On February 19th, the Group of Seven (G7) leaders gave their support for the commitment of Japan to hold the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics in a safe and secure manner; however, there are still worries hitting the Olympics. Tokyo 2020, which was intended to be held this year, has already been p
On January 25th, Joe Biden, the United States (US) President, overturned the executive order about permitting transgender Americans to join the military that former President Trump had virtually banned. In the time of Trump’s tenure, those who did not come out as transgender could not pursue transit
On January 25th, the Court withdrew the decision that Gimpo International Airport customs office made to withhold the import of a Real Doll and decided to allow the import of Real Dolls. A Real Doll is a full-body doll that has sexual functions in order to serve as a sex partner, and for a time, the
On the 8th of February, the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission revealed its recommendation regarding real estate fees. In this recommendation, new sections have been added: 900 million to 1.2 billion won for buying transactions and 600-900 million won for leasing transactions. The previous
Cartoons originally published by the French newspaper, Charlie Hebdo, were the fundamental factor that led to the Charlie Hebdo shootings in 2015, for which a terrorist group of Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) took responsibility. Since then, there have been acute conflicts b
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was elected the 46th president of the United States (US) on November 7th. While the US presidential transition took place after Election Day, the US has been in the middle of crisis and confusion. Donald Trump has refused to concede the result of the election, posting twee
In November, the government announced several measures to prevent the overwork of couriers after several lost their lives from overworking. The number of deaths assumed as death from overwork reached 13 this year. Due to COVID-19 and the efficiency of online shopping, delivery volume heavily increas
On November 10th, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) pre-announced the amendment of the Enforcement Decree of the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act. Starting December 30th, no personal information may be disclosed when the government informs the route of confirmed cas
The Nobel Prize Winner of 2020 was released last October. On October 5th, 2020, the Nobel Committee announced that the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine would go to Harvey Alter, Briton Michael Houghton, and Charles Rice. These scientists were nominated as the Nobel Prize winners for their disc
On October 2nd, President Donald Trump was diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). After Trump’s diagnosis, people who worked close to the president also turned out to be infected with COVID-19. One of Trump’s assistants, Nick Luna tested positive after traveling with him. Additionally,
On October 7th, the government unveiled its plan to amend legislation to allow abortion within 14 weeks of p regnancy without any criminal charges. Under the current Mother-Child Health Act, abortion is only permitted when pregnant women have genetic diseases and in case of rape or incest within 24
At the end of September, there was an issue regarding Shinsung Pharm, a pharmaceutical company that delivered 5.78 million doses of flu vaccines to the government, which makes up 85% of the total supply. The issue was that some of the flu vaccinations were exposed to heat during the delivery process
With the widespread COVID-19, people in medical and pharmaceutical industries are desperately trying to invent vaccines. On August 11th, Russia first launched the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine, Sputnik V, funded by the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF). The Global Times reported that currently,
As Shinzo Abe suddenly resigned from the position of prime minister on August 28th due to health issues, three candidates came out to become the next prime minister. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, former foreign minister Fumio Kishida, and former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba wer
K-pop band BTS hit No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart (dated Sept. 5th), writing a new chapter in K-pop history. The Billboard chart is a record chart that tabulates the songs and albums in the US, provided weekly by Billboard magazine. The charts are ranked based on the data compiled from sa
Most companies have reduced the number of recruits and postponed hiring in the aftermath of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), so the number of employees with recruitment plans reached the lowest since the 2008 financial crisis. The 2008 financial crisis was a severe global economic disaster t
On the evening of August 4th, Lebanon experienced two devastating explosions that took place at the Port of Beirut, the nation’s capital city. A team of specialists from England’s University of Sheffield calculates the magnitude and intensity of the explosions to have been approximately one-tenth of
Donald Trump, the president of the United States of America (USA), has released an official statement declaring his desire to place a nationwide ban on TikTok, a widely popular social media platform created by Chinese company ByteDance. Relations between China and the USA have not been the friendlie
August 1st, 2020 marks exactly one year since the Korean government made legal revisions to the Higher Education Act. The revised act was enacted with the intention of increasing part-time lecturers’ job satisfaction by providing benefits that included a one-year employment guarantee, normal wages d
Recently, certain Youtube influencers have come under fire for producing content ridden with undisclosed sponsorships. The issue first came to light on July 21st when Youtuber Cham PD exposed the activities that were quite regularly taking place behind the scenes. Although influencers involved in th