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Author: Liu Xiao, "Almost all civilian houses in some areas have been destroyed." "The wildfire with the highest number of fatalities in the United States for over a century." These are all about the wildfire on Maui Island in the Hawaiian Islands. In the severely arid island of Maui, wildfires encountered strong winds, forming a "1000 degree Celsius tornado" that destroyed about 80% of the coastal area of La Haina. When the fire broke out on August 8th, the coastline turned into a sea of flames, and people were forced to jump into the sea to avoid the fire. A survivor said, "The community behind me turned into a wall of fire, blocking my way. As I was escaping into the sea, I found that the sea was also on fire. Later, the coast guard told me that it was charred seabirds and coral." When the Maui Island caught fire, the coastline was engulfed in flames, and residents were forced to hide in the seawater. The fire has caused local damage

According to the official website of the Henan Provincial Taxation Bureau of the State Administration of Taxation, in response to the proposal to support private real estate enterprises in financing "self rescue", the bureau revealed that although tax departments at or below the provincial level do not have the power to formulate tax policies, we have organized investigations and research on the real estate industry, and will closely monitor policy implementation, collect policy demands from private enterprises, timely report to higher-level departments, and strive to introduce more tax and fee preferential policies to support the development of private real estate enterprises. The Henan Provincial Taxation Bureau introduced that the special benefits that real estate enterprises can enjoy mainly involve value-added tax, corporate income tax, urban land use tax, land value-added tax, and other taxes. Low rent housing and affordable housing construction, shantytown renovation, and old residential area renovation are exempt from various administrative fees, government funds, and land transfer income. Except for the above specialized

On August 22nd, the Chengdu Housing Provident Fund Management Center issued a notice on adjusting the relevant policies of Chengdu Housing Provident Fund, publicly soliciting opinions from the public. The monthly withdrawal limit for unregistered rental housing is planned to be adjusted to 1200 yuan. In terms of supporting the withdrawal of rental housing, the Notice shows that if the depositor rents an unregistered rental housing, the monthly limit will be adjusted from 1000 yuan to 1200 yuan, and the cumulative withdrawal amount per year will not exceed 14400 yuan. The rental withdrawal limit for families with multiple children is increased by 50% on the basis of the same period withdrawal policy. It is reported that following the comprehensive and significant increase in rental withdrawal limits in January this year, targeted support for two aspects of rental housing will continue to be strengthened. Firstly, the withdrawal limit for unregistered rental housing will be increased. There are two reasons for this: firstly, unregistered rental housing will not be recorded

On August 22nd local time, the Japanese government held a meeting of relevant officials and announced that the discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea will begin on August 24th. According to the plan, the discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea will last for at least 30 years! Why should nuclear contaminated water be discharged into the sea? On March 11, 2011, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake occurred in the northeastern waters of Japan, triggering a massive tsunami. Affected by the earthquake and tsunami, a large amount of radioactive material leaked from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. In order to cool the reactor, Tokyo Electric Power Company had to continuously inject fresh water into it and pump out contaminated groundwater around the reactor. After treatment, these waters still contain high concentrations of radioactive substances, mainly tritium, which is difficult to remove. At present, the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant has accumulated over 1.3 million tons of nuclear contaminated water, storing

At 14:23 on August 22, 2023, a fire broke out in Xintiandi Building in Nankai District. The command center of Tianjin Fire Rescue Corps immediately dispatched fire forces to the scene for disposal. After preliminary investigation, it was found that the exterior wall of Xintiandi Building was on fire. At present, the open flame has been extinguished and there have been no casualties. The cause of the fire is under further investigation. The CCTV reporter witnessed a fire in a building located at the intersection of Nanjing Road and Wandezhuang North South Street in Nankai District, Tianjin. Currently, open flames can be seen from one side of the building's exterior to the top floor, and the fire department is making every effort to extinguish the fire. According to Jinyun News, the reporter learned from the municipal emergency bureau that at 14:23 on August 22, 119, the alarm was answered, and the exterior wall of Xintiandi Building on Wandezhuang Street, Nankai District caught fire. The municipal emergency and fire departments rushed to the scene quickly and fully invested in fire fighting and personnel

According to foreign media reports, on August 21st local time, a judge ruled on the murder of 7 babies and attempted murder of 6 other babies by British nurse Lucy Lightby, sentencing her to life imprisonment. According to Reuters, 33 year old Lucy Lightby is the most murdered child serial killer in modern British history. According to previous reports, between June 2015 and June 2016, Lucy Lightby murdered seven infants at the Countess Chester Hospital in England by injecting them with air, insulin, or overfeeding. Reuters reported that Judge James Goss, who was in charge of the case, said: "This is a cruel, carefully planned... child murder involving the smallest and most vulnerable children... Your actions are filled with malicious intent that is almost sadistic."

On August 22, the Ministry of Public Security held a press conference in Beijing to interpret the latest notice jointly issued by the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, and the Ministry of Public Security on the strict crackdown on illegal crimes related to guns and explosives, including the confiscation of illegal firearms and explosives in accordance with the law. Chen Hongxiang, Vice President of the Fourth Criminal Division of the Supreme People's Court and Senior Judge at the first level, answered questions from reporters on how the People's Court understands and grasps the boundary between "leniency" and "strictness" in the trial of cases involving firearms and explosives, in order to achieve an organic unity of legal and social effects. He stated that after the release of the Notice, the court department mainly focused on two aspects: on the one hand, encouraging illegal criminals involved in firearms and explosives to surrender and voluntarily surrender illegal firearms and explosives. Therefore, the Notice clearly stipulates that the criminal policy of combining leniency and severity should be followed, and the policy boundaries should be strictly controlled. For at 20

Recently, with the approval of the Zhangzhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Zhangzhou Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision conducted an investigation into the serious violations of discipline and law by Liu Jianshun, former Party Secretary and Chairman of Zhangzhou Pianzaihuang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. After investigation, it was found that Liu Jianshun, as a leading cadre of Party members, lost his ideals and beliefs, abandoned his original aspiration and mission, and failed to fulfill his main responsibility of comprehensively and strictly governing the Party, causing serious adverse effects on the Party organization. He transferred and concealed evidence to resist organizational review; Ignoring the spirit of the eight point regulations of the central government, accepting gifts and large sums of money in violation of regulations, and giving precious gifts to personnel engaged in public affairs; Using one's authority to seek benefits for others in the selection and appointment of cadres; Engaging in illegal business operations for enterprises; Improper performance of duties, resulting in adverse effects; Relying on the enterprise to eat the enterprise, taking advantage of one's position to seek benefits for others and accepting huge amounts of wealth from others. Liu Jianshun seriously violated the Party's principles

The 2023 ANZ Women's World Cup has come to an end, with Spain defeating England 1-0 to win their first Women's World Cup championship. In the last World Cup, the Chinese women's football team was able to barely draw 0-0 against their opponent Spain in the same group. However, in this tournament, amidst the tremendous changes in the world women's football landscape, the Chinese women's football team, who were eliminated after a devastating 1-6 defeat to England in the group stage, seemed somewhat at a loss, and even felt increasingly powerless when the Chinese men's football team competed in international competitions. A female football practitioner admitted to reporters that the development trend of Chinese women's football is actually not as good as that of men's football. "The world's men's football team has entered a period of stable development, and there will not be too much change in the pattern. At most, they will take 5 steps forward, and we will take 2 steps forward. However, the world's women's football team is developing rapidly, and now we are only taking 1 step forward while foreign countries are taking 10 steps forward."

Today is the "Qixi Festival". The "romantic economy" around this festival has been warming up these two days. Gold jewelry as a gift is more popular. On the weekend before Qixi, the gold jewelry section of a gold jewelry store in Beijing Caishikou was crowded. The screen inside the store shows that the full price for the day is 572 yuan per gram. The staff stated that in recent times, there has been a continuous stream of consumers starting from 10am every day. Beijing consumer: Accompanying my girlfriend to see gold jewelry, the most important thing is to see if she is satisfied with the style, and then check the weight. Currently, my psychological price is about 30000 yuan. Hangzhou, Zhejiang: Gold jewelry is hot selling, and store sales are booming. In Hangzhou, Zhejiang, the gold jewelry counter has also seen a peak in sales recently. The salesperson said that on the weekend before Qixi Festival, the daily average customer flow of the store increased by nearly half compared with the normal day

According to today's Russian television website on August 21, local authorities in Voronezh Oblast, Russia have announced a state of emergency in a region due to a deadly outbreak of bacterial anthrax. Volonezh Governor Alexander Gusev took the above measures in the Panino district on the 20th. The local government issued a statement on the 21st stating that these measures will continue at least until November 16th. During this period, unauthorized personnel entering the area will be restricted. The transportation, import, and slaughter of animals that have not been vaccinated against anthrax have been explicitly prohibited. The statement also stated that the transportation of meat products and feed from the region, as well as hunting of wild animals, is prohibited. The authorities also stated that local governments and regional institutions have controlled the epidemic, and every household in the affected residential areas has undergone inspections, including two mobile health stations and veterinary stations

On August 22nd, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin presided over a regular press conference. A reporter asked questions about the discharge of Japanese nuclear contaminated water into the sea. Wang Wenbin stated that the Japanese government, disregarding the serious concerns and resolute opposition of the international community, insists on announcing the launch of the Fukushima nuclear contaminated water discharge into the sea on August 24th, openly transferring the risk of nuclear pollution to the world and putting its own interests above the long-term well-being of all humanity. This move is extremely selfish and irresponsible. China is seriously concerned and strongly opposes the solemn representations it has made to Japan. Wang Wenbin pointed out that for over two years, the legitimacy, legality, and safety of the Fukushima nuclear contaminated water discharge plan have been questioned by the international community. The Japanese side has not resolved major concerns from the international community regarding the long-term reliability of nuclear contaminated water purification devices, the authenticity and accuracy of nuclear contaminated water data, and the effectiveness of monitoring arrangements for discharge into the sea

The Japanese government announced on the 22nd that the contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will be discharged into the sea starting from the 24th. The Japanese government disregards domestic and foreign opposition, disregards the international community's doubts about the legitimacy, legality, and safety of the sea discharge plan, ignores the risks of damaging the global marine environment and human health, and insists on promoting the nuclear contaminated water discharge plan. This is an extremely selfish and irresponsible behavior, highlighting the injustice of some Japanese politicians in facing global issues such as human survival. The Fukushima nuclear accident that occurred in 2011 was one of the most serious nuclear accidents to date in the world, resulting in a large amount of radioactive material leakage. The Japanese government is preparing to discharge nuclear contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean, which has come into contact with the nuclear fuel melted from the core of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The radioactive substances contained in it are extremely complex and pose a threat to the marine ecological environment and food safety

On August 22nd, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin presided over a regular press conference. A reporter asked that on August 21st local time, the Central American Parliament passed a resolution to cancel the status of Taiwan's so-called "Legislative Yuan" as a permanent observer and accept the National People's Congress of China as a permanent observer. What is China's comment on this? Wang Wenbin's data chart. Wang Wenbin expressed that China welcomes and highly appreciates the resolution passed by the Central American Parliament to cancel the so-called "Legislative Yuan" permanent observer status in Taiwan and accept the National People's Congress of China as a permanent observer. This once again fully demonstrates that adhering to the One China principle is an unstoppable trend of the times, the will of the people, and the overall trend. China is willing to develop friendly and cooperative relations with the Central American Parliament on the basis of the One China principle.

Beijing, August 21 (Xinhua) - The General Administration of Customs released data on August 21, showing that in the first seven months of this year, China's total import and export value to other BRICS countries was 2.38 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 19.1%, far exceeding the overall growth rate of 0.4% in China's foreign trade during the same period, accounting for an increase of 1.6 percentage points to 10.1% in China's foreign trade import and export proportion. Among them, in the first seven months, China's exports to other BRICS countries reached 1.23 trillion yuan, an increase of 23.9%; Imports amounted to 1.15 trillion yuan, an increase of 14.3%, both maintaining rapid growth. Specifically, electromechanical and labor-intensive products are driving China's export growth. In the first seven months, China's exports of mechanical and electrical products to other BRICS countries amounted to 759.45 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 38%, accounting for 61.7% of China's total exports to other BRICS countries during the same period. his

Frankfurt, August 21 (Xinhua) -- Summary: Some business people in Germany oppose "decoupling and disconnection" from China. Several German chambers of commerce and business representatives recently stated in an interview with Xinhua that economic and trade cooperation is the key foundation for the development and prosperity of Germany and China, and "risk reduction" or "decoupling and disconnection" against China is not feasible. They hope that both sides can deepen cooperation and maintain dialogue and communication. Bai Xike, Secretary General of the German China Economic Union, said that China has become Germany's largest trading partner for seven consecutive years, with over 5000 German companies developing in China and over 2000 Chinese companies developing in Germany. "These data indicate how closely the relationship between China and Germany is.". Bai Xike stated that the German China Economic Federation, established in 1987, is committed to promoting bilateral economic and trade cooperation between Germany and China. The Federation

Brasilia, August 21 (Xinhua) - Leonardo Ramos, a professor at the Catholic University of Minas Gerais in Brazil, said in a written interview with Xinhua News Agency that the BRICS cooperation mechanism has brought a win-win model with a southern perspective to the international community. This mechanism has been proven to be an important choice for emerging countries around the world on their development path. Ramos said that the influence of the BRICS cooperation mechanism has exceeded the scope of BRICS countries, promoting cooperation and common development between BRICS countries and other "global southern" countries. "The BRICS cooperation model is different from the logic of competition among major powers, and its concept of win-win always exists, which is also the vision of the 'global southern' countries for the international order. Ramos believes that as a mechanism closely related to the South South cooperation process, the BRICS cooperation mechanism has important implications for the economic development of developing countries."

On August 20th, the first China International Supply Chain Promotion Expo with the theme of "Linking the World and Creating the Future Together" entered a countdown of 100 days to its opening. The Chain Expo, hosted by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and hosted by China International Exhibition Center Group Co., Ltd., is expected to be held in Beijing from November 28th to December 2nd. Currently, the world is undergoing unprecedented changes and the international environment is becoming increasingly complex. Facing new challenges, maintaining the resilience and stability of global industrial and supply chains is not only an important guarantee for promoting world economic development, but also in line with the common interests of people around the world. As the world's first national level exhibition with supply chain as its theme, the "Chain Expo" showcases the logic of supply chain and brings together the most representative and distinctive enterprises in various links of the global industrial chain and supply chain

"Whose culture is stronger, whose moral standards are more correct, and whose value system is better?" Recently, Ivan Timofeyev, a famous Russian scholar, raised a series of questions in his article. He believes that the standard for measuring the strength of a country should not only be related to material capabilities, but also to having a systematic political philosophy, which is also its prominent feature. Timofeyev has long served as the project director of the Russian Valdai International Debate Club and was elected as the Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council this year. Prior to this, he had served as the project director of the Council for 12 years. In a recent interview with the Global Times, Timofeyev stated that compared to the United States, which is accustomed to dividing the world into different camps and seeing China as its opponent in the worldview, China is more inclined to create win-win international rules, analyze Western intellectual heritage, and adopt them that are suitable for itself

The 15th meeting of BRICS leaders is about to be held in South Africa, and people from multiple countries have expressed that the BRICS cooperation mechanism is committed to upholding multilateralism, actively promoting global governance system reform, effectively enhancing the international discourse power of emerging market countries and developing countries, and attracting more and more partners who support multilateralism and seek win-win cooperation to participate. Tabo Kawana, Director of the Information and Media Department of Zambia: African countries believe that the BRICS cooperation mechanism provides a very friendly business environment for the African continent and brings development opportunities through foreign direct investment under the BRICS cooperation mechanism. We can create employment and development opportunities for young people, improve their lives, and expand our economic and trade activities in African countries, thereby promoting our economic growth. Sao Paulo, Brazil

The 15th BRICS Leaders' Meeting held in Johannesburg, South Africa from August 22nd to August 24th has attracted international attention. Gao Wenyong, Director of the Brazil China Research Center at the Vargas Foundation in Brazil, recently stated in an interview with Overseas Network that in the current international situation, the importance of the BRICS cooperation mechanism for developing countries is becoming more prominent. Gao Wenyong stated that there is a crisis of legitimacy and effectiveness in the international order led by Western countries, and Western countries have not made significant efforts to help developing countries. Given this situation, multilateral cooperation such as BRICS cooperation has become more important and meaningful for developing countries. The cooperation mechanism among BRICS countries is beneficial to developing countries, which is exactly what developing countries need. That is why BRICS countries have demonstrated more credibility and legitimacy. I

Since its establishment, the BRICS mechanism has actively participated in global governance and promoted sustainable development. For many years, the issue of BRICS expansion has sparked speculation, and many other countries are willing to join the BRICS mechanism, with the potential to contribute to its development. On the occasion of the 15th BRICS Leaders' Meeting held from August 22nd to 24th, BRICS countries need to seize the opportunity, adhere to multilateralism policies, and enhance their development level and strengthen their representation in the world by seeking alternative currency solutions and developing digital technologies. The concept of the BRICS first appeared in an article by economist Jim O'Neill in 2001. O'Neill believes that China, Brazil, Russia, and India have the potential to shape the future of the world economy, for the following reasons: on the one hand, these four countries

In the dark and windy night, it was Qixi again, when a person was brushing his mobile phone, suddenly a strange woman asked to add friends. Do you agree? You thought it was a romantic encounter, but it was actually a trap set by scammers. Looking back on the case, the Jinbei Police Station in Lin'an District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province received an emergency warning that Mr. Zhao was suffering from naked chat fraud in his jurisdiction. The police immediately contacted Mr. Zhao by phone, informing him that he was experiencing fraud and asking him to stop his operations. Subsequently, the police also rushed to Mr. Zhao's location for door-to-door persuasion. It is understood that Mr. Zhao, who is 29 years old this year, can't sleep at night and lies in bed playing with his phone. Suddenly, he receives a friend application with a picture of a beautiful woman. Mr. Zhao, who was very bored, immediately agreed and then started chatting. Screenshots of chat records, as the chat content continues to deepen, Mr. Zhao

According to foreign media reports, since the Wagner incident in June, the founder of the Russian private military group Wagner, Prigoren, released his first video speech on Wagner's social media account on the 21st, which may have been filmed in Africa. According to Reuters, in the video, Prigo stands in a desert wearing a camouflage suit, holding a rifle. There are many armed personnel and a pickup truck in the distance. Reuters reported that the location and date of the video could not be determined, but Prigoren's comments and other posts suggest that the video may have been filmed in Africa. According to the "Russia Today" website, Prigoren stated in a video: "The Wagner Group is conducting reconnaissance and search operations. Making Russia stronger on all continents! Making Africa more free!...",

Liu Dejun, spokesman of the China Maritime Police Bureau, said that on August 22, two Philippine transport and repair vessels and two Philippine maritime police vessels entered the waters adjacent to Ren'ai Reef in the the Nansha Islands without the permission of the Chinese government. The Chinese maritime police have issued strict warnings, monitored the entire process, and effectively regulated Philippine ships in accordance with the law. At the same time, in response to the fact that the Philippines did not carry illegal building materials for large-scale reinforcement, temporary special arrangements have been made from a humanitarian perspective to transport necessary daily necessities such as food to the Philippine "sitting on the beach" warship. China has indisputable sovereignty over the the Nansha Islands, including Ren'ai Reef, and the surrounding waters, and firmly opposes the relevant parties in the Philippines from transporting illegal building materials to illegal "beach sitting" warships by means of transportation and replenishment. The Chinese maritime police will continue to carry out rights protection and law enforcement activities in waters under Chinese jurisdiction in accordance with the law.

The Secretary for Environment and Ecology of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Xie Zhanhuan, announced today that the government has decided to ban the import of aquatic products from 10 cities and counties, including Tokyo, Fukushima, Chiba, Okinawa, Ibaraki, Gunma, Miyagi, Niigata, Nagano, and Saitama, starting from August 24th. This includes all live, frozen, refrigerated, dried or otherwise preserved aquatic products, sea salt, and unprocessed or unprocessed seaweed. According to CCTV news, the Japanese government announced that it will soon discharge Fukushima nuclear contaminated water into the sea. The Macau SAR government expressed strong dissatisfaction with this on the 22nd. In order to ensure food safety and residents' health in Macau, the SAR government will take necessary measures to ban imports from Fukushima Prefecture, Chiba Prefecture, Tochigi Prefecture, Ibaraki Prefecture, Gunma Prefecture, Miyagi Prefecture, Niigata Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture, and Saitama from August 24, 2023

Two weeks have passed since the Maui Island fire in Hawaii, USA, and the death toll from the fire continues to climb to 114. Hawaiian residents have criticized the US government for inaction and stated that they have been abandoned. The Biden administration once said "no comment" about this disaster. In fact, the cause of this disaster is not only the wildfires themselves, but also the long-term accumulation of issues behind how the United States treats Hawaii. Analyzing the Hawaiian fire can start from three backgrounds. Firstly, Biden's inspection of Hawaii was not conducted until nearly two weeks after the fire, which means that the urgency and severity of the fire are not high in the US government's evaluation system. In fact, this fire has caused 114 deaths, making it the most serious fire in over a century in the United States. Let's compare it with the recent ones

Author: Xinhua Daily Telegraph reporter Han Zhen, Wu Yanxia, and Wu Nan. This is a festival with a long history. It has traveled through thousands of years of historical dust and smoke, leaving behind the exploration and worship of magical nature, embodying the longing and longing for mutual love, lingering with the laughter and joy of a happy family, stirring up a brilliant poetic and heroic atmosphere like a Milky Way. This festival is Qixi. What kind of "magic" does Qixi have? Surprisingly, it can withstand the tide of time, not only not submerged in the vast dust and smoke, but also emitting an increasingly dazzling light in the current new era? Next, let's talk about this topic. On August 20, the "talent gathering" Qixi · "fate" coming to Qixi "youth talent gathering activity was held in Dongbaihu Town, Zhuji City, Zhejiang Province. The" ten mile red makeup "," love seeking trip "and" color painting

Beijing, August 22 (Xinhua) - According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the new driving force index for China's economic development in 2022 was 766.8, an increase of 28.4% compared to the previous year. The new driving force, mainly consisting of new industries, new formats, and new business models, continues to gather and grow, and economic vitality continues to be released. Lu Haiqi, Director of the Institute of Statistical Science at the National Bureau of Statistics, stated that the construction of a strong cyber country and a digital China is rapidly advancing, network infrastructure is being optimized and upgraded, the integration of the digital economy and the real economy is continuously deepening, and new advantages of the digital economy are constantly being strengthened. According to calculations, the network economy index reached 2739.0 in 2022, an increase of 39.6% compared to the previous year. Technological innovation leads to the growth of new driving forces. According to calculations, in 2022, the innovation driven index was 336.3, an increase of 15.5% compared to the previous year. from

Since the beginning of this year's flood season, the risk of natural disasters in many parts of China has remained high due to multiple rounds of typhoons and heavy rainfall. Regional and phased droughts and floods are frequent, and the flood prevention situation is complex and severe. "Seven down and eight up" is the crucial period for flood control, and it is the most challenging stage for flood control. It is necessary to always tighten the string of flood control and disaster relief in accordance with the requirements put forward by the central government, and carefully carry out all work related to flood control and disaster relief. Natural disasters during the flood season in our country have the characteristics of wide occurrence range, strong suddenness, and heavy disaster causing, often causing significant casualties and property losses. There are many difficulties in flood prevention work. Prevention is the first move and key point in fighting the tough battle against floods. We should adhere to preventing and resolving risks from the source, and try to mitigate the risks associated with natural disasters as early as possible. Regarding how to accurately grasp the situation of this year's main flood season, the relevant departments of the country