Reuters News,On April 6th, the New Zealand government announced plans to reform the employment visa policy,The reform measures include adding language requirements to low skilled jobs, setting minimum skill and work experience thresholds for most employers on work visas, and reducing the maximum continuous residency period for most low skilled jobs from five years to three years.SingaporeImmigration Secretary Stanford stated in a statementRepresent,Last year, there were173000 people immigrated to New Zealand, approaching the highest record in history. New Zealandat presentApproximately5.1 million people, triggeringThe authorities are concerned about inflation.

It is understood that the number of immigrants from Australia, a neighboring country of New Zealand, has also seen a significant increase in recent years. The Australian Ministry of the Interior hasLast December, the reform of immigration policy was announcedStrive to halve the number of immigrants within the next two years to alleviate the burden of overpopulation on healthcare, transportation, and economy.

02Thousands of Moroccans demonstrate against normalizing relations with Israel

According to Agence France Presse, on April 5th, thousands of people gathered in Casablanca, Morocco's second largest city, to demonstrate in support of Palestinians in Gaza and protest against the normalization of relations between Morocco and Israel. It is understood that this protest was initiated by the Islamic movement "Justice and Goodwill Society", which also held similar demonstrations in the capital city of Rabat and Tangier Port.

It is understood that under the mediation of the United States, sinceSince 2020, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco have successively announced the normalization of relations with Israel. Previously, only Egypt and Jordan, two Arab countries, established diplomatic relations with Israel. As part of the agreement, the United States recognized Morocco's sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara region. Since the outbreak of the Israel Kazakhstan conflict, MoroccoThere have been multiple large-scale demonstrations within the country, demanding the abolition of the aforementioned agreement. However, although the Moroccan authorities have officially condemned Israel's "blatant violation of international law" in the Israeli Israeli Israeli conflict, they have not expressed their intention to cancel the normalization of relations with Israel.

military affairs

01South Korea's second military reconnaissance satellite successfully communicates with ground stations

According to Yonhap News Agency, on April 7th, South Korea's second military reconnaissance satellite was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, using a space exploration technology company's Falcon 9 carrier rocket. The rocket successfully separated from the first stage thruster 2 minutes and 28 seconds after launch, separated from the fairing 47 seconds later, and separated from the satellite at around 9:02 am 45 minutes after launch, successfully entering space orbit. South Korea's second military reconnaissance satellite will undergo several months of operational evaluation before carrying out surveillance and reconnaissance missions against North Korea.

It is understood that South Korea's first military reconnaissance satellite passed through Falcon 9 on December 1st last year at Vandenburg Space Force Base in California, United StatesSuccessful launchStarting from June to July this year, we will officially carry out the task of monitoring North Korea's main targets.

01Samsung Electronics' operating profit in the first quarter increased more than nine times year-on-year

According to Bloomberg and Reuters, on April 5th, Samsung Electronics released a report stating that its operating profit for the first quarter of this year was approximately 6.6 trillion Korean won, an increase of 931% from last year's 640 billion Korean won. This number is higher than the analyst's estimate of 5.37 trillion Korean won, which is also Samsung Electronics' highest operating profit since the third quarter of 2022. Samsung Electronics will release a complete financial report on April 30th, including departmental segments.

Samsung Electronics' performance highlights that the demand for storage chips is recovering. Data shows that South KoreaIn March, chip exports increased by 35.7% year-on-year to $11.7 billion, the highest level since March 2022. In addition, storage chip prices are also rising. Advanced score in Counterpoint Research, an industry analysis companyAnalyst Bashi stated that as inventory levels of products such as smartphones and personal computers return to normal, major dynamic random access memory manufacturers increased their prices by an average of 7% to 10% in the first quarter.