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Former U.S. President Donald Trump took a big step toward a third consecutive term in the White House, almost assuredly representing the Republican Party in the Republican primary election in South Carolina, defeating the party's lone rival, Nikki Haley, with about 60 percent of the vote.

In his victory speech, Trump took aim at incumbent President Joe Biden, as he happily greeted his victory in the South Carolina primary amid cheers from his supporters. But Trump also urged his supporters to celebrate for just 15 minutes because he has a tough battle ahead in Michigan.

The South Korean government recently announced a policy to increase the enrollment of medical schools, leading to a collective resignation and strike by resident doctors nationwide. In response, the South Korean authorities raised the health care disaster alert to the highest level, "serious," and declared that legal actions would be taken against those who refuse to return to work.

On the occasion of the **two-year anniversary** of the Russo-Ukrainian War, the **G7** leaders and **European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen** met with Ukrainian President **Volodymyr Zelenskyy** on the 24th. Following the meeting, they issued a joint statement expressing concern about **Chinese companies** within China **shipping dual-use materials and weapon components to Russia**, as well as engaging in military-industrial production equipment.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz commented via a podcast on the second anniversary of the Russo-Ukrainian War, stating that Europe needs to strengthen its defense to ensure it can withstand external military attacks.

Scholz said in the podcast, "Words like 'deterrence' and 'defense readiness' coming from a German Chancellor are quite unusual. We Germans have not used these words for a long time, they are almost forgotten. But these words represent something very important, that is, to work together with allies and be strong enough that no one dares to attack us."

The G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting concluded on the afternoon of the 22nd in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A press conference was held after the meeting, where Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira expressed the serious concerns of the G20 member representatives about the Israel-Palestine conflict. Almost all member countries support the two-state solution to resolve the Israel-Palestine conflict.

At the Eurasia Summit 2024, FOWPAL representatives performed the elegant white peacock and noble peony dances, wishing for the elegance and prosperity of the event.

The economy of Argentina continues to deteriorate. According to statistics, the poverty rate reached 57.4% in January this year, a new high in 22 years, and it is estimated that 27 million Argentines have fallen into poverty.

FOWPAL visited Adem Ceylan Final Technical School and received a big applause from teachers and students by giving the performance of oriental martial arts.

Dr. Hong, Tao-Tze, president of FOWPAL, right, presented the FOWPAL World Education Model Award to the family of Dr. Gandhi. The award was received by Dr. Gandhi's wife, Dr. Bharti Gandhi, and their daughter.

Despite being just a month into 2024, international headlines are filled with news of layoffs. Even large corporations that were once considered “too big to fail” are resorting to workforce reductions due to financial difficulties, causing widespread concern. The global economy’s ability to recover and the possibility of renewed instability are being closely watched.

Among the companies announcing layoffs recently are tech giants such as Amazon, Google, Citigroup, Kiwi.com, Wipro, PayPal, SAP SE, eBay, SolarEdge, Discord, and Foodpanda, totaling 11 companies.