36. South Korea's Unification Ministry spokesman Qian Haicheng 65438+122 October said that the South Korean government was seriously considering the work contact proposal put forward by North Korea last week. At the press conference that day, Qian Haicheng said that after North Korea put forward a proposal last week to hold working contacts on restoring tourism between Kaesong and Mount Kumgang, many new variables have emerged in the relations between South Korea and North Korea. The government is carefully analyzing and considering these new changes, as well as North Korea's intentions and positions. The South Korean Unification Ministry said on the same day that North Korea proposed to hold military working talks in Kaesong on June 26, 65438 to discuss and solve the "three links" of customs clearance, transportation and communication in Kaesong Industrial Park. South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported on the same day that the relevant person in charge of the South Korean government said that relevant departments are negotiating with North Korea's proposal and will reply to the DPRK immediately after reaching a conclusion. As for when the talks will be held, it is still impossible to predict.
1October 265438+ 1 day, US President Barack Obama proposed to introduce new regulations to limit the scale and venture capital activities of large financial institutions on Wall Street and crack down on those financial institutions that are "too big to fail". According to this proposed regulation, commercial banks that take deposits from customers will be prohibited from investing only for their own interests, that is, engaging in so-called proprietary trading, and commercial banks will be prohibited from owning, investing in or providing consulting services to hedge funds and private equity companies.
38.65438+1October 22nd, "Embroidery Friendship-Irina Embroidery China Calligraphy Exhibition" was held in Moscow State Pushkin Museum of Plastic Arts. This exhibition also kicked off the 20 10 Russian Year of China. China's Ambassador to Russia AARON Li, Chairman of the Russian-Chinese Friendship Association Titarenko and more than 65,438,000 people from all walks of life in Russia participated in this unique exhibition.
39.654381On 22 October, Nassil Al-Kiki, spokesman of the UN Secretary-General, said that Israel had paid1050,000 US dollars to compensate for the losses caused to the UN when it attacked Gaza in late 2008 and early 2009. Nasir said that the money alone could not repair the buildings and facilities destroyed in the conflict. In order to implement these projects, there is an urgent need for cement and other building materials to enter Gaza unimpeded and quickly. Therefore, the United Nations calls on the Israelis to lift the blockade so that the people of Gaza can rebuild their homeland and economy.
40. The Tokyo District Prosecutor's Office summoned Ichiro Ozawa in Tokyo on the afternoon of 23 October, 65438, to investigate the case that Lushan Club, the fund management group of Ichiro Ozawa, secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, made a false report on land purchase revenue and expenditure. This is the first time Ozawa has been investigated since the prosecution filed an insider arraignment investigation on the 5 th of this month. The media here believe that it is rare for the current secretary-general of the ruling party to be investigated by the prosecution in Japan, which may have an impact on the Hatoyama regime. The arraignment investigation lasted about four and a half hours. When Ozawa held a press conference that night, he once again denied the false record of the report on the income and expenditure of political funds, and indicated that he would not resign as the secretary-general of the Democratic Party.
4 1. According to a report by the Korean Central News Agency on the 24th, a spokesman of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army issued a statement on the same day, warning the South Korean authorities not to act rashly, or North Korea will severely punish them. The statement said that South Korean Defense Minister Kim Tae-young recently publicly declared that he would launch a "pre-emptive strike" against North Korea when necessary, which exposed the true intention of the South Korean authorities not to improve North-South relations and brought about a serious situation on the Korean Peninsula again.
42. A seemingly ordinary Japanese local governor election has attracted much attention because it involves Japan-US relations. Late at night on the 24th, the results of the mayoral election in Nagao City, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan were announced: Shigeru Shimane, the incumbent mayor who agreed to relocate the Futenma Airport of the US military stationed in Japan, lost the election, and the independents who opposed the relocation of the US military airport won the election because of Lingjin. The media here believe that after the change of Japanese regime last year, the ruling party refused to implement the current relocation plan of Futenma Airport, and once again "hit the rocks" with the results of the mayoral election.
43. On 24th, the Financial Times published an interview with McChrystal, the top commander of the US military in Afghanistan. Mcchrystal said in an interview that "any military conflict will inevitably be solved by political means" and "all Afghans can play a role in the future Afghan government". This is the latest interpretation of the US Afghanistan strategy by senior US military officials.
44. According to the latest data 65438 released by the British National Bureau of Statistics1October 26th, the GDP in the fourth quarter of 2009 increased by 0. 1%. Although this estimate is far below the 0.4% predicted by economists, it is not bad news after all. According to Reuters, the British economy "crawled out of recession".
45. German Chancellor Angela Merkel 10 announced in Berlin on 26th October that Germany would send 850 more soldiers to Afghanistan. Merkel informed the leaders of various parties in the Federal Parliament of this decision on the same day. According to German media reports, of the 850 reinforcements, 500 will be sent directly to Kunduz in northern Afghanistan, and the remaining 350 will be used as reserve forces to participate in security work during major events such as parliamentary elections in Afghanistan.
46. The five-day annual meeting of the 20 10 World Economic Forum opened in the Swiss mountain city of Davos on the evening of 27th. More than 2,500 people from business, political, educational and cultural circles in more than 90 countries gathered together to focus on global governance issues after the financial crisis and strive to propose action plans to solve the problems. The theme of the last annual meeting was to reshape the post-crisis world, aiming at drawing lessons from the financial crisis, helping to understand the internal relationship between risks, triggering long-term thinking and laying the foundation for taking action. The theme of this annual meeting focuses on action: "Improving the world: reflection, redesign and reconstruction".
47. The General Staff of the Korean People's Army1October 27 issued a press release saying that the artillery units of the Korean People's Army conducted routine artillery live-fire training in the western waters of the Korean Peninsula that day. The press release said that the North Korean army conducted live-fire shooting training "in the waters on the North Korean side" as planned, and "there is no reason for anyone to make irresponsible remarks about this". In the western waters of the Korean peninsula, "only the maritime military demarcation line set by North Korea exists". The North Korean army will continue such training in the future.