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Mira (YouTuber)
Yim Ka-yin (; born 7 October 1992), known professionally as Mira (), is a Hong Kong YouTuber and businesswoman. She makes videos about her life in South Korea. After spending three months self-studying Korean language, Korean in Hong Kong, Mira moved in 2015 to South Korea, where she took classes at Sogang University's language school. In 2016, she started a YouTube channel called "Mira's Garden", where she covered life in South Korea, South Korean culture, and her travels. At the beginning of 2021, she founded Mongcow, an e-commerce business where she sold Mira-curated South Korean products and Mira-branded products. In November 2021, Mira started Hong Kong Fusion, a Hong Kong-style restaurant in Seoul. That year, her YouTube channel was the seventh most-subscribed Hong Kong YouTube channel with 730,000 subscribers. Early life and education Mira was born on 7 October 1992 in Hong Kong. She recalled that when she was six or seven years old, her mother went out to buy food and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, it is the second-most-visited website in the world, after Google Search. In January 2024, YouTube had more than 2.7billion monthly active users, who collectively watched more than one billion hours of videos every day. , videos were being uploaded to the platform at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute, and , there were approximately 14.8billion videos in total. On November 13, 2006, YouTube was purchased by Google for $1.65 billion (equivalent to $ billion in ). Google expanded YouTube's business model of generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by and for YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HK01
HK01 () is a Hong Kong–based news outlet launched by Yu Pun-hoi, a former chairman of the ''Ming Pao''. Operated as both a physical newspaper and a news website, it was established in June 2015 and managed by HK01 Company Limited. The website went live on 11 January 2016. It publishes a weekly paper every Friday, the first edition of which was released on 11 March 2016. , The company has a staff of approximately 700. Circulation As of October 2021, there were 1.7 million unique visitors viewing on HK01's websites and mobile applications on a daily basis, which made it the most influential news media in Hong Kong. Its mobile application was the most downloaded news app in both Apple App Store and Google Play Store in Hong Kong for more than 45 months since March 2018. Editorial stance HK01 claims to be an advocacy media for social reform, which serves to integrate social reform in the role of media and inspire people about social issues. It claims to aim at a third path in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lotte Department Store
Lotte Department Store () is a Korean retail company established in 1979, and headquartered in Sogong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea. Lotte Department Store offers retail consumer goods and services and is one out of 8 business units of Lotte Shopping. Other Lotte retail companies include discount store Lotte Mart and supermarket Lotte Super. Lotte Department Store said October 24, 2024 it will invest 7 trillion won (US$5.06 billion) in shopping malls by 2030 as it seeks to diversify its business portfolios. See also * Chôsen Industrial Bank References External links *Lotte Department Store English Homepage Department Store A department store is a retail establishment offering a wide range of consumer goods in different areas of the store under one roof, each area ("department") specializing in a product category. In modern major cities, the department store mad ... Department stores of South Korea Retail companies established in 1979 Food halls South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samgye-tang
''Samgye-tang'' (), or " ginseng chicken soup" * is a '' tang'' (Korean soup) that consists primarily of a whole young chicken ( ''poussin'') or quail filled with garlic, rice, jujube and ginseng. It is traditionally considered to be a health food. ''Samgye-tang'' is a representative summer health food. Soup made with chicken that is slightly larger than the chick is called ''yeonggye baeksuk'', and the chicken is divided into half is called ''banggye-tang''. History During the Joseon period (1392–1897), people enjoyed the numerous chicken soup dishes that were similar to ''samgye-tang'', including ''yeongye-tang'', ''chonggye-tang'', and ''hwanggye-tang''. While it was the custom to make a soup with young chicken and serve it to elders during the summer days, the chicken boiled with milkvetch roots and its broth were served to the sick queen during King Injo's reign. However, the description of the dish that most closely resembles today's form of ''samgye-tang'' can b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soy Sauce
Soy sauce (sometimes called soya sauce in British English) is a liquid condiment of China, Chinese origin, traditionally made from a fermentation (food), fermented paste of soybeans, roasted cereal, grain, brine, and ''Aspergillus oryzae'' or ''Aspergillus sojae'' Mold (fungus), molds. It is recognized for its saltiness and pronounced umami taste. Soy sauce was created in its current form about 2,200 years ago during the Western Han dynasty of ancient China. Since then, it has become an important ingredient in List of Asian cuisines, East and Cuisine of Southeast Asia, Southeast Asian cooking as well as a condiment worldwide. Use and storage Soy sauce can be added directly to food, and is used as a dip or Salt#Edible salt, salt flavor in cooking. It is often eaten with rice, Japanese noodles, noodles, and sushi or sashimi, or can also be mixed with ground wasabi for dipping. Bottles of soy sauce for the salty seasoning of various foods are common on restaurant tables in many co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Instant Foods
This is a list of instant foods. Instant foods are convenience foods which require minimal preparation, typically just adding water or milk. Some authors define "instant" food as requiring less than five minutes of preparation and "ultra-instant food" as requiring less than one minute. Instant foods are often dehydrated, freeze-dried, or condensed. Instant foods * Instant baby food – dehydrated baby food was produced by Gerber and Heinz in the 1980s. Dehydrated baby food products produced by both companies consisted of dehydrated food flakes. The Gerber product never came to fruition as a widely used product; it was only test-run in Omaha, Nebraska, for around eight to nine months, and consumer adoption was not sufficient for the product to go into mass production. ** Pablum * Bird's Custard * Camping food * Condensed soup * Powdered eggs * Instant gravy – Bisto is a brand of powdered instant gravy that has been produced and consumed in Great Britain since 1908. * In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Soon after, it spread to other areas of Asia, and COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory, then worldwide in early 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020, and assessed the outbreak as having become a pandemic on 11 March. COVID-19 symptoms range from asymptomatic to deadly, but most commonly include fever, sore throat, nocturnal cough, and fatigue. Transmission of COVID-19, Transmission of the virus is often airborne transmission, through airborne particles. Mutations have variants of SARS-CoV-2, produced many strains (variants) with varying degrees of infectivity and virulence. COVID-19 vaccines were developed rapidly and deplo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirror (group)
Mirror (stylised in all caps) is a Hong Kong boy group formed through ViuTV's reality talent show '' Good Night Show - King Maker'' in 2018. The group consists of twelve members: The group consists of twelve members: Frankie Chan, Alton Wong, Lokman Yeung, Stanley Yau, Anson Kong, Jer Lau, Ian Chan, Anson Lo, Jeremy Lee, Edan Lui, Keung To, and Tiger Yau. They debuted on 3 November 2018 with the single "In a Second". The group has won numerous accolades since their debut, including a Metro Radio Hits Music Award for Best Group, an Ultimate Song Chart Award for Group of the Year (Gold), and Group of the Year (Gold) at the inaugural Chill Club Music Awards held by ViuTV. Mirror is credited for being one of the driving forces in the renewed interest of the Cantopop genre and to have prompted an unprecedented wave of fandom culture in Hong Kong. Their 2020 single "Ignited" won Top Ten Song of the Year at the Ultimate Song Chart Awards and the Chill Club Music Awards. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boy Band
A boy band is a vocal group consisting of young male singers, usually in their Teenage, teenage years or in their twenties at the time of formation. Generally, boy bands perform love songs marketed towards girls and young women. Many boy bands dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. List of South Korean idol groups, South Korean boy bands usually also have designated rappers. Most boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on stage. They are similar in concept to their counterparts known as girl groups. Some boy bands are formed on their own, but most are created by talent managers or record producers who hold auditions. The popularity of boy bands has peaked three times: first in the 1960s to '70s, with e.g. the Jackson 5 and the Osmonds; the second time during the late 1980s, the 1990s and the 2000s, when acts such as New Kids on the Block, Take That, Backstreet Boys, Boyzone, NSYNC, Five (group), Five, W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Street Interview
( ) is a Latin phrase (originally ''Vox populi, vox Dei'' – "The voice of the people is the voice of God") that literally means "voice of the people." It is used in English in the meaning "the opinion of the majority of the people." In journalism, vox pop or man on the street refers to short interviews with members of the public. Man on the street American television personality Steve Allen as the host of ''The Tonight Show'' further developed the "man on the street" interviews and audience-participation comedy breaks that have become commonplace on late-night TV. Usually the interviewees are shown in public places, and supposed to be giving spontaneous opinions in a chance encounter – unrehearsed persons, not selected in any way. As such, journalists almost always refer to them as the abbreviated ''vox pop''. In U.S. broadcast journalism, it is often referred to as a man on the street interview or MOTS. The results of such an interview are unpredictable at best, and ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apple Daily
''Apple Daily'' ( zh, t=蘋果日報, j=ping4 gwo2 jat6 bou3) was a Chinese-language newspaper published in Hong Kong from 1995 to 2021. Founded by Jimmy Lai and part of Next Media, ''Apple Daily'' was known for its sensational headlines, paparazzi photographs, and pro-democracy, anti- CCP editorial position''.'' A sister publication of the same name was published in Taiwan under a joint venture between Next Digital and other Taiwanese companies. In a Reuters Institute poll conducted in early 2021, ''Apple Daily'' was the fourth most-used offline source of news in Hong Kong, while its website was the second most-used among online news media in the city. According to a survey conducted by the Chinese University of Hong Kong, ''Apple Daily'' was the third most trusted paid newspaper in 2019. ''Apple Daily''s support of the anti-China movement in Hong Kong made it a subject of advertising boycotts and political pressure. After the controversial Hong Kong national security ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanwoo
The Hanwoo (), also Hanu or Korean Native, is a breed of small cattle native to Korea. It was formerly used as a working animal, but is now raised mainly for meat. It is one of four indigenous Korean breeds, the others being the , the and the Jeju Black. History The Hanwoo was traditionally a working animal breed. Until the expansion of the South Korean economy in the 1960s, it was little used for beef production. A herd book was established in 1968. Hanwoo beef has since become a premium product. The Hanwoo was listed by the FAO as "not at risk" in 2007. In 2003, the total population was reported to be about ; in 2014, it was reported as . In 2001, the Hanwoo was suggested to be a hybrid between taurine and indicine cattle. A mitochondrial DNA study in 2010 found it to be closely related to two taurine breeds, the Holstein and the Japanese Black, and distinctly different from the indicine Nelore and . In 2014, single-nucleotide polymorphism analysis found Korean cattle to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
