The U.K. enters the CPTPP

After 21 months of intense negotiations in Vietnam by the Department for Business and Trade, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on March 31st, 2023 that the U.K. will join the Indo-Pacific trade bloc (CPTPP), the country’s biggest trading deal since Brexit in 2018.

People & Events 2023.04.21 18:21 Andy Kim

Heavy rain hit the Bay Area

The Bay Area, a drought-danger area for the past ten years, experienced heavy rain and wind starting November 2023.

People & Events 2023.04.20 20:37 Sojin Kim

Sandstorms and yellow dust are striking Mongolia, China, and South Korea

Mongolia, Beijing, and South Korea are suffocating because of a series of yellow dust sandstorms.

Life & Style 2023.04.20 07:10 Siyeon Kim

Conflict over pension reform in France continues

As conflict over pension reform escalates, the French government decided to enforce the special constitutional power “Article 49.3” to pass the bill on pension reform.

Life & Style 2023.04.20 06:43 Minseo Kim

CapCut hits 200 million users

CapCut, a video editing app developed by ByteDance, has recently surpassed 200 million users, making it one of the fastest-growing apps for video editing.

Science & Technology 2023.04.19 00:17 Jace (Yujoon) Kim

Many countries consider banning TikTok

During the past few months, many countries like the United States, Europe, and Canada have been trying to ban TikTok.

People & Events 2023.04.17 17:18 Gah Ohn Anna Suh

A recent study proved that traumatic childhood may lead to greater violence in adulthood

A recent study from R. Sansone, Justin Leung, M. Wiederman supports the discovery that childhood trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) continue to affect people even as they live their lives as adults by leading to frequent aggression.

Life & Style 2023.04.16 04:09 USung Hwang

Schools worry as a new AI system takes over their students

In recent months, a new threat to students’ proper education has arised: ChatGPT.

Education 2023.04.16 03:36 Chaewon Lee

4000 people injured and 27 people died at a large new year’s party in Iran

On March 14th to 15th, 2023, around 4000 people were injured and 27 people died during Chaharshanbe Suri, a new year’s party, in Iran.

People & Events 2023.04.15 18:01 Hannah Park

SVB reported bankruptcy after a huge depositor withdrawals done digitally

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), which took 40 years to develop into a large Silicon Valley brokerage, reported bankruptcy in just 36 hours on March 17, 2023 due to a surge in depositor withdrawals digitally. 

People & Events 2023.04.14 22:27 Esther Lee