Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | Pakistan is “fully committed to foster an inclusive democratic process, uphold the rule of law and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms guaranteed in its law and Constitution,” said the foreign ministry of Pakistan. In response to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights regarding the upcoming general elections, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, Pakistan’s FO Spokesperson said in her statement that “security plans as per country’s electoral process have been finalized to hold the elections on Thursday February 8.” “Our judicial system provides for fair trial an
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | Anosh Johnson, 15 years from Sialkot, Pakistan is severely suffering with SJS since last week. He is in the Intensive care unit (ICU) for the treatment. It was surprised to know that his disease name is SJS. In his interview with the Newsnomics, Anosh told that, just a day before admitted to the hospital, the rashes started developing on his face and body. He complained about itching on his body to the mother. His mother tried to solve the itching problem by applying lotion on Anosh’s body but it was not affected. Within few hours his face and body’s skin tu
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | UK, Ancient House Museum has been awarded nearly 200,000 pounds in grant by the National Lottery Heritage Fund to mark the legacy of Maharajah Duleep Singh, the last ruler of the Sikh empire. Ancient House Museum in Norfolk's Thetford was awarded the money on the occasion of its 100th anniversary, according to the BBC report. The museum was founded by Prince Frederick Duleep Sigh, the son of Maharajah Duleep Singh in 1942. The awarded money of £198,059k will be used to tell the family's story through displays. Ancient House Museum is now going to start a two
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | South Korea appointed 414 interpreters of 34 foreign lang uages who will be responsible for interpreting for refugee applicants in order to strengthen the fairness and professionalism of the refugee screening process announced by the ministry of justice on 29 January 2024. In this regard, the Ministry of Justice certified 106 civilian interpreters 'refugee professional interpreters' and awarded them with letters of appointment who will work responsibly for refugee interview screening process. The 414 professional refugee interpreters in charge of interpretin
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | Samsung Electronics has opened its first experiential flagship store 'Samsung BKC' in Mumbai, India on 23 January 2024. While Samsung Electronics has been operating premium experience spaces in major cities such as New York and London, it opened its first experiential flagship store in India announced by the Samsung Electronics on Wednesday. Samsung BKC was built at Jio World Plaza, located in Bandra Kurla Complex, a luxury commercial district in Mumbai that is India's largest luxury retail destination featuring the world's highest-end brands. Samsung BKC is
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | South Korean dramatically is going to extend the after-school care and reform education programs for elementary school students in an effort to battle against the country's low birth rate announced by the ministry of education on Wednesday. According to the Ministry of Education, before and after-school child care programs provided by elementary schools will be extended from morning 7 ~9 am and closing at 8 pm. South Korean government is aiming to launch the extended program at about 2,000 elementary schools in the first semester of this year 2024, and will
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | Kimchi, South Korean traditional side dish exportation reached all record high in 2023 from 44,041 tons to 41,118 tons 7.1% up than the previous year amid the rising popularity of Korean entertainment content around the world. According to the data presented by the Korean Customs Service on January 21, South Korea exported 44,041 tons of kimchi in 2023, up 7.1% from 41,118 tons the previous year. It contains the value of US$155.61 million, up 10.5% from the previous year’s US$140.82 million, reaching a record high. However, it did not reach the previous reco
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter| Pakistan has launched missile strikes into Iran, killing nine people on Thursday in response to Iranian airstrikes in Pakistan on Tuesday. Pakistan had targeted “hideouts used by terrorist organizations namely Baluchistan Liberation Army (BLA) and Baluchistan Liberation Front (BLF)” in an intelligence-based operation” on Thursday, said ISPR, the Inter-Services Public Relations of Pakistan’s military wing. Pakistan's military described using "killer drones, rockets, loitering munitions and standoff weapons" in the attack. Pakistan’s attack on Iran came two day
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | Iran's Revolutionary Guard conducted a bold attack on militant bases in Baluchistan province of Pakistan on Tuesday, increased tensions in an already volatile region. Iran’s unaccepted attack involved missiles and drones targeted Jaish al-Adl, a Sunni militant group operating in Pakistan resulted in the tragic death of two children and injuring three people. Iran said it used “precision missile and drone strikes,” to destroy two strongholds of the Sunni militant group Jaish al-Adl, known in Iran as Jaish al-Dhulm, in the Koh-e-Sabz area of Pakistan’s southwe
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | A total of 4 children and 9 people, including a traffic policeman injured in a bomb blast occurred on Zarghoon Road, Quetta city of Pakistan on Wednesday. “The explosion occurred in a garbage dump under a bridge on Zarghoon Road, when children who were picking trash, were sifting through the garbage” said Jawad Tariq, the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP). Jawad explained that “the explosion was not a security lapse.” Further investigations about the bomb explosion are underway. The injured were shifted to the Civil Hospital of Quetta out of which two we
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA report | Saudi Arabia unveils the stunning & groundbreaking launch of the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Stadium in Qiddiya city, a multi-functional venue set to provide the backdrop to some of the region’s biggest sports, entertainment and cultural events,” announced by the Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC) on Monday. The Prince Mohammad bin Salman Stadium will be located at the top of the “breathtaking 200m-high Tuwaiq Cliff” near Riyadh, and is in “direct proximity to 50,000 square meters of shopping, dining, entertainment spaces and hotels”. The stunning stadium is
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck several regions of Pakistan including Islamabad, Peshawar, and Lahore reported by the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Thursday. According to the PMD, the 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan at 2:20pm with a depth of 213km, longitude of 70.63 at East and a latitude of 36.16 at North. No loss of life or damage of the property has been reported from any effected region of the country. The tremors of earthquake also felt in the cities of AJK's Muzaffarabad and Neelum valley, Peshawa
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | Kishmala Talat, a Pakistani shooter has been qualified for the Paris Olympic 2024 after winning a silver medal at the Asian Shooting championship. Talat 21, is now the first woman shooter and third Pakistani shooter to qualify for the Paris Olympics, after Gulfam Joseph and G.M. Bashir. In a statement on X, Pakistan Olympics Association announced that “Talat ranked second in the Women’s 10m Air Pistol event with a remarkable score of 236.6 points at the Asian Shooting Championship in Jakarta, Indonesia.” Talat had clinched a bronze medal in the 10 m Air Pist
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | The Republic of Korea’s parliament passed a bill on Tuesday to end the consumption of dog meat, a move that would outlaw the controversial centuries-old practice amid growing support for the welfare of animals. South Korean national assembly voted overwhelmingly to ban the breeding, butchery, distribution and sale of dogs for their meat on Tuesday, after years of pressure at home and abroad. The bill was passed by an overwhelming 208 votes with two abstentions in the single-chamber parliament after its bipartisan agriculture committee approved it on Monday.
Newsnomics ANGELINA AJAY reporter | Chinese firm handed over 160 Higer high-end pure electric buses to CDA, Capital Development Authority of Pakistan during a delivery ceremony held in Suzhou Industrial Park in Jiangsu province, China on Saturday. It is the first time that Pakistan has introduced pure electric buses in large quantities, reported by the China Economic Net (CEN). The batch of pure e-buses exported to Pakistan has the advantages of zero emissions, low operating costs, and low noise pollution, which will greatly improve the efficiency of public transportation operations and the qu
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