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Japanese right-wing politician “Satisfied that ill-mannered tourists have decreased··· a big welcome for China’s travel advisory”

Naoki Hyakuta, leader of the far-right Japan Conservative Party, said on the 18th that he “warmly welcomes” China’s ‘advisory to refrain from travel to Japan’.According to Kyodo News and others, Hyakuta said at a press conference that day, “I am very satisfied that the number of ill-mannered tourists has decreased.” He added that there was no need for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to apologize or retract the remarks at issue in response to China’s unreasonable logic, saying, “I ho...

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Mass access errors on X·ChatGPT ··· impact from a Cloudflare outage

A disruption at the web infrastructure company Cloudflare caused many online services, including the social media platform X and ChatGPT, to be suspended on the night of the 18th.According to Reuters and others on the 18th (local time), Cloudflare stated that morning that it had “identified an issue affecting many customers and is investigating” and that it was “working to restore service.”Reuters reported that, according to the online outage-tracking site Downdetector, more than 5,000 cas...

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To confront the climate crisis, for Indigenous peoples who protect nature, “Mutirao”

Brazil, this year’s presidency of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Changethe world’s largest and most important climate-related international meetinghas put forward the spirit of the ‘Global Mutirao (Mutirao)’. In an Indigenous Brazilian language, ‘Mutirao’ means ‘collective effort’, referring to a group working together toward a single goal. It is interpreted not only as a slogan, but also as a term showing that Indigenous peoples in various countries p...

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China takes the place of the United States, which withdrew from the Paris Agreement; ‘789 sent to COP30’ largest among non-host countries

At the 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP30) held in Belem, Brazil, China sent the largest delegation among non-host countries. This is seen as reflecting China, the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter, seeking to lead global responses to the climate crisis by fostering the renewable energy industry under state leadership.According to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on the 18th, a total of 56,...

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‘Korean Church Human Rights Award’ goes to activist Kim Ah-hyun who joined the Gaza Strip relief flotilla

The Korean Church Human Rights Center announced on the 18th that it had selected peace activist Kim Ah-hyun (27·activity name ‘Haecho’), a member of the relief group ‘Thousand Madleens To Gaza’ that stood against the blockade of the Gaza Strip in Palestine, as the recipient of the 39th Korean Church Human Rights Award.The Center stated that Kim “took part in the Gaza relief flotilla as the first Korean and, even amid the realities of war and blockade, carried out a nonviolent humanitarian v...

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Tom Cruise, hard to believe this is his first Oscar…

Hollywood top star Tom Cruise (63) has taken home the first Oscar trophy of his career, 44 years after his debut. On the 17th (local time), U.S. media including AP and People reported that Cruise had received the Academy Honorary Award at the 16th Governors Awards held the previous night at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles.The Academy Honorary Award is a special prize selected by the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), giv...

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This time in North Carolina, 130 immigrants arrested…Korean-run market also plunged into ‘pandemonium’

The Donald Trump administration conducted a large-scale immigration sweep in Charlotte, the largest city in North Carolina, arresting more than 100 people over two days. During the process of selecting targets based on skin color, a grocery store operated by Korean Americans was also affected.According to the Associated Press (AP) and others on the 17th (local time), the U.S. Border Patrol on the 15th launched in Charlotte an enforcement operation named ‘Operation Spiderweb of Charlotte’ ta...

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For ordinary people, even McDonald’s is a burden… Trump says “prices have fallen”

U.S. President Donald Trump, at a McDonald’s franchise event on the 17th (local time), highlighted what he called his achievements in lowering the cost of living, saying, “It is an enormous stroke of luck for Americans that I am president.” At McDonald’s annual event that day, President Trump emphasized that high prices were the fault of the previous Joe Biden administration and that he had succeeded in bringing them down. He claimed, “We inherited (from them) a complete mess, but now the i...

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China indefinitely postpones release of Japanese films… retaliation via the ‘ban on Japan’

China has effectively begun sanctions under the ‘ban on Japan (限日令)’ by indefinitely putting the release of Japanese animated films on hold. In connection with remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi about possible Self-Defense Forces involvement in a Taiwan contingency, retaliation appears to be expanding to the cultural content sector.China Central Television (CCTV), a state broadcaster, reported on the 18th that the release of Japanese animated films including <Crayon Shin-c...

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‘take-the-money-and-run’ Lone Star and a long, ill-fated entanglement, after back-and-forth litigation the South Korean government ultimately ‘wins’

The South Korean government has achieved ‘victory’ in its protracted ‘fight’ with the foreign private equity fund Lone Star, which stirred a ‘take-the-money-and-run’ controversy during the sale of Korea Exchange Bank. However, the tax lawsuit between Lone Star and the National Tax Service remains unresolved.The ‘ill-fated relationship’ between Lone Star and the South Korean government dates back to 2003. Branded a ‘corporate raider’, Lone Star acquired a 51% stake in the then-distressed Kore...

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