Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | According to the reports, 18 dead as Saurya Airlines plane with 19 onboard crashes during takeoff, at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal's Kathmandu on Wednesday (July 24). All aboard - 18 Nepalis and a Yemeni citizen - were employees of the carrier,according to police. As per The Kathmandu Post, 19 people, including aircrew aboard the Pokhara-bound plane that crashed during takeoff caught fire after skidding on runway at around 11 am said Premnath Thakur, TIA spokesperson. Tribhuvan International Airport said in a statement, "CRJ7 (Reg-9NAME) of S
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | President Kim Han-gil, the chairman of the National Integration Committee, ordered ‘strengthening safety measures for migrant workers ‘at the policy proposal of the Special Committee on 'Coexistence with Migrant Workers' under the Unification Committee held at the Seoul Government Complex on July 23,2024. Chairman Kim emphasized, "there should be no discrimination between Koreans and immigrants when it comes to safety issues." "After many migrant workers were sacrificed in the fire accident occurred in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi-do, we are moving beyond 'outsourcing
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | On Monday, the government of Pakistan has decided to reverse the policy for not issuing passports to Pakistani nationals who had sought asylum or were already living on asylum in the foreign countries. A high-level meeting, presided by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar, the foreign secretary, interior secretary, the director general of Immigration and Passports (Impass) was held to discuss the various matters related to the welfare of overseas Pakistani. Conclusively, “the meeting decided to reverse the announced policy decision wi
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | A gang of extremists, said to be Afghan nationals vandalized the Pakistani consulate in Frankfurt, Germany that was condemned by the government of Pakistan. The viral videos circulating on media shows gang of extremists with Afghanistan flags wrapped around their shoulders, attacked at the Pakistani consulate in Germany's Frankfurt, throwing stones and pulling down the Pakistani National flag and replaced it with Afghan flag. According to the Pakistani mission, the incident occurred on July 20, when a “gang of extremists” attacked the consulate and “endanger
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | MOFA, the Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in order to facilitate the citizens is introducing a new system of documents attestation through courier services ensuring a quicker, more efficient, and cost-effective solution announced by the Ministry on July 16,2024 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs along with its liaison offices in Karachi and Lahore in collaboration with several courier companies, aims to streamline the document attestation process for the citizens. “The designated courier companies include TCS, M&P, Gerry’s, Leopard, and ECS, all of wh
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | A total of 12,841 of foreigners including 10,756 illegal immigrants, 2,063 illegal employers, and 22 illegal employment and entry agents were caught & inves tigated by the immigration in a government’s joint crackdown on illegal immigrants and other criminals entering the South Korea, within the duration of 77 days from April 15~ June 30, 2024.announced by the Ministry of Justice. A total of 10,756 foreigners illegally staying and work ing were cracked down, of which 9,784 were forced to leave the country, 444 were fined, and the rest are under investiga
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | One man in his 40s died in a wall collapse during demolition work on a building in Seongho Market located in Sinheung-dong, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam at around 2:40 p.m. on Tuesday. According to the fire authorities, the accident occurred on this day when part of the wall collapsed while cleaning up trash before demolition work on a single-story building. The fire authorities were able to rescue the buried person at 4:40pm, about 2 hours after the accident but the man was pronounced dead. At the time of the accident, two excavators and five workers were working a
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | Seoul central district court ruled that if the police arrest the foreigner who had a fight with a Korean without sufficient grounds and did not provide an interpreter, “the state must compensate.” Announced by Eun-ha Lim, the Presider Judge of the Civil Appellate Division 1-1 of the Seoul Central District Court on July 8,2024. The decision is partially ruled in favor of the plaintiff in the damages claim filed by Mr. A against the state, saying, “Pay 2 million won in alimony to the plaintiff.” The court said, “The state is responsible for compensating for da
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | “Khuli Kuchehri” an open court has been organized by the Embassy of Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Seoul and Pakistan community Korea in the Gimhe City, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea on June 30,2024. His Excellency Ambassador Nabeel Munir, the ambassador of Pakistan Embassy in the Republic of Korea participated the “Khuli Kuchehri” and listened the issues and concerns raised by Pakistani diaspora in order to get better solutions for the future. The Pakistani community Warmly welcomed His Excellency Ambassador Nabeel Munir, was warmly welcomed by th
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | The vibrant Jgannath Rath Yatra 2024 was organized by the ISKCON temple in Pocheon, the northeastern region of Gyeonggi province in South Korea on July 7,2024. Ratha Yatra was celebrated in the city of Pocheon in South Korea with thousands of devotees, participated from far and wide areas of South Korea all walks of life to witness the wonderful procession, showcasing the rich cultural and spiritual heritage of India. Ms. Surabhi Kumar, spouse of the Ambassador Amit Kumar of Indian embassy in the Republic of Korea and SS Cons joined the event. “The Indian Em
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | A fire broke out in a single-family home and warehouse building in Gwangtan-myeon, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do on July 10,2024 around 4:35 a.m. In this fire, part of the house and warehouse building, as well as household appliances and other household items stored inside, were burned in this incident but no casualties have been reported. The resident of the house reported about the fire after get up from the sleep by listening the dog barking and something fell. "I was sleeping on the floor of the house when I heard a dog barking and something fell, so I came out a
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | A BMW car parked in the underground parking lot of an apartment complex in Songdo International City, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, caught fire on 9 at 6:04 p.m. The fire burned the engine room of the vehicle, but no causalities has been reported. The apartment management office extinguished the fire immediately after the smoke broke out and reported to the fire authorities. The Firefighting authorities dispatched to the scene after being reported and extinguished the flames in about 16 minutes by deploying 44 firefighters and 16 pieces of equipment, including pump tr
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | Today, around 3 a.m. early in the morning 1 man found dead as the elevator became flooded on the second basement floor of an officetel in Nae-dong, Nonsan-si, Chungnam. Firefighters responded to a report from a resident who said, “The elevator is filling with water and people are screaming for help.” Soon after receiving the call, the fire brigade authorities arrived for help, drained the building, which was submerged in water up to the first basement floor, but recovered a male body in the elevator believed to be in his 50s. The Police and fire authorities
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | South Korean Ministry of Justice has announced the expansion of visa eligibility for research students (D-2-5) and exemption from the experience requirement for researchers (E-3) to attract out standing global talent in the field of science and technology. Until now, the research student visa D-2-5 has been permitted only to those with a master's or doctoral degree and to overseas undergraduate students invited by specific research institutes. The permitted specific institutions include 1) Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 2) Daegu
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | South Korea has launched the moon of Seoul; a moon-shaped helium balloon ride set to offer a unique aerial experience by introducing SEOULDAL, in Grassy Field of Yeouido Park, Seoul from July 2024 that will provide citizens with a truly engaging airborne experience. An opening ceremony for the balloon ride was held on July 6 themed "Summer Picnic with SEOULDAL." The name "SEOULDAL" combines "Seoul" and "Dal," (Korean word for "moon”)," aims to habitual capture the essence of the moon-shaped attraction as well as to attract both domestic and international tou
뉴스노믹스 전상천 기자 | 250만 체류 외국인을 위한 서비스 플랫폼 ‘파미고’가 공식 오픈했다. 파미고는 체류 외국인들이 한국 생활에서 겪는 다양한 문제를 해결할 수 있는 종합 서비스 플랫폼이다. 파미고의 주요 기능으로는 주거, 교육, 의료, 법률, 번역, 금융 등 생활 전반에 걸친 다양한 서비스를 중계한다. 또한, 다국어 지원을 통해 언어 장벽을 허물고 사용자 맞춤형 추천 서비스를 제공해 정보 교류와 네트워킹을 위한 커뮤니티를 통해 체류 외국인들의 한국 생활 적응을 돕는다. 파미고는 외국인들이 한국 생활에서 겪는 언어 문제, 경제적 어려움, 문화 차이 등의 문제를 해결하기 위해 신뢰할 수 있는 파트너 네트워크를 구축해 가고 있다. 특히, 파미고는 일자리 수집 및 AI 기반 맞춤형 서비스 추천 시스템을 통해 사용자가 필요로 하는 정보를 쉽게 찾을 수 있도록 돕고 있다. 현재 파미고는 국내 체류 외국인의 직업, 체류 기간, 소득, 소비 패턴 등 다양한 데이터를 수집해 외국인의 신용정보를 구축하고 있다. 이같은 데이터를 활용해 외국인 사용자에게 더욱 정확하고 유용한 금융 서비스를 제공하고자 한다. 또한 국내 유수의 기업 및 대학과 파트너십을 맺어 외국인 유학생
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | President Kim Han-gil, the chairman of the National Integration Committee, ordered ‘strengthening safety measures for migrant workers ‘at the policy proposal of the Special Committee on 'Coexistence with Migrant Workers' under the Unification Committee held at the Seoul Government Complex on July 23,2024. Chairman Kim emphasized, "there should be no discrimination between Koreans and immigrants when it comes to safety issues." "After many migrant workers were sacrificed in the fire accident occurred in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi-do, we are moving beyond 'outsourcing
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | A total of 12,841 of foreigners including 10,756 illegal immigrants, 2,063 illegal employers, and 22 illegal employment and entry agents were caught & inves tigated by the immigration in a government’s joint crackdown on illegal immigrants and other criminals entering the South Korea, within the duration of 77 days from April 15~ June 30, 2024.announced by the Ministry of Justice. A total of 10,756 foreigners illegally staying and work ing were cracked down, of which 9,784 were forced to leave the country, 444 were fined, and the rest are under investiga
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | Seoul central district court ruled that if the police arrest the foreigner who had a fight with a Korean without sufficient grounds and did not provide an interpreter, “the state must compensate.” Announced by Eun-ha Lim, the Presider Judge of the Civil Appellate Division 1-1 of the Seoul Central District Court on July 8,2024. The decision is partially ruled in favor of the plaintiff in the damages claim filed by Mr. A against the state, saying, “Pay 2 million won in alimony to the plaintiff.” The court said, “The state is responsible for compensating for da
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | “Khuli Kuchehri” an open court has been organized by the Embassy of Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Seoul and Pakistan community Korea in the Gimhe City, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea on June 30,2024. His Excellency Ambassador Nabeel Munir, the ambassador of Pakistan Embassy in the Republic of Korea participated the “Khuli Kuchehri” and listened the issues and concerns raised by Pakistani diaspora in order to get better solutions for the future. The Pakistani community Warmly welcomed His Excellency Ambassador Nabeel Munir, was warmly welcomed by th