According to Filong.com, recently, insiders revealed that the Philippines and Canada plan to sign a defense agreement aimed at strengthening defense cooperation between the two countries. Philippine Defense Minister Gilberto Teodoro has not yet disclosed the details of the agreement, but he mentioned that Canada's satellite technology can locate and track fishing vessels illegally fishing anywhere, even if they close their position transmission equipment to evade surveillance, which will greatly benefit the Philippines in combating illegal fishing. Previously, Philippine government agencies and private networks were attacked, resulting in the loss of a large amount of national and private data. Therefore, in this cooperation plan with Canada, network defense is also a key component.

Canada has stated that digital weapons are becoming increasingly important in the construction of its national defense system, and is willing to cooperate with the Philippines to jointly build this type of cybersecurity. The country's defense delegation will soon travel to Manila to hold talks with Philippine officials on the agreement.

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01Pakistan airstrikes anti Pakistani armed groups in Iran

According to Reuters and Agence France Presse, Iran recently reported that the city of Sarawan in the southeastern province of Sistan Balochistan was attacked by a drone and missile, causing an explosion and multiple injuries. Three women and four children were killed in the explosion, all of whom were not Iranians. Pakistani intelligence officials subsequently confirmed the airstrike operation in a statement, stating that Pakistan had carried out a series of highly coordinated and targeted precision military strikes against terrorist hideouts in the Sistan Balochistan province of Iran, resulting in multiple terrorists being killed.

It is understood that although Iran and Pakistan often accuse each other of allowing armed militants to launch attacks from each other's territory, the official forces of the two countries rarely engage in fire. Previously, Iran launched an airstrike on the radical organization "Justice Army" in Pakistan, resulting in several deaths and causing strong protests from Pakistan.

The Iranian Foreign Minister stated that Iran respects PakistanKistan's sovereignty and territorial integrity, air strikes are not targeting civilians but terrorists, and officials from both countries should continue to maintain cooperation. The Pakistani Foreign Minister, on the other hand, stated that terrorism is a common threat in the region, and unilateral actions may seriously undermine regional peace and stability. Coordinated efforts should be made to combat terrorism, as Iran's previous attacks within Pakistan have seriously violated Pakistan's sovereignty.

01Nearly 30000 unsold units in Cambodia's real estate market

According to the Cambodian China Times, a well-known industry consulting firm, CBRE, recently released a 2024 forecast report. The report shows that Cambodia currently has a total of 17400 unsold co managed apartments, and 11400 unsold properties. Faced with this massive inventory, Cambodian real estate developers will focus on promoting unsold units in 2024.

At present, some newly developed real estate projects in Cambodia have been delayed, and the government has begun to pay attention to the struggling real estate sector and introduced a series of incentive measures to stimulate demand, including adjusting the current foreign land purchase mechanism, extending the land lease term signed by local landlords and foreigners, and replacing the existing ones15 to 50 years, extended to 100 years. In addition, the government and the National Bank of Cambodia will also encourage banks and financial institutions to restructure loans for struggling real estate clients and reduce cash flowPressure in terms of flow.

It is worth noting that despite the strong demands of real estate practitioners, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manai insists on maintaining the policy that foreigners cannot own land and refuses to allow foreigners to purchase properties with land. He emphasized that allowing foreigners to own Cambodian land involves the constitutional privilege that Cambodian citizens are entitled to, that is, only Cambodian nationals can own land.

According to The New York Times, Google recently announced another 100 layoffs on its video platform YouTube, following the previous layoffs of 1000 employees in multiple departments. It is understood that the 1000 positions laid off by Google last week include the voice assistant department, the hardware team responsible for Pixel, Nest, and Fitbit, the advertising sales team, and the AR team. Google CEO Sandal Pichai told the media that he expects to continue layoffs this year, with a focus on reducing hierarchy to simplify execution processes and increase the speed of development in certain areas.

A survey shows that since the beginning of this year, multiple technology companies in the United States have announced layoff plans. Discord recently announced that it will lay off 17% of its workforce, approximately 170 people. Amazon offers its Twitch streaming service, Prime Video, and MGM StudiosHundreds of employees have been laid off. Xerox also plans to cut 15% of its 23000 employees, while video game software provider Unity Software has cut 25% of its total workforce.