Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | PAF, the Pakistan Air Force has inaugurated its 14-nation airbase exercise, Indus Shield 2023, at an operational base in the country bring together aviation experts from several Middle Eastern countries to stimulate the real-time scenarios and various combat missions, a key to enhance the experience and tactics of air and ground crews. The 14 air forces including Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Egypt, Oman, Bahrain, Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Morocco, Uzbekistan, China, and Hungary has participated in the multinational airbase exercise. The state-owned Associ
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | Pakistan's Ministry of Commerce has banned the export of 212 items to Afghanistan to meet the annual financial losses and enhance the control over Afghan transit trade. The SRO numbers include confectioneries, chocolates, footwear, various machinery, blankets, home textiles, garments and home appliances including fridges, refrigerators, air conditioners, juicers, and mixer blenders from being taken to Afghanistan. Pakistan also banned 17 types of clothes, nuts, dry and fresh fruits, tea leaves, all types of vehicle tires, cosmetics and dozens of toiletries t
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | The UK government rushes to give refuge to hundreds of eligible Afghan nationals following the crackdown on undocumented foreign nationals residing in Pakistan started looking for accommodations to facilitate these refugees and will then arrange flights for their relocation. Around 3,000 Afghan nationals, many of whom worked for the British army were move out to be provided residence in the UK following the Afghan Taliban’s takeover of Kabul in August 2021, but suffered with delays due to housing issues in UK. Since last year, they have been stuck in Islamab
뉴스노믹스 전상천 기자 | 주한 뉴질랜드대사관 뉴질랜드교육진흥청(Education New Zealand)은 한국 청소년을 대상으로 ‘뉴질랜드 미래장학금(New Zealand Future Award)’ 장학 프로그램을 시행한다고 6일 밝혔다. 이에 따라 한국과 뉴질랜드간 오랫동안 이어진 성공적인 교육 협력 관계를 더욱 강화하고, 우수한 한국 청소년들에게 뉴질랜드 유학 생활을 경험할 수 있는 기회를 제공할 수 있게 됐다. 뉴질랜드 미래장학금은 대한민국의 중·고등학생들에게 뉴질랜드 유학을 위한 학비 지원을 제공하는 프로그램이다. 이 장학금은 뉴질랜드의 우수한 교육 경험을 통해 국제적 인재로 성장하고자 하는 학생들을 위해 마련됐으며, 최대 9천 뉴질랜드달러(한화 약 720만원)를 지원한다. 한국 국적의 13~17세 학생이면 뉴질랜드 미래장학금 지원이 가능하며, 신청은 온라인으로 접수 받고 있다. 지원자는 뉴질랜드 교육의 장점을 파악하고, 뉴질랜드에서의 경험으로 미래의 어떠한 인재로 성장하고자 하는지에 대한 90초 분량의 동영상 제출이 요구된다. 자세한 사항은 뉴질랜드 대사관 페이스북 및 인스타그램, 그리고 뉴질랜드교육진흥청 블로그를 통해 확인 가능하다. 지원 마감은
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | Over 700 foreign nationals allegedly living in Pakistan has been detained in Quetta and Islamabad, a day after the federal government announced the deadline of Nov 1 for illegal foreign nationals especially Afghan nationals to leave Pakistan. The spokesperson of Islamabad police said in a statement that 1,126 people were interrogated during the operation, and 503 were allegedly found to be living illegally. About 623 people were released after presenting the legal documents, the statement added. Islamabad police said, the entire process was carried out witho
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | Pakistan issued orders to all undocumented immigrants especially 1.73 million Afghan nationals to voluntarily leave the country or face deportations. “November 1 is the deadline for all Afghan nationals to voluntarily leave the country. “If they will not go, … then all the law enforcement agencies in the provinces or federal government will actively take action to deport them from Pakistan,” said Sarfraz Bugti, Interior Minister of Pakistan on Tuesday. Pakistan Interior minister, Bugti also warned of a crackdown on property and businesses owned by the Afghan
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | An Indian Muslim father and son arrived in Pakistan to seek the refuge after they were targeted by “Hindu terrorists” in their homeland, India. The father named Mohammad Hasnain (70) and his son Ishaq Amir (31), the residents of Jaffar Aabad New Delhi, India appealed the Pakistani Authorities to provide them protection in Pakistan as they planned to come Pakistan after they were targeted by “Hindu terrorists” multiple times. M. Hasnain and Ishaq Amir departed to Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) from India on September 5. After two days they got visa of Afgh
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | India will wait another 14 days to establish contact with Chandrayaan-3 with hope to get signals from the (Vikram) lander and (Pragyan) rover said ISRO, an Indian Space Agency yesterday. ISRO will continue attempts to revive the Chandrayaan-3 lander and rover till the next sunset on the Moon which is slated October 6. ISRO shared an update of receiving no signals from Chandrayaan-3 saying, “it made efforts to establish communication with the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover to ascertain their wake-up condition, but as of now, no signals have been received fro
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter| India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission’s lander (Vikram) and rover (Pragyan) has sent no signals after sunrises on the lunar surface said ISRO, the Space Research Organization of India on Friday. “As of now, no signals have been received from them. Efforts to establish contact will continue,” the ISRO posted on social media platform X, formerly Twitter. India was hoping for the re-activation of Chandrayaa-3’s Vikram and Pragyan as the Sun rises on the lunar surface enabling the continuation of experiments and studies, but it doesn’t happen. Earlier, the ISRO decided t
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | International Monetary Fund (IMF) offer suggestion to Pakistan to tax the rich & wealthy and protect the rights of the poor by giving them relief to stabilize their lives in the society on Wednesday. “Of course, it is difficult but Pakistan has to do it in line with the IMF as we stand by the people of Pakistan.” said Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of IMF. “It is in the interest of the people of Pakistan that the country revitalizes its economy and addresses some of the “shortcomings” of the past, in reference to reforms the lender is asking
뉴스노믹스 전상천 기자 | 갈수록 복잡해지는 국제정세 속에서 도시 외교, 특히 인천의 도시 외교가 빛을 발하며 한중관계 모색의 장이 열렸다. 올해 7회째를 맞는 이번 콘퍼런스는 인천시와 주한중국대사관이 공동 주최하고, 인천연구원, 인천상공회의소, 인천문화재단, 인천대 중국학술원, 현대중국학회, 한양대 중국문제연구소가 공동 주관했다. 인천광역시(시장·유정복)는 지난 19일 송도컨벤시아에서 ‘변화하는 세상, 다시 그리는 한중관계’를 주제로 ‘2023 인차이나포럼 국제콘퍼런스’를 개최했다. 특히 인천-톈진 자매결연 30년을 맞아 열린 이번 콘퍼런스에는 주펑(朱鹏) 톈진시 부시장을 비롯한 톈진시의 고위 공무원과 기업인, 학자 등 50여 명의 외빈을 포함해 약 400여 명이 현장 참여했다. 유정복 인천광역시장은 이날 기조연설에서 올해 6월 중국 톈진에서 열린 하계 다보스포럼 참석과 ‘인천-톈진 자매결연 30주년 공동선언문’ 체결 등 도시 외교 사례를 소개했다. 유 시장은 이날 “중앙정부에 비해 상대적으로 자율성을 가진 지방도시가 국제무대에서 중요한 역할을 할 수 있고, 인천이 글로벌 도시외교를 선도하겠다”고 강조했다. 이어 “상생·창조·소통의 미래지향적 한중관계를 일
Nrewsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | An Astonishing miraculous incident of the history happened in Pakistan that shows the delivery of brother’s f etus wrapped in water membrane grown inside the belly of 10 months baby girl. It seems shocking and mind numbing that how a 10 months baby girl can give birth to her own brother. But it happens in Sadiq Abad city of Pakistan, where a baby girl just of 10 months gave birth to her own brother, even made doctors out of mind during the surgery. “what’s going on? the doctors remained shocked. According to the reports, right after the one month of baby gi
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | India’s Aditya-L 1 solar observatory will leave the earth orbit forever and will embark 1.5 million kilometers journey towards the Sun-Earth Lagrange point 1 (L 1) in the space on September 19 or 20. This marks the beginning of its nearly 110-day journey to the Sun-Earth Lagrange point 1 (L 1), located approximately 1.5 million kilometers away from Earth. Aditya-L 1 ( means Sun in Sanskrit),is India’s first space-based observatory was launched on September 2, with a motif to study the Sun expected to be placed in a Halo orbit around the Lagrangian point L 1,
Newswnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | The Republic of Korea announced $2 million in humanitarian aid to flood-effected Libya said the foreign ministry on Sunday. The humanitarian aid will be sent via the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies according to the foreign ministry of South Korea. "We hope this aid will help quickly stabilize the Libyan people who have suffered damage from the typhoon and flooding and help recovery efforts," the ministry added. The flood-stricken Libya is suffering wi
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | More than 5,000 presumed to be dead and 10,000 missing after the worst lightning storm with heavy rains hit the northeastern Libya, the fourth-largest country in Africa and the Arab world, and the 16th-largest country in the world. “At least 5,300 people are thought dead, said the interior ministry of Libya’s eastern government on Tuesday, reported by the state media LANA. “The death toll is huge,” said Tamer Ramadan, head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies delegation in Libya, gave the numbers of missing people during a
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | Swami Vivekananda Cultural Center, Embassy of India located in Seoul signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Seongdong Foundation of Arts and Culture to further foster cultural and artistic exchanges between India and the Republic of Korea (SDFAC) on September 2, 2024. The Seongdong Foundation of Art & Culture (SDFAC) is a non-profit organization established by the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) to promote cultural and artistic development in Seongdong-gu, Seoul. The Indian Cultural Center in Korea is the cultural department of the Indian Emba
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | South Korea classifies Mpox as an infectious disease that is subject to border screening from Aug 21,2024. The Passengers flying from eight African nations must report to the authorities if they are experiencing Mpox symptoms, said Korean health authorities on the afternoon of Aug 20. The Korean Disease Control and Prevent authorities declared that under the strengthened surveillance measures, the passengers entering South Korea from eight African countries and experiencing symptoms such as fever, chills, rash, or swollen lymph nodes in the neck must report
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | “Korea needs to consider accepting more foreign workers to increase country’s working-age population amid a looming demographic crisis, “said a presidential aide in an interview on KBS radio on Wednesday. "As the working-age population is sharply decreasing, utilizing foreign workers could be an option to increase the population," emphasized by You Hye-mi, a senior aide while addressing the problem of low birthrates and aging population in South Korea. In 2023, the Korea's total fertility rate reached a record low of 0.72. If the current trend continues, the
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | The Central Accident Control Headquarters for the fire accident at the Hwaseong Aricell factory held its 3rd meeting at the Seoul Government Complex on the 13th and announced 'measures to strengthen the safety of foreign workers and small businesses'. In the process of strengthening safety management at small businesses, risk assessment standards are streng thened, and consulting and follow-up management are provided for vulnerable workplaces. This is a follow-up measure to the emergency safety support implemented on the 18th of last month to prevent fire ac
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | The ‘79th Liberation Day ceremony was held for awarding Korean Nationality Certificates to Descendants of Independence Meritorious Persons by the Ministry of Justice at the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea Memorial Hall, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul at 3 p.m. on August 12. This event was held to repay gratitude to the great sacrifice and dedication of those who contributed in Korean independence and celebrate their descendants acquiring Korean nationality to become a full citizen of the Republic of Korea. Minister Park Seong-jae personally awarded Kore