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Bengny Tamber, South African artist and director of the South African National Symphony Orchestra, stated in an interview with an international online journalist that as an artist, he looks forward to further deepening exchanges and mutual learning between African and Chinese cultural and artistic fields through this summit. Bengni Tamber, Director of the South African National Symphony Orchestra, said that the BRICS summit has demonstrated the importance of close cooperation and consensus on development to the world. Tamber stated that "countries from multiple regions around the world, including Africa, Asia, South America, and the Middle East,..."

The 15th meeting of BRICS leaders was held in Johannesburg, South Africa from August 22nd to August 24th, and received high attention from the international community. Hua Yiqing, senior researcher at a globalization think tank and visiting scholar at Fudan University, stated in an interview with China News Service that the BRICS mechanism has played an undeniable role in promoting trade growth and enhancing the resilience of capital markets in various countries. At the same time, the BRICS countries have made significant progress in financial and economic cooperation. BRICS mechanism facilities and increases resistance of global trade, said Karin Costa Vazquez, Non Resident Se

"We are very pleased with the acceleration of the BRICS expansion process and I would like to thank China and all BRICS countries for their support," Argentine Ambassador to China Niu Wangdao told Global Times on the 24th. On the same day, the 15th BRICS Leaders Meeting held in Johannesburg, South Africa announced that the BRICS countries had decided to invite Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates to become official members of the BRICS Cooperation Mechanism from January 1, 2024. Niu Wangdao, who has heard the above news, stated that before announcing the expansion, the total economic output of the BRICS countries accounted for nearly one-third of the world, the population accounted for nearly half of the world's population, and the territorial area accounted for 30% of the world's total. In recent years, this has contributed to global economic growth

On the 24th, the 15th meeting of BRICS leaders announced that the BRICS cooperation mechanism will attract new members, with Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Iran, and Ethiopia joining the BRICS family. Former Vice President of the New Development Bank of the BRICS countries and Brazilian economist Paul Nogueira Batista Junier said in an interview with the Global Times that the evolution of the global geopolitical environment has given the BRICS Group new importance, and the desire of multiple countries to join indicates that the BRICS Group's weight in the world is becoming increasingly important. "On the other hand, southern countries around the world are generally dissatisfied with Western and global governance, which is also one of the reasons why more countries hope to join the BRICS group." Nogaila told Global Times reporters' analysis

Spokesperson of the Taiwan Affairs Office, Zhu Fenglian, answered questions from reporters on August 24th. A reporter asked that according to media reports, the US government recently decided to sell about 500 million US dollars worth of arms sales projects to Taiwan, China. What are your comments on this? Upon enquiry, Zhu Fenglian said that we are firmly opposed to the sale of arms by the United States to Taiwan, China.If the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities go all out on the dead end of "relying on the United States for independence" and "using military force for independence", it will only bring military danger to the Taiwan Strait region and push Taiwanese compatriots into a dangerous situation. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities should immediately stop any actions that harm the vital interests of Taiwan compatriots and endanger peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait for political gain.

The general public is concerned about whether the discharge of nuclear contaminated water into the sea will have an impact on sea salt production. On the evening of August 24th, the Shandong Salt Industry Association announced that the total social responsibility reserves of salt reserves at the provincial, municipal, and county levels, as well as 11 designated salt production enterprises and 125 designated salt wholesale enterprises, totaling over 170000 tons, can meet the normal sales volume of the province for more than half a year, and consumers do not need to follow the trend and hoard salt. Shandong Province has a raw salt production capacity of 30 million tons, accounting for approximately 30% of the total national output. The annual production is about 26 million tons, including 16 million tons of sea salt and 10 million tons of well salt. The Provincial Salt Industry Association stated that Shandong's sea salt is mainly produced from underground brine, mainly distributed in the Bohai Sea

Recently, the Xi'an High tech Police successfully cracked a major money laundering case. They killed a criminal gang with illegal payment and settlement business in the whole chain, arrested 10 suspect, and detained 6 POS machines and more than 50 bank cards. In early April 2023, the Xi'an High tech Police successfully cracked a major money laundering case. When the Economic Investigation Brigade of the High tech Sub bureau and multiple banks in the jurisdiction carried out a "joint visit and solution" precise service activity to protect enterprises and businesses, they collected clues of illegal and criminal activities reported by a certain bank, including Zhang Mourui and others, who engaged in abnormal transactions of large withdrawals. The Xi'an High tech Police have successfully cracked down on a major money laundering case. The investigation team conducted a preliminary investigation and found that the seven individuals involved, including Zhang Mourui, have no fixed jobs and are low-income individuals. They have opened personal bank cards in multiple banks and continue to withdraw large amounts of money, with each person withdrawing over 30 million yuan,

As of the evening of August 24th, CITIC Securities, CITIC Construction Investment, Guotai Junan, Caida Securities, and Haitong Securities have officially announced commission cuts, all of which will be implemented from August 28th. In fact, prior to this, securities firms had been actively taking action, including responding to regulatory authorities' package policies on active capital markets through self purchases, repurchases, and other means. Industry insiders say that based on the effects of similar policy releases in the past, the second trading day saw a majority of index gains, with a significant effect on the active market. For securities firms, brokerage business is expected to benefit from the expansion of trading volume after the increase in market activity. In addition, this policy combination has exceeded expectations and is fully optimistic about the securities market. On the afternoon of the 24th, five securities firms announced a collective reduction in commission fees. CITIC Securities issued a notice letter on reducing investor trading commissions, stating that

Recently, Red Star News received a clue that Liu Min, Chairman of Shandong Greenland Spring Holdings Group, sought a "master" to change his name and use it in company activities in order to seek future fortune. At the same time, he requested some employees to change their names and use them in company activities. Red Star News reporters have contacted multiple sources who have confirmed the existence of this matter. The reporter reviewed the activity news released by the company to the outside world and found that the chairman Liu Min and several employees of the company used the changed names. In order to verify this matter, a reporter from Red Star News contacted Liu Min for verification, but the interview text message sent did not receive a response. The office staff of Greenland Spring Company told reporters, "There is no such thing, and it is not convenient to accept interviews." ▲ Screenshots of the business registration information of Greenland Spring Company Several company insiders said that the chairman of the company changed his name after seeking fortune telling from the "master"

Zhang Jun, the Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, said in his speech at the Security Council on the 24th when considering the issue of Ukraine that we must make every effort to promote a ceasefire and end the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and make every effort to control the spillover effects. Zhang Jun said that China has always emphasized that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries should be safeguarded, the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter should be respected, reasonable security concerns of all parties should be given attention, and all efforts conducive to peaceful resolution of crises should be supported. Based on the above position, China has been making efforts to achieve peace. Firstly, we must make every effort to promote a ceasefire and end the war. The international community should create favorable conditions for peace talks and avoid "pouring oil on the fire", continuously supplying weapons to the battlefield, escalating unilateral sanctions, and any actions that may cause conflicts to spiral out of control. The Ukrainian crisis once again proves that adhering to Cold War thinking, provoking factional confrontation

On August 23rd, the Supreme People's Procuratorate held the second special supervision symposium. When the Secretary of the Supreme Procuratorate Party Group and the Prosecutor General Ying Yong presented the appointment letters to the second session of special supervisors attending the meeting one by one, the two special supervisors couldn't help but communicate softly, with an uncontrollable surprise and surprise in their tone. In 2018, the Supreme People's Procuratorate appointed the first special supervisor. Five years later today, the Supreme People's Procuratorate has appointed the second special supervisor. Standing at a new starting point, looking back and looking into the distance, why does the Supreme People's Procuratorate establish a system of special supervisors? What role has this system played? How will the Supreme People's Procuratorate develop this system? This symposium may

On the 23rd, six suspect of telecommunication fraud were transferred from Myanmar police to Chinese police working group at Yangon International Airport in Myanmar and escorted home. One of the two suspect who were escorted back to China that morning was the backbone leader of the gambling and fraud gang, which was the key target of combating the crime of wire fraud; In the afternoon of the same day, four more people were escorted back to their home country. Their fraud gang in Miaowadi, Myanmar, used high salaries to lure Chinese nationals into engaging in online investment and financial fraud. On August 24, five more suspect of telecommunications fraud were transferred from Myanmar police to Chinese police working group at Yangon International Airport and escorted home. The above-mentioned suspect used a "pig killing plate" to lure victims to fake online investment platforms in Myawady, Myanmar, and induced them to make large investments after receiving small investment rebates in the early stage. Recently, when it comes to

The startup company Zhiyuan Robotics, in which former Huawei genius boy Zhihui Jun participated, has recently ignited a fire. According to information from Tianyancha, the affiliated company of Zhiyuan Robotics, Shanghai Zhiyuan New Innovation Technology Co., Ltd., underwent a business change, adding Peng Zhihui as a director and BYD Co., Ltd. as shareholders. At the same time, the registered capital of the company increased from approximately RMB 48.47 million to approximately RMB 50.97 million. Public information shows that besides BYD, many investment institutions including BV Baidu Ventures, Dinghui Investment, Gaorong, Hillhouse, etc. have invested in Zhiyuan Robotics, which has attracted high attention in the primary market. Former Huawei Genius Youth Entrepreneurship Promoted by Capital Public Information shows that Zhihui Jun's real name is Peng Zhihui. He graduated with a bachelor's and master's degree from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. During his undergraduate studies, he majored in Biomedical Engineering because he had been self-taught in calculations

Just today, a new typhoon has formed! The tropical depression east of the Philippines strengthened to become the 9th typhoon of the year, Sula, at 14:00 on August 24th. At 14:00, its center was located in the northwest Pacific Ocean about 750 kilometers northeast of Manila, Philippines, at 20.3 degrees north latitude and 124.7 degrees east longitude, with a magnitude of 8 and 998 hectopascals. It is expected that "Sula" will first hover in the northeast ocean of Luzon Island in the Philippines, and start moving in a northwest direction on the 29th, gradually approaching the eastern coast of Taiwan, with the strongest reaching strong typhoon or super typhoon levels. It is worth noting that this tropical depression is located between the continental high pressure and the subtropical high pressure, guiding the airflow in a disorderly manner. The typhoon path will be extremely strange, and it will become a strange flower in this year's typhoon season. According to current estimates, the tropical depression is expected to meander forward

On the evening of August 23rd local time, a private plane carrying 10 people crashed in the state of Rostyville, Russia. It is reported that the founder of the Russian private military entity Wagner Group, Prigoren, was on this plane. The news says that the controversial figure who attracted a lot of attention due to launching a "rebellion" two months ago has died. This accident has made the already complex situation even more perplexing. Behind the fog, ten key issues gradually emerge. China News Network invites Zhang Hong, a researcher at the Institute of Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, to interpret this. Mystery 1: What happened when the plane crashed? On the evening of the 23rd local time, an Embraer-135 private plane flew from Moscow to St. Petersburg, carrying a total of 10 people, including 3 crew members. TASS News Agency cites the Russian Federation

On the 24th, the special press conference of the 15th BRICS Leaders Meeting announced that Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Iran, and Ethiopia will be officially invited to become members of the BRICS family. Leaders and officials of the six countries welcome this and look forward to further deepening cooperation. Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Faisal stated on the 24th that Saudi Arabia looks forward to further cooperation with the BRICS countries. He said that Saudi Arabia has a strategic relationship with the BRICS countries, and the BRICS mechanism is an important channel to strengthen economic cooperation among countries. Saudi Arabia appreciates the invitation of the BRICS countries to join the BRICS cooperation mechanism. Egyptian President Sesi expressed his appreciation for Egypt's invitation to join the BRICS Cooperation Mechanism on the 24th. Egypt looks forward to coordinating and cooperating with existing and new BRICS members to strengthen economic cooperation among them

Recently, all party members and village representatives from Jiangjiachitou Village, Xiwu Street, Fenghua District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, gathered together to announce the annual list of commendations for talent cultivation. Jiang Xinhua, a post-00s boy who twisted screws to become a world champion, won this year's Special Talent Award with a prize of 100000 yuan. And he donated 60000 yuan on site to the home care service station in Chitou Village, Jiangjia. Last year, Jiang Xinhua, a student from Ningbo Technical College, won the gold medal in heavy vehicle maintenance at the 2022 World Skills Competition Special Competition Austria Division. This is the first gold medal of the Chinese team in this event, and it also achieved Ningbo's breakthrough of zero gold medals in the World Olympics. I feel particularly fortunate to have been born and raised in the picturesque village of Chitou in the Jiangjia family. I am also very grateful to my parents and fellow villagers for treating me as my closest relative and contributing to my success and growth

Suicide victims are lured to a dead end, and the mastermind behind inciting others to commit suicide is also brought to justice. Previously, Feng from Chengdu, Sichuan posted online articles about suicide, including "Suicide Together" and "Painless Death Methods", and recommended suicide methods to multiple netizens. Ma, a patient from Jinan, Shandong, believed Feng's words and committed suicide under his guidance. In April this year, the court made a first instance judgment on the case and sentenced Feng to 5 years in prison for intentional homicide. Recently, the second instance court made a final ruling: rejecting Feng's appeal and upholding the original verdict. Suicide victim Ma had a difficult heart to understand, but out of fear of the pain in the process of death, he gave up the idea of self isolation. If it weren't for Feng's invitation to "go together" suicide, and if it weren't for showcasing the suicide method in a vivid and illustrated way, it would probably have been

During the summer vacation, the online activities of underage groups have increased, providing opportunities for online fraudsters to take advantage of. Recently, police in multiple regions have revealed cases of elementary school students being deceived in their pursuit of stars. A minor called for "Love Bean" and encountered "celebrity fraud". They privately used their parents' mobile phones to make payments, spent all the money in their account, and suffered the most serious losses, being scammed as much as 350000 yuan. It can be found by combing the cases published in many places that suspect often use minors' desire to contact with idols to induce minors to add "idol" accounts or fan groups, and then pretend to be police, star lawyers, etc., to deceive and threaten minors to use their parents' mobile phones to pay large sums of money or shop for reasons such as disclosure of privacy, arrest and detention. Minors lack social experience and legal awareness, and when faced with such intimidation and threats, it is easy for them to be manipulated and obedient.

Recently, the Party Committee of the Ministry of National Security held a report meeting on the work of inspection and supervision, listened to the work reports of 16 inspection and supervision groups, comprehensively understood and grasped the progress of the first batch of theme education in departmental organs and local departments, and prepared for the promotion of the second batch of theme education and the first batch of theme education. Chen Yixin, Secretary of the Party Committee and Minister of the Ministry of National Security, presided over the meeting and delivered a speech. Innovative inspection and supervision work is a major innovative measure to accelerate the construction of a new pattern of work for national security organs. Since the beginning of this year, the Party Committee of the Ministry has established 16 inspection and supervision groups to undertake frontline inspection and supervision tasks for various local departments, bureaus, and units of the Ministry. They have coordinated and promoted the integration and normalization of political inspections, business inspections, theme education, and special education rectification tour guidance. They will "catch them one at a time, come back and divide them", mobilize the combined forces, and divide them into smaller ones

Affected by the escalation of global geopolitical conflicts and the reduction in rice production caused by the El Ni ñ o incident, the Indian government announced on July 20th a ban on rice exports except for steamed rice and Indian fragrant rice. The United Arab Emirates and Russia immediately followed suit and issued a ban on rice exports. As a result, the global rice market is experiencing supply shortages and soaring prices, which may exacerbate the expectation of a global food crisis and trigger an adjustment in the international trade pattern of rice. From the perspective of China's rice production and supply base, as well as the structure of rice imports, it is expected that the impact on the grain market will be very limited, and domestic rice prices will remain relatively stable without the foundation for a significant increase. Why is India banning rice exports? The Indian government announced on July 20th that in order to ensure domestic market supply, India will ban the export of rice except for steamed rice and Indian fragrant rice, which will take effect immediately. Afterwards, the UAE Ministry of Economy also

The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs answered the reporter's question on bilateral exchanges between China and India: According to reports, during the BRICS summit, the leaders of China and India held bilateral meetings. Can you confirm and introduce the relevant situation?Both sides had a frank and in-depth exchange of views on the current China India relationship and issues of common concern.Both sides should start from the overall situation of bilateral relations, properly handle border issues, and jointly maintain peace and tranquility in the border areas. Screenshot of the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Delivery drivers, catering staff, and others are required to apply for a health certificate according to regulations. However, according to interviews with reporters, some workers can apply for a certificate without having to undergo a physical examination in order to save time and money. The intermediary said there is cooperation with the hospital, and the hospital stated that no individual or group is authorized to apply for a health certificate. Industry insiders believe that the digitization of health certificates may be able to plug loopholes in processing. At the same time, many regions are promoting the reduction of preventive medical examination fees to solve the problem of intermediary certification. "Send photos of the front and back of the ID card, with a white background one inch away. People don't need to go to the hospital to obtain a health certificate." Recently, Haosen, who works in dessert baking in Fengtai District, Beijing, told reporters that he did not undergo any physical examinations and only spent 100 yuan to receive a "fake replacement" health certificate. "The original price was 135 yuan, and we only offered a discount when four people worked together." Haosen said, referring to his previous experience

On August 23rd, tourism blogger "Lao La Diary" released a video stating that he was previously stopped at a forest fire prevention point and charged 500 yuan while driving in Li County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province. On the 24th, Deng Bo, a video editor, learned from blogger Mr. Chen that the State owned Forest Protection Bureau in western Sichuan, Aba Prefecture, sent him an apology letter, stating that the toll collector was Yue, a staff member on duty at the bureau's forest fire inspection station. He has now stopped working and received an administrative penalty, and the relevant funds collected have been ordered to be immediately refunded. On the early morning of August 24th, the Party Committee and People's Government of Lixian County issued a notice on this matter: On the evening of August 23rd, 2023, at 9:00 pm, it was discovered that there were rumors online that they had been searching for a free niche secret realm for everyone, but they were unexpectedly blocked and charged a fee of 10-20 yuan. They said it was 500 yuan, and there was no such thing as

Recently, a large number of patients have been seeking medical attention at the Otolaryngology Department of Hangzhou First People's Hospital due to frequent nosebleeds. Professor Li Yong from the Department of Otolaryngology told the Chao News reporter that his personal clinic alone encounters more than ten to twenty patients with nosebleeds every day. After careful examination and allergen testing, it was found that almost all of them are caused by allergic rhinitis. Rhinitis, which is prone to occur in the autumn and winter seasons, has also begun to occur in the scorching summer, which is closely related to improper use of air conditioning. Frequent nosebleeds have been detected, and 10-year-old Taotao, accompanied by his mother, entered the Otolaryngology Department of Hangzhou First People's Hospital. The accompanying mother was a bit anxious: "This summer, my child will have nosebleeds every three to five days, and the amount of bleeding is very large, often unable to stop. I don't know what's going on, but I'm afraid..."

On August 24th local time, former US President Trump arrived at Fulton County Prison in Atlanta, Georgia by private plane and surrendered on suspicion of overturning the results of the 2020 US presidential election in the state. Trump and 19 other defendants were charged a total of 41 charges in this case. Among them, Trump was charged with 13 charges. This is the fourth criminal charge that Trump has faced since stepping down. It is understood that Trump's defense lawyer and the Fulton County District Prosecutor's Office agreed earlier on the 21st on the timing and bail conditions for Trump's surrender, including a $200000 bail, as well as not using social media to target the other 18 defendants, witnesses, and 30 unsupervised conspirators in this case. Fulton County District Prosecutor Fanny Willis demands that 19 defendants be released on August 25th

The key to governance lies in the employment of personnel. The selection and appointment of personnel is a crucial and fundamental issue related to the cause of the Party and the people. Choosing talented individuals will lead to the success of the group and the prosperity of the cause; Appointing "sick cadres" will corrupt the atmosphere and hinder career development.When the National Organization Work Conference proposed to cultivate and select outstanding young cadres, it emphasized once again the need to strictly implement organizational and personnel discipline, adhere to policies, procedures, and rules, and resolutely prevent cadres from being promoted or employed due to illness. These important requirements are essential for us to do a good job in the selection and appointment of cadres, and to rectify the selection and appointment of personnel

In order to comprehensively prevent the risk of radioactive contamination caused by the discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan to food safety, the General Administration of Customs has decided to temporarily suspend the import of aquatic products originating from Japan from August 24, 2023. "As a local Chinese enterprise, our company responded to the announcement made by the General Administration of Customs as soon as possible. As of the end of this article, all stores of Jinjiang Sushi have fully taken down dishes related to imported aquatic products from Japan." On the evening of August 24th, Jinjiang Sushi announced. On August 24th, Xia Shu sushi from Foshan, Guangdong issued an "emergency statement" stating that Xia Shu sushi has never used any ingredients related to Japan! Whether in the past or in the future! All ingredients are sourced from legitimate channels. Guangzhou's Daxiong Sushi stated that the company uses legitimate channels to purchase products that meet safety standards

Will emperor penguins become extinct? Researchers have once again issued warnings about climate change and its ecological threats: Emperor penguins have failed to breed in four out of five habitats. "This is the first recorded large-scale breeding failure of emperor penguins," said a latest research paper published in the international academic journal "Communications Earth and Environment" on the night of August 24th. Previously, they had reported similar reproductive failure events. But at that time, we only focused on one location. In Harley Bay of the Weddell Sea in Antarctica, due to the disappearance of local sea ice since 2016, emperor penguins have relocated their breeding grounds to the Dawson Lanton Glacier, 85 kilometers south. Previously, biologists warned that under the influence of climate change, emperor penguins will face serious extinction risks in the next 30 to 40 years. In the latest published papers

On the evening of the 24th local time, Trump, dressed in a dark blue suit and wearing a red tie, arrived at Fulton Prison in Georgia and surrendered himself. This is the fourth time since 2023 that this former US president has faced criminal charges. What will he face this time? Will Trump receive "special treatment" after being charged with 13 charges? "Do you believe it? I will be heading to Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday and will be arrested by radical left-wing district prosecutor Fanny Willis." Trump announced on social media a few days ago. On August 14th, a grand jury in Atlanta, Georgia filed criminal charges against Trump and 18 other defendants. The jury believes that these 19 individuals are "suspected of attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 Georgia presidential election.". Among them, Trump was