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July 25, 2021

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32.3% of population, 16,583,044 people completed first vaccination… remaining vaccines are 5.49 million doses

2021.07.23 09:32

The number of first-round vaccinations for COVID-19 in Korea increased by about 139,000 in a day on the 21st. According to the COVID-19 Vaccination Response Team on the 22nd, 139,214 people were newly vaccinated on the 21st.The number of vaccinated people of Pfizer was 138,738 and the Astrazeneca (AZ) was 476.As of midnight of 22nd, a total of 16,583,044 people were completed the first vaccination in Korea, accounting for 32.3% of the total population (51,349,116). By vaccine, the cumulative number of first vaccination was 10,402,781 for AZ and 4,987,302 for Pfizer.A total of 63,248 people wer
Not 'Pao Chai' but 'Xinqi’, Chinese translation of ‘Kimchi’ is proposed by government

2021.07.23 09:30

Regarding the recent controversy over kimchi was translated into Chinese food ‘Pao Chai,’ Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) proposed the proper translation in Chinese of kimchi as 'Xinqi’MCST announced that it published a revision of ‘Guidelines for Official Translation of Terms in Foreign Language’ to be implemented on the 22nd.The revision deleted ‘Pao chai’, which was presented as Chinese translation of kimchi.MCST said that the revised guideline is expected to clearly distinguish between kimchi and Chinese food, Pao chai. In July last year, MCST enacted the guide
[Olympic] Increasing complaints about athlete’s village… “Not Japan in the 21st century, but like in the Middle Ages”

2021.07.22 09:21

“I was shocked at poor facilities of athletes village. It doesn't look like Japan in the 21st century.” (Russian fencing team manager) “Here is like medival Japan.” (Russian national team) There are increasing complaints about athletes village for Tokyo Olympics located in Harumi, Tokyo. Japanese media reported complaints of Russian national team in detail. The main point of complaints is that there is no TV and refrigerator, and there is only one bathroom in a room shared by 4-5 people. Considering the heat wave in Tokyo, which has predicted that it will be the hottest summer Olympics in
Korean households use electricity more or less than foreign countries?

2021.07.21 17:37

There are concerns about power supply due to the nationwide heat wave, also attention is focused on Korean domestic electricity consumption.In particular, some online communities claim that ‘per capita power consumption in Korea is known to be higher than foreign countries, but in fact, individuals consume much less power at home.’An online community user posted a comment criticizing the government's policy of asking for saving energy on the 19th, and pointed out that "Korea's domestic electricity consumption ranks 26th out of 37 OECD countries."In other words, the user claimed that governme
LG Electronics to launch used clothing recycling campaign with U.S. company thredUP

2021.07.19 09:25

LG Electronics has signed a partnership with the U.S. company thredUP, which is one of the world's largest used clothing distributors, and promoted ‘Second Life’ campaign in the U.S.The ‘Second Life’ campaign launched in April by LG Electronics to promote to the local communities in the U.S that recycling of used clothing can protect the environment.Customer living in the U.S can participate in the campaign. Customers can clean their dress rooms and help charities they want by donating clothes or accessories they don't wear.Customers who want to donate their clothes can order a donation ki
Two local projects win intl. architecture awards

2021.07.16 09:57

TWO architectural projects from Shenzhen were chosen by the jury as the winners in two categories at the 9th Annual Architizer A+Awards, a prestigious international awards program celebrating the world’s best buildings and spaces, the Daily Sunshine reported yesterday. “The Wave,” designed by architecture firm Atelier Scale, was the jury winner of the “Architecture + Landscape” category. “The Wave” is a low-budget and recyclable display garden at the 2020 Shenzhen Flower Show. The concept came up seeing most garden materials are turned into garbage after a flower or garden show wraps up
‘Daily life stop’ in Seoul metropolitan area to respond COVID-19 forth waves... ‘Night curfew’ from today

2021.07.12 17:30

Social distancing level 4, which prohibits more than three people from meeting after 6 p.m, will be imposed in Seoul metropolitan area for 14 days. It is a hidden card of Korean government to prevent COVID-19 4th wave of more than 1,200 new confirmed cases day after day. In order to curb the infections, quarantine restrictions are applied without exception to all people, including family members or vaccinated people. According to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (CDSCHQ) on the 12th, the social distancing level 4 is applied for two weeks from midnight on the 12th to
Korea imposes social distancing level 4… Industries are in crisis of ‘COVID-19 Shutdown’

2021.07.12 09:29

As Korean government decided to impose the highest level of social distancing (level 4) throughout the Seoul metropolitan areas from the 12th due to the fourth wave of COVID-19, the industries are also in emergency. Previously, industries expected economic recovery with the recent expansion of vaccination. However, as Delta variant has spread around world, industries are concerned that the business ‘shutdown’, which was occurred after COVID-19 pandemic declaration in the first half of last year, will be repeated. Korean major companies immediately upgraded in-house quarantine guidelines foll
Tamil YouTube cooking channel's subscribers cross 1 crore

2021.07.07 09:43

The farmers-turned-YouTube stars, who took their village, Chinna Veeramangalam in Pudukkottai district, to an international audience through traditional cooking videos, have garnered one crore subscribers.Periyathambi, 64, Subramanian, 32), Iyanar, 32, Tamilchelvam, 26, Muthumanikkam (24) and, Murugesan (30) from have started a YouTube channel called Village Cooking in the year 2018.The villagers used to cook in natural environments like coconut groves and gardens and upload it on their channel. Cooking in a natural and village-style has gained over 10 lakh subscribers in the last three years.

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