politics

01Malaysia relaxes the application requirements for the Second Home Plan once again

The Lianhe Zaobao reported that recently, the Malaysian government again relaxed the application conditions for the Second Home Program, lowering the requirement for platinum group with the highest threshold to have a fixed deposit of at least RM5 million to RM4.5 million to attract more foreigners to move to Malaysia. In addition to lowering the deposit threshold for platinum group applicants, the authorities will also cooperate with the immigration office to accelerate the review of applicants, simplify the process, and control the review process within three working days.

exceptIn addition, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahi pointed out that the government has also agreed to reduce the number of applicants for the Second Home Plan buying houses in Johor, especially in forest citiesThe price threshold was set to increase the willingness of applicants to buy a house, but he did not specify the specific amount. At present, the price thresholds for foreigners to buy houses in various states of Malaysia vary, ranging fromThe price threshold for buying a house in Johor is between RM400000 and RM2 million.

military affairs

01North Korea has completed its five-year military development plan ahead of schedule

According to KCNA, on March 19th, following the large-scale rocket launcher salvo training on March 18th, North Korea announced the successful ground-based ignition test of a multi-stage solid fuel engine for a new medium to long range hypersonic missile. This means that the five-year plan for national defense scientific development and weapon system development proposed by North Korea at the 8th Labor Party Congress in January 2021 has been completed.

according toIt is reported that North Korea isThe 8th National Congress of the Communist Party of China held in January 2021 proposed five core national defense topics, namely developing hypersonic missiles, manufacturing ultra large nuclear warheads, improving strike accuracy within a range of 15000 kilometers, developing intercontinental ballistic missiles using solid fuel rocket engines, and developing nuclear submarines and submarine launched nuclear strategic weapons. North Korean leader Kim Jong un said during on-site guidance of the experiment that, based on North Korea's security environment and military operational requirements, the weapon system has significant military strategic value, and its importance is no less than that of intercontinental ballistic missiles. He expressed great satisfaction with the successful completion of the strategic weapons department's development tasks during the five-year plan proposed by the 8th National Congress of the Labor Party.

economic

security

01The first confirmed human to human transmission of tick disease in Japan

According to Xinhua News Agency, on March 19th, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Japan released a statement stating that a male doctor in his twenties had treated a tick disease patient in his 90s in April last year. Nine days after the patient's death, the male doctor developed symptoms such as fever, headache, joint pain, diarrhea, and dry cough, and was later diagnosed with the disease.

The communique stated that the male doctor had not been outdoors before the onset of the illness and had not kept any pets. The results of virus gene testing extracted from the bodies of deceased patients and male doctors indicate that the virus has spread between individuals from patients to male doctors. After the male doctor was diagnosed with the infection, the symptoms gradually improved without treatment. It is reported that Japan reported its first domestic case of tick disease in 2013, but interpersonal transmission is still the first to occur.

hairHeat accompanied thrombocytopenia syndrome, commonly known as tick disease, is an acute infectious disease caused by the novel Bunyavirus. The clinical manifestations of the patient include fever, gastrointestinal symptoms, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, and multiple organ dysfunction; Mainly transmitted through tick bites, direct contact with the patient's blood or body fluids may also lead to infection. The mortality rate of tick disease is high and there is no specific treatment. Patients who come into contact with this disease should take protective measures, including using masks, gloves, goggles, protective clothing, etc.

Geneva News: On March 19th, the United Nations World Meteorological Organization released the 2023 Global Climate Report, which showed that major climate indicators such as global greenhouse gas concentrations, surface temperature, ocean heat and acidification, sea level rise, Antarctic sea ice area, and glacier melting broke records last year.

Data shows that last year was the hottest year on record, with the global average surface temperature higher than pre industrial levels1.45 degrees Celsius is very close to the critical value of 1.5 degrees Celsius that countries agreed to avoid at the 2015 Paris Climate Conference. Last year, the concentrations of the three main greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide, continued to rise at record levels in 2022, with carbon dioxide concentrations 50% higher than pre industrial levels. At the end of last winter, the Antarctic sea ice area was 1 million square meters less than the previous record lowKilometers, equivalent to the total area of France and Germany.

The communique released by the Meteorological Organization quoted UN Secretary General Guterres as saying that the Earth is sending out distress signals, and all major indicators are issuing warnings, some of which not only break records but also almostThe table is exploding, and countries around the world must take immediate action.

culture

01Russian and Belarusian athletes are prohibited from participating in the Olympic opening ceremony

According to reports from the Associated Press and Reuters, the International Olympic Committee recently announced a ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes from participating in parade activities at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. It is reported that at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics on July 26th, thousands of athletes will take boats along the Seine River to the Eiffel Tower instead of playing in the stadium as usual. The International Olympic Committee said that Russian and Belarusian athletes who are allowed to participate in the Olympics as neutral will only have the opportunity to "experience the event", such as watching by the river.

It is reported that due toRussia-Ukraine WarRussia and Belarus are prohibited from participating in Olympic team events, but the International Olympic Committee allows individual athletes from these countries to participate as "neutral athletes". Neutral athletes are not allowed to publicly support Russia's invasion of Ukraine, nor are they subject to military or national security agencies. Russia has fiercely criticized this, accusing the International Olympic Committee of deviating from its established principles, undermining Olympism and infringing on the interests of Olympic athletes, and falling into racism and neo Nazism.