On June 17, Tencent Holdings announced that the company repurchased 2.63 million shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on June 17, 2024, at a cost of 1.003 billion Hong Kong dollars, and the average repurchase price was about 381.44 Hong Kong dollars based on the number of repurchases and the cost; according to the disclosure, the highest repurchase price was 385.60 Hong Kong dollars, and the lowest repurchase price was 374.80 Hong Kong dollars.

　　It is understood that Tencent Holdings has repurchased 96.90 million shares in the past three months, accounting for 1.02% of the company’s issued share capital.

(Data source: iFinD)

　　● Although smart TVs have increased the range of options for watching programs, there are many problems that have been criticized in the use process. From on-off advertisements to membership nesting doll-style charges, from inconvenient use, unfriendly to the elderly to after-sales services that cannot really solve the problem, a series of "routines" of smart TVs need to be improved urgently

　　● The situation of paid viewing of Internet Protocol Television is very common, and some consumers are also willing to pay for watching their favorite TV programs. However, on issues such as how many dramas members can watch and the cost of membership opening, merchants should make clear prompts before purchasing, so that consumers can choose the corresponding service according to their own needs when purchasing, otherwise it is suspected of infringing consumers’ right to know

　　In order to solve the problems in the use of smart TVs, we should play the role of the market, advocate businesses and advertising business entities to pursue profits while assuming social responsibility, actively carry out internal compliance management system construction, consciously reduce or even eliminate some unreasonable and illegal phenomenon　　

　　"Why is it so troublesome to watch TV!"

　　Zhang Bingcheng, who lives in Langfang, Hebei province, complained from the moment he turned on his son’s new year gift – an oversized LCD smart TV – during the lunar new year holiday.

　　"It’s mandatory to watch advertisements when you turn it on, and you can’t skip it. The various icons on the homepage make people don’t know how to operate. It’s hard to click on a TV series, and you have to open a membership to watch the whole episode. In addition to the members of the TV itself, there are also various App members. If you want to watch satellite TV programs, you have to buy a set-top box to open a digital channel. Why is it so laborious to watch TV on a TV?"

　　In recent years, from cable to digital to the Internet, TV technology has developed rapidly. Today’s smart TVs have greatly increased the range of options for watching programs after being connected to the Internet. However, a recent investigation by a reporter from the "Rule of Law Daily" found that there are many problems that have been criticized in the use of smart TVs. From on-off advertisements to membership nesting fees, from inconvenient use, unfriendly to the elderly to after-sales services that cannot really solve the problem, a series of "routines" of smart TVs need to be improved urgently.

　　Boot and cut screen advertisements continue

　　If you want to watch the show, the matryoshka will be charged.

　　"Every time you turn on the TV, you have to watch an advertisement, and when you turn it off, you have to watch it again. Sometimes you have to watch an advertisement for a program on demand. I originally wanted to watch TV, but I was’hit head-on ‘by a long commercial advertisement." Ding Lei, of Wuxi, Jiangsu, told reporters that his smart TV would have a 30-second boot advertisement every time it was turned on, and every time he switched channels, similar advertisements such as "Watching TV members, limited time × × yuan a year" would automatically pop up, which made him very disgusted.

　　According to the "2021 Smart TV Switch Advertising Research Report" released by People’s Daily Online Finance and Economics Research Institute, more than 89.9% of respondents said that the smart TV in their homes contains switch-on advertisements, 86.09% of manufacturers do not set a "one-click cancel or close button" for switch-on advertisements, and 72.73% of respondents said "can’t bear it for a second".

　　It is worth noting that in 2020, the China Electronic Video Industry Association established the group standard "Smart TV Boot Advertising Service Specifications", which stipulates that "the total duration of boot advertising should not exceed 30 seconds, and the recommended advertising duration of this specification should be within 15 seconds." The Advertising Law stipulates that the use of the Internet to publish and send advertisements shall not affect users’ normal use of the Internet. Advertisements published in the form of pop-ups on Internet pages should be clearly marked with a shutdown sign to ensure one-click shutdown.

　　Although there are regulations for a long time, the reporter found in the investigation that smart TV advertising violations are still very common. Many smart TV advertisements are not only longer than 30 seconds, but also do not provide a shutdown sign in a prominent position, or even skip or close signs at all.

　　In addition to the advertising issue, many respondents said that the charging rules of smart TVs are a headache, "after spending money to buy a TV, you have to pay for it layer by layer".

　　Liang Jing, from Suzhou, Anhui Province, said in an interview that she now regrets buying a smart TV.

　　"At that time, the promotion was 4K ultra-high definition image quality and high fidelity sound system. Owning it was equivalent to having a home theater, and only when you bought it did you find that you need a member to watch almost everything." In the opening member interface displayed by Liang Jing, the reporter saw that the membership package that comes with the smart TV is 288 yuan per year, while the package season costs 148 yuan. The TV membership does not include other column members. If you want to watch the children’s channel, you need to open a children’s channel membership, which is 9.9 yuan for the first month of a continuous monthly subscription. The learning channel needs to open an annual card of 298 yuan. Variety, education, sports, and major program types want to watch.

　　The reporter calculated and found that if all the members of the smart TV itself are opened, the annual cost will exceed 1,000 yuan. In addition, if you want to watch programs on the TV through the online video platform, many content must be opened as a member of the online video platform to watch normally, and the member can only use it on the TV side, and it is not interoperable with the mobile phone side. For example, a platform gold member can use it on the three major platforms of mobile phones, tablets and computers. The annual card is 258 yuan, while the diamond member only has one more TV side. The annual card is 448 yuan, which is nearly double the price.

　　"Just like matryoshka dolls, there are small members in the big members, and there are special members when you buy small members. The rules for setting fees are to guide you to choose consecutive monthly subscriptions or direct annual subscriptions, otherwise it is not cost-effective. What’s more annoying is that once I opened a children’s channel for my child for one month, the operator automatically renewed the fee for the next month, and did not remind me in advance." Liang Jing complained.

　　On February 1, the reporter went to Binjiang Road Commercial Street, Heping District, Tianjin and consulted the sales staff of a number of smart TV stores as a consumer. The reporter noticed that the sales staff rarely mentioned the above topics if they did not take the initiative to ask whether there are boot advertisements, whether they need to open a membership to watch the program normally, and whether they charge and what the charging standard is.

　　Chen Yinjiang, deputy secretary-general of the Consumer Rights Protection Law Research Association of the China Law Society, believes that the current situation of paid viewing of smart TVs and Internet Protocol Television is very common, and some consumers are also willing to pay for watching their favorite TV programs. However, on issues such as how many dramas members can watch and the cost of membership opening, merchants should make clear prompts before purchasing, so that consumers can choose the corresponding service according to their own needs when purchasing, otherwise it is suspected of infringing consumers’ right to know. At the same time, various impractical programs that require members’ settings and payment settings with obvious "calculation" behavior may be suspected of forced consumption.

　　Many options are cumbersome to operate

　　Very unfriendly to the elderly

　　Returning to his hometown for the Chinese New Year this year, Wang Xu from Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, found that he couldn’t use his grandfather’s TV anymore.

　　"There are only three remote controls, one for Internet Protocol Television, one for cable TV, and one for a cable TV set-top box. I tried to switch from Internet Protocol Television to cable TV for a long time without success. Watching TV itself is for leisure, how did it become so troublesome to operate?" Wang Xu lamented.

　　Wang Xu said that unlike the previous cable TV, which can be watched when turned on, smart TVs and Internet Protocol Television operate like mobile phones. There are various options on the screen, and if you want to watch CCTV Satellite TV, you need to switch the receiving channel. "Now although there are more programs that can be watched after the TV is connected to the Internet, the’threshold ‘for watching TV is getting higher and higher. If you want to turn on the TV to watch the channel you want, it is like crossing a barrier. You have to click on countless options."

　　After interviewing many people in Beijing, Tianjin, Anhui, Jiangsu and other places, the reporter found that the vast majority of people who watch TV every day are the elderly, and for the middle-aged and elderly groups, the operation of smart TVs is obviously too complicated. Wang Xu’s grandfather calls his grandson for help every time he turns on the TV, while the neighbors are the children at home who adjust the TV to their parents every morning before going to work.

　　There are still many inconveniences. During the investigation, the reporter found that Internet Protocol Television has problems such as picture cards, picture deformation, and equipment use. Li Ping from Xinxiang, Henan told the reporter that if you open cable TV members to watch CCTV satellite TV directly through Internet Protocol Television, it will occupy home broadband, and sometimes there will be card phenomena when watching programs.

　　When consumers report to the customer service, some customer service staff do not ask or really solve the problem. The cable TV set-top box of Beijing citizen Li Fei’s smart TV is faulty. To switch channels, you must place the remote control within one or two meters of the set-top box and press it to respond. Changing the set-top box did not solve the problem. The maintenance staff said it was the problem of the system itself. The two sides communicated and pulled for several days, and the maintenance staff refused to repair it.

　　Multi-party collaborative comprehensive governance

　　Improve user TV viewing

　　The reporter retrieved relevant information and found that the problems existing in smart TV and Internet Protocol Television, especially the advertising chaos, have existed since the popularity of digital TV, and have been attracting attention for many years. Why haven’t these problems been effectively solved?

　　Du Leqi, chairperson of the Economic Law Research Association of Jiangsu Law Society and associate professor of Jiangsu University Law School, believes that this is the result of a combination of factors.

　　He introduced that the first is the mismatch between advertising laws and regulations and new types of advertising. With the rapid development of the Internet and digital economy, the advertising industry has also developed rapidly. Today’s advertising methods are more diverse, spread more widely, carry more content, and change more rapidly, which has exacerbated the proliferation of advertising. The embedding of digital or online platforms not only enriches the forms of advertising, but also enhances the concealment of advertising, making it more difficult to use relevant laws and regulations to identify advertisements. Second, there are deficiencies in government regulatory policies and efforts. In the process of law enforcement, government regulators have failed to truly crack down and strengthen supervision. In addition, the technical level of regulatory departments cannot match the market development momentum, and cannot prevent or detect problems in a timely manner.

　　"There is a lack of supervision in advertising industry organizations, social supervision organizations and individual consumers. The self-discipline review mechanism of the advertising industry in our country has not been able to form a complete and multi-level self-discipline system. There is no full-time self-discipline organization in our country, and the self-discipline function of member associations has not yet been perfected. The realization of advertising self-discipline function is mainly undertaken by advertising operators and advertising publishers, but driven by interests, it is difficult for individual enterprises as advertising operators and advertising publishers to be fair and law-abiding. Consumers play a small role in the specific supervision process due to lack of sufficient incentives and weak ability." Du Leqi said.

　　Experts interviewed by reporters believe that to solve the problems of smart TV, Internet Protocol Television advertising, high fees, and cumbersome operations, multi-party collaborative governance is required.

　　In the view of Zhu Xiaojuan, associate professor of China University of Political Science and Law, director and deputy secretary-general of the Commercial Law Research Association of the China Law Society, we should give play to the role of the market, advocate businesses and advertising business entities to pursue profits while assuming social responsibility, actively carry out internal compliance governance system construction, and consciously reduce or even eliminate some unreasonable and illegal phenomena. The Interim Measures for the Management of Internet Advertising and other relevant laws and regulations need to strengthen the targeted adjustment of illegal acts.

　　"In terms of legal responsibility, administrative responsibility is the main one and the amount of punishment is too low to play a deterrent role. The amount of fines should be increased. At the same time, it is appropriate to increase the provisions of civil liability to give full play to the role of legal responsibility. In addition, the lack of administrative management system based on geographical jurisdiction and pre-event supervision power, coupled with the use of technology, affect the effectiveness of administrative supervision. Information sharing and administrative cooperation mechanisms should be established to save the cost of transferring jurisdiction. We should also strengthen pre-trial spot checks and supervision to force relevant entities to standardize behavior. At the same time, we should strengthen the application of technology to actively detect advertising violations and investigate and deal with them in a timely manner. We should also give play to the self-discipline and leading role of industry associations, urge industry associations to formulate industry norms, strengthen industry self-discipline, and promote the healthy development of the industry." Zhu Xiaojuan

　　In the opinion of Tang Wei, a lawyer at Beijing Yinghe Law Firm, for the elderly, the complex membership system is not conducive to their understanding, and smart TV merchants should clearly prompt and guide. For example, issues such as mobile phones, tablets and TVs cannot be used universally are often prone to disputes, and they should clearly indicate the scope and channels of viewing after purchasing such members when charging to avoid disputes.

　　With the consensus that "most TVs are now watched by the elderly", many respondents hope to make smart TVs and Internet Protocol Television senior-friendly. Some people suggest that some positive TV dramas suitable for the elderly should be watched for free. Others believe that radio and television, the three major operators can make their IPTV set-top boxes into TV applications like other apps, and put them in the TV application mall. Users who need them can directly download and install them, which can "control" everything with one remote control like before.

　　Zheng Ning, director of the Law Department of the School of Cultural Industry Management, Communication University of China, believes that with the arrival of the aging society, there are more and more elderly audiences, and it is necessary to carry out the senior-friendly transformation of smart TVs, which is not only the need to implement the elderly rights protection law, but also can reduce the digital divide.

　　"Operators can consider broadcasting some movies and TV dramas that contribute to the construction of a good family style and a clean culture, and the government can also use subsidies, grants, tax exemptions and other means to encourage the broadcast of such films, so as to spread the core socialist values," Zheng Ning said.

On April 23rd, the Lynk & Co 05 Extreme Wisdom Coupe SUV family invited mainstream media in the region & Lynk & Co owners to participate in the tasting with the theme of "One Look Calling, Extreme Wisdom 05".

On the day of the event, although the sky was not beautiful and it rained lightly, it was still difficult to stop everyone’s enthusiasm. The atmosphere on site could be described as hot. Camping in the rain was a unique experience!

Lingke also very thoughtfully prepared raincoats, umbrellas, shoe covers and other props for all the friends present, and also prepared a souvenir for everyone!

Duan Xiaoqiang, Marketing Manager, Southern Anhui Region, Lynk & Co., Ltd.

Before the opening of the event, Mr. Duan Xiaoqiang, Marketing Manager of South Anhui Region of Lynk & Co Automobile, delivered a speech. He said: Since its birth, Lynk & Co 05 has been guided by user request and has achieved the ultimate product experience. With its unconventional personality design and intelligent technology, as well as leapfrog luxury power and safety strength, it has continued to lead the 200,000-class coupe SUV market segment.

From the Lynk & Co 05, to the Lynk & Co 05 +, and then to the addition of the Lynk & Co 05 EM-P, a complete Lynk & Co 05 ultra-intelligent coupe SUV family has been formed. Personality, intelligence, and driving control have never been a choice. The Lynk & Co 05 ultra-intelligent coupe SUV family integrates it uniquely. This is our response to user expectations and the latest interpretation of high-value SUVs.

Lynk & Co Automobile, Gold Lecturer, Shen Jianrui

Mr. Shen Jianrui, the gold medal lecturer of Lynk & Co Automobile, introduced in detail the three highlights of the Lynk & Co 05 extreme wisdom coupe SUV family:Advanced personality: a limited edition that is exciting at a glance;Advanced intelligence: let high-level intelligence not set a threshold;Advanced performance: Make performance more possible.

Lynk & Co Automobile, Gold Lecturer, Lu Fan

　 　 　 　Adhering to the brand’s original intention of "continuously changing mobile travel and making people love travel more", Lynk & Co has been promoting the iterative upgrade of smart cockpits for 6 years. At the event, Mr. Lu Fan, Lynk & Co’s gold medal lecturer, introduced LYNK OS N to the guests.

The new generation of Lynk & Co’s smart cockpit operating system, LYNK OS, takes "ease of use" as the core, uses the interaction logic familiar to users and operates mobile phones/tablets without thresholds, and realizes three functions: "super customization", "AI intelligent voice", and "boutique scene set". Among them, based on the industry’s first OCR scanning and recognition technology, LYNK OS N can achieve "full scene visibility can be said", and it can be done when it is said, bringing a better smart cockpit experience.

At present, the LYNK OS N smart cockpit system has been fully launched to all Lynk & Co 09 users on March 29.

The release of Lynk & Co’s smart cockpit is Lynk & Co’s insight and response to user expectations, and it is also a new starting point for Lynk & Co to fully accelerate its intelligent process. More than LYNK OS N, Lynk & Co will continue to explore more possibilities of smart cockpits in the future, continue to bring Lynk & Co users the most cutting-edge and trendy digital technology new experience, and empower all models under Lynk & Co.

Lynk & Co Tide Play Experience Camp

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The on-site Lynk & Co 05EM-P test drive, guests enthusiastically participated, a total of smart luxury cockpit!

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　　IMAX Corporation and IMAX China Holding Inc. and Wanda Film’s joint stock company today announced the signing of the largest IMAX-ever agreement to build 150 new IMAX cinemas in 002739.SZ. Under the agreement, the cinemas will be built and distributed across China over a six-year period starting next year, with 110 to be installed by the end of 2020.

　　The deal builds on a long-standing partnership dating back to 2007, when Wanda Cinemas, the cinema arm of Dalian Wanda Group, opened its first IMAX cinema in Dongguan. As Asia’s largest cinema chain, Wanda Cinemas currently operates more than 160 IMAX theaters.

　　Today’s agreement is expected to increase the number of Wanda’s IMAX cinemas by more than 70 per cent to 360, with the majority set to open over the next three years and all signed cinemas scheduled to open by 2022. The agreement will increase the number of cinemas under contract in IMAX China by nearly 60 per cent. The agreement is on top of a contract signed by the two companies in 2013, under which Wanda will build 120 new IMAX cinemas by 2020. Wanda now expects the projects under the previous agreement to be installed by the end of 2016, four years earlier than originally expected. Nearly half of the new IMAX cinemas in Wanda’s cinema chain will be equipped with IMAX’s latest laser projection technology from the end of 2018. The main provisions of the new agreement are highly similar to those of the 2013 agreement.

　　Richard Gelfond, chief executive of IMAX, said: "This is a landmark development in the history of IMAX and a key point in our business growth strategy. In particular, based on our long-term observation, contracted theaters translate directly into theater installations, resulting in higher box office and ultimately increased company revenue. This agreement not only strengthens our leadership position in China, the world’s fastest growing film market, but also reinforces IMAX’s partnership with one of its most important business partners, Wanda Cinemas, and speaks volumes about the value Wanda brings to the IMAX business. Wanda’s significant commitment in the agreement fully demonstrates that our decade-long partnership has far exceeded the original single-theater sales agreement. Wanda and IMAX are now operating under a more sustainable revenue sharing model, providing new opportunities for the release and box office distribution of key Chinese-language films.

　　Since 2013, IMAX and Wanda have collaborated on a number of high-profile Chinese-language films, including "Tai Chi Man," "Get Out! Mr. Tumor" and "Finding the Dragon," which set a box office record for an IMAX Chinese-language film released last year.

　　"The strategic importance of our partnership with IMAX cannot be overemphasized," said Zeng Maojun, president of Wanda Cinemas. "This partnership has been critical to the rapid growth of Wanda’s cinema business and our record of being the leader in the Chinese box office market for seven consecutive years. And our business model will create differentiated film experiences. Combining Wanda’s first-class cinema environment with IMAX’s advanced film technology, we are able to provide the most immersive and powerful film entertainment experience anywhere in China. We look forward to working with IMAX in this successful model to accelerate the rapid expansion of China’s film industry in the coming years, bringing more blockbusters to Chinese audiences.

　　Mr. Zeng singled out the partnership between IMAX and Wanda for playing an important role in the June release of Hollywood blockbuster Warcraft, which was produced and distributed by Wanda Group’s legendary film studio and quickly broke box office records as well as sparking a cultural boom. Warcraft broke IMAX China’s first-day box office record with 35 million yuan ($5.30 million) after its release, and also set IMAX’s zero-point show and pre-sale records in China.

　　With today’s deal, IMAX has signed 284 theaters so far this year, including 229 in China, surpassing IMAX’s previous global record of 277 theaters in a year. The Chinese market accounts for about one-third of IMAX’s global box office revenue.

　　As of June 30, 2016, IMAX had 335 theaters in China, up from 250 in the same period in 2015. Despite the significant growth of the theater network and its presence in more than 100 different cities in China, IMAX’s single-screen average box office has remained steadily between $120 and $1.30 million over the past four years.

　　Earlier this year, IMAX announced four Chinese-language blockbuster summer collaborations, including Wanda Cinemas’ "Kuaishou Gunslinger," Anle Pictures’ "Chow Yun-fa’s" Chills 2, "kung fu superstar Jackie Chan’s fourth IMAX film," Jedi Escape, "and the 3D adventure blockbuster" Tomb Robbing Notes, "directed by Li Rengang and directed by LeTV Pictures and Shanghai Film Group. IMAX also plans to collaborate with" The Great Wall, "starring Matt Damon and directed by Zhang Yimou. In addition, the company is also exploring other potential collaborations, including" Journey to the West 2. "

　　"China is a rapidly growing market and Chinese moviegoers are increasingly demanding film technology and cinematic experience," said Zhang Yimou. "As a filmmaker, I want to do my best to provide the best experience for my fans and look forward to presenting my new work’The Great Wall ‘in IMAX format on IMAX’s growing cinema network."

　　IMAX plans to increase the number of Chinese-language film collaborations in China, with 8-10 Chinese-language films expected to be screened in 2016, including "Three Dozens of White Bones" and "Kung Fu Panda 3" released earlier this year. IMAX’s list of Hollywood blockbusters in China this year also includes "Bourne 5", "Star Trek 3: Beyond the Stars", "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" and "Doctor Strange". In addition, IMAX China and the Chinese Cultural Industry Fund announced the establishment of a film production fund to jointly invest in 15 Chinese-language films over the next three years.

　　In addition to Wanda Cinemas, Wanda Group also owns the AMC Cinema Line, which is IMAX’s first commercial cinema partner in North America and the largest IMAX cinema chain in the world. AMC is also currently the largest IMAX cinema chain in North America, with 185 existing and committed IMAX theaters.

　　Zhejiang Online, April 20 (Zhejiang Online reporter, Zhu Geqian, intern, Sui Xue, correspondent, Zhang Ye)Recently, the Junior High School of Hangzhou Wahaha Bilingual School opened an integration course to parents. Sixth graders from each school experienced an experience class on cross-cultural integration of Chinese, English, science, and society and history.

　　Poetic Chinese Classroom – The Cultural Core of Chinese and Western Use

　　How does a Chinese fusion class that cannot see the traces of Western culture achieve cross-cultural integration? The teacher chose four West Lake poems by two writers with deep roots in Hangzhou, Bai Juyi and Su Dongpo, to start group classroom teaching.

　　After getting the materials, the teacher guided each group to complete the corresponding tasks according to the teaching goals – reading through the poems, understanding the poems with pictures, and recommending poems. After deepening their understanding of poems in the first two links, the students went on stage to report the results of the group’s study.

　　Giving the classroom to students and using the more autonomous group collaboration and team display classroom model in the West to learn Chinese classic poetry can be regarded as an innovation in Chinese teaching methods. "In terms of teaching content, we still adhere to the core position of Chinese culture, but in terms of Chinese teaching methods, we continue to try to adopt more student-centered Western teaching strategies," said the teaching teacher.

　　In the future, there will also be comparative reading of Chinese and Western literature and translation and appreciation of Chinese and English classics in the school’s language classes, strengthening comprehensive learning practices, so that students can experience the beauty of language learning in an independent, cooperative and open classroom.

　　Pure English classroom – an all-English immersion environment

　　What is a "story"? Foreign teacher Ciaran led the children to re-understand the "story" from the perspectives of characters, settings and plots in an hour and a half. The all-English class mode made many children a little restrained at first. But the humorous Ciaran teacher soon got to know the students well.

　　Starting from a simple discussion of Who, When and Where, What Happened, these easier-to-understand concepts, students understand the basic concept of "story" and the different forms of "story". By combining life scenes with previous reading experiences, students grasp the three basic elements of story: Character (character), Setting (setting), Plot (plot).

　　Afterwards, Teacher Ciaran prepared the Minions’ story fragment "Competition", using the short film as a material to analyze the different elements that make up the story in a more targeted manner and strengthen the study of theory. Finally, the group’s task list "AT THE MOVIES" was completed in a group collaboration. The students learned and analyzed the structure of the text through four aspects of listening, speaking, reading and writing, and returned to the study of English knowledge.

　　Rigorous Chemistry Classroom: A Comparative Study of Chinese and Western Teaching Concepts and Methods

　　The chemistry classroom fully reflects the rigorous spirit of the subject. The chemistry teacher compared the "Compulsory Education Textbook" (Zhejiang Education Press) and "Science Fusion" (a set of top science courses published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Group in the United States, which are used as science textbooks in many public schools in the United States). Combining the advantages of the two sets of textbooks, students are guided step by step to complete the teaching objectives of this class: to understand the physical and chemical properties of acids or bases, and to be able to judge the acid and alkali properties of substances according to the physical and chemical properties of acids or bases.

　　The rigorous classroom was also very interesting, and the students were very interested in the introduction of the teacher in the life situation, and the classroom atmosphere quickly became active. After a class, the students learned not only the chemistry knowledge required by the curriculum standard and the core English vocabulary involved in these knowledge.

　　"What’s even more exciting is that after the science class, some students came over and asked me for pH test strips because they wanted to go back and continue to study the acidity and alkalinity of more substances. This is what we want to train children to better understand the world through their own curiosity and their own perception through science class," said Liu Zhaoyun, a chemistry teacher.

　　Dialectical Society and History Classroom – Seeing the World from Multiple Perspectives

　　Around the two questions of "what is history" and "what are we studying in history", the society and history teacher also replaced the "Yiyan Hall" with the form of "discussion group", and asked each group of students to design a story according to the historical characters assigned. Students work in groups and choose a representative to speak. Other group members judge which plots are real and which are made up.

　　The teacher guides the students to express their opinions with questions and materials, and finds the key to the exit in the collision of viewpoints, which not only gives the students the opportunity to fully express themselves, but also leaves a vast space for thinking. At the same time, the teacher also tries to cooperate with the students to learn. When thinking about the ultimate question that human beings must face, "Where do I come from?", the students are pleasantly surprised to provide many philosophical answers.

　　Learning history is not only about learning about the development and changes of China and the world, but also about cultivating students to understand history philosophically and balance the relationship between themselves and the world. Specific to the junior high school stage, it is the cultivation of historical understanding and critical thinking.

　　In the end, each group was given three passages about Hitler’s teenage, adolescent and middle-aged experiences without his name, and asked to read them and summarize the character’s characteristics. Faced with these historical materials alone, the students felt the character’s loneliness, literature, pity and horror. "To understand and analyze the character from multiple angles rather than to make a coffin with a fixed concept is what we want to pass on to the student through the course. This is true for understanding a person, but even more so for understanding a culture and a concept," the instructor said.

　　If you accidentally miss this integration course experience, parents can also pay attention to participating in this Sunday’s integration course experience, so that your child can experience another cross-cultural journey brought by our school’s math, physics, English and physical education teachers.

　　The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is the longest and largest man-made canal in the world, and it is also one of the oldest canals. Together with the Great Wall and the karez, it is known as the three great projects of ancient China. It is a great project created by the working people of ancient China and is one of the symbols of Chinese cultural status.

　　About the Author

　　Jia Chuanjun, a native of Pizhou City, Jiangsu Province, born in April 1963, is a member of the Communist Party of China. He was conscripted into the army in September 1981. In March 1985, he participated in the self-defense counterattack of Laoshan against Vietnam with the 138th Division of the 67th Army of the Jinan Military Region and won a third-class merit. Now he is a member of the International Professional Photographers Association, a member of the China Photographers Copyright Association, a member of the Xuzhou Photographers Association of Jiangsu Province, a member of the Pizhou Photographers Association, a number of media contracted photographers, and a photography tutor at the University for the Elderly. The author loves the canal, dedicates the canal, takes the lock as his home, and serves the boat people after returning to work in the local

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　　The canal flows through the Emperor Gaozu of Han Liu Bang, Chu Bawang Xiang Yu, Wu doctor Wu Zixu, Huaiyin Hou Han Xin and other historical celebrities, there are many historical sites and places of interest; the entire basin simple folk customs, people’s character bold, affectionate and righteous, honest and trustworthy, open!

　　The navigation mark on the canal, which indicates the direction for the safe navigation of ships on the canal.

　　The world-famous Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal-Middle Canal crosses the territory of Xuzhou City. Its source starts from Taierzhuang in Shandong Province in the north, Huai’an City in Jiangsu Province in the south, and the whole journey is 186 kilometers long. It enters Pizhou City in the southeast of Taierzhuang, and crosses the southeast in the northwest. It passes through Tanshang, Fukou, and Canal Town to Suqian near Yaowan Town. Xuzhou City is 56.1 kilometers long, and there are tributaries such as Taogou River, Xisheng River, Bulao River, Diversion Road, Chenghe River, Guanhu River, Liubao River, and Fangting River along the coast.

　　The navigation mark on the canal, which indicates the direction for the safe navigation of ships on the canal.

　　The canal guards supervise the safety of ships sailing on the canal and enforce the law in a civilized manner to ensure safety and smooth flow.

　　Law enforcement officers of local maritime administration track and escort passing ships in bad weather. Ensure the navigation of ships and the safety of people’s lives and property, never forget the original intention, serve the people, and ensure that the lock machinery maintains a good operating condition.

　　The long dragons on the canal have made tremendous contributions to the country’s economic development.

　　The crew lives on board, and they are also the bearers of the intangible cultural heritage of the Grand Canal.

　　The construction ships on the canal, the Liushan pumping station in Xuzhou for the South-to-North Water Diversion, the construction of the waterway, the ferry… are the bridges that connect the families on both sides of the canal!

　　The ancient town of Yaowan next to the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal-Middle Canal was built in the early years of the Tang Dynasty. It is known as the description of "looking at the sea in the east, looking at Pengcheng in the west, overlooking Huai Si in the south, and looking at Tai Dai in the north" and the reputation of "Golden Waterway Golden Triangle", "Northern Jiangsu waters win the Jiangnan" and "Little Shanghai". It is one of the main docks of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. During the heyday of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, water transportation and maritime transportation were the key points for choking the north-south waterway. Most of the agricultural and sideline products in a radius of hundreds of miles were concentrated in Yaowan for shipment and long-distance transportation; cotton silk, matches, kerosene, food cigarettes and other daily necessities transported from the south to the

　　The power plant was built along the canal, contributing to the rapid economic growth on both sides of the canal.

　　The farmers living on the canal bank are versatile, and the labor scenes painted by themselves are vivid and vivid. The rice watered with canal water is particularly good, with white quality and fragrant taste.

　　The people living on both sides of the canal are particularly fortunate!

　　(Source/Canal Network)

Geely’s new generation of Galaxy OS 2.0 system will be launched in batches in late December, and the national high-speed/elevated high-precision map will also be opened in December, which means that the NOA high-level intelligent driving and piloting system on Boyue L can be used nationwide after this update. Then this program, follow our perspective to experience it first~

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July has been a difficult month for Wang Jianlin. In the past month, Wang Jianlin and Wanda have frequently become the focus of public opinion due to a series of fire sale operations. Although the title of richest man has long been lost, the exposure has not diminished at all.

Wang Jianlin, chairperson of Wanda Group, sold his assets three times in a row under financial pressure, recovering a total of nearly 7 billion yuan. These assets include Wanda Film and Beijing Wanda Investment, and the transfer price is lower than the market price.

Wang Jianlin has sold assets three times in a row:

On July 10, Wanda Investment and Ms. Lu Lili signed the "Share Transfer Agreement". Wanda Investment transferred its shares of Wanda Film 180 million to Lu Lili, accounting for 8.26% of the company’s total share capital. The transfer price was 12.07 yuan/share, involving an amount of 2.173 billion yuan.

On July 17, Wanda Investment and its concerted action Shanxian Rongzhi signed the "Share Transfer Agreement", Wanda Investment transferred its holding of Wanda Film 177 million shares to Shanxian Rongzhi, accounting for 8.14% of the company’s total share capital, and the transfer price was 13.17 yuan/share, involving an amount of 2.331 billion yuan.

On July 23, China Ruyi announced that Shanghai Ruyi, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, acquired 49% of the shares of Beijing Wanda Investment Co., Ltd. (referred to as "Wanda Cultural Industry Group") held by Beijing Wanda Cultural Industry Group Co., Ltd. (referred to as "Wanda Investment") at a transaction price of 2.26 billion yuan.

After the transfer, Wanda Investment will be held 49.8% by Wanda Cultural Industry Group, 49% by Shanghai Ruyi, and 1.2% by Wang Jianlin. Wanda Investment is the controlling shareholder of listed platform Wanda Film, holding 20% of its shares. After the change of rights and interests is completed, Shanghai Ruyi indirectly holds a 9.8% stake in Wanda Film through Wanda Investment.

Transferring assets can only ease Wanda’s current cash flow problems. S & P pointed out that Wanda Commercial will face huge repayment pressure in the next 12 months.

According to public information, the current Wanda commercial management of 11 surviving bonds, the scale of 10.766 billion yuan, of which the scale of maturity within one year is 1.348 billion yuan. In terms of US dollar bonds, the current Wanda commercial management of 4 US dollar bonds, the scale of survival 1.70 billion US dollars, two of which total 1 billion US dollar bonds will mature within one year.

Industry insiders believe that the biggest risk for Wanda at present is whether it can go public. If Zhuhai Wanda Commercial Management cannot go public by December this year, according to the gambling agreement, Wanda will not only have to redeem 38 billion yuan, but also pay 12% interest. "

At present, China Chengxin International, Fitch, Moody’s and S & P have successively adjusted the rating of the joint stock company of Dalian Wanda Commercial Management Group.

In response, Wanda Commercial Management Group responded that the company’s operations are stable and its profitability is good. The company will strictly abide by the provisions and requirements of relevant laws and regulations, earnestly fulfill its information disclosure obligations, and remind investors of relevant risks on relevant matters.

Fast Technology News on June 18, the latest data released by Qjie Automobile shows that,From January 1st to June 16th, the new M7 sold 100,900 units, topping the top 1 sales list of new power models in the Chinese market.Become the first new power model to exceed 100,000 sales in 2024.

The recently released 2024 China New Power Model Sales List includes statistics on the sales of new power models from January to June this year.

The list shows that as of June 9,The annual cumulative sales of the new M7 series models have reached 96,500 units, and the cliff-type leading ideal L7, polar krypton 001 and other new power models have won the first half of 2024 China’s new power sales crown.

At the same time, the newly upgraded "National SUV" asked Jiexin M7 Ultra, with deliveries exceeding 4,349 units in the first week of listing, setting a new power model delivery record in China.

Other models in the list, the ideal L7 ranked second with 56,600 vehicles; the polar krypton 001 ranked third for 42,000 vehicles.

This is also equivalent to,The sales of the new M7 in the world have almost reached the sum of the second and third place, indicating the leading advantage of the new M7 in the world.

It is reported that the new M7 Ultra was launched on May 31, with a total of four models, priced at 28.98-32 9,800 yuan.

The new car is equipped with Huawei’s latest 192-line lidar (the same model as the M9) as standard, which is currently the highest number of line lidar in mass production. With Huawei’s mature ADS 2.0 high-end intelligent driving, there are few competitors in the same level of intelligent driving experience.

And ask the new M7 Ultra’s 35,000 yuan limited-time car purchase rights will end on June 30. It is expected that by the end of June, the order volume of the new M7 will have a big outbreak.

Industrial trends

　　01 360 released Zhinao 4.0, which has the ability of cross-modal generation.

　　On June 13th, 360 Company held the application conference of 360 Zhinao Big Model, the cognitive general big model "360 Zhinao 4.0" was unveiled, and the 360AI digital man was officially released.

　　In addition, Zhou Hongyi said that the key to overtaking China’s self-developed large model curve in the GPT era is to develop multi-modes. 360 Zhinao has the ability of cross-modal generation, and has the ability of text, image, voice and video processing, which can be applied to scenes such as Wensheng map, Wensheng map and Wensheng video. At the same time, 360AI Digital People Square was released, providing more than 200 roles, including digital celebrities, digital employees and other categories.

　　At the meeting, the multi-modal function of 360 Zhinao "Wensheng Video" was first launched in China, and any text script can generate video, which is not limited by professional skills and materials, showing the ability of "making something out of nothing".

　　Zhou Hongyi said that the core innovation of 360 in the big model lies in AI digital people, and digital people are the future.The most important application entrance of large model. 360 will redefine "digital people" based on the ability of 360 wisdom brain model. Different from traditional digital people who can only output content according to established scripts, 360AI digital people are characterized by having memories, people’s designs and personalities, and being able to reproduce their way of thinking and life experiences.

　　02 can generate video with one click, and Gen2 is open for free trial.

　　Recently, Runway, which is known as the video version of Midjourney and provides technical support for Stable Diffusion and Instant Universe, has developed an AI video editing tool Gen, which has been upgraded from the first generation in February to the second generation, and has been officially released from internal testing.

　　In February of this year, Runway released a model named Gen-1, which can transform an existing video into a new video by applying any style specified by text prompts or reference images.

　　Just over a month later, Runway officially released the more powerful Gen-2 on March 20th, completing the transformation from "editing existing videos" to "Wensheng videos", and providing multiple functions such as text+reference images to generate videos, still pictures to videos, and video style migration. Now, after the internal test in March, Gen2 finally opened a free trial-although the video it generated is only 4 seconds at present, and it has a total usage quota of 105 seconds.

　　In terms of pricing, the standard edition member of Gen2 is 15 dollars/month, the Pro edition member is 35 dollars/month, and the annual membership can get 20% discount.

　　According to reports, Twitter user Steve Mills has experienced its potential ability to generate MV in the Gen-2 beta. This user generated a total of about 500 seconds of video, and finally edited it into a 140-second MV.

　　The author estimates that the whole production will cost at least $30 at the price of the public version. Coupled with the previous study and exploration stage, this price will be higher.

　　Cristóbal Valenzuela, CEO and co-founder of Runway, once said when Gen-1 was released: "We have witnessed the explosion of image generation model, and I firmly believe that 2023 will be a year of video generation model."

　　Chatgpt update, which can generate visual animation with one click.

　　On June 13th, local time, OpenAI announced a major update to its large-scale language model API (including GPT-4 and GPT-3.5-turbo), including adding function calling function and reducing the use cost. After updating, the cost of embedded model is reduced by 75%, and the tokens input length of GPT-3.5-turbo is extended to 16,000.

　　Since the end of March, ChatGPT update announced the launch of plug-in function, the number of third-party plug-ins has increased from 10 to more than 70. With the support of these plug-ins, ChatGPT can not only generate web pages and help users find jobs, but also visualize data directly according to their needs. ……

　　At present, the new version of the model has gradually begun to iterate. The latest versions of gpt-4-0613, gpt-3.5-turbo-0613 and gpt-4-32k-0613 with extended context length all support function calls. Gpt-3.5-turbo-16k does not support function calls, and provides four times the context length, which means that one request can support about 20 pages of text.

　　In addition, the old model began to be gradually abandoned. Applications using the initial version of gpt-3.5-turbo and gpt-4 will be automatically upgraded to the new version on June 27th. Developers who need more time to transition can also manually specify to continue using the old version, but all requests for the old version will be completely abandoned after September 13th.

　　04 Nature refuses to post the generated pictures and videos.

　　On June 13th, local time, Nature magazine announced in an editorial that in order to ensure the integrity, transparency and morality of the research, no pictures, videos or illustrations created by using generative AI tools will be published, unless they are articles related to artificial intelligence.

　　However, Nature does not completely exclude artificial intelligence. The magazine still allows the use of text generated by generative artificial intelligence in articles, as long as it is clearly stated in the method or acknowledgment section. In addition, all sources of data, even data generated with the assistance of artificial intelligence, must be provided by the author. However, Nature firmly refuses to accept any generative artificial intelligence tool as the author of the paper.

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Frontiers of science and technology

　　01 Meta Releases the First Humanoid Model

　　Meta announced on June 13th local time that it will open some components of a new "humanoid" artificial intelligence model to researchers, which can analyze and complete unfinished images more accurately than existing models.

　　This model is called I-JEPA, which uses the background knowledge of the world to fill in the missing parts of the image, instead of inferring only from nearby pixels like other generative artificial intelligence models. This method adopts the humanoid reasoning method advocated by Yann LeCun, the chief artificial intelligence scientist of Meta Company, which helps to avoid the common mistakes in the image generated by artificial intelligence, such as the problem of having an extra finger.

　　Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, said that sharing the model developed by Meta with other researchers can help the company promote innovation, find security vulnerabilities and reduce costs. He told investors in April this year: "For us, if the industry standardizes the basic tools we are using, then we can benefit from the improvement of others."

　　02 DeepMind releases new AI system to discover faster algorithms.

　　Researchers at Google DeepMind, an AI research laboratory owned by Alphabet (GOOG), released a new AI system on Wednesday, which can improve the efficiency and sustainability of computing.

　　DeepMind said that this latest breakthrough, published in the scientific journal Nature, focuses on finding faster computer algorithms. The computer algorithm isThe foundation is used by enterprises for trillions of times every day.

　　This AI lab in London is famous for pioneering AI models, such as AlphaFold and mastering complex Go.AlphaGo, which named its new AI system AlphaDev. Based on AlphaZero (iteration of AlphaGo), the system uses reinforcement learning to find faster algorithms for computer science functions such as sorting and hashing. Reinforcement learning is a form of machine learning, in which computers learn and make their own strategies.

　　Colin Murdoch, chief business officer of DeepMind, said, "This means that we can use fewer resources to do the same amount of calculations."

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Traffic driving

　　01 Huawei won the trademark "Wen Jie" and intended to build a car alone?

　　Trademark electronicsThe system shows that a total of 21 applications for trademark transfer of "Wenjie" have been approved. The transferor is Beijing Yongan Shida Trade Co., Ltd. and Beijing Kechuang Huida Trade Co., Ltd., and the transferee is Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. The receipt time of the transfer application is March 7 and 8 this year.

　　The specific categories of trademarks involve categories 12, 9, 7, 39, 37, 42, 2, 35, 3, 4, 16, 38, 11, 1, 5, 21, 27 and 41, of which categories 12 and 9 respectively represent automobiles and vehicles, electronic products and scientific instruments.

　　According to the first financial report, Huawei responded that "Huawei does not build cars alone, but builds good cars with car companies" has not changed.

　　In addition, according to the science and technology innovation board Daily, the successful transfer of the trademark "Wen Jie" by Huawei means that Huawei will have the dominant position in the trademark, and it will become the unified brand name of Huawei’s intelligent car selection model in the future.

　　02 The price of the whole department was reduced by 30,000 yuan, and the price of ES8 fell below 500,000 yuan.

　　On June 12th, Auto (hereinafter referred to as "") announced that it would adjust the price of all new cars, and the starting price of all models of the company was reduced by 30,000 yuan.

　　After adjustment, the starting price of ET5 fell below 300,000 yuan to 298,000 yuan; The brand-new ES6 just listed in May this year also dropped to 338,000 yuan, and the price of the brand-new ES8 launched at the end of last year also fell below 500,000 yuan.

　　This adjustment is not limited to the price, and the car rights of Weilai users have also been lowered.

　　Specifically, the rights and interests of the first owner of a new car purchase user are adjusted to a 6-year or 150,000-kilometer warranty for the whole vehicle, of which the three-power system can enjoy a 10-year unlimited mileage warranty; Free power exchange will no longer be used as the basic car rights, users can choose to pay a single fee for power exchange, and then a flexible power supply package will be launched.

　　For the users who have already picked up the car, Weilai promises that the rights and interests of the first car owner will remain unchanged. At the same time, when buying a new car from Weilai, the old users can choose to transfer the car rights of the original car to the new car, or choose to give up their car rights to deduct the car purchase price of 30,000-50,000 yuan. Li Bin, CEO of the company, explained that the old users can choose to give up their rights when buying a new car, which means that they can get 60,000-80,000 yuan cheaper.