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Today in history:Twenty-seven years ago today, modern Chinese dramatist Cao Yu passed away. His representative works include "Thunderstorm", "Sunrise", "Wilderness", "Pekingese" and so on. In 1934, Cao Yu's drama "Thunderstorm" came out, which is of great significance in the history of modern Chinese drama, it is recognized as a symbol of the maturity of modern Chinese drama, and Cao Yu is also known as the "Shakespeare of the East".
PoliticsCambodia's Westport** plans to establish a new cityAccording to Cambodian media news, recently, Cambodia's Sihanoukville Province held a meeting to deliberate, approve and approve the draft of Westport on the establishment of a new city. The name of the new city follows the old name of Sihanoukville and is called "Kampong Son Port City". The new Kampong Son Port City will be divided into five townships from Poreno County and include seven islands, namely New Island, Sampo Island, Ant Island, Dajiao Island, Bamboo Island, Buffalo Island and Kashima Island, according to the research team on the establishment of the new city in Sihanoukville province. It is reported that previously, Sihanoukville province had two municipalities, namely Sihanoukville and Koh Rongdo, as well as 3 districts of Poreno, Stenha and Kampong Sera, as well as 29 townships and sub-districts.
Guo Zongren, the governor of Xigang Province, once said that in the past five years, Xigang has flourished, especially the construction of many high-rise buildings, as well as the construction of special economic zones, deep-water ports, and the development of islands. So far, Westport has a total of 1,006 buildings, 30 islands, 2 coral reefs, 11 special economic zones, and an international airport. The main economic sectors of Sihanoukville include industry, tourism, agriculture, etc., and is a priority area for Cambodia's national economic development, known as the "Star of the Southwest".
Indonesia's vice-president candidate went to Malaysia to build a high-profile momentumAccording to the online media "Malaysiakini", Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law and Security Mafud recently held a campaign event at the World ** Center in Kuala Lumpur, attracting thousands of supporters to attend. The Kuala Lumpur World Centre is also home to UMNO's headquarters, and this is the first time that an Indonesian deputy candidate has hosted a political event here. In his speech, he called on Indonesian citizens working in Malaysia to vote and promised that if elected, he would guarantee the welfare of overseas Indonesian workers, create more jobs in the country, and allow nationals who are unable to legally work in Malaysia to return home.
It is reported that in the Indonesian ** election to be held on February 14 next year, Ma Fude ran with Ganchar, the ** candidate of the Struggle Democratic Party and the former governor of Central Java Province. Their opponents are the combination of former Jakarta SAR Chief Anies and National Renaissance Party Chairman Muhaemin, as well as the combination of Defense Minister Prabowo and Jokowi's eldest son, Gibran.
MilitaryThe pledges of various countries to aid Ukraine have plummeted by 87%.According to statistics from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy in Germany, from August to October this year, the amount of aid promised by various countries to Ukraine fell by 87% year-on-year, the lowest level since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine in 2022. The data show that only 20 of the 42 countries that provided aid to Ukraine pledged new aid packages between August and October, for a total of 21100 million euros.
At present, although the United States and the European Union are planning a large-scale aid plan to Ukraine, they are facing a lot of resistance. Earlier, the US Senate vetoed the $110.5 billion emergency spending bill proposed by the White House, part of which was to aid Ukraine and Israel;The EU's planned 50 billion euro aid package for Ukraine is also opposed by some member states.
EconomyThe European Union finalizes the world's first AI regulatory rule
Brussels comprehensive news, recently, the European Parliament, EU member states and the European Commission reached an agreement on the world's first artificial intelligence regulatory rules. Under the agreement, foundational models such as ChatGPT and general AI systems must comply with transparency obligations before they go public, including the preparation of technical documentation, compliance with EU copyright law, and the publication of detailed summaries of training content. High-impact underlying models with systemic risk must undergo model evaluation, assess and mitigate systemic risk, conduct adversarial testing, report serious incidents to the European Commission, ensure cybersecurity, and report on their energy efficiency.
In addition, the agreement stipulates that real-time biometric surveillance can only be conducted in public places, such as finding victims of specific types of crimes, preventing foreseeable threats such as terrorist attacks, and finding suspects involved in the most serious crimes. The protocol also prohibits the use of AI for cognitive-behavioral manipulation, as well as for inferring people's political or religious beliefs, sexual orientations, or ethnicity based on biometrically sensitive characteristics.
According to the Internal Market Commissioner, the EU became the first region to set clear rules for the use of AI. The AI Act is not only a rulebook, but also a booster for EU start-ups and researchers to lead the global AI race. The agreement, which still needs to be formally approved by EU member states and parliament, is expected to enter into force as soon as early next year and be implemented in two years' time.
Vietnam's coffee exports reached 1.51 million tonsVietnam has exported 1.51 million tons of coffee since the beginning of the year, down 11 percent year-on-year, according to the Vietnam News Agency7%；The total export value amounted to 34700 million US dollars, down 19%。According to industry analysts, Vietnam's coffee production has declined due to the impact of climate change and market changes in the 2023-2024 harvest season, due to the impact of climate change and market changes, farmers have increased investment in economically effective crops such as durian and fruit trees.
However, from the beginning of the year to the first half of November, Vietnam's average coffee exports** were US$2,552 tonnes, an increase of 11 percent year-on-year2%。This is due to the decrease in coffee demand and the expansion of market demand, especially the increase in coffee demand in the EU market from November this year to April next year, which led to the continued increase in coffee**. It is reported that coffee in Gia Lai province** in Vietnam has increased by 10% year-on-year, reaching about US$2,300 to US$2,400 per tonne.
SafetyAn average of 115 people are scammed every day in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur comprehensive news, recently, Malaysia's ** data shows that from January to November this year, a total of 32,462 commercial crime reports involving online fraud were received across Malaysia, compared with 23,608 such reports in the same period last year, and the number of online fraud reports increased by 37 year-on-year5%, the amount of loss skyrocketed to RM1.3 billion from RM700 million in the same period last year, with an average of 115 people being defrauded every day.
E-commerce fraud was the most common, with a total of 10,993 cases, followed by telecom fraud, investment**, fake loans, electronic financial fraud, and online love**. Of these scams, investment** caused the largest amount of loss, up to 4RM200 million. Malaysia** once again reminds the public to be vigilant at all times and not to easily believe in "too good to be true" investment plans on social media and online.
CultureThe Philippine pineapple fiber textile was selected as an intangible cultural heritage of humanityRecently, the Philippines announced that the Philippine pineapple fiber hand-woven fabric was successfully included in the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity. It is the sixth element of the country to be inscribed on the list of intangible cultural heritage.
Pineapple fiber hand-woven cloth originated in the Philippine province of Aklan, where 15 municipalities and towns have planted the pineapple plant of "pinya bisaya", which is the main pineapple fiber, the Philippines is the only country in the world that produces pineapple fiber cloth in large quantities, and pineapple fiber cloth has also become a part of the traditional Philippine clothing culture, and the Philippine national costume is made of pineapple fiber. Philippine Diplomacy** said that pineapple fiber is part of the diverse traditional weaving skills of the Philippines and is a national cultural symbol, symbolizing the ingenuity, craftsmanship and social cohesion of the Filipinos, and the Philippines will better protect this cultural heritage.
Financial NewslettersNews, recently, the European line of the container shipping index ** continued its upward performance, and the main contract EC2404** stood above the 900-point mark. A number of analysts said that this was mainly due to the news of the price increase of shipping companies in January and the war situation in the Middle East.