Busan, South Korea's second-largest city, "enters the disappearing phase"
According to the survey, Busan, South Korea's second-largest city, is showing signs of "disappearing" due to its shrinking population due to low fertility and an aging population. According to South Korean media, Busan is the first major city in South Korea to show such signs.
Yonhap News Agency, citing a report released by the Korea Employment Information Service in late June, reported that Busan's population fell from 3.88 million in 1995 to 3.3 million in 2023. As of March this year, 23% of the city's population was aged 65 and over, making it the only major city in South Korea to enter a "super-aging society."
The "extinction risk index" for a city mentioned in the report is the total number of women aged 20 to 39 divided by the number of people aged 65 and over. An index greater than 1.5 is considered a low risk, 1.0 to 1.5 is normal, 0.2 to 0.5 is considered to be a disappearance phase, and a lower 0.2 is considered to be a high risk of disappearance. Busan's extinction risk index is 0.490, compared to the national average of 0.615.
North Korea successfully test-fired a new tactical ballistic missile
According to a report by the Korean Central News Agency on the 2nd, the DPRK Missile General Administration successfully conducted a test launch of the "Hwasong-11C-4.5" new tactical ballistic missile on the 1st, which can carry a 4.5-ton super-large warhead.
The visa fee for Australian students has been increased from $710 to $1,600
The Australian government further tightened its study abroad policy on July 1, announcing an increase in international student visa fees.
According to the new rules, the visa fee for international students will be raised from 710 Australian dollars to 1,600 Australian dollars (1 Australian dollar is about 4.8 yuan) from July 1. In addition, visitor visa and temporary graduate visa holders are not allowed to apply for a student visa from within Australia. Home Affairs Minister Claire O'Neill said the new initiative helped create a "fairer and more responsive immigration system for Australia".
The international education industry is one of Australia's major export industries. According to Reuters, the industry brought in $36.4 billion in revenue for Australia in the 2022-2023 financial year.
Hungary takes over the EU Presidency
According to an AFP report on July 1, Hungary officially took over the rotating presidency of the European Union on the 1st and promised to act as an "honest intermediary".
The nationalist prime minister, Viktor Orban (above), who has led the Central European country since 2010, has often clashed with Brussels over the rule of law and human rights. Orban is also the only EU leader who maintains relations with Russia despite Russia's invasion of Ukraine. He has consistently refused to send weapons to Kyiv and has repeatedly slammed the sanctions imposed on Moscow over the war.
The report also said that the slogan of the Hungarian presidency is "Make Europe Great Again". This is the same slogan as Orban's "good friend" and former US President Donald Trump, which has already caused a lot of discussion in Brussels.
Bannon, a former adviser to Trump, has arrived at prison to begin serving his sentence
On July 1, local time, it was learned that Steve Bannon, a former senior strategic adviser to former US President Trump, had arrived at a federal prison in Connecticut on the same day and would begin serving four months in prison for contempt of Congress.
A federal jury convicted Bannon in July 2022 of two counts of "contempt of Congress" and sentenced Bannon to four months in prison and a $6,500 fine.
On May 10 of this year, the U.S. federal appeals court rejected Bannon's appeal for contempt of Congress and upheld his sentence. A U.S. court judge ruled on June 6 that Bannon will begin serving his sentence on July 1 for contempt of Congress.
Four jewelry robbers in the United States high-fived in celebration after their success
According to ABC Channel 7 reported on June 30, a few days ago, a jewelry robbery occurred in West Hollywood, California, USA. Surveillance video captured the thieves high-five, hugging, and celebrating each other after they got their hands on it.
According to the report, the robbery occurred on June 17 and 18 local time. According to the owner's son, the four thieves committed two robberies, one in the early hours of the morning and the other in the middle of the night. During the theft, the alarm did not go off. The thieves broke into the shop by digging holes in the walls and eventually removed two large safes containing hundreds of pieces of jewelry.
Surveillance footage shows that the four thieves were so happy after opening a safe that they high-fived each other and even hugged each other. At present, the local police are investigating the case and calling on the public who have clues to contact the police.
Japan's Mount Fuji ushered in the climbing season, and for the first time, tickets were charged and the flow was limited
Japan's Mt. Fuji climbing season begins on July 1, and the Yoshida Route in Yamanashi Prefecture, one of the four main hiking routes, opens.
According to Japan's Kyodo News Agency, starting from this year's climbing season, tourists will have to pay a climbing toll of 2,000 yen (about 90 yuan) per person to take the Yoshida climbing route, and can only climb the mountain within the specified time period, and will not be able to climb the mountain after the number of climbers reaches the upper limit.
Mt. Fuji is 3,776 meters above sea level and is located on the border of Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures in eastern Japan. There are four main routes to climb Mt. Fuji, three of which are located in Shizuoka Prefecture; Located in Yamanashi Prefecture, the Yoshida Route has a gentle slope and is the choice of most tourists. Three hiking trails in Shizuoka Prefecture are scheduled to open on July 10.
A new version of Japan's banknotes is about to be released
Japan will begin issuing new banknotes on July 3, the first time in 20 years that Japan has changed the design of banknotes. As one of the anti-counterfeiting measures, the banknotes will be printed using holographic technology, so that the portraits of historical figures on the banknotes show a three-dimensional rotation effect.
According to Japan's Kyodo News Agency, the new banknotes come in denominations of 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen and 1,000 yen, and the face value numbers on the banknotes will be larger than the existing version to make them easily identifiable for people of different ages and nationalities. Visually impaired people can identify denominations using tactile markings on banknotes.
The sensitive moment of the American rapper "Kanye" suddenly appeared in Moscow
Rapper Kanye "Kanye" West has arrived in Moscow for a private visit, attracting a lot of attention from the Russian and American media. According to a report by Russia's TASS news agency on June 30, the agent of Russian designer Gosha Rubchinsky said that West came to celebrate Rubchinsky's birthday. West appointed Rubczynski as the creative director of his Yeezy sneaker brand in December 2023.
West wrote in Russian on June 30 in a post on the Russian social media platform VK: "Hello, Moscow. According to a TASS report on July 1, West had left Moscow by plane in the early morning of the 1st, and Rubczynski went to see him off.
According to the website of Russia's "Viewpoint" newspaper, West's trip was a "demonstration" to the US authorities, and many people in the American entertainment industry believed that Russia should be boycotted, but West responded with practical actions. In addition, in the context of the US presidential election, as a supporter of former President Donald Trump, West's trip may not only be motivated by personal motives, or with political purposes.
The death toll in a traffic accident in downtown Seoul, South Korea, rose to nine
On July 1, local time, a traffic accident occurred near City Hall Station in central Seoul, South Korea. So far, nine people have died in the accident and several others have been injured.
According to the Seoul Namdaemun Police Station, at the time of the accident, a vehicle suddenly rushed to the sidewalk from the intersection of City Hall Station, causing casualties. The police are currently investigating the details of the accident.
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Editor: Lin Liai
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