Ecuador has entered a state of "internal armed conflict" on January 12

Be encouraged in time, and the years will not treat others

Today in history: 396 years ago today, the French writer Charles Perrault was born. He collected some stories passed down orally by French folklore and compiled them, including "Cinderella", "Little Red Riding Hood", "Sleeping Beauty in the Woods", etc., and was the founder of the new literary genre of "fairy tales", known as the "father of French children's literature", and was one of the most famous French writers of the 17th century.

politics

01The Korean National Assembly passed the bill to ban the consumption of dog meat

According to AFP, recently, the South Korean National Assembly held a plenary session to deliberate and pass a bill to ban the consumption of dog meat, prohibiting the breeding, slaughtering and sale of dog meat for the purpose of eating. According to the relevant laws, the slaughter of dogs for food is punishable by up to three years in prison or a fine of up to 30 million won, and the breeding, breeding, and sale of dog meat for food is punishable by up to two years in prison or a fine of up to 20 million won. Considering that it will take time for the industry to shut down, the bill establishes a grace period that will be implemented from 2027.

KARA, a South Korean animal rights advocacy group, issued a statement saying that it was a landmark event that rewrote the history of the animal rights movement. However, the Korea Meat Dog Association said that the government has not formulated considerable compensation measures for dog meat practitioners who make a living by raising dogs, and they will take action to fight for their legitimate rights. In addition, it is said that if the dog meat farm closes, as many as 2 million food dogs will be released to the official residence of the president and the minister of agriculture, food and agriculture, food and agriculture.

According to government statistics, there are currently about 1,150 dog farms, 34 slaughterhouses, 219 distributors, and about 1,600 restaurants selling dog meat products. According to a December 2023 survey of 2,000 Korean adults, 94.5% of them had not eaten dog meat in the past year, and 93.4% said they would not eat dog meat in the future.

02 The President of France appoints a new Prime Minister

According to Lianhe Zaobao, recently, French President Emmanuel Macron appointed Gabriel Atal as the new prime minister. It is understood that Attar was born in 1989 and is now 34 years old, and has served as Secretary of State for Universal Civil Service under the French Minister of Education, Secretary of State for French Youth Affairs, and Minister Representative in charge of Public Accounts. He also served as a government spokesman from 2020 to 2022. In July 2023, Attar became France's Minister of National Education and Youth. He is the youngest prime minister in modern French history and the first openly gay head of government in France.

According to reports, former French Prime Minister Bornet recently submitted her resignation to Macron, and she promoted the passage of the retirement system reform bill and the immigration bill in parliament during her tenure, which caused some controversy in France. The appointment of a new prime minister may not have an impact on the policies that have already been enacted, but it also reflects the urgent need for fresh blood by French President Emmanuel Macron to restore confidence among the people.

military

01 U.S. troops refused to withdraw from Iraq

According to Washington, US Air Force Major General Ryder recently said that the United States has no plans to withdraw about 2,500 troops from Iraq, and it is not aware that Iraq has issued any notice to the Department of Defense about the withdrawal. He said that in order to deal with the rapidly developing extremist forces of the "Islamic State," the US military was invited by the Iraqi government to form an international military coalition to crack down on the extremist terrorist organizations represented by the "Islamic State." To this day, it is still very focused on the task of fighting ISIS.

Earlier, the United States dispatched drones to kill the leader of a pro-Iranian Shiite militia "Popular Mobilization Group" in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, and US-Iran relations fell into tension.

economy

In 012023, Cambodia absorbed a total of about US$4.9 billion in agreed investment

According to the Cambodia-China Times, recently, the latest report released by the Council for the Development of Cambodia shows that in 2023, the Council for the Development of Cambodia approved a total of 268 investment projects, with a total investment of about 4.9 billion US dollars and about 307,000 jobs. Compared to 2022, the total investment increased by 22%. Among them, the number of investment projects in the industrial field is 248, accounting for about 92% of the total number of investment projects, and the investment in this field accounts for about 46% of the total investment. The number of investment projects in the agricultural sector was 9, and the amount of investment in this field increased by 115.8% over the previous year. The number of investment projects in the tourism sector was 4, and the amount of investment in this field decreased by 69% compared with the previous year.

Most of these investment projects are located in Sitah Residence, Phnom Penh and surrounding provinces such as Kandal and Takeo provinces, as well as Svay Rieng and Sihanoukville provinces with special economic zones. Investment from China ranked first with 66 per cent, Cambodia with second with 24 per cent, and Singapore and Malaysia each with 2 per cent.

safety

01 Loose bolts on the doors of several Boeing airliners

New York news, a few days ago, a new 737 Max 9 passenger plane of Alaska Airlines, which has only been in operation for eight weeks, took off in Portland, Oregon, shortly after takeoff, a sealed hatch on the left side of the cabin suddenly fell off, causing the plane to decompress and emergency return. Subsequently, the US authorities ordered the plane to be grounded and a full security check was conducted.

At present, United Airlines has a total of 79 passenger aircraft, and in the initial inspection, nearly 10 aircraft were found to have loose bolts, and the Federal Aviation Administration said that before the passenger aircraft can resume flight, the airline must complete a series of inspections, including left and right door plugs, parts and fasteners. According to well-known aviation analysts, loose door stoppers should be a problem of quality control, not of airframe design. Boeing may next face a slowdown in the authorities' approval of new jetliners or proposed maintenance plans. In addition to the United States, a number of regulators and airlines around the world have ordered the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX 9, and Boeing's stock price has fallen 8% in recent days, the biggest drop since October 2022.

02Ecuador entered a state of "internal armed conflict".

According to Ecuadorian media reports, drug lord Adolfo Macias may have escaped from the southwestern prison in recent days, and riots broke out in six local prisons, and several prison guards were detained. Subsequently, a shooting incident near the presidential palace of Eritrea, an emergency evacuation order issued by Congress, armed clashes also occurred in the subway station and university in Guayaquil, the country's second largest city, all shopping malls and hospitals were declared on maximum alert, several markets and parks were evacuated, and several transportation systems and urban arterial roads have been suspended.

Ecuadorian President Noboa signed an executive decree declaring a state of "internal armed conflict" throughout the country, identifying 22 organized criminal groups as terrorist organizations and non-State belligerents and ordering the armed forces to operate within the framework of international humanitarian law.

It is reported that the security situation in Ecuador is grim. In August 2023, Ecuadorian presidential candidate Villavicencio was shot dead while attending an election rally in the north of the capital, Quito, and then-President Lasso subsequently declared a 60-day state of emergency across the country. In November 2023, Noboa took office as president of Ecuador and made security one of the government's top priorities.

culture

01 Hundreds of thousands of Catholics in the Philippines worship Black Jesus

Recently, hundreds of thousands of Catholics in the Philippines took to the streets of the capital Manila to worship the statue of "Black Jesus". The Black Jesus is a life-size, wooden black statue of Jesus, and many Filipinos believe that touching or approaching this statue that is more than 400 years old will cure incurable ailments and bring good luck. Earlier, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had announced that January 9 would be a special non-working holiday in Manila to commemorate Black Jesus Day.

It is understood that about 80 percent of the 110 million people in the Philippines believe in Roman Catholicism. Black Jesus Day is the most important religious holiday in Manila, Philippines. It originated in 1606, when Spanish missionaries were transporting the statue of Jesus from Mexico to the Philippines, the ship caught fire during the voyage, but the statue of Jesus was still preserved, but it was smoked black, and the missionaries and believers believed that this was the reason for the manifestation of the statue of Jesus. As a result, Filipinos carry the statue out on January 9 every year, and tens of thousands of Filipinos participate.

Financial Newsletters

According to the Securities Times, recently, the spot price of battery-grade lithium carbonate was reported at 98,000 yuan/ton, falling below the 100,000 yuan/ton mark, and the research report released by a number of brokerages said that the follow-up spot price of battery-grade lithium carbonate will still fluctuate weakly, or will fall below 80,000 yuan/ton.