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SEOUL - South Korea said on Monday (March 8) it had found no link between the coronavirus vaccine and several recent deaths, as it ordered nearly 100,000 foreign workers to be tested after clusters emerged in dormitories. Health officials had been investigating the deaths of eight people with underlying conditions who had adverse reactions after receiving AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, but said they found no evidence that the shots played a role. “We’ve tentatively concluded that it was difficult to establish any link between their adverse reaction after being vaccinated, and their deaths,” Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) Director Jeong Eun-kyeong told a briefing. South Korea began vaccinating residents and workers at nursing homes and other at-risk individuals at the end of February, with 316,865 people having received their first shots as of Sunday. Several outbreaks in manufacturing and other industrial workplaces prompted authorities to begin inspecting … [Read more...] about South Korea finds no link found between deaths and coronavirus vaccine

Many countries still have compulsory military conscription, where young men, usually, are enlisted to serve under their country’s military services. Thailand has it, so does Singapore, Myanmar and Cambodia in our immediate sphere. So does South Korea. That’s a problem for pop kings BTS. Of course the 18 – 24 months becomes a disruption to your life and your career, but for men living in the countries with conscription it’s just an expectation. But if you’re part of the biggest and most successful pop band in the world at the moment being conscripted suddenly becomes a big deal. And so it is for Kim Seok-jin, the oldest member of the South Korean mega pop outfit BTS, or Bangtan Sonyeondan. The oldest BTS member reaches the age of 28 today (by the way happy birthday Jin) and would have been expected to put his day of rehearsals and picking up music awards with the other members of BTS aside and enrol in the South Korean military. Under the current South Korean laws for military … [Read more...] about The BTS Law, South Korean parliament amends conscription law to allow Jin to stay with BTS

PHITSANULOK PROVINCE, Thailand – With a formation of 450 service members as a backdrop, leaders and dignitaries declared the 39th iteration of exercise Cobra Gold officially opened with a ceremony at Akathotsarot Camp, Feb. 25. Royal Thai Gen. Pornpipat Benyasri, Royal Thai Armed Forces defence forces chief; Michael Heath, U.S. Embassy in Thailand chargé d’affaires; and Maj. Gen. Pete Johnson, U.S. Army Pacific’s deputy commander, led the ceremony. They were joined by the ambassadors of Japan, Republic of Korea, Indonesia and Malaysia, along with a representative from Singapore, and many other dignitaries and national leaders representing numerous other participating nations. Cobra Gold is co-sponsored by the Royal Thai and U.S. armed forces. This year the exercise runs through March 6 and will focus on humanitarian civic action, a cyber exercise, an amphibious assault exercise, a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise, culminating in the combined arms live fire … [Read more...] about Cobra Gold 2020 officially opens with ceremonies and exercises

Marhen.J Korean vegan fashion brand arrives in Thailand The globally-coveted vegan handbag brand from South Korea, ‘Marhen.J’, is officially launching in Thailand with a rare offline showcase event organised in collaboration with Thai Samsung Electronics. Marhen.J, with its various colours, designs and reasonable prices, is popular not only in Korea but across Southeast Asia, especially in Singapore, Indonesia and Vietnam. Now Thailand has officially become Marhen.J’s fourth Southeast Asian market. For the launch, Marhen.J is being showcased at Samsung Electronics Lifestyle Store, located at Power Mall, the Electronic Lifestyle Destination at Siam Paragon. The event, from 5-7 March 2021, takes ‘The Home of Stylish Technology’ as its core concept and harmonises a variety of Marhen.J’s designs among Samsung Electronics lifestyle products, juxtaposing the special features of the vegan fashion brand with the latest lifestyle tech. During the showcase event, browsers can see and … [Read more...] about Marhen.J brand collaborates with Samsung in in-store launch showcase

Talking about race is difficult. Talking about racial violence is more difficult. So, let’s not talk about the racial violence that took place Jan. 6 at the Capitol. ADVERTISEMENT Yes, I know the rampaging crowd was just about all-white. And, yes, the huge Confederate flag carried among the Trump supporters is a defining image of the insurrection. But Senate Republicans don’t want to talk about race and the Capitol riot that left five people dead, including a policeman. Last week they urged Christopher Wray, the FBI director, to look away. They prefer the FBI to be focused on Black Lives Matter and left-wing anarchist protests from last summer. Finally, Sen. Richard Durbin Dick Durbin Senate approves sweeping coronavirus measure in partisan vote Senate rejects Cruz effort to block stimulus checks for undocumented immigrants Senate inches toward COVID-19 vote after marathon session MORE (D-Ill.), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, had … [Read more...] about Juan Williams: GOP underplays white racist terrorism