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however, the obligation to work from home can no longer be justified with occupational safety and is therefore no longer applicable.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”.

Wax coconut, a famous specialty of Tra Vinh province. Photo: MD. The Board of Evaluation and Acceptance of Scientific and Technological Tasks of Tra Vinh Province has just accepted the topic “Design and manufacture of equipment to determine the percentage of wax in coconuts” by Dr. Nguyen Minh Hoa, Tra Vinh University as the chair. Wax coconut is a famous specialty of Tra Vinh province. However, determining the percentage of wax in coconuts has long depended on the experience of gardeners. The use of Deep Learning classification equipment helps gardeners determine the percentage of wax in coconuts with the correct probability of up to 95%, determine the percentage of solid wax and liquid wax with 80% probability, should be graded by the council. rather. Mr. Luu Van Nhan, Deputy Director of the Department of Industry and Trade of Tra Vinh province, said that in the past to choose wax coconuts, gardeners’ experience was to shake, but often not absolutely accurate. Nhan said, while still working in Cau Ke, a delegation of the National Assembly ordered 50 waxed coconuts, he asked a reputable agent to collect them. But after asking, I found out that there are many fruits like normal dried coconut. Council for acceptance of coconut wax measuring equipment. Photo: Minh Dam. “In such cases, I believe the gardener is not intentional but just mistaken. Therefore, determining the percentage of waxy coconuts is extremely meaningful to avoid the fact that a 150,000 VND waxed coconut turns into a coconut. dry 10,000 VND. I find this research very close to the actual situation and has high practical application significance”, Mr. Nhan emphasized. According to Mr. Nhan, when applying this device, large-scale farmers, businesses that buy raw wax coconuts, and trading facilities will have more favorable conditions in business, especially the There is no doubt between the buyer and the seller. Now Mr. Nhan wants to buy 50 waxed coconuts, just put it in the machine will have results, from that result the price negotiation will be very close to reality. But Mr. Quick said that, to move towards commercialization, the research team’s product should be improved as compactly as possible for easy portability. The meter for measuring the percentage of wax in coconuts works at the acceptance test of the research topic. According to Dr. Nguyen Minh Hoa, Vice Rector of Tra Vinh University, the knowledge economy is developing in line with the trend of industrial revolution 4.0, higher education institutions play a more important role to find new knowledge, transmit spread knowledge and apply that knowledge through scientific research activities and technology transfer into practice. At the same time, schools need to update the latest research from these scientific research results and transfer this technology into teaching to students in order to improve training quality. Because this is a measure for schools in applying knowledge to create practical values ​​for life. At Tra Vinh University, it is clear that 3 basic components including training, scientific research, technology transfer are inseparable, the development trend expands over time to meet the requirements of educational innovation. university education. Successful research on cordyceps at Tra Vinh University. Photo: Minh Dam. Dr. Nguyen Minh Hoa shared: “Over the years, Tra Vinh University has promoted applied research and technology transfer activities among lecturers and students. In particular, focus on strongly developing the invention space among students and lecturers – makerspace, developing student research groups – IEEE Student Chapter at Tra Vinh University, developing Lab – invention space for students students, lecturers, student cooperative models, student farmer associations, and policies to encourage the incubation of start-up ideas, applied scientific research and technology transfer to serve the community. “. In the coming time, Tra Vinh University will continue to prioritize the implementation of projects to deploy research products with commercial potential, focusing on investing in strong research directions, prioritizing community service and closely associated with businesses, departments inside and outside the province in ordering scientific research and technology transfer.

Irish people often tell each other stories about giants who were able to create an island just by taking a handful of sand and throwing it out into the sea. Professor Márta Korbonits said that such old stories have some historical basis. And hard to believe, scientists have found what they’ve been looking for all along. As it turns out, there are many Irish people with the AIP gene mutation. These mutations are responsible for the excessive height in some people. In the UK, these mutations are very rare (probability about 1 in 2000 people), and in Mid Ulster – Northern Ireland, these mutations are becoming more common (1 in 150). One of the most famous giants in Ireland was Charles Byrne (1761-1783) when he was 2.2m tall. According to legend, giants are extremely powerful, but in reality, they are not. They often suffer from heart problems, eye problems, and joint pain. Without proper treatment, most of these giants die before the age of 30. 2. Werewolves There are very few origins of werewolf legends because their lives are always associated with the forest. However, people have found archaeological ruins and cave paintings of the combination of people and things from ancient times. At that time, people always wanted to become stronger. So, they chose for themselves a summoned beast and took this form. To go to the battlefield, the warriors choose a powerful summoned beast that is the wolf. Before fighting, they will drink magic potion that affects the nervous system making them think they are invincible wolves. In addition, belief in the existence of werewolves is supported by the genetic condition hypertonia. It is an abnormal amount of hair growth on the body and face, also known as werewolf syndrome. It was not until 1963 that Dr. Lee Illis gave the name of this disease. Another psychological disorder is called Lycanthropy. This is a delusion that makes the patient think that he can transform into a species between man and animal. It is also believed that this disorder becomes stronger during the different lunar phases. 3. Vampires Porphyria is a rare genetic disorder (1 in 200,000 people). If either parent has the condition, their child has a 25% chance of having it. This disease causes a pigment imbalance, and hemoglobin begins to decay by ultraviolet light. People with this disease are greatly affected by sunlight. So the only time they can go out is at night. In more severe cases, the patient’s tendon is deformed, causing the fingers to constrict. The skin around the lips and gums becomes dry, the front teeth protrude and turn red. So they will look like vampires. In the Middle Ages, people with porphyria were burned by the judgment of the Inquisition. 4. Dragons Theory of a connection between dinosaur bones and dragons began in Mongolia. Here, the word “dragon” is found associated with different geographical names. This is because, in some areas of the Gobi desert, anyone can find dinosaur bones because they lie completely on the surface of the Earth. These skeletons are still abundant in this place causing many illegal excavations to take place. It is an important fact that there are no myths of this kind in Africa because there is no access to dinosaur remnants there. But why do we picture dragons like reptiles with claws and scales? This is explained by the way we see things around us. Their skeletons resembled the bones of modern lizards, snakes, and crocodiles. If you zoom in a few times these animals, they will look like dragons. Also added that lizards and snakes sometimes have two heads, like some dragons in fantasy or legend.

Hand movement is controlled by the motor cortex – the part of the brain’s surface that controls all movement. The left side of the body is controlled by the right hemisphere of the brain and vice versa. In the hemisphere, where the dominant side control has more connections between the neurons of the motor cortex – this can always be shown in magnetic resonance imaging by cell activity. nerve. In the past, it was thought that left-handed people simply redirected activity of the hemisphere compared to right-handed people, but that was not the case. For example, in 96% of right-handed people, the speech center and the hand motion control center are in the same left-hemisphere. In left-handed people, the speech center can be located anywhere: 70% of people are in the left hemisphere, 15% are in the right hemisphere, and the rest of the speech center is symmetrically distributed. worthy in both hemispheres. According to one theory, the left-brain hemisphere’s speech centers could evolve based on our ancestors’ right-handed gesture centers. Men are more left-handed than women Among men, 13% are left-handed, and among women -11%. In couples where a mother is left-handed, the child is usually left-handed. The explanation for this is that the mother’s behavior is imitated by her child during childhood development. By repeating the movements of the mother, the child can become left-handed. Researchers have tried to determine whether signs of right-handed or left-handed people are related to gender. It is impossible to determine this with certainty, but there is reason to believe that the development of right-handed and left-handedness can be influenced by sex hormones: testosterone androgen testosterone and dihydrotestosterone. Left-handed and right-handed people can feel the world differently There is a basis to believe that left-handed and right-handed people perceive the world around them differently. In a classic experiment: two boxes were placed in front of two testers, they were given pictures of different animals and asked to place the animals in one of the boxes. Agree on a list of animals they like. As a result, right-handed people put their favorite animals in the box on the left, and left-handed people put them on the right. This means that left-handed and right-handed people perceive space differently: for left-handed people, the space on the left is associated with something good, for right-handed people. right hand – is the right side. Lefties tend to have a better artistic penchant – American rocker Kurt Cobain pictured here. Trying to be right-handed is not necessary In the past, left-handed people were often rehearsed for right-handedness: they tied their left hand behind their back, hit it with a ruler or took objects from their left hand and transferred them to their right hand. With practice, the lowercase script gets worse: in children, it often involves fine-tuning of precise movements in kindergarten and elementary school. But change often has a negative effect. Fortunately, coercion is no longer common now. Attempts to practice left-handed people can have consequences. In the past, it was believed that in this case, development of speech disturbances could arise, such as stuttering. However, researchers currently have not found evidence of this. But forcing a left-handed person to be a right-handed person can cause serious trauma, especially for children. A right-handed person can become a left-handed (and vice versa) in the event of an injured arm. Adults need more time than children to adjust to this. In children, the transformations last up to 6 years and they typically use both hands for everyday activities, but just as easy activities (like moving the pencil from hand to hand while drawing) . Are left-handed people smarter? In academic studies studies, left-handed people appear to be more gifted than right-handed people. To assess aptitude, different thinking tests are often used, which suggest an alternative or creative way of using something, for example, a pen. It is also believed that in creative industries related to art such as music and architecture, left-handed people have about 10% more. This can be explained by the fact that left-handed brains are more symmetrical so they can access the resources of the two hemispheres at the same time. However, it is not possible to officially confirm this hypothesis in systematic studies. Is right or left handedness related to genetics? Genetic factors are still inconsistent: the probability of having a left-handed child is 37% for both left-handed parents, when there is only one left-handed person – 22%. If both parents are right-handed, the probability of having a left-handed child is only 11%. But in most cases the vast majority of children are right-handed, regardless of which parent is right-handed. In 80% of the cases the twins are either left-handed or right-handed, but in 20% of cases one is left-handed and the other is right-handed. This shows that hand-handedness must be determined by a combination of both genetic and environmental factors. There is no specific gene for right-handed or left-handedness. It is generally accepted that the dominant hand is determined by a very large number of genes, each of which holds only a very small fraction and that their coordinated interactions are not entirely clear-cut. It is now accepted that left-handed and right-handed are genetically determined to be 25%, while 75% are by environmental conditions.

SpaceX denied claims that the Starlink and OneWeb satellites almost collided In a filing submitted to the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) after a meeting between representatives of SpaceX, OneWeb and FCC, SpaceX said that, in fact, the probability of a collision never exceeds the allowed threshold and the satellite will not be able to collide even if it is active. They have also corrected records regarding recent press releases regarding the physical coordination between SpaceX and OneWeb. Meeting between the parties took place the day after the flyer The Wall Street Journal published an article titled “Elon Musk’s satellite Internet project is too risky,” in which OneWeb made allegations that the Starlink satellites had approached other satellites alarmingly two. times in the past two years, including the last which took place on April 2, when a satellite Starlink Send a request to a OneWeb satellite to take collision avoidance measures. Sheet The Wall Street Journal quoted Chris McLaughlin, OneWeb’s director of legal and government relations, saying, “While working with OneWeb, SpaceX disabled the automated collision avoidance system supported by artificial intelligence (AI) to allow OneWeb to steer its satellite away from other satellites. It is unclear exactly why SpaceX disables the collision avoidance system when the Starlink satellite is within 57 meters from the opponent’s satellite. SpaceX has not yet commented on this issue. In a filing filed with the FCC on April 21, SpaceX said: “OneWeb recently made clear and inaccurate statements to the media about recent coordination. Specifically, Mr. McLaughlin of OneWeb told the newspaper Wall Street Journal that SpaceX has powered off the automatic satellite collision avoidance system. In reality, however, SpaceX and OneWeb have worked well together on a technical level. And OneWeb itself has asked SpaceX to temporarily turn off the AI ​​system to allow them to control the satellite as agreed by the parties. SpaceX’s automatic collision avoidance system has been and still works well at all times. According to SpaceX, OneWeb admitted wrongly and offered to withdraw its false statements during the meeting with SpaceX and FCC. SpaceX expressed its disappointment to the FCC that OneWeb officials chose to make public false information about the coordination’s plight. Successful coordination depends on trust and transparency among satellite operators. Also in the filing to the FCC, SpaceX confirmed that the possibility of collisions between satellites is very small. Other data also showed that “probability of collisions between satellites is below the permitted threshold and continues to decrease”. OneWeb launched satellite launch operations on April 3, and the satellites are eventually more than 1,000 meters apart. The probability of a collision happening is extremely small. Phan Van Hoa (According to Arstechnica)

Many macro factors will support the market’s growth trend in the whole year 2021. Photo: Duy Dung. The probability of VN-Index falling is not high According to BVSC’s report, compared with the movements of the VN-Index in the past, the current P / E of the VN-Index is already higher than the 5-year average. However, according to BVSC’s observation, at the current P / E, the probability of a market decline is not high. In addition, with the recovery of the economy, according to BVSC’s forecasts, profits of listed businesses will grow by 27.3% by 2021 (compared to 2020). With the profit growth of listed companies, the P / E of the VN-Index is likely to drop to 15 times – lower than the 5-year moving average (16.41 times) of the VN- Index; therefore, the 2021 P / E level of the market is still attractive. BVSC’s experts believe that the Vietnamese market is attractive compared to other markets in the region, but it is very important to the ability to attract foreign capital, connect with the flow of investment capital in the world. equals the valuation of Vietnamese stocks in terms of general ground. Up to now, the market liquidity and the ETFs participating in the market have also contributed to help the Vietnamese market’s valuation ground closer to other markets in the world. As of April 9, 2021, compared to the sample of 12 markets observed by BVSC, including countries in frontier, emerging and developed markets, the P / E of the VN-Index is currently at 19.11 times. – 4th low out of 13 markets followed and just above P / E of Shanghai Index (17.61 times) of China, Hang Seng (14.86 times) of Hong Kong and KOSPI (12.99 times) of Korea. These are also 3 markets with a sharp decrease of more than 10%, in February and March. Meanwhile, “the rate of return on equity of the companies listed on the HSX stock exchange is at the highest level among the markets we monitor. This shows that, in general, with high return on equity, stocks in the VN-Index basket are being traded at very attractive price ranges when compared with other markets. other securities in the region and internationally ”- said BVSC’s expert. The market still maintained an uptrend throughout the year According to experts from BVSC, despite facing an interest rate hike in 2022, the stock market can normally recover and then rebound after early monetary tightening. first. The reason for this is that central banks in many countries often practice monetary tightening since the economy is still in the growth phase, when businesses still have positive business results and do. reduce the impact of increasing operating rates. Therefore, BVSC believes that the world stock market is not too concerned when central banks of countries implement interest rate hikes or monetary tightening for the first time. In the past, markets often reversed and fell into a downward phase at the third rate hike by central banks. For Vietnam, according to BVSC’s experts, with the context that GDP growth is accelerating again and can grow impressively in the second quarter; Other macro indicators are operating stably, supporting business activities; listed companies will have good growth in 2021, especially many industries with high growth in the first quarter such as banking, steel …; and beyond, foreign capital will continue to flow into Vietnam market thanks to its ability to be upgraded and the attractiveness of a dynamic and rapidly growing economy. “These are factors supporting the market’s growth trend in 2021” – stressed BVSC expert. However, BVSC also notes some potential short-term risks. Accordingly, when the positive information has been reflected in the price, the new cash flows into the market cannot keep up with the price increase, the cash flow is withdrawn from major shareholders – or companies that sell stocks. Fund … Besides, when the opportunities to gain from pure stocks derive from cash flow factors, lack of support in the core positive change of the business, will create potential risks. on the ability of the market to correct in the short term./.