A carbonated beverage and a dish that is both spicy and sour, often served with rice, bacon, instant noodles, but also made by a fermentation method like kimchi, how can it be combined with can each other? But in Korea, yes! Even this kimchi energy drink is very popular and is enthusiastically welcomed by young Koreans. Because when you eat greasy food, carbonated drinks will make you feel less bored, combined with the taste of kimchi will be more delicious. Kimchi-flavored soft drinks are being enthusiastically welcomed by young Koreans The water can is designed in white with a very eye-catching cabbage kimchi pattern, feeling both cool and sweet. When not trying it, many young people think this is a strawberry-flavored carbonated water because it has a beautiful peach-like color. When enjoying, it does have a strawberry taste, the gas concentration is not too strong, but later on, the taste of kimchi can be felt, but not very strong, just spreading in the mouth and then melting. The content of kimchi accounts for 0.001%, only creating a feeling for the drinker. Kimchi-flavored soft drinks are also energy drinks, helping users feel more alert and energetic. A 240ml can of water is sold for 3000 won (VND 63,000) in Korea.

Illustration. At the meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 prevention and control on the afternoon of June 11, Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan informed that the Ministry of Health had officially approved the phase 3 clinical trial of the vaccine. Vietnam’s first COVID-19 room named Nano Covax. According to Deputy Minister Tran Van Thuan, the Ministry of Health has just approved the phase 3 clinical trial of Nano Covax vaccine of Nanogen Company. According to Lieutenant Colonel, Assoc. Dr. Chu Van Men – Director of the Center for Clinical Trials and Bioequivalence, Military Medical Academy, Ministry of National Defense, phase 3 injected the Nano Covax vaccine to 13,000 people and injected only a single dose group. 25 mcg and placebo injection group (with a ratio of “6 people vaccinated to 1 person injecting placebo” according to the design approved by the Ministry of Health). As for the reason for choosing the 25 mcg dose group, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chu Van Men said that when the phase 2 trial showed that, the 3 dose levels of 25-50-75 mcg had equivalent safety and immunogenicity. undifferentiated. Therefore, in order to ensure the safety and increase the effectiveness of the number of doses of vaccine production, the National Ethical Council in Biomedical Research, the Ministry of Health decided to inject only 1 optimal dose of 25 mcg at the initial stage. this. Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long and Minister of National Defense Phan Van Giang asked and encouraged volunteers to test the vaccine against COVID-19 Nano Covax. Photo: PV. On June 11, the Military Medical Academy said that this unit has started to deploy the phase 3 trial injection of the COVID-19 Nano Covax vaccine for the first 19 volunteers. On the day of injection for 200 people, divided into 2 groups. Accordingly, one group injected the Nano Covax vaccine with a dose of 25mcg, the other group injected a placebo with aluminum excipients. Military medical students will inject 1,000 volunteers in the first time. According to the research outline, phase 3 will test on about 13,000 volunteers in many provinces such as Hanoi, Hung Yen, Long An, Tien Giang… At the Military Medical Academy, there are currently more than 7,000 volunteers registered to participate in the trial, of which more than 600 people have been screened and are eligible to participate. Besides, IVAC’s Covivac vaccine is also preparing to complete phase 1 trial and enter phase 2 in July 2021. Regarding the subjects of vaccination, according to Deputy Minister Tran Van Thuan, in addition to the priority subjects for COVID-19 vaccination under Resolution 21, the Ministry of Health has added workers in industrial zones and will propose more subjects working in establishments dealing in essential goods.

Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) will promote digital transformation, follow the motto “customer-centered”, analyze behavior to provide added services, ensure customers have the ability to interact “anytime, anywhere” in digital space (photo taken before April 27). Photo: VNA With the goal of being in the Top 4 in ASEAN in terms of business and customer service, Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) will promote digital transformation, following the motto “customer-centric”, analyzing customer vi to provide value-added services, ensuring customers have the ability to interact “anytime, anywhere” in the digital space. * Approaching Top 4 ASEAN Information from EVN said that, with business and customer service, the group aims to be in the Top 4 in ASEAN. Through the results of measuring a number of key indicators on production and business activities as well as through evaluations of international organizations, EVN has also approached this goal. Mr. Bui Quoc Hoan, Deputy Head of EVN’s Business Department said, specifically, with the electricity access index, the reform chain implemented since 2013 has increased by 129 places. Up to now, Vietnam ranks 4th in ASEAN, after Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore; ranked 27th in the world and made an important contribution to Vietnam’s business environment index. With the power supply reliability index, EVN is making efforts to approach the Top 4 in ASEAN. Regarding the customer satisfaction score of EVN, the independent consultant implements the assessment method similar to other countries in the region. EVN achieved 8.29 points/10 points in 2019; among the Top 4 in ASEAN. Notably, digital transformation results in business and customer services such as: electronic invoices, field applications, electronic payments, online services, multi-channel customer care centers, etc. .. of EVN has a high transaction rate and is equivalent to leading power enterprises, such as Sing Power of Singapore, MEA of Thailand. According to information from Mr. Bui Quoc Hoan, in the ASEAN region, EVN is the first unit to implement electronic purchase and sale contracts and conduct electricity service transactions in electronic form. Not only taking the lead, but EVN also deployed widely and received great support from customers. Electricity transactions in the electronic form of EVN have been officially implemented since December 2019 and so far, there have been over 2 million contracts. EVN will also promote the quality of online electricity service level 4; electricity purchase and sale contracts and electricity services are transacted electronically (photo taken before April 27). Image; Duc Dung/BNEWS/VNA *Customer is the center According to EVN, digital transformation in business and customer services of EVN is implemented synchronously under the motto “Customer-centric” and thoroughly applies the principle of transforming activities that have not been digitized into into digitization; operations are still manual, not automatically converted to automatic; apply new technologies to replace old ones; take advantage of the power of digital technology, digital data, improve production and business efficiency, create new added value for the corporation as well as for customers. According to the Group’s Digital Transformation Project and according to the tasks assigned by the Steering Committee for Digital Transformation and the application of technology of the fourth industrial revolution to EVN’s production and business activities, digital transformation in Sales and customer service will focus on such contents as: building a shared customer care platform for the whole corporation to provide customer care services in the direction of “personalization” and creating comprehensive, consistent customer experience; linking EVN’s customer care platform with other partners to take care of and create new added value for customers. At the same time, automate the receiving and processing of customer requests through the Customer Care Center. Building a unified customer identification database in EVN. Applying artificial intelligence to analyze customer behavior and improve service quality. EVN will also promote the quality of online electricity service level 4; electricity purchase and sale contracts and electricity services are transacted electronically; pay electricity and service charges by non-cash method. Another key work will be done by EVN, which is the digitization of all field work of workers through applications deployed on mobile platforms. The Group will also modernize the metering system through the implementation of electronic meters and piloting the smart meter system; improve the electricity access index by connecting national databases such as population, land, … to reduce customer records and procedures; electricity service application without surveying through the use of field information data, GIS-based operation management information. According to Mr. Bui Quoc Hoan, the group has thoroughly applied international standards to improve, digitize and virtualize electrical services. Through transforming processes, people and technology; EVN strives to bring many benefits to customers. Specifically, the deployment of multi-channel services, online services, integration of service provision through the National Public Service portal, etc. makes it easy for customers to access, participate, and monitor electricity services. Information about EVN’s services, as well as the settlement process, is public and transparent to customers. With the customer’s documents and procedures, which can be received by EVN through online transaction channels, or through field applications when EVN is surveying and constructing, it has brought convenience and shortened the time. transactions for customers. EVN’s time to process and resolve customer’s requests is thoroughly shortened through technologies. For example, location locating applications help workers quickly move, to promptly respond to customer requests. Service costs are calculated transparently and make it easy for customers to pay via banks and e-wallets of payment intermediaries.

Photo: Apple Insider Recently, iOS 14.7 beta 2 version has been officially released by Apple to testers. This version is intended to fix bugs for the previous iOS version. In its release notes, Apple did not disclose what bugs it fixed in the new update. Normally, the second beta is expected to bring more bug fixes to the operating system, but iOS 14.7 beta 2 seems to have caused widespread SIM failure. It is not clear what percentage of testers encountered this error after the update. In addition, Apple has not yet commented on this error. Recently, users have also complained about the official iOS 14.6 operating system version released by Apple last week. Users report that their devices experience significant battery drain after updating to the new version. Photo: Apple Insider There’s a bug this time on iOS 14.7 beta that only affects developers who use an eSIM on their iPhone instead of a physical SIM card. However, this is yet to be confirmed. The issue was first discovered by news site 9to5mac and many of the above users are continuously confirming the problem on Twitter. Until Apple fixes this on beta 2, Apple Insider advises developers to avoid downloading this release.

Not only is she a legendary beauty of the Korean entertainment industry, Song Hye Kyo’s fashion style as well as her hair style have a wide influence, especially through the movies she participated in. This means that regarding the beauty “Autumn Heart”, there are many things worth learning for us. And if you are looking for a hairstyle with beautiful bangs, look at Song Hye Kyo, we have found 4 very interesting ideas, making it easy to make choices to “makeover” your face. sharp. Curtain bangs Rekindled last year, but it was not until this year that curtain bangs really exploded, becoming a widespread trend. However, even before the curtain bangs became a craze, Song Hye Kyo adopted this hairstyle. Curtain bangs are divided in half in the middle, trimmed and gradually lengthened towards the ears, forming a curtain shape to give the face a softer, more elegant look. Not only helping to shape the face, the curtain roof also scores in the feminine, graceful and somewhat classic and elegant features. When getting close with curtain bangs, Song Hye Kyo has light waves, or slightly messy hair, all of these options are very trendy. Rainy long hair This is a gentle and feminine hairstyle that Song Hye Kyo used to befriend when filming “Winter Wind That Year”. But despite being very charming, the long hairstyle with the rain bangs still does not make the owner look “dumb”, on the contrary, it is still very sweet and youthful thanks to the trendy bangs. To complete the attractive look, you can curl slightly and dye it brown like Song Hye Kyo. Short hair with flat bangs Needless to say, the hairstyle that Song Hye Kyo chose when participating in the movie “Encounter” is the most beautiful short hairstyle of this female star. With the slightly trimmed hair that hugs the face, smoothness, healthy shine, and the trendy thin bangs, the short flat bangs hairstyle has given Song Hye Kyo a very fresh and sweet look, but it’s also not less elegant, stylish. And if you are in need of ideas for a simple short hairstyle that is not picky and has a good beauty enhancement effect, you should consult Song Hye Kyo right away. Rainy bangs Participating in the movie “Descendants of the Sun”, Song Hye Kyo not only caused a fever with a series of fashion items and accessories, her hairstyle also left an impression on the audience. This layered, rain-cut mezzanine hairstyle will help the owner have a very gentle, feminine appearance, especially a few years younger. Layered, rainy bangs are hairstyles that anyone can conquer, and are quite suitable for summer because they are light, cool, and do not make you “cut” your hair too much. Photo: Internet

Cyprus requires travelers to have a negative Covid-19 test valid 72 hours prior to departure to the country. (Photo: AP) The world’s tourism-driven economy destinations are racing to open their borders and revive economies ravaged by the pandemic. The large-scale deployment of Covid-19 vaccination has given many places new confidence to welcome tourists back. But the moment is still really difficult. The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) estimates that the global tourism industry lost nearly $4.5 trillion and lost 62 million jobs last year. The world aviation industry alone lost $126 billion last year and will lose another $48 billion this year. However, inconsistent regulations to reopen international travel globally could make it difficult for anyone planning to travel this summer. For example, in Cyprus there are restrictions on places considered higher risk, requiring arriving passengers to take a negative PCR test for Covid-19 valid 72 hours before departure and to do so. new test upon arrival. Travelers must also self-isolate until they receive their Covid-19 test results. Europe Europe is opening up gradually. Last week, the ambassadors of the European Union (EU) agreed to allow visitors who have had a full dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, one of the vaccines licensed by the European Medicines Agency or come from places located in the UK. on the EU safety list. But this is a non-binding mechanism, each country can still apply its own rules and it is not clear exactly when this mechanism will come into effect. Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday announced that from the 24th, the country will allow fully vaccinated tourists from the UK and Japan to enter. Visitors from other countries will be welcome back to Spain from June 7. Restaurants and hotels in Greece are preparing to welcome international guests back (Photo: AP) Tourists have started showing up in Greece after authorities this month decided to accept vaccination and test certificates from the EU and 21 other countries. On the Greek island of Naxos, business owners have begun pulling furniture out of storage, cleaning stores and reopening once-stuck seaside pubs. “People here are very optimistic and in fact there have been a lot of bookings in the last two weeks,” said Naxos Mayor Dimitris Lianos, optimistic that visitors will return significantly even by the end of the year. Croatia has also reopened – one of the few places in Europe that Americans can visit this summer. Delta Air Lines and United Airlines have announced direct flights from New York to Dubrovnik this summer. Asia The Covid-19 epidemic is breaking out again in many parts of Asia, causing some countries and territories to pause cautious reopening steps. Hong Kong (China) and Singapore have postponed the “travel bubble” without quarantine for the second time after a new outbreak. Both Singapore and Hong Kong (China) have extended the mandatory quarantine period for many unvaccinated travelers. China has set up Covid-19 control points at toll booths, airports and train stations in Liaoning province, where new cases arose this month – travelers must present test results latest negative for Covid-19. Thailand may have to postpone its plan to welcome international visitors to Phuket this July (Photo: TheBangkokPost) Thailand, which closed its borders to control the outbreak for most of last year, is slowly starting to allow some foreign visitors to enter in the fall under tight control. However, the strong outbreak from the end of March until now has shown no sign of abating, prompting the country to re-impose strong measures such as closing entertainment venues and banning outdoor dining. The Phuket provincial government announced that the plan to reopen to international tourists who have been fully vaccinated from July 1 may not be able to go as planned if the daily number of Covid-19 cases does not exist. down to single digits. Middle East and Africa At the height of the pandemic last year, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) closed its borders and closed its airports to tourists. The capital, Abu Dhabi, still has strict measures including mandatory quarantine even for fully vaccinated citizens returning from certain countries. But the UAE’s largest city, Dubai, has been open to tourists since July last year with a few more restrictive regulations. Dubai – home to the world’s busiest airport for international travel – is drawing visitors from Europe to its beaches, bars, hotel pools, restaurants, cinemas, parks. leisure and spa. However, Dubai still applies social distancing regulations and requires mask wearing. Egypt is trying to attract more foreign tourists Meanwhile, the largest Gulf state Saudi Arabia does not allow tourists to enter the country. Saudi nationals from this month have been allowed to travel abroad if they have been vaccinated against Covid-19 or have recovered from Covid-19. Egypt is trying to attract more foreign tourists even as it faces a new wave of disease outbreaks. The country does not impose new restrictions on beaches, cafes and restaurants in hotels catering to tourists. Egypt even lowered the price of the tourist visa fee, although it still requires a negative test result for Covid-19 before entering. Latin America and the Caribbean The Caribbean region is largely dependent on tourism. In the last year, visitors to the area have dropped by two-thirds to levels not seen since the 1980s. Bermuda has been one of the hardest hit, with an 84% drop in arrivals. Some islands, including Bonaire, Martinique and Montserrat, remain closed to most countries. Elsewhere, return travelers are limited with epidemic prevention regulations including electronic trace management. Several islands, including St. Vincent and the Grenadines, created “bubble resorts” to attract tourists. Cruise lines are planning to bring tourists from the US to Caribbean ports this summer. Mexico remains open to international visitors (Image: AP) Mexico does not apply no-fly regulations, does not require travelers to be tested or quarantined upon arrival in the country. Therefore, although the number of visitors decreased, it remained stable, especially in coastal destinations. But, this has increased the rate of Covid-19 infection, forcing authorities in some places to impose restrictions in public places. USA and Canada The US currently still bans most travelers from Europe, China, India, Brazil and elsewhere. Guests, including US citizens traveling on international flights, must have a negative Covid-19 test before boarding the flight. The US State Department continues to advise citizens not to make unnecessary trips abroad. The border between the US and Canada remains closed to non-essential travel until June 21. In the US, domestic aviation has returned to near 2019 levels, but the smokeless industry is slowly showing patience with restrictive regulations. “As we’re seeing vaccination rates increase and Covid-19 incidence decline, from an economic standpoint, reopening,” said Tori Emerson Barnes, executive vice president of the American Travel Association. International travel is extremely important.”

Users only take 10 seconds to breathe into the machine and less than 2 minutes later have COVID-19 results. Photo: Straits Times According to the Singapore Straits Times, the device will ensure the safety of movement and inspection at large-scale events. Previously, local health technology company Silver Factory worked with the National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID), Changi Airport and security company Certis to develop the device. Silver Factory’s ventilator, called TracieX, is proven to give results nearly as accurate as a PCR test, which takes only about 2 minutes. Compared with PCR test, the sensitivity rate of TracieX ventilator is above 95% and its specificity is above 99%. Device sensitivity is the ability to confirm which test samples are positive, while specificity is used to confirm a negative. The price for a test with this device is only 20 USD (about 460,000 VND). The device has been tested at NCID, Changi and Certis airport terminals with over 400 participants. During a test at Changi Airport last month, passengers were randomly selected and asked to voluntarily provide breathing samples. “Testing with a ventilator will be less invasive, effective and quick to give results. From there, creating favorable conditions for passengers to fly,” said Mr. Abert Lim – Vice President in charge of passenger experience of Changi Airport Group – said. Silver Factory Technology’s TracieX ventilator uses a sensor chip to identify molecular traces in the breath of patients with COVID-19. Medical staff take a breath sample and put it into the processing device to read the results. Photo: Straits Times Disposable breathing tubes with control features keep infectious material sealed, thus preventing direct contact of these materials with others, such as healthcare workers. The user will breathe into the device for 10 seconds. The device is then inserted into a portable reader for analysis and results. The process is completed in less than 2 minutes. Silver Factory is currently working with Enterprise Singapore under the Singapore Ministry of Trade and Industry with the ambition to bring this technology overseas.

Received relief goods from the 7th Military Region Command at Xa Mat border gate, morning of April 28 On the morning of April 28, at Xa Mat border gate (Tay Ninh province), the delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy coordinated the Khmer-Vietnam Association in Cambodia to receive relief goods from the Command of the 7th Military Region and the Company. Shares of Mai Linh Group are dedicated to Vietnamese people who have difficult circumstances due to the Covid-19 translation. The relief gifts of the 7th Military Region Command to the people in difficulty due to a widespread outbreak in Cambodia, including: 25,000 masks, 500 liters of antiseptic solution, 1000 nets, 100 barrels of dry food, 100 canned fish and two billion dong. Meanwhile, Mai Linh Group Joint Stock Company supports Vietnamese families through the Embassy, ​​including: 20 tons of rice, 3.5 tons of medical supplies and tonics, worth $ 20,000. Speaking here, representatives of gift giving units, Major General Dang Van Lam, Deputy Commander of Military Region 7 and Mr. Ho Dinh Hoang Minh, Vice Chairman of Mai Linh Group Joint Stock Company emphasized, although the value is not Many, but these gifts show the hearts of officials, soldiers and employees at the enterprise, sharing with people facing difficulties due to the widespread spread of Covid-19 in Cambodia. On this occasion, the leaders of the agencies also sent greetings, encouragement and wished the Vietnamese community in the country of Chua Thap soon to overcome the difficult period and stabilize their life soon. Regarding the distribution of relief goods to families, Mr. Vo Tuan Ngoc, Tham Tan, Head of Community Affairs Department, Vietnam Embassy in Cambodia said that this weekend, the mission is expected to continue delivering gifts. relief for 1000 more families; on the basis of review, a large-scale gift distribution will be organized to help people have more resources, at least not to go hungry and protect themselves in the epidemic. In addition, in the process of giving gifts, the Embassy and the Association also combine to mobilize people to obey Cambodia’s policies, especially to comply with Vietnam’s policies, not to travel or return to the country freely by pictures. illegal food, because the risk of disease and infection is enormous. Therefore, the program to help people this year will last longer, the Embassy Counselor shared. Regarding the Covid-19 epidemic in Cambodia, the 20-2 community infection incident caused a large-scale outbreak. The Ministry of Health of Cambodia, on April 27, confirmed a total of 11,063 infections with 82 deaths. However, the step-by-step identification and zoning of the outbreak and the widespread vaccination campaign of Covid-19 brings hope for the ability to control the source of the epidemic in the near future.

A colony of giant grasshoppers is a terrible disaster. They begin with a black streak on the horizon, followed by darkening gradually. The small rustling noises gradually turned into the shrill noise of the millions of yellow insects that came. Since the end of 2019, grasshopper clouds have spread across the Horn of Africa, devastating crops and meadows, prompting people to trigger a massive campaign to destroy them. The ground and air spraying of insecticides in eight East African countries, coordinated by the World Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), prevented the worst scenario – the destruction of the grasshoppers. the food source of millions of people. In 2020, according to FAO calculations, the campaign will preserve the amount of grassland and food enough for 28 million people in the Horn of Africa and Yemen in a year. But this progress has come with unspecified consequences for the environment, and the difficult problem is to find a way to destroy this invasive insect without destroying plants, harming insects, and wild animals. wild and human. The consequences have not been determined To date, 2.3 million liters of chemical pesticides have been sprayed on 1.9 million hectares, at a cost of about $ 195 million (according to FAO statistics). This campaign will continue this year. Assessment of damage to the environment is not complete, but the effects of the insecticide have been recorded for centuries in other areas. Extensive pesticides not only kill grasshoppers, but also bees and other insects. They penetrate into water sources and can affect human health. Dino Martins, executive director of the Mpala Research Center in Kenya, said: “Of course there will be uncontrolled damage. All these chemicals are made to kill insects, and they do it with that. bulk”. Grasshoppers formed in 2018, after a hurricane brought heavy rains to the Arabian desert, allowing them to breed on wet sand. Strong winds in 2019 push the flock to Yemen, then across the Red Sea into Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya. Grasshoppers proliferate quickly and eat everything in the way they fly. Photo: National Geographic. The spraying was carried out even when the Covid-19 pandemic spread around the world. Wearing masks, hundreds of local volunteers and Kenyan conscripts wore aerosols and sprayed the grasshoppers with any pesticide in stock. They sprayed tens of thousands of liters of deltamethrin, as well as hundreds of liters of fipronil, chlorpyrifos, and other insecticides. In particular, many types are banned in Europe and some parts of America. In the reported case in the northern Samburu region, a ground control team sprayed 35 times the recommended amount of chemicals on an area, killing both bees and beetles. “Originally, this was an emergency situation. The idea was to try to control as quickly as possible to control the environment,” said Thecla Mutia, head of the environmental impact monitoring group of locust control efforts in Kenya. ensure food security “. Struggled to find an alternative Pesticides are poisons. Four types used in Kenya under FAO censorship have a high risk of harming bees, low to moderate to birds, medium to high with grasshoppers and soil insects, such as ants and termites. The European Union has banned the use of chlorpyrifos since early 2020, and some American states such as New York, California, and Hawaii also banned it. Fenitrothion is not approved for use in Europe, but is used in the US and Australia against grasshoppers. “We are not hiding the nature of the insecticide, but we cannot do anything while the grasshoppers spread. We want to reduce the number of desert locusts,” said Cyril Ferrand, FAO’s team leader in Nairobi. in a responsible way. Grasshoppers wreak havoc on crops with terrifying speed and scale. Photo: BBC. Biological solutions that are non-toxic, which can kill grasshoppers without harming other species, have been around for decades. However, chemical pesticides remain the top choice, accounting for up to 90% of the solution sprayed during the campaign in East Africa. The development of biological insecticides began in the late 1980s, after the grasshopper epidemic lasted for many years, stretching from North Africa to India. Christiaan Kooyman, a Dutch scientist who makes a bio-insecticide from the fungus Metarhizium acridum, which attacks grasshoppers, said: “When we see the number of millions of liters of pesticides sprayed, even the community. Donating them was also frightened. And they asked, ‘What else can I do?’ Metarhizium, marketed since 1998, has been proposed by FAO as “the most suitable control solution” for grasshoppers, but is rarely used. The drug works slowly, giving it a low “suppression” rate – that is, killing after days instead of hours. At the same time, its use was very expensive and difficult, more effective with young than adult swarms of grasshoppers – which was a great threat at the time. The biggest advantage of Metarhizium – just killing grasshoppers – also makes it a less profitable product. Companies make very little money making the drug, and go through the costly licensing process in one country and take a long time until it is allowed to be used. “Grasshoppers don’t usually show up, and businesses aren’t interested in producing something that isn’t used,” said Graham Matthews, a scientist on the Pesticide Review Foundation founding council. The grasshoppers come, you don’t want to wait for new production, you want a solution. As a result, governments have used wide-ranging, readily available chemical pesticides. Pesticides are the solution of choice to control grasshoppers. Photo: FAO. What worries the farmers, herders, scientists and conservationists of Kenya with these chemicals is that there is so much unknown – if any – about the harm they cause. A US government assessment warns “the risk of a significant negative impact on the environment and human health”, and the World Bank considers that the risk to the environment is “enormous”. “The use of large amounts of pesticides will of course harm biodiversity, but the magnitude of the effects has not been determined,” said Sunday Ekesi, an entomologist who joined his own anti-desert locust force. Nairobi, said. A major concern in Kenya is the impact of pesticides on pollinators. Farmers believe that the disappearance of bees is a factor in the low production of honey and mango. However, the lack of surveillance information makes it difficult for scientists to know what is actually going on. FAO’s 2003 guidance on safety measures shows that aerial spraying has no less impact on human health than ground spray, but often presents “more environmental concern” because There is a risk of entering sensitive areas in the ecosystem. In general, Kenya’s current grasshopper eradication campaign has improved compared to the first few weeks. If done correctly, the environmental impact will be very low. However, not many official reports have been published on this matter. Aircraft sprayed insecticides in the area invaded by locusts. Photo: FAO. Raphael Wahome, an animal scientist at Nairobi University, said FAO needs to release reports soon, so that researchers can evaluate more comprehensively. “Our main concern is that it’s all focused on locust control without the parallel monitoring system for undesirable effects,” he said. occurred where the “pesticide was used”.

Limit events, activities gather people The epidemic of COVID-19 in the world continues to be complicated, with the number of new cases and deaths still increasing in many countries. Especially in a number of neighboring countries that share a border with our country, the epidemic is booming on a large scale. In the country, although well controlled, the risk of disease outbreaks is always permanent, especially from sources of illegal entry and entry; There has been a situation of negligence, subjectivity, improper implementation, inadequate measures to prevent and control epidemics as prescribed, a phenomenon of fear of vaccination against disease appears. In order to prevent epidemics and protect people’s health, especially in the upcoming big holidays, the Prime Minister asked to continue to limit unnecessary events and activities gathering people. In case of organization, must strictly implement safety measures, in particular, must comply with wearing masks, disinfection … in accordance with regulations. The Prime Minister asked to limit events and activities that gather crowds of people to prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic. (Illustration) Ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, heads of government-attached agencies are responsible for epidemic prevention and control within their management scope. Chairmen of People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities are responsible for the COVID-19 prevention and control in their respective localities; report to the Party Committee at the same level for unified direction. The Minister of Health is responsible for professional direction, proactively advising and proposing interdisciplinary issues, beyond his authority; urge all branches and levels to implement the directions of the Government, the Prime Minister, and the National Steering Committee for the prevention of the COVID-19 epidemic. Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, Government-attached agencies, People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities drastically direct and inspect and supervise the strict implementation of the 5K requirement of the Ministry of Health. practice, especially wearing mandatory masks in public places, at events with large numbers of people, on public transport. Agencies, units, organizations, enterprises … regularly self-assess the implementation of epidemic prevention and control requirements and measures, update self-assessment results on the anti-epidemic map system. The functional forces regularly inspect and urge the implementation of anti-epidemic measures within and within their management areas, especially at medical establishments, schools, tourist establishments, and establishments. production, markets, supermarkets, airports, bus stations … Strictly handle organizations and individuals that violate epidemic prevention and control; actively updating and completing plans, ready to respond to all situations of translation. When detecting a case, the relevant forces must focus on directing and immediately applying measures to localize, trace and isolate; resolutely not to spread the epidemic on a large scale. The application of measures of social isolation, blockade, and separation must follow the practical and effective motto; ensuring safety, but not letting production and business stall on an excessively necessary scale; minimizing adverse impacts on production, business and people’s life. Tightly manage vaccines, entry into Vietnam The Prime Minister instructed the Ministry of Health to allocate and organize vaccination in accordance with the epidemic developments, ensuring absolute safety, not letting overdue vaccines; continue to proactively approach other vaccine sources in the world while focusing on promoting research and development of vaccines in the country. Strengthen proactive screening, testing on a large scale for cases with symptoms of cough, fever, shortness of breath, respiratory tract infections and other cases with high risk of infection in the community. The Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, the People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities continue to strictly control immigration activities on border routes. The Ministry of Public Security, the People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities continue to intensify activities to review and quickly detect cases of illegal entry in the area, strictly handle immigration cases by law. illegal, especially in the border provinces, especially the southwest border. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Transport, People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities, according to their assigned functions and tasks, continue to strictly manage the entry and the way. post-isolation medical isolation and follow-up, and at the same time prepare the necessary elements ready to expand the subjects of entry to suit the epidemic situation in the spirit of development, but must ensure safety. Relevant ministries, agencies, People’s Committees of provinces and cities directly under the Central Government manage and closely monitor establishments to isolate people on entry, to prevent cross-spread and spread of diseases to the community.

Kien Giang urgently built a field hospital – Photo: VOV Accordingly, the Covid-19 epidemic in the world continues to be complicated, with the number of new cases and deaths still increasing in many countries. Especially in a number of neighboring countries that share a border with our country, the epidemic is booming on a large scale. In the country, although well controlled, the risk of disease outbreaks is always permanent, especially from sources of illegal entry and entry; There has been a situation of negligence, subjectivity, improper and incomplete implementation of anti-epidemic measures as prescribed, a phenomenon of fear of vaccination against disease appears. In order to firmly maintain the results of epidemic prevention and control, successfully realize the dual goal, best protect the people’s health, especially in the upcoming big holidays, the Prime Minister requests ministries and agencies to Ministerial-level agencies, Governmental agencies, People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities continue to strengthen vigilance against epidemic risks, promote responsibility for leaders, implement drastically, synchronously and effectively epidemic prevention and control measures have been proposed with the motto “active prevention, early detection, fast isolation, effective treatment, complete handling, and prompt stabilization of the situation”. Ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, heads of government-attached agencies are responsible for epidemic prevention and control under their management. Chairmen of the People’s Committees of provinces and cities directly under the Central Government are responsible for the prevention and control of Covid-19 epidemic in their locality; report to the Party Committee at the same level for unified direction. The Minister of Health is responsible for professional direction, proactively advising and proposing interdisciplinary issues, beyond his authority; urging branches and levels to implement the instructions of the Government, the Prime Minister, and the National Steering Committee for the prevention of the Covid-19 epidemic; to sum up and report the situation and results to the Prime Minister. Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, Government-attached agencies, People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities drastically direct and inspect and supervise the strict implementation of measures: Strictly complying with the requirements. 5K of the Ministry of Health, especially wearing mandatory masks in public places, at events with a large concentration of people, on public transport. Agencies, units, organizations, enterprises … regularly self-assess the implementation of epidemic prevention and control requirements and measures, update self-assessment results on the anti-epidemic map system. Regularly inspect and urge the implementation of anti-epidemic measures within and within the management area, especially at medical establishments, schools, tourist establishments, production establishments, markets, supermarket, airport, bus station …; strictly handle organizations and individuals that violate epidemic prevention and control. Proactively update and complete the plans ready to respond to all situations of translation. If a case is detected, it must focus on directing and immediately applying measures to localize, trace and isolate; resolutely not to spread the epidemic on a large scale. The application of measures of social isolation, blockade, and separation must follow the practical and effective motto; ensuring safety, but not letting production and business stall on an excessively necessary scale; minimizing adverse impacts on production, business and people’s life. Continue to limit unnecessary events and activities that gather people; In case of organization, must strictly implement safety measures, in particular, must comply with wearing a mask, disinfection … in accordance with regulations. The Prime Minister asked the Ministry of Health to review and complete plans for epidemic prevention and control on a national scale, ready to respond to every epidemic situation. Review and complete appropriate anti-epidemic measures in the new situation, guide safety measures in events and activities with a large concentration of people, at facilities that are frequently crowded. people. The Ministry of Health urgently implemented the Government’s resolution on the purchase and use of Covid-19 vaccines; distribute and organize vaccination in accordance with the situation of epidemic developments, ensure absolute safety, prevent overdue vaccines. Continue to proactively approach other vaccine sources in the world, and at the same time focus on strengthening vaccine research and development in the country. At the same time, strengthening proactive screening, testing on a large scale for cases with symptoms of cough, fever, difficulty breathing, respiratory tract inflammation and other cases with high risk of infection in the community. Ministries: National Defense, Public Security, People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities continue to strictly control immigration activities on border lines. In particular, the Ministry of Public Security, the People’s Committee of provinces and centrally-run cities continue to strengthen activities to review and quickly detect cases of illegal entry in the area, strictly handle entry cases by law. illegal, especially in the border provinces, especially the southwest border. Ministries: Foreign Affairs, Public Security, National Defense, Health, Transport, People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities, according to their assigned functions and tasks, continue to strictly manage entry, isolation, post-isolation medical supervision, at the same time prepare the necessary elements ready to expand the subjects of entry to suit the epidemic situation in the spirit of development but ensure safety. Relevant ministries, agencies, the People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities manage and closely monitor establishments to isolate people on entry, to prevent cross-spread and epidemic spread to the community.

The beaches in Phuket are empty of foreign tourists. (Photo: Bangkok Post Office) The Minister of Tourism and Sports of Thailand said that the number of Covid-19 cases per day has increased to more than 2,000 and is not sure how the pandemic will break out, so the previous goal is to attract 6.5 million foreign tourists in 2021 are difficult to achieve. The Thai government currently expects international arrivals by 2021 to be only 3 million to 4 million visitors. Meanwhile, local tourists are predicted to make about 100 million -120 million trips this year, down from 160 million in the previous forecast. However, Thai officials will continue to plan to attract international tourists who have been vaccinated against Covid-19, through a pilot project in the tourist city of Phuket from July 2021. The Ministry of Tourism and Sports will help distribute Covid-19 vaccine to 70% of Phuket’s residents in preparation for international tourists. Regarding the Covid-19 situation in Thailand, today (April 24), health officials of this country recorded a record high number of new cases in the day, with 2,839 cases and 8 more deaths. To date, this Southeast Asian country has recorded a total of 53,022 cases of Covid-19, of which 129 died and 22,327 are under treatment./.

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.