South Korea’s intelligence agency, the National Intelligence Service, announced on the 19th that a North Korean defector who fled from North Korea earlier this month was the reason for the decision to escape due to the country’s strict new coronavirus restrictions. South Korean TV reporting the spread of corona in North Korea, taken in May … Read more
According to data from China’s State Immigration Administration on March 8, 39.72 million people entered China between January 8 and March 7, up 112.4% from the same period last year. FILE PHOTO: Beijing’s international airport is seen in January 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang [北京 ８日 ロイター] – According to data from China’s State Immigration Administration, between … Read more
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia released a manufacturing index of -24.3 in February, an unexpected drop from -8.9 in the previous month. March 2022 (2023 REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage) (Reuters) – The Philadelphia Federal Reserve’s manufacturing index fell sharply to -24.3 in February, unexpectedly worse than -8.9 in the previous month. Input cost growth accelerated for … Read more
Taiwan’s Foxconn, which manufactures iPhones for Apple Inc., has appointed Michael Chang to head iPhone manufacturing. The photo is the company’s logo. FILE PHOTO: Taipei, Taiwan, November 2023. REUTERS/Ann Wang (Reuters) – Taiwan’s Foxconn, which manufactures iPhones for Apple Inc., has named Michael Chang as head of iPhone manufacturing. He will take over the assembly … Read more
South Korean authorities said on Monday they were tracing a Chinese national who tested positive for the new coronavirus upon arrival and disappeared while waiting in a quarantine facility. A photo taken at the Incheon International Airport in Seoul in 2023. REUTERS/KIM HONG-JI [ソウル ４日 ロイター] – South Korean authorities announced on the 4th that … Read more
[北京／成都 ２８日 ロイター] – On the 28th, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced that three new deaths from the new coronavirus were reported in mainland China on the 27th. I was alone the day before. On Dec. 28, the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced that three new deaths from … Read more
On 27 December, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) called on countries to provide aid to the Rohingya Muslim minority who are adrift at sea. A boat with Rohingya refugees. From video shot off the coast of Aceh, Indonesia in December 2021. Image provided (Reuters 2022/Aditya Setiawan) PIDI, Indonesia (Reuters) – The United … Read more
HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Investors caught off guard by Beijing’s sudden relaxation of its zero-corona policy are now forced to grapple with China’s post-pandemic turmoil. This is because we do not have good data to monitor the spread of infections and potential threats to the economy in the coming months. BEIJING, Dec 14 (Reuters) – … Read more