[Hyunjun Go's News]
<Anchor>
It is time for current affairs critic Koh Hyun-jun to deliver news just for the topic.
What's the first news on Monday?
<Ko Hyeon-jun/Presentation Critic> It
starts with an American story. Before Christmas, a man wearing a black Santa in his front yard received a threatening letter.
A black man in Arkansas, USA, built a two-meter-tall black Santa sculpture in the yard of his home last Halloween.
I built a Christmas tree next to the Santa decoration and decorated the surroundings. After moving to this house in 2017, I have been decorating the yard of my house every year as Christmas approaches, and my neighbors also liked the decoration.
But this year was different.
On the 26th, I received a letter signed as Santa Claus, and the letter said that you should not trick children into believing that they are black, asking you to remove the black Santa ornament.
The man reads this letter on social media broadcasts and tries to behave as well as possible, but in fact, he said he was full of anger and said that what really upsets him is that the letter writer told him to move to a place where black people live.
As the story is revealed, villagers are supporting them by installing black Santa models in their homes.
<Anchor>
Actually, I wonder what the symbolism of this character, Santa Claus, is an act of insulting and damaging these things more.
What about the next news?
<Ko Hyun-Jun/Current Critic> We
will deliver the following news.
It is said that customers were crowded with overseas travel products of a travel agency that resumed business even while the Corona 19 was spreading.
A domestic travel agency started selling 400 travel products from the 23rd. From the first day of launch, the website of the travel agency was temporarily down, and 5,700 people applied for reservations in five days, and starting last weekend, 6 It is estimated to have exceeded a thousand people.
The travel agency explained that once they received 10,000 won per person for the reservation, and if it is canceled due to Corona 19, it will be 100% refunded, but of course, it is not leaving immediately.
It varies by country and region, starting with Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan in March of next year, and Europe, North America, and Latin America in July.
The departure date will be confirmed in the future according to the guidelines of related organizations such as the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but what attracts attention is the reservation status by region.
There are more than 3,000 bookers for European travel products, accounting for half, showing high demand for long-distance travel.
The travel industry analyzed that the increased expectations for vaccine development and commercialization were affected while overseas travel demand was suppressed by the Corona 19 incident.
<Anchor>
I think it's a pretty good idea for a 10,000 won reservation.
I hope the situation improves so that everyone can actually travel like this from next March.
What about the next news?
<Koh Hyun-jun / Current Affairs Critic>
This is the last news today (30th).
After the spread of Corona 19, there will be many people who order home delivery, but there is a continuing shortage of corrugated cardboard that is the raw material of the delivery box.
At a post office in Yongsan, Seoul, there is a notice that the 5th box for parcels, which is usually in demand, is out of stock.
That is, from a few days ago, the manufacturer does not send it out because it is running.
A cosmetic manufacturer also says that a box that usually comes in in a week after placing an order now takes 3-4 weeks or more.
In the paper industry, after the Ministry of Environment implemented the import declaration system for waste paper in July this year, the amount of imported paper decreased, making it difficult to supply and supply paper.
The company's market share was around 7%, but the corrugated cardboard market is said to be in short supply by more than 30% compared to the demand, with demand from related companies that expected a shortage.
With the spread of Corona 19, the number of parcels has soared and the year-end season when demand is overlapping, there are concerns that the box wave will begin in earnest.