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Increasing demand worldwide Oil price close to $ 100?

Status: 23.06.2021 3:10 p.m.

Oil is more expensive than it has been in two years. Experts warn of a supply crisis: The prices for crude oil and thus also gasoline, kerosene and heating oil could soon rise much higher.

From Angela Göpfert, tagesschau.de

Oil prices hit new multi-year highs this week. For the first time in two years, a barrel (159 liters) of the North Sea Brent cost more than $ 75 again. For a barrel of the US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) variety, more than 73 dollars were paid on the market – the highest amount since October 2018. Rising oil prices – something that businesses and consumers may need to get used to. According to some experts, the new multi-year highs in oil prices, which many consumers are already feeling painfully at gas stations or when buying heating oil, are just the beginning of a longer upward trend in the oil market.

Analysts predict rising oil prices

The experts at the US investment bank Goldman Sachs expect the Brent price to rise to $ 80 this summer. But that is not the end of the story. An oil price of $ 100 is a “real possibility”. Alex Sanna, top oil trader at Glencore, the world’s largest commodity trading group, also said, according to the Financial Times, that an oil price of $ 100 is becoming increasingly likely.

The experts at JPMorgan even see a new oil super cycle looming and recently renewed their forecast of an oil price of $ 190 in 2025.

Demand congestion as a price driver

Francisco Blanch, raw materials expert at Bank of America, may not look quite that far into the future. For this he has the most precise 100-dollar forecast ready: the oil price could crack the round mark as early as 2022. The market hardly changes on the supply side – and this in turn is offset by an immense backlog of demand. It is easy to explain where this backlog of demand comes from: Just as many private households restricted their consumption during the pandemic, so too many companies put the necessary investments aside. Now that the global vaccination campaign is gaining momentum, at least in the major industrialized countries, consumers, companies and economies have a lot to catch up on.

Delta variant is a risk factor

The more relaxed Corona situation and the awakening global economy are leading to higher demand for crude oil, gasoline, diesel – and kerosene. Oil expert Blanch sees the rising travel industry as a major price driver.

The delta variant of the virus from India, which could lead to a further tightening of the corona measures, is currently also posing a risk to the economy.

Signal of a shortage of supply

In search of signs of whether demand is actually exceeding supply at the moment, it is worth taking a look at the market for so-called oil futures. Current oil futures contracts are quoted there higher than contracts with delivery at a later point in time. Such a constellation, referred to by experts as “backwardation”, is rather unusual and a clear indication of fear of scarcity – “and thus for further rising prices”, as market expert Robert Rethfeld from Wellenreiter-Invest emphasizes.

A price corrective called fracking

The rising prices should actually make re-entry into the oil market attractive for the US shale industry. In the past, the US frackers acted as flexible price correctors on the oil market: If prices rose, more shale oil was drilled in the short term, supply increased, prices fell again.

As a reminder, the last time oil traded above $ 100 was in 2014, when a rapidly growing supply from the US fracking industry brought an abrupt end to the last oil super cycle.

Sustainability trend slows US oil industry

But this mechanism doesn’t seem to work that well anymore. This is due on the one hand to the new US President Joe Biden, who imposed a stop on oil and gas drilling on state-owned land in January, and on the other hand to the global trend towards sustainable investment.

“The number of active US oil wells is increasing only slowly,” emphasizes wave rider expert Rethfeld. “The investors do not want to see an expansion of the production capacities at the moment, but instead demand investments in renewable energies.”

Iran as a risk factor

The production countries of the OPEC + oil cartel, especially Saudi Arabia and Russia, could benefit from the West’s climate policy. It remains to be seen how willing they are to expand production to fill the void left by the US oil industry.

Especially since there are supply risks on the part of OPEC: “After the election of an ultra-conservative cleric as the new president, Iran will have a hard time overturning US sanctions and increasing oil exports,” said Eugen Weinberg, raw materials expert at Commerzbank .

Inflation Risks Before Revaluation?

Should the oil price actually rise further towards 100 dollars, this would inevitably lead to a reassessment of the inflation risks in the financial markets, since the oil price is one of the main drivers of consumer prices.

Just yesterday, Jerome Powell, head of the US Federal Reserve (Fed), told the House of Representatives budget committee again that the Fed was considering the current high inflation rates a temporary phenomenon considered. However, market expert Rethfeld emphasizes: “Any oil price above $ 100 would suggest to the public that Powell is wrong.”

Free corona tests Pharmacies want to reduce supply

Status: 06/20/2021 07:22 a.m.

In view of falling demand and less money from the federal government, many pharmacies want to reduce their range of corona rapid tests. The implementation is no longer economical. Due to the falling demand for corona tests, Germany’s pharmacies want to limit their range. Since the number of fully vaccinated is increasing and infection protection rules have been relaxed, the need for tests is decreasing, said a spokesman for the Abda pharmacists’ association. He also pointed out that the federal government pays less than before. “This means that it is no longer economical to carry out the tests for a number of pharmacies.” The test offer will therefore probably get smaller step by step. Alongside private companies and state institutions, pharmacies are among the most important test center operators. According to Abda estimates, around 20 to 25 percent of pharmacies offer so-called citizen tests – that is, rapid tests that are free for consumers and paid for by the federal government.

Less money for tests

Originally, the pharmacies, like all other providers, received up to 18 euros per antigen test carried out, now the federal government only pays up to 12.50 euros. In the corona pandemic, spring tests were key to ensuring that people with a negative result could visit restaurants or shops.

However, the number of infections is now so low that loosening takes effect and a visit to a restaurant or shopping is permitted even without a test result. In addition, fully vaccinated people are exempt from test requirements.

Fewer and fewer rapid tests

Figures from the NRW Ministry of Health show how much demand is falling. Last Thursday there were 306,000 rapid antigen tests via the test centers in the state. Of those, 216 were positive – a percentage of 0.07 percent. A week earlier there were 498,000 tests in one day (positive: 0.08 percent); a month ago it was 594,000 (positive: 0.23 percent). The number of test sites in North Rhine-Westphalia was recently stable at 9236 – it will probably decrease in the future.

The Association of the Diagnostics Industry, which represents manufacturers of tests, assumes that the demand for antigen tests in the test centers will drop significantly in the summer. The manufacturers will “of course adjust to a permanently falling demand,” said an association spokeswoman. But they are working on tests that could detect both influenza and coronavirus disease. Such tests could help in the fall, should there be a flu wave and the number of corona infections rise again.

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# Sichuan Bitcoin mining farm collectively cuts off power netizens: Nice job

(China Fund News) It is reported that due to policy reasons, China and even Sichuan, the world’s most important gathering place for Bitcoin mining machines, will usher in a large area of ​​mining machines. According to calculations, the shutdown load is about 8 million kilowatts. Following Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang, Sichuan, which is dominated by clean energy and hydropower, also failed to become the last bastion of Bitcoin mining in China.

A document “Notice of the Sichuan Provincial Development and Reform Commission and the Sichuan Provincial Energy Bureau on the Cleanup and Shutdown of Virtual Currency “Mining” Projects” shows that for virtual currency “mining”, relevant power companies in Sichuan need to do so on June 20. The screening, clean-up and shutdown work was completed a few days ago.

According to data from btc.com, the current average computing power of the entire Bitcoin network is 126.83 EH/s, which is nearly 36% lower than the historical high of 197.61 EH/s (May 13). At the same time, Bitcoin mining pools with Chinese backgrounds such as Huobi Pool, Binance, AntPool and Poolin have fallen sharply in their computing power. The decline in computing power in the past 24 hours has been 36.64%, 25.58%, 22.17%, and 8.05%, respectively.

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# The supply chain has received the design proposal of Huawei Mate 50, and the delivery time is to be determined

(House of IT) According to China Securities Journal, Huawei Supply Chain Company stated that they have received Huawei Mate 50 mobile phone design. “Huawei did not say that it will cancel the release, but the time for mass production and supply has not yet been determined.”

At present, Huawei officials have not yet officially responded to the above news. However, some Huawei coefficient code bloggers said that they will not be cancelled, but will be postponed, and will do their best to launch this year.

According to the period of Huawei’s previous release of new products, the P50 series of mobile phones should have been released in March, and the Mate 50 series should be launched in September this year and equipped with a new generation of Huawei’s self-developed chips.

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# Xiaomi’s three new screens broke the news: MIX4 is FHD+ Huaxing screen, and there will be direct screens next year

(House of IT ) Digital blogger @ 数码闲聊站 recently broke a lot of information about new under-screen cameras and new folding screens from various manufacturers. Although some did not clearly indicate that they are Xiaomi, I believe there are still some small partners who can see it.

Although the news is complicated, there are actually three products about Xiaomi. Digital blogger @ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ release, Mi MIX4 and MIX FOLD will be released this year. , The latter supports 90/120Hz for both internal and external screens, while the third model is a direct-screen model with 1080p + 90Hz refresh rate and will be released next year.

Combined with the news of @数码闲聊站, the MIX FOLD under-screen version will be equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chip, with 5000mah battery, and the rear main camera is still 108MP; while Xiaomi MIX4 will use the upgraded version of the Huaxing Optoelectronics under-screen solution shown last year , The hyperboloid AMOLED screen is expected to be around 6.67 inches, or it will support high refresh rates.

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# my country’s new crown vaccination has more than 1 billion doses, all regions continue to go all out to ensure vaccine supply

(CCTV )The National Health Commission announced today (June 20) that as of June 19, 31 provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities, and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps had reported a total of 1.010.48 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine.

my country’s new crown vaccination has more than 1 billion doses, and all localities continue to make every effort to ensure the supply of vaccines, increase the organization and implementation of vaccination, and introduce a number of convenient measures to facilitate the people’s vaccination.

At present, all localities are taking effective measures to ensure the smooth progress of vaccination work.

: The second shot is over!

Volunteers injecting experimental vaccine Covivac. Photo: General Writing Domestic vaccines can reach 20-30 million doses/year According to the Ministry of Health, so far, the country has two manufacturers researching and developing vaccines against Covid-19.
The Nanocovax vaccine of the Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Joint Stock Company has been approved for a phase 3 clinical trial (TNLS). In the past few days, the Military Medical Academy has administered experimental injections to volunteers aged 18.
According to the research outline, phase 3 will test on about 13,000 volunteers in many provinces and cities such as Hanoi, Hung Yen, Long An, Tien Giang, etc. In the North, the Military Medical Academy will act as the focal point for deployment. at Military Medical Hospital 103 and Hung Yen province’s preventive health center deployed locally. The southern area will be professionally handled by the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City, in collaboration with the preventive health centers of Long An and Tien Giang provinces.
At the Military Medical Academy, there are currently more than 6,000 volunteers registered to participate in the trial, of which more than 600 people have been screened and are eligible to participate. In the immediate future, in the first phase of the TNLS phase 3, the Military Medical Academy will test 1,000 people. According to the Military Medical Academy, before that, in stages 1 and 2 of the Nano Covax vaccine trial, 100% of people who injected immunity were protected against the attack of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
In the phase 3 trial, the Nano Covax vaccine was administered to volunteers from 18 years of age, and there was no maximum age limit for the trial participants. Currently, the oldest person to register for TNLS injection phase 3 is 83 years old. Nano Covax vaccine will also be administered to volunteers with chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes (stable disease, do not inject during acute phase) to evaluate the results of immunogenicity. fluid, post-injection reaction… The results of the phase 3 clinical trial are the basis for the Ministry of Health to grant emergency permits and widely inject people to prevent the Covid-19 epidemic, which is expected in the fourth quarter of this year. Earlier, during a working visit to the Military Medical Academy, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue asked the Military Medical Academy to continue to closely coordinate with relevant ministries and sectors to urgently accelerate the implementation of clinical trials. Preparing phase 3 of Nanocovax vaccine, striving for early results to have a preventive vaccine for the community. However, when manufacturing, vaccines must ensure superiority in antibody generation time, with the shortest number of days; minimize side effects to a minimum, especially for people with weak health and underlying diseases; at the same time, must be able to resist and destroy future mutations. In addition, the COVIVAC vaccine of the Nha Trang Institute of Vaccines and Biologicals, is currently in the first phase of the TNLS and is about to be transferred to the second phase of research in Thai Binh.
According to the Ministry of Health, the COVIVAC vaccine is expected to produce about 6 million doses per year and can increase capacity when invested. Meanwhile, with the Nanocovax vaccine, which is expected to produce about 20-30 million doses per year, Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Joint Stock Company can increase its capacity when invested.
A vaccine is coming soon that only requires one dose
Information from the Department of Science and Technology (Ministry of Health), a Vietnamese enterprise has discussed and negotiated with the US manufacturer on conditions for transferring technology to produce Covid-19 vaccine from mRNA essence. It is known that this vaccine only needs to be injected with a single dose of 5 mg, has high protection (based on the results of TNLS phase 1, 2), has a storage temperature of 20 – 80 degrees Celsius, currently the vaccine has been tested. end of trial phase 1, 2).
The first factory following the manufacturer’s technology standards will increase the capacity of 100-200 million doses/year, and is expected to start production from the end of 2021 or the first quarter of 2022. In addition, the No. 1 Vaccine and Biological Products Company Limited (VABIOTECH) is also negotiating with a Japanese partner to receive the transfer of vaccine production technology to Vietnam. In addition, VABIOTECH signed an agreement with the Direct Investment Fund of the Russian Federation on the closure of Sputnik-V Covid-19 vaccine tubes from semi-finished products with a scale of 5 million doses/month starting from July 2021. , towards transferring production technology with the scale of 100 million doses/year.
According to Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long, vaccines are an important weapon to bring life back to normal. Therefore, the Politburo has a policy on import, research, production and technology transfer for vaccines. Along with creating maximum conditions and quickly solving procedures for businesses and localities to import vaccines, Vietnam also promotes research and domestic production of vaccines. Vietnam is one of the first four countries in the world to isolate the SARS-CoV-2 virus, paving the way for research and production of vaccines, and many positive prospects for people to soon receive domestic vaccines. In addition, the Ministry of Health has worked with many foreign partners, negotiated to buy vaccine copyrights, transfer technology so that Vietnam can get the vaccine as soon as possible and be independent in the source of vaccines used in the country.
Recently, the Ministry of Health has negotiated with Johnson & Johnson Corporation with the hope that this unit will transfer technology to set up a vaccine factory in Vietnam. According to Minister Nguyen Thanh Long, many large corporations in Vietnam want to participate in the global vaccine supply chain. Vietnam is also one of more than 40 countries that can produce vaccines for the vaccination needs of the people, so the vaccine production experience of Vietnamese factories is guaranteed. Vietnam’s national vaccine management system (NRA) has also been certified as meeting standards by the World Health Organization (WHO). Johnson & Johnson’s side commits that after working with the Ministry of Health, it will make efforts to implement solutions to speed up the supply process through the COVAX mechanism, so that Vietnam can have Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine as soon as possible. However, Minister Nguyen Thanh Long also said that, to ensure vaccine security, one of the very important issues is to ensure a sustainable financial source for vaccines. Therefore, the Minister wishes that the community, authorities and businesses continue to support the Vaccine Fund. Vietnam has self-produced many vaccines and put them into the expanded vaccination program, contributing to the eradication and repelling of many dangerous diseases. This is the premise for the successful production of a Covid-19 vaccine. In fact, the research and production of vaccines against Covid-19 faces many difficulties and challenges, but this is the inevitable path we must go if we want to actively supply vaccines to serve the people. Over the past time, the Ministry of Health and State management agencies have created all conditions for administrative procedures for units to conduct vaccine production in the most favorable way. We can fully expect a “made in Vietnam” vaccine because at the moment, everything is going well.

Senior Advisor of the Center for Emergency Response to Public Health Events, Assoc. Tran Dac Phu The success of a vaccine depends not only on the manufacturer, researcher, and manager, but also on the social community. Therefore, we call for the cooperation of society, all people with the health sector to have a clinical trial research program, first of all, to be safe and effective to have a product soon. vaccines produced by Vietnam for the community.

Deputy Director of the Department of Science, Technology and Investment (Ministry of Health), Dr. Nguyen Ngo Quang

Raw material for batteries Is nickel still in short supply?

Status: 15.06.2021 3:55 p.m.

First a lack of chips, then a lack of wood, soon a lack of nickel? E-mobility also devours resources. Due to the increasing demand for batteries, the demand for nickel is likely to increase strongly. The sufficient supply of the metal nickel could become critical in the next few years. The German Raw Materials Agency (DERA) warns of this in a current analysis. The background to this is the increasing demand generated by the turnaround towards electromobility. “We assume that, depending on the scenario, global nickel demand will increase from around 2.4 million tons today to around 3.4 million tons in 2025,” explains Dr. Michael Szurlies, nickel expert at the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR). “Overall, the nickel market is facing a turning point in terms of demand in the coming years, which will lead to a significant shift in market shares within the areas of application.” As a special department of the BGR, DERA advises the federal government, business and NGOs on raw material issues, for example on security of supply and the ecological consequences.

02/18/2021

Nickel is used for batteries

So far, nickel has mainly been used in steel production: around 85 percent is currently used in the manufacture of stainless steel and alloys, as DERA writes. The use in batteries currently accounts for around five percent. That will change in the near future. Because nickel is now a “key raw material” for the transport and energy transition, according to the study. Due to the strong demand generated by the global expansion of electromobility, the experts expect that by 2025, depending on the scenario, the share could be up to 21 percent. This would make batteries the second largest area of ​​application.

07.03.2021

Most of the nickel comes from Indonesia

Indonesia is the world’s largest supplier of nickel. The experts write that the vast majority of the new global production and refining capacities for the metal are expected there by 2025. This leads to a significant increase in the market concentration for nickel – and also has the consequence that the power of the main suppliers increases. Whether prices can also be expected to rise in the future due to rising demand depends on whether supply also increases. It is not excluded. In order to reduce the dependency on international suppliers, consideration is being given to extracting important raw materials – including nickel – in Europe. Experts emphasize that a European supply chain could make economic sense. In January, Peter Buchholz, head of DERA, said it would be good if Europe also built up its own capacities. The projects just have to be cost-competitive.

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Recycling is becoming more important

The automotive industry in particular, but also machine builders with a focus on solar or wind power, steel manufacturers or the IT and medical technology industries are dependent on a continuous supply of basic materials such as nickel. This also applies to so-called rare earths – elements such as cobalt or lithium, which is usually the central raw material for batteries in pure electric drives. The authors of the study also have the issue of sustainability in mind: “In view of the goal of reducing emissions of climate-damaging carbon dioxide through electromobility, in future, apart from questions of availability, the most environmentally friendly and sustainable extraction and processing of nickel will be more important.” One has to ask how more nickel and nickel compounds can be recovered at the end of the life cycle of the products and how less environmentally harmful and at the same time more socially fair promotion can be achieved. On the one hand, there are technological developments towards greater efficiency and fewer emissions. On the other hand, the increasing mining in tropical regions is a problem due to the large amount of land required.

Since the beginning of 2021, the world has experienced a series of large-scale cyber attacks. (Source: Reuters) In an age where technology is creeping into every aspect of life, the term cyberattack is not new. Many people think simply that a cyber attack is an attempt by a hacker to steal data or money by infiltrating a computer network, databases, network infrastructure, websites, and devices. individual or organization. But now, hackers have found a way to make a lot of money illegally by attacking physical infrastructure targets, disrupting essential services, affecting not only to a person, a company that can spread to an entire city, even a country. Cyberattacks on the rise Over the past time, the US has continuously suffered from ransomware attacks targeting large companies, non-governmental organizations and government agencies. Most recently, on June 2, a ferry terminal operator service in the US state of Massachusetts became the target of a cyber attack, partially disrupting the ferry service payment system. Previously, hackers attacked the world’s leading meat processing group JBS SA, a branch in the US. In early May, the largest US oil pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline was also attacked by ransomware and forced to shut down some systems, disrupting supplies and pushing gasoline prices to record highs. green. Not only the US, the targets of hackers are very diverse. According to data from cybersecurity company BlackFog, from the beginning of 2021 to the present, US organizations and businesses have suffered 52 ransomware attacks, three times higher than the second-ranked country, the UK (16 (16). competition), followed by France (7), Canada (7), Australia (4), the Netherlands (4) and India (3). The rest of the world suffered only 39 attacks by hackers. Danger wave According to CNN, hacker groups have found that attacking critical service infrastructure can easily make them more money, in less time. These types of attacks have the potential to cause chaos in life, which can lead to product scarcity, push prices higher… The bigger the disruption, the quicker the hacked companies pay the hacker to fix the problem soon. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) has listed 16 industries as critical infrastructure sectors, including energy, healthcare, financial services, water, etc. Attacks, disruption of these industries can have a dramatic impact, undermining the US economy and security. More dangerously, most companies in this industry do not consider themselves technology-focused companies, leaving the operating system defenseless against increasingly sophisticated attacks by hackers. In addition, it is no coincidence that cyber attacks have increased sharply in the context of the raging Covid-19 pandemic. Millions of people move to remote work, including employees with access to critical infrastructure, while ransomware is deployed simply by enticing victims to click a link in an email. . Eric Cole, a former cybersecurity official under President Barack Obama, said that in order to promote automation, the internal networks of critical infrastructures are now networked and make the risk more risky. higher attack. In particular, hospital systems and healthcare providers are often targeted because they are busy dealing with Covid-19 and have little time to update their defenses. In response to this new wave of danger, on June 3, the White House sent an open letter, asking essential service companies to “consider ransomware as a threat to our core business.” themselves, rather than simply risk data theft.” US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on June 6 asked the private sector of the country to be vigilant against the increasing wave of cyber attacks, and said that the threat is always present and even present. may become more severe. In order to protect your safety as well as your wallet, according to CNN , not only the US, companies, organizations and agencies also need to quickly close potential vulnerabilities in the system, update software and ensure that the most important functions are “immune” from damage. network attacks. Individuals also need to be cautious and alert before clicking on any link on the internet.

Supply crisis in Lebanon Queuing for a little gasoline

Status: 14.06.2021 8:41 a.m.

There is currently a shortage of fuel, electricity and medicines in Lebanon. Because the country is in a serious economic and financial crisis. Many Lebanese fear that the situation will get worse. By Anne Allmeling, ARD-Studio Cairo, currently Beirut Layali has almost reached her goal. Six or seven cars are waiting in line at the gas station in front of her. Then it’s her turn. “I don’t know how much I get, but I take as much as they give me.” Layali, who doesn’t want to give her last name, has been waiting for two hours to fill her tank with at least a few liters of gasoline. The 31-year-old works as a lecturer at a university in the center of Beirut. She needs the car on the way to work. “This is the second day I’ve tried to get gasoline. I drove all over town yesterday to find an open gas station. Then I waited four hours. When there were only four or five cars left in front of me were in the queue, it was said that there was no more gasoline. ”

Country has been in crisis for almost two years

Anyone who wants to refuel in Lebanon needs a lot of patience. Because fuel is in short supply. The country lacks the foreign exchange for imports. Lebanon has been in a serious financial and economic crisis for almost two years. The corona pandemic and the explosion in the port of Beirut a good ten months ago made the situation even worse. After its resignation, the government is only in a managerial position, but hardly able to act. In addition, there is a risk of state bankruptcy. Gasoline prices have more than tripled – but many Lebanese have no choice. “There is no public transport, no railroad. There is only private transport,” says Jihad Shehab. The 52-year-old salesman has been waiting for gasoline for his old Mercedes for an hour and a half. Because the line is moving very slowly, he got out of the car and is talking to a friend. “The situation is getting worse and worse. Nothing is progressing, neither in the government nor in the state, nothing,” he complains. Everything got out of hand. There is a dispute right in front of the gas station. A taxi driver complains: He only got twenty liters – not a full tank like the customer before him. His car has a special license plate that only a few Lebanese can afford – if they have the right connections.

FAQ 08/06/2020

Hardly any protests against the political elite

Nepotism and corruption are widespread in Lebanon. One reason why influential politicians and business people have been able to enrich themselves on a large scale in recent decades – at the expense of the state, which is now almost bankrupt. These people should be driven out of their offices, says a young woman who does not want to give her name: “Those responsible in Lebanon do not take any responsibility. The only solution would be for the people to put pressure on the state.” But if there is no uprising, the situation will not improve. Protests against the political elite are sporadic in Lebanon, however. More than half of the population is now considered poor. Most people are busy every day to ensure their survival and that of their families – like Layali. She is now number three in line – but even today she does not get any gasoline. The gas station closes before it is her turn. “Unfortunately, it didn’t work out. This has happened to me for the fifth time. I have to keep trying.”

In 2018, African swine fever broke out in China, raging for more than a year, wiping out more than half of the country’s 500 million pig herd. The pork crisis has plunged China into a severe shortage of pork. According to estimates, the price of pork in China has skyrocketed to a record, at one point increasing by 60-80% compared to before the epidemic. The thirst for pork has led Chinese livestock corporations, scientists and farmers to find solutions to increase the supply of pork. And the idea of ​​raising pigs as big as possible appeared. At that time, Chinese scientists were looking for a way to create a “super giant” pig breed. Specifically, the Animal Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences produces pigs that grow faster and with better meat by modifying their DNA code. This breed is quite strong, able to withstand harsh winters thanks to a special gene in the body. Notably, this pig breed has a huge weight, weighing from 200-500kg, even reaching a weight of 750kg. As such, they are roughly the size of a pygmy hippopotamus or a female polar bear. Chinese farmer rides on a “super giant” pig. (Photo: China Daily). Chinese farmers also joined in to help. From the end of 2019, Chinese farmers started breeding “super giant” pigs in the hope of generating higher profits. They are constantly fattening to produce pigs that are twice their normal weight. At the end of 2019, Bloomberg Once reported, a pig farm in Ho Chi Minh City. Nanning (Guangxi province, China) has successfully raised a pig weighing 500kg. At that time, if slaughtered, these pigs could sell for up to 10,000 yuan (equivalent to about 36 million dong). This level of revenue is 3 times higher than the average monthly income of the household head compared to traditional pig breeds. Since then, farmers across China have competed to breed giant pigs. The trend of giant pig farming is considered as one of the solutions to relieve stress on pork supply for Chinese people. Lin Guofa, a senior analyst at agriculture consulting firm Bric, said at the end of 2019 that the average weight of pigs at slaughterhouses on large farms had increased to 140kg, compared to with a normal weight of 110kg. As such, farms have increased pig weight by at least 14%. Profits of pig farmers at one point increased by more than 30%. Huge pig, as big as a polar bear. However, Ren Shouven, an expert at the Cattle Research Institute at the Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, told Sputnik that he disagreed with this conclusion. According to Mr. Ren, the increase in rearing time led to a delay in the release time. And the longer it takes to breed, the more capital is needed. The sooner pork is put on the market, the more likely it is to reduce the supply shortfall. Therefore, raising huge herds of pigs does not help in the fight against pork shortage. Mr. Ren also said that this method of “fattening” pigs is against the principles of scientific breeding. Increasing the head of a pig can be much more effective than increasing the size of the animal. Moreover, mass production of giant pigs is completely inefficient because increasing meat will increase fat. But grease has a lower commercial value. Not only that, the type of pork with a lot of fat will be less quality than the meat of pigs of normal weight. In fact, “super-giant” pig farmers in China are having to taste the bitter fruit when wholesale pork prices in the country plummet. Bloomberg reported that the wholesale price of pork in China has fallen more than 40% since mid-January. The reason for the shock drop in pork prices in the country of billions of people is due to falling demand, high imports of foreign pork and the panic of many farmers selling off their pigs after the outbreak of African swine fever in this country. Huge super pigs are also considered as one of the reasons why pork prices in China plummeted without stopping. At a conference in mid-May, Qiu Huaji, head of the swine infectious disease department at the Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, pointed out that the “super giant” pig breed was one reason for the price of meat. Pigs in China plummeted. Many farmers in China say they will no longer raise super-large pigs because the price of pork has fallen deeply, in addition to the high price of feed, which has reduced profits. The giant pigs eat more than normal pigs, so the more they raise the more losses. Muyuan Foods – the largest pig producer in China – predicts pork prices in the country will continue to fall and is expected to bottom out in 2022 or 2023. Hanh Nguyen (Synthetic)

Controversial project passed Bundestag decides Supply Chain Act

Status: 11.06.2021 11:58 a.m.

In the future, large German companies will have to pay more attention to compliance with human rights and environmental standards by their suppliers – otherwise they face fines. The opposition criticized the Bundestag resolution. The Bundestag has passed the Supply Chain Act, which makes large companies more responsible than before for conditions at their global suppliers. 412 MPs voted for the law, 159 voted against it and 59 abstained. During the final deliberations in parliament, the Greens announced that they would vote with the government factions of the CDU / CSU and SPD. The FDP and AfD spoke out against it, the left wanted to abstain. The controversial project had been wrestled for a long time.

There is a risk of fines of two percent of sales

From 2023, large companies in Germany will be obliged to take action against human rights violations and environmental violations at their suppliers. Failure to do so can result in fines of up to two percent of annual sales. It initially applies to corporations with more than 3000 employees. According to the coalition, there are more than 925 companies. From 2024, companies with more than 1000 employees are also to be included, which would be around 4800 companies.

“Children belong in schools and not in mines”

Federal Labor Minister Hubertus Heil (SPD) said that politics must take action against child labor. “Children belong in schools and not in mines,” he said. Around 160 million children are currently working around the world, half of them in particularly dangerous conditions. That is why we need clear standards.

For Development Aid Minister Müller it is “the most important law for more justice between rich and poor”. Image: dpa Development Aid Minister Gerd Müller (CSU) said the law was “certainly the most important law for more justice between rich and poor”. He emphasized that it came about against strong lobby pressure. In the interests of business, the Union had enforced that there is no additional civil liability for companies. Corporations would have legal and planning security, so representatives of the Union parliamentary group.

AfD: Law harms German economy

The FDP and AfD, however, accused the regulation of harming the German economy. The AfD criticized that competitors of German companies were the winners of the law. Greens and leftists welcomed the law as a first step, but criticized it as inadequate. The left argued that because there was no civil liability, the law was too weak and made too few companies accountable.

Supply Chain Act What Bangladesh workers hope for

Status: 11.06.2021 11:59 a.m.

With the supply chain law, textile workers in Bangladesh now expect concrete improvements in their job conditions – in an industry for which millions of people work. Peter Hornung, ARD studio South Asia Anju Begum expects a lot from the German supply chain law. “ Once this law is in place, we will be able to take maternity leave with financial benefits, including overtime pay and other facilities, “she says.” We want this law to be implemented. ” Begum is a brave woman. She is 57 and has been working in a textile factory called Jesus Fashion Limited in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka for twelve years. She has been elected head of the works council several times, most recently three months ago.

“Always threatened with dismissal”

“We are facing a lot of difficulties,” says Anju Begum. “The factory doesn’t have enough work. That’s why we’re always threatened with firing. The management has repeatedly postponed our demands and unsolved problems.” Now the workforce is exerting pressure on the factory owner through the trade unions – which is now also having an effect. The head of the works council was actually able to achieve a lot for the workers: clean drinking water, functioning fans so that work is bearable even now in the heat, and emergency exits that are no longer blocked as they used to be. But there are many things that are not so easy to enforce. Anju believes that the fact that there is now a lever that can be used with German customers changes a lot.

Most of the time women work in the factories

“Once this law is in place, we will be able to share our complaints with buyers when they visit,” she says. “You will also find out that we have been informed of the new law.” Four and a half million people work in Bangladesh’s clothing industry, most of them women. The collapse of the Rana Plaza building eight years ago highlighted the conditions in the textile factories. More than 1100 people were killed at that time. The German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) says that things have improved a lot since then. There are new laws that are also being enforced. Nevertheless, the country still lags behind international standards in many ways. And that’s why the new German law is raising high hopes in Bangladesh – including Kalpona Akter, one of the country’s best-known worker activists.

New possibility of lawsuits

“ A supply chain law like this is really necessary in order to really hold companies accountable, “says Akter.” For us as a union, there is currently no way of holding German companies responsible. With such a law, we could also sue companies in Germany. That would be very, very helpful and would open a new window for the protection of the workers. ” However, the factory owners are much less enthusiastic, but they do not want to speak in front of the microphone. In conversation with the ARD – Studio South Asia says a manager that he is anything but comfortable with the new law – precisely because the possibilities for legal action for the workers’ representatives would be significantly expanded. In addition, it is to be feared that German customers will now put increased pressure on them.

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On June 15th, a media salon with the theme of “Decoding JD 618: JD Cloud Releases Top Ten Technology Application Trends” was held in JD. This is also the first time that JD Group has integrated cloud, retail, and logistics multi-party 618 technical teams to jointly decode JD 618. Technical connotation.

Dr. Mei Tao, Vice President of JD Group and IEEE & IAPR Fellow, released the top ten technology application trends of JD Cloud 618 on the spot, including: better understanding of users’ C2M reverse customization and intelligent customer service; better understanding of product multi-modal content generation and blocks Chain anti-counterfeiting traceability; intelligent supply chain decision-making that understands more scenarios, integrated supply chain and virtual digital humans, and stronger infrastructure guarantees, namely, a privacy computing platform that supports ultra-large-scale data fusion, a cloud-native hybrid digital infrastructure and liquid Cold data center, etc.

Among the ten major technology application trends, the most worth mentioning is that JD’s intelligent supply chain decision-making has created a world-class “Inventory Turnover Days Down to 31.2 Days” through intelligent operation, warehouse network optimization, omni-channel performance, and C2M reverse customization. Record.

According to Liu Xiaoen, vice president of JD.com and head of JD’s retail intelligent supply chain Y business department, behind JD’s 31.2-day turnaround is faced with great challenges, which are mainly derived from four aspects: massive amounts of goods, complex warehousing and distribution Online, online and offline multi-scenario retail model, and matching with the supply and demand of a large number of upstream suppliers. Costco, a global retail giant known for its operational efficiency, has its latest inventory turnover days of 30.9 days, but it manages only a few thousand SKUs, while JD.com has millions of SKUs and more than 1000 warehouses, with a turnover of 31.2 days in all categories. Under the self-operated mode, it is already at the world’s leading level.

In addition, the integrated supply chain will also play a role in this JD 618, helping over 200 cities across the country to achieve “minute-level distribution.”

Wei Haixing, a senior expert in the JD Logistics Strategy and Innovation Business Department, said, “JD Logistics has built an integrated supply chain through automation, digital, and intelligent means to become the “stabilizer” for the efficient and stable operation of JD 618 this year. On the one hand, it is fully committed to guaranteeing the whole country. Home delivery, over 200 cities within minutes, on the other hand, customer demand-oriented, give full play to the technology-driven integrated supply chain potential, and provide support for the majority of merchants to fully respond to JD 618. We follow demand scenarios, product characteristics, The expected value and other dimensions of the supply chain are subdivided, the balance between warehouses is optimized, the second and third transfers are reduced, and the circulation is more direct and efficient. At the same time, as the largest intelligent warehouse group in the Asian e-commerce logistics field, it has 32 Asian No. With an innovative record, the new generation of smart express vehicles has achieved large-scale operations in multiple cities, becoming a strong guarantee for consumers to enjoy “minute-level delivery”.”

Behind all these technological developments is the support of JD Cloud. It is understood that 100% of JD 618 shopping festival orders have been completed on the cloud, and JD Logistics and JD Finance have all been completed on the cloud.

Data shows that in the early morning of the day when Jingdong 618 opened, the peak QPS of Jingdong Cloud’s visits increased by 223% compared with the same period last year, the bandwidth of visits increased by 140%, and the total real-time data analysis reached 3 trillion.

Cao Peng, Vice President of JD Group and Head of JD Cloud Product R&D of JD.com, mentioned that in 618, in 2021, the hybrid cloud operating system JDOS (JDOS) unified computing resource base will achieve 10 million nuclear calculations. Flexible scheduling and management of resources. Based on high-performance SDN control, TB-level dedicated line access, intelligent traffic scheduling, high-concurrency database access and other rich resources, JD Cloud can more calmly deal with the 618 high-concurrency and high-traffic scenarios, and through the three-dimensional unified security operation center and integration Integrated DDoS protection system.

In addition, JD Cloud is also actively implementing the dual-carbon goal. While driving the growth of thousands of new categories by more than 100%, it has achieved a 30% reduction in resource costs per order and a 5% reduction in carbon emissions year-on-year.

The following is a detailed explanation of the top ten technology application trends of JD Cloud:

Source of pictures of on-site discussion at the forum: Photo by reporter Zhang Jian Accelerating the construction of a new development pattern with the domestic cycle as the main body and the domestic and international double cycles mutually promoting each other is a major adjustment and improvement of my country’s economic development strategy and path in the “14th Five-Year Plan” and a longer period of time in the future. At present, many cities from the coast to the inland are setting their sights on the strategic fulcrum of building a “double cycle”. What opportunities and challenges will emerge in this? On May 22, 2021 International Gateway Hub City Development Forum and Peking University National Development Research Institute (Chengdu) Forum were held in Chengdu. Huang Zhuo, Assistant Dean of Peking University National Development Research Institute and Deputy Director of Peking University Digital Finance Research Center, Chengdu Supply Chain Secretary-General Wang Zhichao, Dai Deliang, West China Managing Director Zhang Yupeng, and Jiwei IoT Senior Vice President Chen Yuan discussed the opportunities and challenges of the new fulcrum of the “dual cycle”. Chinese cities usher in a period of development opportunities The “dual cycle” new development pattern is a very big opportunity for the Chinese economy. Especially in the past 2020, benefiting from a complete industrial chain and a stable supply chain, the Chinese economy has played a decisive role in the global economic recovery. At the forum, Huang Zhuo gave a set of statistics. In just ten years from 2010 to 2020, the proportion of Chinese companies in the world’s top 500 companies has increased from 54 in 2010 to 138 in 2020, which has surpassed that of the United States. 121 companies, “This shows that Chinese companies are at a new level in supply chain building.” At present, the importance of Chinese companies in the global economic system continues to increase, and they are accelerating their movement to the upstream of the industrial chain. Many companies have shown higher and higher right of speech and pricing power in their respective industries. From this perspective, “the new development pattern of the “double cycle” means a new stage of development for China. It is also a very broad opportunity for Chinese cities.” Huang Zhuo said. Take Chengdu as an example. In recent years, Chengdu has developed strong momentum. It has two major hubs, aviation and railway, covering more than 130 countries and regions. At the same time, it has a complete range of industries, including two trillion-level industries and five five-hundred billion-level industries. Wang Zhichao believes that this has played a key role in supporting Chengdu’s comprehensive and in-depth participation in the global division of labor and trade. In addition, Chengdu has a relatively high level of openness. The comprehensive bonded zone has ranked first in the country for three consecutive years. Especially during the epidemic last year, Chengdu’s foreign trade processing enterprises took on many transfer orders from inland areas. Through the construction of 66 industrial function zones and 14 industrial ecosystems, Wang Zhichao said, “Chengdu is expected to become an important fulcrum of the global supply chain in the historical opportunity period of the’double cycle’.” Regarding the development opportunities of the industrial chain in the western region in the future, Chang Yupeng suggested that we can learn from the successful experience of the “rail transportation industry chain”, apply the “Chengyu model”, attract the world’s top technology and talents, integrate the global industry chain and resources, and establish a joint venture company . Drive the optimization and upgrading of the industrial chain in the western region with a market-oriented model. Accelerate the digital transformation of supply chain enterprises Under the new pattern of “dual cycle”, opportunities must outweigh the challenges, but they will also face problems such as weak competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises. Chen Yuan pointed out that how to help small and medium-sized enterprises cope with difficulties is something that requires everyone to work together and consider. A local company in Chengdu, Jiwei Internet of Things, is an online platform that focuses on the digital transformation of service supply chain companies. “In the double cycle, what we have to do is how to help companies get through the supply chain. The core is to solve the connection between the company and the company. In the process of connecting, our job is to integrate the resources between the company and the company. The entire supply chain, including transportation, warehousing, processing, distribution, etc., is connected through online platforms to empower traditional enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, and help them grow together.” Chen Yuan said. As Huang Zhuo said, the construction of China’s supply chain is currently at a new stage, and the first challenge it faces is to improve the digital level of the supply chain. First of all, companies must have the awareness of digital transformation and upgrading, and on this basis, continuously improve their digital transformation and upgrading capabilities; secondly, from the government’s point of view, they must pay close attention to some bottlenecks in the supply chain, such as some In terms of the neck-stuck, the government needs to strengthen the construction of digital infrastructure and coordinate some resources to conduct concentrated research, including but not limited to the introduction and training of high-end talents. Wang Zhichao took Chengdu as an example. As early as 2017, the Chengdu Port Logistics Office established the Supply Chain Association. After that, the Chengdu Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government successively issued a series of precise support policies, such as investing 50 million yuan in support and Support the development of Chengdu supply chain projects. At the same time, under the initiative of the Logistics Office, the Chengdu Municipal Education Bureau and the Human Resources and Social Security Bureau also jointly established the Supply Chain Industry Steering Committee, with the goal of better achieving the integrated development of talents and industries. From the perspective of financial support for the new development pattern of “dual cycles”, Huang Zhuo also suggested that financial innovation should match the real economy, just as the supply chain needs digital transformation, and finance should also develop digital supply chain finance to realize the supply chain. The goods flow, capital flow and information flow are matched to provide better financing services for these supply chain enterprises. “Last year, the Central Bank issued a framework document for supply chain finance. The goal is to vigorously develop digital supply chain finance. This requires our financial institutions to continuously improve their digital capabilities and provide more effective financial services to the real economy.” Huang Zhuo In conclusion. Daily economic news

The Deputy Prime Minister asked the People’s Committees of provinces and cities to follow the direction of the government’s “dual goals”, both disease prevention and economic development. The People’s Committees are required not to “stop the river from banning the market”, have a plan to prioritize quick circulation at Covid-19 epidemic control points with means of transporting lychee from Bac Giang province to promptly consume finished product. Means of transporting Bac Giang lychee are officially opened “green lane” to quickly consume finished products. Photo: Hoang Dong. Relevant units include the Ministry of Transport, Industry and Trade, Public Security, Agriculture and Rural Development according to their functions and tasks to guide ensuring favorable conditions for trade, consumption and supply activities. goods between epidemic localities and other localities, in which priority is given to means of transporting lychee from Bac Giang province. The Ministry of Health was assigned to continue to inspect, urge and correct localities in the application of Covid-19 prevention and control measures to freight transport. This ministry is also responsible for guiding the Bac Giang People’s Committee on the issuance of certificates of safety to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic for means of transporting lychee through quarantine checkpoints. Previously, according to the Trade Promotion Department (Ministry of Industry and Trade), on June 12, the first batch of lychee with a traceability stamp entered the French market via air. This batch of nearly 1 ton lychee is stamped with the traceability stamp itrace247 developed by the unit. The shipment also took advantage of tariff preferences from the Vietnam – European Union Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

Brent oil price increased for 4 consecutive sessions on June 15. Photo: Reuters Ending the session on June 14, Brent oil price advanced 17 US cents to 72.86 USD/barrel. The price of this oil commodity at the beginning of the session jumped to $73.64 per barrel – the highest level since April 2019. The price of WTI oil fell 3 US cents to 70.88 USD/barrel, after touching $71.78/barrel at one point, the highest level since October 2018. The price of “black gold” has increased sharply in recent weeks thanks to a gradual recovery in demand for fuel in the context of many countries easing restrictions to prevent the Covid-19 epidemic. The International Energy Agency (IEA) on June 11 forecast that global demand will return to pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2022, faster than previously predicted. The IEA called on the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, collectively known as the OPEC+ group, to increase supply to meet demand. The OPEC+ group has limited output to support oil prices after the Covid-19 pandemic caused demand to drop to a record in 2020. Indirect discussions between the US and Iran, and the remaining powers in the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, resumed on June 12 in Vienna (Austria). However, the European Union (EU) described this round of negotiations on the multilateral nuclear deal as “tense”. The US return to the Iran Nuclear Agreement, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), would pave the way for the lifting of economic sanctions on Tehran, thereby allowing the OPEC member This continues to export crude oil. However, financial consulting firm ING Economics said that the possibility of the US rejoining the JCPOA before the Iranian presidential election this weekend is very unlikely. Regarding supply, the OPEC + group recently decided to maintain the production agreement to support oil prices in the middle of the epidemic season. According to ING, additional supply from the OPEC+ group will be needed in the second half of the year, as demand is expected to continue to recover. However, the rally of oil prices in the session was also limited as investors cautiously waited for the outcome of the policy meeting of the US Federal Reserve (FED) from 15-16/// 6 to look for signals on when the central bank will begin to scale back its monetary stimulus measures.

Production drops slightly A lack of material slows down industry

As of: June 8th, 2021 12:32 p.m.

It sounds paradoxical: the order books are full, but production in German industry fell in April. The main reason is the supply bottlenecks for intermediate products such as semiconductors or lumber. In April, industrial production in the German economy fell by one percent compared to March, according to the Federal Ministry of Economics. That is significantly worse than experts had forecast, after a plus of 2.2 percent had been recorded in the previous month. The reason for the decline is the lack of intermediate products such as, which has been widely discussed for a long time Semiconductors or Lumber , which the companies from industry, construction and troubles the energy suppliers.

“A slight disappointment”

The sectors are affected differently by this development. Industrial emissions fell by 0.7 percent. The construction industry recorded a significant minus of 4.3 percent. Energy generation, on the other hand, increased by six percent compared to the previous month. Within the industry, the weighty area of ​​motor vehicles / motor vehicle parts recorded a significant decline of 5.6 percent in a two-month comparison, according to the press release. The comparably weighty mechanical engineering sector, on the other hand, was only slightly below the previous level at minus 0.3 percent. “In view of the high order backlog, that is a slight disappointment,” commented LBBW economist Jens-Oliver Niklasch on the current economic data. This is also how his colleague Alexander Krüger from Bankhaus Lampe sees it: “It is paradoxical: Despite the magnificent order situation, production is not getting underway. Once again it is clear that the industry is still affected by indirect pandemic pressure. Longer delivery times and material bottlenecks are actually signs a boom that is currently not at all. ”

“Material shortage has a full impact”

Thomas Gitzel, chief economist at VP Bank, is of the opinion that the shortage of materials is now having an impact: “Such a constellation is unparalleled. The industry’s order books are well filled and production is giving way.” Nils Jannsen, Head of Business for Germany at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel), also sees the delivery bottlenecks as a major problem, as the companies have not been able to fully process the high incoming orders for several months. “In April, the proportion of companies in the manufacturing sector that reported production disruptions due to a lack of preliminary work was at a record level of more than 40 percent,” said the expert. In addition to the shortage of manufactured intermediate goods, Jannsen also observes transport bottlenecks in shipping. For Andreas Scheuerle, an expert at Dekabank, another aspect is also effective: “Delivery bottlenecks certainly hampered production in April. But they alone do not explain the lower industrial production. Another part of the picture is that the infection situation in Germany is continuing tightened the easing of March again. ”

Production expectations are falling

How could it go on in the future? Apparently, there is a certain skepticism among companies: The production expectations of the industry deteriorated in May after a 30-year high had only been reached in the previous month. The corresponding ifo indicator fell by five to 27 points, as the Ifo Institute announced in its monthly survey of companies. “The picture of production expectations in the individual sectors is very different,” said Ifo expert Klaus Wohlrabe. “The auto industry and its suppliers are significantly lowering their expectations, but continue to expect production increases.” The clothing manufacturers, on the other hand, report for the first time after nine months that they want to expand their production. “Additional boost” The economist Scheuerle emphasizes that the order cushion increased again in April, because orders would develop more strongly than production: “This record high order backlog will secure the recovery in the second half of the year as soon as the bottlenecks ease again.” According to ifw specialist Jannsen, it is currently difficult to predict how long the production disruptions will continue. They would presumably only fade gradually and initially put a brake on the recovery in industry. “As soon as these impairments have been overcome, companies will work off the backlog of orders quickly and industrial production will receive an additional boost.”

Speaking of the two American brands that have a strong reputation in the domestic market, it must be Ford and General Motors, and their product lineups each have “specially supplied” models belonging to the Chinese market, and the sales of the two cars are in Among the top compact models in the same class, they are the Ford Focus and Buick Hideo. These two models have their own characteristics. Ford Fireworks has conquered the hearts of many Chinese consumers at Changan Ford with affordable prices and appropriate and practical configurations. Each model of the past generations has the reputation of being a “home expert”. Weighed. Buick Hideo, with its sporty exterior design and chassis tuning, can be regarded as a “specially supplied” driving control car among American models. In terms of price, both models have different degrees of preferential strength. Because of the earlier change of Buick Hideo, the reference price of the 2021 Buick Hideo entry-level model with automatic transmission is around 80,000 yuan. And the Ford Fires is in the period of about to change models, so the preferential price is not too much. From the previous generations of Ford Fires’s preferential strength, we can see that after the new car has been on the market for a period of time, the reference sale of the entry-level model with automatic transmission is low. The price is basically around 55,000 yuan. So in terms of price, Ford Fireworks is even better. Atmosphere and sports, which value is more eye-catching? In appearance, both models have deeply studied the aesthetics of domestic consumers. Ford Firefly captures the characteristics of domestic consumers’ desire for luxury , It seems that Ferris is the most appropriate to describe the “Martin face” with the atmosphere and resistance, and the characteristics of the “Martin face” can meet the needs of most Chinese users for face. Buick Hideo has captured the demand of domestic consumers for younger car purchases, showing the characteristics of youth sports everywhere. Ford Fireworks adopts a brand-new family-style design language. The front grille area called “Star Curtain” is larger and larger than the old model. The two-color chrome-plated decorative strips in the interior look like a star point. It looks very layered. Strong. The full-LED headlights are no longer rounded, but become more slender and sharp. A penetrating chrome strip is connected to the left and right headlights, and the front face is more refined. In terms of the dimensions of the Ford Fireworks, the length, width and height are 4633/1825/1490mm, and the wheelbase is 2687mm. This performance is also the mainstream level in the same class of models. The rear of the car retains the small rear wing design of the old model, and the shape is uneven. The taillights also have a penetrating chrome trim to connect the long left and right taillights, keeping the height consistent with the headlight design. The 2021 Buick Hideo continues the design language style of the old model in the overall appearance. The polygonal center mesh with silver chrome decoration presents a very strong color family-style design. Buick Hideo used to be more sporty than the Ford Focus, which is exactly the opposite of the homely stable appearance pursued by models of the same level on the market. The side of the Buick Hideo is very round and full, without a sharp waistline running through it, and no exaggerated design. The side of the new car looks very pragmatic. The bulging shape of the roof can make up for the shortcomings of the lack of space for the car’s overhead view. The length, width and height are 4609/1798/1464mm respectively, and the wheelbase is 2640mm. Such body size data performs well in the competition of the same level, and does not have the outstanding performance of the competing Ford Focus. Technology large screen or mechanical knob? Although the appearance has its own characteristics, the performance of the two cars in the car is more in line with the design of contemporary family cars. In contrast, the new generation of Forys has also made great improvements in the interior part. In summary, it is more modern and technological, and more in line with the current aesthetic trend. The Buick Hideo’s interior does not have too many designs, and it is more pragmatic in everything you see. Compared with the old model, the interior of the Ford Fire Earth-shaking changes have taken place.The new car takes the simple and technological “giant screen smart cockpit” as the theme, and has a huge facelift. The dual 10.25-inch floating dual screens look enough to be full of futuristic technology. The interior of the car is covered with a large number of soft materials and the color matching is full of fashion and vitality, creating an excellent visual and tactile feeling in the car. The interior design of the 2021 Buick Hideo does not have as many designs as Ford Fires, and the configuration functions that can be accessed are mainly practical. The traditional pointer instruments, rotary air-conditioning buttons and other configuration designs do not seem aesthetically pleasing, but the 7-inch touch screen barely touches technology. But for a sports-focused car, it’s the mechanical sense that makes it more tonal. Control and power to satisfy the family who is more fragrant? In terms of power and handling, Ford Fires’ power is obviously more dominant, but the chassis tuning performance is average, and Buick Hideo is not as powerful as Ford Fires, but its chassis control performance is extremely good. Ford Fireworks continues to be equipped with a 1.5L three-cylinder naturally aspirated engine with a maximum power of 122 horsepower and a peak torque of 152 Nm. The transmission system is matched with a 6-speed automatic manual gearbox. The power is definitely the best in its class, but out of consideration that the car users are family consumers, the chassis tuning of Ford Focus is not too radical. The combination of front Macpherson independent suspension and rear torsion beam non-independent suspension, under Ford’s excellent chassis tuning, is enough to meet the comfortable ride experience of daily travel, and it can also bring the driver due control. Although Buick Hideo’s power is not as outstanding as Ford Fireworks, the 1.5L four-cylinder engine has a maximum output of 113 horsepower and a peak torque of 141 Nm. But the performance of the four-cylinder is still a little more stable than that of the three-cylinder Fries. And in terms of controllability, Buick Hideo’s performance is more prominent, and it is the most equipped model in its class. Adopting front Macpherson + rear multi-link independent suspension, such a configuration is rare in the same level, The upper adjustment limit of the rear independent suspension is higher. The texture of the chassis is quite solid, and the suspension adjustment is soft. It can calmly cope with potholes and intense driving, giving the car a high-quality comfort performance. It is not difficult to see that if you want to survive in the domestic A-class car market, you need not only excellent product capabilities, but also a better understanding of domestic consumers’ car needs. And these two “exclusive” models, Ford Fireworks focuses on fashion, Buick Hideo focuses on control, All have their own distinctive characteristics. For less than 100,000 yuan, consumers can choose a family car that is both durable and unique. Buick Hideo and Ford Fires are indeed two choices that have performed well in this field.

In Vietnam, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested to resolutely and effectively implement the vaccine strategy, which accelerates access to purchase and import of Covid-19 vaccine sources for Vietnam, including through COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access Program (COVAX). UNICEF and WHO representatives in Vietnam welcomed the first batch of Covid-19 vaccine including 811,200 doses in COVAX’s commitment to support Vietnam. (Source: UNICEF) From defense to attack According to the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang, following the Prime Minister’s direction with the spirit of “fighting the epidemic like fighting the enemy”, right from the time the Covid-19 epidemic broke out and countries conducted research and production, Successfully testing a vaccine against the disease, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Vietnamese representative agencies abroad have made efforts to find, approach and negotiate with partners to provide vaccines against Covid-19 to soon import vaccines using vaccines. used in the country. In the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, the COVAX mechanism is one of the best solutions to ensure the rapid and equitable deployment of safe and effective vaccines to all countries around the world. COVAX is coordinated by three organizations including the World Health Organization (WHO), the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations (GAVI) and the Coalition for Epidemic Response Innovations (CEPI), with distribution partners being United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). With the policy of joining COVAX early, in December 2020, Vietnam submitted a dossier to this mechanism to propose vaccine support. On that basis, COVAX has allocated vaccines and committed to provide Vietnam with a vaccine quantity guaranteed to immunize 20% of the population, equivalent to nearly 39 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine. Up to now, Vietnam has received more than 2.5 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine under the COVAX mechanism. This is part of a total of 4.1 million doses of vaccine, worth up to $17 million, committed to Vietnam by COVAX in the first six months of 2021. The remaining batches will arrive in Vietnam by the end of this year and early 2022. All vaccines are provided free of charge by COVAX through UNICEF. Thus, up to now, this is the largest amount of vaccines Vietnam has received. According to Mr. Do Hung Viet, Director of the Department of International Organizations (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), participating in Vietnam’s COVAX program is about finding “the right person at the right time”. COVAX has promptly provided the first two batches of vaccines so that Vietnam can deploy its vaccination strategy, especially for the frontline forces against the epidemic, contributing to helping us begin to change the state of epidemic prevention from defense to prevention. translation attack. In ASEAN, before Vietnam, two countries have committed to contribute to COVAX: Singapore ($5 million) and the Philippines ($100,000). Spread the spirit of solidarity Up to now, COVAX has received funding from more than 40 countries and partners, mainly from the US, European Union (EU), Japan, Australia, UK… AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, distributed under the COVAX mechanism, has been vaccinated in Vietnam since early March. For COVAX’s goal of providing 2 billion doses of vaccine to developing countries, middle and low-income countries, the amount of money that COVAX needs to continue to mobilize is still very large. In addition, the global Covid-19 vaccine supply chain is being disrupted and disrupted by the resurgence of the pandemic in many places, especially in India – a large vaccine production “factory”. best of the world. In that context, the COVAX mechanism must be flexible and adjusted to meet more urgent needs in places where the epidemic situation is severe. The supply is low, many places have severe outbreaks of the disease, greatly affecting the vaccine supply schedule of COVAX. As a major beneficiary of the COVAX program, Vietnam is determined to join hands with the international community to respond to the pandemic. This is also the policy that Vietnam is strongly promoting in recent years. Since the outbreak of the epidemic, Vietnam has stepped up to strengthen international cooperation and solidarity to cope with the epidemic, because Vietnam understands that no country will be safe when the world is still not safe. With that policy and spirit, Vietnam has decided to contribute $500,000 to the COVAX initiative. Thus, Vietnam is classified as one of the few developing countries contributing to COVAX. Mr. Do Hung Viet emphasized that the contribution to COVAX demonstrates Vietnam’s sense of responsibility in global efforts, strengthens multilateral cooperation, thereby enhancing Vietnam’s image and position in the eyes of foreign partners. international organizations as well as international friends. As soon as Vietnam announced its contribution to COVAX, many international organizations, including GAVI, UNICEF, WHO… gave thanks and appreciated this decision. “Through this contribution, Vietnam hopes to have a synergistic effect, spreading the spirit of international solidarity so that governments of other countries and other partners can take necessary actions to increase support for the country. COVAX”, shared Mr. Do Hung Viet. The frontline against epidemics abroad The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is tasked by the Government with the Ministry of Health as the main agency in finding and accessing vaccine sources. With a network of more than 90 Vietnamese representative offices abroad, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has coordinated to drastically implement this task. Thereby, Vietnam has access to a number of vaccine sources of countries and international organizations to contribute to Vietnam’s vaccination strategy. Currently, on a global scale, vaccines are not only a medical issue but also contain many political factors. The decision of countries to support each other with vaccines depends a lot on bilateral relations in many fields. Therefore, the Vietnamese representative missions abroad and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have conducted hundreds of contacts and mobilized access to vaccine sources in countries and international organizations. This tireless effort has yielded practical results such as the recent commitments to provide Covid-19 vaccines from COVAX and the US, Russia, Japan, China… to Vietnam. UNICEF has also expressed its willingness to support our country in accessing and purchasing a vaccine against Covid-19. As the world’s largest vaccine “buyer” with longstanding relationships with leading pharmaceutical companies, UNICEF has the ability to assist Vietnam in connecting and negotiating contract terms, prices and timeframes. vaccine supply time. Mr. Do Hung Viet said that this is an effective channel to access and buy vaccines that Vietnam needs to take advantage of. In addition to accessing vaccine sources of countries, international organizations, and Vietnamese representative missions abroad, they also make efforts to connect with state and provincial governments in some countries, taking advantage of the relationship. Twinning relationship with localities to mobilize vaccine support. Obviously, dealing with the epidemic requires the cooperation of the whole community. While doctors and medical staff are on the frontline against the epidemic at home, diplomats are also soldiers on the front lines abroad to “fight” to collect vaccine sources to increase vaccination coverage. vaccination for Vietnamese people, contributing to early fight against the pandemic. COVAX’s initial goal is to purchase and mobilize 2 billion doses of vaccine by the end of 2021, enough to protect high-risk, vulnerable people and frontline healthcare workers worldwide, half of which were shipped to 92 low- and middle-income countries to vaccinate about 20% of the population of these countries. However, because the amount of COVAX vaccine received was much short of the set target, by May 24, 2021, COVAX had only distributed 72 million doses of the vaccine to 125 countries and economies.

Governments, medical experts and researchers are working to find the most effective strategies to deploy Covid-19 vaccination to quickly create herd immunity as the pandemic continues to sweep the world. limited supply of vaccines. According to the journal Nature, the world needs about 11 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccine to immunize 70% of the world’s population, in case each person must receive two doses. However, the latest statistics of Bloomberg news show that, as of June 2, a total of more than 1.94 billion doses have been injected across 176 countries, equivalent to nearly 12.7% of the global population. required to be fully immunized. The situation of Covid-19 vaccination worldwide in terms of vaccination rate for the whole population (%). Graphics: Bloomberg In addition, there is inequality in vaccine distribution, with rich countries, which account for only 19% of the world’s population, capturing more than 50% of the full year’s supply while low- and middle-income countries, accounting for more than 50% of the total supply. More than 80% of the world’s population has access to less than a third of the vaccines shipped, exacerbating the problem. A conundrum now is how humanity can overcome the pandemic at the earliest when it is estimated that the total number of vaccines produced and distributed in the world in 2021 is only about 6 billion doses. more than 55% of the forecast demand mentioned above? Countries that have received the highest number of doses of Covid-19 vaccine in the world as of June 2. Source: Bloomberg Classification of priority groups for vaccination In order to optimize the mass vaccination campaign against SARS-CoV-2 virus in the current difficult conditions, most governments have decided to prioritize pre-vaccination for groups at high risk of infection with the virus. such as frontline medical staff, forces directly in charge of fighting the epidemic, people over 65 years old, people with chronic diseases or workers in the group providing essential services. In addition to the above approach, governments and scientists are also trying other solutions to achieve the most effective vaccination strategy possible while waiting for vaccine manufacturers to increase production and abundant supplies. more abundant. Experimental mixing of vaccines Some countries have recently considered mixing different vaccines to address shortages and delays in supply. The idea is not new, as scientists have been experimenting with this approach for decades against Ebola and HIV viruses. In the UK, scientists have decided to expand the study in the use of combinations of Covid-19 vaccines to assess whether mixing them is safe and helps prolong immunity in vaccinated people. strains or not. In February 2021, Oxford University began promoting a study called Com-Cov, whereby volunteers will be vaccinated with the first and second doses of two vaccines AstraZeneca and Pfizer/BioNTech. Preliminary research results, published in the Lancet medical journal in mid-May, revealed that mixing the two vaccines would increase the side effects of the vaccine, such as fatigue and headaches over time. short and in light form. Photo: Healthmag “It’s a finding that we didn’t anticipate. We still don’t know if this approach is associated with an improved immune response. We’ll find that out in a few weeks.” “, Professor Matthew Snape, who led the study, said on May 14. Snape and his colleagues also recently added Moderna and Novavax vaccines to the trial program. The authors hope that, if their study can demonstrate that the mixed vaccination produces an immune response as well as the standard vaccination and does not significantly increase the response to the vaccine, there will be more people complete their immunization plans sooner. This will also assist the health system in responding in the event of a shortage of any currently used vaccines. Similarly, the Philippine Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on May 24 also announced that it would start a study on mixing China’s Sinovac vaccine with other vaccines available in the country such as AstraZeneca, Pfizer/ BioNTech and Sputnik from June this year to November 2022. DOST Secretary Fortunato Dela Pena explained that Sinovac was the main target of the study because it is the most stable supply in the Philippines, accounting for 5.5 million doses out of the approximately 8.3 million doses the country has received for until now. Manila is aiming to have vaccinated more than half of its 110 million population by this year. However, according to Nikkei Asia, the nationwide vaccination campaign is facing many challenges when people focus on injecting only “branded” vaccines such as Pfizer, forcing many local governments to keep the name of the vaccine secret. Please be used in vaccinations. More spacing between injections In accordance with the regimen and recommendations of the vaccine manufacturers against Covid-19, after giving the first dose to the patient, after 3-4 weeks, medical facilities will inject the second dose (21 days apart for patients). with Pfizer vaccine and 28 days with AstraZeneca vaccine). However, the British government has decided to extend the interval between the two shots to 12 weeks to have enough vaccine to vaccinate more people. This decision caused a lot of controversy. However, British medical advisers explain, because most vaccines are proven to be more than 50% effective after the first shot, doing so will help increase immunity for more people against dangerous pathogens and help speed up the national immunization campaign. The number of new infections and deaths from Covid-19 is falling sharply in the UK. Graphics: Reuters There are no formal studies on the effectiveness of the initiative yet. However, there is an undeniable fact that the foggy country is sharply reducing the number of cases and deaths from Covid-19, allowing the country to start easing restrictive measures against the epidemic from 12/02. 4 and aims to get the country out of lockdown this summer. Vaccination for people 12 years of age and older The European Commission has approved the use of Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine for children 12 years of age and older, European Union (EU) Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides announced on May 31. , giving the bloc’s member countries the option to expand their vaccination programmes. On the same day, the Japanese Government also announced a similar decision. The move took place not long after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on May 10 approved the use of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for children aged 12-15. Previously, the product was only approved by the FDA. emergency use permission for persons 16 years of age and older. President Joe Biden called the FDA’s new step a promising development in the fight against the epidemic. Before the US, Canada on May 5 became the first country in the world to agree to expand the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine recipients to children 12 years of age and older, citing more benefits. risk. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that developed countries suspend the implementation of immunization for adolescents in order to share the surplus vaccine resources with poorer countries that have a shortage of vaccination supplies for children. older, high-risk groups. “The pandemic has proven that no one is safe until everyone is safe. Equal access to a Covid-19 vaccine is within our grasp. The sooner we do it, the better. The faster our lives and our children’s lives return to normal,” emphasized Ms. Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of UNICEF.

Illustration (Source: Chinadaily) South Korea’s Ministry of Science and Information Technology and Communications said on June 1 that many cloud data center operators have cooperated with companies specializing in chips used in Korean servers to meet the respond to the increase in demand for semiconductor products and respond to uncertainties in the global supply chain. The ministry said five data center companies, Naver Cloud, Douzone Bizon, Kakao Enterprise, NHN and KT, along with the Artificial Intelligence Industry Cluster Agency, signed a memorandum of understanding with Korean server chip companies SK Telecom, Rebellions, FuriosaAI, and Korea Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute to expand the use of products Semiconductor domestically produced artificial intelligence (AI) in data centers. Demand for AI semiconductor products from data center operators has been increasing in recent times. These companies need chips to process large volumes of data efficiently. Ministry of Science and Technology Information – Korean media predicts that the global server AI chip market will grow from $3.5 billion in 2020 to $34.7 billion in 2030. Under the aforementioned agreement, the companies will also cooperate on chip development, as well as pursue plans to establish a semiconductor test environment at an AI industry complex in Gwangju, 329 kilometers south of Seoul. The ministry said it would support the cooperation plan of the company and hope that this agreement will boost the semiconductor industry of Korea in the context of a recent global supply shortage.

Health benefits of mango Boost immunity: Mangoes contain several nutrients such as vitamin A, folate and vitamin B. All these essential nutrients benefit your immune system, keeping it strong and healthy. Mango is a versatile fruit that can be easily included in the diet. Photo: Nhat Linh AIDS digestion: Digestive health can benefit from consuming mango as it is a rich source of fiber, water and enzymes, namely amylase which can help maintain a healthy digestive system. Beneficial for hair and skin health: Mangoes are rich in vitamin C, which helps keep hair and skin healthy. This vitamin is needed to make collagen, a protein that gives skin and hair structure. Collagen gives your skin elasticity and fights sagging and wrinkles. In addition, mango is a good source of vitamin A, which helps encourage hair growth and the production of sebum, a fluid that moisturizes the scalp to keep it healthy. Good for cardiovascular: Mangoes contain nutrients that support a healthy heart. Nutrients like potassium and magnesium help maintain a healthy pulse and relax your blood vessels, promoting lower blood pressure levels. In addition, mangoes also contain a unique antioxidant called mangiferin, which has been shown to support healthy heart function. Promotes eye health: Mangoes are a good source of vitamin A, lutein and zeaxanthin. These nutrients have been linked to promoting eye health, improving vision. It also prevents night blindness and dry eyes.

Accordingly, on May 28, the Australian Federal Foreign Investment Commission (FIRB) approved the contract to buy 100% of the shares of the Roper Valley iron ore mine project of the Australian subsidiary of Hoa Phat Group. . Roper Valley iron ore mine has estimated reserves of 320 million tons. After the transaction is completed, Hoa Phat is the owner of the Roper Valley iron ore project with an estimated reserve of 320 million tons and a mining capacity of 4 million tons/year. Hoa Phat said that the group will continue to research to invest in buying some new iron mines in Australia, in order to ensure a long-term supply of at least 50% of the Group’s iron ore demand (equivalent to 10 million tons of iron ore). /year). Besides, the raw material that constitutes up to 30% of the steel price is coking coal, which is currently imported by Hoa Phat from Australia – the world’s largest coking coal supplier market. The Group is studying to buy a few Australian coking coal mines in the future to gradually become self-sufficient in this important production material. Talking to Dat Viet, metallurgical expert – Prof. Dr. Pham Pho assessed, this step of Hoa Phat is very wise, helping businesses to proactively source raw materials in a stable and long-term way. According to him, normally Australia rarely sells the whole mine, but now, due to political and trade tensions with China, Beijing has limited the purchase of iron ore from Canberra, on condition that Australia sells the whole ore mine to Vietnam. should be easier without raising prices. Roper Valley iron ore mine has estimated reserves of 320 million tons. Photo: Hoa Phat “With this step, Hoa Phat can take the initiative in the source of raw materials, only have to worry about exploitation and transportation. Enterprises must send people to supervise and operate, along with a team of workers in your country to exploit. Most of Vietnam’s steel mills rely on scrap iron for production. However, the current scrap iron and steel is limited, the price has increased, the quality is poor, not to mention the difficulty in transportation. It can be said that enterprises producing steel by electric furnace technology, using scrap iron will face many difficulties in the future. Therefore, this step of Hoa Phat is very important,” said Professor Pho. The expert also highly appreciated Hoa Phat’s plan to buy coking coal mine. However, he also noted, buying coal mines to produce coke is very difficult, the production process of coke costs a lot of money. Therefore, it is often easier for a business to cooperate with a partner in Australia than to be completely self-sufficient. “Of course, businesses choose depending on specific conditions to produce coke. To produce coke, it is necessary to use fat coal, not coal. The carbon content in it is high and contains a certain amount of oil. When heated, , the amount of oil evaporates, leaving pores. These pores will make the air flow, not clogged and it will provide fuel continuously. If the business can buy ore mines, and at the same time associate with partners in Australia to produce coke, it is very good. This depends on the operating ability of the business, if you want to produce cups, you must have good experts, and ore is simple – just dig, treat and bring back. If the direction of the business is to buy coke mines, then transporting coke to Vietnam, coking production in Vietnam is better and also simpler, because the production process of coking coal has many other products. For example, when coking, the gas that rises contains a lot of fuel, in which CO is very high, gives high value of electricity, provides for the process of electricity production, boiler heating…”, Prof. TSKH Pham Analysis Street. He also noted that producing steel from ore has a more complicated process than producing steel from scrap (iron scrap) and is also cheaper. The quality of steel depends on the manufacturing process. Even scrap steel wants to produce good steel, it must be carefully selected and classified. Currently, scrap steel in the world is still small, with many impurities. When buying, manufacturing enterprises must carefully select and classify, which costs a lot of money. Regarding the problem of environmental pollution treatment, Professor Pho said that blast furnaces are more complicated than electric furnaces that use scrap iron and steel. When the blast furnace emits gas, it is necessary to invest in equipment to recover coal dust for reuse. Similarly, the exhaust gas contains a lot of CO, which if left to fly into the environment is very toxic, so it must be recovered to put back to burn in electric furnaces or furnaces. This does not mean that electric furnaces do not have to deal with environmental pollution. The electric furnace itself must also be equipped with equipment to capture waste gas, coal dust and filter. Because technology and equipment to deal with environmental pollution are very expensive, according to Prof. Pho, it is important whether steel factories are willing to invest or not.

The survey was conducted in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City with the access facilities being pharmacies and hospitals – where the majority of people go first when they have health problems and functional food trading/manufacturing companies. The survey and data processing was conducted from January 2019 to October 2019. Pharmacist Phan Ke Son in the laboratory for the production of purple tricolor nano. The research team surveyed patients or people at high risk of osteoporosis such as the elderly, pregnant women,… living in Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City; conduct random selection so that there is 1 pharmacy/hospital for each district, then for each pharmacy/hospital, interview 5-7 customers who agree to participate in the study to ensure 40 customers answer interview. The survey subjects are also representatives or people/units producing/trading functional foods in Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City… The survey aims to find out the supply capacity of manufacturers as well as to find out the competitive market, price and technology of products to support osteoporosis prevention from Quang Ninh three purple sizes, and at the same time, research on the production of products to support osteoporosis prevention. This allows to find out the possibility of providing products to support osteoporosis prevention and the need for technology to manufacture products to support osteoporosis prevention, in order to determine the ability to supply products in the market and search for potential partners. partners wishing to transfer technology to produce products to support osteoporosis prevention. The survey results show that the companies participating in the survey 100% have not yet produced/traded preparations from three sizes of purple, 70% of the companies want to participate in the production/trading of products from three sizes. Violet. In which, 57.2% of companies have production plants. The number of production and research people in the company is less than 50, accounting for mainly (85.71%) and the product production capacity in 1 month is 10,000 products is the highest (57.15%), so the company has equipped and invested in modern and large-scale facilities to serve production. Quang Ninh purple basil tubers. In which, about 55% of companies are expected to supply the market with > 10000 products/month, 20% supply the market with 5000 – 10000 products, the proportion of products that can be supplied to the market is very high. large and the desired cost for a product is 100,000 VND (60%). The price of 100,000 VND belongs to the mid-range segment, everyone can afford the drug. Companies that plan to sell on all channels: retail, online, wholesale, etc. account for the majority (40%), Products sold through stores (directly to consumers) and sales channels. The odd ratio is 15%. Thus, the products of the companies are sold to the market in a variety of channels so that they can reach the people who need to use the products. “Through the survey, we see that the potential for production/business to supply the Quang Ninh market with three size purple products is very large when currently no company/business unit has any products. about three Quang Ninh purple sizes while they have all the conditions for production / business to promote products about Quang Ninh purple products to supply the market in quantity “- Pharmacist Phan Ke Son shared.

Dell posted record revenue of $24.5 billion in the first quarter. Photo: Dell According to the latest report, the company achieved sales of $24.5 billion, up 12% year-on-year. This figure is higher than the forecast of financial analysts of 23.4 billion USD. Product revenue was $18 billion, up 12%, service revenue was $6.5 billion, up 10%. In that, non-GAAP earnings of $2.13 per share, higher than the prediction of $1.61. On that basis, Dell earned $1.13 per share, operating income of $1.4 billion, up 96%. Gross margin was unchanged from a year ago, at 31%. Dell said cash flow from operations over the past 12 months hit a record $14.4 billion. In revenue from its businesses, Dell recorded a 20% increase in the PC business of $13.3 billion, while orders for Alienware gaming laptops increased by 76%. Group operating income was $1.1 billion, up 84%, consumer revenue grew 42%, commercial customer revenue grew 14%. Infrastructure Solutions had $7.9 billion in revenue, up 5%. Server and network revenue was $4.1 billion, up 9%, while storage revenue was $3.8 billion. The VMware business brought in total revenue of $2.99 ​​billion, up 9% year over year. Dell and VMware will continue their strategic relationship as Dell transferred 81% of shares to Dell Technologies shareholders last month in the fourth quarter of 2021. Jeff Clarke, CEO of Dell, said there has been a significant acceleration in digital transformation globally, and it shows in Dell’s business numbers. Technology has become increasingly central to the global economy and society. Dell sees opportunities ahead and for the future using the data Dell is creating. However, the Covid-19 pandemic is a problem that affects the global supply chain of Dell and other technology companies, causing difficulties for the information technology industry today. Shortages of semiconductors, supply for displays, memory, and graphics chips are also the reasons why orders like PCs are affected this year and into the next.

Changing habits of saving electricity not only reduces costs for the family but also contributes to saving electricity in general. Although there are not many electrical appliances in the home, only using them in accordance with the needs and reasonable time will contribute to saving a lot of electricity. In addition, customers need to check and maintain the indoor wiring system to ensure reasonable science because if the wiring is confused, it will cause power consumption to be lost in the transmission process; at the same time properly use appliances that consume large electricity such as water heaters, irons, refrigerators, etc. Customer Le Diep Lai in Nguyen Nghiem ward – Quang Ngai city said: “My house has never left the air conditioner below 25 degrees, usually around 26-27 degrees. I find that to be appropriate, not much different from the outside, both protecting health and saving electricity. I also educate my children to turn off electrical appliances in the house when they do not need to use them. Vu Ha Ty customer in Nghia Dung commune – Quang Ngai city only uses the air conditioner when absolutely necessary and usually adjusts the temperature not too low to save energy. Ms. Ty shared: “My house is not located in the center, there are many gaps around, so I often use the wind and natural light in the house, minimizing the use of electricity to operate the cooling equipment. lighting”. Changing the habit of using electricity will save electricity, reduce costs for the family and contribute to saving electricity in general. Although there are not many electrical appliances in the home, only using them in accordance with the needs and reasonable time will contribute to saving a lot of electricity. Currently, customers can use the monthly electricity consumption estimator https://uoctinhdiennang.evn.com.vn to calculate the monthly electricity consumption of the family, thereby adjusting the usage. Use electricity in the most efficient and economical way. Propagate the use of electricity to the people. Huynh Trong Nguyen – Quang Ngai PC Business City recommended: “In addition to daily-life customers, manufacturing enterprises need to review and arrange reasonable production plans, minimizing the simultaneous mobilization of devices. consume large electricity capacity during peak hours and do not leave electrical equipment idle. This is the necessary coordination to ensure the stability of the infrastructure, and to ensure the supply of electricity for production and daily life in the dry season of 2021.”
In addition, to prevent local overload due to high demand for electricity, from the beginning of the second quarter of 2021, PC Quang Ngai also directed its affiliated units to regularly check lines and substations. Thanks to the initiative in the plan and the use of modern equipment such as thermal cameras, flycams, Quang Ngai PC was able to immediately detect and detect abnormal signs occurring with the equipment, preventing problems. can happen.
The economical and efficient use of electricity by customers is also one of the important solutions to help Quang Ngai PCs fight overload, reduce “heat” for the power grid system; thereby contributing to helping PC Quang Ngai perform well the management and operation of the power grid safely and effectively, improving the quality of power supply for customers.

The effectiveness of the vaccine so far cannot be denied. The United States, although not widely open to the world, has dragged down its number of infections in just the past few months. Based on data collected during vaccination, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced that the effectiveness of major vaccines such as Pfizer or Moderna is up to 95%. even with new variants. This makes it possible for American people to comfortably go out without having to wear a mask, while the US Government considers lifting the ban on international movement. Similar effects have also been observed in Israel and Europe, where vaccination rates have reached 60% – that is, herd immunity can be generated. The “miracle” that brought life back to its normal rhythm seemed to be at last. Small doses of vaccines are becoming the hope of the whole world in the fight against COVID. However, at the same time, a new wave of infections broke out in India. Since mid-April, an additional 5 million new infections have been recorded in this South Asian country. The number of new infections continuously reached approximately 300 thousand cases per day, of which several thousand people died from the disease every day. The epidemic tsunami was so great that it knocked down India’s health system in just a few days, a real disaster. It is hard to believe, until the 4th wave of infections broke out, India was the country with the 3rd highest number of COVID vaccines in the world and was a hope for the whole world thanks to its huge vaccine supply. However, the number of nearly 100 million doses of vaccine administered out of a population of 1.3 billion is still too small to achieve a state of herd immunity, as epidemiologists hope. The government’s subjectivity then caused the contagion to erupt violently at a time when major religious ceremonies were held in this huge country. Consequences for the people and country of India so far have not been fully enumerated, but more dangerous, it is slowing down the whole world’s efforts to open up, when the supply of vaccines is mainly for people. Poor countries under the WHO COVAX program have stalled, because India has urgently applied a ban on vaccine exports to save itself first. In addition, the fourth wave of infections has also begun to spread around the world, from Asia, Africa to South America, where vaccination rates are far from reaching the thresholds that can create health problems. herd immunity. No one can stand alone The Indians cannot be blamed for the decision to close the vaccine supply at this time, because indeed the images and death figures every day in the newspaper make anyone horrified. Before that, it was India that took the lead in efforts to help the poorer people to have access to 66 million doses of vaccine in the first quarter of this year. Now that responsibility needs to be reinforced. In contrast, the US, UK, EU and Israel have come up with plans to reopen. Learning from India’s mistakes, these countries have been more cautious. From May 23, tourists can return to Israel and the EU if they comply with the mandatory conditions. The problem is that if that rule is followed, there are not many qualified guests. Because, in addition to having received the correct vaccines recognized by the EU, that traveler must also be from countries with the number of new infections below 25 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the previous 14 days. Those are the countries that the EU calls “safe”. However, there are currently only 7 countries outside the EU that meet this criterion, such as Israel, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, etc., but that list does not include the US. That is, the invitation to travel to Europe is still only “give it up”. The door was opened but very few people could enter. The “Indian lesson” makes us realize that vaccination speed will determine the success or failure of a global vaccine strategy. As the United States and Israel quickly immunized the majority of the population, the SARS-CoV-2 virus was easily defeated. But, the drip vaccination rate will not be enough to create herd immunity and even allow the virus to mutate against the same old vaccines. Finding a vaccine for the poor is never easy. The fourth wave of contagion, therefore, has broken out in these very countries, with new variants that are more dangerous and could completely hit countries that already have high vaccination rates. Therefore, in order to solve the problem at the root, it is the rich countries that will have to take the lead in a new effort, to rescue the worldwide shortage of vaccines. Conflicts of interest A group of 13 countries has been identified by the World Bank (WB) as holding control and global distribution of vaccines. Among these, there are of course big countries like India, China, Russia, the G7 group and a few other European countries like Austria, Switzerland, Sweden. They are collectively known with a beautiful name, “The Club of Vaccine Producing Countries”. This club controls up to 88% of vaccines and 91% of vaccine companies in the world. Among them, mainly developed countries in the West. It is not surprising that the US and EU have achieved the highest vaccination rates in the world in a short time. Despite earlier claims to share vaccines with the world, “vaccine nationalism” prevailed initially. They have even started to have an oversupply of vaccine in their inventory after the last 3 months of intense vaccination. Therefore, when making the call for the rescue of vaccines in the world, both WHO and the United Nations are directly targeting this group of countries. Now it’s time for them to extend their hand to play the role of “saving the world”. However, this is also the time when the controversy broke out the most. The US has announced that it will deliver 70 million doses of its vaccine to developing countries between now and July. The EU will also contribute back to the COVAX program, after a temporary withdrawal to keep the vaccine for itself. But, even so, it’s still not enough. Because the most advanced vaccines being used by the US and EU require extremely complex preservation technologies that are not easy for poor or developing countries to meet. In Africa, hundreds of thousands of doses of vaccines have been destroyed, even though they still have their expiry date, because they cannot guarantee the storage conditions on the way to users. This situation may be even more serious, when the number of vaccines from the EU and the US is brought in in large numbers in the near future. And the cost of high-end vaccines like Pfizer or Moderna is never cheap, when Pfizer – BioNtech or Moderna apply the most advanced technologies that not even Russia or China have access to. A new call has been made, for rich countries to share vaccine copyrights with poor countries, in order to create a vaccine that suits them. However, advanced genetic technologies are copyrighted by major pharmaceutical companies, where they want to hold the secret not only for this COVID vaccine. As a result, the controversy has shifted from the states to the people of the vaccine-hungry poor countries, with the wealthy owners of the big pharmaceutical companies. Loss of motivation to research to find new products is the reason that big pharmaceutical companies rely on to protect their patents. Meanwhile, inequality in vaccine distribution has serious consequences for the lives of hundreds of millions of other people. Still, it wasn’t easy for those wealthy owners to give in. Therefore, before relying on the “kindness” of pharmaceutical companies, the most concrete thing that rich countries can do is probably just to try to fill this inequality by giving poor countries the opportunity to do so. access to their starting surplus vaccine resources. Saving people is actually saving yourself.
Tu Uyen

Illustration. (Source: congan.com.vn) Prime Minister has just issued Official Letter No.683/TTg-KGVX on extending the implementation time of the Project according to Decision No. 1984/QD-TTg dated October 31, 2014 of the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister agreed with the proposal of Ministry of Information and Communications on continuing to implement the “Project on provision of radio and television services via the Internet for overseas Vietnamese in the period 2015-2020” until the end of 2021. The Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Information and Communications to urgently collect opinions from ministries and agencies, complete the Project for the period 2021-2025; in which, attention must be paid to ensuring efficiency and compliance with the law, especially on copyright, to meet the requirements and tasks of external information; report to the Prime Minister. “Project on provision of radio and television services via the Internet for overseas Vietnamese period 2015-2020″ approved by the Prime Minister in Decision No. 1984/QD-TTg dated October 31, 2014 with the goal of providing complete, timely and accurate information to the Vietnamese community in Vietnam. abroad, serving the Party and State’s external information tasks; continue to expand the radio service area, TV via the Internet in order to provide diverse, rich and high-quality television services, especially in key areas on the basis of suitability with Vietnam’s socio-economic development conditions and trends. technology development in the world. The project also aims to increase the quality, content and duration of radio and television programs over the Internet on the basis of effectively combining different Internet-based television technology solutions; ensuring an average of 0.6-1 million people access the service every day and the system is capable of serving 150,000-200,000 concurrent service users.

The price of melons dropped sharply and many varieties chủng Similarly, in the Mekong Delta, the price of vegetables and fruits also decreased. Choysum is priced at 15,000 VND/kg, down 2000 VND/kg, broccoli is 13,000 VND/kg down by 2000 VND/kg, bitter melon is 18,000 VND/kg down by 2000 VND/kg, gourd is 10,000 VND/kg down by 2000 VND/kg, squash 11,000 VND/kg down 1000 VND/kg… Prices of some fruits continue their downward trend. Currently, Hoa Loc mango is priced at 15,000 VND/kg, reduced by 2,000 VND/kg, jackfruit 15,000 VND/kg, reduced by 2000 VND/kg, grade 1 green-skinned pomelos priced at 25,000 VND/kg, reduced by 3000 VND/kg, old bananas 6800 VND/kg , jackfruit 10,000 VND/kg down 2000 VND/kg, lemon 10,000 VND/kg down 2000 VND/kg… Especially, currently on the market, melons are very diverse. The price of cantaloupe melon farmers in the Mekong Delta regions sell buckets to traders at 20,000-25,000 VND/kg, a sharp decrease compared to before from 10,000-15,000 VND/kg. The price of cantaloupe fell due to abundant supply and the market’s diversity of types of melons such as long-fruited cantaloupe, round-fruited cantaloupe, orange-fleshed cantaloupe, green-fleshed cantaloupe, etc. In addition, the consumption of cantaloupe in the market The school is also slow because of the impact of the epidemic. Seafood products, fresh meat kept a sideways trend, some seafood products dropped sharply. White meat pangasius price is 35,000 VND/kg, down 2,000 VND/kg, giant freshwater shrimp 230,000 VND/kg, 5000 VND/kg, farmed snakehead fish 50,000 VND/kg, 5000 VND/kg, tilapia 30,000 VND/kg, down 2000 VND/kg…

The global chip shortage could last until 2023. (Source: Nikkei) Came in by surprise The Covid-19 pandemic was the first to cause the global economy to fall into recession last year, disrupting supply chains and changing consumer shopping patterns. So, to cope with the pandemic, automakers are forced to cut chip orders in 2020, while chip manufacturing companies also reduce production activities. But the rapid recovery and mis-predictions of car buyer demand have caused automakers to rush to place orders in large quantities. Meanwhile, the supply of semiconductor chips is not enough. In addition, the US government’s sanctions on Chinese technology corporations, plus consumers who bought many laptops, game consoles and other electronic products during the pandemic led to Inventory is getting smaller and smaller. Although computer chips are not very complicated or expensive, they are an integral part of making electronic devices and household items. Shortages are getting worse, spreading from the car industry to the consumer electronics market. Estimates by the US-based Semiconductor Industry Association say about 75% of global manufacturing capacity is in East Asia, led by TSMC (Taiwan) and Samsung (Korea). U.S. semiconductor companies account for 47 percent of global chip sales, but only 12 percent of global output is produced here. The shortfall is due to Asian companies investing too little in 8-inch chip factories. These companies have struggled to ramp up production as demand for 5G phones and laptops grew faster than expected. Qualcomm Inc, Samsung’s smartphone chip maker, is one of the major chipmakers struggling to keep up with consumer demand. Apple’s main supplier Foxconn also warned about the lack of chips affecting the supply chain for customers. Widespread impact The chip crisis hit the car industry first, especially on the productivity and sales of big companies like General Motors, Ford and Volkswagen. According to market research firm IHS Markit, the shortage of electronic chips affected the production process of 1.3 million cars and trucks worldwide in the first quarter of 2021. The company’s report also shows that the Renesas chip plant fire in Japan in March, as well as disruption to chip factories due to severe winter weather in Texas, will cause shortages. becomes serious. Last month, the British mini-car maker said it had suspended production lines for three days because of chip shortages. Recently, Ford also warned that the number of products is at risk of falling to 1.1 million vehicles this year. At the end of last year, the impact of the chip shortage crisis spread to consumer electronics. Last month, Apple’s financials indicated that the company would suffer losses of between three and four billion dollars in the first two quarters of the year, with the biggest impact on Mac and iPad products. Recently, Chinese technology giant Xiaomi increased the prices of some TV models, citing the fact that the price of key components increased higher than before. Meanwhile, two electronics groups Samsung of Korea and Sony of Japan also simultaneously increased product prices. In addition, the crisis has begun to affect China’s home appliance manufacturing sector. The world’s largest maker of home appliances, Midea Group, said the price of chips used to make home appliances would soar if the global chip shortage persists. The biggest impact from the chip crisis is still consumers. While demand for consumer electronics and automotive items tends to be quite price-sensitive, a reduced supply can increase the price of affected items by 1-3%. This could temporarily boost inflation later this year. Chip pressure has pushed up car prices in the US. New prices averaged $37,200 in the first quarter, up 8.4% year-over-year. Meanwhile, production disruptions due to chip shortages will continue. CEO of chip maker Infineon (Germany) Reinhard Ploss estimated that it will take about two years for chip supply and demand to be balanced. THIUY VUY (according to SCMP/Reuters)

TSMC will increase semiconductor chips for cars by 60% this year To do this, TSMC has to reallocate semiconductor chip production capacity to other industries that are also experiencing “stressfully high demand due to the acceleration of digital transformation”. The Taiwanese semiconductor chip maker said: “With fixed short-term capacity, TSMC has been trying to increase production in 2021 for microcontrollers (MCUs), one of the key components in the products sold in China. leading cars by 60% compared to the level in 2020”. This represents a 30% increase from pre-pandemic levels in 2019. TSMC will also continue to work with the automotive supply chain to address the current shortage. Modernizing supply chain management and increasing demand forecasting will be the way to avoid such shortages in the future, TSMC added. The global semiconductor chip shortage, which began last year, has forced some auto production lines to close and is also affecting consumer electronics. TSMC has repeatedly said it is doing its best to address shortages and ramp up production. US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on May 20 that she had held meetings with 30 senior industry leaders about the semiconductor chip shortage and said the US could help. increase transparency in the market. This meeting was attended by major automakers such as General Motors, Ford Motor, Stellantis NV, semiconductor chip suppliers and other semiconductor companies. Phan Van Hoa (according to Reuters)

Eggs are a very effective source of protein and biotin. These are two nutrients that promote hair growth. That is why we see this substance often mentioned in shampoo/conditioner product ads. This food is also a good source of zinc, selenium and other beneficial hair nutrients. 2. Strawberries This fruit is full of essential nutrients and vitamins that are beneficial for hair. Vitamin C is one of the best antioxidants that help protect hair follicles from external damage. In addition, the body uses this vitamin to produce collagen, a protein that keeps hair healthy and prevents hair loss. Vitamin C also helps the body absorb iron from the diet. Low iron levels can lead to anemia and cause hair loss. 3. Spinach Spinach (also known as spinach, spinach, etc.) is a healthy vegetable that contains beneficial nutrients such as folic acid, iron, vitamins A, C and is known to help promote health. promote hair growth. Vitamin A helps the skin glands secrete sebum which helps to hydrate the scalp to keep the hair roots healthy. 30 grams of spinach provides up to 54% of the daily requirement of vitamin A. Spinach is also an excellent source of iron and is essential for hair growth. Iron helps red blood cells carry oxygen throughout the body to fuel metabolism, support growth and recovery. 4.Fish Fatty fish like salmon, herring, and mackerel are packed with nutrients that provide hair-growth omega-3 fatty acids. A study of 120 women found that supplementing with omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids as well as antioxidants reduced hair loss and increased hair density. Another study found that fish oil supplements significantly reduced hair loss and promoted hair growth in people with thinning hair. Fatty fish is also a good source of protein, selenium, vitamin D3 and B vitamins that promote hair growth and help keep hair healthy. 5. Sweet potatoes Sweet potatoes contain a lot of beta-carotene. The body converts this compound into vitamin A, which improves the condition of the hair, promotes sebum production, and keeps hair healthy. 6. REMOVE eh? This is a delicious, nutritious food and a good source of healthy fats. This fruit is also an excellent source of vitamin E, which promotes hair growth. One medium avocado (about 200 grams) provides 21% of the daily requirement of vitamin E. Vitamin E protects areas of the skin, such as the scalp, from oxidation and damage. Damaged scalp leads to poor hair quality and less hair growth. 7. Nuts Delicious nuts are not only delicious and convenient, but also contain many nutrients that support the hair growth process. Furthermore, they also provide a variety of B vitamins, zinc and essential fatty acids. The deficiency of these substances is closely related to hair loss. 8. Bell peppers Bell peppers are an excellent source of vitamin C which helps to improve hair loss. Vitamin C helps promote collagen production which strengthens hair structure and vitamin A stimulates sebum production and keeps hair healthy. 9.Oysters Oysters are one of the foods that provide zinc, which is effective in the hair growth process. Lack of zinc in the diet causes changes in the growth cycle that cause temporary thinning of hair. However, too much zinc can also cause hair loss. That’s why it’s a good idea to get zinc from food instead of taking it directly. Dang Van (According to Healthline)

Sony will continue to struggle with PlayStation 5 supply in the coming years. Sony’s financial results report for fiscal year 2020 shows that Sony has sold 7.8 million PlayStation 5 units by the end of March 31, and Sony’s target is 14.8 million units in fiscal year 2021. If this goal is achieved, Sony hopes to catch up with PlayStation 4 sales with 115.9 million units to date. Sony CFO Hiroki Totoki said demand will drop this year, and even if Sony secures more devices and makes more PlayStation 5s next year, supply won’t be able to keep pace with demand of customer. In addition, since its release in November 2020, PlayStation 5 has also been difficult to find in stock due to shortages of components such as semiconductors and Sony has not yet released an official estimate of the expected time. supply will return to normal. However, Sony still believes that demand for consoles is not only driven by the Covid-19 pandemic, when people are forced to stay at home and want devices for entertainment that consumers still need. high demand for Sony products. As for the limited PlayStation 5 console, the PlayStation 4 remains the best consumer alternative. In addition to Sony, according to Bloomberg, rival Nintendo Co. also warned last week that component shortages could affect production. The company has set a sales target of 25.5 million consoles for the year ending March 2022. However, Nintendo’s management is said to be trying to produce and market between 28 million and 29 million consoles this year.

The report calls for the development of legal requirements for the recycling and reuse of critical raw materials. (Source: voanews.com) A report by European Union The (EU)-backed study says the recovery of rare materials from e-waste is a security requirement for Europe and should be legislated. According to the EU-funded CEWASTE report, critical raw materials – including gold, silver and cobalt in many electronics – can be recycled and reused. This will protect raw material supply for consumer electronics, even Europe’s defense industry. Even these rare materials are essential for wind turbines and electric cars. They therefore play an important role in helping countries meet climate protection goals and ensure competitiveness in manufacturing. However, the report notes that while supplies of these essential materials are vulnerable to geopolitical fluctuations, Europe is still too dependent on foreign supplies with recycling rates “close to equals 0.” According to the report, the low and volatile prices of many of these raw materials make recycling them often seen as too costly for businesses. The report calls for the development of regulatory requirements for the recycling and reuse of critical raw materials, financial incentives to support the industry, and increased control over the amount of e-waste that is exported. leave the EU. The report highlights some types of e-waste that have large enough raw materials to be recovered. These include printed circuit board materials from discarded electrical equipment; batteries from e-waste and scrap cars; iron boron neodymium magnets from hard drives and motors of electric bicycles, scooters and scrap cars; and fluorescent powder from cathode ray tubes and lamps in television sets and displays. CEWASTE says these materials are often present in very small quantities in individual categories, so they are often overlooked. For example, the report estimates that by 2025, the waste of fluorescent lamps in Europe will contain 92 tons of critical raw materials, while printed circuit boards in electronic waste of this area can hold up to 41 tons of silver and 10 tons of gold. The report states that the amount of the above material will be equivalent to that used to produce new items. A United Nations (UN) report shows that the world generated more than 50 million tons of e-waste in 2019. Much of this ended up in landfills and scrap yards. With an estimated 17% of electronic products being recycled, the UN says more than $55 billion worth of materials are wasted each year as the world has to extract more materials to make products. new./.

“I’m really surprised! VinSmart has entered the top 3 brands in Vietnam, and the top 20 in Asia by the end of 2020. They still have many opportunities in the near future when 5G networks are more popular in Asian countries. Asia, Africa, with cheaper usage,” said Neil Mawston, global head of telecommunications at research firm Strategy Analytics. Zing . VinSmart’s smartphone production may be hampered by a global chip shortage. When asked if a reason for the decision could be found, Mr. Mawston suggested that the global chip crisis could be a factor. Not just a single name, this crisis is making many smartphone manufacturers difficult. Many firms face difficulties in the global crisis hoảng “In terms of sales volume, VinSmart is still a small smartphone company in terms of scale. I think small firms are suffering the most because of the chip shortage crisis,” said Anshel Sag, an analyst at the company. Moor Insights & Strategy shared with Zing. The crisis of the semiconductor industry began with the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic. At that time, manufacturers thought that user demand would also decrease. However, the truth is the opposite. Due to long-term stay at home, people buy more technology. They buy more powerful computers, bigger screens to work from home. Children can buy new laptops to study at home. TVs, game consoles, and home appliances all increased sales. Chip companies like TSMC are working at more than 100% capacity to reduce the impact of the chip industry crisis. Photo: Reuters. The pandemic has turned into a month-long shopping festival. Therefore, the demand for chips also increased sharply. In the world, there are only a few outsourcing companies possessing modern technology to provide chips for smartphones. When every industry wants to increase production, the supply cannot meet. “Small firms are at a disadvantage because their scale is not large enough, leading to very thin profit margins. In the smartphone industry, scale is very important. It takes a lot of smartphones to be able to negotiate flexible prices. good conditions,” said Mr. Sag when asked about the difficulties of small smartphone manufacturers. In the first quarter financial report published at the end of April, Apple CEO Tim Cook also warned about chip shortages. The head of Apple said that it was not the demand that fell, but the lack of chip supply was the company’s biggest concern in the second quarter. Apple CEO also acknowledged that the company may face difficulties in the near future because of chip shortages. Photo: Cnet. “We think there will be a problem with supply. The chip shortage will mainly affect iPads and Macs. We also control our demand fairly well, but cannot comment on demand from vendors. different,” the Apple CEO told investors. Haven’t found a solution yet Currently, the smartphone market is only a game of a few big companies. One-time names like Sony accepted to downsize, selling only 400,000 units in the first quarter as they tried to keep the Xperia brand for a while. The chip crisis will make it even more difficult for small-scale smartphone companies in the near future. VinSmart has entered the top 3 brands in Vietnam, and the top 20 in Asia by the end of 2020. They also have many opportunities in the near future when 5G networks are more popular in Asian and African countries, with fees. cheaper to use. – Neil Mawston, Global Head of Telecommunications at research firm Strategy Analytics “When producing on a small scale, these companies will be the first affected by the lack of supply, increasing prices. It should also be remembered that suppliers still prioritize serving large, most important customers. theirs,” commented Mr. Anshel Sag. According to Neil Mawston, in addition to the main processor, another component, the screen, also increased in price by about 15%. This is also a consequence of the chip crisis, because every screen on a smartphone must have a control chip. “The pandemic, social distancing, and competition for supplies with other products such as tablets, laptops and electric vehicles have put the smartphone component supply chain in the most stressful state in years.” Mr. Neil Mawston shared. In a recent interview, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon said that the chip shortage could last until the end of 2021. Therefore, difficulties are still ahead for many companies producing technology products. Cars are the manufacturing sector hardest hit by chip shortages. Technology manufacturers may also be affected in the near future. Photo: Automotive News. When asked more about VinSmart, Mr. Neil Mawston said that he was surprised because Vsmart smartphones have a certain market share in the domestic market. This analyst believes that this is one of the big advantages to be able to expand into the regional market. “Every major smartphone maker uses the domestic market as a platform to go regional or global. Apple’s iPhone was successful in the US and then expanded to other countries. The story is similar to Huawei in China. Korea, and Samsung in Korea. VinSmart is also open to growth in Southeast Asia. Therefore, we find it difficult to understand when they decide to stop producing smartphones, especially when the opportunity for 5G is very close, “Mr. Mawston said.

Workers work at an e-waste collection center in Ploufragan, western France. Photo: AFP/VNA According to the European Union (EU) funded CEWASTE e-waste report, circuit boards, magnets in drives and electric vehicles, batteries and fluorescent lamps are among the items containing important raw materials. , including gold, silver and cobalt, can be recycled and reused. However, these rare materials often make up a very small percentage of each item thrown away, making them often overlooked. For example, the report estimates that by 2025, discarded fluorescent lamps in Europe will contain 92 tonnes of vital raw materials. Printed circuit boards in the region’s e-waste could contain up to 41 tons of silver and 10 tons of gold by 2025. Meanwhile, Europe’s supply chains have become “too vulnerable”, especially is the defense industry, as noted by Mr. Pascal Leroy – one of the authors of the report. The production of items in Europe, from computer systems to drones, is largely dependent on external supplies. As a result, the report highlights that recycling e-waste will help protect vital supplies for consumer electronics and even the European defense industry. In addition, with the materials needed to make wind turbines and electric cars, items that are discarded if recycled also play an important role in meeting climate change and environmental goals. improve the competitiveness of the manufacturing industry. The report also highlights some types of e-waste that are said to have sufficient raw materials to be recycled and recovered. These include printed circuit board materials obtained from discarded electronic equipment; batteries from e-waste and scrap cars; neodymium iron boron magnets from the hard drives and motors of electric bicycles and scooters, and fluorescent powder from lamps and cathode ray tubes found in televisions and television screens. The researchers found that many raw materials have low value and are volatile, meaning that recycling them is considered too expensive for businesses. The report therefore calls for legislation on the recycling and reuse of critical raw materials, financing to support the recycling industry, and better control of shipments of waste. e-waste is transported out of the EU. According to the “Global Electronic Waste Monitoring 2020” report published by the United Nations (UN) in July last year, in 2019, there were a total of 53.6 million tons of e-waste worldwide. , up 21% from 5 years ago. In which, Asia is the largest producer with about 24.9 million tons, followed by the Americas 13.1 million tons and Europe 12 million tons. Meanwhile, the amount of e-waste in Africa and Oceania is 2.9 and 0.7 million tons, respectively. Of the more than 53 million tons of e-waste generated, only 17% of the waste is recycled, with the rest going to landfills, incineration or simply not being treated. This means that an amount of rare materials such as gold, silver … worth up to 55 billion USD “presents” in e-waste that has been thrown away or burned instead of being collected for treatment. and reuse. Meanwhile, the exploitation of raw materials has been promoted in many countries to create new products, causing environmental concerns.

Yangtze Memory Technologies Co (YMTC) factory in Wuhan, China. (Source: Nikkei Asian) Rise of the chip manufacturing business Once a month, senior executives from Yangtze Memory Technologies Co (YMTC) fly to Beijing for a series of meetings with China’s top economic regulators. They focused on the company’s efforts in developing some of the world’s most advanced computer memory chips. Headquartered in downtown Wuhan, YMTC is considered a pioneer in efforts to create the domestic semiconductor industry. YMTC has mass-produced state-of-the-art 64-layer and 128-layer NAND flash memory chips, which are used in almost every electronic device from smartphones to servers to cars. These things help YMTC compete with big players in the industry such as Micron Technology of the US or Samsung Electronics of Korea. Equipment used to make high-end computer chips is mostly imported in the US. Some chip design and manufacturing processes such as etching, ion implantation, electrochemical deposition, design software… are all in the hands of American companies. To manufacture without using American technology is a big challenge for a new company that has been operating since 2016 like YMTC and also represents China’s great ambition in the field of semiconductor industry development. especially after the economic sanctions that the US imposed on China. However, the dizzying rise of YMTC has shown China’s strength in the chip industry. The business started in 2016 and within four years has mass-produced some of the most advanced 3D NAND flash memory chips in the world. The Beijing government also recognizes the importance of developing the semiconductor industry and makes efforts to support these companies. “Competition for chips is increasing as all major economies, not just China, have realized the importance of chips,” said Roger Sheng, a chip analyst at consulting firm Gartner. Semiconductors”. Currently, YMTC, is still in the “target” of the US government. But under the guidance of the Beijing government, they have conducted a review of the supply chain, looking for local component suppliers, or non-US suppliers, to gradually eliminate the country’s dependence on technology. Based in the city of Wuhan, YMTC’s efforts did not stop even when the SARS-CoV-2 virus causing the Covid-19 pandemic wreaked havoc last spring. According to sources familiar with the matter, after Wuhan reopened in April 2021, YMTC mobilized hundreds of engineers stationed inside the production campus, working three shifts a day with the aim of overhauling all production processes and replace as many foreign imported components as possible. Efforts to localize production The effort to localize chip production is an opportunity for a new generation of Chinese chipmakers like YMTC. Chinese President Xi Jinping said in remarks published in January 2021: “We must strengthen self-innovation and make breakthroughs in some core technologies as soon as possible.” According to the Nikkei Asian , plans to end dependence on the US have long been carried out by China and massively invested by the state, but progress is still very slow. For example, the plan to self-produce semiconductors has a target of 70% by 2025. But of the total revenue in 2020, China’s semiconductor manufacturing enterprises account for only 5.9% of sales. domestic products, while foreign companies with headquarters in China account for the rest of sales in the country. According to the Magazine China Stocks , while the threat of sanctions from the US has always lingered, the source of state aid, with subsidies and investments from local governments and the private sector has amounted to at least 170 billion USD since Since 2014 has helped chip manufacturing enterprises to localize production efforts. In addition, orders from domestic technology giants such as Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo and Lenovo are also the reason their production is guaranteed. The US sanctions are a wake-up call for China’s semiconductor industry. (Source: Nikkei Asian) In fact, the trade war with the US and its sanctions against technology giant Huawei have given the Chinese government an opportunity to decouple from the world’s largest economy. – something they’ve always wanted. The US sanctions seem to have removed the main obstacle for domestic consumers, who always prefer to use chips from foreign suppliers. The manager of a chip maker in China told the site Nikkei Asian : “In the past, domestic chipmakers used only the manufacturing equipment that all the world’s leading chipmakers such as Samsung and Intel use in their production lines. Who wants to use and try new products without being sure of the quality of the production?” However, when sanctions from the US appeared, Chinese manufacturers considered alternatives, and domestically produced chip products were a reasonable choice. The manager emphasized: “It also means that domestic enterprises have really had the opportunity to test and upgrade their products – the goal that the whole country is aiming for.” Roger Sheng, a semiconductor analyst at Research Gartner, found that the US-China tensions confirmed the view that it was necessary to localize production. Now, the whole country agrees that building a semiconductor industry is possible and increasing self-reliance is a top priority. Unbreakable bond? Despite China’s considerable efforts, not many experts believe that the country’s chip sector will be completely separate from the US. The world’s two largest economies are still linked, dependent on each other and also two large semiconductor markets. According to a January report by the Brookings Institution, Chinese businesses account for at least 25% of the sales of most US chip businesses, and not everyone wants to break out of the market altogether. Chad Bown, an expert at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, said the US President Joe Biden’s approach to China was still unclear. On the one hand, the US expects China to buy more chips as promised in recent trade talks but also continues to restrict China’s use of US technologies. Since 2018 to date, a total of 162 Chinese entities have been sanctioned by the Trump Administration. In April 2021, the US Department of Commerce also added seven Chinese “supercomputer” entities to the economic blacklist, to restrict these businesses from using US technology. In reality, it is still difficult to completely decouple the supply of semiconductors, which involve thousands of suppliers from around the world and have been closely intertwined for decades. China may try to reduce its dependence on the United States, but without American sources of technology, it is unlikely to accelerate its technological progress. But Miin Wu, founder and president of Macronix International, a leading memory chip maker in Taiwan (China) that serves Apple, Sony and Nintendo, stressed: “In the short term, due to geopolitical uncertainties China’s technological development may be slowed down. However, in the long run, China will certainly hope to build a competitive semiconductor industry.” (according to Nikkei Asia)

Colonial Pipeline’s Dorsey hub in Maryland, USA. Photo: Reuters The difficulty in fuel supply has raised concerns that gasoline prices at pumping stations will escalate during the peak summer travel season. Colonial Pipeline said the company is trying to resume operations this weekend after its fuel pipeline system was paralyzed since May 7 after being hit by a cyber attack. The shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline’s fuel pipeline system shut down nearly half of the US East Coast’s fuel supply. The US Energy Administration on May 10 called for mandatory cybersecurity standards for fuel pipeline operators and operators. “Incentivizing the voluntary application of standards to pipelines is inadequate,” said US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Richard Glick. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has accused a cybercriminal group called “DarkSide” of causing a ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline. Reuters news agency quoted cybersecurity experts as saying that DarkSide is based in Russia or Eastern Europe, so the gang usually avoids targeting computers that use the languages ​​of the former Soviet republics. However, US President Joe Biden on May 10 expressed he did not believe that the Russian government was behind the cyber attack on the Colonial Pipeline. “So far there is no evidence based on our intelligence that Russia is involved,” Biden said. A statement titled DarkSide group on May 10 stated: “Our goal is to make money and not create problems for society.” Ransomware attack is a type of malware designed to disable computers by encrypting data and blackmailing victims if they want to regain system access. It is not clear what price the hackers offered for Colonial Pipeline, and the company has not commented on the matter. Fuel demand in the southeastern United States has increased sharply in recent days as consumers fear fuel shortages. The Southeastern region of the United States has long depended mainly on the supply of fuel flowing through the Colonial Pipeline’s pipeline system. The average national gasoline price rose 6 cents to $2.96 a gallon last week, the highest since May 2018 and close to a peak set in 2014, the American Automobile Association said. also warned of speculation about fuel hoarding as the supply continued to decrease. Katina Willey, a resident of Florida on May 10, said she had to go to 5 gas stations to buy gas. “Consumers have to wait in long lines at three of the five gas stations I go to,” added Katina Willey. Many other car owners said they were also looking to refill their gas tanks out of fear that the fuel situation could worsen. If the Colonial Pipeline’s pipeline disruptions continue, fuel suppliers may be able to force fuel transportation by trucks and trains to partially ease the fuel shortage. The US Department of Transportation on May 9 lifted travel restrictions for fuel truck drivers in 17 states affected by supply disruptions.

Health benefits of mango Boosts Immunity: Mangoes contain a number of nutrients like vitamin A, folate and vitamin B. All these essential nutrients are beneficial for your immune system, keeping it healthy. strong and healthy. Mango is a versatile fruit that can be easily included in the diet. Photo: Nhat Linh AIDS digestion: Digestive health can benefit from consuming mango as it is a rich source of fiber, water and enzymes, namely amylase which can help maintain a healthy digestive system. Beneficial for hair and skin health: Mangoes are rich in vitamin C, which helps keep hair and skin healthy. This vitamin is needed to make collagen, a protein that gives skin and hair structure. Collagen gives your skin elasticity and fights sagging and wrinkles. In addition, mango is a good source of vitamin A, which helps encourage hair growth and the production of sebum, a fluid that moisturizes the scalp to keep it healthy. Good for cardiovascular: Mangoes contain nutrients that support a healthy heart. Nutrients like potassium and magnesium help maintain a healthy pulse and relax your blood vessels, promoting lower blood pressure levels. In addition, mangoes also contain a unique antioxidant called mangiferin, which has been shown to support healthy heart function. Promotes eye health: Mangoes are a good source of vitamin A, lutein and zeaxanthin. These nutrients have been linked to promoting eye health, improving vision. It also prevents night blindness and dry eyes.

Today, chips are in everything from PlayStation 5s and toothbrushes to washing machines and alarm clocks, and chip shortages have led some to call the current crisis “chipageddon” — chip shortages computers globally. Glenn O’Donnell, vice president of research at consulting firm Forrester, believes chip shortages could last until 2023. “As demand will remain high and supply will remain constrained, we anticipate this shortfall to last through 2022 and into 2023,” he wrote on a blog. O’Donnell expects PC demand to “slightly drop” next year, but “not much.” “Combine that with the desire to digitize everything with the continued growth in cloud computing and crypto mining, and we see nothing but a short burst of chip demand,” O. ‘ said Donnell. Meanwhile, Patrick Armstrong, CEO of Plurimi Investment Managers, said last week that the chip shortage will last 18 months. “It’s not just cars. That’s the phone. It is the internet of things (IoT). There are more chip-based gadgets now than ever before. All of them are internet enabled.” The car industry has been affected by the global chip shortage more than any other sector. The world’s largest chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) said earlier this month that it thinks its production will be able to catch up with auto demand by June. , Armstrong believed it was an ambitious plan. “Ford, BMW, Volkswagen all emphasized that there were capacity bottlenecks and they couldn’t get the chips needed to make the new cars,” O’Donell said. In a separate development, global research and consulting firm Gartner said last week that chip shortages will persist through 2021 and that the shortage affects all chip types and chip prices. growing. Gartner analyst Alan Priestley said the situation could improve for some sectors over the next six months, but there could be a “side effect” in 2022. In March, Intel announced plans to spend $20 billion on two new chip factories in Arizona. Intel also said it could build a factory in Europe if funding is arranged. “Those plans will take two or three years before we start to see that. But that’s really looking forward to meeting future demand,” said analyst Priestley. Wenzhe Zhao, director of global economics and strategy at Credit Suisse said in a note last week that recent chip shortages have encouraged inventory hoarding along the chip production chain, widening the gap. between expanding demand and stagnant supply. Mr. Zhao said that new semiconductor production capacity will not take place until 2022 or later, and the problem of solving the current shortage besides adjusting the order book, production schedule and price is very difficult.

Illustration. https://tinhtexaydung.petrotimes.vn The attack resulted in higher gas prices, causing drivers to worry about shortages, while Colonial Pipeline Co. is working to restart the fuel line. However, the price of gasoline sold at pumping stations is higher and the possibility of fuel supply shortage is inevitable. After all, it is only temporary and its effects will be fleeting. But there’s a bigger problem: this has to do with America’s energy infrastructure, exactly how secure is its cybersecurity infrastructure? Experts soon said: The team that carried out this attack consisted of seasoned hackers. Later, a ransomware group called DarkSide claimed responsibility for the attack, and the FBI also pointed to this group as the culprit. Here’s what DarkSide said in its statement: “We are apolitical, we do not engage in geopolitics, do not need to tie us to a defined government, and seek our motives. . Our goal is to make money, and not create any other problems for society. Starting today, we’re introducing censorship and vetting of each company that our partners want to encrypt to avoid future social consequences.” The statement was clearly intended to address allegations made that Russia was behind the attack, but even the White House was careful not to point the finger at Moscow. President Biden said there was no evidence that they were involved in the attack. That’s related to geopolitical motives, but the statement also suggests that DarkSide and its partners won’t stop, even if they don’t intentionally cause problems. “Colonial may be at risk of leaking consignor confidential data,” said Vicki Knott, CEO of CruxOCM, a provider of control room operations services to the oil and gas industry. https://tinhtexaydung.petrotimes.vn

Today, chips are in everything from game consoles and toothbrushes to washing machines and alarm clocks. However, the world is facing a serious chip crisis, showing no signs of stopping. Glenn O’Donnell, vice president of research at consulting firm Forrester, believes the situation will last until 2023 due to high demand and continued supply stress. He forecast personal computer demand will decline slightly next year, while data centers will buy more chips. According to him, combined with the growth in cloud computing and mining, the demand for chips is going to explode. According to Patrick Armstrong, IT director of Plurimi Investment Managers, the chip crisis could last 18 months. There are too many products that require chips such as cars, phones, IoT… All connected to the Internet. The car industry is affected more than any other sector. Earlier this month, the world’s largest chipmaker TSMC said it could catch up with car demand in June. But Mr. Armstrong said that was too ambitious. Ford, BMW, and Volkswagen all stressed they had production bottlenecks and couldn’t buy enough chips needed to build cars. Research firm Gartner predicts the chip crisis will continue until 2021, not to mention chip prices also increase. Analyst Alan Priestley said the situation could improve for some sectors in the next six months, but there could also be a “chain effect” into 2022. The semiconductor industry is doing everything to increase productivity but need time. In fact, Intel announced to spend $ 20 billion for two new chip factories in Arizona, USA. According to Mr. Priestley, it will take two to three years for these plants to operate but it will meet future demand. Reinhard Ploss, CEO of German chip maker Infineon, said last week that it “clearly takes time” until supply and demand balance. According to Wenzhe Zhao, Credit Suisse’s director of global economics and strategy, the recent chip crisis has encouraged inventory stockpiling in the supply chain, leading to a widening supply-demand gap. Not much can be done to solve the current situation, he said, except to adjust orders, production schedules and prices. Du Lam (According to CNBC)

Industry “commanders” in the US have voiced the warning of serious consequences caused by the global shortage of chips. Photo: AFP Semiconductor chip supplies have been in short supply for months and the situation shows no sign of abating, prompting insiders to visualize it into the chipageddon crisis. It is a combination of ‘microchip’ (semiconductor chip) and ‘armageddon’ (which excessively means war of destruction). Mr. Glenn O’Donnell, deputy research director at consulting firm Forrester believes that the thirst for semiconductor chips could last until 2023. “As demand will continue to increase while supply will remain limited, We expect this shortfall to continue into 2022 and into 2023, “commented Glenn O’Donnell on his blog. According to the expert’s argument, demand for computers – products using the most advanced chips – will slightly decrease next year but not by much, but data centers, where the machines are located. will be the chip-eaters next year. Mr. Glenn O’Donnell explained: “The deviceization of things is an irresistible trend, coupled with the continued growth of cloud computing and cryptocurrency mining, we see nothing but a boom. short-term explosion on chip demand “. Meanwhile, Mr. Patrick Armstrong, Information Technology Director of Plurimi Investment Managers Fund commented on CNBC that the global shortage of chips will last 18 months. “Not just the auto industry. It’s the phone. It’s also the IoE [một khái niệm kết nối rộng hơn Internet vạn vật (IoT), xoay quanh 4 yếu tố chính: Con người (People), sự vật (Things), dữ liệu (Data) và quá trình (Process)]. There are a lot more products that use chips now than before. “” All of them are connected to the internet, “said Patrick Armstrong. The auto industry has been most adversely affected by the global thirst for chips. Earlier this month, the world’s largest chip maker TSMC (Taiwan) said it could meet the chip demand of the auto industry next June. However, Mr. Armstrong said that this statement by TSMC is too ambitious. “If you listen to Ford, BMW, and Volkswagen, they all claim that there are bottlenecks in capacity and they can’t get the chips needed to build new cars,” Armstrong argued. Meanwhile, Gartner Consulting and Information Technology Research is more optimistic that chip shortages will last throughout 2021, affecting all chip lines and pushing chip prices higher. Gartner analyst Alan Priestley said that chip shortages could improve in some sectors / areas over the next six months, but could continue into 2022. “It (chip shortage – Editor)) will not last any longer, “said Alan Priestley. “The semiconductor industry is increasing capacity, but it still takes time,” he said. In fact, in March Intel announced plans to spend $ 20 billion on two new chip factories in the state of Arizona. The group also said it could build a factory in Europe if it could raise funds for public investment. “Those things will take two or three years before we start realizing their effect,” said Alan Priestley, who said that the investment plans could actually meet demand for semiconductors in future. Mr. Reinhard Ploss, CEO of chip maker Infineon (Germany) last week said that the semiconductor industry is in the region without privileges; at the same time warned to rebalance the demand and supply of semiconductors “obviously will take time”. “I think two years is too long, but we are sure that the current situation will extend into 2022,” said Ploss. “I think the additional capacity will be realized… Hopefully the situation will be more balanced in the next calendar year,” added the German CEO. Wenzhe Zhao, director of the global strategy and economics division at Credit Suisse, said that the shortage in chip supply led to speculation on chip-making hoarding and widening the gap. amid increasing chip demand and supply remains stagnant. According to Wenzhe Zhao, the new semiconductor manufacturing capacity will not be effective until 2022 or later. Wenzhe Zhao noted that there is little action he can do to address the shortage of semiconductors, aside from adjusting orders, production schedules and prices.

Accordingly, on the group’s website, DarkSide confirmed that it never intended to interrupt the US fuel supply when attacking the network of the Colonial Pipeline company, headquartered in Georgia, USA. The group also said that it will carefully examine its goals in the future, while emphasizing that the group is not affiliated with any governments when the cyber attack takes place because the group is always acting alone. DarkSide wrote on the website: “We are a non-political organization. We are not tied to a government. Our goal is to make money, not to put society in a difficult situation like it is today. in”. “From today, we will carefully examine each company that our partners want to attack to avoid future consequences,” the DarkSide team stressed. The partners the group refers to are “affiliates” of the group, DarkSide said. This group of hackers acts as a company that specializes in providing “hacking services” and is not directly involved in cyber attacks on companies or governments. The team will develop malware for the cyber attacks and negotiate the ransom with the victim, at the request of their partner. One source believes that DarkSide will receive 20-30% of the ransom for its services.

Accordingly, on the group’s website, DarkSide confirmed that it never intended to interrupt the US fuel supply when attacking the network of the Colonial Pipeline company, headquartered in Georgia, USA. The group also said that it will carefully examine its goals in the future, while emphasizing that the group is not affiliated with any governments when the cyber attack takes place because the group is always acting alone. DarkSide wrote on the website: “We are a non-political organization. We are not tied to a government. Our goal is to make money, not to put society in a difficult situation like it is today. in”. “From today, we will carefully examine each company that our partners want to attack to avoid future consequences,” the DarkSide team stressed. The partners the group refers to are “affiliates” of the group, DarkSide said. This group of hackers acts as a company that specializes in providing “hacking services” and is not directly involved in cyber attacks on companies or governments. The team will develop malware for the cyber attacks and negotiate the ransom with the victim, at the request of their partner. One source believes that DarkSide will receive 20-30% of the ransom for its services.

The prices of clean meats at supermarkets are more expensive than in traditional markets, but still remain at the old prices. At traditional markets, supermarkets, food products, green vegetables and basic necessities are still plentifully sold, but according to many small traders in Hanoi, goods are consumed slower than in Vietnam. there are no cases of COVID-19 infection in the community. Purchasing power in the market decreased by 20-30% compared to before the epidemic. “Currently, Thai mango prices are still stable, delicious types are sold at 45,000 – 50,000 VND / kg, medium types from 35,000 – 40,000 VND / kg; Saigon mango prices range from 60,000 to 65,000 VND / kg. The price of imported apples has inched more. If in the past, the price was from 90,000 – 100,000 VND / kg, now it increases by 10,000 VND / kg; Delicious type is currently selling for 150,000 VND / kg. The price of Envy apple is from 180,000 to 200,000 VND / kg, an increase of 10,000 – 20,000 VND / kg compared to before ”, said Pham Thi Ngo, a fruit trader in Hang Bun street, Hanoi. According to Ms. Pham Thi Ngo, due to concerns about translation, purchasing power decreased from 30 to 40% compared to before, because people are less likely to go to the street. Number of customers buying by phone is negligible, except on the first and full moon holidays. In the hot weather, the price of oranges and tangerines increased from 5,000 to 10,000 VND / kg compared to before. Saigon orange price is 60,000 VND / kg; sweet tangerine is 70,000 VND / kg. Due to an outbreak, many restaurants and eateries were empty, so the consumption of goods was slower than before. “The necessities and food are many, but now many restaurants have to close due to the absence of customers, prolonged epidemics, so food and food are now abundant and the price is even softer”, Ms. Nguyen Thi Mai Lien – cottage said Dong Xa market, Mai Dich ward, Cau Giay, Hanoi. According to the owner of a fresh fish stall at Lo Lua “toad” market, Bach Mai street, the price of many types of fish is 5,000 to 10,000 VND / kg cheaper than before. Tilapia is currently sold for between 40,000 and 45,000 VND / kg, depending on the type; red roses 58,000 VND / kg, down 2,000 VND / kg; carp 67,000 VND / kg, down 3,000 VND / kg; carp 60,000 VND / kg. “About 1 week back, people went to the market less everyday because they bought food together for 3 days or 1 week. Normally, with fresh produce like fish, many housewives only buy goods for stock for 3 days, ”said Lien Hoa, a small trader selling fish in Lo Lua“ toad ”market. Goods are flooded at the supermarket. From the beginning of the year until now, the price of beef and pork has not fluctuated, even “cooled down”. At the traditional market of Phan Huy Chu, the price of billed beef remained at 310,000 VND / kg; beef tenderloin is 350,000 VND / kg; corn meat 350,000 VND / kg; Corn flower core from 420,000 to 620,000 VND / kg, depending on type. In some “toad” markets in Hanoi, the price of pork decreased slightly compared to before. Currently, the price of lean meat is 140,000 VND / kg, down 10,000 VND / kg compared to before; ham meat from 110,000 to 120,000 VND / kg, down 10,000 VND / kg compared to before, especially fat reduced to 15,000 VND / kg at the price of 60,000 VND / kg. Sharing with the News reporter on May 10, Ms. Vu Thi Thanh Van (housewife), Bach Mai street shared: In recent days, food prices at Trai Gang market, Bach Mai street are still as stable as before. there is no translation of COVID-19 in the community. Accordingly, the price of raw chicken feathers is 120,000 VND / kg; choysum is 10,000 VND / kg; cabbage is 8,000 VND / kg; mosquito net 5,000 VND / kg, morning glory 8,000 VND / kg… Because I am afraid of translation, I go to the streets less and buy food for the whole week. COVID-19 lasted, so commodity prices decreased, but people’s spending also reduced more “, Ms. Vu Thi Thanh Van shared. Many supermarkets apply promotional goods to stimulate demand. As noted by the reporter of News, at supermarkets such as Big C, Hapro Mart, VinMart … goods are all full on shelves, commodity prices have not increased, not to mention there are promotions. great forever for customers. Visitors to the supermarket are checked their temperature, asked to wear a mask, hand sanitizer to prevent epidemics. Representatives of distributors and markets in Hanoi all stock up twice as much in warehouses to supply the market. Fresh food, essential goods to fully serve people, there is no shortage of “fever” prices. “Hanoi has prepared a large quantity of goods, serving the local people’s anti-epidemic needs. With the amount of goods in reserve for 3 months, 17 essential goods are worth 194,000 billion VND. Hanoi also reserves an amount of goods of nearly 30,000 billion VND to be ready to support provinces and cities in neighboring areas if complicated epidemics occur “, Ms. Tran Thi Phuong Lan – Acting Director of Department of Industry and Trade Ha Cabinet said.

EVNCPC strengthens the inspection and repair of the power grid to ensure that customers do not cut off electricity during the holidays of April 30 and May 1 this year. (Photo: Tel). Mr. Nguyen Thanh – Deputy General Director of EVNCPC said that on the occasion of April 30 and May 1 this year, employees are entitled to 4 days off, so EVNCPC forecasts the demand for electricity for domestic activities and public holidays. This will also increase. In order to ensure safe and continuous electricity supply to over 4.3 million customers in the Central region – Central Highlands, in addition to focusing on power sources for political events in 13 provinces and cities in the region, EVNCPC has a specific plan to not cut the power from 0:00 to 24h00 on April 30 and May 1, 2021. At the same time, from the time before the holiday, 13 Electricity Companies under EVNCPC have also actively worked with the local authorities to grasp the time and venue of festivals, festivals, and arrange the mode of power supply. reasonable for safe operation, reliable power, grid under normal conditions and flexible switching in fault situations. In particular, the units give priority to electricity assurance at the locations where the local political and cultural activities take place. With venues where major and important political and cultural events take place, in addition to the national grid, EVNCPC also directs its affiliated Power Companies to consider and arrange backup diesel generators; re-established the duty shift at 110kV substations without personnel on duty. The units strengthen inspection, detect and promptly handle defects of source equipment, power grids, unmanned 110kV substations, SCADA systems, luminescence to ensure safety of the corridor to prevent incidents. in electrical system operation. During this time, the units throughout EVNCPC arranged to strengthen the organization of leaders, mobile operators, operation, power repair, troubleshooting of private telecommunications network system. ; At the same time, fully preparing supplies, backup equipment, fuel, communication systems and vehicles, ready to quickly handle damage and incidents. EVNCPC requires its affiliated Power Companies to promote propaganda among the people to prevent kites flying near electric lines, metal-coated paper fireworks and throwing objects on the line causing violations. grid safety corridor; coordinate with localities and information agencies in organizing propaganda and widely dissemination of measures to use electricity safely, economically and effectively to customers using electricity. Especially on this occasion, the Center for Customer Care in Central Vietnam strengthened the call center force 19001909 to receive and well handle information related to the power supply in the area, promptly responding to requirements and problems of customers./.

Many fish sauce production establishments in Ba Lang (Nghi Son town) already have booths to display their products. Facing new development needs, about 4-5 recent years, the fish sauce-making households here have all invested in expanding production scale, looking for ways to improve product quality and design. In that hundreds of years old traditional craft village, the fish sauce production establishment of Mrs. Dong Thi Huy’s family had 4 generations of succession to his father’s profession. The owner of the establishment has “belt” a lot of valuable experience to produce the famous fish sauce, shrimp paste, sour sauce and shrimp paste, which are widely used by many people. With nearly 50 salt tanks and hundreds of large jars located in 3 different production zones, each year this facility produces about 3,000 liters of fish sauce, nearly 100 tons of shrimp paste and shrimp paste. Ms. Dong Thi Huy, owner of the production facility, shared: Fish sauce and other types of fish sauce used to be mainly sold in the region, a little bit wide in Thanh Hoa city and some localities in the province. But now, we have to aim to develop the national market, even to export, so we have to change the way of doing. The product is no longer put in large plastic cans, but is converted to bottles with many different large and small capacities to meet the tastes of many customers. Trademarked products contain barcodes, addresses, and date of manufacture and expiry date. With many efforts, in 2020, the family has 2 products, which are fish sauce and sour sauce, which will be recognized as OCOP products in Thanh Hoa province. By the beginning of this year 2021, the family shrimp fish sauce products continued to be considered and recognized for OCOP products. We consider this as a turning point, as a condition to promote and develop the market for Ba Lang fish sauce products in general, for families in particular. Synthesized from the Do Xuyen Fish Sauce Association – Ba Lang, in Hai Thanh ward, there are more than 120 establishments specializing in producing fish sauce and salt of all kinds. Only 23 large enterprises and households are members of the Do Xuyen Fish Sauce Association – Ba Lang, each establishment brings to the market thousands of liters of fish sauce per month, the most being Processing Company Limited. Tuyen Hoa seafood sells about 6,000 liters of fish sauce / month. Mr. Duong Xuan Tac, Chairman of the Do Xuyen Fish Sauce Association – Ba Lang, shared: In the past, the fish sauce job was mainly spontaneous, and the family did it strongly. Accordingly, the quality of fish sauce from many families is not high, affecting the “brand” of the craft village. Now we are constantly training as well as sharing our experiences to make the quality more uniform. For example, in the past, the raw materials for making fish sauce are mixed with small fish, shrimp, etc., making fish sauce and shrimp sauce in many households flattering and not smooth. Now we agree to carefully select raw materials, remove all new salt impurities. The finished fish sauce, before being bottled, is also puree, sifted to make the sauce really smooth, no new shells … Recently, products of Ba Lang fish sauce and fish sauce are always present in product exhibitions and exhibitions at fairs inside and outside the province. That is an effective way of advertising to bring the name of the product to a large number of customers from afar. Many production establishments now have contracts to supply fish sauce products for military units, many collective kitchens of state agencies at the central and local levels. Plastic and cement tanks are gradually replaced by ceramic jars and ceramic tiles to ensure food hygiene. Surveying around this traditional craft village, we found that most of the owners of production facilities built booths to display and introduce their products. This is a new “move” that in previous years almost no family implemented. When quality, design and food safety are concerned, the fish sauce industry in Ba Lang will surely have a step of sustainable development and grow stronger.

Drug shortages and medical hypoxia in India when the “tsunami” of COVID-19 swept through unintentionally to help the mercenaries, although many volunteers are still trying to support people on Twitter and Instagram. In the eastern Indian city of Patna, Pranay Puji runs from pharmacy to pharmacy looking for remdesivir for his seriously ill mother. The lack of oxygen in Indian hospitals is severe. (Artwork: Times of India) Finally, a pharmacist told him that if he wanted to buy this drug he had to go to the black market. The supply is offered at 100,000 rupees (1,340 USD), 30 times more expensive than the normal price and 3 times the average monthly income of an office worker in India. Punj then got the medicine from a distant relative whose wife just died of COVID-19. But the “nightmare” has only just begun. In the middle of the night, he received a phone call informing the hospital was running out of oxygen, pushing his mother’s situation into a more pressing situation. “A few hours ago, we managed to give my mother a very expensive hospital bed in a private hospital and move her there.” , I said. Similar heartbreaking stories unfold across India. Desperate people went to social media to ask for support with beds, oxygen and medicine. Although “Pharmacy of the world”, Indian drug manufacturers are unable to meet demand for antivirals such as remdesivir and favipiravir. In the northern city of Lucknow, Mr. Ahmed Abbas has just bought a 46-liter oxygen tank for 45,000 rubles ($ 602), nine times more expensive than the normal price. “They told me to pay first and come to them to pick up the goods the next day”, Abbas said. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is being criticized for allowing mass events during the epidemic, said on April 20 that India was “making an effort” to increase supplies of medical goods. “One solution to this crisis is to create a stockpile of antiviral drugs when case numbers are low, but that has not been done.” , Says Raman GaiGaik, infectious disease specialist at Sahyadri Hospital, Pune. The remdesivir manufacturers responded Indian Express Last week the government asked them to stop production from January when the number of infections dropped. As the number of cases increased at a record speed, the Indian government did not take much action while health workers and residents were worried. “My friend is desperate … we tried all the government help lines but no one responded to (and) most of the oxygen providers turned off the phone”, Zain Zaidi, sales manager at a hotel in Lucknow said. “I just found a supplier but he charges 20,000 rupees. I have to buy it no matter what.” The 34-year-old man told AFP in a shocked voice before hanging up. Sheet Times of India reported that the average cost of an oxygen tank has “skyrocketed”, to 20,000 to 25,000 rupees, about 250-330 dollars. The viral advertisement on the oxygen tank costs 30,000 rupees (about 400 USD). Another offered it for 35,000 rupees, about $ 460. According to World Bank data, the gross national income per capita (GNI) in India is $ 2,120 per year. India is not the only country lacking oxygen. The WHO said 25 countries around the world reported a spike in oxygen demand, mainly in Africa. Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Egypt, Nigeria and other countries all reported equipment shortages as the number of COVID-19 cases increased, and more people turned to the black market. According to WHO estimates, more than half a million COVID-19 patients need daily oxygen therapy. That means 1.1 million oxygen cylinders per day.

The semiconductor shortage is due to the growing demand for technology products as consumers globally continue to work from home. This makes the need to own a computer essential for home work applications as well as the need for the latest game consoles (such as Sony’s PlayStation 5) and hardware. The semiconductor shortage not only disrupted production but even affected vehicle design and production, Peugeot announced it would stop installing the digital instrument cluster on the 308 instead. use analog clock. The decommissioning will affect both Land Rover and Jaguar models as the XE, XF and F-Type are all produced at the Castle Bromwich plant. Along with that, both the Land Rover Discovery Sport and the Range Rover Evoque currently produced at the Halewood factory will be discontinued. Land Rover’s Solihull plant will continue to produce normally, while its other factories in Slovakia, Brazil and China will continue unaffected. “Like the other manufacturers, we are currently experiencing some supply chain disruption of Covid-19. This includes the globally available supply, which is currently in effect,” said JLR spokesperson. our production schedule and our ability to meet global demand for some models We are working closely with the affected suppliers to solve problems and minimize effects on customer orders if possible “./.

The shortage of chips is the biggest challenge that this business is facing, Griffiths said. Volkswagen logo at a dealership of this company in Hamm, Germany. (Photo: AFP / VNA) Seat’s Martorell factory, located on the outskirts of Barcelona, ​​only makes models that receive chips from suppliers, Griffiths said. Volkswagen expects chip supplies to remain tight in the coming months. Last month, Volkswagen Chief Executive Officer Herbert Diess said it was unable to produce 100,000 cars due to a shortage of chips and it would be difficult to make up for the shortage in 2021. According to Volkswagen, the shortage of chips is exacerbated by a snowstorm in Texas (USA), and major chip manufacturers based in the region have to stop production or reduce production. Therefore, this company cannot rule out the possibility of further adjustments to production activities.