South Korea's Chemical Industry: Past and Future - Part 2.

Today, Korean chemical industry executives are focusing on technology and research to propel the country's future success in the chemicals business. Knowing that chemical goods with low or no environmental impact will be in high demand, the trend has been to develop environmentally friendly c...

Israeli President Herzog talks about the necessity to confront the past and create the future

Isaac Herzog, the president of Israel, spoke before the lower house of the German parliament. He discussed the significance of never forgetting the past and building a better future in relation to the Holocaust.

As part of a trip that commemorates the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre of 11...

Debris from SpaceX found in an Australian sheep pasture

The mysterious-looking debris was discovered last week in Dalgety, a remote region close to Australia's Snowy Mountains, around five hours' drive southwest of Sydney. It is thought to have fallen to Earth on July 9.

Astrophysicist Brad Tucker, who visited the site last month aft...

PERFORMING ARTS BEARS THE BRUNT WITH COVID-19 THIRD WAVE UNDERWAY

• Though the performing arts scenario is at its year-end finale, the outlook is dull as the third and so far worst wave of COVID-19 is acutely underway.
• Under the present conditions, local authorities have announced the Level 2.5 social distancing measures in place here, requirin...

HONG KONG MAJOR PASTA COMPANIES CONTAIN INSECT FRAGMENTS, HAIR, STONE, METAL IN DRY PACKETS

HIGHLIGHTS

• Famous dry pasta marks in Hong Kong were found to contain small creepy crawly creatures going from four pieces to up to 500 pieces

The Hong Kong Consumer Council tried 35 dry pasta sold locally, which every one of them was found to h...

HOLLYWOOD ACTRESS RHONDA FLEMING, 97, PASSES AWAY

Highlights

• The news of Rhonda Fleming’s demise was confirmed by her secretary, though the cause of death was not revealed

• Some of her blockbusters include Spellbound (1945), Out of The Past (1947), A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (1949) an...

CHINA-EU RELATIONS HIT ROCK BOTTOM WITH IRISH WHISKEY DEAL BRIGHT POINT

• Once touted as the diplomatic high agenda in China-European Union relations, a conference  on Monday is likely to show how far the relationship has downsized with the sole  major achievement being, a deal involving Irish whiskey and Pixian bean paste.
• Actually due to ...

TWITTER TAKES A STAND: NO MORE “COPYPASTA” TWEETS

Highlights:

•       Twitter crackdowns on spams

•       Announces policy against copy-pasted content

Twitter is not happy with spam tweets flooding the social media platform. Tweets that are copy-p...

UK MAY BAN DAYTIME TV AD ON JUNK FOOD

HIGHLIGHTS

• UK Government wishes to tackle the increasing rate of obesity in UK population.
• Junk food advertisements will be banned on UK television before 9 PM.

In an effort to tackle increasing rates of obesity in the British popula...

SOUTH KOREAN BAKERY INCREASES PRESENCE IN NORTH AMERICAN MARKETS

HIGHLIGHTS

• The business of Paris Baguette is expanding in North America.
• Their target customers are Asian immigrants in USA.
• With franchising program succeeding in USA, Gregg Koffler, vice president of franchise sales and development at Par...

NOW IT’S FAITH VS. COVID-19 PREVENTION IN CALIFORNIA

Highlights:

• A lawsuit filed by NGO against the government’s interference in religious practices
• California does not include any religious event or place in essential services.  

The Stay at home order by Governor Gavin Newscom has not made...

A STAY-HOME ORDER FUELS THREE PASTORS TO QUESTION ITS LEGAL PRUDENCE

• A Stay-Home Order governing Houston residents fuels challenges by three Pastors.
• They are questioning the right to freedom which cannot be exercised by the stay at home order.

Three Pastors are challenging a stay-at-home order issued by Texas Officials with Ho...

OLD MOVIE SCREENINGS IN SOUTH KOREAN MOVIE THEATERS

Highlights –

• Due to COVID-19 and to keep the local cinema theatres running, past movies are being screened
• The epidemic has led no new releases to the country so far, foreign or domestic
• About 380,000 movie tickets were sold during t...

JAPAN’S AGRICULTURE MINISTRY CANCELS GI TAG FOR MATCHA TEA

Highlights:

• The GI tag was removed to give cultivation freedom to producers of Nishio Matcha tea
• Farmers in Aichi and Anjo can eliminate expensive cultivation methods now

The geographical indication tag is provided to give protection...

How soon Mercedes can claim F1 championship?

With the F1 championship underway all the eyes ate on Mercedes as to how the team grabs its consecutive championship titles both as a constructor as well as the driver one. Mercedes has dominated the F1 championship titles in the past decade and continues to do so.

With the championship...

Indian boxer in quarterfinals of World Championship

Indian sports have been dominated by cricket majorly but in the past decade other sports and sportsmen and sportswomen are also gaining popularity. One such sport is boxing. Boxing has gained popularity in the past few years.

Six-time Champion Mary Kom an Indian boxer has entered the qu...