It is reported that some media previously photographed Xiao Jingteng and his agent in the car during the recording of a new variety show, very close. During the filming break that day, Xiao Jingteng returned to the car to change his pants, while the agent Lin Youhui was sitting in the back seat. After that, Xiao Jingteng took out his mobile phone and took a photo with his agent. Xiao Jingteng took out his mobile phone and pointed it at the two. The woman smiled happily and placed her face next to Xiao Jingteng’s face for a group photo. The relationship was very close.

In April of this year, the two were also photographed walking home together intimately holding hands. The scene looked like an old couple. That day, Xiao Jingteng first drove the luxury car to take the agent to dinner. After eating, the two were strolling in the rain, and the agent on the side held Xiao Jingteng’s hand intimately. It is understood that Xiao Jingteng once accepted an interview with Xiao S in a certain program. Xiao S asked him directly: “Your girlfriend is your agent, right?” Xiao Jingteng replied slowly after being silent for a long time: “I hope this thing is, one day I want to take the initiative to tell everyone, don’t be I was asked” Suspected of tacitly acquiescing in his relationship with the agent

Just now, a new round of financial sanctions imposed by the United States on Russia formally came into effect. Since June 14, U.S. companies have been prohibited from buying Russian government bonds issued for the first time, and Russian government bonds issued in euros have also been included in the prohibition of buying, which was once called the “most powerful” punitive measure in the financial market.

Russia’s counterattack was also unrelenting. The Russian Ministry of Finance announced that it would change the structure of the National Wealth Fund in the next month, reducing the share of the US dollar to zero, and Russia almost completely emptied the US long-term national debt.

The timing of this round of competition between the two sides in the financial market is very sensitive. On June 16, local time, US President Biden and Russian President Putin will meet in Geneva, Switzerland for a US-Russian summit. On the eve of the summit, the capitals of the two parties have already released “ruthless words.” Therefore, the market expects that this meeting will be the fiercest political game.

The “most powerful” financial sanctions?The U.S. puts pressure on Russia again

According to CCTV News, since June 14, US financial sanctions against Russia have come into effect. The U.S. government prohibits domestic companies from buying Russian government bonds (in rubles) that are issued for the first time. Russian government bonds issued in euros are also included in the prohibition. However, U.S. companies are allowed to trade Russian government bonds on the secondary market.

So, how much impact will this punitive measure, regarded by the financial market as “the most powerful”, have on the Russian economy?

First, let’s look at the scale of Russian national debt issuance. According to the latest data from the Audit Office of the Russian Federation, as of the first quarter of 2021, Russian national debt has increased by 741.3 billion rubles (approximately RMB 64.4 billion) from the previous quarter. The total scale of Russian debt is as high as 19.7 trillion rubles (about 1.71 trillion yuan), accounting for 17% of Russia’s GDP.

At present, the government bonds of the Russian Federation held by foreign investors are about 2.7989 billion rubles, accounting for about 14% of the total size of Russian bonds, but this part of the government bonds are stocks that are normally traded in the secondary market and are not subject to the US sanctions. limit.

In addition, looking at the issuance of Russian government bonds, Gehrman Greev, President of the Russian Federal Reserve Bank, made it clear that Russia’s related bond issuance plan will be completed as scheduled. According to the Russian Ministry of Finance, starting from June 16, Russia will release its first national debt to the market, and will issue three national debts worth 500 billion rubles on the same day.

The British analyst firm Oxford Economics believes that because the United States only prohibits the purchase of Russian government bonds in the primary market, the sanctions have limited impact on the Russian government bond market, and are more symbolic. If sanctions (the United States against Russia) affect transactions in the secondary market, the threat effect will be very violent.

Faced with the entry into force of US financial sanctions, Russian Finance Minister Siluanov also strongly stated that Russian government bonds will still maintain a high demand rate and that sanctions will only cause losses to US companies.

In fact, this financial sanctions policy began in mid-April this year, when the U.S. government announced a series of measures to sanction Russia, including prohibiting U.S. companies from buying Russian initial treasury bonds, but they can buy and sell Russian treasury bonds on the secondary market. Effective from June 14, 2021.

At that time, the reasons for the sanctions given by the United States were that Russia interfered in the U.S. election, hacked the system, and a series of “hostile acts.” In addition to prohibiting U.S. companies from buying Russian government bonds, it also expelled 10 Russian diplomats. The U.S. Treasury Department Thirty-two Russian entities and individuals were sanctioned.

Fight back! Russia is going to dump the U.S. dollar and U.S. debt?

Russia has already begun to “strike back” against the US financial restrictions. On June 3, local time, Russian Finance Minister Siluanov stated at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum that the Russian Ministry of Finance will change the structure of the State Wealth Fund within one month, in which the share of the US dollar will be reduced to zero and the share of the British pound will be reduced. At 5%, the yen will remain at 5%, the euro will grow to 40%, the renminbi will grow to 30%, and gold will account for 20%.

It is reported that the Russian National Wealth Fund was established to support the Russian pension system. Its funds can also be used to make up for the budget deficit during the crisis. It has now become an important part of the Russian Federation’s budget assets.

According to data disclosed on the official website of the Russian Ministry of Finance, as of May 1 this year, the total assets of the fund reached 185.87 billion US dollars, or 13.82 trillion rubles (equivalent to RMB 1.2 trillion), accounting for 12% of Russia’s GDP.

As of early May, the fund’s liquid assets were worth approximately US$119 billion, of which one-third (approximately US$41.5 billion) were in US dollars. This means that in the next month, the Russian National Wealth Fund will substantially sell US dollars.

On February 24 this year, the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation announced that it would include the RMB and the Japanese Yen in the National Wealth Fund. The two currencies accounted for 15% and 5% of the fund’s foreign exchange structure, respectively. At the same time, the share of the US dollar and the euro both fell to 35%, while the share of the British pound remained unchanged at 10%.

Russian President Press Secretary Peskov said in response to a question about the adjustment of the investment structure of the National Wealth Fund that de-dollarization is a long-term process visible to the naked eye. Not only Russia is de-dollarizing, but many countries in the world are also doing similar things. , Because these countries are beginning to worry about the reliability of the major foreign exchange reserve currencies.

Before March 2018, the U.S. dollar has been one of the most important foreign exchange reserves of the Russian Central Bank, accounting for as high as 43%-48%. Since then, as the United States has tightened sanctions against Russian companies and citizens, in order to minimize the risk of sanctions, the Central Bank of Russia began to continuously reduce the proportion of U.S. dollars in foreign exchange reserves. As of the end of 2020, U.S. dollars and U.S. dollar assets are in Russia’s international The share of reserves has dropped to 21.2%, and the share of gold and RMB has increased to 23.3% and 12.8%.

While Russia is selling the U.S. dollar, it is also reducing its holdings of U.S. Treasury bonds in a “clearing-out” manner. According to the latest data released by the US Treasury Department, in February this year, Russia almost completely emptied long-term US Treasury bonds (only US$306 million left), and reduced its holdings of US debt by US$389 million that month, and the final position dropped to US$5.8 billion. Compared with Russia’s highest holding of US debt, the cumulative sell-off ratio reached 94%.

Biden and Putin are about to meet, how to talk?

Behind the secret rivalry between the United States and Russia may be for the upcoming summit of US-Russian leaders.

According to the official website of the White House, US President Biden will meet with Russian President Putin in Geneva, Switzerland on June 16, local time.

At this point, Biden is already in Europe and has just finished attending the G7 summit. After three days of dialogue and consultation, the leaders of the G7 announced that they have reached a certain consensus on fighting the epidemic, rebuilding the economy, trade reform, and green transformation. It will be announced in the form of a summit communiqué.

China has been mentioned many times in the G7 Communiqué, and it even touched on issues such as Xinjiang, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Subsequently, the spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in the United Kingdom said in response to reporters that the G7 Communiqué published distorted and reversed remarks on Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Taiwan and other issues, deliberately slandered China, and arbitrarily interfered in China’s internal affairs. The serious violation of the basic norms of international relations has further exposed the sinister intentions of a few countries such as the United States. We are strongly dissatisfied and firmly opposed to this.

India, which is plagued by the epidemic, is also making small calculations. The Global Times quoted foreign media reports that India may join the G7 infrastructure plan, which aims to provide a so-called “value-driven, high-standard, and transparent” partnership against China. The Belt and Road Initiative.

If the G7 summit is a closed-door game of tongue war, then the probability that the US-Russian summit on June 16 will not make Biden so easy, and the meeting between Biden and Putin will likely be The fiercest political game.

In fact, from the series of signals released by the United States and Russia before the meeting, a strong smell of gunpowder can be smelled.

On June 6, Biden’s signed article in The Washington Post stated that the United States does not seek to conflict with Russia, but will not hesitate to respond to Russia’s harmful activities in the future. When meeting with Putin, he will emphasize again The United States, Europe, and like-minded democracies support the promise of human rights and dignity.

According to CCTV News, on June 4, local time, Russian President Putin spoke at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Speaking of the upcoming summit of Russian-US leaders, he said that Russian-US relations are at a very low level, and he will work with US President Biden to find solutions to the problems of bilateral relations, and will discuss strategic stability, arms reduction, and the new crown epidemic. And other issues.

Putin pointed out that Russia and the United States have no differences, but the United States wants to contain Russia’s development. He said that the relationship between Russia and the United States has largely become a bargaining chip for the United States to govern its internal affairs, and hopes that this situation will end at some point.

In addition to the mutual temptation of the two heads of state on the verbal level, the wrestling of military forces between the United States and Russia has also become more frequent. On June 11, the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the US Navy’s “Labourn” guided-missile destroyer had entered the Black Sea and the Russian Black Sea Fleet had begun to monitor it.

On the same day, the U.S. Pentagon suddenly announced that it would allocate 150 million U.S. dollars in security assistance to Ukraine to help Ukraine maintain its territorial integrity and improve its coordination with NATO. On the Russian side, the Russian Navy held the largest military exercise after the collapse of the Soviet Union to show off its muscles.

From this point of view, the secret rivalry between the US and Russia on the financial and military levels may be to increase the weight of the negotiations at the upcoming US-Russian leadership summit.

The medical beauty business is growing fast, and women’s clothing is still the company’s largest business

Longzi shares three major business segments: fashion women’s clothing, medical beauty and green babies and children. Thanks to the popularity of medical beauty concepts, since 2020, the stock price of Langzi shares has risen by as much as 600% in the last 250 trading days. Langzi shares believes that this is related to the rapid growth of the company’s medical beauty business and the gradual increase in its contribution to the company’s overall profit.

The annual report of Longzi shares shows that in 2020, the company will achieve operating income of 2.876 billion yuan, a decrease of 4.35% from the same period of the previous year; net profit of 142 million yuan, an increase of 141.65% from the same period of the previous year. At a time when the revenue of women’s clothing and other businesses has declined due to the impact of the epidemic, the net profit of the medical beauty business, which is the second largest in revenue, reached 68,867,900 yuan, which contributed nearly half of the net profit of Langzi.

In its reply, Longzi shares stated that as of the end of 2020, the company has 19 medical aesthetics institutions, and the medical aesthetics business sector is also the key development direction in the near future, but it still needs long-term continuous intensive cultivation. The executives of Longzi shares also stated in investor relations activities that medical aesthetics is a long-term, heavy investment industry, and you must be patient with returns. The company will not change its long-term development strategy due to short-term market fluctuations. The development direction and strategic layout of Longzi Medical Beauty is very determined, that is, it adheres to the combination of endogenous growth and extensional expansion to implement the brand expansion plan.

At the same time, Longzi also clearly pointed out that as of the end of the first quarter of 2021, among the company’s three major business segments, women’s clothing is still the company’s largest business segment, and the company’s fundamentals have not undergone major changes.

Purpose of liquidation and reduction of holdings: It is to express the true meaning of supporting the children’s business

The fundamentals of Langzi shares have not undergone major changes. Since June, the stock price has changed its upward trend and has begun to fall, and it has even reached its limit for two consecutive trading days. The fuse that caused the stock price of Langzi to fall into a one-word limit is the company’s controlling shareholder, actual controller Shen Dongri and actual controller Shen Jinhua’s father Shen Bingyun’s clearance plan.

On June 4, Langzi disclosed the “Announcement on the Pre-Disclosure of Shareholding Reduction Plan for Shareholders” (hereinafter referred to as the “Announcement of Shareholding Reduction”), announcing that Shen Bingyun, the third largest shareholder of the company in the past eighty years, was based on his life It is planned to reduce all the shares held for the needs of arrangement and asset planning.

After the two lower limits on June 7 and June 8, the “Announcement on Receipt of Commitment Letters from the Actual Controller and Controlling Shareholders Acting in Concert” (hereinafter referred to as the “Commitment Announcement” According to China, Shen Bingyun promised that after the implementation of its share reduction plan, it will assist the strategic implementation of the medical aesthetics business of Langzi with no less than 500 million yuan through compliance channels and appropriate methods. In the view of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, Shen Bingyun’s use of funds to reduce holdings is inconsistent.

In its reply, Longzi shares stated that Shen Bingyun confirmed that the real reason for the reduction was due to his advanced age and the needs of his own living arrangements and asset planning. The allocation of no less than 500 million yuan to support the development of the medical beauty business of Langzi shares is based on Shen Bingyun’s careful consideration and confidence in the company’s future development prospects and the development of the company’s medical beauty business, as well as supporting its children’s business. There is no conflict with the reason for the reduction in the real meaning made, and there is no inconsistency.

In the response, Shen Dongri, Shen Jinhua and Shen Bingyun all denied using the “Announcement of Commitment” to maintain the company’s stock price and cooperate with the share reduction.

In addition, in response to some non-compliance statements in the “Commitment Announcement” pointed out by the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, the supplementary announcement issued on June 15 by Longzi shares also clarified the performance method and time. Within 2 years of the expiry of the holding reduction period of this share reduction plan, Shen Bingyun will support the development of the company’s medical beauty business by providing loans and participating in the company’s establishment of a medical beauty industry fund. If after the expiration of the commitment period, Shen Bingyun provides the company with less than 500 million yuan in financial support, Shen Dongri promises to provide the company with the difference in financial support within one month according to the same performance method.

Longzi Medical’s 2020 performance commitment has been changed from “achieved” to “not touched on performance compensation”

In addition to supplementing some of the contents of the “Commitment Announcement”, Longzi shares also issued a correction announcement on the company’s “Expressions on the Performance Commitment of the 2020 Annual Report”.

In August 2019, Longzi shares issued shares to Shen Dongri and 4 other counterparties to purchase the remaining 41.19% of the shares of Longzi Medical and raised funds. Shen Dongri promised that the audited non-net profit of Langzi Medical from 2019 to 2021 shall not be less than 55.7 million yuan, 68.1 million yuan and 70.4 million yuan respectively. If the accumulated net profit achieved by Longzi Medical as of the current year does not reach the cumulative committed net profit as of the current year, the compensation obligation of Shen Dongri will be triggered in the current year.

In the 2020 annual report, the audited non-net profit of Longzi Medical in 2020 is 67,019,300 yuan, and the cumulative net profit from 2019 to 2020 is 133 million yuan, and the cumulative committed net profit is 124 million yuan. Longzi shares call it “Performance commitment has been fulfilled.” In its reply, Longzi changed the above expression to “the cumulative realized net profit is greater than the cumulative committed net profit, and performance compensation has not been touched”.

In addition, in view of the mismatch between the net profit and the net cash flow generated by operating activities in the first to fourth quarters of 2020, the company replied that the main reason was the impact of the epidemic, as well as the company’s women’s clothing business and medical beauty business. It is caused by the time difference between cash flow and operations, which is consistent with the company’s actual operating conditions. In addition, the fourth quarter net profit of Longzi shares was significantly higher than that of the previous three quarters, which was also related to the sales income generated by the sale of 7.14% of L&P’s equity in 2020.

As of the close of June 15th, Langzi shares closed at 45.52 yuan per share, a decrease of 1.11%, and the market value was about 20.1 billion yuan.

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According to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the current situation of pollution of plastic and plastic waste in our country is very serious, the amount of plastic waste and plastic bags in Vietnam accounts for about 8-12% of the waste. domestic snake. The amount of plastic waste, plastic bags discharged increases year by year, causing serious harm to the ecological environment. Plastic is a compound made to last forever, yet up to 33% of all plastic items, such as water bottles, plastic bags and straws … are used only once and then discarded. According to experts’ calculations, plastic bottles of water have decomposition time after 450-1,000 years; straws (decomposes after 100-500 years), plastic cups (decomposes after 50-200 years), plastic bags / plastic bags (decomposes after 500-1,000 years), diapers / diapers (decomposes after 250 years) -500 years) … An Phu youth join hands to protect the environment Responding to the “Anti plastic waste” movement, all levels and branches in the province have implemented many practical activities. For the education and training sector, up to now, many units have built propaganda and coordination plans to disseminate at the unit, through regular meetings of unions; branch meetings, school council meetings, activities under the flag, extra-curricular activities, extracurricular activities … thereby raising awareness of staff, teachers, staff and students. Limiting the use of plastic waste to protect the environment. Many schools have combined to implement the movement “Small Plan” to collect plastic waste to sell scrap to help students in difficult circumstances. Through that, to educate students about environmental protection awareness and compassion. Many units, schools also collect plastic waste to recycle as school supplies and household activities. Many schools have organized movement activities: contests, skits … with the content “Anti plastic waste”, the risk of pollution of plastic and plastic bags in order to change behavior, proceed to eradicate the habit. Use hard-to-biodegradable plastic bags, single-use disposable plastic products. In order to contribute to sustainable environmental protection, the Department of Education and Training orientates schools to continue implementing education integrating environmental protection into the following subjects: ethics, nature – society, civic education, student study, geography … at appropriate extracurricular activities. Schools proceeded to arrange a separate plastic waste container with other types of waste in the unit for easy collection. On the other hand, educate the habit of restricting the use of plastic waste for members of the unit and students. Continuing to organize propaganda and mobilization of staff, teachers, staff and students to change their behaviors, habits of using disposable plastic products, hard-to-decompose plastic bags, contributing to minimizing pollution. environment, protecting human health and ecosystems. Extensive propaganda about the “Anti-plastic waste” movement for all staff, teachers, staff and students, and at the same time mobilizing relatives to “say no to plastic bags and used plastic products 1” times ”. Organize movements: contests, skits … to change, eventually give up the habit of using hard-to-biodegradable plastic bags, single-use hard-to-biodegradable plastic products. Implement education to integrate environmental protection contents into subjects: ethics, nature – society, civic education, biology, geography … into extracurricular activities suitable to each grade level. , each student object. Limiting the use of disposable plastic products that are difficult to decompose and actively looking for disposable plastic product alternatives in the activities of agencies and units. Encourage each officer, teacher and employee to uphold their sense of responsibility, actively participate in and organize anti-plastic waste activities with specific and practical initiatives and actions. Change habits, say no to disposable plastic products, plastic bags through shopping, living, working, daily labor; using environmentally friendly products instead. Actively participate in environmental protection activities in the place of residence by the smallest actions, such as: sorting, recycling, reusing waste, using raw materials, fuel …

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

After the end of her term, Miss Tran Tieu Vy became increasingly sexy, pursuing a liberal style. She also claims to maintain a sexy image, but to the extent allowed by a beauty queen. However, in many events, she wears a deep-cut dress, at some angles even becomes “rude”. On her personal page, Tieu Vy posts many swimsuit-wearing pictures, posing comfortably. The photo set received mixed opinions. Many people believe that Miss Vietnam 2018 is standing on the border of becoming too sexy, not suitable for the title of national beauty representative. In addition, she is also a judge at the Miss World Vietnam competition in 2021, so it is necessary to have a moderation in terms of images. Answering questions about changing styles, following the trend of being too sexy, Miss Tieu Vy told Zing: “I still pursue a sexy image ever. It is true that when my term ends, I am. is also more comfortable in terms of visuals, but not too much. Maybe recently a series of sexy photos appeared close together so the audience has the feeling that I changed my image too quickly. Fashion collection is in a liberal direction, so my outfit feels a bit more revealing “. Before that, the 21-year-old beauty also appeared in a vest style without lingerie on the cover of the French magazine Malvie. The photo set with the theme “Transformation” is intended to describe the change of image, becoming the bold and strong girl of Tieu Vy. The outfit, hairstyle and makeup of the 21-year-old post-queen are all a bit liberal, sexy, different from the usual image. “After a long time looking for images, I found the sexy style that was right for me. The brothers and sisters in the profession such as designers, photographers, stylists all advised me to choose sexy, liberal images” Tieu Vy talks with Zing. Tieu Vy said that she is satisfied with her beauty and body, has not thought about touching cutlery or changing anything on her body. The beauty born in 2000 said that she has large thighs and a western-looking brown skin, exuding a healthy look and “suitable for sexy style”. Miss said that she is beautiful everywhere herself, confident about measuring all three rounds, so she likes to wear sexy outfits.

On April 15th, a topic of “Eating Haidilao for 17 Yuan” appeared on the hot search. The matter originated from someone claiming that they spent 17 Yuan for a meal of Haidilao. According to the bill published in his post, I ordered four clear water pots for 0 yuan, one for Lao Pailao noodles for 7 yuan, and one optional snack for 10 yuan, for a total of 17 yuan.

After the news that “17 yuan eat Haidilao” was fermented, many people said that they followed this method and tried to spend tens or even tens of yuan for a meal in Haidilao.

One of the netizens said that he had watched so many pieces and dozens of pieces to eat Haidilao, and couldn’t help but take his children to experience it. He said that he ordered four pots of clear water, half of vermicelli, a raw egg and a bowl of rice, which cost 27 yuan in total.

The netizen felt that the experience was “too embarrassing”. Although the waiter delivered fried dough sticks and tomatoes, and brought toys to the children, he thought that “Haidilao’s service seems to be not so good anymore. The food is delivered, but the attitude or something makes me feel very embarrassed. They waited for the nail art. No water.”

Haidilao store response: no discrimination, no low consumption

According to Jiupai News, the reporter contactedFoshan Haidilao Store, A staff member said that low-spending behavior only happens occasionally in their store. It stated that it is their freedom to consume how much customers want and how much they are willing to consume, as long as they come in, they will receive them.”Even if you are alone and only order the clear water pot and one or two favorite dishes, we will serve them normally and will not treat them differently.”

Asked if it would affect the store’s business, the staff member said, “No matter whether the store’s business is good or not, as long as the guests come, and then order and eat normally, we will serve them normally. “It also stated that it will not set a minimum consumption for this in the future.

The general public also holds different attitudes towards “17 yuan to eat Haidilao”. Some people think that “there are such rules for how much Haidilao you want to consume” and “when a 17 yuan meal becomes a shame and Is it a beggar?”; Some people think that “this approach is like begging.”

Haidilao’s net profit fell nearly 90% last year

According to Haidilao’s previous performance report, the company achieved a net profit of 309 million yuan in 2020, a year-on-year decrease of 86.8%; revenue of 28.6 billion yuan, an increase of 7.8% year-on-year, although revenue still achieved growth, but this is since its listing. Revenue growth dropped to single digits for the first time.

All this is related to the 2020 epidemic, Haidilao was almost “half-closed” in the first half of the year. The loss caused by the epidemic in the first half of the year amounted to 965 million yuan. As the epidemic improved, the company only flattened the loss in the second half of the year, but the net profit still fell sharply.

Haidilao raised the price of dishes last year, but after the fermentation of public opinion, Haidilao quickly issued an apology letter in April and announced the restoration of the original prices. However, in the face of performance pressure, Haidilao’s price increase is also “quietly”. Financial reports show that Haidilao’s per capita consumption in 2020 will reach 110 yuan, higher than the 105.2 yuan in 2019.

In addition, the myth of opening a shop that Haidilao relied on no longer exists. Haidilao’s previous high-speed performance growth on the one hand officially originated from its rapid expansion of new stores. In the past four years, the number of Haidilao stores has increased by nearly six times, and operating income has increased from 560 million yuan to 2.66 billion yuan, an increase of nearly four times.

However, it takes a period of growth for newly opened stores from opening to profitability. The strategy of continuously expanding and opening new stores is a serious burden on Haidilao’s profitability. Coupled with the impact of the 2020 epidemic, the model of achieving revenue growth by “unlimited opening of stores” is not working. From 2018 to 2020, the number of Haidilao’s stores has grown rapidly from 466 to 1,298, but the turnover rate has dropped from 5 times per day to 3.5 times per day. In addition, with the increase in the number of stores, Haidilao’s same-store sales growth rate dropped from 6.2% in 2018 to 1.6% in 2019. It can also be seen that Haidilao’s single store value is not as high as before.

In the past few years, Haidilao’s net sales profit has fallen year by year. In 2016, Haidilao’s net sales margin was 12.5%, which dropped to 8.8% in 2019. By 2020, it has been as low as 1%. Faced with huge performance pressure, Haidilao has begun to implement a diversification strategy, but it is still unknown whether this diversification can make Haidilao return to its glory.

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After suddenly encountering US sanctions, Russia’s latest response came.

“The actions of the US are unacceptable.”

Biden also spoke after the announcement of the sanctions, warning that there may be more actions.

The sanctions increased risk aversion, and gold rose immediately. U.S. stocks also rose sharply under the support of strong economic data, with the Dow and S&P 500 reaching new highs.

Suddenly sanctioned, Russia responded!

The latest statement: unacceptable, will “resolutely fight back”

According to the World Wide Web, on April 15, local time, US President Biden signed an executive order, launching a series of sanctions against Russia’s “harmful foreign behavior.” The White House stated that the United States hopes to establish a “stable and predictable” relationship with Russia, but that Russia must pay the price for trying to harm American behavior.

The new round of US sanctions against Russia includes the Ministry of the Treasury’s prohibition of US financial institutions from participating in a series of Russian bonds and fund investments; actions against six Russian technology companies. The United States will also expel 10 diplomats from the Russian diplomatic mission in Washington.

In the early morning of the 16th Beijing time, Russia’s latest response came!

According to CCTV News, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova issued a warning that day that Russia would “resolutely fight back” the “aggressive behavior” of the US.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova stated at a regular press conference that the responsibility for the deterioration of Russia-US relations lies solely with the United States. The actions of the US side did not indicate that it is willing to promote the normalization of Russia-US relations. Russia has repeatedly warned that hostile actions by the United States against Russia may trigger consequences including intensifying confrontation between the two sides. The United States should realize that it has to pay a price for the deterioration of bilateral relations. Russia will “resolutely fight back” the “aggressive behavior” of the United States.

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zakharova: The United States is unwilling to accept this objective fact, that is, in this multi-polar world, the United States no longer enjoys hegemony, but also expects to impose sanctions and pressure to interfere in Russia’s internal affairs. Such hostile acts will be resolute Retaliation, (Russia)’s retaliation against sanctions will be inevitable, and the United States should realize that it must pay for the deterioration of Russia-US relations.

The spokesperson also announced that because the United States announced a series of sanctions against Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the US ambassador to Russia.

Later that day, the official website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the US ambassador to Russia to make a relevant statement.

The statement stated that on the same day, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Yabukov summoned Sullivan, the US ambassador to Moscow. The Russian side believes that the actions of the US side are unacceptable, it violates the US declared will to “establish a pragmatic relationship with Russia,” and it has dealt a new serious blow to Russia-US bilateral relations.

The statement stated that the US ambassador to Russia was told that Russia will take a series of response measures to US sanctions as soon as possible. For a long time, in order to maintain Russia-US relations at an acceptable level, Russia has always shown an extremely responsible attitude. However, successive governments in Washington have scorned the constructive proposals of the Russian side and exacerbated the deterioration of the situation.

The two sides also exchanged views on other issues of bilateral relations.

Earlier in the day, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova stated at a regular press conference that because the United States announced a series of sanctions against Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the US ambassador to Russia.

Biden also speaks

Warning that there may be more actions

After the announcement of sanctions against Russia, Biden delivered a speech later the same day.

According to the Guardian, in his speech, Biden warned that if Russia continues to interfere with American democracy, the United States may take more actions.

Biden said, “President Putin and I are very clear that we can go further. But I chose not to do so.” But Biden said that he did not want to escalate the tension. He said, “We want a stable, Predictable relationship.”

According to CNN, with regard to the tension with Russia, Biden also emphasized that “now is the time to ease.”

Speaking at the White House, Biden said that he told Russian President Putin on a conference call earlier this week that he could have taken these steps further. Although Biden hopes to avoid escalation of tensions, he made it clear that he will take further actions without hesitation in the future.

Biden also mentioned that communication with Putin is crucial to the relationship between the two countries; the US and Russian teams are still discussing the possibility of holding a summit.

Strong economic data, U.S. stocks soared

The Dow broke 34,000 for the first time, and the S&P 500 also hit a new high

The economic data released by the United States on Thursday was too strong.

The first is that the number of initial jobless claims hit a record low in more than a year. According to data from the US Department of Labor, the number of people applying for unemployment benefits for the first time in the United States was 576,000 in the week of April 10, the lowest since the week of March 14 last year, which was far below the expected 700,000, and significantly lower than the previous value of 744,000. .

In addition, spurred by a $1,400 cash check, US retail data also exploded. In terms of retail sales data, US retail sales in March increased by 9.8% month-on-month, the highest level in 10 months, far higher than market expectations of 5.8%. Among them, the sales of the catering industry increased by 13.4%, and the sales of clothing retailers increased by 18.3%, both setting the highest growth rate since June last year.

With the support of strong economic data and the overall earnings report of bank stocks exceeding expectations, the three major U.S. stock indexes all rose.

As of the close, the Nasdaq rose 180.92 points, or 1.31%, to 14,038.76 points; the S&P 500 index rose 45.76 points, or 1.11%, to 4,170.42 points, also setting a record high.

The Dow rose more than 300 points to 34,035.99 points, a record high. This is also the first time the Dow’s closing price rose above 34,000 points.

U.S. debt fell unexpectedly

Economic data is very strong, and U.S. Treasury yields should generally go up. But after the United States released dazzling data on Thursday, U.S. Treasury yields unexpectedly fell.

The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury fell below the 1.530 mark.

On the news, as the largest overseas holder of U.S. Treasury bonds, Japan’s share of U.S. bonds has hit a record low. On Thursday, local time, the International Capital Flow Report (TIC) released by the US Treasury Department. The report shows that Japan’s holdings of US Treasury bonds fell by US$18.5 billion in February this year, and the total holdings fell to US$1.26 trillion, accounting for 5.9% of the total US government debt, the lowest in history.

Risk aversion warming up

Gold soars

The US sanctions against Russia have increased risk aversion in the market, and the price of gold has risen rapidly. In addition, strong economic data in the United States also makes people more worried about the risk of inflation, which also provides support for gold prices.

The spot gold price was once close to the $1770/ounce mark.

Gold futures once rose above the $1770/ounce mark.

U.S. gold stocks also rose sharply.

The chip giants rose nearly 6%

New energy vehicle stocks have fallen

On Thursday, chip stocks rose very brightly, AMD and Nvidia both rose nearly 6%, and Xilinx rose more than 5%.

On the news, TSMC’s dazzling earnings data boosted market sentiment, confirming the logic of “lack of cores” boosting the chip industry’s prosperity. On Thursday, TSMC announced its financial report for the first quarter of 2021. During the reporting period, TSMC achieved revenue of US$12.92 billion, a year-on-year increase of 25.4% and a month-on-month increase of 1.9%, a record high. TSMC has also substantially raised its revenue growth target for 2021 to 20%, and is expected to grow at a compound growth rate of 10-15% in the next five years, and it is expected that the problem of chip shortages may continue until 2022.

While chip stocks rose sharply, new energy vehicle stocks, which are also technology stocks, fell.

Ideal cars fell nearly 7%, Xiaopeng Motors fell more than 4%, and Weilai Motors fell more than 3%.

Source: China Fund News

Figure: Figure Worm Recently, the Huai’an Intermediate People’s Court of Jiangsu Province issued a judgment on Meituan’s unfair competition. This case is the first application of Article 12 of the “People’s Republic of China Anti-Unfair Competition Law” that came into effect on January 1, 2018. Infringement cases of unfair competition in the takeaway field. The civil judgment shows that Beijing Sankuai Technology Co., Ltd. (Meituan) will pay 352,000 yuan to Shanghai Lazas Information Technology Co., Ltd. (Hungry?). This is also the first time that the new anti-French Internet article has been applied to the food delivery area. Repeatedly fined This is the second time Meituan has lost a lawsuit in the food delivery field because it forced its merchants to choose one of the two. Before this year, Meituan was also punished many times. In February of this year, the Intermediate People’s Court of Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province ruled against Zhejiang Jinhua Meituan’s practice of requiring some merchants to enter into exclusive transactions with them. The judgment showed that the unfair competition conducted by Beijing Sankuai Technology Co., Ltd. Jinhua Branch harmed the legitimate rights and interests of Lazas Company (Ele.), and should bear civil liability and compensate Shanghai Lazas Information Technology Co., Ltd. 100 Ten thousand yuan economic loss. In June 2017, the Market Supervision Bureau of Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province imposed penalties on Meituan’s illegal activities such as restricting competition, and fined a total of 526,000 yuan. Because Meituan took advantage of its dominant position in the local area, it forced the merchants to sign a “commitment letter of cooperation” and required the signing of an exclusive agreement, otherwise it would increase the rate or even close the store. In May 2018, the Market Supervision Bureau of Qingjiangpu District, Huai’an City, Jiangsu Province raised rates, set a break, set unreasonable conditions, etc. for some merchants operating on Meituan and Ele.me food delivery platforms at the same time for Meituan Takeaway. The act of forcing merchants to remove Ele.me food delivery platform stores was determined to constitute an act of unfair competition, and Meituan was fined 70,000 yuan in accordance with the law. In March 2019, due to alleged misleading and deceit, forcing users to modify, close, and uninstall network products or services legally provided by other operators, the Market Supervision and Administration Bureau of Tongjiang County, Bazhong City, Sichuan Province forced merchants to choose Meituan Takeaway as a “second choice” 1. The party concerned shall be punished with a fine of up to 250,000 yuan and “ordered to stop illegal activities”. Are you hungry, “choose one of two” fined Not only Meituan, Ele.me was also punished for being forced to “choose one of two”. On April 7, Wenzhou Intermediate People’s Court ruled that Ele.me asked merchants to close Meituan’s takeaways and forced the merchants to sign an exclusive cooperation agreement with Ele.me’s platform. After being rejected by the merchants, they logged in to the merchant’s account and closed it on the Ele.me platform. Shop. The court held that the subjective maliciousness of Ele.me’s unfair competition behavior was obvious, which harmed the commercial interests of merchants, severely restricted consumers’ right to choose, and severely hindered and undermined the legally provided services by Meituan Waimai and other food delivery platform operators. The normal operation of the network service ordered Ele.me to compensate Meituan for the economic losses of the takeout. Strictly control unfair competition With the intensification of unfair competition behaviors such as “choose one out of two”, the supervision of relevant state departments has gradually tightened and improved. On November 10, 2020, on the eve of the e-commerce “Double Eleven” promotion, the State Administration for Market Regulation issued the “Anti-Monopoly Guidelines on the Platform Economy (Draft for Comment)” for the first time clearly defined the “choice of two” as Abuse of market dominance, constitute a restricted transaction behavior. On February 7 this year, the Anti-Monopoly Commission of the State Council formally issued and implemented the “Guidelines for Anti-Monopoly in the Platform Economy Field” to prevent and stop monopolistic activities in the platform economy, clarifying that “choosing one of the two” may constitute an abuse of market dominance to restrict transactions. . Not long ago, the State Administration of Market Supervision imposed an administrative penalty on Alibaba’s “choice of two” monopolistic behavior, ordering Alibaba Group to stop its illegal activities and imposing a fine of 4% of its domestic sales of 455.712 billion yuan in 2019, totaling 182.28. 100 million yuan. It is worth mentioning that yesterday (April 13), the State Administration for Market Regulation, together with the Central Cyberspace Administration of China and the State Administration of Taxation, held an Internet platform enterprise administrative guidance meeting and pointed out that the forced implementation of the “two alternatives” issue is particularly prominent, and it is the capital of the platform economy. A prominent reflection of willful and disorderly expansion is a flagrant trampling and destruction of the market competition order. The forced implementation of “choose one” behavior restricts market competition, curbs innovation and development, and harms the interests of operators and consumers on the platform. It is extremely harmful and must be resolutely cured. In response, Meituan issued a letter of undertaking to operate in compliance with laws and regulations, stating that it respects the right of independent choice by operators on the platform, does not use unreasonable restrictions and other measures to force merchants to “choose one of two”, and does not use technical means to implement monopoly agreements and abuse the market. Dominant behavior eliminates and restricts market competition, and fulfills the obligation to declare concentration of business operators in accordance with the law. Do not carry out unfair competition, price violations, and publishing illegal advertisements, and support the supervision and law enforcement work of market supervision departments, and accept social supervision. Once clues of illegal activities are found, report them to the regulatory authorities in a timely manner and actively cooperate with the investigation and handling. Baidu, JD, ByteDance, Meituan “Yes” to strengthen compliance management After the State Administration of Market Supervision, the Central Cyberspace Administration of China, and the State Administration of Taxation held an administrative guidance meeting for Internet platform companies, on April 14, Internet platform giants and upstarts such as Baidu, JD.com, and Bytedance issued the “Operation Commitment in Compliance with Laws”. Among them, antitrust, personal information protection, and intellectual property protection have become the focus of compliance. This is just the beginning. From April 14th, for three consecutive days, the State Administration of Market Supervision will collectively announce the “Operation Commitments in Compliance with Laws and Regulations” of 34 Internet platform companies participating in the conference. Antitrust and personal information protection become the focus of compliance The companies that announced the “Operation Commitment in Compliance with Laws” include Baidu, JD.com, Meituan, Qihoo 360, Weidian, Sina Weibo, ByteDance, Dingdong Maicai, Pinduoduo, Xiaohongshu, Suning.com , Vipshop. There are both e-commerce platforms and content platforms. These platform companies promise to strictly abide by laws and regulations, implement platform legal responsibilities, further improve the platform compliance system, strengthen compliance training for corporate employees, and strengthen daily operation self-inspection. Sorting out the commitments of the above-mentioned companies, antitrust, personal information protection and intellectual property protection have become the focus of compliance for platform companies. “Choose one of the two” has become a high-frequency word. JD.com promises that it will not implement “choose one of the two”, not abuse its dominant market position, not implement monopoly agreements, not illegally implement operator concentration, not implement unfair competition, and not implement unfair price behavior; Meituan says it respects operations on the platform The owner has the right to choose independently, and does not force merchants to “choose one of the two” through unreasonable restrictions and other measures. Yesterday’s meeting of the three departments focused on the forced implementation of the “two alternatives” issue, saying that this issue is particularly prominent. The meeting stated that the forced implementation of “choice of two” is a prominent reflection of the willful and disorderly expansion of capital in the field of platform economy, and it is a blatant trampling and destruction of the order of market competition. The forced implementation of “choose one” behavior restricts market competition, curbs innovation and development, and harms the interests of operators and consumers on the platform. It is extremely harmful and must be resolutely eradicated. The protection of personal information is also a key content of the major platforms’ commitments. Yesterday’s meeting pointed out the problem of platform enterprise information leakage and said that “it must be rectified seriously.” Like ByteDance promises, no illegal collection and misuse of personal information. On the premise of ensuring that users are informed, collect and use user information in accordance with the law in accordance with the principle of “least necessary”. Xiaohongshu stated that it does not illegally collect or misuse personal information, and follows the principles of justification, safety, and legal use. Algorithmic discrimination is still worthy of vigilance In addition to the common “key points” mentioned above, the commitments of some companies are also worthy of attention. Like the 360 ​​promise, we insist on objectively and neutrally setting search and sorting algorithms. Suning also stated that it does not engage in substantively coordinated behaviors through data, algorithms, platform rules, or other means, which will undermine the fair competition environment in the market. The use of operations such as setting search and sorting algorithms for platform self-treatment has a certain degree of concealment. Experts have pointed out that the sorting strategy will be a very mainstream behavior of platform self-treatment. In the Internet era, platforms must not only build user stickiness, but also acquire user traffic. Information screening and presentation are the core means to increase user stickiness and gain user traffic. Liu Xiaochun, executive director of the Internet Rule of Law Research Center of the University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said that almost all services, not only search engines, have problems with ranking strategies. The ranking strategy is likely to determine the competitiveness of operators in the platform ecology. Deng Zhisong, a senior partner of Dacheng Law Firm, told the 21st Century Business Herald that technology and algorithms are the core competitiveness of the networking platform. Internet platform-related competitions are generally conducted through technology and algorithms, and there are many suspected monopolistic behaviors that the public is familiar with, including “choice of two”, “big data to kill familiarity”, “algorithm collusion” and so on. Yesterday the three-department meeting put forward the “five strict preventions”, including strict prevention of technology stifling, strict prevention of rule and algorithm abuse, and strict prevention of system closure. Among the companies announced this time, apart from the algorithmic discrimination issue clearly raised by 360 and Suning, other companies did not express their views on this. Emphasize platform self-regulation and establish a compliance system To a certain extent, the commitments of some companies have also responded to the focus of public attention. Pinduoduo, which was previously regarded as “barbaric growth”, promised to strictly regulate the behaviors of operators on the platform that do not obtain relevant administrative licenses to engage in business activities, consumption fraud, fraudulent transactions, false propaganda, etc. Strengthen the control of counterfeit and shoddy goods, implement food safety guarantee obligations, and protect the personal and property safety of the people. Sina Weibo promises to ensure that platform information is legal and compliant, and resolutely not allow the Weibo platform to become a platform for disseminating illegal marketing information and harmful information. The Internet era has brought many new social propositions. Since last year, the “digital divide for the elderly” has attracted widespread attention from the society. Baidu’s letter of undertaking stated that it will further promote the protection of the rights and interests of netizens, paying particular attention to the protection of the elderly and minors, and enhance the protection of netizens’ rights and interests. According to the requirements, all Internet platform companies will conduct a comprehensive self-inspection and self-examination within one month, and complete rectifications one by one. He Yuan believes that this reflects a change in law enforcement and supervision thinking, which is no longer just a national mandatory regulation, but also emphasizes platform self-regulation and establishment of a compliance system to form a comprehensive governance. “It is not to put all the responsibilities in the hands of the regulators, but to put pressure on companies to also comply with regulations and urge them to improve their corporate governance structure.” He analyzed that the current law enforcement logic sets a red line for the government, and the platform does a good job of self-discipline and builds a compliance system. The government takes regulatory measures afterwards. Once the regulatory red line is violated, it will initiate national compulsory regulation, such as high fines. , To form a deterrent to platform companies. Source: Associated Press Choi, titanium media, 21st Century Business Herald (Author: Wang Jun, etc.)

After the news that “17 yuan eat Haidilao” was fermented, many people said that they followed this method and tried to spend tens or even tens of yuan for a meal in Haidilao.

One of the netizens said that he had watched so many pieces and dozens of pieces to eat Haidilao, and couldn’t help but take his children to experience it. He said that he ordered four pots of clear water, half of vermicelli, a raw egg and a bowl of rice, which cost 27 yuan in total.

The netizen felt that the experience was “too embarrassing”. Although the waiter delivered fried dough sticks and tomatoes, and brought toys to the children, he thought that “Haidilao’s service does not seem to be so good. The food is delivered, but the attitude or something makes me feel very embarrassed. They waited for the nail art. No water.”

Haidilao stores responded:

No discrimination, no low consumption

According to Jiupai News, the reporter contacted the Foshan Haidilao store where the whistleblower was spending. A staff member said that low-consumption behaviors only happen occasionally in their store. It stated that it is their freedom to spend what guests want and how much they are willing to spend. As long as the guests come in, they will receive them.”Even if you are alone and only order the clear water pot and one or two favorite dishes, we will serve them normally and will not treat them differently.”

Asked if it would affect the store’s business, the staff member said, “No matter whether the store’s business is good or not, as long as the guests come, and then order and eat normally, we will serve as normal.” He also said that it will not follow Therefore set a minimum consumption.

The general public also holds different attitudes towards “17 yuan to eat Haidilao”. Some people think that “there are such rules for how much Haidilao you want to consume” and “when a 17 yuan meal becomes a shame and Is it a beggar?”; Some people think that “this approach is like begging.”

Some netizens said that since Haidilao asks customers to do this, then its behavior is allowed, but it is shameful to point to the people who are priced at a few hundred yuan to enjoy the service of a few hundred yuan in the price of goods at a price of more than ten yuan. Some netizens said that Haidilao beef cubes were changed to charges because of the behavior of these people.

Haidilao’s net profit fell nearly 90% last year

According to Haidilao’s previous performance report, in 2020, the company achieved a net profit of 309 million yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 86.8%; revenue of 28.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.8%, although revenue still achieved growth, this is since its listing. Revenue growth dropped to single digits for the first time.

All this is related to the 2020 epidemic. Haidilao was almost “half-closed” in the first half of last year. The loss caused by the epidemic in the first half of the year amounted to 965 million yuan. As the epidemic improved, the company only flattened the loss in the second half of the year, but net profit still fell sharply.

Haidilao raised the price of dishes last year, but after the fermentation of public opinion, Haidilao quickly issued an apology letter in April and announced the restoration of the original prices. However, in the face of performance pressure, Haidilao’s price increase is also “secretly proceeding”. The financial report shows thatHaidilao’s per capita consumption in 2020 will reach 110 yuan, higher than the 105.2 yuan in 2019.

In addition, the myth of opening a shop that Haidilao relied on no longer exists. Haidilao’s previous high-speed performance growth on the one hand officially originated from its rapid expansion of new stores. In the past four years, the number of Haidilao stores has increased by nearly six times, and operating income has increased from 560 million yuan to 2.66 billion yuan, an increase of nearly four times.

However, it takes a period of growth for newly opened stores from opening to profitability. The strategy of continuously expanding and opening new stores is a serious burden on Haidilao’s profitability. Coupled with the impact of the 2020 epidemic, the model of achieving revenue growth by “unlimited opening of stores” is not working. From 2018 to 2020, the number of Haidilao’s stores has grown rapidly from 466 to 1,298, but the turnover rate has dropped from 5 times per day to 3.5 times per day. In addition, with the increase in the number of stores, Haidilao’s same-store sales growth rate dropped from 6.2% in 2018 to 1.6% in 2019. It can also be seen that Haidilao’s single store value is not as high as before.

In the past few years, Haidilao’s net sales profit has fallen year by year. In 2016, Haidilao’s net sales profit margin was 12.5%, and in 2019 it dropped to 8.8%. By 2020, it has dropped to 1%. Faced with huge performance pressure, Haidilao has begun to implement a diversification strategy, but it is still unknown whether this diversification can make Haidilao regain its glory.

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On April 15th, “17 yuan to eat Haidilao” boarded the hot search, arousing heated discussion. The incident originated from someone claiming that they spent 17 yuan on a Haidilao meal, and the bill they posted showed that they ordered four clear water pots for 0 yuan, a lao pie lao noodles for 7 yuan, and an optional snack of 10 yuan, totaling 17 yuan.

After the “17 yuan to eat Haidilao”, many people said that they followed this method and tried to spend tens or even more than a dozen yuan for a meal in Haidilao. One of the customers took two children to Haidilao for 27 yuan, but he said that the waiter did not help with the children when he was doing hand care after the meal, and his attitude was not positive.

Haidilao stores responded:

No discrimination, no low consumption

The Jiupai news reporter contacted the Foshan Haidilao store where the whistleblower was spending. A staff member said that low consumption behaviors only happen occasionally in their store. It stated that it is their freedom to spend what guests want and how much they are willing to spend. As long as the guests come in, they will receive them. “Even if you are alone and only order the clear water pot and one or two favorite dishes, we will serve them normally and will not treat them differently.”

Asked if it would affect the store’s business, the staff member said, “No matter whether the store’s business is good or not, as long as the guests come, and then order and eat normally, we will serve as normal.” He also said that it will not follow Therefore set a minimum consumption.

Netizen: Doesn’t spicy spicy soup taste good?

In this regard, some netizens said that this approach is like begging, it is better to spend the same price to eat a spicy meal with meat, vegetables and soup.

Some netizens also said that since Haidilao asks customers to do this, its behavior is allowed, but it is shameful to point to the person who points to the person who is consuming a few hundred yuan in the price of goods to enjoy a few hundred yuan in the service. Some netizens said that Haidilao beef cubes were changed to charges because of the behavior of these people.

Source: 21 Caiwenhui, Jiupai News, Sina Weibo, Sina Finance, Blue Whale Finance

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After suddenly encountering US sanctions, Russia’s latest response came.

“The actions of the United States are unacceptable.”

Biden also spoke after the announcement of the sanctions, warning that there may be more actions.

The sanctions increased risk aversion, and gold rose immediately. U.S. stocks also rose sharply under the support of strong economic data, with the Dow and S&P 500 reaching new highs.

Suddenly sanctioned, Russia responded!

The latest statement: unacceptable, will “resolutely fight back”

According to the World Wide Web, on April 15, local time, US President Biden signed an executive order, launching a series of sanctions against Russia’s “harmful foreign behavior.” The White House stated that the United States hopes to establish a “stable and predictable” relationship with Russia, but that Russia must pay the price for trying to harm American behavior.

The new round of US sanctions against Russia includes the Ministry of the Treasury’s prohibition of US financial institutions from participating in a series of Russian bonds and fund investments; actions against six Russian technology companies. The United States will also expel 10 diplomats from the Russian diplomatic mission in Washington.

In the early morning of the 16th Beijing time, Russia’s latest response came!

According to CCTV News, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova issued a warning on the same day that Russia would “resolutely fight back” the “aggressive behavior” of the US.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova stated at a regular press conference that the responsibility for the deterioration of Russia-US relations lies solely with the United States. The actions of the US side did not indicate that it is willing to promote the normalization of Russia-US relations. Russia has repeatedly warned that hostile actions by the United States against Russia may trigger consequences including intensifying confrontation between the two sides. The United States should realize that it has to pay a price for the deterioration of bilateral relations. Russia will “resolutely fight back” the “aggressive behavior” of the United States.

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zakharova: The United States is unwilling to accept this objective fact, that is, in this multi-polar world, the United States no longer enjoys hegemony, but also expects to impose sanctions and pressure to interfere in Russia’s internal affairs. Such hostile acts will be resolute Retaliation, (Russia)’s retaliation against sanctions will be inevitable, and the United States should realize that it must pay the price for the deterioration of Russia-US relations.

The spokesperson also announced that because the United States announced a series of sanctions against Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the US ambassador to Russia.

Later that day, the official website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the US ambassador to Russia to make a relevant statement.

The statement stated that on the same day, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Yabukov summoned Sullivan, the US ambassador to Moscow. The Russian side believes that the actions of the US side are unacceptable, which violates the US declared will to “establish a pragmatic relationship with Russia” and has caused a new serious blow to the bilateral relations between Russia and the United States.

The statement stated that the US ambassador to Russia was told that Russia will take a series of response measures to US sanctions as soon as possible. For a long time, in order to maintain Russia-US relations at an acceptable level, Russia has always shown an extremely responsible attitude. However, successive governments in Washington have scorned the constructive proposals of the Russian side and exacerbated the deterioration of the situation.

The two sides also exchanged views on other issues of bilateral relations.

Earlier in the day, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova stated at a regular press conference that because the United States announced a series of sanctions against Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the US ambassador to Russia.

Biden also speaks

Warning that there may be more actions

After the announcement of sanctions against Russia, Biden delivered a speech later the same day.

According to the Guardian, in his speech, Biden warned that if Russia continues to interfere with American democracy, the United States may take more actions.

Biden said, “President Putin and I are very clear that we can go further. But I chose not to do so.” But Biden said that he did not want to escalate the tension. He said, “We want a stable, Predictable relationship.”

According to CNN, with regard to the tension with Russia, Biden also emphasized that “now is the time to ease.”

Speaking at the White House, Biden said that he told Russian President Putin on a conference call earlier this week that he could have taken these steps further. Although Biden hopes to avoid escalation of tensions, he made it clear that he will take further actions without hesitation in the future.

Biden also mentioned that communication with Putin is crucial to the relationship between the two countries; the US and Russian teams are still discussing the possibility of holding a summit.

Strong economic data, U.S. stocks soared

The Dow broke 34,000 for the first time, and the S&P 500 also hit a new high

The economic data released by the United States on Thursday was too strong.

The first is that the number of initial jobless claims hit a record low in more than a year. According to data from the US Department of Labor, the number of people applying for unemployment benefits for the first time in the United States was 576,000 in the week of April 10, the lowest since the week of March 14 last year, which was far below the expected 700,000, and significantly lower than the previous value of 744,000. .

In addition, spurred by a $1,400 cash check, US retail data also exploded. In terms of retail sales data, US retail sales in March increased by 9.8% month-on-month, the highest level in 10 months, far higher than market expectations of 5.8%. Among them, the sales of the catering industry increased by 13.4%, and the sales of clothing retailers increased by 18.3%, both setting the highest growth rate since June last year.

With the support of strong economic data and the overall earnings report of bank stocks exceeding expectations, the three major U.S. stock indexes all rose.

As of the close, the Nasdaq rose 180.92 points, or 1.31%, to 14,038.76 points; the S&P 500 index rose 45.76 points, or 1.11%, to 4,170.42 points, also setting a record high.

The Dow rose more than 300 points to 34,035.99 points, a record high. This is also the first time the Dow’s closing price rose above 34,000 points.

U.S. debt fell unexpectedly

Economic data is very strong, and U.S. Treasury yields should generally go up. But after the United States released dazzling data on Thursday, U.S. Treasury yields unexpectedly fell.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield once fell below the 1.530 mark.

On the news, as the largest overseas holder of U.S. Treasury bonds, Japan’s share of U.S. Treasury bonds has hit a record low. On Thursday, local time, the International Capital Flow Report (TIC) released by the US Treasury Department. The report shows that Japan’s holdings of US Treasury bonds fell by US$18.5 billion in February this year, and the total holdings fell to US$1.26 trillion, accounting for 5.9% of the total US government debt, the lowest in history.

Risk aversion warming up

Gold soars

The US sanctions against Russia have increased risk aversion in the market, and the price of gold has risen rapidly. In addition, strong economic data in the United States also makes people more worried about the risk of inflation, which also provides support for gold prices.

The spot gold price was once close to the $1770/ounce mark.

Gold futures once rose above the $1770/ounce mark.

U.S. gold stocks also rose sharply.

The chip giants rose nearly 6%

New energy vehicle stocks have fallen

On Thursday, chip stocks rose very brightly, AMD and Nvidia both rose nearly 6%, and Xilinx rose more than 5%.

On the news, TSMC’s dazzling earnings data boosted market sentiment, confirming the logic of “lack of cores” boosting the chip industry’s prosperity. On Thursday, TSMC announced its financial report for the first quarter of 2021. During the reporting period, TSMC achieved revenue of US$12.92 billion, a year-on-year increase of 25.4% and a month-on-month increase of 1.9%, a record high. TSMC has also substantially raised its revenue growth target for 2021 to 20%, and is expected to grow at a compound growth rate of 10-15% in the next five years, and it is expected that the problem of chip shortages may continue until 2022.

While chip stocks rose sharply, new energy vehicle stocks, which are also technology stocks, fell.

Ideal cars fell nearly 7%, Xiaopeng Motors fell more than 4%, and Weilai Motors fell more than 3%.

Source: China Fund News

US and Philippine soldiers in a “Balikatan” exercise

Attempting to repeat the “gray area” strategy.

The question of where the Chinese marine militia ships have been unusually concentrated since the beginning of March 2021 in the Ba Dau rocky area located in the Sinh Ton Dong island cluster in the Spratly archipelago of Vietnam. when the number of more than 200 ships dropped to a few dozen, there was an answer. The latest aerial photographs of the Philippines show that hundreds of Chinese marine militia ships are gathered in Ga Ven rock and Ken Nan rock in the Spratly archipelago of Vietnam.

Images taken by satellite Europe and the US, published by the AFP news agency on April 13, also show that China’s marine militia fleet is present in a large number of hundreds of ships in Ga Ven rock. The pictures taken by the Philippine authorities. According to experts, the Chinese maritime militia fleet is no longer crowded and large rafts like Ba Dau rock but radiates, thickens around Ga Ven rocks and Ken Nan rocks of the Spratly Islands of Vietnam. Male.

Previously, from the beginning of March 2021, Philippine officials and photos taken from satellites said that hundreds of Chinese iron-hulled ships were abnormally concentrated in the waters close to Ba Dau rock in Vietnamese territorial waters. The South is in Sinh Ton Dong island cluster, located in Truong Sa archipelago. Subsequent tallys showed that the number of Chinese iron-hull ships was more than 220, many of which were made into large rafts.

The Chinese side justifies that these are fishing boats, concentrated in Ba Dau rock “due to bad weather”. However, Philippine officials immediately rejected when claiming that the weather in this area is very good, moreover, these ships only turn on the lights all night, but absolutely do not have any fishing activities.

Filipino officials confirmed that hundreds of Chinese iron-hull ships gathered in Ba Dau rock since early March were Chinese marine militia ships disguised as fishing ships. Therefore, the fact that hundreds of marine militia ships have aggressive and aggressive acts on Ba Dau Rock has caused regional nations, the international community and analysts alike to think that Beijing is trying. calculated once again the “gray area” tactic for Ba Dau rock, a shallow beach with an area of ​​about 10km belonging to Sinh Ton Dong island cluster in the Spratly archipelago of Vietnam.

In a strategy throughout the realization of its sovereignty ambitions in the South China Sea, China has adopted the “gray zone” tactic, using the overwhelming power of a disguised fleet of iron-shell fishing vessels that are essentially marine militia ships with the backing of armed ships to illegally occupy control of entities such as the Philippines-controlled Scaborough Shoal in 2012, the Vanh Khan (about 50 nautical miles from Ba Dau) in the Spratly Islands Vietnam in 1995. Thus, the unusual concentration of hundreds of marine militia ships managed by the Chinese army in the Ba Dau Rock under Vietnam’s legal and undisputed sovereignty has caused experts to accept. China may be contemplating a repeat of a dangerous tactic nine years ago to forcefully capture and control a Scaborough.

This concern is more and more basic when hundreds of ships gathered in Ba Dau rock at the same time and radiated Ga Ven rock and Ken Nan rock of the Spratly archipelago of Vietnam, many armed ships, ships. Chinese heavy warfare is also present in the region for its taciturn backing. Most recently, the combat squadron of the Liaodong carrier of China, after conducting exercises in waters near the island of Taiwan, moved southward into the South China Sea. It is reported that the Shandong aircraft carrier combat squadron, the aircraft carrier built by China, is also present in the South China Sea.

Do not accept ostentation, encroachment in the East Sea

A series of moves that show off China’s military power in the South China Sea are concerned by regional countries, the international community, especially countries with interests attached to this sea area with deep concern. . On April 13, the Philippine Foreign Ministry summoned the Chinese Ambassador to the country to protest the actions of the Chinese ships at Ba Dau Rock. The Philippine Foreign Ministry earlier also sent a protest note to Beijing, and rejected the Chinese interpretation that disguised iron hulls in Ba Dau rock were just “ordinary fishing boats anchored due to bad weather. “.

At the same time with the strong response through diplomatic channels, the Philippines also took action on the ground to deal with China’s aggressive, aggressive behavior. Most recently, on April 13, the Philippines has deployed 1 more coast guard ship, 4 naval ships and 2 ships of the fisheries protection agency to many Chinese ships that are abnormally concentrated in the South China Sea.

Filipino Defense Minister Delfin Lorenzana on April 10 had a phone call with his US counterpart, Lloyd Austin, to discuss the South China Sea situation and the appearance of hundreds of Chinese marine militia ships in the Ba Rock. Head. During the phone call, Mr. Austin proposed a series of measures to strengthen defense cooperation between the US and the Philippines, including “raising awareness of the situation of threats in the South China Sea”, and the Minister of State. rooms of the two countries share a commitment to maintaining close communication.

Just a day after the phone call, the Chief of Staff of the Philippine Armed Forces (AFP) said on April 11 that the joint exercise with the US named Balikatan was resumed and started from April 12. during 2 weeks with the participation of thousands of soldiers from the two countries. The exercise is said to be the cooperation and action of the Philippines and the US in response to a series of provocations by China in the South China Sea.

Previously, when answering questions from reporters about Vietnam’s reaction to many Chinese ships operating at Ba Dau beach in the Spratly archipelago of Vietnam, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Thi Thu Hang affirmed. , the activities of Chinese ships within the territorial sea of ​​Sinh Ton Dong belonging to the Spratlys of Vietnam have violated the sovereignty of Vietnam, violating the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the activities of foreign ships in the territorial sea of ​​a coastal country, contrary to the spirit and content of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC), complicates the situation, is not beneficial for the negotiation process of a Code of Conduct between ASEAN and China in the South China Sea (COC).

The spokesperson stressed that Vietnam asked China to stop its infringement; respect for the sovereignty of Vietnam; goodwill to implement UNCLOS; strictly comply with the DOC, especially the obligation to restrain, not complicate the situation; create a favorable environment for the COC negotiation process; contribute to maintaining peace, security, stability and legal order at sea in the region.