UK news,On June 1st,Leader of the opposition Labour Party in the UK, Stamer, criticized Prime Minister Sunak's Conservative Party for repeatedly breaking promises to reduce net immigration and announced that the Labour Party plans to reduce its dependence on immigration by training more British workers,He plans to prohibit employers who violate employment laws from hiring workers from abroad in an attempt to reduce the net number of immigrants to the UK. According to statistics, the net number of immigrants arriving in the UK last year was 685000, lower than the record breaking 764000 in 2022. However, this number is still three times that of the 2019 general election. The Conservative Party promised in its campaign manifesto to reduce net immigration.

Meanwhile,Stammer also promised to reform the immigration points system,Employers and intermediaries who violate employment laws will be prohibited from hiring overseas workers, and employers will be eliminated from their workExploiting foreign workers and lowering wages. Some Conservative Party members say,BritainThe Labour Party is reshaping the policies already issued by the Conservative government. The Conservative Party has previously promised to raise the salary threshold required for visas and eliminate cheap and scarce labor from overseas.Not long ago, British Prime Minister Sunak announced that he wouldThe general election will be held in July,The support rate of the Conservative Party in polls has long lagged behind that of the Labour Party.

military affairs

01Large scale airstrikes on energy facilities in multiple parts of Ukraine

According to Xinhua News Agency,On June 1st,Ukrainian Air Force Commander Olesik posted on social media saying,The Russian military launched large-scale airstrikes on multiple energy facilities in Ukraine,The Russian army fired during this airstrike53 missiles and 47 drones were intercepted by the Ukrainian military, of which 35 missiles and 46 drones were intercepted. He said that the Russian military has not given up its plan to continue attacking fuel and energy facilities in Ukraine, and the Ukrainian military will be prepared to respond. DTEK, the largest private energy company in UkrainecallThe equipment of two thermal power plants under its umbrellabefore The attack was severely damaged. In the past few months of Russian military attacks, three employees of the company have died and 51 employees have been injured.

It is reported that the attack resulted inUkraineZaporizhzhia Oblast, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Kirovograd Oblast, Ivano-The energy facilities in Frankivsk Oblast and Donetsk region have been damaged. The Ukrainian Ministry of Energy has warned that these attacks may lead to power rationing measures.Regarding this, the Russian side stated that,In response to Ukraine's attempt to destroy Russia's energy and transportation facilities, the Russian military has used high-precision long-range air and sea based weapons to carry out cluster strikes on the energy facilities that Ukraine guarantees the operation of military industrial enterprises.

02North Korea says it will suspend the delivery of garbage balloons to South Korea

According to Agence France Presse,On June 2nd, North Korea stated that,We will stop dropping balloons filled with garbage on the South Korean border, calling themThe nauseating package is an effective countermeasure against propaganda by anti regime activists. If Koreans resume distributing anti North Korean leaflets,They will respond with a hundred times more waste paper and dirt based on the quantity and frequency detected, in accordance with the warnings already issued.

The South Korean military said that since May 28th, North Korea has dropped nearly a thousand balloons into South Korea, carrying bags filled with garbage, including cigarette butts, cardboard, and plastic debris. South Korea claims that North Korea's latest provocation is "unreasonable" and "low-level", and warns that if North Korea does not stop balloon bombing, Seoul will take strong countermeasures. Meanwhile, South Korean activists have also flown balloons over the border towards North Korea, filled with flyers and sometimes even cash, rice, or portable hard drives containing Korean dramas.

01Malaysia's Shihua Media will lay off 44% of employees

Kuala Lumpur Comprehensive News,On May 30th,Kennaugh Investment Bank released a report stating that,The World Chinese Media Group, which owns major Malaysian Chinese newspapers such as Sing Chau Daily, Nanyang Business Daily, China Daily, and Guangming Daily, is preparing to phase out its operations within five years due to consecutive losses44% employees, reducing the number of employees from approximately 1800 to approximately 1000At the same time, Shihua Media is also exploring the use of artificial intelligence to strengthen and simplify operations, in order to reduce labor costs. In addition to the four Malaysian Chinese newspapers mentioned above, Shihua Media also has media outlets overseas such as Ming Pao and Asia Weekly.

According to the report, as of this yearIn the fiscal year of 2024 at the end of March, Shihua Media suffered a net loss of RM61 million, the highest amount since 1998. Long term losses have also led to a 3.7% decline in the stock price of Shihua Media this year to date.reportcallShihua Media believes that reducing employee size and encouraging employees to engage in multitasking can significantly save costs.

02In the first quarter of 2024, Vietnam's fiscal revenue reached 88.35 trillion Vietnamese dong

Yue Tong News Agency,According to the General Administration of Customs of Vietnam,In the first quarter of 2024, Vietnam's national fiscal revenue reached 88.35 trillion Vietnamese dong, equivalent to RMB 25.62 billion, accounting for 26.3% of the budget, a decrease of 4.2% compared to the same period in 2023.

Among them,Before this yearOver the past three months, the cumulative total import and export volume of goods reached 178.04 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 15.5%. Accumulated 2024ofagoIn three months, the country achieved a trade surplus of 8.08 billion US dollars. In 2024, the Vietnamese National Assembly submitted a report toVietnamThe tax budget target issued by the General Administration of Customs is375 trillion Vietnamese dong, with a budget revenue of 204 trillion Vietnamese dong from import and export activities.