CGTN : promotion d’un développement rural de qualité et adapté aux réalités locales en Chine

CGTN publie un article sur la tournée d’inspection du Président chinois Xi Jinping dans la province du Yunnan, située dans le sud-ouest du pays. En présentant les efforts déployés par la province du Yunnan en vue de développer l’« économie florale » et de promouvoir le tourisme culturel, l’article met en lumière ses initiatives en faveur d’un développement rural de qualité, adapté aux réalités locales et axé sur l’ouverture de nouveaux horizons dans le cadre de la poursuite de la modernisation chinoise.

PÉKIN, 22 mars 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Situé à Lijiang, dans la province du Yunnan (dans le sud-ouest de la Chine), le Lijiang Modern Flower Industrial Park, parc industriel floral moderne de la ville, illustre parfaitement les efforts déployés par la Chine pour accélérer la redynamisation de son milieu rural.

Toutes les serres du parc sont équipées d’un système de production intelligent et exploitent une technologie de culture hors-sol, avec un taux de couverture des installations d’irrigation intégrées en eau et en engrais supérieur à 85 %.

Grâce à la proximité de l’aéroport de Lijiang, des espèces fraîchement coupées comme des roses ou des arums peuvent être livrées par avion à Pékin, Shanghai ou Canton et vendues au Japon, au Vietnam et en Russie sous 36 heures, ce qui crée des emplois dans les zones rurales environnantes pour plus de 300 personnes.

Lors de sa visite du parc mercredi après-midi, le Président chinois Xi Jinping s’est entretenu avec les villageois et les techniciens, se renseignant sur les variétés de fleurs, les ventes sur le marché et les recettes.

Les villageois lui ont expliqué gagner en moyenne plus de 4 000 yuans par mois (soit environ 557,46 dollars), leurs revenus mensuels dépassant les 7 000 yuans pendant les périodes de forte activité. La culture des fleurs est un travail vraiment agréable, ont-ils confié.

« Votre activité florissante est conforme à la trajectoire de développement de l’agriculture moderne. Puissent vos vies être aussi belles que vos fleurs », a observé Xi Jinping avec ravissement.

Une « économie florale »

Ces dernières années, le développement d’industries distinctes s’est maintenu au cœur des préoccupations du Président chinois Jinping lors de ses tournées nationales. « La redynamisation du milieu rural va de pair avec le renouveau industriel », a-t-il précédemment déclaré.

Les conditions géographiques et climatiques uniques du Yunnan ont valu à la province sa réputation de « royaume végétal », ce qui a favorisé le développement de cette « économie florale ». Dans la province, la production de fleurs fraîchement coupées se classe parmi les meilleures du pays depuis de nombreuses années.

En 2024, la superficie consacrée à la culture des fleurs dans la province mesurait 1,95 million de mu (soit environ 130 000 hectares), dont 350 000 mu consacrés aux seules fleurs coupées. Au total, la production a totalisé 20,6 milliards de fleurs coupées, ce qui place la province en tête du palmarès mondial.

L’industrie florale du Yunnan emploie directement 380 000 personnes dans les secteurs de la plantation, du tri et du conditionnement, de la logistique et du commerce électronique, et représente plus d’un million d’emplois indirects. C’est grâce aux décennies d’efforts déployés par la population locale qu’a pu naître une chaîne industrielle à part entière, avec notamment le plus grand centre de vente aux enchères de fleurs d’Asie et le deuxième du monde.

En 2024, le volume quotidien moyen des échanges réalisés au Flora Auction Trading Center de Kunming, le centre international de vente aux enchères de fleurs a franchi le cap des 7,06 millions de tiges, à l’appui d’un temps de transaction moyen d’à peine 4 secondes par commande et d’un taux de transaction de 95,34 %.

Outre leur expédition vers les grandes villes chinoises, les fleurs qui y sont vendues aux enchères sont exportées vers plus de 50 pays et territoires.

Un développement de qualité supérieure passe avant tout par la transformation et la modernisation industrielles, a souligné Xi Jinping lors de sa visite, appelant le Yunnan à promouvoir activement les industries émergentes stratégiques et les industries d’avenir.

L’intégration de la culture et du tourisme

Mercredi, Monsieur Jinping a également visité la vieille ville de Lijiang pour s’informer des efforts déployés sur le plan local en vue de renforcer la protection et la valorisation du patrimoine historique et culturel.

« La culture, le cadre exceptionnel et les traditions populaires de la ville sont véritablement captivants », a-t-il indiqué, avant d’ajouter que l’intégration de la culture et du tourisme avait stimulé l’économie.

Riche de plus de 800 ans d’histoire, la vieille ville de Lijiang a été inscrite au patrimoine culturel mondial de l’UNESCO en 1997. Au cours des 27 dernières années, la ville a construit 30 cours culturelles, donnant ainsi vie à de nouveaux espaces dédiés au patrimoine culturel, tout en favorisant le développement de l’industrie culturelle et touristique locale.

Aujourd’hui, grâce à des activités réunissant la restauration, l’hébergement, l’artisanat et les arts du spectacle, l’industrie touristique de la ville poursuit son essor. Les jeunes sont de plus en plus nombreux à créer des entreprises dans la ville, tout en s’engageant en faveur de la transmission et de la promotion du patrimoine culturel national.

Actuellement, Lijiang développe activement le tourisme patrimonial en multipliant les attractions culturelles et les lieux d’intérêt qui jalonnent ses rues. Grâce à l’organisation de nombreuses activités variées, Lijiang a su instaurer un environnement culturel riche qui attire avec succès des visiteurs du monde entier.

C’est ainsi que la ville a accueilli 17,05 millions de touristes de janvier à septembre de l’année dernière, soit une augmentation de 13,07 % en glissement annuel.

La promotion du tourisme culturel conditionne l’amélioration des revenus de la population et la gestion efficace de la relation entre protection et développement, a déclaré le Président chinois, tout en exhortant les acteurs du secteur culturel et touristique à suivre la voie d’un développement durable et sain.

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eXp Realty Launches in Peru, Creating Unmatched Opportunities for Agents to Build Their Future

Peru becomes the 25th international location to embrace eXp Realty’s fast-growing global network

eXp Realty Launches in Peru, Creating Unmatched Opportunities for Agents to Build Their Future
Peru becomes the 25th international location to embrace eXp Realty’s fast-growing global network

BELLINGHAM, Wash., March 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — eXp Realty®, the world’s largest independent real estate brokerage and a subsidiary of eXp World Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXPI), today announced its launch in Peru, its 25th international market, thereby strengthening its global presence and offering Peruvian real estate agents a groundbreaking path to success, wealth-building, and global collaboration.

“Our expansion into Peru is another bold step as we continue building the most agent-centric real estate brokerage on the planet,” said Glenn Sanford, Founder, CEO, and Chairman of eXp World Holdings. “Unlike traditional brokerages that limit agents’ growth, eXp empowers them with a business model that rewards their success, fuels their professional development, and connects them to a thriving global community. Peruvian agents now have access to an unparalleled opportunity to scale their businesses and take full control of their careers.”

Ricardo Alfaro, Country Leader for eXp Peru, highlighted the exceptional advantages eXp offers.

“Peruvian agents now have access to a brokerage model that is not only innovative but also life-changing. eXp Realty is not just another real estate company – it’s a movement where agents truly thrive through collaboration, equity ownership, and global business-building opportunities.”

Why Peruvian Agents Are Making the Switch to eXp Realty

With its cloud-based model and proprietary collaboration platforms, eXp Realty gives Peruvian agents the competitive edge they need to succeed in today’s evolving real estate landscape. Benefits include:

  • Earn More, Keep More: Industry-leading commission splits and low caps to maximize agent earnings.
  • Ownership in Your Future: Equity opportunities in a Nasdaq-traded company, allowing agents to build wealth beyond transactions.
  • Limitless Growth Potential: A global referral network of nearly 83,000 agents to expand business opportunities beyond borders.
  • World-Class Training and Support: Access to live coaching, mentorship, and business growth strategies from top-producing agents worldwide.
  • Unmatched Flexibility and Freedom: Work from anywhere, scale a team without geographic restrictions, and market properties on a global scale.

Peruvian agents who want to take their real estate careers to the next level can learn more about joining eXp Realty and unlocking the future of real estate by visiting: exprealty.international

About eXp World Holdings, Inc.

eXp World Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXPI) (the “Company”) is the holding company for eXp Realty® and SUCCESS® EnterpriseseXp Realty is the largest independent real estate brokerage in the world, with nearly 83,000 agents across 25 international locations. As a cloud-based, agent-centric brokerage, eXp Realty provides real estate agents industry-leading commission splits, revenue share, equity ownership opportunities, and a global network that empowers agents to build thriving businesses.  For more information about eXp World Holdings, Inc., visit: expworldholdings.com

SUCCESS® Enterprises, anchored by SUCCESS® magazine, has been a trusted name in personal and professional development since 1897. As part of the eXp ecosystem, it offers agents access to valuable resources to enhance their skills, grow their businesses, and achieve long-term success. For more information about SUCCESS, visit success.com.

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CGTN: China advances high-quality rural development in line with local conditions

CGTN published an article on Chinese President Xi Jinping’s inspection tour in southwest China’s Yunnan Province. Through introducing Yunnan’s efforts in advancing the “flower economy” and fostering cultural tourism, the article highlights the province’s push for high-quality rural development in line with local conditions, aiming to break new ground in the pursuit of Chinese modernization.

BEIJING, March 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Located in Lijiang in southwest China’s Yunnan Province, the Lijiang Modern Flower Industrial Park is an epitome of China’s efforts to advance rural revitalization.

Empowered by intelligent production system, all the greenhouses in the park use soilless cultivation technology, with the coverage rate of integrated water and fertilizer irrigation facilities reaching more than 85 percent.

Relying on the nearby Lijiang Airport, products such as fresh-cut roses and calla lilies can be delivered by air to cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou within 36 hours, and sold to countries such as Japan, Vietnam and Russia, creating jobs for more than 300 people in the surrounding rural areas.

Visiting the park on Wednesday afternoon, Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke with villagers and technicians, inquiring about flower varieties, market sales and their incomes.

The villagers told Xi that they earned over 4,000 yuan (about $557.46) per month on average, with their monthly incomes exceeding 7,000 yuan during peak seasons. Growing flowers is a truly joyful job, they shared.

“Your endeavor is thriving and aligns with the development path of modern agriculture. May your lives be as beautiful as flowers,” Xi said with delight.

‘Flower economy’

Developing distinctive industries has always been Xi’s focus of attention during his domestic inspections in recent years. “The key to rural revitalization is industrial revitalization,” he once said.

Yunnan’s unique geographical and climatic conditions have earned the province the reputation of the “plant kingdom,” giving rise to the development of “flower economy.” For many years, Yunnan’s output of fresh-cut flowers has ranked top in the country.

In 2024, the province’s flower planting area reached 1.95 million mu (about 130,000 hectares), including 350,000 mu dedicated to fresh-cut flowers. A total of 20.6 billion fresh-cut flowers were produced, ranking first globally.

The flower industry in Yunnan directly employs 380,000 people in planting, sorting and packaging, logistics and e-commerce, with over 1 million more employed indirectly. Decades of efforts by local people have established a full-fledged industrial chain, including Asia’s first and the world’s second-largest flower auction center.

At the Kunming International Flora Auction Trading Center, the average daily trading volume reached 7.06 million stems in 2024, with an average transaction time of only 4 seconds per order and a transaction rate of 95.34 percent.

Flowers auctioned here are not only sent to major Chinese cities, but also exported to over 50 countries and regions.

Promoting industrial transformation and upgrade is the key task of high-quality development, Xi emphasized during the inspection, calling on Yunnan to actively foster strategic emerging industries and future industries.

Integration of culture and tourism

Xi also visited the Old Town of Lijiang on Wednesday to learn about local efforts to enhance the protection and utilization of historical and cultural heritage.

“The town’s culture, scenery and folk traditions are truly captivating,” Xi said, adding that the integration of culture and tourism has boosted the economy.

The Old Town of Lijiang, with a history of more than 800 years, was listed as a world cultural heritage site by the UNESCO in 1997. Over the past 27 years, the town has built 30 cultural courtyards, creating new scenarios for cultural heritage and promoting the development of the local cultural and tourism industry.

Today, the town’s tourism industry continues to thrive, with business spanning catering, accommodation, handicrafts and performing arts. An increasing number of young people are starting businesses here, committing themselves to the inheritance and promotion of national cultural heritage.

Currently, the town is vigorously developing cultural heritage tourism by expanding cultural attractions and street landmarks. By organizing various activities to create a rich cultural atmosphere, Lijiang successfully attracts visitors from all over the world.

From January to September last year, the town welcomed a total of 17.05 million tourists, a year-on-year increase of 13.07 percent.

It is imperative to promote cultural tourism to improve people’s income and properly handle the relationship between protection and development, Xi said, urging that the cultural and tourism industry should follow a path of sustainable and healthy development.

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Bitget Wallet Introduces Super DEX, An Upgraded Swap Experience

Bitget Wallet Introduces Super DEX, An Upgraded Swap Experience

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Bitget Wallet Introduces Super DEX, An Upgraded Swap Experience

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, March 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitget Wallet, a leading Web3 non-custodial wallet, has officially introduced Super DEX, a next-generation swap experience within Bitget Wallet with smart trading, omni-chain access to 130+ blockchains and millions of tokens. As the demand for decentralized trading grows, Super DEX combines intelligent trade execution, seamless cross-chain swaps, and robust security measures to offer a faster, smarter, and safer trading experience for users worldwide.

Super DEX offers advanced smart trading tools, helping users identify and act on high-potential tokens more efficiently. MemeX tracks newly launched tokens within 60 seconds on Solana, BNB, Base, and Ethereum, providing early alerts based on liquidity and holder activity, with a 90% success rate in identifying profitable tokens within 24 hours. Hot Picks sniper analyzes market trends, social sentiment, and smart money movements, selecting up to 10 trending tokens out of millions on a daily basis. Super DEX also supports instant trades at twice the speed of standard transactions, allowing users to respond faster to market movements. Additionally, its multi-chain limit order feature automates trades on chains like Solana, BNB, and Base, reducing the risk of missing opportunities. With these tools, users can better navigate fast-moving markets and new token launches.

As the ultimate omni-chain trading hub, Super DEX provides one-click access to over 130 blockchains, allowing users to swap across millions of tokens seamlessly. With recent integrations of new mainnets like Berachain and Sonic, Super DEX continues to expand its multi-chain reach, giving users access to emerging ecosystems with high-growth potential. Its intelligent routing system aggregates liquidity from hundreds of leading DEXs like Uniswap, PancakeSwap, and Jupiter, automatically routing and splitting trades for optimal pricing and minimal slippage. With one-click cross-chain swaps, users can move assets effortlessly — such as swapping Solana-based TRUMP tokens for BNB Chain’s MUBARAK tokens in a single step, with automated gas fee coverage. Additionally, the GetGas account enables users to pay gas fees in ETH, USDT, USDC, and BGB, eliminating the need to hold multiple native tokens and simplifying the cross-chain trading experience.

“Super DEX is more than just an upgrade — it’s a redefinition of what onchain trading should be,” said Alvin Kan, COO of Bitget Wallet. “By combining smart market intelligence, seamless multi-chain access, and strong security, we’re removing the usual barriers in decentralized trading. Our goal is to make onchain trading as powerful, intuitive, and secure as any centralized exchange—while staying fully decentralized. We’re committed to making the latest tokens accessible to all traders, lowering entry barriers, and helping more people step into Web3. We’re excited to see users worldwide leverage Super DEX to unlock new trading opportunities.”

Security and price stability are core to Super DEX’s infrastructure, with default MEV protection enabled for Solana, BNB Chain, Base, Ethereum, and more. This safeguards users from front-running, sandwich attacks, and excessive gas fee bidding, ensuring fairer and more predictable trade execution. Super DEX also integrates advanced transaction risk detection, automatically identifying burn tokens, honeypot scams, and low-quality assets to warn users of potential trading risks. Super DEX is integrated within Bitget Wallet, a decentralized and fully self-custodial wallet, operating as an independent app that effectively mitigates centralized security risks and ensures users retain 100% control over their assets at all times.

To celebrate the launch of Super DEX, Bitget Wallet is introducing a referral program where users can invite their friends to earn rebates. The first stage of the referral program will be launched on an invite-only basis. Additionally, a $90,000 reward campaign is available for users who deposit and trade on Bitget Wallet from March 17th to 24th. In the coming weeks, Bitget Wallet will also introduce a trading competition, further incentivizing users to experience the platform’s speed, security, and efficiency.

For more details, please visit Bitget Wallet blog.

About Bitget Wallet
Bitget Wallet is the home of Web3, uniting endless possibilities in one non-custodial wallet. With over 60 million users, it offers comprehensive onchain services, including asset management, instant swaps, rewards, staking, trading tools, live market data, a DApp browser and crypto payment solutions. Supporting over 130 blockchains, 20,000+ DApps, and millions of tokens, Bitget Wallet enables seamless multi-chain trading across hundreds of DEXs and cross-chain bridges, along with a $300+ million protection fund to ensure safety of users’ assets. Experience Bitget Wallet Lite to start a Web3 journey.
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Quantexa Secures Top Ten Spot in Chartis’ 2025 Financial Crime and Compliance 50 Rankings

Quantexa lands category leader positions in Entity Management, Data Enrichment, and Augmented Analytics

LONDON, March 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Quantexa, a global leader in Decision Intelligence (DI) solutions for the public and private sectors, has been recognized as one of the top 10 vendors in the prestigious Chartis Financial Crime and Compliance 50 (FCC50) report.

Securing 7th place overall, Quantexa continues to solidify its position as a key player in the growing Financial Crime and Compliance market segment. Quantexa’s AI-powered solutions also received category leadership awards for data enrichment, entity management augmented analytics, as well as receiving an award for vertical and segment excellence in Capital Markets.

This recognition comes at an important time for Quantexa, as the company continues to build momentum off the recently completed a $175 million Series F investment round, valuing the British tech company at a total valuation of $2.6 billion. In recent weeks, Quantexa made two major announcements further extending the innovation and capabilities they are offering to tier 1, mid-size, and community banks with:

  • Q Assist: A context-aware generative AI solution suite designed to democratize access to trusted data, augment decision-making, and provide real-time insights to front-line teams, which will be available for Early Access in April 2025.
  • and Quantexa Cloud: A comprehensive suite of native SaaS industry solutions, launching with Quantexa Cloud AML on Microsoft Azure, now available for Customer Preview. This innovative solution, developed in close collaboration with community and mid-size banks in the US, streamlines and modernizes anti-money laundering workflows for faster time to value and strengthened compliance.

Quantexa’s rapid growth underscores the demand for its DI Platform, helping enterprises and government agencies scale AI and data initiatives with greater speed and success. Clients select Quantexa’s Decision Intelligence platform to ensure they can build a unified and trusted data foundation to operationalize AI-enabled decisioning for better outcomes across their KYC, AML, fraud, and customer intelligence efforts.

This year’s Chartis report evaluates the top 50 vendors in financial crime and compliance technology, focusing on their ability to innovate in areas like fraud detection, sanctions screening, and KYC compliance. Chartis assess the top vendors regarding their general market influence, technological innovation, breath of clients, USP, and functionality. Quantexa’s high rankings in both core technology and innovation further highlight the company’s industry-leading approach to tackling financial crime. These strengths are built on its ability to provide financial institutions with critical contextual intelligence, enabling them to stay ahead of emerging threats in an increasingly complex regulatory environment.

Alexon Bell, Chief Product Officer (FinCrime) at Quantexa, said: “We are incredibly proud to once again be recognized as a leader in the financial crime and compliance technology space by Chartis. At Quantexa, we are committed to helping our banking customers break down data and organizational silos to deploy trusted AI from the back to the front office to better understand customer behaviors, mitigate financial crime risk, and fight fraud with efficiency and effectiveness.”

Commenting on the report, Nick Vitchev, Research Director at Chartis, said: “Quantexa’s continued recognition in the Chartis Financial Crime and Compliance 50 ranking reflects its strong leadership in the financial crime risk management landscape. Its leading position in key areas such as data enrichment, entity management, and augmented analytics demonstrates a commitment to innovation and delivering high-value solutions to financial institutions. With financial crime threats becoming increasingly sophisticated, Quantexa’s ability to unify data and enhance contextual decision-making is a significant differentiator in the market.

To find out more about Quantexa’s banking industry solutions, please visit: https://www.quantexa.com/industries/banking/

About Quantexa

Quantexa is a global AI, data and analytics software company pioneering Decision Intelligence to empower organizations to make trusted operational decisions with data in context. Using the latest advancements in AI, Quantexa’s Decision Intelligence platform helps organizations uncover hidden risk and new opportunities by unifying siloed data and turning it into the most trusted, reusable resource. It solves major challenges across data management, customer intelligence, KYC, financial crime, risk, fraud, and security, throughout the customer lifecycle.

The Quantexa Decision Intelligence Platform enhances operational performance with over 90% more accuracy and 60 times faster analytical model resolution than traditional approaches. An independently commissioned Forrester TEI study on Quantexa’s Decision Intelligence Platform found that customers saw a three-year 228% ROI. Founded in 2016, Quantexa now has over 800 employees and thousands of platform users working with billions of transactions and data points across the world. For more information visit www.quantexa.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

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Fortifying Africa’s Financial Future: BFSI Security Summit Hits Johannesburg in 2025

JOHANNESBURG, March 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Banks and insurance companies across Africa face an unprecedented wave of cyberattacks, with ransomware, data breaches, and phishing threatening financial stability and customer trust. In 2020, South Africa’s Experian breach compromised the data of 24 million individuals, exposing vulnerabilities in the sector. More recently, in 2023, the Medusa hacking group targeted the Malian subsidiary of Bank of Africa, stealing two terabytes of data and demanding $2 million, spotlighting the growing risks continent-wide. With cybercrime costing Africa $4.12 billion annually, the need for robust defenses is clear. IT News Africa proudly presents the BFSI Security Summit – Johannesburg 2025, a vital platform to address these escalating challenges.

Set for Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in Johannesburg, this content packed one-day event is themed “Fortifying BFSI: Cybersecurity Across Africa’s Financial Future.” It will unite cybersecurity leaders, IT executives, and tech providers to tackle the unique security landscape of Africa’s Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) sector. As AI, blockchain, and cloud technologies transform financial services, they introduce complex risks that demand innovative solutions.

The summit features a powerhouse lineup of speakers, including Galeboe Mogotsi, CISO at Wits ICT; Adebayo Adekunle John, Group Head, IT & CISO at Sovereign Finance Limited; and Sithembile Songo, Group Head of Information Security at ESKOM. Additional experts like Thabani Joyisa, Head of IT Risk at Vitality Global, and Nomakholwa Nontenja, Group Fintech Manager at MTN, will share actionable insights.

Attendees—including CISOs, CIOs, risk officers, and tech enthusiasts from across Africa—will engage in expert-led panels like “Ransomware and Data Breaches: Africa’s BFSI Risks” and “Securing Emerging Tech: Cloud and Blockchain in Africa.” The agenda includes presentations on AI-powered cybersecurity, zero trust security, and data privacy, plus a tech exhibition and networking cocktail.

“Cyber threats are evolving rapidly, and Africa’s BFSI sector must adapt,” said Abe Wakama, Managing Director at IT News Africa. “This summit empowers leaders with the tools and connections to build resilient defenses, ensuring a secure financial future for the continent.”

Sponsorship opportunities are available for cybersecurity providers, tech firms, and fintech innovators. Visit https://itnewsafrica.com/event/bfsi-security-sponsorship/. Register at https://itnewsafrica.com/event/event/bfsi-security-summit/#register.

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