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EllenInEdmonton :mstdnca:

I haven't been Mastodoning much lately. It's dance competition season for the grandkids and I had a sewing retreat. But the biggest thing for me is thinking through all of the logistics for my grand #Korea tour that starts in just over 3 weeks. As of today, all of my accommodation has been booked, with a few spots that were trickier than others. One ferry has been booked but most other transport isn't yet available to be booked. Connecting with people along the way. Excited!!

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Jeri Dansky

Firefighting is hard enough here in the US. But South Korea, suffering from horrendous fires now, has its own set set of challenges.

“A combination of an aging society and a reliance on temporary workers meant older people were disproportionately on the frontlines tackling South Korea's devastating wildfires this week.”

“About 73% of South Korea's 9,472 seasonal wildfire fighters are over 60-years-old, according to the forest service's latest data, often the only people available to work such schedules.

“The position has no age limit and pays $50 per day, employed during January-May and November-December periods, according to the service's website.”

And sadly, some of those older firefighters have died, including a 73-year-old pilot who died when his helicopter crashed.

reuters.com/world/asia-pacific or archive.vn/Zj3Ln

h/t @CelloMomOnCars
#wildfires #Korea #SouthKorea

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Rowland Mosbergen

Strong winds, dense forest and unusually dry weather - that's the deadly combination that experts say is fuelling the largest wildfires in South Korea's history.

The inferno in the south-east has burned through 35,810 hectares (88,500 acres) as of Thursday - that's about half the size of New York City - killing 27 people so far and displacing tens of thousands.

bbc.com/news/articles/cp8l60l8

A man talks to his son on the phone under a streetlight on the road in front of his home as wildfires burn in Uiseong, South Korea
www.bbc.comSouth Korea wildfires: How strong wind, pine trees and dry land fuelled the blazeStrong wind, dry land and pine trees are a dangerous combination for wildfires, experts say.
#Korea#Asia#SouthKorea
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AnnaAnthro

#canada #mexico

#Trump announces 25% #tariffs on car imports to US - fear grows that auto sector will collapse.

« The US imported roughly eight million cars last year, accounting for about $240bn in trade and roughly half of overall sales.

Mexico is the top foreign supplier of cars to the US, followed by South #Korea, #Japan, Canada #Germany. »

« A 2024 study predicted that a 25% tariff would reduce imports by 75%, while increasing prices in the US by about 5%. »

bbc.com/news/articles/cly341xr

A white Toyota RAV4 is at the front of a row of parked cars at a CarMax dealership in Pleasant Hill, California, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024.
www.bbc.comTrump announces 25% tariffs on car imports to USThe US President says the tariffs on cars will come into effect on 2 April and car parts a month later.
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Alo Japan

alojapan.com/1227139/appreciat Appreciating the convenience of Japan and Korea’s convenience stores #ConvenienceStores #cu #Japan #Korea #Lawson #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #沖縄 Lawson (Photo by Luis Samayoa) I’m the type of soldier to always skip the Army chow halls for lunch and dinner. I survived mostly from convenience-store snacks and chicken during my time in South Korea. Now that I live in Japan, I see the similarities and differences between the two country’s conven…

Appreciating the convenience of Japan and Korea’s convenience stores
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Jeri Dansky

From @Daojoan:

“Experience teaches us that empires don't recognize their fall until it's irreversible; by the time America finally peers beyond its borders, it will find a world that has moved on without it.”

theindex.media/the-new-world-o

The Index. · The New World Order Is Here, And America Isn't Part Of ItThe age of American centrality in Asian affairs is over.
#uspol#Japan#China
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