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Korean Media: China's refusal to supply raw materials may halt South Korean face mask production
(31 Jan) Due to the continuous spread of the Wuhan novel coronavirus, people from multiple locations are scrambling to buy masks, alcohol and other medical hygiene products. The quality of such products in South Korea is well recognised. Korean press stated that because China refused to export raw materials necessary for the production of Korean face masks, its local face mask manufacturers may stop production next Monday.
According to the report, raw materials to produce filters used to cost around 19,000 won (16USD). However, the outbreak of the novel coronavirus led Chinese face mask producers to snatch away filters intended for Korea. This drove the cost up by many times its original.
The report described that the impact extended beyond filters. Raw materials for other parts including non-woven filters, nose strips and earloops were also imported from China. Consequently, Korean manufacturers predict that face mask production may halt next Monday as a result.
The sale of face masks in Korea shot up in a few days. Many retail suppliers were sold out, regardless of whether they were online or physical stores. The report described buying face masks in Korea was akin to "plucking stars from the sky."
Source: Hket
https://inews.hket.com/article/2553088?r=cpstni
#Korea #FaceMask
Korean Media: China's refusal to supply raw materials may halt South Korean face mask production
(31 Jan) Due to the continuous spread of the Wuhan novel coronavirus, people from multiple locations are scrambling to buy masks, alcohol and other medical hygiene products. The quality of such products in South Korea is well recognised. Korean press stated that because China refused to export raw materials necessary for the production of Korean face masks, its local face mask manufacturers may stop production next Monday.
According to the report, raw materials to produce filters used to cost around 19,000 won (16USD). However, the outbreak of the novel coronavirus led Chinese face mask producers to snatch away filters intended for Korea. This drove the cost up by many times its original.
The report described that the impact extended beyond filters. Raw materials for other parts including non-woven filters, nose strips and earloops were also imported from China. Consequently, Korean manufacturers predict that face mask production may halt next Monday as a result.
The sale of face masks in Korea shot up in a few days. Many retail suppliers were sold out, regardless of whether they were online or physical stores. The report described buying face masks in Korea was akin to "plucking stars from the sky."
Source: Hket
https://inews.hket.com/article/2553088?r=cpstni
#Korea #FaceMask
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【武漢肺炎】韓媒：南韓口罩或一周後停產 因中國拒出口原材料 - 香港經濟日報 - 即時新聞頻道 - 國際形勢 - 環球社會熱點
因應新型冠狀病毒武漢肺炎持續，多地民眾都瘋狂搶購口罩、酒精等醫療衛生用品，其中南韓口罩是受歡迎的衛生用品之一。有韓媒報道指，由於中國拒絕出口生產南韓口罩的原材料，南韓口罩生產商可能在一周後就無法再生產
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Big Escape! 480 Tourists from Wuhan disappeared in UK; 65 missing in South Korea
As the Wuhan Coronavirus is spreading to every corner of the world, many countries are banning the entry of mainland Chinese tourists. In South Korea and UK, there have been reports of Wuhan tourists ‘missing’ soon after they entered the borders. In South Korea, 65 people from Wuhan were off the radar. While the UK government was looking for more than 480 ‘escaping’ foreign visitors who were from Wuhan.
According to the reports, the UK government has been tracking and tracing 1561 people departing from Wuhan, but 480 of them are missing. The second evacuation flight has landed in UK, Dominic Raab, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, said to the press that the quarantine measures will be similar to the first evaluation of 83 nationals, the 11 citizens on the flight, will be sent to Arrowe Park Hospital upon arrival and be under quarantine for 2 weeks. Currently, there are 2 confirmed cases in UK and both patients are from the same family.
South Korean Yonhap News Agnecy reported that 205 foreign tourists from Wuhan who entered Seoul from 13 Jan to 25 Jan, 65 are ‘missing’. The Seoul city government, Ministry Of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice and the immigration department are working closely together to check if the 65 off-the-radar foreign visitors have departed Korea. The Police will also assist to trace and track them. Currently, there are 15 confirmed cases in South Korea.
Source: https://www.ettoday.net/news/20200203/1636870.htm
#UK #Korea #Escape #WuhanTourists
As the Wuhan Coronavirus is spreading to every corner of the world, many countries are banning the entry of mainland Chinese tourists. In South Korea and UK, there have been reports of Wuhan tourists ‘missing’ soon after they entered the borders. In South Korea, 65 people from Wuhan were off the radar. While the UK government was looking for more than 480 ‘escaping’ foreign visitors who were from Wuhan.
According to the reports, the UK government has been tracking and tracing 1561 people departing from Wuhan, but 480 of them are missing. The second evacuation flight has landed in UK, Dominic Raab, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, said to the press that the quarantine measures will be similar to the first evaluation of 83 nationals, the 11 citizens on the flight, will be sent to Arrowe Park Hospital upon arrival and be under quarantine for 2 weeks. Currently, there are 2 confirmed cases in UK and both patients are from the same family.
South Korean Yonhap News Agnecy reported that 205 foreign tourists from Wuhan who entered Seoul from 13 Jan to 25 Jan, 65 are ‘missing’. The Seoul city government, Ministry Of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice and the immigration department are working closely together to check if the 65 off-the-radar foreign visitors have departed Korea. The Police will also assist to trace and track them. Currently, there are 15 confirmed cases in South Korea.
Source: https://www.ettoday.net/news/20200203/1636870.htm
#UK #Korea #Escape #WuhanTourists
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全員逃走中！英國480名武漢入境旅客失蹤 南韓65人下落不明 | ETtoday國際新聞 | ETtoday新聞雲
武漢肺炎病毒蔓延全球，許多國家接連對來自中國的遊客實施入境管制，不過南韓和英國卻傳出，有來自武漢的遊客抵達該國後失蹤；南韓共有65名從武漢入境的外籍人士下落不明，英國則在尋找多達480名「全員逃走」的武漢入境人士。
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52 Korean Civil Society Organizations Denounce the Arrest of Pro-Democracy Figures by Hong Kong Police: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"
//...freedom of assembly and association and freedom of expression are basic human rights that must be guaranteed.
We also express our deep concern that the arrest of pro-democracy activists by Hong Kong police could aggravate the social division and confusion at a time when governments and citizens must cooperate to fight the global disaster situation of COVID-19.
...“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” the injustice occurring in Hong Kong is, after all, a threat to justice that should be guarded by democratic societies around the world.
Therefore, we will continue to stand in solidarity with the Hong Kong citizens’ peaceful resistance toward democracy till the end. We strongly urge the Hong Kong government to immediately cease its unjust and arbitrary arrests of pro-democracy activists.//
#Apr21
52 Korean Civil Society Organizations Denounce the Arrest of Pro-Democracy Figures by Hong Kong Police: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"
//...freedom of assembly and association and freedom of expression are basic human rights that must be guaranteed.
We also express our deep concern that the arrest of pro-democracy activists by Hong Kong police could aggravate the social division and confusion at a time when governments and citizens must cooperate to fight the global disaster situation of COVID-19.
...“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” the injustice occurring in Hong Kong is, after all, a threat to justice that should be guarded by democratic societies around the world.
Therefore, we will continue to stand in solidarity with the Hong Kong citizens’ peaceful resistance toward democracy till the end. We strongly urge the Hong Kong government to immediately cease its unjust and arbitrary arrests of pro-democracy activists.//
#Apr21
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BTS Makes Award Speech in Remembrance of Shared History in Korean War. Mainland Netizens Say Award Commemorates US Army in the War, Decry Speech as Insulting and Ask BTS to Leave China
Bangtan Boys (BTS), a world-famous K-pop boy band with a huge following, received the James A. Van Fleet Award last Wednesday (Oct 7) for their contributions to promoting US-Korea relations. In their award speech, members mentioned the 70th Anniversary of the Korean War, saying, “We will always remember the history of pain that our two nations shared together and the sacrifices of countless men and women.” The speech attracted criticisms from mainland netizens, who stated through Weibo that it insulted China, some even commented, “Go away, BTS has died”. The post in question received 1.66 million likes and 36 thousand comments.
The James A. Van Fleet Award was organised by US non-profit organisation The Korea Society and established in 1995 in commemoration of James A. Van Fleet, Commander of the US Eighth Army during the Korean War and Founder of the organisation. The award is mainly given to persons or organisations that promoted US-Korea relations. The award ceremony this year was held online last Wednesday, during which the BTS was given the award for their musical achievements, influence on fans globally and promotion of US-Korea relations. During the award speech, the group’s leader Kim Nam-joon (RM) mentioned that this year marked the 70th anniversary of the Korean War, which gave special significance to the organisation’s annual gala this year. “We will always remember the history of pain that our two nations shared together and the sacrifices of countless men and women. After 70 years, the world we are living in is much closer than before, and boundaries in many aspects are getting more blurred.” Kim’s speech did not specify the two nations mentioned.
Source: Stand News #Oct11
#Korea #US #China #Weibo #BTS #AwardCeremony #TheKoreanSociety #JamesAVanFleetAward
https://bit.ly/2GVLPLM
Bangtan Boys (BTS), a world-famous K-pop boy band with a huge following, received the James A. Van Fleet Award last Wednesday (Oct 7) for their contributions to promoting US-Korea relations. In their award speech, members mentioned the 70th Anniversary of the Korean War, saying, “We will always remember the history of pain that our two nations shared together and the sacrifices of countless men and women.” The speech attracted criticisms from mainland netizens, who stated through Weibo that it insulted China, some even commented, “Go away, BTS has died”. The post in question received 1.66 million likes and 36 thousand comments.
The James A. Van Fleet Award was organised by US non-profit organisation The Korea Society and established in 1995 in commemoration of James A. Van Fleet, Commander of the US Eighth Army during the Korean War and Founder of the organisation. The award is mainly given to persons or organisations that promoted US-Korea relations. The award ceremony this year was held online last Wednesday, during which the BTS was given the award for their musical achievements, influence on fans globally and promotion of US-Korea relations. During the award speech, the group’s leader Kim Nam-joon (RM) mentioned that this year marked the 70th anniversary of the Korean War, which gave special significance to the organisation’s annual gala this year. “We will always remember the history of pain that our two nations shared together and the sacrifices of countless men and women. After 70 years, the world we are living in is much closer than before, and boundaries in many aspects are getting more blurred.” Kim’s speech did not specify the two nations mentioned.
Source: Stand News #Oct11
#Korea #US #China #Weibo #BTS #AwardCeremony #TheKoreanSociety #JamesAVanFleetAward
https://bit.ly/2GVLPLM