagram for children as “a shameful attempt to exploit and profit from vulnerable people”. The letter citing articles from 2019 indicates that the Messenger Kids app, intended for 6-12 year olds, “contains serious design flaws, allowing children to overcome restrictions on online interaction and join groups. Chat with strangers, not approved by parents ”. Last month, the Ad-Free Childhood Campaign also urged Zuckerberg not to create a child version because it would put children at “great risk.” Du Lam (Reuters)

From April 28, Bamboo Airways opened and restored 8 routes connecting Phu Quoc and Quy Nhon. Specifically, besides the flight route connecting Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the airline opened 5 new routes: Phu Quoc – Can Tho, Phu Quoc – Da Nang, Phu Quoc – Thanh Hoa, Phu Quoc – Vinh and Phu Quoc – Hai Phong, bringing the number of flights to and from Phu Quoc by the airline increased to 7 routes. In addition to the previously exploited routes including to and from Hanoi, Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City, and Vinh, the airline has added 3 new routes connecting Quy Nhon – Can Tho, Quy Nhon – Thanh Hoa and Quy Nhon – Da Lat also increased the total number of flight routes here to 7 routes. In the coming time, many new routes will be opened and increased by Bamboo Airways, such as: Can Tho – Da Nang, Can Tho – Hai Phong, Vinh – Nha Trang. This is also a part of the airline’s network expansion plan in 2021 to reach 70-80 domestic routes, in which special attention is paid to direct flights to and from localities such as Con Dao, Rach Gia, Quy Nhon … but no airlines have exploited it to capture 30% market share of domestic airlines.

In the early trading on April 23, the three major stock indexes fluctuated slightly, and individual stocks in the two cities fell more and rose less. 3184 individual stocks fell, and market sentiment was weak. As of the close, the Shanghai Composite Index rose slightly by 0.05%, the Shenzhen Component Index rose 0.75%, and the ChiNext Index rose 1.67%.

In terms of sector hotspots, the healthcare sector rose sharply, with Yihua Health, Dabo Medical and Gongdong Medical’s daily limit, and Aier Ophthalmology rose 11.74%. Resource stocks and technology stocks weakened, and individual stocks in the coal sector and digital currency sector led the decline. Beijing Capital bought 5.318 billion yuan in early trading, including 2.86 billion yuan in Shanghai Stock Connect and 2.457 billion yuan in Shenzhen Stock Connect.

In early trading, institutional holdings picked up. Among the leading stocks in the industry, the leading pharmaceutical companies have gained the highest momentum. Aier Ophthalmology rose 11.74%, Mindray Medical rose 5.97%, and WuXi AppTec rose 5.58%. Group stocks such as Haitian Flavour, Midea Group and Oriental Yuhong rose more than 3%.

U.S. stocks dive in the market, Biden wants to tax the rich

According to Bloomberg News, not only for companies, the Biden government also plans to increase taxes for high-income groups. According to people familiar with the matter, US President Biden will propose to nearly double the capital gains tax rate for the wealthy to 39.6%. Together with the existing investment income surcharge, this means that the federal tax rate for investors may be as high as 43.4%.

The person, who asked not to be named, said that the plan will increase the capital gains tax rate for people with an income of $1 million and above from the current 20% to 39.6%. The plan has not yet been made public. Biden is expected to announce this proposal next week as part of the tax increase to fund social expenditures in the upcoming “American Family Plan.” Then White House Press Secretary Jane Psaki said that Biden believes that the expenditures (planned by American families) may come from the richest people, but the plan has not yet been finalized.

As soon as the news came out, U.S. stocks plunged during intraday trading. The Dow once fell more than 400 points, closing down 0.94%, the Nasdaq fell 0.94%, and the S&P 500 index fell 0.92%. Although the news is still uncertain, the market reacted quite violently. On the one hand, the market is worried that the wealthy will dump a large amount of stocks at the capital gains tax rate, creating panic.

Public fund first quarter report disclosed

Yesterday, the disclosure of the 2021 first quarter report of public funds officially ended . Since the Spring Festival, the A-share market has adjusted downwards as a whole, and most of the holdings of public fund holdings have pulled back sharply, and many of the new foundations who entered the market in January and February have faced substantial losses. According to statistics from Tianxiang Company on April 22, due to the A-share market pullback, the overall loss of public funds during the first quarter of this year exceeded 210 billion yuan; in the fourth quarter of last year, the overall profit of public funds reached 820 billion yuan.

The Securities Times·Databao sorted out the heavy holdings of A-shares of public funds in the first quarter. From the perspective of the total market value of the holdings, compared with last year’s annual report, the top ten heavyweight stocks have not changed much. Kweichow Moutai and Wuliangye hold the first and second positions in public holdings. Hikvision gained a large number of public funds to increase positions and entered the top three positions. China Merchants Bank gained 18.462 billion yuan in public funds in the first quarter, and it newly entered the list of the top ten heavy stocks.

In terms of different industries, bank stocks ranked first in the amount of public fund increase in the first quarter, and the market value of holdings increased by nearly 70 billion yuan. In addition to China Merchants Bank, the market value of public equity funds held by Industrial Bank and Ping An Bank increased by more than 10 billion yuan. In terms of performance, bank stocks all had good returns in the first quarter, with an average increase of 6.26%, 13 bank stocks rose by more than 10%, and the Bank of Nanjing and Postal Savings Bank rose by 25.25% and 22.80% respectively in the first quarter.

Other industries that have a lot of increased positions include the pharmaceutical and biological, electronic, and chemical industries, and the total market value of holdings has increased by more than 30 billion yuan. In the first quarter, the increase of public funds in general tended to pro-cyclical and undervalued stocks, and the enthusiasm for the long-term track of medicine, food and beverage, etc. remained unabated.

While public funds increased their positions in bank stocks in large numbers, the market value of non-bank financial industry positions decreased the most, and holdings of heavy stocks decreased by 34.933 billion yuan. Other industries where the market value of holdings have decreased include electrical equipment and household appliances that have decreased by more than 10 billion yuan, and the market value of holdings of communications, media, computers, and national defense and military industries has decreased slightly.

Based on the statistics of changes in the market value of public fund holdings, there are 5 stocks each in the banking, electronics, and biomedical sectors among the top 20 stocks. The pharmaceutical and biological sector stocks include Zhifei Biotechnology, WuXi AppTec, Changchun High-tech, Meinian Health, and Kanglong Chemical. The electronic sector includes Hikvision, Weir, Sanhuan Group, Transsion Holdings, and Zhuoshengwei. In the first quarter, public fund plus positions rose by an average of 15.34%. Among them, Oriental Yuhong, Meinian Health, and Transsion Holdings rose by more than 30%.

China Merchants Securities pointed out that there are no obvious signs of collapse of public funds. The consumer sector, the food and beverage industry and the pharmaceutical industry are still the most important sectors and industries for public funds. The reason why active public funds have such “falling but not breaking up” results is related to the fact that the fundamentals of these group stocks have not significantly weakened. The high-growth white horse stocks are still the first choice of current public fund managers.

Early morning capital flows to these stocks

In the early trading, a total of 62 stocks received a net inflow of over 100 million yuan in main funds, of which BOE A received a net inflow of main funds of 1.073 billion yuan, which was the top , Rose 1.69% in early trading, Xiaokang shares, Kweichow Moutai, and Sungrow received a net inflow of more than 800 million yuan.

Xiaokang shares in the past five trading days received a total of 4 daily limits and 1 daily limit. The company previously issued a risk warning announcement, stating that the news report stated that the way for the company to expand the marketing channels of Cyrus was normal production with a third party (referring to Huawei). Operating cooperation, and reminded that the expected loss for 2020 is 1.38-17.8 billion yuan.

From an industry perspective, a large amount of the main funds flowed into the medical and biological, electrical equipment sectors in the early trading, and the net outflows from the computer, environmental protection and real estate sectors were the top ones. New energy vehicles have once again been favored by major funds, and Ganfeng Lithium, Tianqi Lithium, and Ningde Times have received a net inflow of more than 200 million yuan in major funds.

Accordingly, the enterprise plans to submit a plan to supplement the wireless telecommunication industry; other monetary intermediary activities (Details: Carrying out banking services through a digital environment); Other financial services activities are not elsewhere classified (except insurance and social insurance). Enterprises said additional reasons for convenience in implementing cooperation activities with partners to maximize services provided to customers. In 2021, FPT Retail expects revenue of 16,400 billion dong, pre-tax profit of 120 billion dong, up by 12% and 320% respectively compared to the implementation in 2020. In 2021, the business plans to continue focusing on increasing sales of the store system by introducing new products and services such as implementing co-branded sim services; open 68 more Laptop centers; New products like watches, surface … In the pharmaceutical market, the company is expected to account for about 30% of the market share of the pharmaceutical retail channel through pharmacies in the next 2 years, the pharmaceutical segment will contribute about 25% of the total revenue of the company at more than VND 5,000 billion. . At the close of the session on April 23, FRT shares rose 300 dong to 28,300 dong per share.

A longtime shareholder of the bank did not hide his excitement when in just 1 year, SHB shares increased 4.5 times, from only 6,000 VND in early 2020 to nearly 28,000 VND today. Shareholders expressed their hope that in the future, stock prices will continue to rise to the Top 5 group of Vietnamese commercial banks. Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Do Quang Hien, said: “In previous years, there were shareholders who were very concerned about how the Board of Directors was responsible for increasing stock prices. We only have a responsibility to do well, good governance for a healthy and transparent development of SHB, investors will analyze and evaluate the performance by themselves; Enterprise value will determine the value of the stock. The price increase of SHB shares also shows investment interest, affirming the value of SHB in the present and in the future ”. Vote Hien: Last year, shareholders were very concerned about the responsibility of the Board of Directors to raise the stock price At the 2021 annual shareholder meeting, SHB said that it would pay dividends for 2019 and 2020 in shares at the rate of 10% and 10.5%, respectively. At the same time, SHB wants to offer shares to existing shareholders at the price of 12,500 dong / share. If completing these plans, SHB’s chartered capital will increase sharply to over 26,600 billion dong. SHB offers 2 scenarios for profit plan for 2021. Scenario 1, in case the bank completes the issue of additional shares to the public in the third quarter of 2021, the additional capital used in business operations will contribute to increasing the bank’s profit, expected reached 6,128 billion, up 87% over the previous year. Scenario 2, SHB completes the public offering of shares in quarter 4/2021, profit plan is expected at VND 5,828 billion, up 78%. By the end of Q1 / 2021, the bank’s total assets reached more than 418 trillion dong, pre-tax profit reached 1,664 billion dong, more than doubling compared to the same period last year. Regarding the transfer to the listing, SHB has recently received an official letter from the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange that SHB’s profile has met the conditions under the HOSE’s Securities Listing Regulation. Official trading of bank shares on HOSE will be done after the technology infrastructure issue is handled. In 2021, SHB will increase its capital to VND 26,674 billion, of which the first source will increase from the fact that SHB pays 10% dividends to shareholders in 2019, approved by the State Bank and the SSC. Expected implementation time is in May 2021. After completing the dividend payment, SHB’s chartered capital will increase to more than 19,260 billion dong. The second source is from the dividend payment of 2020 at the rate of 10.5%. After the meeting, the Bank will submit to the State Bank for approval this plan. The third source, the Bank will increase capital from the offering of shares to existing shareholders by the method of exercising rights at the ratio of 100: 28, the expected asking price of VND 12,500 / share – less than half of the current price. now on the stock market. SHB has currently selected 2-3 major partners for the divestment plan of SHB FC Consumer Finance Company. Expected to successfully divest this year. SHB will increase capital by 5,000 billion dong from issuing shares for foreign investors and foreign strategic investors. Shareholders also agreed to approve the transfer of SHB’s capital in SHB Laos and SHB Cambodia to other investors at the maximum rate assigned to SHB’s Board of Directors for decision.

Specifically, with the above violation, Becamex was fined for false declaration of nearly 8.5 billion VND, the late payment of value added tax was more than 2.9 billion VND, the late payment interest of corporate income tax. industry is more than 1.4 billion. Becamex Industrial Development and Investment Corporation was fined and had to pay 57 billion VND. According to the decision of the Tax Department of Binh Duong province, Becamex corporate income tax to be temporarily paid in 2020 is 1.87 billion VND, temporarily not sanctioned for false declaration and late payment interest due to the deadline for the inspection conclusion. time of submission of corporate income tax finalization declarations. Thus, the total amount of fines and tax arrears that Becamex has to pay into the state budget is more than 57 billion VND. In particular, Becamex has fully paid the arrears of corporate income tax and value added tax of 2019 and 2020 into the state budget on February 25. Regarding the business situation, accumulated in 2020, BCM’s net revenue reached 7,723 billion VND, a decrease of 6% compared to the previous year, profit after tax reached 2,149 billion VND, a decrease of 18% compared to 2019. In 2020, Becamex planned Total revenue target is 6,016 billion VND, EAT is 931 billion VND, 40% and 65% lower, respectively compared to 2019. Accordingly, although the business result is lower than 2019, BCM still has completed. successfully exceeded 28% of its revenue target and reached 131% of its profit after tax target. As of 31/12/2020, BCM’s total assets increased by 10.7% compared to the beginning of the year to 48,190.8 billion dong. In which, main assets are inventories reached 24,165.6 billion VND, accounting for 50.1% of total assets; long-term financial investment reached 11,893.5 billion VND, accounting for 24.7% of total assets; Short-term receivables reached 3,655.4 billion VND, accounting for 7.6% of total assets. In the fiscal year, total short-term and long-term loans increased by 2.4% compared to the beginning of the year, corresponding to an increase of VND352.6 billion to 14,900.3 billion and accounting for 30.9% of total capital of BCM. . Thu Ha (Th)

Jiwei Net News On April 14, the Guangdong Supervision Bureau disclosed an announcement on the acceptance of counseling and registration of Guangdong Hetong Jianye Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Hetong Technology). It has completed the registration of counseling with the Guangdong Securities Regulatory Bureau on April 14. The counseling agency is Dongguan Securities.

According to the official website, Hetong Technology was founded in 2002 and is a national high-tech enterprise specializing in the production of PCB printed circuit boards and one of the top 100 enterprises in China’s printed circuit industry. It has the production technology capability to produce high-precision, high-density single-sided, double-sided, multi-layer circuit boards and LED light strip boards, carbon oil boards, aluminum substrates and new energy automobile boards.

It is understood that Hetong Technology is a NEEQ delisted company. Its operating income in 2020 was 321 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 15.85%; the net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies was 41.497 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 38.28%; the deducted non-net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies was 140.83 million yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 37.71% .

From the perspective of the three main businesses of Tonghe Technology, the new energy vehicle industry achieved revenue of 85.671 million yuan, an increase of 18.02% year-on-year, and a gross profit margin of 19.71%; the power industry achieved revenue of 99,587,400 yuan, an increase of 19.42% year-on-year, gross The interest rate was 38.91%; the military industry and other industries achieved revenue of 113 million yuan, an increase of 3.11% year-on-year, and the gross profit rate was 61.83%.

Tonghe Technology stated that despite the adverse effects of the new crown epidemic in 2020, the company’s management team mobilized all positive factors to give full play to its own marketing promotion and technology research and development advantages to realize the three strategic areas of smart grid, new energy vehicles and military equipment The overall growth of operating income. Specifically include: overall planning, clear goals, focus on business, focus on the market and products, increase investment in key links, and enhance core competitiveness; mergers and acquisitions and integration, play a synergistic effect, and enhance the company’s product competitiveness and market share in the field of military equipment ; Initiate refinancing to provide new growth momentum for the company’s long-term development. (Proofreading/Lee)

The International Space Station (ISS). Photo: Wiki

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a plan to start building manned orbital satellites to replace the International Space Station (ISS), which appears to be nearing its end of life.

In recent years, the ISS has started to degrade, astronauts are now regularly detecting cracks, according to RT. Last week, it was revealed that Russian astronauts are still working to seal the leak that was first discovered in 2019. The ongoing problems with the International Space Station have prompted Russia began creating an alternative device.

Called ROSS, the Russian orbital satellite will consist of three to seven modules and can carry up to four people. Although only approved by President Putin on April 12, on the 60th anniversary of the landmark first flight into space by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the project has been underway for some time.

Last November, the first deputy design general of space contractor RSC Energia expressed confidence that Russia needs to start building a new station, saying that the ISS has collapsed.

“Until 2025, Russia has an obligation to participate in the ISS program” – Mr. Vladimir Solovyov told the Russian Academy of Sciences. “There were some parts that were severely damaged and no longer working. Many parts are irreplaceable. After 2025, we predict a series of failures on the ISS ”.

Russia has a long history of building its own satellites, with Sputnik 1 being the first satellite launched into low earth orbit in 1957. In 1986, the Soviet Union launched a manufactured space station. in the country called Mir – was the largest artificial satellite in orbit at the time.

Last May, the Russian Space Agency Roscomos revealed, ROSS could be ready for deployment after 2024.

Despite Russia’s willingness to do it alone, Roscosmos has reaffirmed its commitment to international cooperation in recent months. Earlier this month, Russia signed a plan to continue cooperation with the US in space and the two countries would use each other’s rockets to enter space.

Roscosmos also signed a moon exploration agreement with China in March, and agreed to share a moon station with Beijing.

While space is often a place for international competition, both Washington and Moscow often help each other when needed. For example, earlier this year, American astronauts donated food to their Russian partners when supplies from the earth were delayed.

The International Space Station is the only laboratory in the world that allows researchers to perform long-term experiments in microgravity. The ISS has been in the presence of humans continuously since November 2000. The ISS is 109 meters long, 75 meters wide – the equivalent of a football field – and weighs 420 tons. The ISS flies at an altitude of about 400km above earth. The ISS moves at a speed of about 8km / sec, or around the earth about 90 minutes / round. The travel from the launch site in Baikonur, Kazakhstan to ISS by Russian Soyuz can take anywhere from 6 to 48 hours, depending on the launch procedure and the station’s position in orbit.