Saturday, June 4, 2022

Turkey is now officially named Türkiye, CCP resumes inter-provincial travel

 Research, editing : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

News on disease control, Japan, CCP, aviation management

News (1)

Turkey changes its name to Türkiye to stop confusion with festive bird and derogatory English meanings

Reporter : Adam Solomons, Daily Mail
Image : Web Screenshot

Turkey will now officially be known as Türkiye after the country's government moved to swerve associations with the ground-feeding festive bird and a term for failure.

The United Nations will adopt the new name from this week at Ankara's request.

UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the change came into place 'from the moment' a letter sent by Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.

President Erdogan ruled in November that goods manufactured in the country must now be labelled 'Made in Türkiye'.

The alternative spelling expresses Turkish people's 'culture, civilisation and values', he said.

Türkiye is pronounced Tur-key-yay, in line with how Turks annunciate the country's name.

The president and his advisers are said to be embarrassed by their country's association with the festive bird and the slang term for 'something that fails'.

"The association with the bird genuinely annoys Erdogan and the people around him", according to Selim Koru from the Foreign Policy Research Institute.

"Their claim is that Türkiye conveys Turkey's eternal spirit more than the English word", he told BBC News.

President Erdogan is said to be 'annoyed' by the current name's association with the bird

President Erdogan is said to be 'annoyed' by the current name's association with the bird

The Cambridge English Dictionary lists 'turkey' to describe not only the ground-feeding bird but also 'something that fails badly' and 'a stupid or silly person'.

Critics have accused Erdogan of using the plot to distract Turks from economic hardship.

Ankara is also launching a new military offensive in Syria at the same time as it is blocking Finland and Sweden's bids to join NATO.

Contrary to popular belief, the country actually gave its name to the bird.

Ground-feeding cocks and hens were exported by the Ottoman Empire during the Middle Ages.

That led English-speakers to refer to the birds as Turkeys as they were from 'the land of the Turks'.

Turkey has been known by its current name since around 750AD.

With the official spelling change to come into place shortly, it won't be for much longer.


News (2)

Japan's daily entry limit increased to 20,000, safety and quarantine measures eased

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According to Kyodo News Agency, since 1 June 2022, the Japanese government has relaxed restrictions on the number of people entering the country, raising the previous daily limit of 10,000 people to 20,000.

In terms of quarantine measures, the Japanese government divides countries and regions around the world into three categories according to the risk of infection:

- 98 countries and regions with low infection risk, such as the United States and the United Kingdom, are "blue" and exempt from entry testing and home isolation;

——99 countries and regions are "yellow", and only those who have been vaccinated with 3 doses of vaccine are exempt from testing and isolation;

——Pakistan and other 4 countries are "red" and require entry testing and quarantine in designated facilities or at home.

The Japanese government will also decide whether to exempt immigrants from testing upon entry and home quarantine after entry, depending on the vaccination status.

According to the report, it is estimated that about 80% of those entering the country will be exempted from testing and isolation.

In addition, Japan will resume accepting foreign tourists visiting Japan from 10 June 2022.

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Under an order from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the country collectively resumes inter-provincial travel! Travellers, the country has called you back to work!

Henan restoration, Guizhou restoration, Hunan restoration, Zhejiang restoration, Guangxi restoration, Fujian restoration, Guangdong restoration, Heilongjiang restoration, Shandong restoration, Gansu restoration, Jiangxi restoration...

On 31 May 2022, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued a paper order to reduce the scope of the circuit breaker for inter-provincial travel to counties and urban areas. The time has come for the national collective to resume inter-provincial travel.
Everyone who sets up stalls, moves bricks, polishes shoes, runs Didi, sells special products, and does beauty, the gods are back, and the country calls you back to work!

News (4)

Overnight, more than a dozen provinces collectively announced the resumption of inter-provincial tourism!

On 31 May, tourism practitioners and friends were very lively.

At noon on 31 May, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued the fourth edition of the "Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic of Travel Agencies", which not only narrowed the scope of inter-provincial circuit breakers from provinces to county and city flags, but also clarified the suspension and resumption of inter-provincial travel. The land was handed over to the local cultural and tourism departments for notification.

Then the door to the reopening of national inter-provincial tours poured out like a floodgate.

The first to respond is Henan, and the Henan Cultural Tourism Office issued a notice:
In view of the current low-risk areas in our province, travel agencies and online travel companies will resume operation of inter-provincial team tours and "air ticket + hotel business" from now on.

Subsequently, Hunan, Guizhou, Zhejiang and other places followed up one after another, and successively officially announced the resumption of local inter-provincial tourism business. In addition to Guangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Heilongjiang, Shandong, Gansu, and Jiangxi that have been officially announced to resume before, overnight, more than a dozen provinces and autonomous regions across the country collectively announced the resumption of inter-provincial travel.

This may only be the beginning. Since the notice from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism was issued at noon yesterday, many regions have not had time to prepare. It is expected that more provincial officials will announce the resumption of inter-provincial travel today.

According to the fourth edition of the "Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic of Travel Agencies" issued by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, after there are no medium and high-risk areas, travel agencies and online tourism companies will resume inter-provincial team travel and "air ticket + hotel" business in and out of the area.

According to the national low-risk area mini-program, as of 8 am on 1 June, all areas in the country except Beijing, Shanghai, and Hebei are low-risk areas, and these low-risk areas will resume inter-provincial travel in succession.

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism officially announced to adjust the scope of the circuit breaker for inter-provincial travel
On May 31, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism released the new fourth edition of the "Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of the New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic of Travel Agencies". The notice stated:
1. For counties (cities, districts, flags) and districts (counties) of directly-governed municipalities in medium and high-risk areas, travel agencies and online travel companies will immediately suspend inter-provincial team travel and "air ticket + hotel" business in and out of the area.
2. After there are no medium and high-risk areas, travel agencies and online travel companies will resume inter-provincial team travel and "air ticket + hotel" business in and out of the area.
3. The specific matters concerning the suspension and resumption of inter-provincial team travel and "air ticket + hotel" business shall be announced in a timely manner by the provincial cultural and tourism administrative departments through the portal website. Travel agencies and online travel companies should pay close attention to the epidemic situation in various places and adjust travel products and team itineraries in a timely manner.
4. All localities should deeply understand the importance of doing a good job in epidemic prevention and control, guide and urge travel agencies and online travel companies to strictly implement the "Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic in Travel Agencies (Fourth Edition)", consolidate the main responsibility of enterprises, and strengthen key links Management, do a solid job of epidemic prevention and control; strengthen the supervision and inspection of the implementation of epidemic prevention and control measures of travel agencies and online tourism companies, and seriously investigate and deal with illegal business activities.
The revised guidelines are mainly reflected in two aspects: first, the scope of the circuit breaker for inter-provincial travel has been reduced from provinces to cities and counties;

News (5)

Cultural traveler, the country calls you back to work

Everyone who sets up stalls, moves bricks, polishes shoes, runs Didi, sells special products, and does beauty, the gods are back, and the country calls you back to work!

The travel industry needs good news!

This is a joke that went viral yesterday in the circle of friends of tourism practitioners and the news of the resumption of inter-provincial travel in various places. After a long wait, the tourism industry finally ushered in a turning point before the summer vacation.

Although the tourism industry has to face the gradual recovery process of consumption capacity and market confidence, the narrowing of the scope of inter-provincial tourism and the rapid response to the country's attitude to restore tourism are all very positive for the tourism industry.

Some tourism practitioners said earlier: It is already May, and if the domestic tourism market cannot recover in June, the tourism industry this year may be completely out of the question.

Now it seems that everyone's worries may not be necessary. Because with the adjustment of the circuit breaker policy for inter-provincial travel, the prevention and control of the tourism industry has entered a new era, an era in which precise prevention and control will minimize the impact of the epidemic on the tourism industry.

June is worth looking forward to, and the tourism industry is still promising. May our poems and distant places be as beautiful and splendid as summer flowers in the early summer of June.

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China Postal Airlines opens "Nanning-Nanjing" lychee special flight route in 2022



At 1.16 am on 1 June 2022, postal flight CF9139 carrying Guangxi lychees took off from Nanning Wuxu International Airport and arrived at Nanjing Lukou International Airport at 3.10 am, marking China Post's 2022 "Nanning-Nanjing" lychee special flight route open.

This is the third summer ultra-fast fresh air route opened by China Post since the beginning of this year. It is also the second annual special plane of China Post to carry litchi in Guangxi. .

Xie Xiangdong, Zhao Yingjie and Wang Yichao are the first crew members to fly the "Nanning-Nanjing" lychee special flight route in 2022.

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Guardian of the Blue Sky→The Night Sky Goose Sending Mail for the People

Xie Xiangdong is an excellent captain of China Post Airlines. In his nearly 40-year flying career, he has successively flew Yun-8 aircraft, Boeing 737 aircraft and Boeing 757 aircraft.

After being disarmed from a blue sky guard of the motherland and becoming a night sky geese who spread the mail for the people, Captain Xie Xiangdong retired without fading. He inherited the glorious tradition of military green in the post green team. In the 2008 anti-ice and snow and Wenchuan earthquake relief, he drove the aircraft to complete the transportation of relief materials again and again. Especially during the 2008 anti-ice and snow and Wenchuan earthquake relief period, the plane piloted by Mr. Xie was the first Chinese civil aviation plane to carry supplies to relevant airports. In particular, the flight to the ice and snow disaster area in Guizhou for the emergency transportation of candles and generators. At that time, the snow on the runway had not been cleared. Mr. Xie landed safely for the first time with his superb and excellent flying skills, paving the way for the landing of subsequent flights. .

Captain Xie Xiangdong and a large number of military-turned-pilots at the beginning of the establishment of China Postal Airlines have always represented China Post at the forefront every time the motherland needed them, forming the unique "specially able to endure hardships, especially able to fight" of China Postal Airlines with special emphasis on dedication, special discipline, and special emphasis on civilization" military soul culture. 

Today, the pilot team of China Post has grown from dozens of people at the beginning of its establishment to more than 260 people. Under the influence of the training of the first generation of military-turned-pilots and the culture of military spirit, the graduates majoring in flight technology and driving in civil aviation academies have already It has become the backbone of China Postal Airlines’ flight team, and China Postal Airlines has also successively won the National May 1st Labor Award, the National Earthquake Relief Hero Group, the National Postal System Advanced Unit for “Anti-Ice and Snow and Keeping Smooth”, the National Civil Aviation Advanced Group for Earthquake Relief, the Capital Civilized Unit pacesetter, A series of honorary titles such as civilized unit of the national transportation system. Inheriting the glory, all the pilots of China Postal Airlines once again played the main force of the independent aviation capacity in the implementation of the work of the central government and the group company to ensure the supply and flow of goods.

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All Nippon Airways retired passenger plane transformed into experience classroom to fully facilitate understanding the work of flight attendants

According to Japan's aviation information website Aviation Wire, Japan's All Nippon Airways has previously transformed the retired Boeing 737-500 (nicknamed "Super Dolphin") into a special training aircraft and has opened access to the public at the Haneda Airport hangar from 14 May 2022. A series of visits were organized.

The visit was originally scheduled to be held in March, but it was postponed due to the "key measures to prevent the spread" implemented by the Japanese government. In this visit, May 14th and 15th are aviation knowledge class time, and May 21st to 22nd is the time for tourists and airplanes to take pictures. The aviation knowledge class is based on the theme of "ANA Aviation Class in Haneda", and is held for minors aged 6 to 12 and adults over 20 years old. Participation in groups of two is 35,000 Yen per group (about S$370).

This special training aircraft converted from Boeing 737-500 was produced on 21 April 1997 and introduced by ANA in May of the same year. The last commercial flight of the aircraft was from Komatsu to Fukuoka on 1 February 2018. After retirement, it was converted into a special training aircraft in July of the same year for demonstration tests and ground handling competitions.

The aviation class activity on 14 May is divided into 1 hour aviation class and 1 hour 10 minutes airframe visit. Through the introduction of the Boeing 737-500 by the staff, the participants can have a comprehensive understanding of the work content of the crew members, maintenance personnel and ground staff of ANA.

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The 250-passenger passenger plane suddenly lost contact, the "fighter plane scrambled", and 2 pilots fell asleep


An outrageous flight safety incident occurred recently at ITA Airways. A flight numbered AZ609, bound for Rome from New York, unexpectedly lost contact with the tower for more than 10 minutes during the voyage. The authorities once thought whether the plane was hijacked and sent two fighter jets to intercept it. Unexpectedly, things took a big turn in the end. The reason for the loss of contact was that both the captain and the co-pilot were asleep.

According to foreign media reports such as "ABC News", the incident occurred on 30 April, but it was not exposed until recently. It is understood that there were about 250 passengers on the flight, which departed from New York to Rome. On the way, it lost contact with the tower for more than 10 minutes. After the French air traffic control unit found out, they were worried about whether there was a terrorist attack or a terrorist attack. In the event of the hijacking, the fighter jets were immediately sent into the air and the Italian authorities were immediately notified.

After receiving the notification, ITA Airways used satellite phone and aircraft communication addressing and reporting system (ACARS) to try to contact, and finally found someone after more than 10 minutes of trying. According to investigators, the co-pilot took a nap at the designated time, but the captain also fell asleep. Alitalia stated that the captain's behavior had violated the company's regulations, the captain claimed that the radio was broken and he was later dismissed.


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The United States announces that 26 countries will participate in the Pacific Rim military exercise

Reporter : Chen Beichen / Editor: Cheng Feifan / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/06/02/a103445124.html / Schematic. On 26 August 2020, the guided-missile destroyer USS Zhong Yun (DDG 93) fires an SM-2 missile during Exercise 2020 off the Pacific coast. (Mass Communication Specialist Devin M. Langer/US Navy)



The U.S. Navy announced this week that the 28th Rim of the Pacific Military Exercise (RIMPAC) will be held from June 29 to August 4 in the waters off Hawaii and San Diego, Southern California. , a total of 26 countries participated.

The number of countries participating in the military exercise this time is 2.5 times that of the last time. These countries include: the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue Group (Australia, India, Japan and the United States) and the five countries bordering the South China Sea (Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and Singapore).

The other 17 participating countries are Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Israel, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga and the United Kingdom.

The scale of the military exercise will be five times that of the 2020 military exercise. It is expected to send 38 surface ships, 4 submarines, marine troops from 9 countries, more than 170 aircraft, and about 25,000 soldiers to participate in the target.

Among them, South Korea participated in the show this year, which is the largest lineup in history. In addition to sending the "King Sejong-class" Aegis destroyer, it also dispatched the "Dokdo-class" amphibious assault ship for the first time. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force operates with the USS Reagan strike group.

The U.S. Navy's Third Fleet pointed out that the theme of this year's RIMPAC exercise is "capability, adaptability, partnership." National militaries will train and operate together to strengthen their collective power and promote a "free and open Indo-Pacific." These capabilities include: maritime rescue, maritime security operations, maritime control and complex operations.

Relevant training programs include: amphibious operations, naval guns, missiles, anti-submarine and air defense exercises, as well as anti-piracy, mine clearance, explosive clearance and diving rescue operations.

The exercise helps improve the synergy, resilience and flexibility of the Joint and Combined Force to "deter and defeat great power aggression in all domains and at all levels of conflict."

As the world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity to nurture and maintain cooperative relationships that are critical to "ensure sea lanes" and "secure the world's interconnected oceans," the Third Fleet said. "It's crucial.

Before the announcement of the military exercise, the US government just launched the "Indo-Pacific Economic Framework", which aims to develop US influence in the Indo-Pacific.

During a visit to Asia last week, U.S. President Joe Biden publicly stated that the U.S. would send troops to intervene in the event of a war in the Taiwan Strait. After that, a delegation of members of the US Congress visited Taiwan again, and the two sides also launched more policy negotiations.

These practices caused the CCP to jump. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called the group an "Indo-Pacific NATO," accusing it of "promoting a Cold War mentality" and "inciting geopolitical confrontation."







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