Today's data selection: Xi'an police arrested 58 concert scalpers; Toyota will shut down all 14 factories in Japan
Xi'an police arrested 58 concert scalpers
On August 29th, the reporter learned from the Xi'an Public Security Bureau in Shaanxi Province that in response to illegal activities such as reselling concert tickets since the beginning of this year, the Xi'an police, together with multiple departments, have cracked down severely. During August alone, 8 cases of illegal ticket scalping, 86 tickets with various types of documents, and 58 individuals involved in ticket and certificate related illegal activities were arrested, including 2 criminal detention, 31 administrative penalties, and 25 criticism and education.
Starting from April this year, Xi'an City has held multiple concerts in a row, and some scalpers have taken the opportunity to make a name for themselves by buying tickets and then selling them at high prices, damaging consumer rights, disrupting the normal order of the concert market, and even illegally profiting under the banner of "charging" to bring fans into the venue. In response, the Xi'an police have established a special team consisting of the Public Security Management Bureau, the Criminal Investigation Bureau, and multiple sub bureaus to collaborate and continue to carry out crackdown and rectification work. Recently, during a concert duty, the police in Baqiao, Xi'an, discovered multiple individuals wearing "security uniforms" attempting to infiltrate the venue. After investigation, they were all individuals without tickets. They met "scalpers" Feng, A Niu, and others through online platforms, and were lured by "scalpers" to buy security uniforms at a high price in an attempt to infiltrate the scene. Baqiao police immediately reported to the work team and launched the investigation work. They successively went to Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shanghai and other places and captured suspect Feng and Liu Mouying. At present, both of them have been in criminal detention.
It is difficult to replenish goods and shorten business hours, and Carrefour stores in Beijing are struggling to operate
Carrefour's business in China has been declining. Recently, some media reported that Carrefour has no stores in Guangzhou and Shenzhen. The reporter learned that Carrefour stores in Wuxi, Shanghai and other places have also been closed. At present, there are only two Carrefour stores in Beijing, and most of the shelves in the stores are empty. At the same time, Carrefour Beijing Shuangjing Store will be closed only after it is open in the morning. Carrefour's cash flow and supply chain crisis continue to emerge after experiencing a shopping card run and store shortage. In particular, in the era of changing consumption, Carrefour China is a case of slow transformation, falling behind in the market. Whether Carrefour China can "regain new life" is still unknown.
Latest research: More than half of European ski resorts may have no snow to slide on, and nearly half of the world's ski resorts are located in Europe
On the 28th local time, French researchers published a study in the academic journal Nature Climate Change. After comparing and analyzing more than 2200 ski resorts in 28 European countries and regions, it was found that at the current rate of greenhouse gas emissions, more than half of Europe's ski resorts may have "no snow to slide". It is reported that almost half of the world's ski resorts are located in Europe, generating approximately 28 billion euros in annual revenue and playing an important role in maintaining the local economy.
Toyota will shut down all 14 factories in Japan
Toyota Motor Company in Japan said on August 29th local time that due to a computer system malfunction, Toyota has shut down all 14 vehicle assembly factories in Japan. It is still uncertain when the factory will resume production. The shutdown involved 14 factories and 28 production lines, and Toyota did not specify the affected models. According to Kyodo News, the malfunction occurred in the early morning of the 29th, causing parts orders to be unable to be processed. Toyota once announced that 12 assembly factories, except for the Kyushu Miyata factory in Fukuoka Prefecture and the Daihatsu Motor Company's Kyoto factory in Kyoto Prefecture, will be shut down. However, the number of suspended factories was quickly corrected to all 14 factories. The cause of the malfunction is still under investigation. Toyota's preliminary judgment is that the malfunction should not have been caused by a cyber attack. Last March, Toyota's factories were temporarily closed due to cyber attacks on Japanese suppliers. Kyodo News reported that Toyota's assembly plant uses the same system, and the Miyada and Kyoto factories completed order processing before the malfunction occurred on the 29th.
Vietnam is deeply embroiled in a real estate crisis, and foreign investors are concerned about difficulties in delivering properties in Vietnam
The real estate crisis in Vietnam, which began in the second half of 2022, has continued to spread and is still showing no signs of improvement. Many intermediaries who used to rely on buying and selling houses for a living have now switched to selling durian. Due to financing difficulties, according to data from early June, approximately 1200 real estate projects in Vietnam are currently at a standstill, with a total investment of nearly 800 trillion Vietnamese dong. Mr. Zhang, who has worked as a real estate agent in Vietnam, told First Financial reporters that although in the medium to long term, the outside world expects Vietnam's real estate to still have sufficient growth space, currently, foreigners, including Chinese people, are not very enthusiastic about buying houses in Vietnam. One is worried about losing their high positions, and the other is worried about the delivery of new houses.
