On January 9th, popular Chinese food vlogger Li Ziqi, who has more than 14 million subscribers on YouTube, provoked a backlash after posting a video in which she made kimchi and added the hashtags #ChineseCuisine and #ChineseFood. Similarly, last November, the Global Times, the Communist Party of Ch
The trade war between China and the United States (US) is becoming more intense. The trade war since 2018 has not reached a consensus and the regulation of the Chinese government towards US companies has made the US come up with much more severe retaliatory regulations. Furthermore, President Donald
Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, stated the joint declaration that connotes “promotion of free trade” at the G20 Osaka summit, on June 28th, 2019. After the summit, however, Japan initiated trade restrictions on the core industrial materials of South Korea, which has brought turmoil to the globa
The number of people adopting vegan lifestyles is rapidly increasing. Accordingly, the cosmetic industry picked up on the trend, producing vegan cosmetics that refrain from using animal-based ingredients. Since the emergence of veganism in the beauty industry, discussions have ensued on whether anim
After exhausting final exams, the summer vacation is coming. Perhaps, many Kingos are planning to go on a trip during the vacation. Thinking back, Kingos may have wanted to actually live in the tour destination with the beautiful scenery, food, and atmosphere. The real lives of local residents, howe
There will be many Kingos going on a diet to prepare for the upcoming summer vacation. Intermittent fasting, which was first introduced to Korea a few years ago, became a hot dietary trend again as it was introduced as a diet method by many celebrities. Accordingly, the Sungkyun Times (SKT) will int
Some Kingos might spend more time watching Netflix or listening to music from Melon than studying for their exams. One similarity of these websites is that users need to subscribe and pay a fixed monthly fee for the services that the websites provide. Consequently, subscription services are becoming
At the European Union (EU) summit held on March 21st, 2019, the EU and the United Kingdom (UK) agreed to delay Brexit until April 12th, and if Brexit agreement is approved in the House of Commons in the UK, Brexit will be delayed until May 22nd . Brexit is the shorthand way of expressing the UK'
On November 16th, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) sentenced two former leaders of the Khmer Rouge, a radical communist regime in Cambodia, to life imprisonment.What Are the Killing Fields? The Cambodian Killing Fields are the locations of mass brutal sites
On November 6th, a midterm election for new representatives was held in the United States (US). As a result of the election, the Republican Party won the Senate, while the Democratic Party won in the US House of Representatives.Results of 2018 US Midterm ElectionsThe US midterm elections are held ev
Mouse pups have been born from same-sex parents by Qi Zhou and Wei Li, researchers at the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS). The First Successful Experiment Through Genomic Editing and Stem Cell TechnologyThis is the first case of parthenogenesis in mammals, which means reproduction from same-sex par
On September 17th, the United States (US) government announced that the country would impose tariffs of 10% on $200 billion of Chinese goods, which went into effect on September 24th.Escalation of the US-China Trade War In his statement on Sep
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit Hokkaido on September 6th, 2018, turning the lives of thousands of people into total chaos and resulting in the deaths of 41 people.Unexpected Disasters in Hokkaido Shortly after it was hit by heavy rains from Typhoon Jebi, which was the strongest storm
Since August, Turkey has faced a financial a crisis because of a conflict with the United States (US) and this seems to be influencing other countries’ economies as well.A Conflict Between Turkey and the USTurkey and the US have been in dispute over Turkey detaining an American pastor for nearly two
Mass protests demanding safer roads took place for nine days from late July to early August in Bangladesh.Dangerous Roads in BangladeshOn July 29th, two teenage students were struck and killed by a speeding bus in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. Roads in Bangladesh were dangerous with lots of
As the 7th local election will be held on June 13th, campaigning through viral marketing, a marketing method focused on spreading information through “word of mouth,” is expected to be used by many candidates. In addition, a viral marketing company has actually mentioned that currently there are a l
From May 1st, a quota system, which were agreed during the KOR-US FTA renegotiation, will be enforced to limit exports of Korean steel, focusing the attention of society on the KOR-US FTA renegotiation which took place from March 15th to 16th. Since the outcome of renegotiation will have a direct im
The eruption of an illegal oil well in Aceh, Indonesia, burned down nearby houses and resulted in the death count of over 20 people, on April 25th.Oil Well Eruption in Aceh Aceh is the northern-most province of Indonesia, located on the island of Sumatra. On April 25th, an oil well explosion in Peur
As reported on April 26th, archeologists in Peru have discovered more than 140 children killed ritually in a single event 550 years ago, which may have been the largest child sacrifice in history.Discovery of the Sacrifice The remains of 140 ritually-sacrificed children were found in Trujillo, a nor
The third inter-Korean summit is scheduled at the end of April, and a North Korea-United States (US) summit is also expected to take place for the first time in succesion. 2018 Inter-Korean Summit News of the 2018 inter-Korean summit was initially reported on March 6th when the special delegation of