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- Texas names highway section to honor Korean War veterans
- The American state of Texas has officially named a section of a highway to honor Korean War veterans to mark the 70th anniversary this year of the bilateral alliance between Korea and the U.S. The Korean Consulate General in Houston on Feb. 2 said the Texas legislature has named a portion of State H..
- 2023.02.07
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- Ministry buys independence group's former HQ building in Los Angeles
- The old headquarters of Young Korean Academy, aka Heungsadan, is located on North Figueroa Street in Los Angeles. The former headquarters building of Heungsadan, aka Young Korean Academy (YKA), the base of the Korean independence movement's activities in the U.S. in the early 20th century, now belon..
- 2023.02.06
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- Justice minister proposes opening new immigration agency
- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Jan. 26 receives new year's reports from the Ministry of Justice, Fair Trade Commission and Ministry of Government Legislation at Yeongbingwan, the guesthouse at the former presidential compound of Cheong Wa Dae. (Office of the President) "We will devise policy toward ente..
- 2023.02.02
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- Gov't urges Japan to retract 'unjustifiable' claim to Dokdo Island
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Jan. 23 urged the Japanese government to immediately withdraw its "unjustifiable" territorial claim to Dokdo Island. (Korea.net DB) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Jan. 23 said, "We strongly protest the Japanese government's repeated unjustified claims of territ..
- 2023.01.30
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- Monthly subsidy of up to KRW 700K launched for families with infants
- Families with infants under a year old and age 1 from Jan. 25 can receive monthly "parental pay." The Ministry of Health and Welfare that day said families with an infant up to 11 months old this year will receive KRW 700,000 and those with a toddler age 1 born after January last year KRW 350,000. T..
- 2023.01.27
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- Korea, UAE pledge to boost strategic partnership in statement
- President Yoon Suk Yeol and UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Jan. 16 pose for a group photo at a ceremony to mark the completion of Unit 3 of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the UAE. President Yoon Suk Yeol on Jan. 15 adopted a joint statement with United Arab Emirates (UAE) Presiden..
- 2023.01.25
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- Korea ranked second worldwide in 'passport power'
- The British consulting group Henry & Partners on Jan. 10 ranked Korea's "passport power," or the number of countries a holder can enter without a visa, second in the world. (Screen capture of group's 2023 Henley Passport Index) Korea's "passport power" is ranked second worldwide among 199 countries...
- 2023.01.20
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- PCR test required for all passengers arriving from China
- A new quarantine measure that took effect on Jan. 2 requires all passengers from China entering Korea to take a PCR test for COVID-19. The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters on the same day said all travelers whether Korean or not entering the country from China via flight or s..
- 2023.01.19
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- Skilled foreign staff fluent in Korean can work up to 10 years in Korea
- Foreign staff with high fluency in Korean and who have worked for a designated period at the same workplace can work in the country for up to 10 years without needing to depart or reenter. The range of job types open to foreign workers has also been expanded to more fields like cargo handling and ho..
- 2023.01.18
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- Foreign Ministry blasts Japan for denial of anti-Korean discrimination
- The government has expressed regret over a Japanese government report to UNESCO denying that discrimination occurred against Koreans forced to work at Japan's modern industrial sites before and during World War II. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Lim Soo-suk on Dec. 13 said in a commentary ..
- 2023.01.17