MGM and Amazon Is the takeover in danger of failing?

Status: 22.06.2021 10:18 p.m.

Actually, the mega-deal between the traditional MGM studio and the online giant Amazon was already dry. Now the takeover is to be checked again by the US Trade Commission FTC.

From Marcus Schuler, ARD studio Los Angeles

The Wall Street Journal reports that the new head of the FTC Trade Commission, Lina Khan, wants to take another closer look at the planned takeover of the renowned Hollywood studio by Amazon. The reason for this is an already existing competition procedure against Amazon, which the FTC has initiated.

The group actually wanted to take over the 97-year-old film studio from Jeff Bezos for the equivalent of 6.91 billion euros. This was intended to increase the Amazon Prime film library – Amazon’s streaming service – in order to be able to remain competitive with the video platforms of Netflix, Disney Plus and HBO Max. More than 4,000 productions are slumbering in the MGM archive – including all James Bond films. In addition, Amazon is increasingly producing its own content for its Prime video platform. In addition, the company has attracted attention with its aggressive purchasing policy in US sports rights. Among other things, it holds broadcasting rights to the US National Football League (NFL). Compared to other providers, however, their own library of entertainment goods such as series and feature films is relatively small.

In the worst case, no approval

The takeover has now suffered a setback. In the worst case scenario, it could not be approved. Only a few weeks ago, after consulting the Justice Department, the FTC reserved the right to examine the takeover more closely. Neither the US agency nor the online company wanted to comment on the process.

In the US, a great deal of competition has arisen for dominance in the streaming market. This market has so far been dominated by Netflix. The new head of the FTC, the 32-year-old Khan, caused a sensation five years ago with a legal article in the Yale Law Journal. In this she had described what she believed was anti-competitive behavior on the part of Amazon. She came to the conclusion that the current US competition laws are too weak to be able to put a constantly expanding company like Amazon in their place.

Less freedom for tech companies

In the past, Khan had advocated curbing large dominant companies time and again. This is one of the few overlaps shared by the two parties represented in Congress. Both Democrats and Republicans want to tighten the power of tech companies like Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon.

Khan was appointed to office by US President Joe Biden a few days ago. She is expected to regulate the big tech companies in Silicon Valley and on the US West Coast more tightly

Burden on world trade Freighters back up off southern China

As of: 21.06.2021 8:59 a.m.

The container ships are stowed in the fourth largest port in the world. The reason is a corona outbreak in Shenzhen-Yantian. The international movement of goods is impaired – possibly until the end of the year.

From Steffen Wurzel, ARD studio Shanghai

The congestion of the container ships off southern China is worse than that Blockade of the Suez Canal in March This is how Vincent Clerc, manager of the Danish shipping company Maersk, summed it up in a conversation with journalists in mid-June. At times, around 130 container ships from all over the world were anchored off the port of Shenzhen-Yantian, as reported by the Bloomberg news agency.

Weeks-long consequences for world trade

The reason for the traffic jam is a new – albeit small – corona outbreak in the southern Chinese part of Guangdong, where Shenzhen is located. Because the local authorities ordered the port of Shenzhen to be partially closed due to the corona, ships could not dock and cast off. Supply chains worldwide are out of step. German companies in the Guangdong region are also reporting that department stores are sometimes overcrowded. In the meantime, the situation in Guangdong has normalized, but weeks will pass before the backlog has completely cleared, estimates Nick Marro, an analyst for world trade at the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) in Hong Kong. The backlog will therefore continue for weeks through the global supply chains.

Traffic jam in the fourth largest port in the world

Shenzhen-Yantian is the fourth largest container port in the world; Last year more than 27 million standard containers (TEU) were handled there. For comparison: In Hamburg there were fewer than nine million containers in 2020, i.e. around a third of them.

The logistics delays are a problem especially for the tech and electronics industry: around 90 percent of all electronics exports from China go through the port of Shenzhen-Yantian. Analyst Nick Marro expects the situation to remain tense, given the global openings after the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Relaxation probably only towards the end of the year

“There is no sign of an end to global consumer demand for goods and products. In many western countries, stocks are usually replenished in the third quarter of the year, which continues to ensure high trading activity,” says Marro. “This suggests that the tensions in global logistics and at the ports will not ease until the fourth quarter of the year.” In China, almost no reports are made of the container ship congestion in front of the port of Shenzhen-Yantian

Debate about opening times Shop on Sundays until Christmas?

Status: 19.06.2021 2:58 p.m.

Brick-and-mortar retail suffered a lot in the pandemic, while online retailing gained tremendously. DIW, Städtebund and the trade association HDE are now calling for more flexible opening times to help stimulate the economy. The union ver.di warns. The President of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), Marcel Fratzscher, calls for opening hours to be relaxed in view of the difficult situation of many retailers. “A liberalization of the shop opening times is urgently required so that the stationary retail trade can assert itself in the competition against the online trade and secure jobs,” said Fratzscher to the “Handelsblatt”.

Flexibility required until the end of the year

The economist stood by the side of the trade association HDE. He had suggested leaving the shops open on Sundays at least until the end of the year. This gives retailers the chance to make up at least part of the sales lost during the lockdowns and would also be a signal to people that the city centers are open again. In addition, there should be more reliable rules for a legally secure occasional Sunday opening.

The Association of Towns and Municipalities also spoke out in favor of it. “We now have to do everything we can to ensure that our inner cities and town centers do not become deserted,” said managing director Gerd Landsberg to the “Handelsblatt”. “It would be a positive signal to allow additional Sunday opening hours.” Landsberg referred to the threatening situation of the trade and the danger for hundreds of thousands of jobs.

“Small but important signal”

Over 100,000 retail stores could close or not open at all, Landsberg said. This would put almost 500,000 jobs at stake. The online trade, on the other hand, was open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and was able to increase its sales to over 72 billion euros last year due to the pandemic. Additional Sunday opening hours would therefore be “a small but important signal that the city centers and town centers have a future”.

“Development cannot be reversed”

Fratzscher explained: “Due to the pandemic, there was a massive shift towards online trading, which will not be completely reversed even after the pandemic.” However, fair competitive conditions did not mean that people could shop online 24 hours a day, seven days a week, but stationary retail trade had a “tight corset” and had to be closed on Sundays.

“Instead of sanctions or charges for online trading, politics should make stationary retailing more attractive,” said Fratzscher. In addition to more flexible shopping times, this also includes modern urban concepts that make inner cities more attractive again. “This not only has an immediate economic value, it is also very important from a social and societal perspective that people meet and come into contact with one another.”

Ver.di sees “general attack”

The FDP already supported the HDE’s advance as a suitable economic aid for the retail sector. The trade union ver.di, on the other hand, rejected him as an overly short-sighted “general attack on the trade workers, their families, but also on the Basic Law”.

After Brexit Great Britain and Australia sign trade pact

Status: 15.06.2021 12:07 p.m. Great Britain and Australia have agreed on a free trade agreement. The deal will ensure further growth, announced the government in London. But there are also skeptical voices. For the first time since Brexit, Great Britain has signed a completely renegotiated trade agreement. Prime Minister Boris Johnson reached a free trade agreement with his Australian colleague Scott Morrison. The heads of government have cleared the last stumbling blocks out of the way in the past few days, said both sides.

Boost for 3.5 million employees?

Accordingly, manufacturers of cars and whiskey would benefit from duty-free, the government announced in London. Young Britons under 35 should be given more freedom to live and work in Australia. Industries with around 3.5 million employees in the UK received a boost. The contract will ensure further growth. “Today marks a new dawn in the UK’s relationship with Australia, one that is fueled by our shared history and values,” said Johnson. Australian Trade Minister Dan Tehan described the deal as a “gain for jobs, businesses, free trade”.

Exemption from duty for whiskey, among other things Image: dpa

“Good news for both countries”

In 2020, UK-Australian trade was worth £ 13.9 billion – around € 16.15 billion. The UK is Australia’s fifth largest trading partner. Before the British became part of the EU and with it the internal market in 1973, Australia was even the most important trading partner. Economist Gabriele Suder from RMIT University in Melbourne welcomed the British-Australian deal. This is good news for both countries. After all, it is the first agreement in the post-Brexit era. She expects the deal to bring the Australian economy 1.3 billion Australian dollars (around 830 million euros) annually. Other experts believe the pact will be more important to Britain. Australia has a strong trade focus on Asia.

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British farmers fear imports

However, the pact with Australia is controversial in Great Britain. Farmers fear a flood of imports of lamb and beef as soon as customs duties cease to exist. This could affect British sheep and cattle farmers. The government in London stressed that the deal included ceilings on duty-free imports over the next 15 years, as well as quotas and other safeguards. Farmers’ associations called on parliament to closely monitor the contract. According to Australian data, the country’s farmers will benefit from the agreement.

Treaties with dozens of states

Great Britain is currently repositioning itself after Brexit. Since the UK left the EU, it has signed trade deals with dozens of countries. However, these were always copies of the pre-Brexit EU treaties with these states.

report March 29, 2021

Increasing influence How China is entering Europe’s ports

Status: 10.06.2021 12:33 p.m.

Piraeus, Rotterdam, Antwerp and soon possibly also Hamburg – China has its own terminals in 14 European ports or holds shares in port operators. Critics warn of the consequences of the urge to expand. From Lothar Gries, tagesschau.de The listed Hamburg port operator HHLA is currently negotiating with the Chinese state shipping company Cosco about a possible participation in one of its container terminals – with the telling name of Tollerort. HHLA recently announced that a legally binding agreement has not yet been reached. However, the publication of such a release indicates that the talks are on the home stretch. Trade with China is by far the most important business for the third largest European seaport. Ships of the Chinese shipping company Cosco have been calling at Hamburg for almost 40 years. Two years ago, China’s Vice President Wang Qishan also visited the Tollerort terminal. With its four berths on a quay wall a good kilometer long, 14 container cranes and a five-track rail connection, Tollerort is one of a total of four container terminals in the Port of Hamburg and the second largest at HHLA.

Important loophole

According to experts, by entering Hamburg, China would close the largest gap in its maritime Silk Road. Even more: through a partnership with HHLA, Cosco could also get privileged access to the Italian Adriatic port of Trieste. The Hamburg port operator had taken over the majority in a new terminal there last year – with the express approval of the government in Rome, which wanted to block the way for the Chinese who were also interested. Because a majority stake by Cosco in the largest container terminal in Trieste would have been tantamount to a sell-out from the perspective of the Italians. Now the Chinese could still gain access to Trieste via Hamburg. That would be a decisive move in Beijing’s expansion strategy, since Trieste is the northernmost port in the Mediterranean and therefore particularly important for Central and Eastern Europe. HHLA is also involved in terminals in the Ukraine and Estonia.

“Loss of Sovereignty”

Cosco and its sister company China Merchant already have their own terminals in a total of 14 European ports – or at least shares in the port operators. All the major seaports on the continent are included, from Rotterdam and Antwerp to Le Havre, Bilbao, Genoa, Valencia and Marseille. According to calculations by US experts, more than two thirds of the 50 largest container terminals in the world are already controlled by the Chinese or at least supported by holdings. “Europe has thus lost some of its sovereignty,” complained the former French Prime Minister and China expert, Jean-Pierre Raffarin. The sell-off began in 2016 when Greece, which was practically bankrupt at the time, was forced by the troika made up of the monetary fund, the EU and the ECB to privatize the port of Piraeus. The Chinese were happy to take it and were given complete control of the strategically located port for a bargain price of 280 million euros. Today Piraeus is number four in Europe, behind Rotterdam, Antwerp and Hamburg. The port is the end point of the maritime Silk Road, from China across the Indian Ocean to the Red Sea. Beijing also controls its entrance for onward travel through the Suez Canal, with a naval base in Djibouti on the Horn of Africa.

Silk Road project – anything but a marketing gimmick

The example of Greece shows the political effects of China’s increasing influence in some countries, says Günther Oettinger, the former EU Commissioner and Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg. “Before the European Union imposed symbolic sanctions on China in March, Greece liked the role of delaying and watering down resolutions against China. A rogue who thinks evil”, said the CDU politician in a guest article for the “Tagesspiegel” “. China’s expansion can no longer be stopped. “We cannot blame the Chinese for being smart. We can only blame ourselves for being so stupid,” said French President Emmanuel Macron, referring to China’s strategy, which is an increasingly large one in Europe’s economy Role to play. In fact, the EU countries watched China’s shopping spree for a long time with takeovers of technology companies such as the German robot manufacturer Kuka. “When China’s leadership launched the ‘New Silk Road’ project in 2013, many in Europe believed it was a marketing gag,” said Günther Oettinger. President Xi Jinping was very serious, as can be seen from the trade network that has now been established. In Europe, China prefers to help those states, such as Greece or Hungary, that are poorer than Western Europeans. These countries are to be tied closely to themselves by investing billions in infrastructure in order to create a “China-friendly Europe”, as a high-ranking EU diplomat of the “world” said.

No concerns from Berlin

The most recent decision by the EU Parliament, which Suspend discussions on the investment agreement reached with China at the end of last year . Among other things, it was supposed to regulate the access of European companies to the Chinese market, but met with growing opposition in the European Union. Critics complained that the agreement did not set any limits to China’s expansionist urge. This is unlikely to prevent the Chinese from entering the Tollerort container port in Hamburg. The negotiations are after NDR- Information well advanced and coordinated with the federal government. There are no concerns from the Chancellery, the Ministry of Economics and Transport, or the Foreign Office.

The resolution sets out specific goals by 2025, striving to have 13.5 million trade union members, most enterprises with 25 workers, or more employees have trade unions, by 2023 strive to have 12 million unions. tablets; strive for 80% or more of enterprises and units with trade unions to sign collective labor agreements, reaching more than 70% by 2023. By 2030, strive to have 16.5 million union members; where there is no representative organization of workers, the majority of employees can gather and participate in some activities of Vietnamese trade unions; strive for 85% or more of enterprises and units with trade unions to sign collective labor agreements. By 2045, most of the employees at the grassroots are Vietnamese trade union members; 99% of enterprises and units with trade unions have signed collective labor agreements. In order to achieve the set objectives, the resolution establishes 6 main groups of tasks and solutions. These are: Innovating and improving the efficiency of gathering and mobilizing union members and employees, focusing on developing grassroots union members and unions; continue to arrange and perfect the organizational model, build a contingent of professional college cadres, qualified and capable to meet the requirements of tasks in the new situation; renovating the contents and methods of college activities to meet the requirements of the new situation. Besides, building strong enough financial resources to perform well the functions and tasks of the trade union; strengthen the leadership of the Party over the organization and activities of the trade union; perfecting policies and laws, strengthening and improving the efficiency of coordination between state agencies, the Fatherland Front, socio-political organizations, economic organizations, and social organizations with trade unions. TK

Mr. Goosdeel affirmed that this situation shows that in order to be able to deal with future disasters, it is necessary to quickly change the perception that drugs are not a problem of only one person, but that it is affecting people. community at large in more ways. In the report, EMCDDA warned that drug addicts now have access to a wider range of drugs, with higher purity. In 2020 alone, 46 new drugs were discovered in the European Union (EU). In the context of many countries imposing restrictive measures to prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic, whereby, discos and bars must close at night, reducing the drugs used on special occasions. parties such as ecstasy, consumption of some has increased significantly, especially the purchase and sale of the compound benzodiazepine, often prescribed for sedation. In addition, the EMCDDA report also noted that the authorities had seized a record amount of cocaine in 2019, with 213 tons, much higher than 177 tons in 2018, and the number of people who had to detox for the first time as well. Strongly increasing.

Up to now, there are 15 master plans in the city. Chau Doc is approved and publicly held in accordance with regulations. For example: adjusting the master plan on socio-economic development of the city to 2025, orientation to 2030; master plan on development of Sam mountain national tourism zone, An Giang province to 2025, vision to 2030; adjustment of the general planning of the city. Chau Doc, An Giang province until 2035… Chau Doc has completed the entire formulation, adjustment, publication and implementation of the contents of land use planning and land use planning for the final period (2016-2020). suitable with the socio-economic development situation of the city. Chau Doc focuses on investing in developing infrastructure for commerce and tourism The locality has increased calling for investment in the development of commercial, service and tourism infrastructure. Trade promotion, building a network of markets, supermarkets and convenience stores continued to develop. Goods are abundant and diverse, ensuring adequate and timely supply of production and consumption needs of people and visitors. Revenue through the market increased by an average of 11.47% per year. The city focuses on well implementing the project of developing markets, supermarkets, commercial centers and managing security, order and commercial civilization. In the 2016-2020 period, Chau Doc calls for investment and development of 1 general supermarket, 2 electronics supermarkets, 1 agricultural wholesale market and 5 convenience stores. The city will upgrade and expand the central market of Chau Phu A ward into a grade I market; arrange and arrange business households in Vinh Dong market food area; implementing the model of civilized and commercial markets at 4 central markets of Chau Phu A, Chau Long, Chau Phu B and Vinh Dong wards. The city converted 3/8 markets into an enterprise model, a cooperative business, exploitation and management of the market; perform conversion of the function of the Sam Mountain Trade Center. As a result, business and service activities in the area have been gradually rectified; the inspection and control of anti-smuggling, commercial fraud and counterfeit goods are maintained regularly; The negative phenomena in the festival decrease year by year, making an important contribution to the orientation of the city’s economic restructuring. Tourism sector of the city. Chau Doc has many positive changes. The Prime Minister has issued Decision No. 2098/QD-TTg approving the master plan on development of Sam Mountain National Tourist Area to 2025, with orientation to 2030; The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism issued Decision No. 2646/QD-BVHTTDL recognizing Sam Mountain National Tourist Area. City People’s Committee Chau Doc has developed a project to preserve and promote the value of the Ba Chua Xu Festival of Sam Mountain until 2030, approved by the Provincial People’s Committee (Decision No. 2476/QD-UBND) and is preparing a scientific dossier to submit to UNESCO recognized the festival as the representative intangible cultural heritage of humanity. City. Chau Doc continues to identify spiritual tourism as the mainstream, combining with expanding and diversifying tourism types. Some key projects are being implemented by investors in the service – tourism sector, such as: Sam mountain cable car spiritual cultural tourism area, Sam mountain cultural park, 5-star hotel project, etc. The New City urban area project, Hai Den water park amusement park… Transport infrastructure is interested in investing in a complete direction, the traffic routes to tourist attractions are upgraded and expanded, such as: Tan Lo Kieu Luong road, upgrading the road to the top of Sam mountain, bypassing Highway 91 to Vinh Dong market… According to Mr. Lam Quang Thi, the city is focusing and prioritizing resources to invest in building technical infrastructure to develop Chau Doc into a smart tourist city. In which, implementing the list of tourism infrastructure development projects, including: building a wharf serving tourism in the city. Continental Director; Sam mountain cultural park; upgrading and renovating green parks April 30; Sam mountain cultural park loop route combined with parking; City convention center Continental Director; project of preserving, embellishing and promoting the value of national relic – Ba Chua Xu area on the top of Sam mountain. Continue to perform well the state management in the fields of: commercial civilization, tourism culture, environmental protection in tourism activities, festival organization, protection and promotion of the value of relics. Next time, City. Chau Doc focuses on correcting, handling, and limiting the situation of swindling, triggering, and negative phenomena during the festival to ensure security and order in tourist areas and building Chau Doc as a modern tourist destination , safe, civilized, friendly.

There has not been a study stating the time period when Quang products began to be exported to other countries, only that, as early as 1925, in the study on Quang Ngai, French Ambassador Laboord wrote that day: ” The wealth and abundance of this province also lies in the cultivation of sugarcane… The harvesting of sugarcane has found a regular exit from the Chinese in Thu Xa. They will export molasses to Hong Kong… They already export up to 12,000 tons of sugar a year.” The busy Phu Tho wharf is now just a peaceful and quiet residential area. Photo: Y THUY In the editorial Quang Ngai province, advocated by Nguyen Ba Trac, printed in Nam Phong magazine in 1933, it also helps us visualize the export of goods of the Quang Ngai people in the past as follows: “Quang Ngai has 3 gates. Big sea: Son Tra estuary in Binh Son, Co Luy estuary in Tu Nghia and Sa Huynh estuary in Duc Pho. Each gate has a Department of Commerce to tax export and import goods. Regarding goods exported through seaports, Quang Ngai province also stated that: “The most important export item of Quang Ngai province is sugar. The place to export the most is Co Luy estuary carried out by Thu Xa city. Ginseng and cinnamon are sold at Son Tra gate, salt is sold at Sa Huynh gate. Particularly for Quang Ngai sugar specialties exported through 3 seaports of Co Luy, Son Tra, Sa Huynh; Quang Ngai province also detailed that, in 3 years 1929 – 1931, Quang Ngai exported 24.1 tons of sugar. In addition to the above products, in the Quang Ngai Geography also mentioned more about the export of rice: “The number of rice exported through the seaports of Co Luy, Son Tra and Sa Huynh in 1931 was still over 80 tons. This is the amount of rice sold by landowners to private traders for export. From the above documents, it can be affirmed that the ownership of large seaports has helped trade and export goods from Quang Ngai to developed countries very early. The reason why Son Tra estuary (Sa Can) is the main export place of cinnamon products is because the source of cinnamon from Tra Bong is quite conveniently transported by traders along the Tra Bong river down to the sea estuary. In Sa Huynh (Duc Pho), because salt is produced by people right next to the sea mouth, salt becomes the main export product through this estuary. As for the Co Luy gate, according to cultural researcher Cao Van Chu, this is the gateway for sugar products from the Quang Ngai plain to other parts of the country and the world, not only through China, but also through China. and through Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore… There are no boats now At Co Luy, from ancient times, Chinese merchant ships, after entering this seaport, often anchored at Phu Tho wharf (in the territory of Nghia Phu commune, Quang Ngai city today). Here, goods transported from China such as silk, pottery, traditional medicine… will be unloaded on small boats and transported back to Vuc Hong wharf in Thu Xa (in Nghia Hoa commune, district). Tu Nghia today) delivered to the merchants there. After that, traders in Thu Xa again unloaded Quang Ngai products such as sugar, honey, and agarwood… and then transported them down to Phu Tho wharf and loaded them on Chinese merchant ships to take them back to China. Salt is the main export product through Sa Huynh gate, but for many years, the price has always dropped, making salt farmers less interested in keeping the job. Photo: Y THUY According to the documents in the book Co Luy in the stream of Vietnamese marine culture by author Cao Chu, in the documents of Quang Ngai Province recorded in 1906 by the French colonial government, maritime transportation in Co Luy was It is clearly shown as follows: “In: 330 merchant ships in Central Vietnam entered, 8 sailing ships from Cochinchina arrived, forming a total of 3,000 tons. Ra: 430 sailing ships of China, 27 sailing ships of Cochinchina, 20 sailing ships of Tonkin, combined to a tonnage of 13,000 tons. According to Nguyen Thi Mot, 88 years old, living in Nghia Phu, in the past, Phu Tho wharf was always crowded with boats. Seeing that merchant ships bought sugar in large quantities for export, many people in Nghia Phu also went to trade in sugar in the past. After finding sugar-making villages in Nghia Dung, Nghia Dung to buy spoon sugar, people went back to work to cut the sugar into small lumps, then use a mallet to rub the sugar into powder. Finished sugar is packed into bags to sell to Chinese merchant ships, or to boats going south and north. It used to be one of the busiest trading ports in the province. However, now, Co Luy estuary is just an alluvial estuary, with few ships and boats absent. Once the most important export of Quang Ngai, but now the sugar processing factory in Quang Ngai has also ceased operations. One commodity that used to be the main export product through Sa Huynh gate is salt, which has fallen into a state of “falling in price” for many years, making salt farmers no longer interested in keeping the job… I don’t know when. , those products have regained their “position” as before?

The growing shortage of building materials has worsened over the past month. According to a survey by the Ifo Institute, 43.9 percent of the companies in building construction reported that they had problems procuring building materials on time. That was twice as many as in April, when only 23.9 of the companies complained of such problems. Civil engineering was slightly less affected, with 33.5 percent in May. In April only 11.5 percent of the companies reported bottlenecks there. “Capacity utilization in the industry is still high,” said Ifo expert Felix Leiss. But more and more companies are worried about the delivery bottlenecks. ” In addition, there are rapidly rising raw material prices. “The prices for sawn timber have almost exploded in the last few months, the sawmills cannot keep up,” said Leiss. Steel has also become considerably more expensive. Insulation materials and various plastics are also in short supply.

Warning of “unprecedented chaos”

Screw manufacturers also fear bottlenecks. The high capacity utilization, raw material bottlenecks and logistics problems have already plunged the international supply chains into “unprecedented chaos”, said Volker Lederer, chairman of the Association of Screws Wholesale (FDS) to the “Handelsblatt”. If the European Union now also levied additional tariffs on the import of iron and steel fasteners from China, it would “conjure up the perfect storm,” warned Lederer. The EU Commission is currently examining whether to impose anti-dumping duties on suppliers from the People’s Republic. The authorities want to announce by June 22nd whether they will impose temporary punitive tariffs. Lederer warns against making it more difficult for Chinese producers to deliver to Europe: “In order to avoid production line failures in Europe, the domestic economy needs the capacities of the entire Asian procurement market – including China.”

The order situation is still stable

The construction industry is following developments critically, but has not yet suffered any losses in orders. “We have a stable order situation,” said Stephan Rabe from the Main Association of the German Construction Industry (HDB) to the Reuters news agency. In March, the companies reported a record order backlog of 62 billion euros. “The pipeline is full, the companies are working very well.” So far, the association expects sales to stagnate this year. “If the impairments persist beyond the middle of the year, the shortage of materials increases, entire construction sites have to be closed and the prices asked continue to rise, then this will have a negative impact,” said Rabe. Then the sales forecast could not be kept. The problems caused by supply bottlenecks have also widened in German industry as a whole. “Almost four out of five manufacturers now report longer lead times for their raw materials,” said IHS Markit economist Phil Smith, which surveys hundreds of managers every month. A growing number of companies complained about negative consequences for production and new business as a result of the forced downtimes.

Emissions from a factory in Scunthorpe, UK. Photo: AFP/VNA The UK’s Emissions Trading Scheme officially became operational two weeks ago, replacing the UK’s participation in the EU’s common system. The UK government has announced that the new CO2 trading scheme will make a significant contribution to achieving the goal of being CO2 neutral by 2050. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson also plans to reduce emissions by 78%. pollutant emissions by 2035 compared to 1990 levels. UK prices start at around £50 ($71) per tonne of CO2, slightly higher than European prices. Meanwhile, the average selling price in the world’s third largest market, California (USA) is about 20 USD/ton. Observers say the supply of CO2 credits is dwindling in the UK to meet the Government’s environmental targets. Therefore, CO2 prices in this market are expected to continue to rise. According to Tim Atkinson, director of sales and brokerage at CF Partners, CO2 trading is one of the cornerstones of climate change policy. He considers this the most important tool to cut emissions in the power sector and heavy industries. For example, the UK has largely phased out the use of coal, largely because CO2 quotas make it too expensive to produce electricity this way. Meanwhile, other tools such as subsidies have fueled the boom of wind farms in the country. The efforts come as the UK, host of the G7 summit this month, is urging the world’s richest nations to facilitate for the “green” global economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic. London will also host the United Nations climate summit (COP26) in Glasgow in November.

Regular testing on mink farms is recommended to rule out the risk of transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to humans. Photo: AFP/VNA After more than a year of the COVID-19 outbreak, people are well aware of the risks of human-animal contact, especially in cases related to deforestation and wildlife trade. high risk. The report builds on the study “Behind the Ivory Ban” conducted by the International Organization for Conservation of Nature and the Global Initiative Reporting Organization in 2020 to gain insight into attitudes and behaviors. public attitudes towards COVID-19 and future pandemics. More than a year after the COVID-19 outbreak, survey results show that people are well aware of close human-animal contact, often linked to deforestation and the endangered wildlife trade. high risk, potential health risks, can cause serious disease outbreaks. In which, 46% of the participants said that transmission of diseases from animals to humans is the root cause that could cause a future pandemic. A recent investigation by the World Health Organization (WHO) also indicated that wild animals are likely to be the source of infection of the COVID-19 pandemic. A majority of those surveyed believe that preventing future pandemics should start with addressing the root causes, including high-risk wildlife trade and deforestation. In all five countries, people strongly support government efforts to close high-risk wildlife markets that sell wild-caught animals (85%) and to end wildlife trafficking. deforestation (88%). In which, in Vietnam, the support rate for these two issues is 94% and 95% respectively. In addition, 85% of respondents in all 5 countries support or strongly support the “One Health” approach to dealing with the pandemic. Particularly in Vietnam, the agreement rate is 93% and is the second country with the highest consensus rate. “One Health” is an approach in which action programs, policies and legislation from various sectors work together towards the goal of better health for people, animals and plants, in particular. in the context of the increasing spread of diseases between animals and humans and the increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistance. More specifically, among survey participants in Vietnam, 39% of respondents said they have consumed less wildlife or have stopped consuming wildlife because of COVID-19. In Thailand, this rate nearly doubles from 21% in 2020 to 41% in 2021. While in China, the figure is 28% in 2021. Still, there are 9% of participants. The survey intends to purchase wildlife products in the future in all five countries. The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the lives of human society upside down and forced people to think more deeply about the relationship between humans and nature. The best way to prevent future pandemics is to minimize activities that destroy the natural environment such as deforestation, trade and consumption of unsustainable, high-risk wildlife, rather than passively. respond to disease outbreaks after they emerge. “Preventing a pandemic, it is estimated, will be 100 times less expensive than responding to a pandemic when it breaks out. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that investing in the health of the planet and nature is the only way to avoid paying a hefty economic and social cost,” said Marco Lambertini, Director General of the International Organization. on the International Conservation of Nature. Ms. Nguyen Dao Ngoc Van, Program Manager against illegal wildlife trade of the International Organization for Conservation of Nature in Vietnam commented: “In July 2020, the Prime Minister issued an Directive Decree No. 29/CT-TTg on some urgent solutions for wildlife management. We expect the Government to continue to closely guide the implementation, promptly reward ministries, branches and localities for good performance and strictly handle localities that have not performed well so that the Directive can come into effect. living”. The results of the Report are an important basis for Vietnam and other countries in the region to consider decisions on closing wildlife markets and closing forests to proactively prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic. as well as possible future outbreaks of wildlife-related diseases to humans. The International Organization for Conservation of Nature calls on policymakers to put in place the interventions needed to address the key drivers of zoonotic disease outbreaks in their pandemic control plans. Translate. For example, closing forests and closing high-risk wildlife markets will help restore animal populations and maintain biodiversity at the national and global levels. Thereby, epidemics can be adjusted naturally, as well as helping to ensure the sustainable use of natural resources.

The information and images collected by him are valuable documents to help scientists and experts of FFI discover the world’s second largest population of langurs in Kim Bang forest. After that, Mr. Hien volunteered to join the Community Conservation Team and was appointed as team leader. Thanks to this Community Conservation Team, from 2016-2018, the number of langurs recorded grew from 40 individuals to more than 100 individuals. Stories like Mr. Hien became the inspiration in the Program “Honoring organizations and individuals who have made great contributions to wildlife conservation in the period 2010-2020” in response to the International Day of Biodiversity. (22.5). The period 2010-2020 was declared by the United Nations General Assembly as the “United Nations Decade for Biodiversity”. Photo: vuonquocgiavuquang.vn. The period 2010-2020 has been declared by the United Nations General Assembly as the “United Nations Decade for Biodiversity” in order to achieve a shared commitment of countries to protect more than 8 million species of flora and fauna in the world. threatened to balance life on the planet. “Humanity may never know the precious opportunities of incurable diseases or other beneficial discoveries from nature because many ecosystems are permanently destroyed or soils are polluted. unusable,” said Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, calling on all humanity to protect the biodiversity on Earth. The call comes as biodiversity on Earth is declining at an increasingly faster rate. More than 1 million species are in danger of extinction. Human activities have changed 75% of the land surface and 66% of the ocean area. Vietnam is in the Top 16 countries with the highest biodiversity in the world, but biodiversity is under increasing pressure due to human activities and climate change. It is noteworthy that human activities are increasingly seriously harming the balance of nature. To counter this trend, over the past decade, many individuals, scientists and conservation organizations have worked to protect wildlife with a series of research, new species discovery and initiatives, jointly provide many effective conservation solutions in Vietnam. Some newly discovered species include Euscorpiopsis Cavernicola scorpion (in Ba Be district, Bac Kan province) and Vietbocap thienduongensis scorpion (Phong Nha – Ke Bang national park, Quang Binh province). The new findings not only have scientific significance but also have high practical value because scorpion venom is a potential natural raw material for the current and future pharmaceutical industry. In addition, precious tree species such as Moc Huong (Aristolochia), genus Arachniodes,… are also studied for their phylogenetic and evolutionary relationships to serve practical applications. Through research, many plant species with medicinal and production value are identified and have a reasonable conservation plan. Many organizations and individuals that have made great contributions to wildlife conservation in the period 2010-2020 also recognized many initiatives and solutions, contributing to improving the effectiveness of efforts of all levels, sectors and the whole society. association in species conservation. For example, the breeding solution has successfully preserved the white-crested pheasant – a rare endemic bird of Vietnam. The distribution area of ​​this rare chicken is in Quang Tri province, previously there were almost no birds and animals due to hunting, trapping and illegal wildlife trade. As a result, the population of the wild Lam pheasant decreased sharply, the last individuals were in danger of extinction. In addition, the breeding pairing of white-bellied Cao Cat (located in Section II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora – CITES) has also been successful, serving environmental education. and preserved in the future. Besides breeding solutions to conserve endangered species, other initiatives also focus on saving wildlife. In which, there are volunteer groups that have rescued 100 sea turtles, of which 94 individuals have been released into the sea; or the bear rescue process, bear farming in a semi-wild environment… These efforts contribute to changing people’s awareness of the importance of wildlife in the ecosystem associated with human life. In a recent report, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) said that 90% of Vietnamese people support closing the wildlife trade market; 91% support the closure of restaurants that sell illegal and unregulated wildlife.

Elephants in the Central Highlands. (Photo source: PV/Vietnam+) Wild animals and plants play an important role in maintaining ecological balance, ensuring Ecosystem are complete systems, contributing to the provision of ecosystem services for sustainable development, bringing direct benefits to people. The strengthening of wildlife protection is one of the most important tasks of biodiversity conservation. A clear legal system, behavior change communication, and effective law enforcement are considered to be the three decisive factors for the success of a conservation campaign. VNA introduces a series of 4 articles “Joining hands to protect wildlife in Vietnam.” Lesson 1: Facing a downtrend According to the United Nations Intergovernmental Committee in the Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, the rate at which biodiversity is being degraded is unprecedented in history. One million plant and animal species out of a total of 8 million species on earth are on the verge of extinction. In Vietnam, in recent years, biodiversity resources are continuing to decline. The situation of illegal hunting, killing, slaughtering, transporting, trading, and consuming wild animals is still complicated, leading to an increase in the risk of extinction of many wild animals in the environment. nature, negatively affecting ecological balance, human health and the country’s reputation in the international arena. There is also a risk of disease transmission to humans, livestock and poultry. Biodiversity is reduced mainly due to natural loss, overexploitation, climate change, environmental pollution from the use of pesticides, plastic products… and invasive species. In which, urbanization, deforestation, and agricultural development are the main causes causing nearly 75% of the terrestrial environment to be changed, causing species and ecosystems to decline. The wildlife trade has also created many consequences, wreaking havoc on the environment, severely reducing species populations with 67% of animals worldwide already in decline. High diversity comes with risk extinction increase According to the 6th national report to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Vietnam currently has about 51,400 species of organisms that have been identified, including 7,500 species/microorganism strains, about 20,000 terrestrial and aquatic plant species, 10,900 species of terrestrial animals, 2,000 species of invertebrates and freshwater fish, and 11,000 other marine species. Many species have great value for conservation, contribute to science and affirm the global importance of Vietnam’s biodiversity, such as saola, silver-backed chevrotain, giant gill, Truong Son gill, striped rabbit, etc. Asian elephants, bison, gray cows, tigers, leopards, star deer, primates, sea turtles and freshwater tortoises… The International Bird Conservation Organization has also identified Vietnam as having 63 important bird areas. important. Compared with other countries in Indochina, the fauna of Vietnam is quite rich in species composition and has a high degree of endemism. Of the 21 monkey species found in this region, Vietnam has 15 species, of which 7 are endemic species and subspecies. Of the 49 endemic bird species in the region, Vietnam has 33 species, of which 10 are endemic to Vietnam alone. From 2014-2018, 334 new species were discovered for science including 208 animal species, 136 plant species described and published in prestigious international scientific journals and the Institute’s Journal of Biology Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology. According to statistics, the number of species and individuals of Vietnam’s wild species is on a sharp decline, many endangered, precious and rare species are at very high risk of extinction. Like the Ho Guom turtle, there are only 4 known living individuals in the world, including 1 individual in China and 3 individuals in Vietnam. Other large mammals such as elephants, tigers, bears, big cats and pangolins are also threatened with extinction if no resolute and effective protection measures are taken. Sao la – a species endemic to the Truong Son range is also on the verge of extinction. Investigation and monitoring efforts to date have not found any populations of the species in the wild. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List updated in November 2020, the number of threatened species distributed in Vietnam is 745 species, including 64 mammal species, 53 bird species, 70 reptile species, etc. 45 species of amphibians and 96 species of fish. The total number of wild species recorded in the Red Book of Vietnam is 882 species, of which 464 are precious and rare animals (an increase of 108 species within 10 years). There are 116 species that are critically endangered and 6 species that have been converted from different endangered levels to considered extinct, including two-horned rhinoceros, gray bull, tapir, otter civet, lilac crocodile, star deer . The 2016 species inventory proposed to include 1,211 species in the updated Red Book, including 600 species of plants and 611 species of animals. Compared with the 2007 Red Book, the number of threatened and endangered species has increased significantly. Big challenge According to the assessment of the Department of Nature Conservation and Biodiversity (General Department of Environment, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment), the conservation of wild animals and plants is facing many challenges and limitations. . The issue of protecting wild species, especially endangered, precious and rare species has not yet been unified in the approach to management and conservation; management regime for species in different categories. Especially in matters of criteria for species identification, the list of endangered, precious and rare species and endangered, precious and rare species are prioritized for protection. An otter belonging to group 1B, imprisoned in an iron cage, is illegally sold by stall owner Yen Tam in Thanh Hoa, Long An province in 2020 for 10 million VND. (Photo: Hung Vo/Vietnam+) Duplicating the list leads to an overlap in management regimes and makes it difficult to apply legal documents as well as handle violations in practice. Specifically, the three-bar box turtle belongs to the list of endangered, precious and rare species prioritized for protection and is not allowed to be traded, but at the same time belongs to group IIB – forest plants and animals that are not yet threatened. extinct, but at risk of being threatened if not strictly managed, limited exploitation and use for commercial purposes. The overexploitation and use of wildlife resources, deforestation, and conversion of forest use purposes also lead to habitat loss of species leading to increasing conflicts between humans and species in the region. nature. Species conservation programs are approved by the authorities, but in practice there are few resources to implement. The demand for illegal and unsustainable consumption of endangered wild species for food, medicine, pets, decoration… still exists. The illegal trade in these species is increasingly sophisticated, organized and complicated, with elements of transnational crime. Law enforcement is still limited and ineffective due to lack of resources, including physical, human and financial facilities. Remuneration regimes and policies for enforcement officers are not commensurate with the high responsibilities and risks when facing this crime. The specialized force’s ability to fight against this type of violation on endangered, precious and rare wild species has not yet kept up with the sophisticated and professional tricks of criminals. Some shortcomings and gaps in legal documents make it difficult to handle violations such as the lack of regulations on handling exhibits. In practice, it may take a lot of time for the investigating agency, the procuracies or the people’s court, the trial panel to make a decision, or it may also take time to get the assessment results when the individuals Live and healthy wild animals need to be treated and immediately released back into the wild, which is very expensive to preserve until the case is heard. Cooperation between enforcement agencies has improved, but there has not been a close coordination mechanism, no guidance on the investigation process after the arrest of wildlife individuals or products, including: including the process of making and transferring dossiers from customs, border guards and forest rangers to the police, assessment agencies, procuracies and courts; handling wild animals and their parts after confiscation. In addition, the awareness of the whole society towards species conservation, biodiversity conservation has been improved, but there are still many limitations. Some parts of the people still have a high demand to use endangered wildlife, leading to increased hunting, trading and consumption. Awareness of all levels and branches has been raised, but not enough and not drastically to contribute to the conservation of endangered, precious and rare species effectively and comprehensively. Deputy Director of the Center for Education for Nature (Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations) Bui Thi Ha said that corruption is also a big obstacle to wildlife law enforcement efforts because there are With the help of a number of corrupt officials, many criminals have been and are blatantly committing crimes without fear of being discovered, arrested, put on trial or facing punishment. prison./.

Experts from the Hanoi Wildlife Rescue Center directly carry out the re-release of king cobras and Chinese cobras to the forest. Photo: Thanh Dat/VNA Master Ha Hong, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Environment and Urbanism, a person with 30 years of experience in environmental propaganda, including wildlife, said that there are barriers when performing this task. According to Master Ha Hong, when social networks develop, one of the factors that “help” reduce biodiversity is the rampant appearance of advertising pages for wildlife trade. In 2019 alone, the Wildlife Protection Department of the Nature Education Center has recorded more than 2,400 cases of wildlife advertising on facebook, youtube, zalo, tiktok and other websites. This number shows no signs of decreasing when the first 4 months of 2020 recorded 424 violations. Meanwhile, the force of news and propaganda for this segment is both lacking and in-depth. In other countries, reporters writing about environmental protection are required to have two university degrees (journalism and environment or equivalent). In Vietnam, reporters mostly have only one of two university degrees (journalism or environmental related majors). Journalism schools and journalism departments of many universities do not have training courses for specialized reporters. Many international organizations, journalism schools, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment sometimes organize field trips and seminars in the field of wildlife, but only at the level of “riding horses to see flowers”. Many press agencies have rotated reporters continuously, there are no correspondents specializing in the field. Master Ha Hong emphasized, to approach investigating a hot incident in a city, industrial park, or factory is not simple, but it is nonetheless much more convenient when crossing passes, wading streams, and crossing forests every week. It takes months, even years, to obtain documents documenting the illegal cutting of precious and rare tree species or hunting and catching wild animals. Access to reporters is also very dangerous because violators are often familiar with the terrain and are ready to use weapons to defend themselves. Currently, many press agencies have to account for their own operating expenses, so the funding for a group of reporters who travels for many days to write investigative reports is limited, causing difficulties due to the inability to access the checkpoints. , border gate, customs to collect information related to the transportation and consumption of wild species. Therefore, the propaganda information is not much, mainly news and articles based on reports of the management agencies, so it is not lively and not detectable. Adding another barrier if not “sticking” to the end, finding out clearly to have specific recommendations when monitoring and information about wild species and vice versa will achieve high propaganda effectiveness. Master Ha Hong shared that 5 animals are listed in Vietnam’s list of 100 most endangered species in the world, including saola, white-crested pheasant, Ho Guom turtle, marlin and snub-nosed langur. More than 20 years of propagating about the cultural land of Ho Guom, including the Ho Guom turtle, even after the turtle died, with the author having 194 direct sightings of floating turtles. These events were published on the websites of the mass media. Many photos of red-eared turtles appearing in Hoan Kiem Lake are also warned because this is one of the animals that threaten the food source of turtles and other species living in the lake. In addition, it is warned that the use of excavator buckets to dredge the lake will seriously destroy the mud ecosystem of Sword Lake. In early 2011, the photo reportage of the Ho Guom turtle swimming with a series of mottled and scratched marks on the back of author Ha Hong was published, attracting the attention of readers, contributing to urging the authorities of Ha Hong. Hanoi accelerates treatment plan for Hoan Kiem Lake turtle. The cause of the turtle’s scratches is that the turtle often goes through the sewage pipe from Ngoc Son temple to the sewer at Dinh Tien Hoang double street. Previously, this water pipe was pinned to the bottom, then turned up, floating on the water surface. Therefore, the city quickly replaced the sewage pipe, buried underground under the columns of The Huc bridge. Thanks to providing scientists with a set of close-up photos of the Sword Lake turtle with accurate images, in 2019, Master Ha Hong was invited to the Scientific Council to accept and make a specimen of the Sword Lake turtle according to current technology. The world’s most advanced plasticizer is made by scientists from the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology and two scientists from the Federal Republic of Germany. In 2020, scientists discovered another individual turtle of the same species as the Sword Lake turtle in Dong Mo Lake. Thus, Vietnam currently has 3 individuals of these turtles, of which 2 are in Dong Mo lake and 1 individual in An Khanh lake. The Hanoi People’s Committee has a plan to preserve this turtle. In addition, in order to overcome cognitive barriers, many NGOs have taken appropriate measures when social networks thrive. International humanitarian organization in Vietnam released the short film “In the future, the big baby” touched the hearts of passengers of Vietnam Airlines (Vietnam Airlines) with a message of hope to end rhino poaching. in Africa, in an effort to reduce demand for rhino horn and wildlife products. The Center for Education for Nature has released a media short film “Your Nightmare-Reality of a Bear” showing the cruel reality of bear bile farming facilities in Vietnam, which requires a change in behavior with humans. nature to avoid unfortunate consequences. The short film “Monkeys are not pets” to raise awareness for people to end the situation of keeping monkeys as pets – an illegal activity that is very popular in Vietnam today. Basic and long-term solution Langur species is conserved in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park. Photo: VNA Master Ha Hong suggested that the basic and long-term solution for effective propaganda is to open training courses for journalists specializing in the environment in general and wildlife in particular in journalism training schools or journalism departments. solstice. Each student graduates with two university degrees or equivalent in journalism and environment. The authorities need to organize specialized training courses, fostering professional skills for reporters who are monitoring the environmental field every 1 or 2 years. Funding for the internship is enough to support reporters of some press agencies to write articles for many periods. In the process of reporters collecting information, there is an agency to act as a focal point to coordinate with forest rangers, market managers, and local authorities. The solutions in Directive 29 in 2020 of the Prime Minister should be well implemented. The Ministry of Information and Communications directs press agencies to strengthen information and propaganda on the law and solutions to protect wildlife; coordinate with concerned agencies in preventing and strictly handling acts of abusing telecommunications networks and the internet for advertising purposes; exhibiting, propagating, trading in wild animal samples has been banned according to the provisions of law. Mass media agencies shall coordinate with ministries, branches and localities in strengthening propaganda and dissemination of laws on wildlife management; continue to propagate about not using illegal wildlife. Besides, organizing the prize for writing about wildlife every 2 years, launching a movement for reporters to say no to the use of products made from illegal wild animals and plants such as maple syrup. “Drink not drive” movement… Chairman of the Scientific Council of the Party Central Committee Phung Huu Phu emphasized the urgency of protecting wild species, contributing to the conservation of biodiversity in Vietnam, which is derived from the living needs of the people themselves. . The application of science to change behavior especially emphasizes the role and responsibility of setting an example of the team of leaders, managers, people with position and prestige in society. In order to improve the effectiveness of communication to change behavior to protect wildlife, according to Dr. Phung Huu Phu, besides the role of media and forms of information such as the press, literature and art, propaganda. mouth, community activities, social networks, etc., the responsibility of setting an example of cadres and party members, especially those holding leadership and management positions, is of decisive significance. Therefore, in the coming time, concerned agencies should focus on changing their behavior from conquering to living together in order to shape the value of living together, loving and protecting nature.

A new survey conducted and published by the Central Institute for Economic Management showed that 24.4% of enterprises recorded having had a dispute with a buyer, seller or both in the past time. Goods received that are not the same as advertised is one of the typical violation trends in e-commerce in Vietnam. Illustration: KT In particular, the trend of disputes in the online trading environment is increasing. Currently, there are 4 popular dispute resolution methods in Vietnam including negotiation, conciliation, arbitration and court. 57.8% of businesses and individuals choose the negotiation method; 46.8% chose to resolve disputes through the courts, while 22.8% conducted mediation and the rest needed arbitration to handle disputes. Notably, although Vietnam has a Law on Electronic Transactions, the trend of applying technology in resolving online disputes has not been applied much due to the incomplete legal framework and not many people know about it. ./.

Illustration. The Beijing-based smartphone giant sued the government earlier this year, after the US Department of Defense under former President Donald Trump issued an order designating the company as a Chinese military company. This will result in the deletion of US exchanges and deletion of names from global benchmark indices. The US Department of Defense has now agreed that the final order ignores the designation “would be appropriate,” according to a filing filed in US courts on May 11. Hong Kong-listed Xiaomi did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Pentagon representative was not immediately available for comment. Shares of Xiaomi rose 6.7% during the session in Hong Kong on May 12. “The parties have agreed to a direction that will resolve this lawsuit without the need for a controversial press conference,” according to the filing. Stakeholders are negotiating specific terms and will submit a joint proposal by May 20. Xiaomi, which makes robot vacuums, electric bicycles and wearable devices along with smartphones, was an unexpected target for the Trump administration. Co-founded by billionaire businessman Lei Jun more than 10 years ago, with US chip technology company Qualcomm as one of the earliest investors, Xiaomi insists it is not owned or controlled by the Chinese military. National. The deal comes after a US court in March sided with Xiaomi in the lawsuit and halted the ban. US regional judge Rudolph Contreras said at the time that Xiaomi was likely to gain a complete reversal of the ban once the lawsuit opened and issued an initial order to prevent the company from suffering “irreparable damages. “. The deal marks a rare victory for China’s tech giants to get caught in the sights of the US government, as the two countries clash on issues ranging from trade to human rights and the right to rule. of Hong Kong. In November, Mr. Trump signed a ban on US investment in military-owned or controlled Chinese companies aimed at exerting pressure on Beijing over what the US describes as abusive businesses. use. The order against Xiaomi, along with a number of other Chinese companies, was issued during the weak days of his administration. Trump has also pursued other Chinese giants including ByteDance, owner of popular video-sharing app TikTok and Tencent Holdings, which owns the WeChat super app. Telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co was hit hardest after it was banned from buying US-made parts and shutting down infrastructure projects around the world.

Information from Change and WildAid said that not only in Vietnam, the situation of hunting pangolin in the world is also very worrying, threatening the existence of this animal. In just 10 years, more than 1 million pangolins were illegally traded, making them the most trafficked mammal in the world. Vietnam plays an important role in the supply chain, always on the list of leading countries in the supply, import and consumption of pangolin products. The evidence is that only in 2019, Vietnam captured more than 8 tons of pangolin scales and became the world leader in the number of pangolin scales captured. Illegal hunting, trading and consumption of pangolins is always a hot issue for the wildlife conservation of the authorities. According to the WCS report, in the past three decades, Vietnam has lost about 80-90% of its pangolin population due to illegal hunting and consumption, despite Vietnam’s penalties of up to 15 years. imprisonment for these behaviors. There are 8 species of pangolin in the world, and all 8 species of pangolins are threatened with extinction by illegal hunting and trade. With the urge to act to protect pangolins, protect the country’s biodiversity, and bring the voice of the animal-loving community in Vietnam to the world, Quang Dang continues to accompany Minh Quan – My students contributed their efforts to the campaign through the charismatic dance “The pangolin is still the same”. The dance is not only invested in the content but also the costumes are carefully prepared. Sharing about the idea of ​​performing the dance, dancer Quang Dang said: “The images of the cute pangolins that I see are almost not in the wild, they appear in articles and launch. the: being locked up in cramped cages, injured, or even taken for life in frozen shipments … too heartbreaking. I don’t think too much, I just want to put what I want to say through the dance steps. Pangolins can’t speak, but we do. I believe that everything will have a positive change if everyone spreads together. A small change can also save a numb life. So if you can speak, can be shared, do it now. Or if you are not someone who can share through words, dance with me, give the message to more people by blowing soul into the dance. ” Clip pangolin dance choreographed and directed by dancer Quang Dang Within a few hours of its debut, this pangolin calling for protection quickly attracted the attention of many young people. Perhaps, never before has the public awareness of pangolin hunting, trading and consumption been expressed in such a creative way. WildAid is a non-profit organization with a mission to end the illegal wildlife trade. WildAid focuses primarily on minimizing the global demand and consumption for wildlife products, such as ivory, rhino horn and shark fin, through media campaigns and support for tightening regulations and strengthening law enforcement. With celebrity ambassadors and a global network of media partners, WildAid raises partner support with a media value of more than $ 230 million per year. with the simple message: “There are no buyers, no more killers”. Official information page: https://wildaidvietnam.org/ Change under the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations (VUSTA) is a Vietnamese non-governmental organization with a mission to raise awareness, change behavior and develop community capacity in solving problems. environmental issues, wildlife protection, sustainable development, climate change mitigation and adaptation. Pangolins are the only mammal in the world whose bodies are covered with hard scales. There are 8 species of pangolin today worldwide, 4 species in Asia and 4 species in Africa. Vietnam is home to two species: the Javan Pangolin (Manis javanica) and the Yellow Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla), both of which are on the IUCN Red List of Critically Endangered Species and are subject to Vietnamese law. Male protection at the highest level. Any act of hunting, killing, raising, confining, possessing, transporting or illegally trading an individual, life part or product of an individual that has been considered for prosecution. criminal responsibility. Depending on the severity of the offense, the offender can be sentenced to up to 15 years in prison.

The unique pho burden is only sold at dawn on Hang Chieu Street first. Of course, people choose Hanoi to eat pho. But which restaurant to eat is another equally important option. Because everyone’s taste is not the same. Moreover, the dining seats are only suitable for one type of customer, but not all. People like to sag a bowl of hot pho in their hands at the sidewalk stalls. These noodle shops do not need a spoon. It is similar to the old pho burden of Tu Long, Mr. Bald … going for a walk from dusk till dawn all over the street. Many passersby suddenly met the burden of pho and swooped in to make a bowl to warm their stomachs. It was just a gift sold by a love cup smaller in capacity than the current rice bowl. Nobody eats pho to fill it. Of course, people choose Hanoi to eat pho. But which restaurant to eat is another equally important option. Because everyone’s taste is not the same. Moreover, the dining seats are only suitable for one type of customer, but not all. People like to sag a bowl of hot pho in their hands at the sidewalk shops. These noodle shops do not need a spoon. It is similar to the old pho burden of Tu Long, Mr. Bald … going for a walk from dusk till dawn all over the street. Many passersby suddenly met the burden of pho and swooped in to make a bowl to warm their stomachs. It was just a gift sold by a love cup smaller in capacity than the current rice bowl. Nobody eats pho to fill it up … “. Writer Do Phan During the war years, subsidies, pho goods had memorable ups and downs. The first is the disappearance of the night pho. The city evacuated, there are no people to eat at night. And the food policy at that time also prohibited private traders from selling rice-related goods. The permanent private noodle shops also closed one by one. There is only one option left for the townspeople, which is trade pho. Some state-owned food shops in some places open more morning pho in Van Ho, Hang Bai, Ngo Quyen, Hang Buom streets … with the state names according to the store location. Except for My Kinh pho on Hang Buom street, the old name for public and private partnership is still used. For the first time, the street people get acquainted with the bowl of cars selling pho which looks very full and full. If this bowl is scooped out, it must be 3 bowls. Trade pho shops are of course as crowded as any commercial noodle shop. The seats are usually only a granite table and 10 iron welded leg chairs, and the seat surfaces are also made of iron. With a huge number of customers, commercial pho furniture is never enough. Hang Bai pho shop at the corner of Vong Duc often sees customers carrying bowls standing to eat under the nacre trees on the street. Commercial pho bowl is not only expensive because it is full and full in the situation of hunger. It is truly delicious even though the State sells only one type of beef noodle soup. Sometimes when there is no beef, the store still sells pho as usual. People in the street call it “unmanned” pho. Many men blurted out the name “unmanned pho” at the shop, immediately taken to the police station to arrest a fine copy of the page with only one sentence: “Pho without meat, not unmanned pho”. That is to say, how carefully they knew the word that day. Thinking again, at that time, if anyone had put up a signboard “The price station …” like now, he did not know how much to copy the fine? Pho Thin is located in a small alley in Dinh Tien Hoang Street 2. Called trade noodle soup, but still attracts customers because all the pots of broth are made by famous noodle artists. Tu Short, Bac Hai … are veteran experts with high salary, but they only come to cook without giving secrets to anyone. That is why, although it is generally called trade noodle soup, it sells for the same price, but each shop has its own taste. In the early 1970s of the twentieth century, the sprawling private pho stalls reopened in Hanoi. Pho Chau Ky, Pho Mao (Ba Trieu), Pho Tu Dw (Hai Ba Trung), Pho Bald, Pho Vui, Pho Bat Dan, Pho Hang Dong, Pho Bac Hai, Pho Thin, Pho Tu Do … were bustling with customers. in and out. The only pho remaining of the trade was Pho Ly Quoc Su with the staff still in white uniforms. They divided the production team specifically for each part, the slicing team, the meat slicing team, the sales team, but there was no service team. Customers line up by themselves and then bring their pho bowls to the table. The restaurant is generally like a normal house, the furniture is as tight as a wedge. Stools, long tables with a few jars of chili sauce, garlic vinegar, fish sauce, absolutely no tissue. After eating, there are still a few doctors who have the manner of holding the chopsticks horizontally and swiping through their mouth like eating a country house. Writer Do Phan It is called a private noodle shop, but strangely it is almost identical to the previous noodle shop. From tables and chairs, bowls and chopsticks to spices on the table. From the raw materials to the processing to the serene, unreserved service. It was like coming from a floor that was always wet and covered with dirt. The famous noodle shops are crowded with customers such as Pho Thin (Lo Duc), Pho Tu Lang, Pho Vui, Pho Bat Dan, Pho Hang Dong … until now. It seems that people not only eat a delicious bowl of pho, but also enjoy the incomplete pho atmosphere. There have been a few new people opening modern pho brands with air-conditioned rooms, pure white tablecloths, curtain sheets and a porcelain dragon guarding the chopsticks. But then completely failed, even high-end pho using Kobe beef, too. Where to eat pho is not just a question of people from far away to Hanoi. The Capitals themselves often have difficulty with that question. With many years of eating pho in Hanoi, everyone has their own restaurants. Where to eat pho is not just a question of people from far away to Hanoi. The Capitals themselves often have difficulty with that question. With many years of eating pho in Hanoi, everyone has their own restaurants. It is very difficult to invite you to eat pho with. Gentle and elegant, you cleverly refuse by complaining about the reason for the wife’s meal. More miserable can tell a lot of weaknesses of the noodle shop that I invite. One of the weaknesses is that the restaurant’s cleaning situation is too elaborate, not messy. We must admit that eating a bowl of beef pho in the air-conditioned room is a worthy invention to win the Ig Nobel Prize …

Ms. Do Thu Trang, Marketing Manager of Newway Company, said that this is the 8th time that Newway has participated in the exhibition. Here, Newway introduces new products, specializing in inkjet printing, which are manual printers with high technical requirements. Modern packaging printing technology of SIC Printing Import-Export Joint Stock Company at VPSE 2021 “We participate in exhibitions every year because we see the positive effects it brings. After each exhibition, the number of our partners and customers from all regions increases. This is a fairly effective investment attraction. I hope businesses in the field of printing and advertising will have many opportunities to cooperate at home and abroad, attracting investment in Hanoi in this field ”, emphasized Ms. Thu Trang. In the framework of the International Exhibition of Machinery and Equipment for the printing, packaging and printing industry of Vietnam labels (VPSE 2021), SIC Printing Import and Export Joint Stock Company also exhibited a huge booth including products and modern printer line. Mr. Nguyen Duc Dung, Sales Manager of SIC said that the company has participated in the 3rd VPSE 2021 exhibition. Through the exhibition, SIC has attracted many interested customers and partners. According to Mr. Dung, the trend of using paper packaging has been very developed in recent years, so this is an opportunity for companies to find a satisfied partner. Since participating in the exhibition, the company has developed many new customers, usually after each exhibition there will be at least 30 customers / partners from all over the provinces, creating many opportunities for business cooperation. and attract customers to the Hanoi packaging advertising industry. Ms. Do Thu Trang, Marketing Manager of Newway Company: “This is a fairly effective investment attraction” Present at a large showroom with the most modern 2-sided printer technology today, Mr. Tran Long, Deputy Technical Department, sales specialist of 3-domain printing advertising and commercial limited liability company said, This is the third time the company has participated in the International Exhibition of Advertising Equipment and Technology in Hanoi. After each participation, the number of customers and partners increased by 30%, the brand also “exploded” more, especially in the field of providing advertising materials. “The exhibition has opened up opportunities for Hanoi businesses to a business exchange environment, attracting investment from provinces. In addition, many advertising companies in the provinces and cities, although not participating in the exhibition, but through the spread of the media, they realize that this is a prestigious playground so they come to trade. I hope more and more domestic and foreign partners visiting this exhibition will cooperate with Hanoi enterprises ”, Mr. Tran Long shared. Mr. Tran Long: “I hope more and more domestic and foreign partners visiting this exhibition will cooperate with Hanoi enterprises” According to Mr. Nguyen Thanh Dao, General Director of Southeast Trade Promotion and Advertising Joint Stock Company, after 8 years of establishment, development and 3 years of affirming its role in the North, VietAd Exhibition has become important events not to be missed by the advertising industry business community. This is a place to trade, meet, exchange experiences as well as open up new cooperation opportunities for businesses in the advertising industry. Starting in 2017, VietAd Exhibition was organized at the same time the International Exhibition of Machinery and Equipment for printing packaging industry, printing Vietnamese labels, VPSE. With the support and sponsorship of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Information and Communications; was chaired by the Vietnam Advertising Association and Hanoi Advertising Association with more than 1,000 booths of more than 250 participating enterprises. Two-sided printers operating at the show This year VietAd Hanoi focuses on introducing many advanced machines, equipment and technologies of the advertising industry, including many areas such as the display of advertising machinery: Digital inkjet printers, UV printers, printers Heat transfer, heat press, CNC engraving machine, laser cutter, fiber cutter, multifunctional color photocopy machine, Led technology, equipment, advertising materials: ink, decal, mica, hiflex, glue, PP , standee, advertising screen … VietAd Hanoi Exhibition has become an important event that cannot be ignored of the Vietnamese advertising business community. This is a place to trade, meet, exchange experiences as well as open up new cooperation opportunities for businesses in the advertising industry. In particular, VietAd Hanoi 2021 contributes to enhancing competitiveness and promoting the development of the advertising industry for the capital economy in particular and for Vietnam in general. 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The process of making glass blowing through many stages. The first is the selection of raw materials, the glass fragments must ensure no stains and be classified according to different blue and white colors. The broken or worn glass pieces are then recycled by furnace and heated in a molten state. Glass can be machined in many ways such as blowing, pressing, pulling, rolling … but the popular machining method that has been applied for hundreds of years is still “blowing”. You must first “whip” molten glass into the end of a long iron tube, then put your mouth on the other end of the tube and blow. In this way, the glass at the other end bulges out. While blowing, the worker must shape and make the product of the appropriate thickness. In the glass forming steps, the blowing technique is the most important, the craftsman said. The worker must regulate his breath so that it is rhythmic and suitable for each product. Therefore, in addition to their health, skilled craftsmen also have to have breath-holding tricks to fit the desired shape. As the oldest person still working as a glassblower in Giap Long village (Thong Nhat commune), Mr. Ho Van Ginger shared: “With the naked eye, the worker has to estimate the maturity of glass to start blowing. At this time, the operation must be fast and continuous, without a break even for a second, because the glass out of the fire quickly cools, if stopped, it will be distorted immediately. ” According to him, in addition to perseverance, the blower needs to be careful when constantly exposed to fire above 1,200 degrees C, not only that, it also needs meticulousness and creativity to just skillfully adjust the breath. slightly, hands are rhythmic to create straight, patterned curves. Each glass factory has its own know-how in the brewing process. The appropriate incubation time and temperature for each product will determine the brightness and durability of the product. Finished product after the oven meets the requirements with transparent white, sharp and delicate lines. With the designs that require a lot of quantity, the finished product must reach the correct rate, all “hundred as one”. The process of making glass products consists of many stages that require meticulousness and ingenuity of the craftsman. Photo: Diem Quynh The first and most popular blown glass product was Philatop syringe, followed by other products such as oil bulb, thermos cap, drinking cup, seedlings. In the beginning, when there were no sources of raw materials, electricity and motors, the craftsman created and utilized other materials and craft tools to the glassblowing profession. Used fluorescent bulbs are used to take advantage of, wash off the lime inside and melt to blow. The forge furnace is used as a glass blowing bell, the gas pedal is below, the upper uses 6 wicks rolled together, continuously pumped kerosene to burn the fire up to a thousand degrees. The worker uses two concrete pieces to close the fire to a slot, the stronger the wind pedal, the bigger the fire, the heat is used for different types of glass such as alkaline, neutral, and resistant glass. high heat. When the glass was first put in the fire, it will turn green and burn to the point where it will turn white. The main glass products of the craft village today are test tubes, bulbs, bottles. Photo: Diem Quynh During the blowing process, workers must focus on observing when the glass is ripe and blowing, rotating hands to shape, in addition, it is necessary to twist, pull, and weld techniques. Different weak blow strength results in different products as well as the thickness of the glass. After finishing blowing, to avoid sudden shrinkage or breakage when storing boiling water (for glasses), it is necessary to incubate it for a few hours. After that, all products are covered with newspaper and carefully lined with straw so that the product is not broken or broken. In addition to household products, Thong Nhat craftsmen also blow shapes of animals such as deer, ba ba, fish, pine trees, 12 zodiacs, wind chimes … very sophisticated. At a time when the craft was developed, the animals were filled with colored water inside, which was favored by the market. At present, Giap Long, Hoang Xa and Thuong Giap villages of Thong Nhat commune still retain their jobs. However, each village has only a few households following the industrial way. In the years 1980 – 1990, glassblowing was an important job of the commune, making a mark with the famous Thong Nhat Glass Cooperative near and far.

Illustration. (Source: Bamboo Airways) On April 28, Bamboo Airways (Bamboo Airways) simultaneously opened new routes to Quy Nhon and Phu Quoc. In which, there are five direct flights from Can Tho / Da Nang / Thanh Hoa / Vinh / Hai Phong to Phu Quoc and three direct flights from Can Tho / Thanh Hoa / Da Lat to Quy Nhon. These routes are operated by Bamboo Airways with Airbus A320 Family aircraft, the frequency of routes will be gradually raised according to the actual needs of domestic and international passengers, creating favorable conditions for travel travelers. transfer and strengthen trade links between localities to these two famous tourist destinations. Flight QH2311 departing from Da Nang to Phu Quoc and flight QH2172 departing from Can Tho to Quy Nhon landed on the morning of April 28. Previously, on April 26, Vietnam National Airlines (Vietnam Airlines) also officially announced to put into operation nine more routes to Phu Quoc from April 24 to 29. In particular, five routes connecting Phu Quoc with Thanh Hoa, Nha Trang, Hue, Buon Ma Thuot and Can Tho are the first time that VNA is operating. Four other routes were restored to meet the increasing demand for tourism in the summer, including between Phu Quoc and Hai Phong, Vinh, Da Nang, Da Lat.

In human society, we give and exchange what we need to maintain life is an indispensable daily activity of each individual. More than that, from the perspective of the entire human race, commercial exchanges have become such an indispensable part of today’s world, so much so that each person forgets to depend on them so much that Come on. Just take a minute looking around the room you are sitting in, or look through the top of your desk and ask yourself how much of it is made by you yourself, and you have the answer. word. How commercial activities have an impact on the history of human society is summarized in the book: Trade history – How trade shaped the world ? (Original name : A splendid exchange: How trade shaped the world ) by William J. Bernstein. He is a neuroscientist, an expert in financial and investment theory, and also a researcher in economic history. The book focuses on two main contents: the first is the formation and development of commercial activities; The second is the impact of trade on the shaping of human society throughout history as well as the world today. WJBernstein recounts commercial history from the earliest steps, when people came up with the idea of ​​genius and it was also very natural to exchange what was in surplus for what they needed or liked but didn’t have, in when others have ego, it’s time for commerce to have shape and scale later on. The process of formation began from the cradle of human civilization in Mesopotamia to the formation of the oldest trade routes and then evolved into a complex network stretching from the Roman Empire in the west to the emperor. Han Empire in the East. Next was the disruption of East-West trade on the mainland as the two empires declined and Islam arose from the Middle East and spread influence, becoming the center of global trade for a long time. At the same time, maritime trade with the Indian Ocean was a major trade route that flourished, replacing the ancient Land Silk Road as the economic lifeblood of the world. Besides the overall picture of the ups and downs of trade history, WJBernstein analyzes the interaction between trade with political, social and other natural factors. For example, the geographical structural differences between the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean lead to different economic-political, naval strategies thinking among Mediterranean civilizations (such as the Greek). Greece with civilizations participating in the Indian Ocean trading system (Islamic countries in the Middle East, Indian sub-states, Southeast Asia and China). At the same time, he offers interesting examples of times when economic, political and religious interests conflict, forcing rulers to make choices. For example, the famous story when Venice Governor Enrico Dandolo used all his tricks to bring the Crusader army to attack and sack Constantinople, Venice’s influential competitor, instead of attacking Egypt, his partner. commercial importance of Venice, as the Crusaders expected. And not only conscious human endeavors, but at times nature plays an important role in the course of history. The fourteenth century Black Death plague devastated both Christian Europe and the Muslim Middle East, but the consequences were different. The epidemic weakened feudalism in Europe, gave freedom of thought and trade a chance to develop, while at the same time making Islamic civilization severely irreversibly damaged, paving the way for turn in global trade advantage from East to West. In Trade history refers to characters, both famous and anonymous, who contributed to the making of commercial history. It was an anonymous Mesopotamian businessman whose letter on earth kept evidence of a transaction thousands of years ago. It was Vasco da Gama, it was Columbus, the restaurants that paved the way for Europe to regain control of the world. Or Richard Cobden, a pioneer in the fight for free trade thought in the UK in particular and around the world in general. Trading is not only about exchanging goods, but also about competing for the market, competing for monopoly on trading of goods with great profit. Contact between people belonging to far away countries also means the exchange of deadly pathogens. Merchant crews contributed to the spread of the Black Death in Europe. Spanish expeditions made many peoples of the Americas extinct because of the pathogens they carried. Competing for markets, fighting for strategic commodity resources has been the main cause of most wars from ancient times, from the Peloponnese to two bloody World Wars in the twentieth century. WJBernstein has neutrally recounted the story of commerce and its impact on human society, fully pointing out the bright and dark sides of this story. More importantly, we all know this is an ongoing story, and understanding the past is probably the best, if not the only, way to make the future of the dark side of trade possible. control is better, and on the bright side, commercial benefits bring people, to be promoted more thoroughly.

In human society, we give and exchange what we need to maintain life is an indispensable daily activity of each individual. More than that, from the perspective of the entire human race, commercial exchanges have become such an indispensable part of today’s world, so much so that each person forgets to depend on them so much that Come on. Just take a minute looking around the room you are sitting in, or look through the top of your desk and ask yourself how much of it is made by you yourself, and you have the answer. word. How commercial activities have an impact on the history of human society is summarized in the book: Trade history – How trade shaped the world ? (Original name : A splendid exchange: How trade shaped the world ) by William J. Bernstein. He is a neuroscientist, an expert in financial and investment theory, and also a researcher in economic history. The book focuses on two main contents: the first is the formation and development of commercial activities; The second is the impact of trade on the shaping of human society throughout history as well as the world today. WJBernstein recounts commercial history from the earliest steps, when people came up with the idea of ​​genius and it was also very natural to exchange what was in surplus for what they needed or liked but didn’t have, in when others have ego, it’s time for commerce to have shape and scale later on. The process of formation began from the cradle of human civilization in Mesopotamia to the formation of the oldest trade routes and then evolved into a complex network stretching from the Roman Empire in the west to the emperor. Han Empire in the East. Next was the disruption of East-West trade on the mainland as the two empires declined and Islam arose from the Middle East and spread influence, becoming the center of global trade for a long time. At the same time, maritime trade with the Indian Ocean was a major trade route that flourished, replacing the ancient Land Silk Road as the economic lifeblood of the world. Besides the overall picture of the ups and downs of trade history, WJBernstein analyzes the interaction between trade with political, social and other natural factors. For example, the geographical structural differences between the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean lead to different economic-political, naval strategies thinking among Mediterranean civilizations (such as the Greek). Greece with civilizations participating in the Indian Ocean trading system (Islamic countries in the Middle East, Indian sub-states, Southeast Asia and China). At the same time, he offers interesting examples of times when economic, political and religious interests conflict, forcing rulers to make choices. For example, the famous story when Venice Governor Enrico Dandolo used all his tricks to bring the Crusader army to attack and sack Constantinople, Venice’s influential competitor, instead of attacking Egypt, his partner. commercial importance of Venice, as the Crusaders expected. And not only conscious human endeavors, but at times nature plays an important role in the course of history. The fourteenth century Black Death plague devastated both Christian Europe and the Muslim Middle East, but the consequences were different. The epidemic weakened feudalism in Europe, gave freedom of thought and trade a chance to develop, while at the same time making Islamic civilization severely irreversibly damaged, paving the way for turn in global trade advantage from East to West. In Trade history refers to characters, both famous and anonymous, who contributed to the making of commercial history. It was an anonymous Mesopotamian businessman whose letter on earth kept evidence of a transaction thousands of years ago. It was Vasco da Gama, it was Columbus, the restaurants that paved the way for Europe to regain control of the world. Or Richard Cobden, a pioneer in the fight for free trade thought in the UK in particular and around the world in general. Trading is not only about exchanging goods, but also about competing for the market, competing for monopoly on trading of goods with great profit. Contact between people belonging to far away countries also means the exchange of deadly pathogens. Merchant crews contributed to the spread of the Black Death in Europe. Spanish expeditions made many peoples of the Americas extinct because of the pathogens they carried. Competing for markets, fighting for strategic commodity resources has been the main cause of most wars from ancient times, from the Peloponnese to two bloody World Wars in the twentieth century. WJBernstein has neutrally recounted the story of commerce and its impact on human society, fully pointing out the bright and dark sides of this story. More importantly, we all know this is an ongoing story, and understanding the past is probably the best, if not the only, way to make the future of the dark side of trade possible. control is better, and on the bright side, commercial benefits bring people, to be promoted more thoroughly.

From Constantin Röse, ARD stock exchange studio Five years: That’s how long EU and British diplomats have been fighting for Brexit. With the Vote in the European Parliament the agreement is now closed – but with a clear warning from Commission President Ursula von der Leyen that this agreement has “teeth”. That sounds more like a threat than restarting relationships.

Northern Ireland contentious issue

So is the ongoing EU-UK dispute going on? No, says Jörg Krämer, Commerzbank’s chief economist: “We’ve seen the big brawl a long time ago. But there are still open issues.” For example the situation in Northern Ireland: The EU complains about violations of the UK against the exit agreement. This actually guarantees open borders between the British province and the EU member Ireland. However, the UK doesn’t like this. However, Krämer considers it unlikely that the EU will react to this with punitive tariffs. “I do not believe that this conflict will escalate to such an extent that the European Union will introduce tariffs on the movement of goods,” says the economist, because: “The European Union would cut its own flesh.” If you look at the total exports of the EU to Great Britain, they did not decrease in January.

Bureaucratic hurdles deter companies

The picture is very different in the case of German-British trade relations. German exports to Great Britain collapsed by 30 percent in January compared to the previous year. The mood in German companies is correspondingly bad. Customs formalities in particular are a thorn in their side for companies that want to export goods to the island, explains Carsten Brzeski, chief economist at ING Bank. “You were in part surprised by all these bureaucratic hurdles that have now been built up by the fact that Great Britain is no longer a member of the European internal market.” This leads to higher costs and more bureaucracy, according to Brzeski, and that scares some companies off. According to a survey by the British Chamber for Commerce in Germany and the consulting firm KPMG, 17 percent decided to stop foreign trade with Great Britain completely because it is no longer worthwhile for them.

Still many questions unanswered

In this divorce, however, it also becomes clear that many issues are still unresolved: What is the future of deep-sea fishing? Or how do the EU and Great Britain deal with financial services? Economist Brzeski does not yet believe in a quick relaxation between the mainland and the island. “In the coming months – probably also in the course of this entire year and also next year – we will see the negative consequences of Brexit rather than being able to talk about new opportunities here.” If anyone sees opportunities, it is the Brexit hardliners. You like to refer to the strong economic forecasts. According to this, economic growth in Great Britain is expected to be around six percent this year, in Germany, for example, only around 3.5 percent. The British economy owes this primarily to the vaccination success in the country – and by no means to Brexit. You will only really be able to see the consequences of this after the pandemic.

The European Parliament has announced its decision to ratify the Brexit trade pact with Great Britain. As expected, the Bureau agreed to the contract, said Parliament President David Sassoli in Brussels. The contract, which has only been applied provisionally so far, can therefore come into force on May 1st.

A long struggle comes to an end

The trade and cooperation agreement received an overwhelming majority of 660 of the 697 votes cast, ending the tough and nerve-wracking struggle for the UK to exit the EU in an orderly manner. The aim was to prevent a hard break with legal uncertainty and chaos at the borders. Specifically, the contract includes rules on fishing as well as cooperation on energy, transport, justice, police and many other topics. The pact gives Great Britain access to the EU internal market. In return, the EU demanded fair competition – the so-called level playing field. What is meant are the same environmental, social and subsidy standards.

The issue of fisheries only provisionally resolved

An important sticking point in the negotiations was the access of EU fishermen to British waters. A transition period of five and a half years was agreed, during which EU fishermen are allowed to fish 25 percent less in British waters. This should then be determined annually. In the parliamentary debate on Tuesday, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen recognized the contract and promoted its acceptance. The agreement protects the rights of the citizens, prevents significant breaks for the economy, safeguards the EU internal market and EU standards.

Recently, sea mushrooms are actively sold in the market or on the “internet market”, many women are curious to buy and enjoy. Selling sea mushrooms for more than two years, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy Hang in Le Trong Tan (Thanh Xuan, Hanoi) shared, she specializes in wholesaling for restaurants, pubs in Hanoi and some neighboring provinces, each days they take from 10-20kg. She only kept about ten pounds for retail sale. Calculated, she sells a few weights a day. Ms. Hang said that she collects sea mushrooms from fishermen in the fishing area of ​​Nam Dinh, Thanh Hoa or some provinces in the South, … This type of seafood has a taste of the sea. Crunchy, sweet and fragrant like eating squid tail, very suitable for drinking dishes such as salad, grilled or for dipping hot pot. Sea mushrooms are specialties that forget to fishermen, but are quite new to the people of Hanoi Sea mushrooms have stripe skin on the outside is dark brown, the flesh inside is white, when imported, have been prepared clean. Before processing, just squeeze a little salt and wash it, then slice and stir fry like stir-fry beef. Stir-fried basil with sea mushrooms is considered a specialty and is popular with many people. The retail price of variable mushrooms is 220,000 VND / kg, while the wholesale price is from 5-10 kg at 165,000 VND / kg. Guests must book 1-2 days in advance to get them, because the goods depend on the number of people caught. Sometimes, Ms. Hang had to collect a few days to have enough goods for delivery. Ms. Le Thuy Duong – a wholesaler of seafood at Nga Tu So intersection (Dong Da, Hanoi) – also said that she is preparing for the summer so she sells a lot of sea mushrooms to restaurants, pubs and sidewalk bars. Some days about a few dozen pounds, wholesalers have cleaned up, no excess weight left. Last summer, she was selling sea buckthorn every day but still had to make appointments for her customers to wait for her next trip because of overload. “I sell for 120,000 VND / kg. Normally, customers buy less than 2-3kg, buy more 4-5kg to freeze to eat gradually ”, she said. Women who buy them often process dishes such as: fried sea mushrooms with basil, grilled sea mushrooms, sea mushrooms, or used to make salads as a drink for their husbands or for guests. However, sea mushrooms should only be refrigerated for 3-4 days to ensure freshness and retain nutrients. Ideally, no matter how much you eat, you can buy it, Ms. Duong said. Many people enjoy this sea mushroom dish One day, a small trader can sell weights of sea mushrooms Mr. Tran Van Binh – a clue selling sea mushrooms in Khanh Hoa – explained, the name of sea mushrooms has existed since ancient times, only one type of seafood is very familiar in the sea, not a mushroom as many people mistakenly think. Mushrooms are harvested naturally, available all year round, so the source is quite plentiful. However, when the sea is rough, stormy and stormy, the exploitation is difficult, so the goods will not be able to return. After being caught, the sea mushrooms are preliminarily processed and then frozen and transported to other provinces, thus ensuring their freshness. Anh Binh is selling this type of seafood for 185,000 VND / kg. When she first heard about sea mushrooms, Mrs. Le Thi Lan Anh from Duy Tan (Cau Giay, Hanoi) was quite curious. At first, she thought it was a common edible mushroom growing in the sea, but when she knew it was seafood, even a specialty of the sea, she immediately bought 2kg to cook. She made stir-fried sea mushrooms with basil, chili, and garlic, according to the seller, and was crunchy, fragrant and strange. Her whole family ate all but still craved. “I researched and found that sea mushrooms contain many healthy nutrients,” she said. On culinary groups, women also compete to show off grilled, fried or salad dishes, … from sea mushrooms. People also share the way to cook and cook this mushroom for the best, and warn those with seafood allergies to be careful before eating mushrooms.

Nestled in the alley at 86 Nguyen Du Street (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City) near Notre Dame Cathedral, the crab soup shop of Mr. Tam and his wife has been a famous snack place in Saigon for nearly 28 years. Previously, the shop was opened by Mr. Tam’s mother in front of Hoa Binh Primary School to make a living for the family. However, for about 10 years now, she has passed on her skills and the restaurant to the shop’s husband and wife. 7-8 years ago, due to the increasing number of diners coming to the restaurant, Mr. Tam and his wife decided to move their business to Nguyen Du street as the present. Since then until now, Notre Dame’s crab soup shop is still packed with a cart, two rows of plastic chairs placed close to the two sides of the alley for customers to eat on the spot. Every day, the shop starts selling from 10:30 to 21:00 or until the stock is out. During that time, Mr. Tam’s wife and an employee were always in a state of chaos, from cleaning up, preparing ingredients, changing soup pots to serving customers to buy and use on the spot. “In the morning, my husband still has to deliver goods, drive more cars, so I can only go down the afternoon. So I have to handle a lot of things, very busy!”, The owner shared. Over the past two decades, Notre Dame Crab Soup has always been a favorite destination for many diners thanks to its delicious taste and unchanged quality after years of trading. A full cup of hot soup costs 20,000 VND, including ingredients such as soft shell crab, flour, shiitake mushrooms, snow mushrooms, quail eggs, herbal eggs and many spices. His wife Tam revealed that this soup recipe was kept by her mother-in-law since 1993, and now passed on to the couple doing business. Every day, the owner and his wife always get up at 5am, go to the market early to choose the freshest ingredients, then deliver the goods from their home in Phu Nhuan district to the point of sale. “Food business is not easy. Waking up early in the morning and at noon have to wait for customers to rest their hands and then keep busy until evening. When I took over the restaurant from my mother-in-law, my wife and I found it quite hard because we were not used to it. Now it is different, “said the owner. His wife Tam said that due to the business along the two alleys, not every place has a roof. Every time it rains, diners have to sit crouched inside, but it is hard to avoid being thrown. However, few people complain because most of them are “real customers” and curious young people. In addition, the shop also has many customers who buy it to take away, avoiding the situation of waiting too long. Around 5:00 pm, the crab soup shop of Mr. Tam and his wife started to get crowded. Mr. Tam (38 years old), in time to finish his morning job to help his wife trade. As soon as he arrived, the boss quickly welcomed the customers, listened to order and brought soup. “In the old days, I used to help my mother to do business and do some errands, but when I personally run this place, I find it difficult. Now that I get used to it, I am happy with the customers,” said this man. Thanks to its location in the central area, affordable price and long-standing reputation, Tam’s family crab soup shop has received a lot of love from the people of Saigon. Mr. Tai, an office specialist of 8X generation, is one of the customers who regularly visit the restaurant. “I find the crab soup here is quite delicious, the price is commensurate with the business location in the city center. Hungry afternoon, eating a cup like that is enough to work until evening,” he said. Ms. Le Vy (29 years old, living in Phu Nhuan district) identified herself as one of the “real customers” of Mr. Tam’s restaurant. Ten years ago, when I was in high school, she often came here to eat. Now, sometimes she still visits the restaurant to eat crab soup with her friends. “The point that I love most about this soup is the herbal egg. Many people may not eat it, but I really like the taste of it,” said the flight attendant.

Marco Polo is considered the first European to make a journey across Asia, bridging the bridge between Western civilization and the Middle East in the Middle Ages. Depart from Venice to Shanghai a thousand miles away, along the treacherous Silk Road, and to the court of Kublai Khan – grandson of Genghis Khan, where he won the trust of one of the most feared and powerful leader in the world at that time. A fascinating biography about Marco Polo has just been released to readers in Vietnam Polo introduced China’s cultural wealth to Europe, sparking the West’s centuries-old fascination with Asia. His journey has marked as a legendary journey that few astronauts in history have matched, in terms of its impact on the minds of both contemporaries and posterity. Author Laurence Bergreen (b. 1950) – an American historian who followed Marco Polo to his hometown – Venice, and throughout China, visits the places that Marco Polo has described, including Beijing in the east, Hangzhou to the south and Kunming to the west. The author also visited Shanghai, Taiwan to track down the theories and relics that Polo left behind. Visit Mongolia in particular and live in a simple round tent to experience Asia and the mysteries of Mongolia like Marco Polo did. The author also relied significantly on Marco Polo resources in English, French, Italian, Persian, Latin, Mandarin and Mongolian … to write this work to explore the controversies. stretches around the legend of Polo and long-standing questions that have not been answered. In a lively blend of history, biography and travel, author Laurence Bergreen separates legend from history, narrative and writes with a keen eye to detail to create a document that is most relevant. about Polo’s adventures. “Marco Polo – From Venice to Shanghai” is as fascinating as the life it describes. According to author Laurence Bergreen, today there are more Marco Polo ever. With this film biography, he is talking about global entrepreneurs who pioneered East-West trade promotion. Like Marco in the past, they discovered that trade is a common language that can cross all religious, political and geographical boundaries. The author also said that with Marco Polo’s life more or less “fictional”, this traveler still made him go from surprise to surprise. The first is how to apply his observations to today’s world, to international trade, to diplomacy, global conflict and the weakening and demise of political systems, and finance. Another aspect is how Marco Polo is classified. Marco Polo has always been considered a typical medieval explorer, but the medieval period in which he grew up was extremely prosperous and dynamic. It is not a rigid stage where everything becomes one. Venice is one of the most developed regions in Western Europe. Just being born there gave him the advantages of the times. Despite a medieval mindset, Marco aimed to go beyond the limits and challenge the mainstream. “By today’s standards you have done many things beyond common sense. Although he does not say clearly, but he sees man as the measure of everything, so in my eyes he looks more like a person from the Renaissance “- author Laurence Bergreen wrote.

On a small hospital bed, young Pham Tran Le Trieu (born in 2008) is sleeping, despite the hot, sweating weather. And Pham Tran Le Tran (born in 2007), Trieu’s sister cannot sleep, sitting next to her frowning face. With a whisper, Le Tran confided: “ I have not slept well for a long time. The disease caused my child to suffer hand pain and leg pain that could not stand it. Many nights I could not sleep, and I sat holding my hands and feet. Because of that, my mother could not sleep “. Around August 2018, after long, tiring days, Le Tran was diagnosed with end stage chronic kidney failure. I had to quit school halfway to go to Children’s Hospital 2 in Ho Chi Minh City for treatment. During these 3 years, the child was treated according to the method of peritoneal dialysis (peritoneal dialysis). Recently, however, doctors discovered that conventional membranes for children are no longer effective, so they begin to combine more with hemodialysis methods. “ The doctor said that the best method and if the child can recover from the disease, only kidney transplant, but not to mention the donation, the cost for a kidney transplant is up to 600-700 million VND, my husband and I can not handle it. “Tran Hoang Bich Cam choked. In the first two years, after each visit to the hospital for re-examination, medication and infusion, Le Tran will be able to go home. But from March 2020 up to now, the health is too weak, so the child has to be hospitalized continuously for the doctor to monitor. Last Tet, Mrs. Jin’s mother and daughter had to welcome the New Year in the hospital. Because her husband did not have money, he could not visit. Two sisters Le Tran – Le Trieu both suffer from chronic kidney failure, are being monitored and treated at Children’s Hospital 2. Suffering from her daughter being abused by illnesses, Mrs. Jin felt more grief for her young son. Just now, the doctor encouraged her to prepare herself, and her son is about to transition to stage 4 chronic kidney failure. Then there will be a stage where you have to choose between peritoneal dialysis, hemodialysis or a kidney transplant. treatment. However, her family has nowhere else to rely on. Cam’s family is from the seaside of Binh Dinh province. Fishing did not bring much income so they decided to move to Phu Yen to build a life. Far from brothers, relatives, there is only one grade-four house and acacia-planted land. Pham Quang Nhat, her husband Cam used to have meningitis and stomach cancer. Due to his weak health, he could not “plow” to make money. Every day, in addition to taking care of the acacia garden, he also takes the opportunity to work as hired labor, but not much. Mrs. Cam is alone in charge of taking care of the child. In order to have money for the treatment of two sisters Le Tran, she and her husband had to quickly sell their 4-year-old acacia garden for 100 million VND. The money quickly dissipated, they planned to sell the house to save their children, but the two sisters Tran disagreed. “ The two children told us that this disease cannot be cured, if the house is sold then where the parents are. Then, when the children no longer have any more, then get somewhere to worship. I heard that my heart ached. Why is my family’s destiny so floating! “, Mrs. Jin sobbed. Not to sell the house, you only have a mortgage to borrow 100 million dong from the bank. In addition, they also borrowed about 50 million from relatives and relatives. But during the past 3 years, all are over. Cam’s eyes were red after crying silently because she loved her child. “ I am nearly 40 years old to give birth to 2 children. Thought God was merciful, who would have expected you to be so miserable. Now I do not know how to manage 7-8 million VND per month to treat my children anymore. May all the philanthropists take care of the family situation in need, save my children! “, Mrs. Jin pleaded. Khanh Hoa Any help please send to:

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Ms. Bui Thi Binh, a focal point selling rice orchids in Tuyen Quang, said that she caught up with the trend of playing wild flowers, so two weeks ago, she started selling this forest flower. According to Ms. Binh, rice orchid is a type of flower that grows in many mountainous areas or in the forest. In the countryside, they often grow around the edge of the pond. Even branches are tall, overcrowded, and many houses have to be cut down to make it airy. However, in recent times, this flower has become extremely expensive and is welcomed by many women. Rice orchids – forest flowers are pouring into Hanoi in recent days Every day, she has to collect from people to cut branches in forests, bushes, mountainous areas to sell. But depending on each day, there are days when the weather is nice, people can cut a lot, and it rains almost no. Flowers are cut wherever they are bundled to deliver to guests in the provinces: Hanoi, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh … all clean up there. “I poured wholesale from 10 bundles for 180,000 VND / bundle (10 branches). Most customers get from 20-40 bundles. There was a blooming session, I sold up to 2,000 branches but still lacked a form to return customers, so I made an appointment to begging for the next round, ”she said. Similarly, Ms. Tran Tra Giang, a flower sales hub in Au Co (Tay Ho, Hanoi) also admitted, on this occasion, rice orchids are quite “hot”, so taking advantage of the flowers in season, everyone wants to own one. pot of rice orchid plugged in the house. Because this flower is only available for about a month, from March to April is all. This flower has a scent like the smell of herbs, pleasant cool, like the smell of forest galangal. The flowers are pinkish white like a pearl, and the wrong branches are plumping like a grain of rice, representing fullness. When blooming, the flowers have a very vibrant red-yellow color, so they are favored by many women. Because they look very similar to rice cotton, traders call them rice orchids This flower buds white pink, when blooming flowers will be yellow Currently, she retails for 240,000 VND / bundle (10 branches). Where the customers order, she gathered them there to freshen them. Calculated that every day she sold 200-300 branches of rice orchids, many days also sold 400-500 branches. Not only visitors from the North, many in the South like in the city. Ho Chi Minh, Da Nang, Thanh Hoa, … are also very curious, love this flower. You have to pack the transfer boxes by plane for everyone. Ms. Thu Huong – owner of a flower shop in Nguyen Tuan (Thanh Xuan, Hanoi) – said, compared to other flowers, rice orchids are quite durable, can be played for 14-20 days depending on each person. Each flower is 80-100cm long, suitable for large jars of water hyacinths or jars. This type of flower usually grows in the Northern mountainous areas such as Tuyen Quang, Hoa Binh, Yen Bai … Therefore, people have to work very hard to cut beautiful and satisfied branches to sell. Accordingly, it is necessary to choose branches with even leaves, not torn, and flowers in equal clusters. Lan rice is currently quite expensive, but still attracts customers to buy and play “The price of rice orchids fluctuates 250,000-300,000 VND / bunch depending on each day, tens of times more expensive than many other flowers such as roses, chrysanthemums, … However, the goods come back as much as possible, many days. My goods are in a out of stock condition, “she said. Just finished setting up a vase of rice orchids, Ms. Dang Thi Thu Ha from Nghia Tan (Cau Giay, Hanoi) shared: “It’s been a while since I saw the kind of childhood flowers, so recently, on the” online market “, flowers are sold out. Rice orchids I bought 10 branches to play for strangers ”. Ms. Ha said that when she was a child, her mother often picked these leaves and bathed them so that they could scent, even growing into dust for no one to take. But now it turns out to be expensive, having to book 2-3 days in advance to get it.

The Ho Chi Minh City Market Management Force discovered an unknown source of goods. Thanks to the regular implementation of plans to prevent smuggling, trade fraud, and manufacture of counterfeit goods, many violations have been discovered and handled by the competent forces of Ho Chi Minh City. The fact also shows that the violator always has many ways to avoid, so the authorities have to be more drastic, enhancing more effective coordination in the fight with this type of crime … Many new moves and tricks In 2020, the anti-smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit forces (force 389) Ho Chi Minh City discovered and processed 25,538 violations, a decrease of 45.39% compared to 2019. In there, there were 2,769 cases of banned goods and smuggled goods; 21,804 commercial fraud cases; 965 counterfeit cases and 113 cases have been prosecuted. Particularly, the Economic Police Department (PC03), Ho Chi Minh City Police discovered and destroyed 1,081 cases with 1,074 subjects in 2020. The total value of detained goods is about 150 billion VND, the total amount of fines is more than 20 billion. In the first quarter of 2021, PC03 discovered and destroyed 341 cases, 358 subjects; handled 128 cases, 129 subjects with the value of temporarily seized goods more than 269 billion VND, the total fine was 3.8 billion VND. According to PC03, in 2020, the smuggling of fake and banned goods is still complicated by sea and road with sophisticated methods and tricks. Some individuals set up many companies, each company imported a number of assemblies of components, spare parts or disassembled parts for assembly or sale to other companies to process and assemble in simple stages. These products do not meet the origin criteria as prescribed but state that they are made in Vietnam or are made in Vietnam for consumption in the domestic market or for export in order to deceive consumers. In addition, some goods of foreign origin are transferred to Vietnam to legalize documents, or apply for certificates of origin, then exported to a third country and smuggled back to Ho Chi Minh City for consumption. According to the Ho Chi Minh City Customs Department, in 2020, this unit coordinates functional forces to detect and handle more than 1,500 cases, the value of infringing goods is more than 1,500 billion VND. Previously, the criminals set up a smuggling line to transport illegal goods on a large scale, but now they turn to organizing smuggling in a small way with more sophisticated tricks. The subjects take advantage of the transportation on the road to gut or swap goods; bringing goods across the border, completing the transit procedures, then seeking to illegally import back to Vietnam. Notably, some enterprises rented warehouses of large reputable companies for a long time in the market to hide smuggled goods, counterfeit brands, goods of unknown origin, etc. With a large amount. Taking advantage of the complicated situation of the Covid-19 epidemic, many objects produced and traded fake masks and medical gloves with low quality and in large quantity … Fight with the right focus, the key It is forecasted that smuggling, trade fraud, fake goods will continue to develop complicatedly with more sophisticated methods and tricks. The sale of counterfeit and poor quality goods is increasingly public and widespread on the internet. When Vietnam’s economy integrates deeply with the world, subjects have many opportunities to link up to cross-border smuggling, increase crimes with foreign elements, crimes related to high technology, and many crimes appear. taking advantage of the origin to bring goods into the EU, Japan, the US as Vietnamese goods. In the coming time, the Ho Chi Minh City Steering Committee 389 will continue to implement the directions of the Government, the National Steering Committee of 389 and thematic plans, focusing on combating the exploitation of e-commerce. for violations, the establishment of “ghost” companies for large-scale smuggling, tax evasion, and courier delivery; Responsibility decentralization of organizations and individuals managing fields and areas clearly, associated with specific responsibilities. According to Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Thi Thang, the City’s Steering Committee 389 should continue to focus on implementing and organizing the effective implementation of the work plan against smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeiting. year 2021 and thematic plans, … special attention should be paid to goods related to prevention and control of Covid-19 epidemic. Assign specific tasks to each department and branch that are members of the Steering Committee of 389 cities, at the same time associated with the responsibilities of the head. The functional forces accelerate the inspection and control from the city level to the district, district, ward and commune levels; clearly define focus and focus. The City Steering Committee 389 needs to proactively perform the coordination and coordination of functional forces in the area, especially the police, customs, market management, and border guards to promote overall strength. suitable in the fight, arrest and handling of complicated and dangerous cases. Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Thi Thang asked functional forces to focus on organizing key and key combat according to their assigned tasks. Accordingly, the customs force, city border guards are responsible for detecting and blocking at the border gate. City police force focused on fighting to destroy lines and gangs of trafficking and transporting illegal and contraband goods, especially from the southwest border area to Ho Chi Minh City. The city market management force strengthened the inspection of transportation, storage of banned goods, smuggled goods, and production and trading of counterfeit goods on the domestic market, focusing on inspection of petroleum products. Police forces, city market managers need to closely and regularly coordinate with the functional forces of localities bordering Ho Chi Minh City in the prevention and fight against crime related …

A corner of the urban area west of Hanoi. Photo: DUY LINH The 17th Hanoi City Party Committee has just issued the Program No. 03-CTr / TU on “Urban embellishment, urban development and urban economy in Hanoi in the period of 2021 – 2025”. The program identifies the goals of rapid and sustainable development of the Capital towards a green city, a smart and modern city; ensure the harmonious link between urban and rural areas. Notably, the program sets out the task of developing the urban economy, developing Hanoi into a major trade and economic center of the region and Asia. Build modern and synchronous infrastructure Program No. 03-CTr / TU on “Urban embellishment, urban development and urban economy of Hanoi in the period of 2021 – 2025” is built on the basis of inheritance and promotion of achieved results. Program No. 06-CTr / TU on “Synchronous development, gradual modernization of urban infrastructure, strengthening management of construction order, land, environment, building a civilized city, modernization period 2016 – 2020 ”. Noting the results achieved in the period 2016 – 2020, but the city also admits some limitations such as the low urbanization rate, the uneven urban development and the potential; the uniformity of the urban infrastructure system is not high; The renovation and reconstruction of the old apartment building still has many problems … This is the basis for the Hanoi City Party Committee to offer solutions and tasks to make breakthroughs in urban construction and development. the period of 2021 – 2025. The program aims to quickly and sustainably develop the Capital towards a green, smart and modern city; ensure the harmonious link between urban and rural areas; to raise the quality and efficiency of urban embellishment, development and modernization in association with the sustainable development of the urban economy; to build typical works, architectural and landscape architectural spaces with the characteristics of the Capital. Ensuring the sustainability of the urbanization process, solving challenging problems posed in the urban development process. To accomplish the above-mentioned goals, the program sets out key tasks, in which priority is given to reviewing and implementing synchronous plans; to enhance urban embellishment and modernization towards modernization and improve living quality; to synchronously and modernize and expand the scale of the system of urban infrastructures, increase the proportion of land funds for urban traffic, quickly develop road and urban railway transport infrastructure; green, smart, modern and sustainable urban development; investment in expanding urban areas and satellite urban areas; urban management strengthened; urban economic development; strive to build Hanoi by 2025 into a major trade and economic center of the country and the Southeast Asia region. The program has outlined six key solutions. First of all, building and perfecting the system of mechanisms and policies; bring into full play potentials and resources, attach special importance to investment for in-depth development, promote investment socialization; to speed up the implementation of urban infrastructure construction projects and works, urban embellishment and development; to step up administrative procedure reform and consolidate the apparatus; improve the quality of the contingent of cadres and civil servants to meet their tasks; enhance the application of science – technology in embellishment, urban development and urban economy … Expeditiously deploy the tasks The successful implementation of the Program No. 03-CTr / TU of Hanoi City Party Committee will determine the appearance of the city and the quality of life of the people in the coming time. Departments: Construction, Transport, Industry and Trade play a key role in implementation. Currently, the Department of Construction is assigned by the Hanoi City Party Committee as the Program Standing Committee. Director of the Hanoi Department of Construction Vo Nguyen Phong said that the Department is urgently coordinating departments, branches and units to advise and build plans of the City People’s Committee to soon implement the program from the beginning of the second quarter to 2021. Regarding specific jobs, the Department of Construction will focus on completing the housing development plan in the area in the period 2021 – 2025, with a vision to 2030, with emphasis on social housing; focus on renovating and embellishing urban areas, developing technical infrastructure, improving the quality of life of people; completing the construction of a specific framework and mechanism project to accelerate the renovation and reconstruction of the old apartment building; embellishment of valuable architectural works; Deploying underground electrical and telecommunications cables on 300 streets in the old town area … For transport development – one of the most important issues of the program, the tasks are very heavy, especially raising the proportion of traffic land in urban areas to about 12 to 15%; to complete the system of ring roads and radial axes; solve the problem of urban traffic congestion. According to Director of the Department of Transport of Hanoi Vu Van Vien, recently, the Department has proposed a list of important traffic works that need priority in the period of 2021 – 2025. In which, there are six urban railway projects. Marketing; five ring roads; nine big bridges crossing the Red and Duong rivers; five highway improvement projects connecting the capital with neighboring provinces. If implemented on schedule, the traffic situation in Hanoi will see many positive changes in the coming time. Ba Dinh, Hoan Kiem, Hai Ba Trung and Dong Da districts focus on the task of implementing six urban planning projects; towards the relaxation of the population, building more public works, renovating the old apartment building, focusing on building architectural planning management regulations; organizing the urban design of new open roads and some important roads … For district blocks, especially districts preparing to go to the district, they will promote the planning and construction of infrastructure to shape a modern city in the future.

The historically famous Emperor Qin Shihuang was an emperor who unified six vassal states. Accordingly, China became a powerful empire with a large territory. After unifying the country, Qin Shihuang implemented a number of measures to make China more powerful and richer. Among these, Tan Thuy Hoang has achieved great achievements in the construction of the road system for convenient transportation and development of trade. Specifically, King Qin ordered the construction of many large roads spreading throughout the territory of China and taking the capital capital Ham Duong as the center. Accordingly, many major routes radiate from Ham Duong in different directions to remote areas of the country. These roads were built under the reign of Tan Thuy Hoang and are large in size so that many vehicles can pass through at the same time. Some studies by experts show that Tan Thuy Hoang built about 6,800 km of roads in about 10 years. Thanks to these big roads, the movement of people as well as sending letters from different regions to the capital city is more convenient, shortening the time compared to before. Along with that, the road system helps to develop trade, the activities of buying and selling goods, agricultural products … take place more efficiently. As a result, the economy has made great development. After the death of Qin Shihuang, the road system was used in many centuries to significantly change the lives of the Chinese people in feudal times. Invite readers to watch the video: Horrifying a giant sandstorm in China. Source: THĐT 1.

Period 2021 – 2030, TP. Da Nang plans to mobilize VND 675 billion to implement projects and projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in industry and trade; cleaner production support ….

By 2025, to complete the model of eco-industrial park; 100% of public transport by bus meets Euro 4 emission standards; reduce from 1 to 2% of greenhouse gas emissions from electric energy, new and renewable energy development solutions; 85% of urban domestic wastewater is treated up to standards; The rate of solid waste collected and treated to reach the standard reaches over 95%;….

By 2030, Da Nang will have 2-3 ecological industrial zones, at least 5 ecological urban areas; 25% of public buses are powered by electric motors; the rate of GHG emission reduction reaches 5-7%; 95% of urban domestic wastewater is treated up to standards; 97% of solid waste is collected and treated to meet standards, the environmental hot spots are renovated, and there is no serious environmental pollution; 100% of households will perform waste separation at source; 100% of feedbacks and recommendations on environmental pollution have been resolved.

Da Nang Industry and Trade plays a major role in implementing goals, projects and projects related to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in industry and commerce; promoting cleaner production, saving energy in industry and developing clean energy and renewable energy in the city.

In order to fulfill the set objectives and targets, in the period of 2021-2030, the Department of Industry and Trade of Da Nang regularly conducts research and development of programs and projects for new energy and renewable energy. creation of the city; supporting key energy using basic models to build a management model according to ISO 50001: 2018; implementing cleaner industrial production solutions; deploy support for enterprises to convert and replace outdated and energy-consuming equipment with energy-saving equipment, replicate the results; make plans for the implementation of the roadmap to relocate production establishments in craft villages to industrial clusters with satisfactory technical infrastructure for environmental protection (Tuy Loan rice paper craft village, Non-handicraft village Water, Cam Ne screening village …). Total funding for these activities is estimated at about 675 billion VND; in which, the budget support is 25 billion dong, the socialized capital is 650 billion dong.

Da Nang is the first locality in the country to build a pilot model for applying cleaner industrial production to manufacturing enterprises.

In the 2016-2020 period, contributing to the goal of “Da Nang – an environmental city”, the Da Nang Industry and Trade sector has effectively implemented industrial promotion projects with funding from the national industrial promotion program and local industrial promotion.

In which, TP. Da Nang has received VND 5.25 billion from the national industrial promotion program to implement 17 industrial promotion projects. In which, mainly supporting to build 5 technical demonstration models with a total industrial promotion cost of 1.85 billion VND, capital mobilization from enterprises and production facilities is more than 32.78 billion VND; implemented 9 projects on application of advanced machinery and equipment in industrial production, technology transfer and application of advanced machines, scientific and technical advances in industrial production – handicraft with total experience. the national industrial promotion fee is 2.5 billion VND, the capital contribution of the enterprise is nearly 10 billion VND; successfully built a pilot model of applying cleaner industrial production for 01 unit with a support budget of 500 million VND, the reciprocal investment of the enterprise was over 1.3 billion VND.

In addition to the national source of industrial promotion, City People’s Committee. Da Nang has also spent 5.78 billion VND implementing 72 local industrial promotion projects to implement many consulting projects on assessment of cleaner industrial production; support consultancy to evaluate cleaner production for many units, help businesses improve efficiency, save input materials and fuels in the production process.

The support from the national and local industrial promotion program not only helps Da Nang enterprises boldly apply technology in production, increase labor productivity and product quality, and mobilize capital from business. industrial development, but also makes an important contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions due to industrial production, realizing the goal of “Da Nang – an environmental city”.

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Losing money for many years

Vietnam Industrial Construction Joint Stock Corporation (Vinaincon, VVN code – UPCoM transaction) was established in 1998, with charter capital of 550 billion VND, and 82.75% of state capital represented by the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The company specializes in construction and installation, basic construction.

The audited financial statements of the parent company 2020 have just been announced by VVN, showing that the total assets of the company is 987 billion VND. Revenue from goods sold and service provision in 2020 will reach 313 billion VND but COGS is 314 billion VND, so gross profit is negative 724 million VND.

Revenue from financial activities is 48.4 billion VND. The cost of business management is 30 billion. Net profit reached 9.3 billion. Thereby, after-tax profit reached 13.2 billion.

According to the note, the revenue from financial activities mainly comes from deposit interest, interest of 18.4 billion dong, and dividend of 29.9 billion dong.

It is known that VVN invests in many subsidiaries and associates. These companies are mostly profitable, the highest profit is from Thu Duc Centrifugal Concrete JSC (13 billion VND) and An Giang Centrifugal Joint Stock Company (6.1 billion VND).

Up to this point, VVN has not yet released its 2020 consolidated financial statements. In early April 2021, VVN also submitted a request to extend the time to hold the 2021 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders for the reason that results were summarized. The Corporation’s production and business have not been completed yet because the work-in-progress valuation and debt comparison with the investors are difficult and prolonged.

According to the annual report of 2019, although the total revenue and other income in 2019 increased by 126.7% compared to 2018, reaching more than 4,443 billion VND, but the cost of goods sold was high. In addition, the investment from Quang Son Cement Company Limited lost a loss (minus 126 billion VND), making the company’s profit in 2018 and 2019 all negative numbers.

In 2020, the company has a decision to dismiss Mr. Hoang Chi Cuong – General Director, instead appointing Mr. Do Chi Nguyen.

Please clarify the role of Vinaincon

From April 12, Hanoi City People’s Court brought to trial with 19 defendants who are leaders of Vietnam Steel Corporation – VNS, Thai Nguyen Iron and Steel Joint Stock Company – TISCO on wrongdoing in this project with behavior like Adjusting the investment structure, signing the contract appendix, separating part c from the EPC contract, signing subcontracting contract with Vinaincon according to unit price, leading to breaking the EPC contract principles …

Vinaincon is a subcontractor involved in Thai Nguyen Iron and Steel Phase 2 project. In 2009, the EPC contract between Thai Nguyen Iron and Steel Joint Stock Company – TISCO and Chinese contractor MCC had problems due to consecutive MCC. contract breaking.

On April 29, 2009, Vinaincon sent a document to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Vietnam Steel Corporation – VNS (granting investment decision) and TISCO to register as a subcontractor.

On May 14, 2009, on the basis of the request of Vinaincon, the Ministry of Industry and Trade sent a document 4320 to VNS, TISCO with the content that the Ministry of Industry and Trade commented, “Vinaincon is a capable and experienced unit in the field. construction and installation of industrial construction works. Request VNS, TISCO to consider and approve Vinaincon to be the subcontractor to perform Part C ”.

On June 26, 2009, Mr. Mai Van Tinh – former Chairman of the Board of Directors of VNS signed a written agreement to allow Vinaincon to be a subcontractor. After that, TISCO, Vinaincon and MCC signed the contract.

However, in 2010, Vinaincon returned his job to TISCO due to insufficient capacity. TISCO had to subcontract with 13 other companies, but the project was still incomplete, capitalized and caused a loss of more than VND 830 billion to the state.

Some defendants admitted that they accepted Vinaincon because of the above document from the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Defending defendant Tran Trong Mung (former General Director of TISCO), lawyer Truong Anh Tu said that in the conclusion of the project, the Government Inspector has determined that the Ministry of Industry and Trade has introduced and proposed VNS, TISCO to accept It is not the right authority for Vinaincon to be a subcontractor.

Lawyer Nguyen Thi Minh Yen, defending defendant Dong Quang Duong (former deputy director of TISCO), stated that: TISCO’s approval of Vinainco as a subcontractor for MCC must first mention the responsibility of the Ministry of Industry and Trade in the issue of introducing Vinainco and confirming Vinainco’s capacity to lead to a tripartite contract between TISCO – MCC and Vinaincon. Next, the fact that Vinainco voluntarily stopped implementing part c was due to the subjectivity of Vinaincon.

Therefore, the lawyer proposed to return the file to investigate and review the responsibility of the Ministry of Industry and Trade; Collect documents and evidence of Vinaincon’s performance of the contract, clarify how Vinaincon appoints 13 subcontractors? …

US Trade Representative Katherine Tai. (Source: agnetwest.com)

US Trade Representative Katherine Tai April 15 said international trade activities have prompted many countries to reduce environmental protection measures to attract investment, and regulations on global trade is necessary to prevent the “race to the bottom.”

“Race to the bottom” is a socio-economic term to describe the government’s deregulation of the business environment, or reduction of tax rates, in order to attract or maintain economic activity.

In her speech at the Center for American Progress, Ms. Tai said the notion that environmental problems are not part of trade ignores the fact that existing rules of globalization encourage less pressure. for environmental protection. This puts countries with higher environmental standards at a competitive disadvantage.

Speaking ahead of the online climate change summit on President Joe Biden’s initiative next week, Ms. Tai said she was committed to strengthening rules within the World Trade Organization (WTO). to combat problems like illegal fishing and overfishing.

According to her, countries should use commercial policies and trade enforcement actions to protect forests, because “forests are considered the lungs of the Earth.”

However, these regulations will be ineffective if they are not enforced. In the future, trade plays a role in preventing the “race to the bottom” and encouraging the “race to the top” (for the environment).

Ms. Tai noted that this is only done on a global scale through global regulations.

In the context that the world is deviating from meeting the goals of limiting global warming, many countries have signed in the Paris Agreement on Climate Change 2015, President Biden hopes next week’s summit will deliver stronger commitments ahead of the UN-hosted Climate Change Conference in Glasgow later this year.

Just days after taking office in January 2021, the US leader signed executive orders he said would “advance ambitious plans to respond to the threat of climate change.”

Mr. Biden announced that Washington will rejoin the Paris Agreement on climate change and is expected to announce an ambitious emission target by 2030./.

Hanoi Iron and Steel Joint Stock Company was established in 2013, the main production and business activities are the wholesale of scrap, metals, and non-metals.

Specifically, the enterprise specializes in importing all kinds of scrap iron and steel from businesses and industrial parks and then distributes it directly to iron and steel producers nationwide. Current charter capital is 50 billion VND.

In terms of shareholder structure, as of January 31, 2021, HSV has 109 shareholders, all of them are individual shareholders in the country. The only major shareholder is Mr. Nguyen Van Quan, Member of the Board of Directors cum General Director, holding 13% of the company’s capital.

Notably, Mr. Nguyen Mau Hoang, Chairman of the Board of Directors of HSV is currently the Head of Corporate Finance Advisory Department at Phu Hung Securities JSC. Before that, Mr. Hoang worked at many other financial institutions and securities companies.

Regarding business results in 2020, HSV recorded 322 billion VND in net revenue, an increase of 30.61% compared to 2019; profit after tax 2.5 billion, down 20.64%. Total asset value by the end of 2020 reaches 77 billion VND, up 9.18%. The enterprise currently has a short-term financial debt of 23 billion dong.

Regarding the business plan in 2021, the enterprise is expected to reach 330 billion VND of net revenue and profit after tax of 3.5 billion VND, increase 2.48% and 40.51% respectively compared to the implementation in 2020. Year In 2022, the enterprise sets a target of 350 billion VND of net revenue and 4.8 billion VND of profit after tax.

The pangolin is the only animal, also the only mammal to have a protective keratinous layer on the skin. As solitary creatures, their diet consists mainly of ants and termites, and they use their long tongue to capture prey.

Mammals have long been threatened by poaching for their flesh and scales, intended for use in traditional Chinese medicine. As of January 2020, eight pangolin species have been listed as Critically Endangered, Endangered, or Endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. Today, pangolin is still the most trafficked mammal in the world.

Hills of sea turtle prey

Named for its curved, sharp beak with a prominent tomium, this sea turtle lives in the ocean, but mostly inhabits shallow lagoons and coral reefs.

Although distributed around the world, tortoise sea turtles are critically endangered. For many decades, its shell has been the source of raw materials used for decorative purposes. Illegal fishing activities have contributed to the alarming decline of this species.

Gorilla

Native to Malaysia and Indonesia, orangutans are one of the most intelligent primates, also the largest tree-dwelling animal of the great ape.

Human activities have dramatically reduced the number and range of orangutans. It’s no surprise that all three species of orangutans – Bornean, Sumatra and Tapanuli – are critically endangered according to the IUCN Red List.

Rhino

The name rhino is derived from the Greek word “hinokerōs”, meaning “with horns in the nose”. Often abbreviated as rhino, two of the remaining species are native to Africa and three are in southern Asia.

Poachers often cut the carcasses of this species, mammals also slaughtered thousands for their horns, bought and sold on the black market, and used by some cultures as jewelry. intellectual or traditional medicine. The IUCN Red List identifies the Black, Javanese and Sumatran rhinos as Critically Endangered.

Saiga’s gazelle

Found only in one region of Russia and 3 regions of Kazakhstan, the saigas form very large swarms of herbivores on the peninsula, savannas and meadows. Their outstanding feature is the pair of nostrils that expand close together, facing downwards.

The horns of the male antelope are used in traditional Chinese medicine, and this need has wiped out the species in China. According to the Convention on Migratory Wilds, the decline of the saiga is one of the fastest recent population collapses of large mammals. Currently, this animal is still critically endangered.

Tigers

The tiger is the largest extant cat and one of the most popular and recognized animals in the world. It is the national animal of India, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Korea.

Listed in the IUCN Red List as Endangered, tigers have been trafficked for hair and body parts for centuries. Many people in China and other parts of Asia believe that different parts of the tiger have medicinal properties, including pain relievers and aphrodisiacs. This falsehood has caused the black market to thrive for many years, and the number of tigers has dropped worryingly.

Elephant

These gentle giants are the largest land animals available, and are scattered throughout Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia.

One of the biggest threats to elephant populations is the ivory trade, since they are poached for their tusks. It is estimated that 30,000 elephants are killed each year by poachers. IUCN lists African Elephants as Endangered and Asian Elephants as Endangered.

Sumatran gazelle

This little-known antelope is native to mountainous forests on the Thai-Malay peninsula and on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Despite its near inaccessible altitude habitat, this timid and elusive creature is frequently caught in the sights of poachers’ rifles, shot for their flesh and parts. The body is said to have their medicinal properties. The IUCN has rated the Sumatran markhor as Endangered.

Hong Hoang has a hat

As a large and impressive member of the cormorant family, the cormorant is named after its helmet-like structure, accounting for about 11% of its 3 kg body weight. This bird is native to Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Thailand and Myanmar.

The cephalopod was included on the IUCN Red List Near Threatened Critically in 2015. According to data published by TRAFFIC, Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network, 2,170 animals were confiscated in just three years in China and Indonesia alone.

Gaur

Gaur, also known as the Indian bison, is native to South and Southeast Asia, mainly confined to evergreen or semi-evergreen and semi-evergreen deciduous forests. Gaur is hunted mercilessly by poachers for the purpose of meat, sold at high prices to satisfy international markets, gaurs are also slaughtered to trade in booty. This animal has been listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List since 1986.

Macaws

Macaws are some of the most vivid wildlife on Earth native to Central and South America, and are also found in Mexico, most of which are associated with forests, especially rainforests.

Their ability to mimic voices and possess great intelligence has made parrots highly regarded as pets. This has led to a worrying increase in poaching to the point that some species face extinction. In fact, most parakeets are threatened in the wild, a fact underscored by the rapid rate of deforestation around the world.

Snow leopard

A large-looking cat that calls the mountains of Central and South Asia home, the snow leopard is perfectly adapted to live in the cold. Unfortunately, the beautiful snow leopard’s fur is extremely appealing to poachers, who are involved in the illegal trade of animal skin and body parts. Snow leopards are listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List because the global population is now estimated to be less than 10,000 adults and is expected to decline by about 10% by 2040.

Shark

There are more than 500 species of sharks swimming in the world’s oceans. Famous species such as the tiger shark, the blue shark, the great white shark, the mako shark, the banging shark and the hammerhead shark are the ultimate predators.

However, sharks must fear humans more than humans are afraid of sharks. In fact, many shark populations are threatened by human activities, with some being hunted for their fins (used in soups). According to Oceana, 73 million terrifying sharks end the global fin trade each year, traded for food.

Birds of prey

Birds of prey, also known as raptors, include eagles, hawks, kites, hawks, owls and falconry. Among the animal kingdom’s top predators, these birds are also some of the most powerful and agile wildlife in the world.

But because of their speed and agility, some species become prey for poachers due to their exceptional hunting ability. The International Association for falconry and bird conservation identifies poaching of rare species, such as the extent of the Bonelli eagle plunder crisis (pictured) in Southern Europe by criminal organizations, as The reason may cause many species to become locally extinct.

Abalone

Abalone is a species of sea snail with the number of species recognized worldwide ranging from 30 to 130. Abalone meat is considered by many to be a desirable food, and is eaten raw or cooked. by many cultures. In the photo is an example with a living sponge on its shell.

According to TRAFFIC, South African abalone is the most exported species in aquaculture anywhere in the world. 95% of South Africa’s abalone is exported to Hong Kong, where it is consumed as a delicacy or re-exported.

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Many customers visiting and shopping at the 30th Vietnam International Trade Fair had the opportunity to enjoy Ceylon tea – processed and produced from Sri Lanka.

Mr. Trung Dung (Hanoi) shared that he had heard the name of Ceylon (Ceylon) tea for a long time, but this was the first time he tasted it. The first impression of the world’s most famous tea produced in Sri Lanka, Trung Dung said, the tea has a rich aroma, the taste is very sweet, and the aroma is delicate. However, because he is accustomed to the sweetness of Vietnamese green tea, Trung Dung believes that this product will suit Vietnamese women more than men.

Ms. Thu Hoai (Nam Dinh) said that she was very impressed with the rich but not harsh aroma of Ceylon tea. This product easily immerses the drinker in the most relaxed and lucid. This product is very suitable to drink while relaxing and can be mixed with milk to become a delicious and favorite milk tea for women.

Ceylon tea – a famous specialty of Sri Lanka was introduced at the 30th Vietnam International Trade Fair.

Sharing about Ceylon tea products, Ms. Prasadi Boomawalage, Third Secretary of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Vietnam, said that in addition to tea produced and packaged from Sri Lanka, there is now also Ceylon tea produced from Vietnamese raw materials but processed according to the special formula of Sri Lanka. This is a product that strengthens the friendship between Vietnam and Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka is the world’s 4th largest tea exporter; second only to China, India and Kenya. Tea production and processing is also one of the key economic sectors of this country with over 20 million people.

Sri Lanka is known as a tea-growing paradise because of the ideal conditions of climate, soil, sunlight and density of rain. Sri Lanka’s Ceylon tea is believed to contain more antioxidants and health benefits than other teas due to its soil, climate, and processing methods.

Vietnam Expo is the largest international trade fair held since 1991 with the largest scale in Vietnam. This is a key trade promotion event hosted by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, and also an opportunity for Viet Au Business Association to seek partners, especially through the role of the Association in coordination with The Russian Trade Promotion Agency organizes a program to directly connect import and export trade promotion right at this fair.

Businessmen of the Vietnam-Europe Association take souvenir photos with Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai

This year’s fair attracted 320 exhibitors with 300 exhibition booths, including promotion organizations and business communities from Cuba, Russia, Germany, Japan, Korea, China and Vietnam. ..

Many booths of members of the Viet Au International Entrepreneur Association were displayed at Vietnam Expo 2021, in the fields related to supermarket chains, retail chains, consumer goods and sports distribution agents, import and export of furniture, medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, petroleum, metallurgy, communication, food …

The booth of the member of Viet Au International Business Association was honored to be visited by Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai and many guests and business community. This is also an opportunity for the Vietnam Au Business Association to introduce more deeply about its Export Vietnam Product Gallery at 11 Le Hong Phong, Hanoi.

The booth of the member of Viet Au International Business Association was honored to be visited by Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai and many guests and business community.

It is known that Vietnam Expo 2021 pioneers the application of an exhibition model combining traditional booths and “remote booths” to flexibly approach, when obstacles caused by international businesses do not. to come to Vietnam, while the demand for trade continues to increase.

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WHO spokesperson Fadela Chaib said: “There is a rather serious problem that an urgent need to enact an emergency measure to stop the sale of wildlife living in traditional food markets, as a preventive measure. prevent. We need to know that most emerging infectious diseases originate from wild animals. Stopping the sale of live animals that are unsafe for food will reduce the risk of future transmission of the virus. This is not a new recommendation, but the Covid-19 translation has brought new attention to this threat with its enormous consequences. ”

In addition, WHO is also urging governments to close markets selling wild mammals if they are not fully implemented.

By the end of 2019, the first cases related to the Covid-19 epidemic had been recorded in Wuhan, China, and quickly broke out into a pandemic around the world. Although no official conclusions are available, preliminary research results show that SARS-CoV-2 virus was first detected at wildlife markets in Wuhan. This virus spreads to humans through intermediates, possibly pangolins. Earlier last year, the International Fund for the Protection of Nature in the Asia-Pacific also called for an end to wildlife trade and consumption in the region.

Opening the argument, lawyer Dinh Anh Tuan, defending defendant Tran Trong Mung (former General Director of TISCO) said that in this case, the procedural agency should consider the responsibility of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Vietnam Industrial Construction Corporation (VINAINCON) to defendants who are leaders of TISCO and leaders of Vietnam Steel Corporation (VNS) so that they choose VINAINCON as a subcontractor.

The defendants at the trial.

According to the defense lawyer, one of the reasons why the leaders of TISCO and leaders of VNS accepted VINAINCON because there is a document signed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade signed by a leader of the ministry. Documents of the Ministry of Industry and Trade show that VINAINCON is an enterprise of the ministry with good capacity. According to lawyer Tuan, in this incident, the main responsibility belongs to the Ministry of Industry and Trade. TISCO and VNS only have to bear joint responsibility.

During the impeachment process, the representative of the Procuracy determined that the defendant Tran Trong Mung was responsible for the case when he did not terminate the contract with China Metallurgical Science, Technology and Trade Corporation (MCC), although the This industry has violated. Specifically, in 2007, TISCO and MCC signed a package EPC contract, costing 160 million USD to build a metallurgical line. MCC then violated the contract, did not build and demanded a price increase.

The Procuracy said that, at that time, defendant Mung must terminate the contract with MCC, withdraw the advance, report to the authorized person to cancel the bid and re-bid in accordance with the law. . However, the defendant Mung instructed to negotiate at the request of MCC, and at the same time signed a written request to increase the price of part C (construction and installation) in the EPC Contract.

In addition, the defendant Mung also introduced and accepted VINAINCON as a subcontractor. Because VINAINCON is not capable enough, in 2011 the project had to stop construction, so far the project has not been completed.

The defense lawyers at the trial.

Debating about TISCO not stopping the contract with MCC, lawyer Tuan cited many legal documents, the defendant Mung signed many documents urging MCC to implement the project. Defendant Mung also signed a document to the Ministry of Industry and Trade and VNS with the content “Request the Ministry of Industry and Trade to report to the Government for permission to terminate the EPC contract with the MCC contractor. Require MCC to return the deposit and reimburse damages ”. But this is not accepted by the authorities.

Under the EPC Contract, if there is a dispute, TISCO and MCC will settle in an arbitration court in Singapore. Therefore, TISCO signed a contract with Kenvil Chia law firm of this island nation to advise and received a reply with the content “The termination of the contract cannot be taken lightly and should only consider the termination if there are no more options. choose another one ”.

Since then, the defendant Mung chose to continue the contract, change the price of construction and installation and change the price of the EPC contract according to the provisions of Circular 09/2008 of the Ministry of Construction.

Also according to lawyer Tuan, the change in the form of part C contract from package to unit price contract was not given by defendant Mung. Even the defendant Mung once opposed this because the change in unit price is that the next quarter’s price is higher than the previous quarter, causing the project to raise the price, the contractor is not actively working.

Lawyer Tuan said that his client, the defendant Mung has only part of the responsibility in introducing VINAINCON as a subcontractor, so he asked the Panel to transfer the charge to the defendant Mung from the crime of “Violation of regulations on management. and the use of State property causes loss and waste “to the crime of” Lack of responsibility, causing serious consequences “.

Lawyer Tran Van Tao, defending defendant Tran Van Kham (former Chairman of the Board of Directors cum General Director of TISCO) who is the successor to the defendant Tran Trong Mung said that the impeachment view of the representative of the Procuracy towards the body. His boss is too heavy. Lawyer Tao acknowledged that all the acts of defendant Kham were just for the purpose of expecting the project to be completed soon.

According to Tao, defendant Khâm received the project when the project had been implemented for 24 months with MCC general contractor not under construction. The project was also asked for permission by the defendant and the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Government allowed to separate part C assigned to VINAINCON for construction and increase the investment for part C. Therefore, the Procuracy said, the defendant Khâm’s actions to prolong the performance of the contract, increase the contract price, separate Part C from the contract, agree that VINAINCON is incapable of performing the contract is incorrect.

The representative of the Procuracy exercises prosecution rights at the trial.

During the impeachment process, the representative of the Procuracy determined that defendant Khâm has the role of organizing the offense. With his powers as Chairman of the Board of Directors cum General Director of TISCO, as the successor to the defendant Mung directing the project implementation, defendant Kham knows that the EPC contract is a package contract, without grounds for price adjustment, but still directs to advise, propose and sign the decision to adjust the total project investment structure, including the provision for part C of the Contract to increase by 15.57 million USD.

Defendant Kham also signed the fourth adjustment annex with MCC agreed to separate Part C from the contract, at the same time signed a three-party subcontract, agreed to assign incompetent VINAINCON and other real subcontractors. Part C is in the form of an adjustable unit price contract, TISCO organizes the implementation and assumes all risks without a legal basis, not in accordance with the provisions of the contract.

Demonstrating responsibility to set an example in learning, grasping the Resolution

On April 13, the Hanoi Confederation of Labor held a study conference, thoroughly grasped the Resolution of the XIII Congress of the Party and deployed 10 action programs to implement the Resolution of the XVII Congress of the Party Committee of Hanoi. . Attending the meeting were Mr. Nguyen Phi Thuong – Member of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, Member of the Committee, Chairman of the City Confederation of Labor, Mr. Pham Thanh Hoc – Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Propaganda Department. Hanoi City Party Committee.

Attending the meeting were the standing comrades of the City Confederation of Labor: Standing Vice Chairman Dang Thi Phuong Hoa, Vice President Ngo Van Tuyen, Vice President Pham Ba Vinh, Vice President Le Dinh Hung, Vice President Chairman Nguyen Chinh Huu and especially, more than 600 key officials of the Capital Trade Union and Party Committee members of the Labor Confederation of the City attended to study and grasp thoroughly the Party’s Resolution.

More than 600 key officials of the Capital Trade Union have studied and grasped the Party’s resolutions

Speaking at the opening of the conference, Comrade Ngo Van Tuyen, Member of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, Vice Chairman of the City Confederation of Labor said: Research, study, grasp, propaganda and implementing the Resolution of the XIII Congress of the Party, the Resolution of the Seventh Congress of the Party Committee of Hanoi with 10 action programs is one of the key tasks of the year 2021, is a round of extensive political activities. so that each official, party member, trade union member, especially key cadres at all levels in the Hanoi Trade Union system will thoroughly grasp, grasp and properly and creatively implement the Party’s Resolution.

The Vice Chairman of the City Confederation of Labor requested that each key officer of the Capital Trade Union demonstrated his responsibility to set an example, focused attention on listening to the reporter’s presentation, combined with researching documents, exchanging, discuss and contact practices of their localities and units in order to effectively apply them to the trade union tasks of their agencies and units in the coming time.

In that spirit, at the conference, delegates heard Mr. Pham Thanh Hoc – Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Hanoi Party Committee for Propaganda and Education convey the core basic contents of the Resolution of the XIII Congress of the Communist Party. Vietnam such as: results of implementing the Resolution of the XII Congress; national development vision and orientation for the 2021-2030 period with specific economic, social and environmental goals.

In particular, he gave specific information on 6 key tasks in the term of the XIII Party Congress and 3 strategic breakthroughs to improve leadership, ruling and fighting capacity of the Party. building a clean, strong and comprehensive political system and Party; consolidating and enhancing the people’s confidence in the Party, the State and the socialist regime; arousing aspirations for developing a prosperous and happy country, promoting the will and strength of great national solidarity combined with the strength of the times; promote comprehensively and synchronously the renovation of industrialization and modernization of the country; building and firmly defending the Fatherland, maintaining a peaceful and stable environment; striving for the middle of the twenty-first century, our country will become a developed country, following the socialist orientation.

The Standing Deputy Head of the Party Committee for Propaganda of the City Party Committee also thoroughly grasped the basic contents of 10 working programs of the Hanoi City Party Committee, term XVII, issued on March 17, 2021 and emphasized: This not only has important and urgent significance in the immediate period 2021-2025, but also has very fundamental and long-term significance for the capital’s development in the next phases.

Applying and innovating the Resolution of the Party in Trade Union activities

According to Vice Chairman of the City Labor Confederation Ngo Van Tuyen, studying and grasping the Resolution helps key officials of the Capital Trade Union, Party members of the City Labor Confederation agency to master the basic content. , core and new points in the documents of the XIII Congress of the Party and 10 action programs to implement the Resolution of the XVII Congress of the Party Committee of Hanoi, from which to apply, properly and creatively apply the Decree. determination, creating a unity of will and action in the entire Party and people, and a high consensus among cadres, party members, union members, workers and employees.

The leaders of the City Confederation of Labor requested that, after the conference, the Executive Board, the Standing Committee of the Trade Union of the Capital must quickly develop a plan, update, supplement and amend the action plan of the application. practical position, concretized by projects, plans in each field, with a clear roadmap to implement under the motto “policy one, program ten, action one hundred”.

At the same time, the units must propagate creative, effective, rich and vivid ways of the success of the Congress, the core contents, new issues in the documents of the XIII Congress. of the Party; accurately and fully identify opportunities, advantages and disadvantages, challenges in the coming years …

Focus on the fight against the wrong and wrong views of the hostile forces and orient the public opinion in accordance with the motto of “building as the main”, “taking beauty and deflecting bad”, “taking the positive push. back to negative “; reflect promptly, fully and comprehensively the implementation of the Resolution of the Congress to a large number of officials, union members and employees

In particular, for units with a large number of workers working in industrial zones and export processing zones, non-state enterprises and foreign-invested enterprises need to actively consult with the authorities. Local committees and propaganda committees at the local level organize research, publish brief propaganda materials such as leaflets, newsletters … to serve the propagation of the Resolution in accordance with the conditions and characteristics of each specific object. creating strong and effective changes in the organization, implementing Trade Union activities and the movement of workers and employees of the Capital./.