Reuters reported that on July 3, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Turk called for vigilance against the political expansion of the extreme right in Europe, saying that these remarks would dehumanize immigrants and asylum seekers. Last month, far right political parties made progress in the European Parliament. France is about to hold a final election, and opponents of the far right anti immigrant National Alliance are trying to prevent them from taking power.

It is reported that Turck is an Austrian and his country isIn the 1930s, it became a hotbed of anti Semitism and participated in the Holocaust after being annexed by Nazi Germany in 1938. He had previously stated that preventing future atrocities is part of his job. Turk, who has been serving as the head of human rights affairs of the United Nations for nearly half of his four-year term, has been striving to strengthen refugee protection for many years. He said that right-wing traditional political parties who never reflect on themselves will bring disaster to Europe.

military

01The United States will provide $2.3 billion in aid to Ukraine

According to Reuters, on July 2nd, US Defense Secretary Austin revealed during a meeting with Ukrainian Defense Minister Umerov that the US will provide Ukraine with a new aid program worth $2.3 billion. He stated that this plan will provide more anti-aircraft interceptors, anti tank weapons, and other critical ammunition.

Umerov thanked Washington for its assistance and said that with this support, we will stop Russia and stop aggression. It is reported that sinceRussia-Ukraine WarSince the outbreak, the United States has been Ukraine's main military supporter, promising to provide over $51 billion in weapons, ammunition, and other security assistance to Ukraine.

02North Korea launches two missiles in a row to test performance

According to Yonhap News Agency, on July 1st, North Korea launched two more ballistic missiles towards the northeast. The South Korean military speculates that North Korea may launch the KN-23 missile, known as the North Korean version of the Iskander, in order to test its performance and export it to Russia. The South Korean military stated that at 5:05 am on the same day, North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile from Changyuan County in South Hwanghae Province towards the northeast. After flying more than 600 kilometers, the missile landed in the waters near the eastern city of Cheongjin. Subsequently, the second missile was launched at 5:15 and flew about 120 kilometers. The missile is likely to have crashed near Pyongyang.

Previously, North Korea proposed five national defense core issues at the 8th Workers' Party Congress held in January 2021, including the development of hypersonic missiles, the manufacture of super large nuclear warheads, improving strike accuracy within a range of 15000 kilometers, the development of intercontinental ballistic missiles using solid fuel rocket engines, and the development of nuclear submarines and submarine launched nuclear strategic weapons.

In addition, American satellite imaging startupsPlanet Labs captured a 115 meter long large ship docked at the port of Rajin in northeastern North Korea on June 29th, with suspected containers piled up in front of the ship. But the name and nationality of the ship have not been made public yet. But this is the first time in nearly two weeks since June 18th that a large container load has been captured at the Port of Rajin. Analysis indicates that the Port of Rozin is located very close to Vladivostok, Russia and has been designated by the United States as a weapons trading center between North Korea and Russia.

01German Automobile Association calls on EU to lift tariffs on electric vehicles from China

According to Reuters, on July 3rd, the German Association of Automobile Manufacturers urged the European Commission to cancel planned tariffs on Chinese made electric vehicles. The association stated that tariffs will harm European and American car manufacturers exporting from China and may face retaliatory tariffs from China. Given Germany's huge export volume to China, this will have a heavy impact on the German automotive industry. Data shows that last year, Germany's exports of passenger cars to China were more than three times the amount of imports from China, and the exports of component suppliers were four times the amount of imports.

The industry association emphasized that the EU should focus on ensuring access to key raw materials for the European electric vehicle industry, reducing market access barriers, and increasing trade policy transparency.Anti subsidy tariffs are not enough to enhance Europe's competitiveness and resilience in the long run. Since last week, China and the European Commission have been negotiating on the restrictive measures that Beijing hopes to lift, denying accusations of unfair subsidies.

02The export value of forest products from Vietnam increased by over 21% in the first half of this year

According to the Vietnam News Agency, the Forestry Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam recently revealed that the export value of forest products reached in the first half of this year7.95 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 21.2%, completed 52.3% of the annual plan. Regarding the export market, the export value of Vietnamese forest products to the United States reached 4.38 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 27.6%; Exports to China amounted to 1.059 billion US dollars, an increase of 46.6%.

It is understood that in order to meet the export demand, the national timber mining output of centralized plantations reached about 9.93 million cubic meters, up 6.3% year on year. In addition, the newly built centralized artificial forest area across the country reached 125500 hectares, completing 51.2% of the annual plan and a year-on-year increase of 1.2%. It is expected that approximately 245000 hectares of new forest will be built throughout the year, achieving the annual target. In addition, in order to improve the quality of afforestation, various parts of Vietnam have attached great importance to the quality control of forest tree species and seedlings. The proportion of artificial forests where the quality of afforestation tree species and seedlings is controlled is 85%. As of now, a total of 495000 hectares of forests in Vietnam have obtained certificates for sustainable forest management.