When “super VIP” (VVIP) customers entered the Krystal Exclusive Club, young women wearing crowns and angel wings quickly rushed out to greet them. These customers are taken to the VVIP room, which is filled with luxurious furniture. Krystal’s customers are rich people, Thai officials or business owners. For this class, the COVID-19 prevention restrictions seem to make no sense. But earlier this year, Krystal and another nightclub in the vicinity, Emerald, became the largest and deadliest outbreak in Thailand, according to Health Ministry officials. Many people related to these two nightclubs have contracted the disease, including those from the upper class. The health authority said that while the majority of Thais strictly adhere to the regulation of wearing masks and restricting gatherings, the privilege of being granted to the elites has caused the COVID-19 epidemic to re-emerge in Bangkok. . The nightclub cluster also highlights class distinctions in one of the countries with the largest wealth gap between major economies. Thailand is one of the countries with a huge gap between rich and poor. In the photo, the Khlong Toey slum is located below the tall buildings. Photo: Bangkok Post Thailand has gone many months without a case in the community. But now, the disease has spread from luxury nightclubs, which cater to powerful and wealthy men, to the slums adjacent to highways and railways in Bangkok. In these cramped areas, keeping your distance is nearly impossible. The wave of the disease has also spread to prisons, construction sites and factories. Sittichat Angkhasittisiri, head of a community in the capital’s largest slum – Khlong Toey, said bitterly: “The rich party, and the poor suffer the consequences.” There is no way the epidemic wave has penetrated Khlong Toey yet. But according to Mr. Sittichat, a man living in Khlong Toey met a friend who had attended a party at the Krystal outbreak. After feeling unwell, the man quarantined himself in his car because he had nowhere else to go. But he was able to infect three other people, causing the disease to spread in the slums where thousands of people lived. “Officials say quarantine is necessary, but that is with the rich. Our house is too small to be isolated,” Sittichat said. A boy in Khlong Toey carries a backpack to an ambulance. Photo: Bangkok Post Before November 2020, the total number of COVID-19 cases in Thailand was less than 5,000. But by the end of May 2021, Thailand recorded more than 5,800 new cases of COVID-19 in just one day. The total number of cases currently in Thailand is about 175,000 cases. “Gone are the days when the World Health Organization (WHO) praised Thailand for its campaign against COVID-19,” the newspaper said. Bangkok Post write. The resurgence of COVID-19 in Thailand is part of an epidemic wave sweeping through Southeast Asia. Thailand mainly relies on locally produced AstraZeneca vaccines. The company that makes AstraZeneca has never made a vaccine before. The “phuyai”, known as the “elite” in Thailand, can travel abroad to get vaccinated. The Russian vaccine tour costing 220,000 baht (equivalent to nearly 150 million VND) in Thailand has been fully booked until July. Meanwhile, poorer people are struggling with the epidemic. Many people have to wait to be treated in government makeshift hospitals. Mutita Thongsopa, a dairy company employee who came to Bangkok to support her family, said: “Society is very, very unequal. The phuyai destroyed the anti-COVID-19 campaign, and we, the little ones, we can’t live.” On April 27, Mutita’s older sister, Supatra Thongsopa, a 40-year-old grocery worker, arrived at the government testing center at 3am to line up. Supatra waited that whole day, then two more days later. While waiting, Supatra texted her sister complaining of fatigue and stomach problems. On May 1, Supatra was tested. The result was positive, and she died five days later. Supatra’s boyfriend, who also has COVID-19, is still being treated in the hospital. “They die like autumn leaves,” says Mutita. Although a Bangkok court sentenced the managers of two nightclubs Krystal and Emerald to two months in prison for violating epidemic prevention regulations, so far no one else has been held responsible for the epidemic. outbreak again in Thailand. Although considered poor, the people of Khlong Toey slum are an important labor force in Bangkok. They are delivery people, delivering food. Their motorbikes crept past the Mercedes lined up on the road. They are construction workers of luxury apartment buildings and commercial centers. Their market provides Bangkok with fresh vegetables, fruits and seafood. Unemployment, already high due to Thailand’s border closure, has skyrocketed in Khlong Toey. To survive, some families have had to sell vaccination cards they received as residents of high-risk areas. Some wealthy Bangkok residents have bragged on social media about buying vaccination cards from the city’s most desperate residents. Thailand today, June 7, started an expanded vaccination campaign Less than 2% of the country’s population has been vaccinated with two doses.

According to Bloomberg, Asia’s richest billionaire Mukesh Ambani has just bought another property in the United Kingdom through Relliance Industries, which he controls. Stoke Park Castle is considered an iconic property in England. This deal is estimated to cost the Indian billionaire £57 million (about $79 million). Photo: Stoke Park. With a fortune of $71.9 billion, Mr. Mukesh Ambani is currently the richest person in Asia and the 13th richest person in the world, according to Forbes. The Ambani family is also known for their lavish lifestyle and willingness to spend heavily on housing, security as well as fashion. Photo: Stoke Park. Stoke Park is an icon of England, with a history of more than 1,000 years, according to Forbes. The property is located on an area of ​​120 hectares (300 acres), about 40 km from the city of London. Photo: Stoke Park. Inside the castle includes a five-star hotel, three restaurants, a guest lounge, spa room, gym, 13 tennis courts and a 27-hole golf course for major tournaments. Photo: Stoke Park. The gym area in the castle has a 15-meter heated indoor swimming pool. In addition, the castle also has 13 tennis courts including 6 grass courts, 3 indoor courts and 4 artificial clay courts. Photo: Stoke Park. Stoke Park has appeared in scenes from James Bond movies and many other films. It is also home to the annual Boodles tennis event, which brings together many of the world’s top tennis players such as Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic. Photo: Stoke Park. The same 27-hole Stoke Park golf tournament has been maintained since 1908. Photo: Stoke Park. The 5-star hotel in the castle has a luxurious, nostalgic royal style. Photo: Stoke Park. The hotel in Stoke Park has 49 rooms with prices ranging from 265 – 1,030 USD/night. A representative of Relliance Industries said that it will expand the entertainment and resort facilities of Stoke Park in the future. Photo: Stoke Park.

Here are some models of 2-storey houses with an area of ​​​​7x11m, costing about VND 500 million, which are most sought after in the real estate market in 2021. The facade is designed with 2 stacked halves with a high-grade wooden roof system, cool in summer, warm in winter, minimizing the possibility of cracking and damage to the building. The design of the facade divided into two halves increases the number of rooms as well as the living area for family members. House design with balconies facing many sides is a construction trend in 2021. The roof is built in a new and eye-catching style. The vertical bar on the right edge of the image not only creates high aesthetics, but it is also a screen to help the indoor space more private and mysterious, creating maximum comfort for the user. A 2-storey house design with a frontage of 7m is popular with many people. The roof system is decorated with many white LED lights and makes the most of glass. The way the wooden brown accents in the door parts create a very different highlight on the main background is white. Comfortable 2-storey house with 1 large garage. The design of the slanted roof not only creates sympathy for outsiders, but also helps the drainage when it rains heavily to be done faster and more efficiently. The special thing about this house is the design of the skewed area with the right side narrower than the left. The familiar L-shaped house design with only an amount of 500-600 million is guaranteed to make the most fastidious people fall in love. Garden believers cannot ignore the 2-storey design but still have this garden-oriented design. A contemporary design for those who love classic colors. Owning a spacious yard area with ceramic tiles creates a clean effect and flaunts the owner’s playfulness, raising the level. The house is designed with 2 ground floors featuring a skewed roof system and installed a lot of white lights for a fresh and spacious space.

As of mid-December 2020, Forbes It is estimated that the net worth of the group of more than 2,200 billionaires in the world has increased by more than $1.9 trillion. Many of these people are spending a large part of their money on personal pleasures, according to NZ Herald . Recently, Jeff Bezos, the owner of Amazon, bought a yacht so large that it needed a “side boat” to support. The total estimated value of this yacht is up to 500 million USD. That figure is just a fraction of the more than $75 billion in earnings Bezos made last year. The super-rich are “crazy” to buy probes and cruisers. Photo: NZ Herald. Over the past year, superyacht maker Cecil Wright & Partners has sold 354 units, costing $840 million to build. Due to travel restrictions between countries, many have been acquired. The super-rich are also eyeing the Arksen marine exploration ship and luxury cruiser. At around $17 million, they allow owners to explore the wildest places on the planet. “The elite want to know how far they can go when it comes to unexpected adventures,” says Jasper Smith, president of Arksen. Longing to travel Helicopters and electric cars are also favored by Ultra-High Net-Worth Individual (UHNWIs) individuals. They hope to make the most of them once the Covid-19 pandemic is over. “Three times in lockdown and spending most of my time at home has made me hungry to travel and experience,” said Martin Reith, president of Luchford, the media agency for luxury brands. In addition, the super-rich also want to find private resorts. For example, Lopud 1483 in Croatia, a renovated monastery with a rental price of 137,000 USD/week, or Deplar Farm, which offers high-speed heli-skiing and luxury trout fishing in Northern Iceland. Private planes and helicopters are loved by the elite. Photo: Insider. Many other rich people are also interested in electric cars. They love buying a Polestar 2 and riding around the city on Porsche’s new e-bike. Meanwhile, helicopters are more popular than ever in the UK. “Bamfords helicopters are a regular occurrence at the Daylesford Shire. I saw them hovering more and more over the Cotswolds. They come in handy for commuting to London. Owners can go anywhere in minutes,” said Harry Gladwin (from the UK). For others, hunting for land and houses is a prerequisite. Jess Simpson, a real estate agent over $20 million, receives three calls a day. Simpson said his clients are always worried there won’t be enough room for nannies, tutors and grandparents should the government blockade again in the future. “Bahamas is a good choice because of the good tax rates. In Europe, the South of France and the Balearics are attracting great interest. Some have moved to Ibiza permanently to send their children to private schools and enjoy life. Also, Portugal is also very popular, because buying a house there can guarantee EU citizenship,” Simpson said. Currently, the richest people in the UK are focusing on buying more houses. Their obsession with space has brought them to Scotland, where there are sports grounds and castles to relax with friends and family. Real estate investment Beach homes are also selling at a rate not seen since 2007. Many are looking for apartments in Norfolk, Dorset and Cornwall. “Private vineyards are gaining in popularity. Many have even established oak plantations,” adds Simpson. While the middle class is fleeing the capital to find a place to live, the super-rich still see London as “true love”. Others are investing in art and furniture. Baird Allis (40 years old), a lawyer, feels happy to own paintings of the Dutch golden age. Modern swimming pools are favored by the rich. Photo: New York Times. In addition, the upper class also splashed money on basements to create multifunctional spaces for working, relaxing, exercising, eating and playing. “Customers often want a meditation room, a ‘vitamin C shower’, a giant changing room, a golf simulator, and a tennis player in their own home,” said Edoardo Alessandro Mapelli Mozzi (UK), real estate developer. real estate, say. After a year without parties, socializing activities are also a priority for individuals with extremely high net worth. It’s no surprise that London’s most exclusive restaurants cater to only 10 pre-booked diners each evening. According to expert Katrina Kutchinsky, the trend of home restaurant-style dining continues to explode. It is normal for the super-rich to invite famous chefs like Alex Webb, the MasterChef champion, to prepare dinner by the pool. Natural swimming pools are equally popular. The list of works of many furniture companies has stretched to 2022. This leaves the super-rich customers with no choice but to endure a summer of “no” new-style swimming pools.

A day earlier, eight similar aircraft departed from New Delhi and landed in London just hours before the UK officially put India on the “red list”. India is facing the second wave of epidemics, such as a “tsunami” with tremendous devastation. In the past 5 consecutive days, the number of new Covid-19 infections is over 300,000 cases / day. India broke down in the midst of the Covid-19 “tsunami”. Photo: QZ. The number of sick and fatalities is so great that hospitals, morgue and cremation grounds are overloaded. Severe medical oxygen scarcity has caused many patients to share a ventilator, some of whom do not survive right in front of the hospital. According to the Fortune India The epidemic has become so serious that the super-rich – those who have never been affected by poverty or natural disasters – are no longer safe. Running abroad on expensive private flights is considered the most likely option. And if they get stuck because flights have been halted and the borders closed, many people have come to realize that in the midst of this dire Covid-19 crisis, money is not going to help them buy the same perks as before. When money can’t buy oxygen Talking about the fleeing of the super-rich in recent days, journalist and historian Hindol Sengupta relates to deeper problems in Indian society: rich and poor disparities and rich people are only worried about it. live by yourself. “The long-standing bad habit in India is just to keep your house clean, you can dump trash right in front of the door. The moment the junk was out there, it was someone else’s problem. Who cares about the poor having to deal with its consequences when the well-off can still hide in their homes? ”Mr. Sengupta said. Over the years, the rich are getting richer, but their social progress and development have declined. Instead of campaigning to improve public services that serve all, the Indian elite and the middle class have found an easier way: spending money to buy private services. The Covid-19 wave left hospitals in India exhausted and depleted of oxygen. Photo: AFP. “Regardless of what happens to the rest of the country, they are comfortable with their own perks.” No matter what a crisis is, electricity, water, roads or air pollution, rich people just need to splash money. If the pollution is severe, they buy air filters at home and in the office. The city is insecure, they can hire a 24/7 private security guard. The health system is poor, they seek private doctors or quickly go abroad for treatment … “The Indian rich do not understand that not privatizing everything, a stable society, which ensures the most basic things such as health and education for everyone, is the foundation for development. sustainable, ”said Mr. Sengupta. Time of salvation The ongoing “Tsunami” of Covid-19 is said to be a landmark. Now, even the most expensive and exclusive hospitals run out of something as basic as oxygen. The elite gradually realized they could no longer spend money to get out of this crisis and had nowhere to fly to because most countries such as Canada, UAE, Thailand, Maldives, UK are in turn. processing tourists from India. The Indian super-rich flee abroad on private planes. Photo: Shutterstock. The scholar Abhinav Prakash argues that this is a time when Indians become more deeply aware of inequality in society and towards specific solutions. “Health insurance cannot help in a health crisis without infrastructure. No matter how expensive your health insurance is, it doesn’t make any sense if the hospital runs out of bed, lacks equipment, runs out of oxygen, “Prakash said. India, and most importantly, a growing rich middle class need to realize that public services are the backbone of a united society. “You can throw trash outside, but the stench of trash still gets into your closed doors and windows. It will make you suffocate. Big change comes from times like now. If the rich and relatively wealthy in India realize that their future is tied to a better public service system, it may be the time to save the country, ”wrote journalist Sengupta.

Elon Musk left barefoot while sharing with Peter Diamandis about his plans to return to the moon. “Exploring Mars is not an outlet for the rich. The adventurer will probably face death so there are only volunteers and absolutely no coercion ”. Last week, SpaceX won a major order from NASA and became the only supplier designated for lunar landings. Before that, SpaceX plans to send humans to Mars by 2024 and establish a human colony by 2050. SpaceX has also completed the mission of sending four astronauts into space using a Falcon rocket. 9 “used”. The International Space Station (ISS), where NASA and the Global Space Administration have technology that sustains life. But this is different from NASA’s Enhanced Life Support (ALS) program. In other words, although the International Space Station has many different functions, such as water recycling, in Musk’s Mars plan, humans need support in long life instead of taking turns. from earth every few months and frequent short trips. If the Mars colonization program can go on and take root, it would mean providing food, shelter, medical services and ensuring the spiritual well-being of the entire population. Humanity to land on the moon in 2024 is possible It’s been 51 years since Armstrong first landed on the moon in 1969. On April 17, NASA confirmed Elon Musk’s SpaceX selection as a service provider for the moon return plan under contract. monopoly worth 2.7 billion USD. For Elon Musk, that would be another great achievement for SpaceX. As for NASA, this is an important step in pushing the plan to land on the moon repeatedly delayed. Musk believes SpaceX can help NASA achieve this ambitious goal by 2024. At 18:49:02 on April 23, Hanoi time, SpaceX successfully launched the old Crew Dragon spacecraft with the Falcon 9 rocket bringing 4 astronauts into space and they will arrive at the space station after 23 hours. . This is SpaceX’s second commercial launch and the Crew Dragon spacecraft’s fourth launch mission. So far, SpaceX has carried out a total of three manned ship launch missions, including the manned spacecraft DM-2 on May 30, 2020, Crew-1 on November 16, 2020, and Crew- 2 on April 23, 2021. A total of 10 astronauts were sent into space in three launches. Shortly after SpaceX successfully launched the Crew-2 onto the International Space Station, Musk said, “I think a return to the moon can be done.” “It has been almost half a century since man last set foot on the moon. This period is too long. We need to go back there and build a permanent base on the moon. Then build a city on Mars, become an aerospace civilization, a species of multiple planets, “this billionaire confirmed. “Martian” Elon Musk: Dreaming of the galaxy, spreading money into space Elon Musk not only has a large brain, but also has a “big mouth”. In an interview with Business Insider, when asked when humans appeared on Mars, Musk’s answer was, “Maybe six years later, or four years later. As for me, it will be about 2 or 3 years later ”. In fact, the owner of SpaceX has a special passion for Mars and founded Life to Mars to encourage activities to explore the planet. “If you were buried somewhere, born on Earth, and died on Mars is a wonderful thing,” Musk said. Elon Musk has a special passion for Mars “Eventually, life will spread across the entire solar system, and then cross our solar system into other star systems. If not, we will stay on Earth forever until extinction occurs. One of Elon Musk’s most important goals is to help humanity become an interplanetary species and be able to leap from earth civilization to space civilization, so SpaceX is so important. Also on Friday’s live broadcast, Musk announced he would give inventors a $ 100 million bounty for figuring out how to combat global warming by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. book or ocean. This is “the greatest prize in history” and lasted for four years. “The sun will get bigger and bigger, evaporating the ocean. So, to some extent, we should do something better. Mars is a real planet, so we can create a civilization there, ”hopes Elon Musk.

CEO Brian Armstrong has made $ 12.4 billion on the list of the world’s billionaires

On April 14, the largest crypto exchange in the US officially went public on the Nasdaq with a value of up to $ 86 billion. This helped the fortune of co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong rise to 12.4 billion USD, becoming the 175th person on Bloomberg’s list of world billionaires.

After earning a master’s degree in computer science from Rice University, CEO Armstrong founded UniversityTutor, a website that offers online tutoring services and has been running for almost a decade but with little success. He then moved on to work as a software engineer at Airbnb for about a year.

By 2012, founders Brian Armstrong and Fred Ehrsam officially partnered to create Coinbase, a cryptocurrency exchange that allows users to buy and sell more than 40 different digital assets, including cryptocurrencies. like Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin.

It is known that the 38-year-old billionaire currently owns about 40 million Coinbase shares. “I think some digital currencies will eventually be the world’s reserve currencies. I see their future,” said CEO Armstrong.

This Coinbase IPO is considered a turning point in the market because this is the first time that a company associated with a cryptocurrency has been listed on the public.

In the last two years, the value of Bitcoin has increased dramatically, making the names of CEO Brian Armstrong and Coinbase become famous in the tech world with about 56 million users worldwide, managing more than $ 320 billion in total volume. deal.

The bullish momentum of digital currencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum currently reaching the milestone of $ 63,000 and $ 2,500 respectively are considered leverage to help Coinbase achieve impressive revenue and profit.

In 2020, this crypto exchange had a turnover of $ 1.3 billion. In its preliminary report for the first quarter of this year, Coinbase showed that revenue for the same period increased 9-fold to $ 1.8 billion and net income increased from $ 730 million to $ 800 million.

After the IPO, Coinbase is receiving a lot of expectations from experts as well as those who believe in cryptocurrencies for a solid future in the market.