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- Rescue team arrives in Canada to battle wildfires there
- The 151-member Korean Disaster Relief Team dispatched to help fight wildfires in Canada on July 2 pose for a group photo upon arrival at Ottawa International Airport. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) The Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) has arrived in Canada to combat wildfires there. The Ministry o..
- 2023.07.06
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- Validity of online visa-free entry permit extended to 3 years
- The Korea Electronic Travel Authorization (K-ETA), which allows visa-free entry for nationals of selected countries, from next week will be valid longer. The Ministry of Justice on June 29 said it will extend the K-ETA's validity on July 3 from two years to three. Those who apply for the permit on o..
- 2023.06.30
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- Koreans to get 1-2 years younger under revised age system
- The nation will soon adopt the international standard of calculating a person's legal and social age. The Ministry of Government Legislation on June 26 said the full-age counting system will take effect from June 28. "This national task of the Yoon Suk Yeol administration seeks to alleviate social a..
- 2023.06.28
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- Easing of skilled worker visa rules to boost foreign labor
- The Ministry of Justice on June 25 announced the easing of requirements for the E-7-4 work visa for highly skilled personnel and expand the number of foreign employees per company. Launched in 2017, this visa offers foreign workers who acquire skills in simple labor over a long period the opportunit..
- 2023.06.27
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- 'We cannot forget blood shed by Korea, US 73 years ago'
- President Yoon Suk Yeol on June 25 looks around an exhibition at the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History in Seoul commemorating the 70th anniversary of the nation's bilateral alliance with the U.S. President Yoon Suk Yeol on June 25 said, "Now, 73 years after the outbreak of the Korean Wa..
- 2023.06.27
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- Reform of student visa system eases financial, work rules
- Foreign students on May 11 strut on stage at the International Student Festival of Korea University in Seoul's Seongbuk-gu District. (Korea University) Financial requirements for people abroad seeking a student visa in Korea will be eased and foreign laborers in the country will be allowed to study...
- 2023.06.26
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- President Yoon arrives in Paris, meets ethnic Koreans there
- President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee on June 19 disembark from the presidential plane Code One at Paris-Orly Airport in the French capital. President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee on June 19 arrived in Paris to begin their visits to France and Vietnam spanning six days. Th..
- 2023.06.21
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- No. of weekly flights to Japan to rise to 1,000: ministe
- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choo Kyung-ho on June 2 speaks at the Ministerial Meeting on International Economic Affairs and one by an investment cooperation committee between Korea and the United Arab Emirates at Government Complex-Seoul in the capital's Jongno-gu Distr..
- 2023.06.09
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- President Yoon declares end to COVID-19, return to daily life
- The government has declared the lifting of almost all COVID-19 restrictions to effectively categorize the disease as endemic. President Yoon Suk Yeol on May 11 announced an end to COVID-19 restrictions and the mandatory seven-day isolation period for those testing positive for the coronavirus at a m..
- 2023.05.12
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- Photo essay of President Yoon's state visit to US
- President Yoon Suk Yeol from April 24-30 made a state visit to the U.S. at the invitation of U.S. President Joe Biden, the first trip of its kind by a Korean leader in 12 years. Both presidents held a bilateral summit at the White House and officially adopted the Washington Declaration. The Office o..
- 2023.05.08