According to Reuters, the German government recently announced the implementation of temporary border controls at all land borders across the country to address illegal immigration and protect the public from extremism. The control measures began on September 16th and initially lasted for six months.

It is understood that there is a long-standing relationship between Germany and Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Austria, the Czech Republic, and PolandA land border of over 3700 kilometers. The issue of illegal immigration is extremely serious. In August of this year, after a Syrian asylum seeker carried out a deadly knife attack in a German city, the German government has been in talks with the main opposition party, the Christian Democratic Union, on how to address the immigration problem.

02Pope East Timor presides over Mass, attracting 600000 people to attend

According to comprehensive news from Dili, on September 10th, Pope Francis presided over a large mass in the capital of East Timor, Dili, attracting approximately 600000 people or nearly half of the population to attend. This mass is a key event of Pope Francis' visit to East Timor, and a large crowd had already poured into Dili a few days ago to witness the 87 year old Pope's charisma.

It is reported that the population of East Timor1.3 million, with Catholics accounting for about 98%, making it the country with the highest proportion of Catholics outside of the Vatican. Pope Francis is the first pope to visit East Timor in 35 years after John Paul II. It is worth mentioning that the visit of John Paul II in 1989 brought a historic turning point to the independence movement in East Timor.

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01Israeli army bombs humanitarian zone in Gaza, resulting in at least 40 deaths

According to Agence France Presse, on September 10th, the Israeli army launched an attack on a tent camp in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, resulting in at least 40 deaths and 60 injuries.

The Gaza Civil Defense Agency stated that the attack was on a humanitarian area in Mawasi, but Israel claimed that they were targeting the Hamas command and control center operating in the humanitarian zone, and accused Hamas of abusing civilian and humanitarian infrastructure, including designated humanitarian areas, to carry out terrorist activities against Israel. But then Hamas issued a statement saying that the claim that Hamas fighters were at the scene of the attack was a blatant lie.

01The actual amount of foreign direct investment in Vietnam has reached a new high in five years

Vietnam News Agency reported that recently, VietnamForeign Investment Bureau of the Ministry of Planning and InvestmentThe data shows that,2024byOn August 31st, the registered capital of foreign direct investment flowing into Vietnam exceeded 20.52 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 7%. The actual funds in place for foreign investment projects reached about 14.15 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increaseI got it8%, setting a record for the past 5 yearsA new high.

specificTake a lookNewly signed projects2247 projects with a total registered capital of nearly 12 billion US dollars, with a year-on-year increase of 8.5% in the number of projects and 27% in the total registered capital; 926 additional investment projects were added, with a year-on-year increase of 4.9%; The additional amount exceeded 5.7 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 14.8%. Vietnam's largest investment partners are all from Asia. Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, China, and South Korea's investment projects and registered capital in Vietnam account for 74% and 77.1% of the total number of new investment projects and registered capital, respectively.

02Thai rice exports to China will shrink by 2%

According to news from Thailand, the Thai Kaitai Research Center recently released a report stating that the export volume of Thai rice to China in 2024 will decrease from 470000 tons in 2023 to 460000 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 2%. The report indicates that due to the decline in price competitiveness of Thai rice, the export volume of Thai rice to China has decreased by 10% year-on-year from January to May 2014. However, the growth in export volume from June to December still cannot reverse the situation of reduced export volume for the whole year.

Data shows that withCompared to 2023, the three major rice production areas in Thailand have all experienced a decline, with the Northeast experiencing the largest year-on-year decrease of 9%. The rice production in the northern and central regions has decreased by 8.6% and 8.7% respectively, mainly due to the El Ni ñ o phenomenon in the first half of the year causing damage to rice during the dry season.