On April 26th, Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Wang Tinghui submitted his resignation, which was approved by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, according to Vietnamese news agency. The statement released by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam on the official website of the Vietnamese government pointed out that Wang Tinghui violated the "Regulations on Several Prohibited Acts of Party Members" and the "Regulations on the Responsibility of Party Members and Cadres as Model", which has affected the reputation of the party, the country, and himself. He is well aware of his responsibility to the Party, the country, and the people, so he requests to resign. Although it is not yet clear about Wang Tinghui's specific violations, Fan Taihe, Wang Tinghui's assistant and deputy director of the National Assembly Office, was arrested earlier for involvement in bidding violations and accepting large bribes from a construction company. Relevant sources speculate that this may be related.

BBC VietnamAccording to channel analysis, the crime charged against Fan Taihe is"Abuse of power and seeking personal gain" belongs to the category of corruption crimes and is classified as "particularly serious". Therefore, Wang Tinghui's resignation should be held responsible for the errors of his assistant. It is reported that the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the President of the country, the Prime Minister of the government, and the President of the National Assembly are known as the "four pillars" of Vietnamese politics, with two pillars falling in just over a month. Vietnamese political observers point out that Hanoi, Vietnam is facing serious political turmoil.

02Tens of thousands of supporters gathered on the streets, calling on the Spanish Prime Minister to stay in office

Reuters reported that on April 27th, tens of thousands of supporters of the Spanish Workers' Socialist Party held a rally in Madrid, calling on Prime Minister Sanchez to stay in office. The Spanish government stated that about 12500 supporters participated in the rally, filling the streets with many waving flags or painted faces. Spanish Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Montero also expressed support for Sanchez at the rally.

Previously, Sanchez claimed that in court, his wife's private transactionConduct a commercial corruption investigationAfterwards, he will consider whether to continue to govern. Sanchez denies the court's charges against his wife, stating that this is part of the ongoing defamation by political opponents against him and his family.

military affairs

01Russia launches large-scale airstrikes to attack Ukraine's energy facilities

According to comprehensive foreign reports, on April 27th, the Russian companyA large-scale missile attack was launched at night, attacking energy facilities in multiple regions of Ukraine, resulting in damage to Ukrainian power plants and injuries to personnel. Ukrainian Energy Minister Galushenko has stated that the enemy is once again attacking Ukraine's energy infrastructure. Especially in the facilities in Dnipropetrovsk, Ivano Frankivsk, and Lviv regions. The largest private energy company in Ukraine also stated that the equipment of its four thermal power plants was "severely damaged" in the attack, and some people were injured, but did not provide details such as the number of injured people.

In recent months, Russia has intensified its attacks on Ukraine's energy network, causing widespread power outages. Currently, Ukraine has suffered losses of approximately80% of thermal power generation and about 35% of hydroelectric power generation capacity are facing an energy crisis.

01China Laos Railway imports and exports more than 8 million tons

ASEAN financial news, recently, Kunming Customs of China revealed that since the opening and operation of the China Laos Railway, Kunming Customs has cumulatively supervised the import and export goods of the China Laos Railway, which has exceeded 8 million tons. China's high-tech products such as new energy vehicles and electromechanical products are constantly being exported, and some new commodities such as corn and dried cassava are being imported through railways. The import of mineral products and other commodities has increased significantly, driving rapid growth in freight volume.

Data shows that Mohan Railway Port has remained the largest railway port between China and ASEAN for 8 consecutive months. The successful operation of the international freight train of the "Lancang Mekong Express Line" of the China Laos Railway has further met the transportation needs of fruits and vegetables, fast moving consumer goods and other goods with high time limit requirements. So far, more than 1000 trains have been operated in total. In addition, the railway department also launched the pedigree train brands of "Lancang Mekong Express" such as "Shanghai Yunnan Lancang Mekong Line", "China Laos Railway+China Europe Train", especially the new mode of international transportation of "China Laos Railway+China Europe Train", which greatly shortened the direct railway transportation time from Laos, Thailand and other countries to Europe to 15 days, not only improving the transportation efficiency, but also broadening the trade channel between China and ASEAN countries.