On May 14th, 2022, local time, a serious fire broke out in a commercial building in New Delhi, India, killing 27 people so far. Local police say at least 50 people have been rescued, and 29 people are still missing.

On May 14th, 2022, local time, in New Delhi, India, people gathered around the building where the fire broke out.

On May 14, 2022, local time, in New Delhi, India, rescuers worked in a building where a fire broke out.

On May 14, 2022, local time, the police blocked the area around the fire scene in New Delhi, India.

On May 14, 2022, in New Delhi, India, a woman showed a photo of her 20-year-old daughter outside the hospital morgue, and her daughter was killed in a fire.

The building that caught fire mainly rented workshops to enterprises. At the time of the incident, fires broke out on all four floors. Preliminary investigation shows that the fire started on the second floor, where a company produces monitors and routers. At present, the cause of the fire is still unclear.

On May 14th, 2022, local time, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of Delhi arrived at the scene of the fire, saying that the Delhi government had ordered an investigation into the accident. He also announced that he would pay 1 million Indian Rupee (about 87,600 yuan) to each family who died, and provide 50,000 Indian Rupee (about 4,380 yuan) as consolation money to each injured person.

A quick tour of the world

Queen Elizabeth II makes public appearance at the Royal Windsor Horse Show.

On May 13th, 2022, in Windsor, England, Queen Elizabeth II made a public appearance at the Royal Windsor Horse Show.

On the 10th, Queen Elizabeth II did not attend the opening ceremony of the British Parliament due to mobility difficulties, which was the first time in nearly 60 years. However, on the 13th, Elizabeth II looked good when she attended the horse show. Elizabeth II’s last public appearance was to attend the memorial ceremony of her late husband, Duke of Edinburgh, at the end of March.

The inauguration ceremony of Hungary’s first female president was held in Budapest.

On May 14th, 2022, Budapest, Hungary, the inauguration ceremony of the first female president of Hungary, Novak Katalin, was held in Budapest.

On March 10th, the Hungarian Parliament elected Novak Katalin, the presidential candidate of the ruling two parties, the Youth League and the Christian Democratic Party, as the President of Hungary. Novak became Hungary’s first female president.

Sri Lanka once again shortened the national curfew.

On May 14th, 2022, local time, Colombo, Sri Lanka, the curfew imposed by Sri Lanka was temporarily lifted, and soldiers patrolled the streets and stood ready.

According to media reports in Sri Lanka, the curfew currently imposed by the police in the country will be temporarily lifted at 6 o’clock on the 14th, and will be implemented again at 18 o’clock on the same day until 5 o’clock on the 15th.

People in Okinawa, Japan, held a demonstration, calling for reducing the burden brought by the US military base to the local area.

On May 14th, 2022, local time in Okinawa, Japan, the people of Okinawa held a "peaceful March" around the Futenma Base and Kadena Base of the US military, calling for reducing the burden brought by the US military base to the local area.

The "March for Peace" campaign was cancelled last year and the year before last because of the COVID-19 epidemic. This year, it was scaled down and held again after two years.

Yemeni children face severe malnutrition.

On May 14th, 2022, in Hajj province, northern Yemen, a one-and-a-half-year-old child faced with severe malnutrition and lived in a temporary camp for homeless people.

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　　Last March was a big policy aimed at regulating the property market and stabilizing expectations, and this March was an intimate little detail involving market transactions. Following the release of the official version of the second-hand housing contract between buyers and sellers, the Beijing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development issued three documents concerning housing agencies last night, aiming at regulating the second-hand housing market, clarifying for the first time the relationship between the sale of stock houses and the brokerage services, and clarifying the rights and obligations of real estate brokers and buyers and sellers.

　　All three documents will be implemented on April 15th. According to the contents of the document, the charging standard of second-hand housing intermediary service is determined by the entrusting party and the entrusted party through consultation based on the service content, service cost, service quality and market supply and demand; There is no clear requirement for who will pay the service fee, and it is also agreed by the parties to the transaction themselves.

　　The charging standard of agency fee shall be settled through negotiation.

　　In addition to the Notice on Strengthening the Administration of Filing and Publicity of Business Sites of Beijing Real Estate Brokerage Agencies, this time, the model texts of Beijing Stock House Sale Brokerage Service Contract and Beijing Stock House Purchase Brokerage Service Contract were also released.

　　"Sale contract" refers to the contract signed by the second-hand house seller and the housing agency, while "off-take contract" refers to the contract signed by the buyer and the housing agency. That is to say, starting from April 15th, buyers and sellers of second-hand houses in Beijing will sign contracts with intermediaries separately.

　　The reporter learned from a number of intermediaries that there have been practices in which intermediaries have signed contracts or agreements with buyers and sellers before. However, it is found that the official version is more comprehensive and standardized in content.

　　Especially on the issue of agency fees. Both the sale contract and the off-take contract are marked with a "service fee". Does this mean that there will be a new attempt to collect agency fees? Previously, an intermediary in Tianjin has tried to share the burden between buyers and sellers. Will Beijing follow up? How to determine the charging standard?

　　Judging from the current market trading habits, the brokerage service fee is mainly borne by the buyer. "There is no clear requirement for who will pay the brokerage service fee, which is agreed by the parties to the transaction." Li Wenjie, president of the Beijing Real Estate Agency Industry Association, explained that according to the Measures for the Administration of Real Estate Brokers, the same real estate brokerage business can only be charged according to one business, and no additional fees can be charged to the clients. Therefore, brokerage institutions sign sales and off-take contracts with clients respectively. No matter whether the brokerage service fees are paid by both parties or by one of them, brokerage institutions cannot increase the fees.

　　As for the charging standard, Li Wenjie said that the state and Beijing Municipality stipulate that the real estate brokerage service fee shall be subject to market-regulated price management, and the charging standard shall be determined by the entrusting party and the entrusted party through consultation according to the service content, service cost, service quality and market supply and demand. Therefore, in the model contract, there is no definite standard, but it is left to negotiation in the transaction.

　　Buyers and sellers also have to pay intermediary fees for "string orders"

　　What needs to be reminded to buyers and sellers is that even if no transaction is finally reached with the intermediary after entrustment, they may have to pay the corresponding intermediary fee, which is listed in the contract model through "liability for breach of contract".

　　For buyers, they have given up the right to entrust other intermediaries to buy a house at the same time (exclusively entrusted to an intermediary), but they bought a house through other intermediaries during the entrustment period; The buyer refuses to sign a transaction contract with the seller introduced by the entrusted intermediary, but makes a transaction with the seller within the agreed time after the expiration of the entrustment period; The buyer refuses to sign a contract with the seller introduced by the entrusted intermediary, but after the expiration of the entrusted period, he has to pay the intermediary fee to the entrusted intermediary in accordance with the contract.

　　For the seller, he has given up the right to entrust other intermediaries to sell the house (exclusively entrusted to an intermediary), but sold the house through other intermediaries during the entrustment period; Has given up the right to sell by itself, but sells the house by itself within the entrustment period; Has refused to sign a transaction contract with the buyer introduced by the entrusted intermediary, but has made a transaction with the buyer within the agreed time after the expiration of the entrusted period; We have refused to sign a transaction contract with the buyer introduced by the entrusting intermediary, but within the agreed time after the expiration of the entrustment period, we have made a transaction with the buyer through other intermediaries. If the entrusting intermediary has evidence to prove that there is a direct causal relationship between the transaction of the house and the brokerage service for the sale of the existing house, we need to pay the intermediary fee to the entrusting intermediary in accordance with the contract.

　　The contract can be terminated if it is infringed by false information.

　　According to the liabilities for breach of contract listed in the two contracts, if the intermediary entrusted by the buyer or the seller infringes on the interests of the buyer or the seller by concealing or fabricating information, the intermediary shall refund the collected real estate brokerage service fee and bear the liability for compensation according to law, and the buyer and the seller also have the right to unilaterally terminate the contract.

　　However, if the buyer or seller provides false housing information and materials, the intermediary also has the right to unilaterally terminate the contract.

　　In addition, the model contract also makes it clear that if the contract cannot be performed as agreed due to force majeure, the liability may be exempted in part or in whole according to the influence of force majeure, but the party that fails to perform the contract as agreed due to force majeure shall inform the other party in time.

　　The model text of the stock house sale and off-take brokerage service contract will be promoted and implemented together with the model text of the Stock House Sales Contract released in the early stage, and will be officially put into use from April 15, 2018.

　　The person in charge of the Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development previously introduced that since March last year, a total of 532 intermediaries operating in violation of regulations have been cancelled for the record, 351 intermediary stores operating in violation of regulations have been shut down, and 240 stores have shut down by themselves, which has formed a powerful shock to market violations.

　　"If last year was ‘ Law enforcement supervision year ’ , then this year will become ‘ Year of system construction ’ The service supervision of government departments on the real estate brokerage industry will continue to advance in the direction of deepening, refinement and long-term. " Yin Fei, dean of the School of Law of the Central University of Finance and Economics, said that the policy documents issued by the Municipal Housing Construction Committee and relevant departments this year have comprehensively strengthened the management of intermediaries by improving policies and regulations, strengthening institutional mechanisms, and guiding the use of contract model texts.

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 14th Title: GDP doubled in ten years, and China’s economic strength achieved a historic leap.

Xinhua News Agency reporter Wei Yukun

More than 120 trillion yuan-

From 2013 to 2022, China’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased from 59.3 trillion yuan to 121 trillion yuan, with an average annual growth rate of more than 6%. According to the annual average exchange rate, the total economic output reached 18 trillion US dollars, ranking second in the world.

This is the scene of the 134th Canton Fair filmed on October 15th, 2023. Xinhua News Agency reporter Deng Hua photo

In 2023, the main expected goals of China’s economic and social development are expected to be successfully achieved, which also means that China’s economic aggregate will continue to grow steadily.

Since the new era, China’s economic aggregate has doubled, and its development has stood at a new and higher historical starting point:

From the time line, in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2021, China’s GDP successively crossed 60 trillion yuan, 70 trillion yuan, 80 trillion yuan, 90 trillion yuan, 100 trillion yuan and 110 trillion yuan, and exceeded 120 trillion yuan in 2022.

In the Smart Microelectronics Industrial Park in Rizhao High-tech Industrial Development Zone, Shandong Province, staff are producing filters (photo taken on June 29, 2023). Xinhua News Agency reporter Guo Xulei photo

In 2020, China is the only major economy in the world with positive economic growth. In recent three years, the average annual economic growth of China has reached 4.5%, which is about 2.5 percentage points higher than the world average. In 2023, China’s economic growth rate will continue to be in the forefront of major economies.

Vertically, at present, China’s annual GDP increment has far exceeded the annual GDP in the early 1990s. The increment brought by the 1% growth rate of China’s economy is equivalent to about 2.1% 10 years ago.

While the economic aggregate continues to increase, the per capita GDP has achieved new breakthroughs. In the past 10 years, China’s per capita GDP has increased from 43,497 yuan to 85,698 yuan. According to the annual average exchange rate, China’s per capita GDP reached $12,741 in 2022, and remained above $12,000 for two consecutive years.

China’s economic share in the world has steadily increased, and its international influence is increasing day by day.

In the past 10 years, the proportion of China’s total economic output in the world economy has risen from 12.3% to about 18%, and the total trade in goods has been ranked first in the world for six consecutive years, with an average annual contribution rate of over 30% to the world economic growth, which has always been the biggest engine to promote the world economic growth.

This is the Tesla booth in the smart car chain exhibition area of the first China International Supply Chain Promotion Expo (photo taken on November 30th, 2023). Xinhua News Agency reporter Ren Chaoshe

Foreign exchange reserves rank first in the world. In the past 10 years, China’s foreign exchange reserves have been stable at more than 3 trillion US dollars, and the balance of foreign exchange reserves reached 3,127.7 billion US dollars by the end of 2022. Under the background of complex and severe external situation and rising uncertainty, the huge and stable foreign exchange reserves provide a strong guarantee for China’s economy to resist external risk shocks.

Groups of data witness the steady improvement of China’s comprehensive national strength, international influence and people’s living standards, showing that China’s development foundation is stronger, its development quality is better and its development momentum is more abundant.

This year is the first year of fully implementing the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and the year of economic recovery and development after three years of epidemic prevention and control in COVID-19.

Facing the complicated international political and economic environment and arduous domestic reform, development and stability tasks, China’s economy has successfully withstood external pressure, overcome internal difficulties and achieved a recovery: the GDP in the first three quarters reached 91,302.7 billion yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 5.2% at constant prices.

This is the vision model of "Zero Carbon City" exhibited at Schneider Electric booth of the 6th China International Import Expo (photo taken on November 9, 2023). Xinhua News Agency reporter Ding Ting photo

Based on their long-term optimism about the China market, foreign financial institutions continue to "overweight" the China bond market. According to the data of the People’s Bank of China, overseas institutions have made net purchases of Chinese bonds for nine consecutive months. Since 2023, the cumulative net purchases have reached nearly 1 trillion yuan, of which the net purchases of foreign capital in October have exceeded 200 billion yuan, and it is expected that the increase in holdings in November will reach 250 billion yuan.

Recently, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and many other international organizations have intensively raised China’s economic growth expectations and cast a "vote of confidence" for China’s economy.

The IMF raised China’s GDP growth forecast for 2023 from the previous 5% to 5.4%, while raising its GDP growth forecast for 2024. OECD raised the forecast of China’s GDP growth rate to 5.2% in 2023. The Asian Development Outlook 2023 (December Edition) recently released by the Asian Development Bank predicts that China’s economic growth rate will reach 5.2% in 2023, higher than the 4.9% predicted in September.

The just-concluded Central Economic Work Conference pointed out that, on the whole, the favorable conditions facing China’s development are stronger than the unfavorable factors, and the basic trend of economic recovery for the good and long-term good has not changed, so it is necessary to enhance confidence and confidence.

The audience learned about a miniature lathe at the Bavarian booth of the 25th High-Tech Fair (photo taken on November 15th, 2023). Xinhua News Agency reporter Liang Xushe

Han Wenxiu, deputy director of the Central Finance Office in charge of daily work and director of the Central Agricultural Office, said that in 2023, China’s contribution to global economic growth was about one-third, making it the largest engine of the world economy. "Compared with last year, compared with other countries, China’s development achievements are convincing, and it can be said that the scenery here is unique."

　　Ordinary people have seen the interior of GTS, and they are most interested in how to shift gears. Indeed, this kind of sequential formula derived from F1 racing technology can’t be equipped in ordinary cars, so its operation mode is bound to be different. In fact, the use of this transmission system is very simple and convenient, mainly through the two paddles behind the steering wheel, and the rules of left subtraction and right addition are easy to understand. When the vehicle is stopped, just step on and pull the right paddle to shift into 1st gear.

　　The method of withdrawing from the neutral position is also very simple, which can be completed by pulling back two paddles with both hands. So how to operate the reverse gear? This requires the R key below the center console to complete. Just like the first gear, when the vehicle stops, you can press the R key and get into reverse gear. There is also a 1 key in front of the R key, which is used to shift into 1st gear. This design can easily shift into the first gear when reversing without using the steering wheel paddle, which reduces the complexity of parking and turning around.

　　In addition, the sequential gearbox has another feature, that is, the vehicle will not start after being engaged in 1st gear or R gear and the brake is released. At this time, the clutch of the oil-feeding gearbox will be really engaged, and its use is still different from that of the ordinary manual transmission, which needs to be adapted when driving at low speed.

　　The design of the instrument panel is very traditional. Four circular pointer instruments constitute the main body, the bottom of the speedometer at 320km/h and the red line area of the tachometer at 7250 rpm. These two items alone are enough to make people feel excited. The color LCD in the center plays a supplementary role, and the switch status of various driving mechanisms can be displayed here.

　　In addition, when MC-S is used for manual gear shifting in Sport mode, the central LCD will simulate the engine speed and prompt the driver to perform the fastest gear shifting operation when approaching the red line area, which is the same as the gear prompting function used in many racing cars.

　　When GTS’s slender engine compartment cover is lifted, only the partial honor of this 4.7-liter V8 engine is revealed under it, and it is conceivable that its volume is very huge. The 4.2-liter V8 engine on the GT model is obviously smaller, and it uses marine blue steam, which is a classic color. However, the more vivid red color on the GTS can also show its better sports performance due to its larger displacement and better power.

　　The displacement of the engine has increased, but the structure of the engine remains unchanged. It is still a V-shaped 8-cylinder with an included angle of 90 degrees, and each cylinder has 4 cylinders. It has no advanced technology and does not need the assistance of any supercharging equipment. At 7000 rpm, it can produce the maximum horsepower of 440 horsepower and the peak output of 490 Nm at 4750 rpm. This kind of data is excellent for a naturally aspirated engine, and it is very enjoyable to run on the road.

　　Although the peak torque of 490 Nm will not break out until after 4750 rpm, the abundant torque of the large displacement V8 engine makes it completely unnecessary to control the gear to increase the speed in daily driving. With the low sound waves, the torque burst at low speed on ordinary roads is enough to cope with all kinds of situations, including speeding up overtaking and merging. GTS gives people such full confidence. In particular, it is worth mentioning that the vertical accelerator pedal of GTS is not particularly difficult to control, and the intensity is relatively easy to master. In the stroke after 1/3, the accelerator pedal controls the power output very linearly and responds very sensitively.

　　Although driving a GTS like this is exciting enough, the more exciting experience can only be enjoyed by increasing the engine speed. Especially when you press the Sport button to activate the sport mode, the pneumatic valve is opened, the exhaust is changed to straight exhaust, the output of 440 horsepower is not hindered at all, and the tone of the engine is improved by eight degrees on the basis of the previous one.

　　In an instant, the whole world seems to be just me and GTS, and there is no interference except the roar of the engine and the violent beating of the heart.

　　At this time, the shift mode of the gearbox is changed to the MC-S quick shift manual mode, and the gap between each shift is only 0.1 seconds, which is reflected in the final driving experience, which is an obvious shock to the body.

　　This is obviously caused by a strong shift impact. We know that the SEQUENTIAL Manual Gearbox adopts a straight tooth-free design to reduce the power loss on the transmission system and increase the horsepower at the wheel end. However, the shift impact of the straight tooth gearbox is also very obvious, and it needs more accurate speed coordination during operation.