South Korea: "20 years of protesting, and we still don't have equal rights."

Because there are steps, I can't go to the theater. For the same reason, I can't go to the convenience store or the new café that just opened," he says. "Even when I do get into a place, the bathroom is a problem. I can't use it most of the time." But when he tri...

For the purpose of justifying its recent restrictions on Chinese tourists, South Korea has released some startling Covid figures.

On Tuesday, South Korea responded to criticism that its Covid limitations for Chinese tourists amount to "discrimination" by noting that more than half of its imported cases originate in China. Deputy head of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency Seung-ho Choi told CNBC that u...

FACEBOOK UNDER SCANNER OF A US AGENCY REGARDING RACIAL BIAS IN HIRING, PROMOTIONS

Highlights

• It has designated the investigation as systemic, attorneys for three job applicants and a manager who are claiming that the company discriminated against them

• The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is now suspecting that the company policie...

RACISM COSTED U.S. ECONOMY $16 TRILLION: CITIGROUP

Highlights

• As per the Citigroup, if the US is successful in tackling key areas of discrimination against African Americans, the economy is likely to witness a boost of $5 trillion in the next five years

• According to Citigroup researchers, the African Americans ha...

BLACK MODEL REDEFINES FASHION QUOTIENT OF HONG KONG INDUSTRY

HIGHLIGHTS

• A Congolese model is overwhelmingly doing well in Hong Kong's fashion industry.

 Anne-Marie Ilunga is the founder of Harmony HK. She showed up in Hong Kong in 2011 as a refugee after which she faced criticism based on her co...

KNORR DROPS ‘GYPSY SAUCE’ NAME

HIGHLIGHTS

• Knorr is going to change the name of its popular “gypsy sauce”.
• The name of sauce has been deemed as racist by many.
• Some anti-discrimination campaigners in Germany to rename its sauce many years ago.

ACTIVISTS CRITICIZE DECEASED MAYOR FOR SEXIST ATTITUDE

HIGHLIGHTS

• Seoul mayor Park Won-soon recently committed suicide.
• Park Won-soon was accused of sexually assaulting many women.
• During 1990s, Park Won-soon advocated against gender discrimination as a human rights lawyer.

Th...

GUANGZHOU: NIGERIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS NO DISCRIMINATION AGAINST NIGERIANS

Various platforms have been constantly reporting about discrimination towards Africans, especially Nigerians in the city of Guangzhou. This led to a clarification from Guangzhou's Mayor who said that no discrimination will happen towards all these people, despite the news continue to come reg...

JAPAN’S MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES FACE SHORTAGE OF WORKERS

Highlights:

• COVID-19 has led to Chinese origin people being fired from their workplaces
• Japan faces a logistical issue as well, since workers are denied entry from China

COVID-19 outbreak has led to loss of jobs for Chinese origin pe...

Speakers call out to the youth to increase their involvement in the political decision making

At a roundtable discussion, the speakers discussed and emphasized the importance if youth participation in the political decision making. They said that it is highly important for the youth to participate in order for the country to be sustainable.

They also added that the reason youth ...