China news service, Beijing, December 26th. The China International Press Forum, hosted by Guangming Daily and attended by more than 5 media outlets from China News Service and China, recently held its 12th annual meeting in Dongguan, Guangdong. The annual meeting selected "Top Ten International News" and "Top Ten Foreign Focus People" in 21 by secret ballot. The following are the "Top Ten International News":
A strong earthquake struck Haiti, and the international community rescued it urgently
On the afternoon of January 12th, local time, a strong earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck Haiti, killing hundreds of thousands of people and leaving millions homeless. Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, was in ruins. Hundreds of buildings, including the presidential palace and the United Nations peacekeeping force, collapsed, and facilities such as medical care, electricity and communication were almost destroyed. Eight peacekeeping policemen in China died unfortunately. After the disaster, more than 4 international search and rescue teams and medical teams, including China, rushed to Haiti, and more than 1,7 rescuers devoted themselves to "life-saving rescue". The United Nations took the lead in launching an emergency fund-raising initiative to the international community, calling for $562 million in aid to the 3 million people affected by the disaster in Haiti. Some countries and international organizations, including China, have donated money to help Haiti tide over the difficulties.
"Tianan" explosion, Yanping shelling, the situation in Northeast Asia is tense
On March 26th, the South Korean Navy's "Tianan" warning ship sank due to an unexplained explosion while on duty in the western waters. Of the 14 officers and men on board, only 58 were still alive and 46 were missing. South Korean media called it "the biggest tragedy in the history of South Korean navy". On November 23, the mutual shelling of Yeonpyeong Island occurred between the DPRK and the ROK, which caused the situation on the peninsula to be tense and added variables to the situation in Northeast Asia. South Korea and the United States subsequently held joint military exercises several times, while South Korea also conducted live-fire shooting training at sea in several areas alone. In view of the particularity of the relationship between the north and the south of the Korean peninsula, the conflict has made the situation on the Korean peninsula more tense. Relations between North Korea and South Korea were completely interrupted, and the six-party talks were at a standstill.
Proton beam collision successfully explores the universe and takes a new step
On March 3th, CERN announced that two beams with a total energy of 7 trillion electron volts collided on the Large Hadron Collider, which crosses the border between Switzerland and France near Geneva. After two failures, it finally succeeded. This is the highest energy collision in the world at present, which is said to be close to the energy of BIGBANG, and the scientific exploration of human beings to uncover the mystery of the origin of the universe has taken a big step forward. The Large Hadron Collider is the largest particle accelerator in the world. The project is called the largest scientific research project in the world, with an investment of 3.9 billion euros, and more than 7, people from more than 8 countries around the world, including researchers from 1 research institutes and universities in China.
Icelandic volcano
On April 14th, Eyjafjallajokull volcano under the fifth largest glacier in Iceland exploded once in 2 years. Volcanic soot continuously ejected from the crater forms a volcanic ash cloud at an altitude of more than 7, meters and drifts to the southeast, covering northern Norway, northern Poland, Germany, France, Belgium, southern Britain and northwestern Russia. Iceland volcanic dust paralyzed air traffic in Europe, and the aviation industry suffered huge economic losses. According to the estimation of ICAO, the losses caused by Icelandic volcanic dust to the international aviation industry have exceeded "9? The "11" incident has also affected tourism, logistics and other industries that rely on air transportation. The influence of Icelandic volcanic dust once spread to the whole economic circle.
The contagion effect of the fire in the Greek debt gate has affected the fish in the pond
The Greek government announced in April that it would not be able to refinance the 2 billion euro national debt that was about to expire if it did not get a rescue loan before May. Fearing that the Greek government would default on its national debt totaling 3-4 billion dollars, investors began to sell Greek national debt on a large scale, which led to the outbreak of the Greek sovereign debt crisis. Greek banks could not be replenished with funds, and the liquidity shortage in the money market suddenly increased. Under the "contagion effect" of the Greek sovereign debt crisis, Spain, Ireland, Portugal and Italy suffered credit crises at the same time, and the GDP of the affected countries accounted for about 37% of the GDP of the euro zone: European capital flight, lack of liquidity in the money market, rising interest rates and depreciation of the euro. In view of this, the European Union, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund urgently introduced 75 billion euros of rescue measures. This is the largest rescue operation in Europe.
The serious ecological damage caused by the black gold spill is incalculable
On April 2th, the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform leased by BP exploded in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico near Louisiana, USA, killing 11 workers and causing the worst oil spill accident in American history. After the accident, BP tried to stop the oil spill by various methods, such as "top-killing method", but it was not until mid-July that a temporary leakage control cover was used to completely control the oil spill for the first time. So far, about 4.9 million barrels of crude oil have leaked into the Gulf of Mexico, causing great disasters to the marine ecology and coastal economy of the Gulf of Mexico. The oil spill cost BP dearly. However, the "loopholes" caused by oil slick pollution to coastal economy, residents' health and ecological environment are far from being compensated by money.
The World Cup goes to the African continent, and Spain holds the World Cup for the first time
The 19th World Cup was held in the Republic of South Africa, which has the reputation of "the country of rainbows" and "the country of diamonds and gold", from June 11th to July 11th, 21. This is the first time that the African continent has hosted the World Cup. The opening performance of the World Cup with the theme of "Welcome the world home" conveyed the enthusiasm of African people and their expectations for the World Cup to the world, and the horn of writing legends and interpreting classics sounded, thus the world entered "African time". Public opinion generally believes that the World Cup in South Africa shows the unique cultural charm of the African continent to the whole world, expresses the passion and desire of Africans to love life and enjoy sports, and shows the friendship of African people to athletes and friends from all over the world. There is also public opinion that this is not a World Cup for superstars, but a World Cup full of gimmicks.
disasters are merciless, and Chilean miners work miracles
On August 5th, a landslide occurred in the San Jose copper mine in the Atacama desert in northern Chile, and 33 miners were trapped under a 7-meter deep well. After the mine disaster, the Chilean government immediately undertook the work of rescuing the trapped miners. Chilean President Piniella immediately stopped his visit to Colombia on August 7 and rushed to the scene of the copper mine accident to express condolences to the families of the trapped miners and supervise the rescue work. After intense work day and night, rescuers finally dug a "life passage", and the trapped miners successfully ascended the well through a special "capsule" rescue capsule. On October 13th, nearly 69 days after being trapped underground, all 33 trapped miners were successfully rescued. The whole rescue process was completely presented to the outside world through the media. In 69 days and nights, Chilean people and people all over the world were worried about 33 miners, and witnessed the rescue miracle.
Understanding communication, gathering together and cooperating, the perfect curtain call for the Shanghai World Expo
On October 31st, the 184-day Shanghai World Expo was successfully concluded. The Shanghai World Expo is another international event held in China after the Beijing Olympic Games, and it is also the first registered world Expo held in a developing country. The theme of this World Expo is "Better City, Better Life". Since the opening ceremony on May 1st, exhibitors from 246 countries and international organizations have discussed the future development prospects of the city together through exhibitions, forums and performances, and * * * has written a passionate movement of human civilization and harmony, vividly interpreting the Expo concept of "understanding, communication, gathering and cooperation". The Shanghai World Expo has attracted nearly 73 million visitors. The next World Expo will be held in Milan, Italy in 215.
The United States has been widely criticized for its successive "quantitative easing" at the expense of others.
The Federal Reserve announced a new round of quantitative easing program on November 3rd. This is the second time that the Federal Reserve has adopted quantitative easing measures after purchasing assets worth $1.7 trillion from December 28 to March 21. The Federal Reserve's "quantitative easing" monetary policy makes the depreciation of the US dollar beneficial to US exports and the overall US economy to some extent. However, the monetary policy of "quantitative easing" will certainly lead to vicious inflation and soaring asset prices, which will cause a large number of speculators to enter the market, which will have a greater impact on the prices of energy and non-ferrous metals, and may cause financial bubbles and economic bubbles that are more serious than at present. From the global market, "quantitative easing" will also add to other economies hit by the financial crisis and trigger a fierce international currency dispute.