Cambodian Headline News: On December 16th, King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia issued a royal decree officially revoking the position of Deputy State Secretary of the Ministry of the Interior, Jin Jie. Previously, Jin Jie, Deputy State Secretary of the Ministry of the Interior and Deputy Director of the Anti Counterfeit Products Committee, was sued by a liquor sales company through a representative lawyer. The indictment stated that Jin Jie demanded a bribe of $100000 from the company as a condition for the company to continue normal operations and took away 48 bottles of the company's liquor. The company demands that Jinjie return $100000 and 48 bottles of wine, and demands that the Ministry of the Interior take legal measures against Jinjie's actions.

After receiving the prosecution case, the official was dismissed from his position as Deputy Director of the Anti Counterfeiting Products Committee and suspended from his position for investigation. After the Ministry of the Interior conducts an in-depth investigation and discovers that it constitutes a criminal offense, the case will be transferred to the Criminal Police Department.

In recent years, Cambodia has attached increasing importance to combating corruption. Recently, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Mane issued a congratulatory letter to celebrateOn December 9th, International Anti Corruption Day, among the 5 priority tasks of the 7th government announced by Hong Mane, the focus was on promoting and strengthening the construction of a clean government. He instructed all departments to cooperate and cooperate with the government and anti-corruption departments to create and achieve a clean and prosperous society.

military affairs

01The Israeli army mistakenly killed three Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip

According to Xinhua News Agency and Reuters, on the evening of December 15th, Israeli Defense Force spokesperson Daniel Hegeli issued a statement stating that during the Israeli military operation in Shejaya in the northern Gaza Strip, he "mistakenly regarded three Israeli hostages as a threat" and shot them. It is understood that during the autopsy process of the three deceased, Israel raised doubts about their identities, and their identities were only confirmed after the bodies were transferred to Israel. The Israeli military believes that these three individuals had previously freed themselves from the control of Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip.

withThe Seleucid military subsequently announcedThe names of the three deceased individuals and a statement stating that they will conduct a "completely transparent" investigation into this incident. After the news spread, hundreds of people marched and protested in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. It is reported that since the outbreak of the new round of Palestinian Israeli conflict, Israel's military actions have caused over 18700 Palestinian deaths and more than 50000 injuries in the Gaza Strip. Currently, more than 120 hostages are still being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Washington News: Recently, the US House of Representatives passed the Defense Authorization Act with 310 votes in favor and 118 votes against, which includes a record breaking $886 billion in annual military spending. In this military expenditure, in addition to an annual military budget of 28 billion US dollars higher than last year, approximately 170 billion US dollars are also required for the purchase of weapons and equipment such as warships, helicopters, submarines, rockets, bombs, etc. An additional 145 billion US dollars is also required for related research and technology development, and Ukraine will be provided with 300 million US dollars in security assistance.

To strengthen the trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United States, and the United States, the newly passed Defense Authorization Act also allows the United States to sell nuclear powered submarines to Australia; set upIndo Pacific CampaignTo increase the number and scale of military exercises by the US Indo Pacific Command. The Australian President stated that this means Australia will have access to Virginia class attack nuclear submarines, which is crucial for Australia's national security.

01Vietnam's richest woman embezzles 1000 trillion Vietnamese dong from a bank

Vietnam Express News: Recently, according to detailed charges from the Supreme People's Procuratorate of Vietnam, Vietnamese richest woman and Chairman of Wanshengfa Group, Zhang Meilan, withdrew 1000 trillion Vietnamese dong through 2500 loans from Saigon Commercial Bank between 2012 and 2022, and used various methods to conceal the illegal flow of funds. Its total amount accounts for 93% of the total bank loans during the same period, which is approximately equivalent to 22.6% of Vietnam's gross domestic product as of the end of September this year. This money can build about three of Vietnam's largest airports - Long Cheng International Airport. Most of the extracted cash was sent to Zhang Meilan's residence or the headquarters of Wanshengfa Group. The repayment status of these loans is currently unclear.

It is reported that this yearAfter the news of 67 year old Zhang Meilan's arrest in October last year was exposed, it triggered a crisis in Vietnam's real estate industry and corporate bond market. According to police investigationAccording to the report, from 2011 to 2012, Zhang Meilan merged three banks into Saigon Commercial Bank through a series of operations. Although she did not serve as a senior executive in the bank, she controls 91.5% of the bank's shares.

Amsterdam Comprehensive News: Recently, South Korean President Yoon Seok yeol, who is on a state visit to the Netherlands, stated that South Korea and the Netherlands will officially form an allianceThe Semiconductor Alliance establishes a bilateral negotiation mechanism in the fields of economy, security, and industry. It is understood that this is also the first state visit by a South Korean president to the Netherlands since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 1961, which is referred to as "semiconductor diplomacy" by South Korean public opinion.

Previously, Dutch lithography machine giant Asma and South Korean Samsung Electronics signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly invest1 trillion Korean won to establish a research center in South Korea, utilizingThe most advanced "extreme ultraviolet" lithography machine is researching ultra fine chip manufacturing processes. At the same time, Asma also announced that it will sign a memorandum of understanding with South Korean chip giant SK Hynix to engage in special cooperation on environmental, social, and corporate governance projects.