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A few years ago, then Federal Reserve Chairman Yellen once said that in her lifetime, "we will never see another banking crisis in the United States.". However, this prophecy was shattered by reality. On the 7th local time, Moody's, one of the three major international rating agencies, downgraded the credit ratings of 10 small and medium-sized banks in the United States, and added six large banks, including Bank of America and Bank of New York Mellon, to the downgrade observation list. In addition, 11 banks had a negative rating outlook. As soon as the news came out, the stock prices of these named banks fell one after another, even affecting other large banks. Moody's report points out that the US banking industry is facing "multiple pressures", including financing pressure, inadequate regulation, and so on. Among them, "difficulty in financing" is the survival crisis faced by a large number of banks in the United States at present. Since the first half of this year, Bank of America has been continuously affected by clearing

According to Reuters and other media on the 9th, US President Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday local time to "restrict investment in China". The order will strictly restrict US investment in sensitive technology fields in China and require US companies to report their investment in other technology fields to the US government. It is worth noting that the United States has repeatedly aired this administrative order, and China has clearly expressed its opposition. Regarding the executive order, Reuters stated in its latest report that it authorizes the US Treasury to prohibit or restrict US investments in Chinese entities in three areas including semiconductors and microelectronics, quantum information technology, and artificial intelligence systems. According to reports, Biden claimed in a letter to Congress that he declared a state of emergency in response to China

The flexibility of hands determines that humans become the dominant species on this planet. Intelligent manufacturing also relies on a good hand. Nowadays, industrial robots are the extension of people's hands, they are versatile players who can do both rough and fine work. The connection of underwater sunken pipes can be easily handled by a "super welder" with just one move; The industrial mother machine for processing optical molds can achieve seamless processing; Is there really a "solar system" on the arm of a robot carrying a beam? What is the "holy hand" for performing holographic examinations and local surgeries on super water conservancy projects? Using robots to weld the world's super engineering makes welding more efficient, precise, and reliable. The deep and medium channels have eight lanes in both directions, and the diameter of the sunken pipes is even larger than that of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge. Each sunken pipe weighs 9000 tons, equivalent to a medium-sized aircraft carrier, with 32 sections of sunken pipes laying one

In Yanwu Township, Qingyun County, Shandong Province, agricultural machinery shuttles through the improvement of saline alkali land. Li Xuemei photographed the dry alkali wheat breeding experimental field in Zhongjie Industrial Park, Huanghua City, Bohai New Area, Cangzhou, Hebei Province. Technical personnel measured the yield of wheat. Xinhua News Agency reporter Luo Xuefeng took a core reading: There are many saline alkali lands in China, and the trend of salinization of cultivated land in some areas is intensifying. It is of great significance to carry out comprehensive transformation and utilization of saline alkali lands. In recent years, China has made significant progress in coordinating protection and development, fully tapping into the potential of comprehensive utilization of saline alkali land, by understanding the family background, classifying and transforming, and adapting to different types of land.The second meeting of the Central Committee of Finance and Economics held on July 20th pointed out that the comprehensive transformation and utilization of saline alkali land is crucial for the protection of arable land and

At around 2am on August 7th, Cao Yi, who was working in Jiangsu, received a call from the Xingzi Police Station in Shuangfeng County, Loudi City, Hunan Province, his hometown, stating that his 32 year old wife, Chen, drowned and had been taken to a funeral home, asking him to go and identify the body. Cao Yi's hometown is located in Shiba Village, Xingzipu Town, Shuangfeng County. After receiving a call from the police, he called his wife's second sister Chen Lin. Anxious Chen Lin immediately went to the dam of the Xikou Reservoir where the incident occurred to inspect, only seeing his sister's motorcycle. ▲ Rescue scene. Photo source/Tiktok video clip of Shuangfeng County Blue Sky Rescue Team Cao Yi said that after his wife drowned in Xikou Reservoir swimming on the evening of August 6, three cadres in Xingzipu Town who arrived at Xikou Reservoir swimming with his wife drove away and threw Chen's mobile phone and motorcycle keys into the river. They agreed to go swimming, only Liu Yong and Chen

A 28 year old woman named Xiao Lou unfortunately passed away in the snack street of Yiyi City, Changchun City, Jilin Province, after being hit by a brick thrown from a high altitude. There has been the latest progress in this matter. On August 10th, Ms. Lou, the sister of Xiaolou, told Pengpai News that she learned from the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Chaoyang District Public Security Bureau in Changchun City that the case has been transferred to the local prosecutor's office. The suspect has been arrested by the prosecutor's office on charges of intentional homicide, but has not yet received a notice from the prosecutor's office. Ms. Lou said that they will pursue the suspect's civil liability in the future. "We cannot let this matter go unchecked. The key to this matter is prevention, and whether we can better prevent high-altitude littering from happening." Ms. Lou said that her younger sister, Xiao Lou, is 28 years old and previously worked in law in Beijing. This time, she went to Changchun to visit friends. She is currently in a period of career growth and has a stable boyfriend,

According to British media reports, recently, posts encouraging young people to rob have circulated on social media in the UK, forcing shops on Oxford Street in London to close early on the 9th local time. In this incident, the police arrested a total of 9 people and issued dozens of evacuation orders. According to the Independent, a recent post circulating on social media incited organized "robbery" of a shop on Oxford Street, which indicated the date and time of the event, and even had pictures telling people to wear "dress codes" such as balaclava hats and gloves. The post also wrote, "If you can't run, don't come," and asked people not to carry weapons. According to The Guardian, hundreds of teenagers gathered on the busiest shopping street in London that afternoon. Due to crowds gathering, several shops on Oxford Street are short

The Hainan procuratorial organs have lawfully prosecuted Sun Su, a former first level inspector of the Propaganda Department of the Hainan Provincial Party Committee, for suspected bribery. The investigation by the Hainan Provincial Supervision Commission has been concluded and transferred to the procuratorial organs for examination and prosecution. After being entrusted by the People's Procuratorate of Hainan Province, the People's Procuratorate of Haikou City shall file a public prosecution with the Intermediate People's Court of Haikou City in accordance with the law. During the review and prosecution stage, the procuratorial organs informed the defendant Sun Su of his litigation rights in accordance with the law, interrogated the defendant in accordance with the law, and listened to the opinions of the defense counsel. The People's Procuratorate of Haikou City charges that from 2011 to 2017, the defendant Sun Su took advantage of his position as a member of the Standing Committee of the Sanya Municipal Committee and Minister of Propaganda to seek benefits for others, and directly or through others, accepted bribes of a particularly large amount. He should be held criminally responsible for the crime of bribery in accordance with the law. Sichuan

It's currently summer vacation, and the summer camp market is booming. Many parents actively sign up for various themed summer camps to bring their children closer to nature, broaden their horizons, and enhance communication. Summer camp products that cost thousands or even tens of thousands of yuan are not worried about sales, and some even go live instantly. According to a survey conducted by Xinhua Vision reporters, the summer camp market has rapidly expanded, enriching students' summer life and becoming an important platform for quality education. However, at the same time, some summer camps have been denounced by consumers as "queue camps" and "pit baby camps". The consumer experience is poor, and the market needs to be standardized. Participating in the experience is like opening a blind box, and the hidden consumption routine is full. Reporters found during visits that although some summer camp activities may look beautiful, the actual experience is like opening a blind box, far from the service promised by the merchants. High school student Xiao Dou spends 1000 yuan

According to the Korean National Daily on August 9th, South Korea's gross domestic product (GDP) experienced its largest decline since the global financial crisis in 2022, and its economic ranking also dropped by two places, ranking 13th. On August 8th, the Korean National Daily analyzed the GDP data of the top 100 countries in terms of economic scale released by the World Bank and found that South Korea's nominal GDP decreased by 8% year-on-year last year. This is the largest decline since the 2009 financial crisis. Among the top 100 countries in terms of economic scale, only Ukraine, Sri Lanka, Japan, Myanmar, Ghana, and Sweden experienced a greater decline in GDP last year compared to South Korea. In addition, South Korea's economic ranking has also dropped from 11th place in 2021 to 13th place last year. In 2020, South Korea's economy expanded globally

According to the website of the Daily Telegraph on August 7th, a battalion level commander of the Ukrainian Marine Corps warned that the Ukrainian Marine Corps lost a large number of personnel in the early stages of the counterattack, and new recruits suffered a "mental breakdown" during the battle. Despite the unfavorable start to the attack launched in early June, the Kiev army has steadily begun to reclaim the territories occupied by Russia. 28 year old Ukrainian Marine Corps 37th Brigade Battalion Commander Alexander told reporters, "I have lost a lot of soldiers." He added, "Some new recruits have suffered mental breakdown." Ukraine has not released its loss figures, but a Western official recently said that since the outbreak of the war, Kiev has "suffered over 100000 casualties.". The heavy losses have sparked public criticism of Kiev's military leaders and the Western training and equipment provided to the Ukrainian army. Udinese 47

After more than two months of following and researching daily life videos shared by short video bloggers, I smelled a good opportunity for theft and entered the house by car, transferring trains, or rowing a small boat. After being sued by the West Lake District Prosecutor's Office, the court recently sentenced the defendant Feng to five years in prison and fined 12000 yuan for theft. In October 2022, Feng came across a blogger in Hangzhou on a short video platform who enjoyed sharing his daily life. Feng speculated from the video shared by the blogger that the community should belong to a high-end community, and the blogger should be wealthy. Feng found through a network map that the community was located in the outskirts of the city, surrounded by mountains and water, and had a high price, which led to the intention of theft. Feng prepared backpacks, gloves, rubber boats and other items and departed from his hometown in Guangxi to Hangzhou on December 27th. On December 28th, Feng

Last year, the energy crisis that continued to plague Europe attracted attention from all sectors. Since the beginning of this year, natural gas futures prices in Europe have remained stable, but yesterday there was a sudden surge. What is the reason behind it? CCTV Finance's "Tianxia Finance" program video supply tightened. European natural gas futures prices skyrocketed by nearly 40% on the 9th local time on Wednesday. European natural gas prices surged by nearly 40% during intraday trading. The price trend of the European benchmark TTF natural gas futures in recent months shows that futures prices have risen from nearly 30 euros per megawatt hour on Tuesday local time to over 43 euros per megawatt hour, reaching the highest point since mid June. The final settlement price was 39.7 euros, which closed up approximately 28% on the same day. The sharp fluctuations in prices are mainly due to some important liquids in Australia

According to Reuters on August 9th, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on August 9th stating that China and Russia have submitted three joint technical questionnaires to Japan based on international good practices in science, technology, and nuclear safety, questioning Japan's plan to discharge into the sea. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also stated that if Japan truly has the sincerity to address the concerns of neighboring countries, it should immediately cease its strong push for sea discharge plans and fully discuss all possible security measures. In addition, according to a report on the website of the Russian Sputnik News Agency on August 9, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China said that Japan was considering launching the Fukushima nuclear contaminated water discharge into the sea from late August to mid September, and China has always opposed Japan's forced discharge of Fukushima nuclear contaminated water into the sea, transferring the risk of nuclear pollution to the world. According to reports, a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated, "The Japanese government should fully respond to the concerns of the international community."

China Daily, August 10, US President Biden signed the Chip and Science Act a year ago, which aims to promote the "return" of chip manufacturing to China by providing huge subsidies to the US local chip industry, including Taiwan, China TSMC, South Korea Samsung and other global chip manufacturing giants, which have all set up factories in the United States, with a related investment of up to 231 billion US dollars. But with the actual implementation of factory construction, enterprises realized the serious shortage of talent in the US chip industry.According to research from the Oxford Institute of Economics and the Semiconductor Industry Association, the US chip industry is expected to add 115000 jobs by 2030

Overseas Network, August 10th - The World Political Review of the United States issued an article on August 7th calling on the US Congress and government to end the endless "war on terror" as soon as possible, stating that the war endangers world peace and prosperity. The report states that for over 20 years, the US government has made the "war on terror" a focus of its foreign policy and has launched the "war on terror" worldwide. But experts question that they believe US policies and military actions lack transparency, and counter-terrorism security cooperation often backfires. The report suggests that although there is a lot of evidence to suggest that the United States has made mistakes in the past 22 years, American leaders seem to have not learned from them. The US government has turned the entire world into a national security issue and launched a "war on terror", which not only harms US interests but also endangers world peace and prosperity. The United States should

"A staggering number of Americans cannot live to old age, and the United States has a much higher tolerance for premature death than other wealthy countries." The Economist magazine recently published a long article titled "The Economist" on the issue of American life expectancy. The article points out that although the United States has performed better than other developed countries in terms of economic performance over the past 20 years, it has fallen behind in measuring the more basic standard of national health - lifespan. After conducting a survey of 18 high-income countries, the University of Southern California found that the life expectancy of Americans has fallen to the bottom. The Economist magazine: Americans under the age of 85 are more likely to die than people in other wealthy countries at any age. What has led to the "steady deterioration" of this trend over the past 70 years? The article lists many reasons, but none of them

On August 10th, according to the U.S. Capitol Hill, the credit squeeze caused by the Federal Reserve's continuous interest rate hikes has led to a significant increase in the amount of loans such as mortgages and car loans, and the total credit card debt of American consumers has exceeded $1 trillion for the first time. According to reports, the credit card debt of Americans has increased by 11.6% compared to the same period in 2022. From May to June this year, the debt increased by $17.9 billion, which is much higher than the expected $13 billion and almost twice the amount from last month. Debt, including housing and student loans, increased by $18.4 billion. The report states that despite the monthly decline in revolving credit, the credit card debt that is dragging down American consumers is still at its highest level in history. Copyright works from overseas websites are not allowed to be reproduced without authorization.

A store in San Francisco, USA has locked its products in a safe cabinet. According to Fox News on August 9th, "serial pickpockets" have emerged in some major cities in the United States, leading to more and more stores having to lock their products to prevent theft. A professor in San Francisco, California, USA, said that this anti-theft measure "makes customers feel like prisoners.". According to reports, theft and robbery incidents are frequent in American cities. An employee of a chain store in San Francisco stated that the store is robbed nearly 20 times a day and can only be locked with chains and padlocks to prevent pickpockets. This phenomenon is more and more common in Wal Mart, Walgreens and other chain stores. Professor of Sociology at the University of California, San Francisco, Torres, said that asking salespeople to pick up detergents and infant formula is already frustrating enough, but this

On August 10th, local time, Moody's, one of the three major international rating agencies, released a report that downgraded the credit ratings of 10 small and medium-sized banks in the United States, and included 6 large US banks in the downgrade observation list. Additionally, 11 banks had a negative rating outlook. Among them, 10 small and medium-sized banks in the United States, including manufacturers and trading banks, Webster Financial Company, and others, have had their credit ratings downgraded by one level; The credit ratings of six major US banks, including Bank of New York Mellon, Bank of America United, State Street, and Northern Trust Bank, have been included in the downgrade observation list; The outlook ratings of 11 large US banks, including First Capital Bank, Citizen Financial Group, and 53 Bank, have been downgraded to negative. Moody's downgrade is due to deposit risk, potential economic recession, and commercial risks

On August 10th, according to Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's largest opposition party, the Democratic Party of Korea, announced on the 9th local time that it will submit a petition to the United Nations Human Rights Council before the end of this month to oppose Japan's plan to discharge nuclear contaminated water into the sea. The Common Democratic Party stated that the discharge of nuclear contaminated water into the ocean not only lacks scientific measures in terms of safety, but also violates multiple international agreements. The party is pressuring South Korean President Yoon Seok yeol to oppose the nuclear contaminated water discharge plan at the upcoming US, Japan, and South Korea summit. The Korean Democratic Party raised several concerns in its petition, including the necessity of thoroughly assessing radiation risks before emissions, and whether the International Atomic Energy Agency has thoroughly verified the "multi nuclide processing system.". Yonhap News Agency pointed out that the United Nations Human Rights Council considers individuals, organizations, or countries holding

Taro Aso, the former Prime Minister of Japan, insisted on visiting Taiwan, China this week in spite of China's firm opposition, which is the latest sign in this regard. As the vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Taro Aso gave a speech in Taiwan on Tuesday, speaking wildly and making bold remarks about Japan and its allies and partners conveying their "will to fight" to the outside world. As a stubborn right-wing figure, Aso's visit to Taiwan and the aforementioned remarks are completely deliberate provocations. Any high-profile visit by foreign politicians to Taiwan violates the One China principle and constitutes gross interference in China's internal affairs.Through active contact with Taiwan, Japan has openly and secretly supported the Taiwan authorities in their attempt to obtain international recognition

On Monday of this week, HSBC's Director of Public Affairs and Chairman of the UK China Trade Association, Gu Peiqin, issued a public statement through HSBC apologizing for his remarks at a closed door meeting in London in June. It can be imagined that the British government must have issued a strong boycott of Gu Peiqin's remarks, otherwise there is no need to issue an apology statement. Gu Peiqin stated in a statement, "The private event I attended complies with the Chatham Palace rules, which allow attendees to freely use the information discussed during the meeting, but do not disclose the identity of the speaker. My personal remarks do not reflect the views of HSBC or the UK China Trade Association. I apologize for any offense caused by this." The HSBC spokesperson also emphasized that Gu Peiqin participated in a private roundtable discussion, sharing his personal views. Gu Peiqin stated that in the

As is well known, the United States is the world's largest cyber threat. For many years, the US National Security Agency has been conducting various global surveillance activities. Its infamous Prism Project collects and analyzes user data from technology companies such as Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Facebook, including emails, chat records, photos, and videos. American intelligence personnel use the project named "Key Record" to collect and analyze global Internet browsing activities and e-mails, monitor Internet activities, intercept and collect network cables and switch communications through the "Countercurrent Collection" project, and so on. Paul Nakasone, Commander of the US Cyberspace Command and Director of the National Security Agency, admitted that US hackers are planting cyber bombs capable of destroying infrastructure. US intelligence officials also acknowledge that they have leaked information about the conflict in Ukraine to the media

Recently, an information about Dr. Zhu from the Second People's Hospital of Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province has been circulating on the internet. According to online sources, "Zhu was found to have stolen 150 million yuan, 20 houses, 40 million yuan in cash, and 30 pounds of gold..." On the afternoon of August 10th, a staff member of Changzhou Public Security Bureau told Pengpai News that the local media has refuted the rumors about this matter. The article "Seriously untrue! Rumors about Zhu Moumou, a breast surgeon", published on the WeChat official account of Changzhou Radio and Television Station at about 15:00 on the same day, pointed out that recently, someone published seriously untrue information on social networks and we media platforms, which caused widespread spread, rumors continued to escalate and ferment, causing extremely bad social impact. What is worth mentioning is the picture of "Zhongwu Network" on Changzhou Radio and TV Station's WeChat official account

Recently, actor Zhu Hongqi has become a popular figure on a certain video website. After joining the website on August 4th, he posted 8 videos in a row: he was subjected to online bullying due to filming an online loan advertisement. Netizens should not come to him, but should go to the advertising company and the client. He only acted according to the client's requirements. After being criticized by netizens for his live streaming, Zhu Hongqi posted apology videos on the late night of August 8th and early morning of August 9th, stating that he would not shoot any harmful advertisements in the future. On August 9th, upstream news reporters conducted an interview on this matter. "Online Loan Big Brother" was roast by netizens. According to data, Zhu Hongqi, whose stage name is Hong Qi, was born in Changchun, Jilin Province. He has participated in many films and TV plays and shot many advertisements. Representative works include "On the Spot Evidence", "Eternal Number", "Heroic Hidden Record", "Road Under the Foot", and so on. The most criticized aspect of Zhu Hongqi by netizens is his contribution to a certain fund

Recently, with the approval of the Anhui Provincial Party Committee, the Anhui Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision conducted a case review and investigation into Chen Xianfeng, a former member of the Party Group and Vice Chairman of the Bozhou Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, for serious violations of discipline and law. After investigation, Chen Xianfeng, as a party member and leading cadre who has been engaged in environmental protection work for a long time, forgot his roots and deteriorated, betrayed the trust of the organization, was disloyal and dishonest to the party, and deliberately opposed organizational review, illegally seeking personnel benefits for others; Relying on environmental protection, trampling on professional ethics, openly using power to "pave the way" for relatives, and connecting illegal businessmen, transforming from "polluters" to "sources of pollution"; Being obsessed with wealth, wanting to both become an official and make a fortune, accepting consumption cards that may affect the fair execution of official duties, borrowing money from management service recipients for free, and obtaining large returns through private lending; Greed inflation, resorting to all means to engage in power and money transactions, illegally accepting him

The website of the Supreme People's Procuratorate has just announced that Ji Binchang, former Party Secretary and Chairman of the Qingdao Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Shandong Province, is suspected of accepting bribes. The investigation by the National Supervisory Commission has been concluded and transferred to the procuratorial organs for review and prosecution. Recently, the Supreme People's Procuratorate made an arrest decision against Ji Binchang on suspicion of bribery in accordance with the law. The case is being further processed. According to the open resume, Ji Binchang, male, Han nationality, born in Changyi, Shandong Province in November 1963, who took office on January 6 this year, started work in July 1986 and joined the CPC in October 1985. Ji Binchang, who has been serving in Shandong Province for a long time, has served as the Deputy Director and Party Committee Member of the State owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of Shandong Province, Chairman and Party Secretary of Shandong Luxin Investment Holding Group Co., Ltd., Secretary and Director of the Party Group of Shandong Provincial Economic and Information Commission, and Chairman of Shandong Provincial Industry and Commerce Commission

Deepening the rectification of corruption in areas such as centralized power, capital intensive, and resource rich state-owned enterprises is a key task clearly defined at the Second Plenary Session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. Today, the China Journal of Discipline Inspection and Supervision published an article titled "Half Year Report on Anti Corruption of State Owned Enterprises". The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission announced that in the first half of this year, under the deterrence of cases and policy inspiration, 214 state-owned enterprises voluntarily surrendered, including 13 party group management cadres of state-owned enterprises. The number of state-owned enterprise managers investigated this year has significantly increased compared to the same period in previous years. According to the article, the number of state-owned enterprise managers investigated and reviewed this year has significantly increased compared to the same period in previous years. Among them, in the first half of the year, more than 40% of the cases of party group management cadres being detained were investigated by the disciplinary inspection and supervision institutions of state-owned assets and central enterprises. For example, former Party Secretary and Director of Zhonglin Group

Recently, in Weishan Township, Xinhua County, Loudi City, Hunan Province, groups of people entered various villages to kill dogs, causing doubts from villagers and netizens. On August 10th, the local police station told Jimu News reporters that killing dogs was organized by the township government because some people in the area died after being bitten by dogs recently. The government of Weishan Township stated that it has already promoted in various villages in the early stage, asking villagers to keep their own dogs securely and tie them up. Recently, they have been killing stray dogs that have not been tied up. On August 9th, several residents of Weishan Township in Xinhua County reported that groups of people came to the village with tools to beat dogs: "Whether they were in their homes or in their own fields, they would catch dogs and beat them to death with sticks, killing more than ten dogs in a day." Several men were beating dogs. According to surveillance videos posted by netizens, in front of a villager's door, several men suddenly hit a dog with sticks, which was completely useless