The past cannot be admonished, but the coming can still be chased.
Today in history:141 years ago today, the German composer and conductor Richard Wagner was born, and his masterpieces include "The Wandering Dutchman", "Tannhäuser", "Famous Singers of Nuremberg" and so on. Richard Wagner is a representative composer from the climax to the decline of European Romanticism, and an important figure on the German opera stage after Beethoven and Weber, in addition, he also has a certain influence in the history of European literature and philosophy. PoliticsIran announced unilateral visa waivers for 28 countries, including Saudi ArabiaAccording to Iranian news, recently, Iran announced that it will unilaterally exempt 28 countries including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait. Iran's vice-consul Bekhdali said that from February 4, citizens of 28 countries will travel to Iran for tourism purposes without a visa, and only need to buy round-trip tickets. However, he said that if visitors enter the country by land, they will need to provide a visa.
According to public information, Iran's previous visa policy was to allow citizens of most countries in the world to apply for visas on arrival, and all foreigners entering Iran must have a passport valid for more than six months. As early as 2019, Iran implemented a unilateral visa-free entry policy for Chinese citizens. Starting from 16 July 2019, holders of ordinary passports of the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China can enter Iran visa-free for tourism and business visits, with a stay of 21 days after each entry.
The Thai Civic Power Party has demanded the dissolution of the Move Forward PartyBangkok Comprehensive News, recently, Thai Civic Power Party member Lang Gai submitted a letter to the Election Commission, asking the Election Commission to submit to the Constitutional Court as soon as possible to review and rule whether the Move Forward Party should be dissolved, and whether the members of the Executive Committee of the Move Forward Party should be disqualified and banned from politics. At a press conference after the submission of the petition, Luang Gai said that he had made the decision based on the Constitutional Court's finding that the Move Forward Party had committed a crime of attempting to overthrow the constitutional monarchy.
Previously, the Constitutional Court of Thailand ruled that the promise of the Move Forward Party and former party leader Pita to amend the law of offensive monarchy during the ** election campaign last year was an attempt to overthrow the democratic system with the king as the head of state, thus violating Article 49 of the Constitution, which states that "no one may exercise rights or freedoms to overthrow the constitutional monarchy". This ruling means that the Election Commission may request the Constitutional Court to dissolve the political parties concerned in accordance with article 92 of the Political Parties Act.
Luang Gay pointed out that he is also prepared to make a similar proposal to Pheu Thai because Pheu Thai leader Petuntan and current Prime Minister Saitha also mentioned amending the Lese Monarchy Act during last year's election campaign. It is understood that Luang Gai was a former member of the Lord, and this is not the first time he has submitted similar ** and complaints. In 2008, then-Thai Prime Minister Shama was sued by him for accepting a paid offer from a television station to host a cooking show, and Shama was eventually forced to resign after the Constitutional Court ruled it unconstitutional.
MilitaryThe EU agreed to provide 50 billion euros in aid to UkraineReuters reported that recently, at the special summit of the European Union held in Brussels, EU member states reached an agreement to provide 50 billion euros in aid to Ukraine. It is understood that due to Hungary's opposition, EU leaders failed to reach an agreement on the aid plan at the EU summit in December last year. Since then, the EU** has been trying to communicate with Hungary to reach an agreement.
Ukraine ** Zelensky said that as the Russian-Ukrainian war moves into its third year, the EU's approval of the aid package for Ukraine will strengthen Ukraine's long-term economic and financial stability, and most importantly, this decision was made by all 27 leaders of the EU, which once again proves the strong unity of the EU, and Ukraine is expected to receive the first 4.5 billion euros in aid from the EU in March this year.
EconomyVietnam's remittance income soared
Recently, Saigon Commercial Credit Bank, a Vietnamese remittance company, revealed that the total amount of remittances received by the bank in 2023 increased by nearly 98% year-on-year. Nguyen Manh Dong, deputy director of the National Committee for Overseas Vietnamese, said that especially at the end of 2023 and before the Spring Festival in 2024, the remittance income of Vietnamese overseas Chinese has shown a sharp increase. Especially in Ho Chi Minh City, remittance income in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam reached 94 percent in 2023600 million US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 433%, which is 1. % higher than the total amount of foreign investment attracted by the city7 times, the largest increase in a decade.
Data shows that in the past 30 years, Vietnam has received more than 190 billion US dollars in remittances, which is almost equivalent to the actual amount of foreign investment in the same period. In 2022, Vietnam's remittance revenue reached US$19 billion, an increase of 5% year-on-year, making Vietnam one of the top 10 remittance recipients in the world. Some financial and banking experts pointed out that remittances are an important resource to ensure the balance of foreign exchange and support the currency, exchange rate policy and foreign exchange market, and have also become a bright spot in Vietnam's economic growth.
SafetyFirecracker factory in the Philippines**
According to AFP, recently, a firecracker factory near the capital of the Philippines had an accident, killing 2 people and injuring 5 people. The deceased included a child between the ages of six and seven and could have been the child of one of the workers, according to local **. In addition, the fire that sparked the first fire destroyed a factory located about 40 kilometers south of Manila, near the city of Cabuyao, causing severe burns to workers.
It is understood that firecracker factory incidents are not uncommon in the Philippines, the most recent one was on December 11, 2023, when a fireworks warehouse in Cebu City, Philippines**, resulted in 4 deaths, 6 injuries and damage to more than 10 nearby houses. The worst was in January 2009, when at least six people were killed and more than 70 injured at a Chinese-run firecracker factory in the southern suburbs of Manila, Philippines, and several large potholes were blown out of the factory floor, one of which was 200 meters in diameter.
The WHO says there will be more than 35 million new cancer cases by 2050According to the latest data released by the World Health Organization, the number of new cancer cases is expected to increase to more than 35 million by 2050, 77% higher than in 2022, according to a comprehensive report by Agence France-Presse and Reuters. According to the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer, smoking, alcohol consumption, obesity and air pollution are the main causes of the increase in cancer rates.
Among them, developed countries have seen the largest increase in the number of cases, and in developed countries, the number of new cancer cases is expected to increase by 4.8 million in 2050, which is determined by the level of medical care between regions. Generally speaking, residents in developed countries pay more attention to physical examination, although there are many new cases, but they are detected in a timely manner, and the ** rate is higher, while in underdeveloped countries, there are fewer new cases, but the mortality rate is higher. For example, data show that in developed countries, only one in 71 women will die from the disease but only one in 27 women will develop breast cancer, while one in 48 women will die from the disease in underdeveloped countries.
CultureSingapore Holds the 2nd Annual "New Discoveries in Mandarin! "DialogueLianhe Zaobao News, recently, the second "New Discovery of Chinese" organized by the Singapore Council for the Promotion of Chinese Language! The dialogue, held at the Belvedere on the 16th floor of the National Library of Singapore, was held in both online and offline formats and attracted about 100 participants. The activity was in the form of points, from which the introduction of local Chinese vocabulary and Internet buzzwords, such as "involution", "lying flat", "collapsed house" and "black material".
The Singapore Council for the Promotion of Chinese Language said in an interview with ** that the event won an enthusiastic response when it was first held in 2021, and we believe that there are still many popular words to introduce, so we launched this event again, hoping to expand the influence of Chinese vocabulary in Singapore through dialogue meetings, so that young Singaporeans can become interested in Chinese and Chinese, use this language more, and promote the cultural integration of the two places.
Financial NewslettersRecently, the three major U.S. stock indexes have been across the board. The Dow Jones rose 097% at 3851984 points, a record high. The S&P 500 rose 125%, the Nasdaq rose 13%。