Becoming the world's sixth richest person, with $157.2 billion! Former Microsoft CEO Ballmer's net worth surpasses Gates for the first time

According to Bloomberg News on May 23rd, a new Federal Reserve report shows that an increasing number of Americans are struggling with financial issues, highlighting the adverse effects of inflation on American households over the past year. According to the Federal Reserve's annual report on household economics and decision-making, as of October last year, about 73% of adults were "financially at least passable," a decrease of 5 percentage points from last year and one of the lowest levels since 2016. This survey examined the financial situation of over 11000 American adults and their families. The inflation rate surged to a 40 year high in mid-2022, squeezing the living space of American households, a situation that has not occurred since the 1980s. Since then

As the 2023 college entrance examination approaches, a large number of candidates are actively adjusting their state, calmly and orderly preparing for the exam. However, some illegal elements are driven by economic interests to spread false information related to the exam, sell and create anxiety, and even carry out fraud and induce candidates to cheat in the exam, seriously disrupting the order of exam enrollment. To this end, the Ministry of Education, in conjunction with relevant departments and based on some typical cases that have emerged in recent years, solemnly reminds candidates and parents to be vigilant, beware of being deceived, and achieve integrity in exams. Organizing Cheating in the College Entrance Examination, Unable to Escape the Recovery of the French Open [Case] Before the 2020 college entrance examination, candidate Zhu and Wen discussed organizing cheating in the exam. Zhu provided the test questions, and Wen was responsible for finding the "gunman" and jointly funded the cost of the "gunman" doing the test questions. During the exam, Zhu brought his mobile phone into the examination room to take photos of the exam papers and pass them on

The 20th Shangri La Dialogue opened in Singapore on the 2nd. The scene of US Secretary of Defense Austin shaking hands with Chinese State Councilor and Secretary of Defense Li Shangfu before the opening dinner of the incense ceremony on the evening of the 2nd has attracted widespread attention from foreign media and analysts. The video released by foreign media reporters on social media shows that Austin and Li Shangfu smiled, nodded, and shook hands for nearly 10 seconds. Numerous officials and journalists present took out their phones to record this scene. On the evening of the 2nd, Pentagon spokesperson Patrick Reid said in a statement that Austin and Lee Shangfu had a brief conversation and shook hands at the opening dinner of the incense ceremony, but the two sides did not engage in "substantive exchanges". The statement also stated, "The Ministry of National Defense advocates maintaining open channels of communication between the military and China, and will continue to seek meaningful discussions between the military at multiple levels.",

On May 31st, the website of the bimonthly issue of Foreign Policy in the United States published an article titled "The Indo Pacific has chosen Gate Three", written by Kelly Greco, a senior researcher at the Stimson Center in the United States. The article excerpt is as follows: Washington wants to persuade the so-called "wall riders" - countries such as India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam - to join the alliance against China. In order to force many countries to "de risk" their economies, the United States has depicted a picture of dividing the region into two camps: those who support the United States and those who lean towards China. According to the logic of the United States, those countries that are currently "riding the wall" are just delaying, and Washington can tilt the balance towards itself with more attention, visits, and money. But not many Asia Pacific countries measure the challenges they face in half

After Da Bei Nong launched an incentive program for employees to have better children, another listed company recently announced an increase in employee fertility benefits! According to the latest plan released by Qiaoyin Co., Ltd., the first domestic environmental sanitation company, the company will reimburse new employees for their children's milk powder, diapers, and other expenses during the 0-3 years old period, as well as the public kindergarten tuition fees for new employees who have a second child. In addition, the company will also give a one-time reward of 100000 yuan to employees who have a third child. The scope of this maternity benefit is for all employees of Qiaoyin Group, including frontline employees. According to the 2022 annual report data of Qiaoyin Group, the total number of employees in the company at the end of the period was 61700. A one-time reward of 100000 yuan will be given to employees for giving birth to three children. According to the news released on the official WeChat official account of Qiaoyin, Qiaoyin held a special event in Qiaoyin Building on May 31