track – Spress https://en.spress.net Spress is a general newspaper in English which is updated 24 hours a day. Fri, 25 Jun 2021 02:40:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 191965906 Aiming at the “net celebrity” track of hundreds of billions of dollars, how does she make delicious artificial meat? https://en.spress.net/aiming-at-the-net-celebrity-track-of-hundreds-of-billions-of-dollars-how-does-she-make-delicious-artificial-meat/ Fri, 25 Jun 2021 02:40:11 +0000 https://en.spress.net/aiming-at-the-net-celebrity-track-of-hundreds-of-billions-of-dollars-how-does-she-make-delicious-artificial-meat/ Source丨Interviewee Picture Design | Li Bincai Editor’s note: This article is an original report from the Entrepreneur State. The author Su Min edited Fang Yu. Unauthorized reprinting is prohibited. In May 2019, Beyond Meat (BYND), known as the “first share of artificial meat”, was listed on the Nasdaq. Not only did it soar on the first day of listing by 163%, it also set the best performance of U.S. stock IPOs since the financial crisis. It is recognized by a number of celebrity investors such as Bill Gates, former CEO of McDonald’s, and co-founder of Twitter. Beyond Meat was founded in 2009, and it took a full 10 years from establishment to listing. Coincidentally, this almost coincides with the time when Hong Xiaoqi, the founder of Shining Power, insisted on vegetarianism. The listing of Beyond Meat drove the popularity of artificial meat in the US market. At that time, Hong Xiaoqi, who was doing venture capital in Silicon Valley, keenly realized that the opportunity for artificial meat was here. She resolutely decided to return to China to start a business. The mainstream “artificial meat” is divided into two types, one is “plant-based artificial meat”, which is mainly made of plant protein and is called “plant meat”; the other is a “laboratory” cultured from animal stem cells. meat”. In April 2020, the plant-based artificial meat brand “Sparkling Power” was formally established. In August of the same year, Shining Power completed a seed round and angel round financing of nearly 10 million yuan. Investors include Shuangta Food, Silicon Valley UpHonest Capital, and Tiantu Investment. Four months later, Shining Power received a Pre-A round of financing of tens of millions of yuan. The investors were Microlight Ventures and Junsheng Investment. According to Hong Xiaoqi, Shining Power will complete the latest round of financing in July this year. In the early stage, Shining Power launched plant-based burgers, steamed dumplings, wontons and other products by entering many Internet celebrity restaurants in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. Recently, it has launched plant-based hot dogs directly for C-end consumers, and some Many products are under development. Time to start a business is the most important Before founding Shining Power, Hong Xiaoqi had more than 10 years of vegetarian experience. In high school, she accidentally saw a documentary called “Citizens of the Earth”. The film systematically exposes the truth about animal husbandry, such as the process of a chicken from birth to entering the dinner table, all details are fully presented. This documentary has had a great impact on Hong Xiaoqi, and there are relatives around her suffering from hyperlipidemia, hyperglycemia and other diseases due to excessive meat consumption. Whether it is from a value orientation or a health point of view, Hong Xiaoqi approves of the practice of vegetarianism. “I firmly said that I must be a vegetarian. My parents thought my behavior was very strange. They stopped me, but they didn’t succeed. I stuck with it and slowly became a habit and belief.” Because he is a vegetarian and has entrepreneurial and investment experience, Hong Xiaoqi has a keen sense of industry changes. The listing of Beyond Meat in 2019 has made the market and capital very concerned about the trend of artificial meat track. On the consumer side, on the one hand, consumers are paying more and more attention to satisfying their nutritional and health needs; on the other hand, people are becoming more aware of environmental protection. “The decision to start a business is mainly based on the judgment of the timing. I was working in the venture capital circle and had seen many entrepreneurial projects. A very well-known investor once said, Technology, team, and capital are all important in the entrepreneurial process, but the most important thing is timing. “Hong Xiaoqi said. However, she was an overseas student returning to China to start her own business. The biggest problem encountered in the early stage of her business was building a team. Hong Xiaoqi’s first startup company was in Vancouver, Canada, then in Silicon Valley, USA, and then back to Shanghai. Different regions and different industries make it difficult to form a complete team immediately. It was not until I found a co-founder with extensive experience in the food industry chain, and contacted the relevant technical professors and academicians who I met in Silicon Valley, that this problem was alleviated. However, as an international student, Hong Xiaoqi believes that he has certain advantages because of this. Because of understanding how overseas society works, she can better understand some conditions in the domestic society, and then feedback to her own business model. Hong Xiaoqi mentioned that because of cultural background, people in Asian society have prejudice against vegetarians, but American society is relatively more tolerant. Therefore, she will think about what kind of plant-based meat brand culture should be based on in different social cultures to impress domestic consumers. How domestic plant meat tells stories The beginning of Shining’s power has not been smooth sailing. The company’s official registration date is April 2020. Hong Xiaoqi told VentureBang that this time should actually be earlier. However, due to the outbreak of the epidemic in early 2020, she and her family were traveling in Japan, and all modes of transportation were suspended. She was forced to stay in Japan and the company registration time was delayed. In the beginning, Shining Force only had the R&D team. The first thing it did was to record all the products of more than 100 artificial meat companies around the world, from the ingredient list to the packaging to the price to the channels. Then analyze where the technical barriers of these products are, whether the supply of raw materials can be completed in China, and the possibility of mass production and production costs. After completing the analysis, Hong Xiaoqi found that as long as it does not make some special categories, such as seaweed vegetable protein and bacterial vegetable protein, mass production of vegetable meat in China can be achieved. In the field of technology, Shining Power is the first domestic plant meat company with an independent R&D laboratory. The R&D team is mostly from large factories and overseas returnees. Stretching plant protein into the shape and structure of animal protein is the core step of plant meat production. Foreign vegetable meat brands mostly use wet-process silk-drawing protein technology, while domestic brands still use dry-process technology. Shining Power also introduced China’s only plant protein wet extrusion technology team. However, after solving the most basic R&D and technical problems, the bigger problem facing plant meat is the business model. “Until today, whether it is investors, executives of listed companies, ordinary consumers or practitioners in the food industry, everyone will repeatedly ask us the same question, what should we do with the plant meat project?” Hong Xiaoqi believes that this is actually The selling point of plant meat is not clear enough, and everyone does not know enough about the business model of plant meat. The initial investment of Shining Power was in research and development, and the first financing was set up in the laboratory. When the foundation of research and development was firmly established, Hong Xiaoqi began to change his play style. Prior to this, the presence of artificial meat in the Chinese market mainly appeared in chain restaurants such as Starbucks and KFC. However, the chain of catering in China is only about 20%, which is much lower than that in the United States. It is not a good way to promote plant-based meat through B-end catering channels. Moreover, the plant-meat racetrack has only emerged in China for just two years. Hong Xiaoqi believes that it is still necessary to first launch retail products that directly face consumers, occupy the minds of consumers, and increase the repurchase rate by strengthening brand awareness. In addition, as a vegetarian, Hong Xiaoqi knows very well that there are only about 50 million vegetarians in China, and they do not pursue the taste of meat in their diet. In other words, The real target population of plant meat is meat eaters who have a desire for healthy diet. Therefore, she is more willing to position Shining Power as a brand that provides healthy eating solutions. The new plant-based hot dog launched is also a low-fat and high-protein product, and the eating method is simple, easy to carry, and can be used as a breakfast or a snack after work. . On the other hand, a stable supply chain is a problem that needs to be overcome in the development of artificial meat companies. And what the Chinese market has to face at the moment is not the stability and instability of the supply chain, but the question of whether there is a supply chain. It is understood that after Unilever decided to come to China, it looked for foundries throughout China, and finally found that very few of them could achieve large-scale production and passed the factory inspection, and finally chose Shuangta Foods. The latter is the world’s largest pea protein company and a core supplier of Beyond Meat. In this regard, Shining Power also occupies a certain advantage, because Shuangta Food is one of its investors. However, for products that Shuangta Foods cannot provide on the production line, it is difficult for Shining Power to find a foundry. This is a problem faced by domestic startups. Considering that future product development and iterative upgrades must have stronger control and barriers, building a factory with heavy assets may become a last resort. This has also led to the high prices of artificial meat products, and it is difficult to achieve scale effects before downstream demand rises. Hong Xiaoqi mentioned that the price of artificial meat produced by Shining Power is slightly higher than that of animal meat. “Only when the sales volume is large enough, we can reverse the research and development, feed back to the factory, and drive the development of the entire supply chain, will there be an outbreak of the industry. We are a large agricultural country. If the supply chain problem is solved, the plant will be able to The cost of meat is lowered.” The core of business success lies in balancing the interests of all parties Hong Xiaoqi said frankly that they needed money very much, and from the very beginning they decided to take the financing route. Different from other mature industries, making plant meat requires research and development, the establishment of laboratories, and a large amount of market research. Therefore, a large amount of investment is required in the early stage. The initial financing was not smooth. Many investors didn’t understand the track at all, and they didn’t know what plant meat was. They equated plant meat with dried tofu or vegetarian chicken. When Shining Power has truly made products and received market approval, and it has been listed as a carbon neutral project, more and more investors are coming to the door. “Almost every day, investors come to look for, but we still hope that investors can really be optimistic about the artificial meat track for a long time. They must be patient with this matter and have certain resources in the food track.” Hong Xiaoqi said. Hong Xiaoqi’s undergraduate major is politics and economics. When she was in school, she would think about how the human society works, why there are wars, why there is enough food or some people will starve to death… She found that the core element is that many people who change the world or determine the course of history are actually the people who know best to balance the interests of all parties. Because everyone has their own demands, the demands and interests of everybody are different from country to country, from enterprise to enterprise, and from enterprise to society. “How to balance the interests of all parties? I think this is the ability most needed for entrepreneurship, and it is also the biggest gain for me.” In Hong Xiaoqi’s opinion, The fundamental logic of plant meat is that nowadays the population is increasing and the demand for high-quality protein food is also significantly increasing. This is the inevitable result of diet upgrade. How to produce protein more efficiently has become an urgent problem to be solved. For example, after the African swine fever and the new crown epidemic, there has been a gap in domestic pork supply. In this context, a stable supply of plant meat has become one of the possible solutions. According to the report of Tianfeng Securities, the supply gap of China’s meat products will reach more than 38 million tons in 2030. If the penetration rate of artificial meat in the meat gap is 10%, the current domestic artificial meat price is about 56 yuan/jin, and the market size is expected to reach hundreds of billions in 2030. “Animal husbandry is an important source of carbon emissions. The efficiency of converting plant protein into animal protein is very low, but humans cannot control their desire to eat meat. If you only say that plant meat is nutritious, but it may not be so delicious, most people are unwilling to accept it. In the future society, plant meat will also become a balance point for the interests of all parties. “ Of course, it is too early to talk about competition in the domestic artificial meat market. In the long run, overseas giants may face restrictions such as trade policies, but they have the advantages of channels and scale; while domestic start-ups are more sensitive to consumer insights and have greater potential in product and brand polishing. In the long-term plan, Hong Xiaoqi positioned Shining Power as an “alternative protein company”, not just a plant meat company. What Shining Power has to do now is to find the reason for the repurchase of the product, and truly occupy the minds of consumers

]]> 27341 When the Shenzhou 12 was launched, what did the passwords such as “Dongfeng track normal” heard in the live broadcast mean? https://en.spress.net/when-the-shenzhou-12-was-launched-what-did-the-passwords-such-as-dongfeng-track-normal-heard-in-the-live-broadcast-mean/ Thu, 24 Jun 2021 03:05:05 +0000 https://en.spress.net/when-the-shenzhou-12-was-launched-what-did-the-passwords-such-as-dongfeng-track-normal-heard-in-the-live-broadcast-mean/ At 9:22 a.m. on June 17, my country used the Long March 2 F carrier rocket at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center to launch the Shenzhou 12 manned spacecraft with 3 astronauts into the sky, and 6.5 hours later. Successfully docked with the core cabin.

Many viewers who watched the live TV broadcast could not help but feel puzzled by the various passwords issued by the staff in the command hall. For example, about 50 seconds after the rocket took off, they heard “Dongfeng Optical USB Radar Tracking Normal” and “Telemetry Signal Normal”. So, what do they mean by USB and telemetry?

USB: Originated from the American “Apollo Moon Landing”

USB originally originated from the US space launch mission, namely the unified S-band. Space launch requires the measurement and control of rockets in flight. Manned space launch is related to the safety of astronauts, and its requirements are higher. In the early days, space launch missions used a variety of different wavebands to perform measurement and control tasks, which caused problems such as complex equipment, heavy loads and poor electromagnetic compatibility, as well as short-term shortcomings.

In the 1960s, in order to ensure the success of the Apollo manned mission to the moon, the United States proposed a system for uniformly performing measurement and control tasks in the S-band. Therefore, a unified S-band (USB) measurement and control network was established and manned on the Apollo moon. The plan was a big success, and later this kind of measurement and control network became an international standard and was promoted.

When my country implemented the 921 manned space project, it also built its own USB measurement and control system. These measurement and control networks include numerous measurement and control stations built in the country and the Yuanwang measurement and control ship deployed on the ocean to measure the flight status of rockets and spacecraft in real time. .

Telemetry: Tracking the rocket all the way

Telemetry is the translation of English Telemetry. It cannot be understood as remote control and measurement according to the Chinese meaning. This word is a combination of two Greek roots, which translates to remote measurement.

Simply put, telemetry is an automatic communication process, through which the rocket measurement data that cannot be directly accessed can be transmitted to the measurement and control station, so as to realize the measurement and monitoring of the rocket.

After the Long March 2 F rocket was launched into the air, the ground crew could not measure the various data inside the rocket, and could only use the telemetry system to transmit the data obtained by the various sensors on the rocket back to the ground for monitoring and analysis by the technicians.

After the rocket took off, the telemetry tracking was normal all the way. If the rocket had problems in flight, the telemetry data was almost the only clue.

Stable tracking is not easy From the launch of the rocket to the final announcement of the successful launch of the Shenzhou 12 manned spacecraft, from time to time the commands of “Jiuquan tracking is normal”, “Dongfeng tracking is normal”, and Weinan, Taiyuan, Tianjin, and Qingdao are tracking normal. Although these passwords are plain and unremarkable, they are the result of the efforts of countless Chinese astronauts. my country’s Aerospace USB measurement and control network has deployed a large number of measurement and control stations on the ground. These measurement and control stations are equipped with optical and radar tracking equipment to track rockets in flight in real time. In the live broadcast, you see the image of the rocket flying, which is the optical tracking picture provided by the photoelectric tracker. It is similar in principle to the automatic tracking telescope, but the performance is much more advanced. The tracking radar uses a narrow beam to track the target, and the rocket is always within a few tenths of the radar beam to be tracked stably and obtain accurate data. The optical radar tracking is normal, indicating that the optical and radar of the measurement and control station have locked the rocket stably and effectively, and the flight process is under control. Applause sent to mission critical nodes The launch mission of the Shenzhou 12 manned spacecraft involves both the tempering of the rocket and the test of the spacecraft. Careful netizens will find that there were many applauses in the flight control hall during the live broadcast. The first applause occurred when the ship’s arrows were successfully separated, the second time was when the spacecraft’s sun wing was deployed normally, and the last time was when the mission was announced successfully. Ship-arrow separation and solar wing deployment are two hurdles that must be crossed for a successful mission. Although the reliability and safety of the Long March 2 F rocket have reached 0.97 and 0.997 respectively, the manned launch must be foolproof, and no one can truly rest assured until the last moment. Seeing the success of the separation of the ship and the arrow in the live broadcast means that the rocket has retired and completed its mission. The applause is well deserved. The test of the Shenzhou series spacecraft during launch is relatively simple. The main task is to deploy the solar wing to provide power to the spacecraft. However, many international spacecraft fail to deploy the solar wing. However, the Shenzhou 12 manned spacecraft successfully deploys the solar wing. It means that the “future” of the spacecraft’s power supply system is bright, and it is naturally worthy of applause in return. After the spacecraft successfully entered the scheduled orbit, Director Zhang Zhifen of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center announced the successful launch of the Shenzhou 12 manned flight mission, which also raised the enthusiasm of the staff and the audience to a new climax. Affirmation and pride in my work. Text/Zhang Xuesong Original title: There are many kinds of passwords for the launch of Shenzhou 12 Source: China Aerospace News [责任编辑: ]

]]> 27184 Drug delivery, artificial intelligence (AI) lays out a new track for drug research and development https://en.spress.net/drug-delivery-artificial-intelligence-ai-lays-out-a-new-track-for-drug-research-and-development/ Wed, 23 Jun 2021 13:52:06 +0000 https://en.spress.net/drug-delivery-artificial-intelligence-ai-lays-out-a-new-track-for-drug-research-and-development/ Artificial intelligence (AI) participates in drug research and development, and there are two usual entry points. The first, and most direct, is design and generation, such as de-novo de-novo design structure, molecular fragment growth, skeleton transition, etc., which can generate large molecular databases for development options; the second is classification and regression, such as Predict the toxicity of the molecule, the oil-water partition coefficient, and the strength of the target binding. They can prompt developers which molecules to continue to promote. The vast majority of AI+ drug research and development companies are focused on solving these problems.

In fact, drug delivery is also a very important issue in the chain of new drug development. Especially when we use drugs developed using advanced molecular biology strategies, such as macromolecular drugs, gene therapy drugs, etc., safe and efficient delivery is considered essential.

Moreover, according to NIH data, both large-molecule drugs and small-molecule drugs may have serious side effects due to their interaction with non-target targets. Such side effects caused by off-target severely limit the development of drugs, especially the development of the best therapeutic drugs for cancer, neurodegenerative diseases and infectious diseases.

Therefore, the research needs of drug delivery are urgent and will definitely attract more and more attention. Already, AI biotechnology companies have begun to deploy in this field.

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Solving the problem of drug delivery requires AI technology

At present, the research on drug delivery systems can be divided into four main directions: ①The way of delivery; ②The carrier of delivery; ③The loaded drug; ③The means of targeting.

Among them, the delivery vehicle is an important research direction. More and more clinical studies, and even drugs that have been approved for marketing use viral vectors such as adeno-associated virus (AAV) and lentivirus, or lipid nanoparticle (LNP) vectors. For example, the mRNA vaccine for the new coronavirus uses the LNP vector, and the gene therapy drug Zolgensma for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy uses the AAV vector. However, issues such as the safety of the carrier, immunogenicity, and the ability to load drugs still need to be solved urgently.

Targeting means is another important research direction. For example, how to successfully transport drugs across the blood-brain barrier to the brain is critical to the treatment of brain diseases such as brain tumors, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. Moreover, the target requirements of delivery will become more and more refined, not only targeting to various organs (heart, lung, brain), reaching tissue types (muscles, nerves), reaching disease-specific cells, and even targeting The correct structure inside the cell. Such research means that it is possible to accurately deliver chemotherapeutic drugs to tumor cells, which will greatly reduce the side effects of traditional drugs.

Therefore, drug delivery is not only to connect the inherent characteristics of drugs, but also to face the complex problems of multiple variables in different microenvironments of the human body. AI technology has natural advantages in managing big data, analyzing or interpreting complex data. With the development of machine learning, especially neural network algorithms, it is natural for artificial intelligence to participate in research in the field of drug delivery.

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Introduction of domestic and foreign startups

1. Dyno therapeutics

Dyno was established in 2018, focusing on the use of AI technology to develop AAV vectors for gene therapy. In May of this year, Dyno announced that it had completed a $100 million Series A financing. Natural AAV is easily recognized by the immune system, and it does not have specific cell and tissue targeting, so it must be modified before treatment. The traditional modification method is “directed evolution”. Synthetic biologists randomly mutate a certain amino acid on the capsid protein that is in direct contact with the target cell, and then evaluate whether this change is helpful for AAV targeting the target tissue. Repeated iterations Such a cycle of mutation-evaluation-superimposed mutation-re-evaluation. In view of the large sequence space of the capsid protein, this project is arduous and lengthy, the screening ability is far from keeping up with the market demand, the speed of discovery is slow, and the output is also limited. Therefore, as soon as Dyno appeared, it attracted the attention of many gene therapy companies. Novartis and Dyno signed a cooperation agreement to jointly develop a new type of AAV vector for gene therapy of severe eye diseases; Sarepta and Dyno signed a cooperation agreement to jointly develop a new type of AAV vector for gene therapy of muscle diseases; Roche’s Spark also signed a cooperation agreement with Dyno to jointly Develop new AAV vectors for gene therapy of central nervous system diseases and targeted liver delivery. These cooperations are expected to bring a total of more than $3.8 billion in funding for Dyno. Figure 1 The technical process of Dyno therapeutics (source: the company’s official website, compiled by Fengshuo Ventures) As shown in the figure above, Dyno’s technology platform combines machine learning algorithms with biological experiments. First design a batch of AAV capsid sequences, and build a DNA-encoded capsid database after synthesis; through next-generation sequencing methods, the capsid mutations in the library can be tracked and identified; experimentally measured parameters that are critical to successful treatment, such as delivery The five parameters of efficiency, specificity to the target, immune system response, packaging size and manufacturing characteristics; based on these experimental data, train machine learning models to predict the function of the new sequence, and construct a panoramic map of the different properties of the AAV capsid . Continuously looping this process, the panoramic map outlined by machine learning will become more and more detailed. In the end, it can be achieved that for a certain disease, a certain potential treatment method, Dyno inputs the required parameters, and the machine learning algorithm can output the predicted capsid sequence. This is the AAV vector that is expected to achieve the best therapeutic effect. 2. Jitai Medicine Jitai Pharmaceutical was established in 2020 and was incubated by Jingtai Technology, an AI drug crystal form research and development company. As the first AI-driven pharmaceutical formulation development start-up company in China, the company completed a Pre-A round of financing of tens of millions of dollars in December 2020. Jitai Pharmaceutical focuses on drug delivery and formulation research and development, and is committed to using AI technology to solve specific problems in the development of new drug preclinical formulations and drug delivery design to the entire chain of process amplification. It has reached strategic cooperation agreements with Huahai Pharmaceutical and Boten Pharmaceutical . From the establishment of Jitai Pharmaceutical, it can clearly reflect the guiding role of domestic pharmaceutical policies on the market. Centralized procurement with a large amount reduces the profit margins of domestic generic drugs, forcing relevant pharmaceutical companies to find innovative ways, or to develop independent innovation drug research and development with high risk and investment, which may take 10-15 years; or to carry out the second category of preparations Research on new drugs, such as cooperation with Jitai, may only take 3-5 years to enter the market at a lower cost. Therefore, at present, Jitai Pharmaceutical will mainly use AI technology and quantum chemistry calculation methods to complete the development of customized complex formulations for traditional pharmaceutical companies. At the same time, the AI ​​design platform of the LNP carrier was built, with a view to providing carrier services for many domestic nucleic acid drug research and development companies. Concluding remarks At present, there have been relatively many studies on the delivery of traditional drugs in the body using machine learning. In the future, more research needs will focus on new drugs and precision treatments. Nowadays, gene therapy is still subject to the biggest bottleneck-the “vector”. The situation is no different from decades ago. Dr. Jim Wilson, the pioneer of gene therapy, feels “embarrassed” about the entire viral vector research. Maybe it’s because we don’t understand enough knowledge? Maybe it’s because we are not getting knowledge fast enough? And AI technology can bring us more and more effective information from a perspective different from human thinking, improve our knowledge base, promote the development of drug delivery technology, and help all kinds of new therapeutic drugs to achieve their due Good treatment effect. Disclaimer: The above content is for reference only and does not constitute investment advice

]]> 27005 Fall in love with retro streetwear sets in the Supreme x Emilio Pucci collection https://en.spress.net/fall-in-love-with-retro-streetwear-sets-in-the-supreme-x-emilio-pucci-collection/ Sat, 19 Jun 2021 14:36:15 +0000 https://en.spress.net/fall-in-love-with-retro-streetwear-sets-in-the-supreme-x-emilio-pucci-collection/ No longer rumors, the collaboration between streetwear giant Supreme and Italian fashion house Emilio Pucci has officially revealed with highly anticipated items.
Top-notch collaborations from fashion houses or between a fashion brand and an artist are always a hot topic of interest to fans. In today’s digital age, collab helps fashion houses attract more Gen Z customers. No longer rumors, the collaboration between streetwear giant Supreme and Italian fashion house Emilio Pucci has officially revealed with highly anticipated items.

The first sets of the special Supreme x Emilio Pucci collection received a lot of positive comments from fashionistas as soon as they were introduced on their social media pages. As can be seen, Pucci’s classic vintage touch has enriched Supreme’s streetwear designs. The kaleidoscope motif “branded” by founder Emilio Pucci – who is known as the “prince of textures” – has been transformed into a more vivid and new style on the style of smoking jacket, track jacket, shirt. , hoodies, jerseys, sweatpants, shorts, t-shirts as well as accessories like glasses, caps, belts and Zippo lighters. The modern designs in this Supreme x Emilio Pucci collection reinvigorate the two illustrious motifs of the late Emilio Pucci, Fantasia (1970) and Tulipani (1965), with a vibrant color palette. First, the Fantasia motif carries a bright color scheme associated with designer Emilio Pucci’s resort heritage, including gray/black/white, pink/blue/neutral, and turquoise/green/purple/white. The Tulipani motif is a combination of cherry red, tangarine orange, saffron, blue, green and black. Posts: To Hoang Bao

]]> 25543 Liang Jing, Partner of Original Squirrel Ai: 80% of the education market share is not in first- and second-tier cities, how to find a new track of education fairness https://en.spress.net/liang-jing-partner-of-original-squirrel-ai-80-of-the-education-market-share-is-not-in-first-and-second-tier-cities-how-to-find-a-new-track-of-education-fairness/ Sat, 19 Jun 2021 11:00:10 +0000 https://en.spress.net/liang-jing-partner-of-original-squirrel-ai-80-of-the-education-market-share-is-not-in-first-and-second-tier-cities-how-to-find-a-new-track-of-education-fairness/

Guest of this issue: Squirrel Ai 1 to 1 partner Liang Jing

Produced | Sohu School of Business

Editor | Zheng Qingchun, Liu Shijiao

Chief Editor | Wang Demin

According to the iResearch Consulting report, the market size of the online education industry in 2020 is 257.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 35.5%. Among them, the speeding up of the online process of the junior and quality education track and the K12 subject training track are the most important contributors to the rapid growth of the online education market.

At present, there are more than 1 million counseling organizations in China, and 80% of the market share is sinking into the market, while the overall market share of the top 5 organizations in the country is less than 10%. Online education competition is fierce, the industry burns money and the cost of acquiring customers is high. New Oriental founder Yu Minhong also questioned this track.

How will online education develop in the future? Which models will be successful? Sohu Business School’s “Future Business Power” talked to representative online education companies and explained their methodology and logic.

This issue of Squirrel Ai partner Liang Jing will share their entrepreneurial experience, challenges and layout.

Squirrel Ai is the first company to apply artificial intelligence technology to the education industry. It has now covered more than 1200 counties and cities across the country and more than 4000 campuses. Squirrel Ai has also sunk from the first-tier cities to the eighteenth-tier towns.

According to Squirrel Ai’s official website, using Ai big data to accurately locate knowledge weaknesses, intelligently adapt teachers, and accurately improve learning efficiency. This is the main logic of Squirrel Ai. According to reports, this online and offline OMO model is the fastest growing model in the online education industry.

Liang Jing defined Squirrel Ai as “an artificial intelligence company with technology and scientific research at its core. No technology means nothing.” Squirrel Ai’s entrepreneurship lies in the founding team’s clear goal of “algorithm engine + teaching and research content + c-side services”. And looking for top scientists around the world. “In 2020, Squirrel AI’s revenue will be 2 billion, and scientific research investment will account for 30% of total revenue, but the marginal cost will fall.”

Why is an artificial intelligence education company sinking into the market?

“ Educational resources in the sinking market are currently the most scarce. High-quality teacher resources are urgently needed in the sinking market. Smart adaptation to personalized teaching helps sink the market, and achieving fairness in education is the core reason. “Liang Jing said.

Prior to this, Liang Jing was also a serial entrepreneur. He founded several chain catering brands and fast-moving consumer goods brands, and served as a director and executive in his mother’s company, Huaqi Foods. Regarding what preparations should be made for starting a business, Liang Jing said that entrepreneurs should assess clearly which track they are on, assess the resources, channels, and funds they have, and whether this period is the best time to start a business.

The world’s most highly valued adaptive education company currently has a value of 15 billion US dollars. Obviously, the Chinese company in this track has a long way to go.

Sohu Finance Dialogue Liang Jing

The following is a record of the dialogue:

Sohu Finance: For those who are preparing to start a business, what preparations should be made before starting a business so that it is not blindly starting a business?

Liang Jing: Entrepreneurship may be a path of no return. You must have enough faith. In addition to personal aspects, you must also conduct in-depth research on the industry. If the selected industry is a brand new track, it may be very challenging, because people have not really adapted to such a consumption model or environment.

As an entrepreneur, you must evaluate clearly which track you are walking in the early stage, evaluate the resources, channels, and funds you have, and whether this period is the best time to start a business.

This can be referred to as the research phase. Only when the research is feasible, the preparations are actually started. You can do it when you are ready. Of course, you can choose to give up when you are ready.

As an entrepreneur, in the early stage of research, you must do in-depth thinking, centering on the ultimate goal, and infer the work that needs to be done at each stage, whether you have enough genes, resources or courage, courage, and ability Wait for the integration ability, and do it step by step.

Sohu Finance: What is the biggest challenge Squirrel Ai encountered during its entrepreneurial process?

Liang Jing: The biggest challenges we have encountered are two. One is the scientists who dig the top artificial intelligence and artificial intelligence education in the early stage. For an artificial intelligence company, technology and scientific research are the core. No technology means nothing. At that time, we were a very small company, not yet at the level of a unicorn. It was very difficult to find scientists working in companies with hundreds of billions of dollars globally.

In addition, when our products are launched on the market, how do consumers really understand artificial intelligence education? We need to transform high-tech terms into terms that consumers can understand.

Sohu Finance: How does Squirrel Ai find top talents?

Liang Jing: The ultimate goal and values ​​of our founding team’s partners in adaptive education is a very important point that impresses scientists.

By 2017 and 2018, dreams and ideas alone will not work. You have to talk about real money figures, learning results and learning reports.

No one of these top scientists in the world lacks money, and no one joins us for this salary or expense. They hope to create greater value because scientists have their own dreams. In terms of educational philosophy, we have deep resonance with scientists. This is the core element that we have dug into the world’s top scientists.

Sohu Finance: How to make more people receive artificial intelligence education products?

Liang Jing: Any new things have a resistance stage, a bubble stage, and a subsequent stable stage. In the early days of entrepreneurship, our products had just hit the market and encountered many difficulties. Consumers were at a loss as to the very advanced algorithms and architecture of artificial intelligence. Later, we discovered that since it is a product used by one person, it should be understood by people, and it is necessary to tap the potential and feelings of users.

The core point for our consumers to accept artificial intelligence is to make them like the interest and self-confidence brought by artificial intelligence teaching. In the learning scene, whether it is taught by a human teacher or the MOOC mode of the Internet, the most important thing is to enable children to learn, to learn happily, and to learn confidently. This is fundamentally unchanged.

Sohu Finance: Why adhere to the OMO model?

Liang Jing: India BYJU’S is the world’s largest AI intelligent adaptive education company, with a valuation of more than 15 billion US dollars. It used to be pure online. After acquiring India’s largest offline education and training, it became an online plus offline OMO. This is enough to illustrate the importance of the coexistence of online and offline scenarios.

Sohu Finance: Why do you invest in the sinking market, and how much room for growth in the future?

Liang Jing: Squirrel Ai now covers more than 1,200 counties and cities and more than 4,000 campuses. We have two core reasons for sinking the market:

First, compared to Beijing and Shanghai, the sinking market has very scarce educational resources, and it is not realistic for high-quality teachers to flow from the big cities to the sinking market. Therefore, the market urgently needs a tool and system to solve the equalization and individualization of education, so the sinking market has huge potential. Squirrel Ai also hopes to really help sink the market through personalized teaching. This is the core reason.

Secondly, from the perspective of the overall market share, there are more than 1 million counseling organizations in China. In fact, 80% of the market share is sinking into the market, and only 20% of the market share is in first- and second-tier cities. The overall market share of the top five institutions in the country is less than 10%, and 90% are scattered among various brands. This market is huge. Many giants are already making arrangements. From a strategic point of view, we are definitely going to sink the market.

Sohu Finance: Squirrel Ai has received an investment of more than 1 billion yuan, with a valuation of more than 1.1 billion US dollars. How did it do it?

Liang Jing: Our Shareholders New Oriental and Mr. Yu Minhong, and there is a good future. They all firmly believe in the future development direction of artificial intelligence education, especially in the intelligent adaptive education technology. As educators, they all know very well that the core technology in global personalized teaching is intelligent adaptive teaching. They invested in us because of their firm belief.

Sohu Finance: How should a startup company build its own brand?

Liang Jing: Brands can be divided into two, one is product brand or corporate brand, and the other is the brand of the founding team.

In the early days, there was not much money, and it was impossible to have money for brand promotion. At this time, the founder or founding team should be used to build the corporate brand. The founder’s personal brand is equal to the company’s brand, which can achieve a four-to-two effect. As a company’s brand, people are emotional and have real energy transmission. This is the founder’s brand building.

With the gradual expansion of the scale of the company and the steady introduction of product models to the market, we will turn to a real product brand. There are several key points in the product brand. First, if it is a To C product, it must be closely related to consumers. The brand name must be spiritual and easy to remember, just like an Apple mobile phone, it must be grounded. Second, a little deeper, the brand name of the product and the characteristics of the product must be essentially the same.

I think that any entrepreneurial brand has these stages in principle. To be the founder’s brand IP, it must also be the brand IP of corporate products. The brand of corporate products must first be grounded and connected more closely with the public. , And more consistent with the product characteristics, showing the company’s core competitiveness, so it is more perfect.

Sohu Finance: Looking forward to 10 years, what is your most personal goal?

Liang Jing: First of all, I hope to be able to assist Squirrel Ai to a very stable stage. At that stage, I believe that new talents and new teams also need to enter. I may have to step back and do auxiliary work. At that time, I hope to use my past experience, resources, and abilities to help China and the world on more issues concerning education equality, so my next goal will be to join UNESCO. This is also my ultimate life goal in this life.

]]> 25475 China wants access to Cambodia’s COVID-19 tracing data https://en.spress.net/china-wants-access-to-cambodias-covid-19-tracing-data/ Fri, 18 Jun 2021 05:56:07 +0000 https://en.spress.net/china-wants-access-to-cambodias-covid-19-tracing-data/ Chinese Ambassador Wang Wentian recently met with Cambodian officials and expressed his request to access a tracing application called ‘Stop COVID-19’ that Cambodia has just launched, Asia Times cited sources familiar with the matter. know.

Cambodia’s Angkor Wat temple complex was bustling with tourists. (Photo: Asia Times) The Chinese ambassador is said to have repeatedly said that this data is needed to help Beijing monitor the movement of people between the two countries, but the reality is that China is now imposing strict quarantine measures. strict for visitors and the two countries do not share borders According to reports, people who install the Stop COVID-19 app when entering a specific location will receive a message of a 6-digit sequence via phone. They need to enter this code to be granted entry. In this way, a digital log is created to record and track the user’s location based on the phone where the app is installed, as well as their behavior and relationships. Sources said that Ambassador Wang and other Chinese officials offered to assist the Cambodian Ministry of Post and Telecommunications in upgrading the current QR system with Huawei’s modern digital technology. Last year, China also made a similar offer to Thailand to access two movement tracking apps “Thai Chana” and “Mor Chana”. Chinese agencies are said to have requested access to information about foreigners in Thailand. The Chinese official told Thai authorities that any decision on allowing Chinese tourists to return to Thailand would also depend on sharing information on the Thai Chana and Mor Chana apps. Beijing has a bargaining chip when it comes to this proposal. In 2019, when the pandemic had not yet begun, Thailand welcomed 11 million Chinese tourists, more than any other country. Tourism accounts for nearly 20% of Thailand’s GDP and is currently suffering extremely serious damage because of restrictive measures to deal with the epidemic. However, Thailand has dodged this sensitive offer from China thanks to skillful diplomacy, the sources said. Thai people say that it is difficult to gather all the information in one application because the information is stored in many different databases. Cambodia is even more dependent on Chinese tourists. Out of a total of 5.29 million visitors to Cambodia in 2019, 2 million were from China. Tourism accounted for 32.7% of Cambodia’s GDP that year, but has been virtually crippled by the pandemic so far. Experts say Cambodia’s vulnerability and strategic location make it one of the focus of China’s influence efforts, as well as a target China wants to monitor, especially is with sensitive people in government and armed forces.

]]> 24865 Kuaibo Wang Xin has a new action: aiming for a 280 billion track https://en.spress.net/kuaibo-wang-xin-has-a-new-action-aiming-for-a-280-billion-track/ Tue, 15 Jun 2021 21:05:10 +0000 https://en.spress.net/kuaibo-wang-xin-has-a-new-action-aiming-for-a-280-billion-track/

Article丨Pencil Road, Author丨Zhang Xuan, Editor丨Wu Jinna Wang Xin has a new move. Recently, the original Kuaibo founder Wang Xin launched a new version of the recruitment platform Lingge App, which focuses on the “finding job through headhunting” model and officially entered the online recruitment field. Lingge App was first released in August 2019. It was aimed at the gig economy in the early stage and was known as Taobao in the field of flexible labor. However, he did not escape the fate of driving high and walking low. With the normalization of the epidemic and the return of people’s lives to normal, traffic has gradually fallen. Lingge C2C has continued to return to a low-frequency state, and the growth of data has tended to be flat. This has become Wang Xin’s “biggest regret in 2020”. With the launch of the latest version 2.2, Lingge has adjusted its new direction to a recruitment platform that focuses on finding a good job through headhunting. Compared with the traditional recruitment model, Lingge has joined the headhunting role among job seekers, platforms, and companies. According to the official introduction, Lingge is characterized by the use of blockchain and AI technology to achieve precision and decentralization of recruitment. According to estimates, the average annual compound growth rate of the national recruitment market from 2017 to 2022 will reach 20%, and it will reach 282.2 billion yuan in 2022. The recruitment industry is still full of huge room for development in the future. Even if it is limited to the field of online recruitment, there are already many giants. So, will the main pigeon be effective? For the online recruitment market where the market structure is basically stable, can Lingge succeed in grabbing food? The spirit pigeon is not “soul”? On February 7, 2018, Wang Xin was released from prison in a low-key manner amidst the eager anticipation of many followers. In the second week after he was released from prison, Wang Xin began to see friends everywhere and recalled the old employees of Kuaibo… a series of actions to return to the entrepreneurial circle dazzled everyone’s appetite. At the end of February 2018, less than a month after being released from prison, Wang Xin established Shenzhen Yunge Artificial Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd. The registered capital is 5 million, and the legal representative is Wang Xin’s wife Peng Peng. The positioning of the new company confirms a series of previous speculations. According to the official introduction, Yunge Intelligence is committed to developing an artificial intelligence scheduling system, while combining the latest blockchain technology to ensure the safety of data transmission and access. Soon after its establishment, Yunge Intelligence has won more than 30 million US dollars in angel round investment, behind the capital is IDG Capital and BAI Bertelsmann Asia Investment Fund, as well as industry leaders Yao Jinbo, He Xiaopeng, Li Xueling and others. In January 2019, Yunge Intelligence launched the chat tool “toilet MT”, claiming to be able to use blockchain technology to achieve anonymous social interaction. However, the “toilet MT” died before it was released. It was killed by Tencent’s micro-envelope on the day it went online, and it was also labeled “pornographic”. Wang Xin later said in an interview with the media, “We found that this product had problems after it went online and immediately removed it. It’s not that the product was rumored to be involved in pornography, but at the time someone felt that you were involved in pornography, so they just wrote that you were involved in pornography. Up.” “The vision of the MT product alone is not big enough.” After the failure of Toilet TM, Wang Xin turned to a new field-flexible employment. In the company’s internal speech, he explained his original intention to target the “gig economy”. “Today’s niche profession may become popular in the future, and there will be more and more freelancers. The annual salary of the people of the country is more than 80 trillion yuan, and if the part of the part is 1%, it is also a large share.” In August 2019, Yunge Intelligence launched the beta version of its new product “Lingge”, known as the “Taobao in the field of flexible employment”, which is positioned as a C2C flexible employment skill sharing and collaboration platform. According to the official introduction, users can publish their own earning skills in Lingge, such as traditional fixed skills such as lawyers, babysitters, psychological counselors, etc., or they can be game power leveling, catwalker, scumbag appraiser and other niche long tails. skill. Users or companies with useful job needs can search for services through Lingge, and the platform will use AI algorithms to match service providers with appropriate skills to take orders. Lingge App also has a virtual company. Users who want to start a business can submit a business plan to be certified as the founder of the virtual company, and recruit skilled people to join their virtual company, enjoy the order dividends of each member, and connect their network resources. Realize. Thanks to Wang Xin’s personal influence and the enthusiasm of blockchain technology, on the first day the Lingge App was launched, the number of registered users was close to 1 million, and the invitation code was hard to find. Later, due to product stability and legal issues that have not been resolved, it was taken off the shelf actively and can only be downloaded on the official website. However, the spirit pigeon did not escape the fate of driving high and driving low. The main part-time online function attracts a large number of users who want to make money, but no one wants to spend it. Some netizens commented, “The software is sold by itself, but no one buys it at all, just ask if it’s embarrassing…” Wang Xin was not unaware of this embarrassment. On December 31st last year, Wang Xin published a post on Toutiao to summarize his 2020, saying that his biggest regret is: “The design of Lingge was originally designed to focus on flexible labor. It can be said that it has caught up with the market demand. At the beginning of the epidemic. , Lingge does have some C2C demand, which is the transaction between demanders and skilled people. But unfortunately, as the epidemic becomes normal and people’s lives return to normal, the traffic gradually drops, and Lingge C2C continues to return to a low frequency state. , The increase in data tends to flatten out.” “The C to C market does not have a standardized service process, and it is almost impossible to control the quality of service.” Someone in the comment pointed out the Achilles’ heel of Lingge’s “inoperability”. What is the possibility of a new direction? “Fortunately, we adjusted in time, and now we have found a new direction.” Wang Xin’s adjustments have now seen clues. In the historical version of Lingge, it can be found that Wang Xin started to adjust the function of Lingge since 3 months ago: adding a “fast recommendation” recruitment mode, allowing headhunters to recommend resumes. The subsequent version optimization has also been carried out around the direction of headhunting recruitment, gradually focusing on the online recruitment market. Compared with the traditional recruitment model, Lingge has joined the role of headhunting among job seekers, platforms, and companies, focusing on finding jobs through headhunting. From the actual experience, the headhunter will be involved in the whole recruitment process corresponding to the model of “finding work through headhunting”: the job seeker will open a job position, and the resume must be submitted through the headhunting recommendation. The company is on the platform. Recruitment requirements with “reward and commission” are released, and headhunters recommend talents according to the needs of the company, thus forming a closed loop of the precise recommendation mechanism of “enterprise-headhunting-talent”. “In fact, there is a little difference between it and other platforms. Although some platforms promote’direct talk to the boss’, in fact, most of the platforms are still headhunters, and Lingge is like a part of this platform.” Some practitioners said to Pencil Road. According to the official introduction, Lingge is characterized by the use of blockchain and AI technology to achieve precision and decentralization of recruitment. On the one hand, Lingge can achieve intelligent matching and screening of talent resumes. On the other hand, Lingge supports the anonymous display of headhunters (after real-name authentication), and headhunters can serve companies anonymously, not only for one company, but for the entire platform. . According to media reports, Lingge has attracted more than 100,000 professional headhunters from more than 20 popular industries and more than 50 cities. So, will the spirit pigeon, who is mainly engaged in “finding a job through headhunting”, be “smart”? Related practitioners have put forward different opinions. “In fact, if you are only limited to headhunting, the user base is very small. Because headhunting is relatively high-end. It is currently difficult to make it a real online model. The person in charge of the free headhunting service recruitment platform “Duke Recruitment” told Pencil Road. Duke Headhunting started with the main feature of providing free headhunting services. After its launch, it has downloaded more than one million downloads and has received 100 million yuan in Pre-A round of financing. In terms of business model, in the early days, Duke headhunting attracted some mid-to-high-end talents to the platform by providing free headhunting services, and then realized profit through corporate services and other e-commerce services. But the exploration of this model is still in its infancy. “The timing of the rush is not right, because during the epidemic, if the company provides free headhunting services, the company will not survive, but if it is not free, it will not attract users.” The person in charge explained. At the beginning of this year, Duke Headhunting has changed its name to Duke Recruitment and began to transform into mid-to-high-end recruitment. “Because I feel that it is still a mid-to-high-end recruitment, the whole face will be larger.” What new opportunities are there for “hunting for food”? In fact, Wang Xin’s online recruitment is not a new industry for a long time. According to data from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, in 2019, the number of human resource service organizations in China reached 39,600, and there are many giants on the track. In addition, according to calculations, the average annual compound growth rate of the national recruitment market from 2017 to 2022 will reach 20%, and it will reach 282.2 billion yuan in 2022. The national recruitment industry is still full of huge room for development in the future. In the past, there are old players Worry-free, Zhaolian Recruitment stands firm, and there are hunters who are doing headhunters like Lingge. Since the listing of Hong Kong stocks in 2018, the current market value has reached 12.351 billion Hong Kong dollars, and basically established its own headhunting. The status of the platform. In addition, there are some comprehensive websites such as 58.com and Ganji.com. In addition, there is a direct recruitment of BOSS, which focuses on the social share market, and just went to the United States to submit an IPO application on May 22 to sprint Nasdaq. The prospectus shows that in March 2021, BOSS directly hired monthly active users (MAU) of 30.6 million. The average MAU in 2020 is 19.98 million, a year-on-year increase of 73.2% compared to the monthly average in 2019. “At present, the entire market has been severely divided by giants. There is a saying in the industry that BOSS direct employment may be the last traffic pool in this industry, because the recruitment platform actually has no barriers, and it is all based on capital and vigorously launched. New entry It may take a lot of money and energy to grab a piece of meat from the mouths of platforms such as 51job.com and Zhaopin.com.” A practitioner in the recruitment industry said. For new entrants, all that can be done is to “grab food” through model and technological innovation. “The epidemic will be used as a variable to allow new species to blossom, or old species to develop new ones-Cloud Recruitment is one of them.” Dai Kebin, CEO of Lieping.com, said when accepting a report from Pencil Road. During the epidemic, video interviews were chosen for the initial recruitment of many positions. Based on the consideration of liberating manpower and improving efficiency, more and more companies have begun to use automated AI interview tools to conduct preliminary screening of talents. It is understood that there are The number of customers of AI recruitment service providers has doubled by 10 times last year. In Dai Kebin’s view, the recruitment track is actually quite crowded. Each company has experienced long-term and arduous competition in terms of technology, talents, products, and market share, and the market structure has basically been formed. “In terms of online recruitment, there are actually few business opportunities that startups can seize, but they are not completely absent. If they can achieve the ultimate in a certain vertical segmentation, they will have a very professional understanding of users of a certain type of professional group. And being able to make a commercial closed loop will also be a breakthrough.”

]]> 22989 French Railways from the perspective of Vietnamese-born engineers https://en.spress.net/french-railways-from-the-perspective-of-vietnamese-born-engineers/ Thu, 10 Jun 2021 19:55:18 +0000 https://en.spress.net/french-railways-from-the-perspective-of-vietnamese-born-engineers/ 2021 marks 40 years of high-speed train TGV put into operation and becomes one of the pride of France in general and the French railway industry in particular. This is also an opportunity to look back at the history of nearly two centuries of formation and development of the French railway system, which is only less old than the railway system of neighboring England.

Born… as a historical necessity To learn more about one of the oldest and largest railway systems in the world, RFI Interviewed engineer Ta Quang Anh, working at the French National Railway Corporation (SNCF) about the birth of the French railway network. The engineer said that the French railway industry was “conceived” in the first three decades of the nineteenth century. Appearing more slowly in England, where the first steam engine was mounted on railcarts in trade fairs from about the mid-1810s, the birth of the French railway network was also in the similar scene, as a historical necessity. That necessary background is the final stage of the First Industrial Revolution in Europe, the period of the meeting between supply and demand. Regarding demand, in the economic field, it is the need to transport finished products in large quantities, especially in the mining industry and later in chemicals, textiles, and agriculture. In the political field, it is the need to plan territory, unify transportation and administration in a large country with many diverse geographical and cultural characteristics. The achievements of metallurgical technology have enabled the production of quality steels for train wheels and tracks, especially with production capacity for thousands of kilometers of track. In terms of supply, it’s the ability to respond to technology. This is also the intersection of two technological factors that have both developed to the necessary maturity at that time. On the one hand, the achievement of metallurgical technology has allowed the production of quality steels for train wheels and tracks, especially with production capacity for thousands of kilometers of track. On the other hand, in the mechanical and steam engine industry, the soul of the industrial revolution, despite overcoming barriers to liberate labor, is still an inspiring creative ground for optimization in terms of technology. performance and size. On the French side, in 1823, the first railway, 18 km long, connected a coal mine from the vicinity of Saint-Etienne down to a port of the Loire in Andrézieux. Although only using gravity to transport coal to the river port and using horse power to pull construction materials in the opposite direction, in terms of infrastructure, this is considered the first line of the French and European railway network. continent. Only 7 years later, another 58 km line connecting Saint-Etienne with Lyon was also put into operation. This was the first time in France, the steam locomotive improved by French engineer Marc Seguin was put into use instead of horses with a record speed of 12 km/h at that time. A year later, in 1831, the line also began carrying passengers. In 1823, the first railway, 18 km long, connected a coal mine from the vicinity of Saint-Etienne down to a port of the Loire in Andrézieux. In 1814, at the very beginning of the world’s railway history, when it first appeared in England, a strategic report was submitted to Emperor Napoleon by Chief Engineer Moisson-Desroches, highlighting the importance of it. of planning a railway network of seven lines radiating from Paris to all parts of the “hexagonal country”. By 1837, the strategic idea of ​​Moisson-Desroches was concretized in the planning of Alexis Legrand, then the General Architect of roads and mines of France. The drawing that later became known as the “Legrand Star” was the first planning map of the French railway industry. Also in 1837, the first dedicated passenger railway was put into operation, connecting Paris to the suburb of Saint-Germain-en-Laye. On paper and in the field, 1837 can thus be considered the “AD” year of the French railway history. Before World War I, nearly 60,000 km of Line 1 covered France, a sixfold increase in about 60 years. After about 15 years of relatively spontaneous development (since the railway law 1842 stipulates the model of railway socialization), by the end of 1858-early 1859, the railway agreement between the State and 6 railway companies was established. iron is an important legal corridor for network development. This agreement is meant to divide the development market share of private companies authorized by the State to develop the arterial railway system. In 1865, the law was expanded to allow local governments to be authorized to build and operate branch and cross lines for railway companies. The period of the second half of the nineteenth century and the early years of the twentieth century, with the development stimulus mechanisms of the central and local governments, was the period of breakthrough development of the French railway network, at least in terms of total length of routes in the whole system. By the time of World War I, nearly 60,000 km of Line 1 (now about 30,000 km) covered France, a sixfold increase in about 60 years. All provincial administrative sub-areas are connected to the railway network. Also during the early twentieth century, power options such as electric and diesel were also tested and developed for locomotives. The birth of the SNCF was the result of the nationalization of the railway industry in favor of the plan to electrify the entire railway network, a proactive step after the energy and economic crisis of the 1930s. In 1938, the National Railway Corporation (SNCF) was established. The entire 42,700 km of railway with debts and more than half a million railway employees are combined into one. The birth of the SNCF was the result of the nationalization of the railway industry in favor of the plan to electrify the entire railway network, a proactive step after the energy and economic crisis of the 1930s. This was considered the optimal political-economic choice at that time, in the context that the precursor private companies of SNCF faced a lot of financial difficulties after a period of overheating development in terms of terminal infrastructure. In the nineteenth century and especially after the years of World War I there was no source of income, which was followed by the Great Depression of 1929. Railway unions, representing more than half a million workers, became industrial unions are very vocal in society, contributing significantly to workers’ movements. A breakthrough in quality The operating speed at that time was 260km/h, in the same year, the design and test speed reached a world record at 380km/h. The birth of the TGV opens a new breakthrough development phase for the French railway industry. Unlike the breakthrough period in infrastructure in the second half of the 19th century, TGV has “miniatured” France and even Europe with only 3-4 hours of travel. During the period 1990-2010, many domestic TGV routes were inaugurated, notably the Eurostar route running through 50 km of the English Channel tunnel to the UK, the Thalys route going to Belgium and the Netherlands… In 1997, the State separated the infrastructure management part from the SNCF by establishing the National Railway Network (RFF). This is the first step of France when implementing commitments on competition in the field of rail transport in the European Union (EU). In 2015, RFF re-entered a member company of SNCF, after having spun off the mining part into another independent subsidiary in the group. In 1981, France put into operation the first high-speed train line TGV connecting Paris and Lyon. In 2007, France once again broke the world record for the test speed of the express train at 574.8 km/h. To date, this is still the world record for train technology running on rails. In 2020, the state monopoly on train operation officially ends. During the last 30 years of the twentieth century, the absolutely safe operation of 400 tons of steel on rails at 320 km/h has always been a technological icon in the ground passenger transport industry. TGV technology is exported and transferred to many countries, in Europe, to the US, Morocco and even Korea. For the French, TGV is a “national pride”. According to a poll of the French population, the TGV is considered one of the most important inventions of the 20th century, along with the computer, mobile phone and microwave oven. For the passenger railway industry, TGV was born as a lifeline in the context of the energy crisis of the 1970s, the aging of the traditional railway system from nearly 150 years made the railway no longer an option. number one choice for travel needs as highways thrive and air routes become increasingly accessible to price segments. In passenger transport, the decisive factor is not necessarily the speed of travel, but the sum of travel time, comfort, safety and, of course, price. TGV was born to most harmoniously meet these factors. TGV routes connect the centers of major cities (in France and later in Europe, both mainland and British islands) in the journey with moderate time, high safety, good service quality. The railway network in France is operated by the French National Railways Corporation (SNCF). For those doing railway engineering and technology, TGV’s 20 years of conception, 40 years of exploitation, perfection and development has been and will be an inspiration for technical innovation initiatives in many years. fields, from structural infrastructure, energy, signal information to rolling stock; from the construction and manufacturing industry to the maintenance industry. According to engineer Ta Quang Anh, the nearly 200-year history of formation and development is an advantage of French railways. In the world, besides the UK, there is no country as “rail age” as France. This is a great advantage in terms of experience. The coverage of the French railway network compared to the entire geographical territory is very high. Although France is not a country with a very high percentage of urban population, according to one statistic, about 89% of the French population live less than 10 km from a train station (in cities like Paris, this distance is much smaller). . This contributes significantly to the formation of habits and the need to use railways for transportation. About 89% of the French population lives less than 10 km from the station (in cities like Paris, this distance is much smaller). This contributes significantly to the formation of habits and the need to use railways for transportation. On the other hand, rail transport in France with over 80% electrification is a fundamentally environmentally friendly transport industry. With such a large coverage, in the medium and long term future, with the commitments of the French Government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the framework of global environmental agreements, railway transport (both cargo and passengers) will undoubtedly remain key government priorities. As more than 80% of the railway network is electrified, with France’s civil nuclear power capacity, the French railway industry has a huge advantage in terms of energy initiative over most railway countries. However, the French railway industry also faces some limitations. A prime example is the British railway industry, which has been in decline since the late twentieth century. In the case of the French railway industry, in terms of people, changing production habits is no longer suitable for the application of modern means and production methods, in many cases, encountering resistance from the government itself. old experiences. In terms of infrastructure, most of the French railway network was designed and built before the twentieth century. Adapting to climate change is a big challenge for network maintenance and repair. TGV is a legacy engineering innovation based on ballast rock infrastructure and wheel-rail contact. But if you want to increase the speed of operation to over 400 km/h, such infrastructure is likely no longer suitable, especially when put on the balance sheet with the cost of maintenance. Of course, train speed is not a prerequisite, but if France decides to race in this direction, it must accept going slower than other countries that have developed or transferred technology for maglev infrastructure. such as Germany, Japan, China.

]]> 22495 Revealing the image of the Lamborghini Aventador Hybrid supercar on the test track https://en.spress.net/revealing-the-image-of-the-lamborghini-aventador-hybrid-supercar-on-the-test-track/ Thu, 10 Jun 2021 05:19:09 +0000 https://en.spress.net/revealing-the-image-of-the-lamborghini-aventador-hybrid-supercar-on-the-test-track/ The test drive Lamborghini Aventador was camouflaged. Experts predict this is the Aventador SJ hybrid version, with more power than the SVJ version.
The model that is said to be the Lamborghini Aventador Hybrid has just been caught while testing on the street. Last year, images of a test car rumored to be the Lamborghini Aventador Hybrid were also leaked, but the Italian automaker refused to confirm.

In the latest image, the new supercar is camouflaged quite well. According to super car page Varryx , this could be a V12 hybrid supercar. The test supercar model is rumored to be the Lamborghini Aventador SJ. The appearance of the test car is quite similar to the Lamborghini Aventador S, the rear end is similar to the SVJ but without the spoiler. Predictions say that this is the Aventador S Jota (SJ), the final version of this supercar line. The first version of the Lamborghini Aventador was launched in 2011 (LP700-4). This car line continues to have versions such as the Aventador SuperVeloce LP750-4 and SVJ 63 Roadster. This hybrid SJ will be the last version of the Aventador line, before another line of hybrid supercars is born. Meanwhile, the Aventador SJ is expected to have a capacity increase of 10 horsepower compared to the current SVJ, which is equipped with a 6.5L V12 engine, capacity of 780 horsepower. There is also information that the new supercar is limited to 700 units.

]]> 22249 Impression of the flowery running track of Ecopark Marathon 2021 https://en.spress.net/impression-of-the-flowery-running-track-of-ecopark-marathon-2021/ Wed, 12 May 2021 23:30:11 +0000 https://en.spress.net/impression-of-the-flowery-running-track-of-ecopark-marathon-2021/ Right from 3 am on April 21, the green and colorful roads in Ecopark urban area were bustling with thousands of busy runners participating in the Ecopark Marathon.

With the theme “running in the middle of nature”, this year’s Ecopark Marathon was held on the occasion of Hung Vuong’s death anniversary The tournament took place with full 4 professional distances: 42km, 21km, 10km and 5km. In which, there are about 2,000 athletes 21km and more than 1,000 athletes registered to compete at a distance of 42km. The Ecopark Marathon brings together the most large groups in the North. Ecopark owns roads running through thousands of trees, windswept lake surface and brilliant flower beds in Ecopark urban area. Ecopark is one of the largest planned urban areas in the North with a total area of ​​up to 500 hectares. In particular, not taking into account the natural water surface area, the area of ​​trees and lakes has reached 110 hectares, ensuring a green and fresh life in the urban area. The beautiful dream run has left an impression on thousands of runners in the journey to conquer the “1-0-2” Ecopark Marathon – Running in the middle of nature With the road covering the entire urban area, Ecopark Marathon is a race that many athletes commented as “the most beautiful road running in Vietnam”. The paths run through carpet of colorful flowers, or under green canopies in beautiful changing season. No train dust, no crowds The green natural scenery with all kinds of flowers, many animals that are freely raised such as birds, turkeys, geese, rabbits, swans make the picture of the Ecopark Marathon 2021 race more interesting. Mr. Do Van Hieu – Deputy Head of the Organizing Committee of Ecopark Marathon shared, “Through the run, we want to share the message #rungreen #runclean: run green, run clean – with the aim of spreading and sharing a healthy lifestyle. The healthy, healthy life that our Ecopark residents are enjoying every day ”. For Ecopark residents, jogging is not only for health and exercise, but also an option to relax, socialize and enjoy life. This year, the Ecopark runway is organized in the form of City Trail, with many types of road surfaces and across different types of terrain, from internal urban and inter-provincial asphalt; stone paved road along the lake; grass hill, road crossing golf course, flower garden … Athlete Do Quoc Luat shared, “There are many harsh marathons, but Ecopark’s path is amazing. The roads throughout the urban area always have a large number of trees, flowerbeds, or located near lakes. This makes every athlete feel in harmony with nature ”. A special feature of Ecopark Marathon is the run of 5km owned by one for children from 5 to 12 years old. Most of them, running as assistant, discovering their surroundings are key. In addition to the shade of trees and thousands of flowers, the track also owns many animals that can be freely raised. Many children take advantage of playing with swans, chickens and ducks in the journey to the destination. For them, Ecopark Marathon is like an exploration back to nature. First organized in 2018, the Ecopark Marathon is a non-profit running tournament for everyone, from kids to professional runners. According to the representative of the Organizing Committee, the founders of Ecopark Marathon hope to contribute, support and promote the movement of Vietnamese people to practice sports, join forces to bring Vietnam out of the list of lazy countries. the most active in the world.

]]> 13539 India vigorously blocked selfie adventure, the ‘death’ game https://en.spress.net/india-vigorously-blocked-selfie-adventure-the-death-game/ Fri, 30 Apr 2021 13:20:13 +0000 https://en.spress.net/india-vigorously-blocked-selfie-adventure-the-death-game/ The number of people dying while taking a selfie has become a problem in India – also known as the ‘selfie capital of the world’.

The “killfie” trend is a problem in India. When traveling, everyone wants to have beautiful pictures to keep memories. However, the habit of taking selfies (selfie) has caused many visitors to fall into danger, even die. The trend of playing with “death” According to the South China Morning Post, only in the first three months of 2021, the Indian nation recorded dozens of deaths while taking selfies. The actual number may be even higher. Of course, the act of taking a selfie, simply understood as taking a picture of yourself, is not the direct cause of death. However, many people, because they want to take unique “selfies” to challenge themselves or live virtual, have come to dangerous places such as crooked cliffs, deserted beaches, on railway tracks, running train roofs or cliffs close to the depths … Just not paying attention or stumbling when posing, these people easily let themselves fall into life-threatening situations. In early April 2021, the city government of Agra (northern India) recorded two teenagers drowning while taking a selfie under a pond. In the state of Orissa (eastern India) has recorded 2 deaths, a 27-year-old woman in Orissa state (eastern India) drowned from slipping while taking a “selfie” at a picnic area. Kaanakund, a 13-year-old student, dies from being caught in high voltage wires while taking a selfie on top of a running train. The image of young people “playing dominant”, like “performing” on the terrain “challenging the death”, although still spread rapidly on the social networks of India, but has no longer received praise. Instead, a small proportion of the Indian people have cheated, criticized and boycotted this trend, calling it “deadly game”. In 2018, the Indian Institute of Medical Sciences announced that from 2011 to 2017, there were about 259 deaths caused by “selfie” in the world, of which there were 159 deaths in India when trying to take selfies. risky. Worth mentioning, this problem not only occurs in India, but also Russia, the US and Pakistan are also “named” in the top list of countries with many “killfie” cases (selfie in dangerous areas. ). Most of the victims drowned, were hit by a train or car, and fell from above. Young males, especially those who love adventure, account for three-quarters of all “killfies” globally. For a unique and strange picture, many people do not care for their lives. According to Indian experts, the trend of “selfie” addiction stems from the development of technology in society. According to data company Statista, India is also the country with the highest rate of smartphone usage in the world, equivalent to about 760 million users in 2021. Worldwide, the number of smartphone users is estimated. the figure could exceed 3.8 billion this year. On the other hand, Ms. Rita Joshi – Professor of Sociology at Delhi University, said: “Selfies make people feel up to the trend when posting on social media and receiving likes. It is the easiest way for young people (India) to connect globally, especially those in the West whose lifestyles they want to emulate. Accordingly, politicians, stars, celebrities in India are also the driving force behind this trend to young people. Think, whether it is a “selfie” photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with world leaders or a “selfie” of Bollywood actors can make millions of fans learn to follow. No one says that “Selfie” is an evil act, but irresponsible “selfie” behavior such as disturbing others, destroying landscapes or endangering yourself, is a worrying phenomenon. Therefore, the authorities in India are also trying to prevent this problem. The launch of the Saftie application (Indraprastha Information Technology Institute – Delhi) was announced, helping to warn users about dangerous “selfie” locations, especially demographics from 19 to 30 years old. And check-in at the “cliff of death” in Ma Pi Leng, Ha Giang. On the community side, we can mention the “SelfieToDieFor” movement of a digital marketing entrepreneur launched to raise awareness of people about the “killfie” and a series of websites that broadcast warning videos about consequences of risky selfie behavior. On the government side, the police of Mumbai city and the state of Goa have created selfie-free zones around famous beaches. The Indian Railway Minister also publicly advised young people to avoid “taking selfies” on railway tracks or while performing stunts. Accordingly, the Railway Center shared #SelfieSafety tips; and the Railroad Guard announced sanctions for deliberate “selfie” risky cases. The “check-in” adventure of Vietnamese people The trend of taking photos, filming themselves in dangerous places, anyone watching must be shocked, in order to “live virtual” and seek popularity on social networks, has appeared in our country for many years. Now, especially for adventurous people who like high altitude. On social networks with the largest number of users in Vietnam such as Facebook, Youtube, Tik Tok, … it is not difficult to find photos and clips recording the “death challenge” of Vietnamese young people on skyscrapers, tower tops, steep passes, cliffs,…. without any protection whatsoever. In January 2021, a young man climbed to the “death cliff” of Lai Lung on Ma Pi Leng Pass in Ha Giang to take a careless photo and slipped and fell down a cliff. Shortly thereafter, the local government temporarily banned visitors to this area until it was safe to take. However, contrary to the conventional thinking that dangerous points should be avoided, many online forums still “whisper” to each other, certain invitations must come to “check-in” at this destination to “prove the version. domains “or” overcoming fear “. Near this point, a similar incident happened in the town of Sa Pa (Lao Cai), where a young man fell from the roof to the ground and died while filming a video on the roof of another person. It is known that the victim is a quite popular Tiktok user with more than 140,000 followers. Of course, there are still many such cases in recent years as the society develops, more and more young people own new smartphones, the shooting function is impeccable. . Worth mentioning, despite being warned of danger, many young people are still like “I burned my body into the fire”, absolutely must find all ways to perform stunts to receive “heart drop” turns, ” button like “,” view “of the online community. It is impossible to completely blame technology but the honor of virtual values, or the “virtual life” disease of a part of Vietnamese, is the source of misconceptions and behavior regardless of the network to get the “splash shot”. Worth mentioning, this “killfie” trend which has been very popular in the world has actually “imported” into Vietnamese life for many years. In 2018, many online forums passed each other a clip of three young men climbing onto the roof of a 38-storey building (believed to be in Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City) to “take a selfie” and film. There is a scene of these young people standing close to the edge of the house and using selfie sticks to take pictures without any protective gear, just losing their feet can fall. Until now, “killfie” is still a trend of young people, potentially many risks of death. So is awareness warning enough?

]]> 10588 AirTags can track Android users continuously for 3 days https://en.spress.net/airtags-can-track-android-users-continuously-for-3-days/ Sat, 24 Apr 2021 14:57:22 +0000 https://en.spress.net/airtags-can-track-android-users-continuously-for-3-days/ “None can be tracked” –> “All can be tracked” False perception Apple stated at the press conference that if […]]]> AirTags can track Android users continuously for 3 days

Regarding whether AirTags can be used to track people, my thoughts have gone through the following changes: “Cannot track iPhone users but can track Android users” –> “None can be tracked” –> “All can be tracked”

False perception

Apple stated at the press conference that if there is an AirTag that does not belong to you and moves with you, your iPhone will receive a notification and warn you.

So I thought at first that AirTags can’t track iPhone users, but it can track Android users.

After the press conference, Apple’s official website released AirTags instructions: if an AirTags is not with the owner for a period of time, when it moves suddenly, it will automatically make a sound so that Android users can also hear it.

So I thought AirTags can neither track iPhone users nor Android users, but I seem to be wrong again.

Real details

Fast Company interviewed two Apple executives, Kaiann Drance, vice president of marketing, and Ron Huang, senior director. This report revealed the following information.

1) Only iPhone users running iOS 14.5 or above can receive warning notifications that unfamiliar AirTags is tracking you. Users who don’t like to upgrade the system are easily tracked.

2)What is worrying is when the warning notice is issued: According to the interview in the article, AirTags will not notify users until they return home or arrive at certain locations. iPhone will automatically infer where your home is, open “Contacts-My Business Card”, it will show the location of your home it inferred here, or open “Settings-Privacy-Location Services-System Services-Important Locations”, it will also be here Shows the location of your home estimated by the iPhone and other places you frequently visit.

3)Does this mean that if I secretly stuff an AirTags into a stranger’s backpack, then I can know where TA lives?

4) When you come home and find someone using AirTags to follow you, the first thing you need to do is to find this AirTags, right?But you may not be able to find it.If you are more vigilant, click immediately after seeing the notification, the phone will automatically open the “Find” application, and display a play button, click it will let AirTags sound to help you locate, after finding it, remove the battery to terminate the tracking.

If you are unlucky and happen to run into AirTags and automatically change the ID, then you can’t let it play a sound. For your iPhone, the AirTags after changing the ID are not the same AirTags, so it will think that no AirTags are tracking you. Only when this AirTags follow you to the next location, the iPhone may re-issue a warning notification.

5) Why does AirTags automatically change ID? Because if your AirTags ID does not change, the anonymity of this AirTags cannot be guaranteed. This ID needs to be shared to unfamiliar iPhones around you via Bluetooth to help you locate AirTags. If your AirTags never update the ID, then hackers can save all the AirTags ID sent actively, and you can do something based on this ID in the future Bad things, such as scanning a circle to determine if other people’s AirTags are nearby.

6) But, didn’t it say that AirTags will automatically beep? Yes, but according to the interview:Only when AirTags have left the owner for 3 days, will they make a sound!

7)Does this mean that I can use AirTags to track an Android user for 3 days?Apple said that it may extend or shorten this time through software upgrades in the future.

to sum up

Apple needs to strike a reasonable balance in the three aspects of “protecting the owner’s privacy, protecting the privacy of others, and effectively tracking items.”

If AirTags would easily send warning notifications to unfamiliar iPhones passing by, there might be a new profession dedicated to stealing AirTags? Although AirTags has a so-called pairing lock, even if someone else gets it, it can’t be re-paired for him, but people always have a way to use it.

If AirTags make a sound easily, such as making a sound when the owner leaves the owner for 10 hours, then the owner goes to work and the family moves an item with this AirTags, which may also trigger the alarm mechanism, which can easily cause interference to the user.

In fact, trackers have existed for a long time, and we can even see news in the newspaper that xx people found their other half cheating through the trackers, but the trackers are very far away from the lives of ordinary people until AirTags is released.

Apple’s influence is great, and AirTags will be widely used. Apple’s balance of AirTags may give people a chance. I think it is necessary to let more people know the details of the working mechanism of AirTags and be careful to be tracked by AirTags.

Finally, if you find an item lost by someone else, there is an AirTags hanging on the item, then you can scan this AirTags with any NFC-enabled mobile phone. If this AirTags is turned on by the owner in Lost Mode, you will be able to find the other party after scanning. I hope you can help the other party retrieve the item.

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]]> 7777 The track shows off her shape again: Vietnamese beauties burn the summer with a series of hip-cut outfits https://en.spress.net/the-track-shows-off-her-shape-again-vietnamese-beauties-burn-the-summer-with-a-series-of-hip-cut-outfits/ Fri, 16 Apr 2021 13:48:09 +0000 https://en.spress.net/the-track-shows-off-her-shape-again-vietnamese-beauties-burn-the-summer-with-a-series-of-hip-cut-outfits/ While Lan Ngoc showed off her ‘revealing’ waist with a blue hips cut, Phuong Trinh Jolie was hot again with a high-cut dress and more cut.

The coming summer day is also the time for Vietnamese beauties to show off their bodies in tiny bikini designs. Besides that beach item, the street fashion of the beauties also has interesting highlights. Each season, fashion has added a “reform” part and if she misses the “waiting” for the following hot hit item, it is a major shortcoming.

Most importantly, the cut out design at the hips not only simply shows off the attractive flesh, but it also has the effect of deceiving the eyes of the viewer, creating a top hourglass shape. Just look at this series of beauties on the fashion track below.

Lan Ngoc has just had a trip in paradise with her family. Out of “burning eyes” of fans with bikini, she dressed to show off her waist. The gentle blue outfit emphasizes the white skin of the actress, and is also the color that is predicted to be a hot trend of this summer.

Raising a sexy level than Lan Ngoc, Phuong Trinh Jolie made many people “blush” because the dress was too violent. The dress cut the chest, cut the hips so high to reveal the hot round 3 and then added detail cut at the hip. Sensual and objectionable boundaries are now very fragile when you just need to swing your legs to move strongly or change the angle of the camera.

The original Ha Thanh IT girl, who is originally the owner of a wardrobe with fancy items, cannot ignore the hip cut pants. The details of Quynh Anh Shyn’s pants are designed like underwear that is tied up when mixed with low waist pants. The beauty born in 1996 also mixes the same color bag accessories with a unique design.

MC Dang Duong Thanh Thanh Huyen surprised with the tight outfit to show off a super seductive body. Owning the body of a beauty queen, it is not difficult for her to conquer this difficult item.

Basically, the pants are an “evolved” version of the high-waist pants. The shape of the pants is not changed, but also adds to the charm for those with a compact waist and rebellious personality. Toc Tien is one of the beauties representing that school.

Si Thanh has pants that not only cut his hips but also have cut out lines around his waistband. The sensuality of the gaps is balanced with the rich and mischievous denim. Si Thanh dressed up very cool and in accordance with the criteria of summer day.

Not only denim or khaki can cut hips, Chi Pu used to wear light wool to go to the beach. Any girl with a blooming hip can copy the idea of ​​super seductive and outstanding when going to the beach by the voice of “Broken bow”.

Summer is coming very close, if she is basting hot hit items to go down the street, surely she can gather ideas from the group of Vbiz beauties. However, besides being framed with a hip-cut pants or skirt item, she can also be flexible with the formulas below and still give satisfactory results.

Wearing swimsuit inside pants

In fact, this recipe has been promoted by beauties since … last season, but because of the cool and sexy nature, this mix has no signs of cooling. She should choose a swimsuit with high hips if she is bulging with high waistband pants. If so, the gap is enough to attract the eye of the viewer.

Inherently, this style of coordination is very personal, so she should not be afraid to combine more accessories to make her look more playful. It can be accessories for handbags like Khanh Linh or tying a crow’s scarf like Toc Tien.

Wearing swimsuit with buttons

Another recipe for women who are addicted to face and love sexy styles. This dress has been worn by many Vietnamese stars and beautiful girls on the street, and at the same time wearing the beach. In essence it stems in part from the minimalization of bags and belongings to carry while traveling. She just got dressed and posed with an outfit of swimsuit and pants with loose buttons, then took off the pants to be able to jump into the cool water.

However, this style is only suitable for taking pictures, but if you move, you will encounter many inconveniences!

She should also avoid choosing swimsuit designs with confusing motifs like La Thanh Huyen. Plus the waist has no hip cut details, making her fall into the state of “losing” the highlight. Viewers have to find “red eyes” to realize that she is wearing the trend of sexy button-up pants.

Waist-cut dress

Dressing the waist instead of the hip cut is an idea for girls who want to “catch the trend” to wear nice but are afraid to reveal too much. Waist circumference is still more subtle and especially for those with a cylindrical shape, without hips or buttocks.

You don’t have to be as beautiful as Tuong Linh to be able to be seen because the waist-cut detail is talented enough to deceive people into seeing that you are tight. Don’t forget to mix with trendy accessories like armpit bag, sandals and glasses too!

]]> 2957 Unbelievably, 10 impressive tree houses around the world, everyone wants to come in and live once https://en.spress.net/unbelievably-10-impressive-tree-houses-around-the-world-everyone-wants-to-come-in-and-live-once/ Fri, 16 Apr 2021 09:13:07 +0000 https://en.spress.net/unbelievably-10-impressive-tree-houses-around-the-world-everyone-wants-to-come-in-and-live-once/ Let’s explore the tree houses with unique designs that make everyone admire.
1. Three Story Tree House (British Columbia, Canada)

Why is there a single storey tree house, if you can have three? This is said to be the tallest tree house in British Columbia, Canada. You can find it somewhere near Revelstoke.

2. Mirror House (Sweden)

Almost invisible and perfect for hiding, the mirror house is part of the Tree Hotel project in Northern Sweden. The mirror has a special box square structure. The 4 walls of the house are made of 4 large glass arrays that are impact resistant and anti-rough. The supports for the house are solid trunks.

3. Bird’s Nest Tree House (Sweden)

This tree house was built by the creators of the “Tree Hotel” project. Although it looked like a large bird’s nest from the outside, the house had a modern and high standard room built inside.

4. Tree house in Muskoka (Ontario, Canada)

Designed by Lukasz Kos, the 4Treehouse is built around 4 trees on Lake Muskoka in Ontario, Canada. The house floats in the air like a Japanese lantern.

5. The Minister’s Treehouse (Crossville, Tennessee, USA)

This monumental 30.48 meter structure is said to be the tallest tree house in the world and was built entirely by Horace Burgess in reclaimed wood in Crossville, Tennessee.

6. Yellow Treehouse restaurant

This restaurant in Auckland, New Zealand offers a great dining experience. The restaurant seems to be surrounded by trees and can accommodate up to 18 guests at a time.

7. Tree House Free Spirit Sphere (Canada)

Built with vision and engineering, these tree houses have the appearance of a round ball. This entire house is kept by a very complex system of ropes, along with a winding path around the tree trunk.

8. Treehouse by Takashi Kobayashi (Japan)

Takashi Kobayashi designed this tree house to “break the sense of separation that exists between man and nature.” The house is designed in a closed form with vertical walls attached to each other in a shape. Sunday box The two outside parts on the outside of the front of the house are fitted with a layer of transparent glass, and underneath the floor there is a rather large hollow opening to absorb air.The entrance is attached to a staircase. with safety cover, divided into two compartments.

9. Tree House (Ghent, Belgium)

This Belgian sculpture tree house was made for the TRACK: A Contemporary City Conversion art festival, and is a miniature version of the houses behind it.

10. Finca Bellavista tree house environmentally friendly (Costa Rica)

This treehouse is part of the sustainable and eco-friendly Finca Bellavista treehouse community in Costa Rica. All houses are connected by suspension bridges!

]]> 2344 Peel off the sneakers of Ho Chi Minh City youth at the Rap Viet casting https://en.spress.net/peel-off-the-sneakers-of-ho-chi-minh-city-youth-at-the-rap-viet-casting/ Thu, 15 Apr 2021 16:48:07 +0000 https://en.spress.net/peel-off-the-sneakers-of-ho-chi-minh-city-youth-at-the-rap-viet-casting/ Balenciaga track trainers and adidas NMD human race version selected by many contestants when participating in Rap Viet season 2 casting round.

On April 13-14, the program Rap Viet held season 2 casting in Ho Chi Minh City. Candidates were present at the event with outfits that show off their own personalities. Many people choose to dress with a street vibe. Accordingly, sneakers are an indispensable part to complete the hip hop outfit.

This group of friends attracts attention with the style of clothing that is similar to the street spirit. Nike sneakers, adidas shoes and colorful outfits became their common point. The most prominent is the human race adidas NMD pair in collaboration with Pharrell Williams with contrasting white Equality characters on Primeknit. The design is currently available for $ 436.

The Air Jordan shoe line was chosen by many young people in Ho Chi Minh City at the Rap Viet casting. The guy in the photo was wearing a simple black suit with a pair of blue sneakers and a gold-tone logo.

Another shoe that stands out equally when it is mixed with two tones of orange – blue with Nike swoosh marks contrasted on a white background. The highlight for the whole is the Jordan character embroidered behind. The Air Jordan 1 Low Royal Yellow model sells for $ 176.

This guy opted for black-tone Nike shoes and accented with off-White neon orange laces with the words “shoesinois” printed on the body.

Another version of the Air Jordan 1 called Shattered Backboard blends the main orange and black tones with Jordan letters embroidered on the heels. Most candidates choose simple outfits to match with outstanding accessories. The price of this product is currently 358 USD.

The unique Air Jordan 1 Off White Retro High Chicago with a leather cloth cut in the swoosh pattern of Nike attached to the shoe body. Products are sold many pages for more than 7,000 USD, including Farfetch. The green shoe model is the Nike Air Jordan 1 Retro High OG Obsidan line, priced at $ 1,069.

Not only Air Jordan, Balenciaga’s track trainers also appeared at the Rap Viet casting with ivory white and orange tones at the base. The text of the BB logo and the shoe’s size are also engraved on the nose. The price of the product is 1,070 USD.

Many young people express their creativity with the way of changing simple sneakers, becoming different by custom (redesigning the shoe, using paint to draw pictures on the shoe body).

A black tone outfit is accented by sneakers printed with a cartoon character image covered with colorful tones from a Vietnamese brand.

This contestant preferred the Skechers One Punch Man Saitama version with printed jogger pants and contrasting black and white Paisley T-shirt.

Not choosing sneakers like many other contestants, Dang Nhat Hau chose Dr. boots. Matens version William Blake 1460, priced at 199 USD.

]]> 1445 Japan lost track of its key North Korean contact https://en.spress.net/japan-lost-track-of-its-key-north-korean-contact/ https://en.spress.net/japan-lost-track-of-its-key-north-korean-contact/#respond Thu, 15 Apr 2021 07:34:10 +0000 https://en.spress.net/japan-lost-track-of-its-key-north-korean-contact/ A North Korean secret negotiator – with direct connections to the Pyongyang leadership and behind major bilateral developments over the past two decades – lost contact with Tokyo several years ago.

Nikkei Asia newspaper quoted sources as saying that this employee was called “Mr. Y” in the Japanese intelligence community. He once told contacts in Tokyo that he was ill. Some government sources say Japan and North Korea have lost a “behind-the-scenes negotiation channel”.

Japan and North Korea have no diplomatic relations, and efforts to normalize relations have become strained because of the past abductions of Japanese citizens and Pyongyang’s nuclear program.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends a meeting with key officials in Pyongyang. Photo: KCNA

According to sources, “Mr. Y” is known to be a subordinate of “Mr. X” – a senior North Korean security official who paved the way for a first-ever bilateral summit. was held in 2002 between the late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and then Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.

Along with “Mr. X”, this liaison officer took part in negotiations regarding Mr. Koizumi’s 2002 visit to North Korea. He is also in charge of negotiating a 2014 bilateral agreement signed in Stockholm on negotiating principles aimed at addressing kidnapping in the past.

In 2014, he informed Japan that two men missing in the late 1970s were still living in North Korea. These two, Minoru Tanaka, went missing at the age of 28 after boarding a plane to Vienna at Narita Airport, and Tatsumitsu Kaneda working at the same ramen shop as Tanaka. Meanwhile, Pyongyang has repeatedly stated that Tanaka has never entered North Korea.

Japan officially lists 17 people kidnapped by North Korea, of which five were repatriated after the landmark 2002 summit in which leader Kim Jong-il admitted North Korea kidnapped. Japanese citizenship.

“Mr. Y” also acts as the mediator for a secret meeting in Mongolia in 2014 between Mr. Shigeru Yokota and Ms. Sakie Yokota, 85, the parents of the kidnapping victim Megumi Yokota and her niece. Megumi Kim Eun-gyong.

Megumi Yokota, who was kidnapped in 1977 at the age of 13, was on her way home from school. She has become the symbol of Japanese citizens kidnapped by North Korea.

Along with the families of the other kidnapped people, Sakie Yokota met with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga last week to call for the early repatriation of their loved ones ahead of scheduled talks between the prime minister and US President Joe Biden. took place on April 16 in Washington.

The unidentified employee, the sources said, succeeded “Mr. X” about 10 years ago, and entered into negotiations with Japan in a third country such as China and Mongolia.

Fluent in Japanese, he communicated with Japanese officials on his anti-eavesdropping cell phone. He is believed to have had a disease related to the brain or circulatory system, but may have been fired amid negotiations between Japan and North Korea stalled.

Prime Minister Suga, who served as a kidnapping minister under his predecessor Shinzo Abe, said after taking office last September that he was ready to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Kim Jong Il’s son without prerequisites.

But now, Mr. Suga is struggling to find a new negotiating channel when Pyongyang closes its border to the COVID-19 pandemic prevention.

What appears to be the only door of opportunity now closed after North Korea decided not to participate in the Tokyo Olympics this summer, also citing the need to prevent viral infections.

President Suga’s office declined to comment.

Mr. Song Il-ho is the Korean Ambassador in charge of negotiating the normalization of relations with Japan. However, the Japanese government source said he was not one of the secret negotiators with more decision-making power.

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