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June 27, 2022

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Dalgona becomes popular with ‘Squid Game’ sensation… Halloween costumes are also selling like hot cakes

2021.10.12 09:29

Distribution industry is enjoying the unexpected peak due to the popularity of Netflix original series ‘Squid Game.’ Sales of game items such as dalgona candy, slap-match, and beads significantly jumped, and sales of snacks and ramen products which contain squid also increased. Ahead of Halloween, masks and costumes of ‘Squid Game’ are also gaining popularity. According to the online marketplace G market, sales of dalgona kits, which appeared in the survival game of Squid Game, increased 610% compared to the previous month, from 17th of last month, when the Squid Game was released, to the
The proportion of breakthrough infections in their 60s and 70s accounts for more than half

2021.10.12 09:24

The outbreak of COVID-19 breakthrough infections after being fully vaccination has continued. By age group, the proportion of people in their 60s and 70s accounted for more than half.According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government on the 11th, it is estimated that 6,730 people who were fully vaccinated were confirmed COVID-19 on the 9th.Those in their 60s accounted for the largest proportion with 1,860 (27.6%), followed by those in their 70s with 1,576 (23.4%). In other words, the proportion of people in their 60s and 70s was 51%, accounting for more than half. It is analyzed that COVID-19 vacc
Korea will adopt “phased recovery of daily life from late October~ early November”

2021.10.07 09:16

A blueprint for ‘phased recovery of daily life,’ the Korean government’ ‘With Corona’ plan, has come out. The Korean government is planning to gradually ease regulations from low-risk areas, but will maintain basic quarantine rules such as wearing masks. The COVID-19 test will be conducted based on patients’ vaccination status, and a medical system will be also established focusing on critically ill patients, including expanding home treatment.The government said that the phased recovery of daily life plan can be adopted between late October and early November.At the state audits of the
SZ’s population ranks third among megacities

2021.09.30 09:26

SHENZHEN’S population ranked third among seven megacities in China in 2020, according to the data from the seventh national census provided by the National Bureau of Statistics and released at Qiushui Journal’s latest issue. According to the 2020 census, China has seven megacities that are characterized by an urban dwelling population exceeding 10 million but less than 20 million. Shanghai and Beijing took the lead with urban populations of 19.87 million and 17.75 million respectively. Shenzhen ranked third with 17.44 million, and was followed by Chongqing, Guangzhou, Chengdu and Tianjin, ac
D.P. arrested a sergeant who embezzled 400 million won and deserted from military in Vietnam

2021.09.30 09:13

A total of 3 deserters who fled abroad have been arrested by the D.P. (Deserter Pursuit) over the past 5 years.According to the report, which was submitted to National Assembly’s Defense Committee member Kang Dae-sik of People Power Party by the Ministry of National Defense on the 29th, a total of three people have ran away from the military and fled abroad in the past five years from January 2017 to August 2021.In particular, the D.P cooperated with Interpol to arrest a sergeant, who fled to Vietnam after embezzling 430 million won in military funds last year. The sergeant A of the Korean Ar
Korean Government will adopt ‘Phased recovery of daily life’ from late October to early November, and consider ‘Vaccine Pass’

2021.09.29 09:17

The government re-announced that it is difficult to maintain the current 'social distancing' restrictions to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic and it will come up with a plan for the phased recovery of daily life. The government suggested from the end of October to the beginning of November as the time to adopt phased recovery of daily life, called ‘With Corona’ system.“Considering other countries with high vaccination rates, we are reviewing whether to maintain the current social distancing system,” Minister of Health and Welfare Kwon Deok-cheol said at an invitational debate held at the Ko
2,400 rental business operators are foreigners… More than 1/3 of them are Chinese

2021.09.27 17:45

As of June last year, about 2,400 foreign housing rental business operators have been registered, and 1/3 of them were Chinese nationals.According to the National Assembly inspection data on foreigners’ rental businesses in which Democratic Party’s Park Sang-hyuk received from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on the 27th, a total of 2,394 foreigners were registered as private rental business operators in Korea in June last year.As the government has been modifying the registration information since the reorganization of the rental registration system in July last year, data
More than 4,000 bookings have made for flights to Saipan… expectation for resuming ‘travel abroad’

2021.09.24 17:40

International flights, which had slowed down due to COVID-19 pandemic, are picking up steam. The aviation industry is expecting that the number of overseas travelers will increase due to the Saipan Travel Bubble.According to the aviation industry on the 24th, the bookings for Saipan group tour increased in all three airlines, Asiana Airlines, Jeju Air, and T'way Air, during the Chuseok holiday. The Mariana Tourism Information Center announced that the number of Korean reservations for Saipan trip has reached 4,000.The percentage of seats filled on a flight to Saipan of Asiana Airlines was 85%
COVID-19 1st vaccination rate to surpass 70% of population this week

2021.09.16 17:55

The first dose of COVID-19 vaccination rate is expected to reach 70% on Friday.As of 00:00 a.m. on the 15th, the previous day, the cumulative number of first-shot vaccination was 34,582,174, 67.3% of the population. In order to achieve vaccination rate 70% of the population, 35,944,381 people must be vaccinated.Since the 27th of last month, the average number of first dose vaccination per day on weekdays has been 333,735. Considering that the number of vaccination per day has recently exceeded 500,000, it is expected that 70% of population will be vaccinated as early as Friday or Saturday.The

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