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The economic damage from zero covid is already substantial. China is stubborn af.
Yeah. But like imagine a blockade across the Strait of Malacca.
The economic damage from zero covid is already substantial. China is stubborn af.
I can only hope this turns into something much bigger...![]()
Clashes in Shanghai as protests over zero-Covid policy grip China
Beijing, Chengdu and Wuhan see demonstrations as anger over Xi Jinping’s strict Covid policies builds, in a test for the Communist partywww.theguardian.com
Only weeks after Xi secured his third term it seems something may be brewing in China.
What a nightmare. So much for work-life balance - just pour every ounce of your energy and soul into pleasing and enriching the elites at the top at your personal expense.The South Korean government has proposed increasing the maximum work week (inclusive of overtime) to 69 hours, from 52.
Even in a country with a workaholic culture.....this is creating some seriously negative feedback (understandably!)
And then they'll wonder why their population pyramid looks like this.The South Korean government has proposed increasing the maximum work week (inclusive of overtime) to 69 hours, from 52.
Even in a country with a workaholic culture.....this is creating some seriously negative feedback (understandably!)
Netanyahu just fired his defence minister for speaking out over his judicial reforms.
Rumours of a general strike coming, and ohh yea, the defence minister post is now empty. This is a crisis moment for Israel.
Universities outside of Seoul and companies with labor shortages are welcoming the Ministry of Education's plan to host more international students, while some are concerned about the plan lowering universities' admission standards.
The Education Ministry announced the Study Korea 300K Project on Wednesday, aiming to attract 300,000 international students by 2027.
There were 207,126 international students staying in Korea with the D-2, D-4-1 and D-4-7 student visas as of June, according to the Ministry of Justice. That's up 17.6 percent on year.
Two major goals of the plan are to attract more students to universities outside of Seoul and to support students studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, by increasing the quota for government scholarships.
The Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) quota will be increased to 6,000 in 2027, compared to 4,543 last year. Among the total, the quota for scholarships for graduate school students studying STEM subjects will be raised to 2,700 in 2027, compared to 1,355 last year.
Netanyahu does seem to be letting down his country.Netanyahu is someone of whom I have never been a 'fan'. The man is currently on trial for corruption, but somehow still in office. Its a sign of serious dysfunction.