COVID-19 PHEIC Ends! WHA Conference to Address Post-Pandemic Health Security in Late May Amélie Poulain2023-05-1001.2K views On May 5, 2023, WHO officially announced the termination of the Public Health Emergency of International Concern for COVID-19. It means that the COVID-19 epidemic has ravaged the world for more than 3 years and caused 7 million deaths has been effectively controlled. It is also a major milestone in the end of the era of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
Travelers Attention! Country Rankings in the European Pickpocketing Index Amélie Poulain2023-04-2004.1K views The World Bank warned in March that the impact of an aging workforce on the global economy continues to intensify. In Japan and South Korea, due to the rapid increase in the proportion of the elderly population and the lack of a young labor force, the economic growth rate has been significantly dragged down. China, the United States, and many European countries are facing the problem of an increasing retirement population, but there is a shortage of a replaceable labor force. Read more
The World Economy Faces a Crisis of Disintegration as The Workforce Ages Amélie Poulain2023-04-0701.9K views The World Bank warned in March that the impact of an aging workforce on the global economy continues to intensify. In Japan and South Korea, due to the rapid increase in the proportion of the elderly population and the lack of a young labor force, the economic growth rate has been significantly dragged down. China, the United States, and many European countries are facing the problem of an increasing retirement population, but there is a shortage of a replaceable labor force. Read more
Why Asians are Still Wearing Masks After COVID-19? Amélie Poulain2023-03-1301.7K views After COVID-19 slowed down, countries began to lift mask restrictions. Compared with Western countries, Asians seem less willing to take off masks. About 80% of South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan people continue to wear masks and enjoy the various benefits. Read more
Whether You Love Coriander Or Not May Determine By Your Genes Amélie Poulain2023-03-0301.9K views Coriander is native to the Mediterranean and is known as fragrant greens in Chinese because of its unique aroma. After being introduced to Asia, it is often added to dishes or used as the last flavor of dishes. It’s just that the special smell makes some people unacceptable, so the annual “International I Hate Coriander Day” event was launched. Read more
The World Cultural Heritage “La Baguette” Faces the Crisis of Closure due to Rising Prices Amélie Poulain2023-01-2302K views The baguette is a must on the French table. At the end of 2022, it will be listed as an intangible world cultural heritage symbolizing France by the World Heritage Committee. But now it is currently facing a double crisis of changing food culture and rising wheat and energy prices. Read more
World Bank Warns of Severe Global Recession, the Violent Storm could Take Shape Amélie Poulain2022-10-2201.4K views Countries around the world have raised interest rates to combat inflation, and monetary tightening has reached the largest extent in 50 years. The three major economies of the United States, China, and the eurozone have experienced the sharpest slowdown since 1970. The GDP growth rate will be greatly affected, and the global economy will fall into recession. Read more
Study Shows About 6.6 Million Brain Injury Cases in the U.S. are Linked to COVID-19. Amélie Poulain2022-10-0201.3K views New research, co-published by Washington University School of Medicine and VA St. Louis Hospital in Missouri, shows that people diagnosed with COVID-19 have a higher risk of developing brain damage and neurological-related disorders within a year of infection than uninfected people. Among them, the chance of seizures and memory impairment is the highest. Read more
The Price of Food and Daily Necessities has Risen, and People cannot Bear Inflation Amélie Poulain2022-09-1701.6K views Inflation has become a common concern all over the world. Energy costs such as daily necessities, food, gasoline, water, and electricity have all risen. Global price inflation has reached its highest point since 2008, and tens of millions of households are affected by inflation. Read more
CDIB, as Led by Angelo Koo, Bets on the Medical Industry as Commitment to ESG Goals Rosa Compell2022-09-1702K views Taipei, Taiwan (Merxwire) – CD… Read more