Japan’s birth rate recorded below 800,000 this year raising the specter of its population falling below the 100 million thresholds much faster than anticipated. Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | Japan’s birth rate recorded low of below 800,000 this year, according to the latest official statistics, raising the specter of its population falling below the 100 million thresholds much faster than anticipated. Births among Japanese nationals figured out 798,561 as per data released by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in October 2022, dipped below 800,000 births in Japan within 12 months
Expansion of hot ash cloud due to the eruption of Indonesias highest and active volcanic Mount Semera Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | The Mount Semeru volcano in Indonesia at the east of Java Island erupted on Sunday Nov 4, expelling an ash cloud of 15 kilometers into the sky, forcing the evacuation of nearly 2,000 people as the authorities issued their highest warning for the area. The eruption at Mount Semeru began at 2:46 a.m. (1946 GMT) on Saturday, the rescue, search and evacuation activities were ongoing. As reported by Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency (BNPB), about 1,979 peopl
Nick Clegg, Meta's prersident Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | Nick Clegg, Meta’s president for global policy affairs and the former UK deputy prime minister, told ET's Aashish Aryan and Surabhi Agarwal in an exclusive interview that “the country is “on route to becoming a digital superpower” and that in some respects, it already is. Clegg, who is on a week-long visit to India overviewed that there is also greater awareness that India plays a unique role in the digital ecosystem and the country is on the way to becoming a “digital superpower,” “India’s take on digital issues is “refreshingl
India's 14th prime misiter Narender Modi assumed g20 presidency 2023 Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | India’s prime minister assumed the presidency of G-20 on Thursday Dec 1 over 19 countries Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Türkiye, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union, making a strong pitch for "fundamental mindset shift" to shape a new paradigm of human-centric globalization. In an article penned for newspapers across the globe, Modi underscored th
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | The United Nations Global Humanitarian Overview report 2023 at Geneva generate an appeal for $51.5bn aid money on the brink in 2023, as tens of millions of additionalpeople expected in need of humanitarian assistance. On Thursday, the UN recorded $51.5billion is needed to help 230 million of the world’s most vulnerable people in nearly 70 countries next year. As the overlapping crises have already left the world dealing with the “largest global food crisis in modern history”, the UN explained. Needs are “shockingly high”, the UN’s top emergency relief offici
Taliban Bomb Blast in Quetta, the south western city of Baluchistan province, Pakistan. Nov 30 Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | Taliban Bomb blast at Quetta, the southwestern city of Pakistan has killed 3 and injured at least 24 on Wednesday Nov 30. The incident occurred when the police was taking security measures to protect polio vaccination campaign workers in Baluchistan province. One police officer and two civilians are dead, whether 20 policemen out of 24 are seriously injured. “The police vehicle that was carrying security personnel deployed to protect polio vaccination campaign work
AI Summit Seoul 2022, a highly influential business-focused global conference.(www.aisummit.co.kr) Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | The highly anticipated 5th AI Summit 2022 is going to held at Coex Grand Bloom Seoul, South Korea on December 7~8 consists of keynotes and specialized tracks organized by DMK Global (publisher of MIT Technology Review Korea). AI Summit 2022 is based on 1) Global AI trends, 2) Various application cases by industry, 3) AI base business models, 4) The latest technologies. The target of this event is developers, researchers, AI startups in management, HR and planni
Trucks parked at the Uiwang Inland Container Depot to disrupt operations during a protest in Uiwang, South Korea, on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. Truck drivers are on strike in South Korea for the second time in less than a year, targeting major ports in a bid to disrupt key exports from autos to petrochemicals. , Bloomberg Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | South Korea president Yoon Suk Yeol conservative government on Tuesday has approved an order for striking truck drivers in the cement industry ‘to return to work.’ "Please return to your positions before it's too late," Yoon said during the m
Prime Minister of United Kingdom assumed affice on 25 Oct 2022 Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has claimed that China poses a “systemic” challenge to UK values and interests as his government condemned Beijing after a BBC journalist Edward Lawrence, was beaten while covering Shanghai protests. In his first major foreign policy speech, Sunak said the so-called “golden era” of UK relations with China was “over, along with the naive idea that trade would automatically lead to social and political reform”. The United Kingdom would “need to evolve our approach
England’s star all-rounder and current Test captain Ben Stokes has announced to donate his all three match fees of the historic Test series against Pakistan to the flood victims of the host country. Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | An England cricketer Benjamin Andrew has announced to donate his all three-match fee to the Pakistan flood victims that worth £15,000 for each of the three Test matches. Stokes wrote on Twitter, “I will be donating my match fees from this Test series to the Pakistan Flood appeal.” Added “The game has given me a lot in my life, I feel it’s only right to give somet
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | On Friday Nov 26, A Muslim student at the Manipal Institute of Technology in Udipi, Karnataka, India confronts teacher on calling him a “terrorist” in the class. The professor had reportedly asked the student his name, and on hearing a Muslim name, had blurted: "Oh, you are like Kasab!" Ajmal Kasab, the lone Pakistani terrorist captured alive after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, was executed in 2012. By hearing such comments from his professor, the student shouted: "26/11 was not funny. Being a Muslim in this country and facing all this every day is not funny, si
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have jointly inaugurated a corvette warship PNS Khyber at Istanbul shipyard Turkey, built by Turkey for the Pakistani Navy under a strategic cooperation project, a media report said on Saturday Nov 26. Marriyum Aurangzeb,Federal Minister for Information&Broadcasting tweeted on Nov 25.2022 Pakistan PM Shahbaz Sharif, who along with a delegation of ministers and officials is on a two-day visit to Turkey at the invitation of the Turkish President, during the inauguration on Fr
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | Canada launched its long-awaited Indo-Pacific strategy on Sunday Nov.27, outlining C$2.3 billion ($1.7 billion) ambitious plan for next five years in spending to boost military and cyber security in the region and vowed to focus on a "disruptive" China while working with it on climate change and trade issues. As a Pacific nation, Canada recognizes that the Indo-Pacific region will play a significant and profound role in Canada’s future including national security, economic prosperity, respect for international law and human rights, democratic values, public
Prime Minister Han Duck-Soo to promote South Korea's bid to host the 2030 World Expo Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-Soo is scheduled to visit France, Mozambique and Ghana this week to promote South Korea's bid to host the 2030 World Expo, said his office on Sunday. And which the government previously assessed would generate 1 trillion won ($44 billion) and create 500,000 jobs. 1. Han will depart for Paris on Monday to attend the 171st General Assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), an intergovernmental body in charge of overseeing t
A historic crowd from all regions of Pakistan participating in 'Haqeeqi Azadi' march at Rawalpindi, paksitan on Saturday Nov 26 Newsnomics AJAY ANGELI Nov 26NA reporter | Today on Nov 26, the supporters from all corners of Pakistan have arrived in Rawalpindi for Haqeeqi Azadi movement, which was delayed after an assassinate attack on Imran Khan, the former Prime minister and the most popular leader (chairman) of Pakistan Tahreek-E-Insaaf (PTI). Earlier Imran made a wake-up call for all Pakistanis to demand justice for the future of Pakistan without caring any fear of his life. Earlier, the for
뉴스노믹스 전상천 기자 | 아리랑TV는 오는 12일 열린송현 녹지광장에서 외국인과 내국인 관객을 위한 무료 힐링콘서트 ‘PLAY with K’를 개최한다고 밝혔다. 이번 공연은 11월 중 진행되는 공연 중 두 번째로 송소희, 공중그늘, 극동아시아타이거즈, 썬더릴리 등 네 팀의 뮤지션이 90분 동안 신나는 무대를 선사한다. 공연 진행은 한국어와 영어로 이뤄져 외국인 관객들도 더욱 쉽게 참여하고 즐길 수 있다. ‘PLAY with K’는 외국인들에게 한국 음악의 매력을 전하고, 음악을 통해 소통하는 기회를 제공하고자 기획됐다. 공연 실황은 영상으로 제작해 아리랑TV를 통해 전 세계로 방영되며 온라인 채널에도 업로드할 예정이다. 무료 공연 신청: https://forms.gle/D26ehn2eakh1ZMBR7 웹사이트: http://www.arirangtv.com
뉴스노믹스 전상천 기자 | 소액 해외 송금 서비스 코인샷의 운영사인 핀샷이 코인샷 카드에 교통카드 TAB 기능을 출시, 이용자들로부터 호응을 얻고 있다고 23일 밝혔다. □ 외국인 필수 금융 솔루션, 코인샷 카드 국내 거주 외국인 고객을 주 고객층으로 하는 코인샷 서비스는 소액 해외 송금 서비스에서 더 나아가 2022년 12월 외국인 특화 결제 상품을 출시했다. 출시 2년을 맞는 해당 카드는 선불전자지급수단인 코인샷 월렛과 연동해 온라인, 오프라인에서의 결제는 물론 선불 교통카드 기능과 ATM 현금 입출금 기능까지 지원한다. 그간 외국인 근로자들은 여러 가지 제약에 의해 간편 결제 서비스 이용이 어려웠다. 핀샷은 다국적 언어지원과 간편한 가입 절차 등을 통해 금융 서비스 이용의 진입장벽을 낮추기 위해 노력했다. 카드 출시 이후에도 고객의 라이프 스타일에 맞는 서비스를 제공하기 위해 온·오프라인을 통해 고객의 의견을 청취했다. 코인샷 카드의 ATM 현금 입출금 기능과 자동 충전 기능 등이 맞춤형 서비스의 일환으로, 해당 기능 추가 이후 ‘서비스 이용이 더 편해졌다’는 호평을 받고 있다. 핀샷은 "코인샷 카드를 한국 내에서 외국인들이 자유롭게 금융 활동을 할 수
뉴스노믹스 전상천 기자 | 경기도가 16일부터 외국인 여성청소년을 대상으로 생리용품 구매 전용 무기명카드 발급 시범사업에 나선다. 앞서 도는 2021년 전국 최초로 ‘여성청소년 생리용품 보편 지원사업’을 도입하고, 올해부터 지원 대상을 도내 등록 외국인과 국내거소신고를 한 외국국적동포 청소년까지 확대했다. 이번 시범사업은 휴대전화가 없거나 언어장벽의 문제로 ‘여성청소년 생리용품 보편 지원사업’ 신청에 어려움을 겪는 외국인 여성청소년이 별도의 회원가입 절차 없이 바로 경기지역화폐를 사용해 생리용품을 구매할 수 있도록 무기명카드를 지원하는 것이다. 사업 대상 지역은 도 전체 외국인 여성청소년의 절반 이상이 거주하고 있는 안산과 평택을 선정했다. 두 지역에 거주하는 참여 희망 11세 이상 18세 이하 외국인 여성청소년은 16일부터 11월 15일까지 가까운 읍면동 주민센터를 방문해 신청하면 된다. 중복 확인 절차를 거쳐 선정된 대상자에게는 1인당 월 1만 3천 원, 연 최대 15만 6천 원의 생리용품 구입비가 시군 지역화폐 카드로 지급된다. 카드는 오는 12월 31일까지 각 시군 내 편의점(CU, GS25, 세븐일레븐, 이마트24)에서 사용할 수 있다. 고영미 경기
뉴스노믹스 전상천 기자 | 경기도공익활동지원센터가 지난 13일 의정부이주노동자센터와 (주)매직북스 간 ‘1기업-1단체 공익파트너십 캠페인’을 진행했다. ‘1기업-1단체 공익파트너십 캠페인’은 기업과 공익활동단체의 일대일 연계·협력을 통해 도내 사회공헌활동 및 ESG 경영 확산을 위해 추진된 사업이다. 이번 캠페인을 통해 (주)매직북스는 이주노동자 노동권과 체류 권익 보호를 위해 6개 국어로 번역된 ‘이주노동자를 위한 법률정보’ 600부를 의정부이주노동자센터에 후원했다. (주)매직북스는 교재·교구를 제조하고 교과서, 학습 서적 등을 출판하는 여성기업이자 사회적·벤처기업이다. 의정부이주노동자센터에서는 고용허가제(E-9) 비자로 국내에 온 이주노동자의 임금 및 퇴직금 체불, 사업장 변경 등에 대한 상담을 20건 실시했다. 공익활동지원센터는 지난 2월 5개의 기업단체를 모집해 5월부터 본격적인 활동을 시작했다. 유명화 경기도공익활동지원센터장은 “경기북부 이주노동자 권익 보호를 실천하기 위해 캠페인을 마련했다”며 “경기북부 1기업-1단체 공익파트너십 캠페인 사업이 북부 기업과 단체의 좋은 협력 사례가 되기를 바란다”고 말했다.
뉴스노믹스 김지혜 기자 | 11th Cultural Talk for Diversity & Inclusion Highlights Psychological Safety The 11th Cultural Talk for Diversity and Inclusion brought together esteemed speakers Jonathan Orr, Ting Fai Yu, and Julia Cselotei, who emphasized the pivotal role of psychological safety in diverse workplaces. And the discussion was smoothly moderated by Sophie Dowden. This conference fostered an open dialogue, allowing participants to share their thoughts and experiences, thereby enriching the discussion surrounding psychological safety, especially in multicultural contexts. Julia Cselotei opened