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- New foreign resident cards due next month to have color photos
- The uppermost row shows the old (left) and new (right) designs of residence cards for non-Korean expats, the middle for permanent residents and the bottom for ethnic Koreans from abroad. (Ministry of Justice) Newly designed residence cards for expats are set for release on April 1. The Ministry of J..
- 2023.03.29
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- Photo essay of President Yoon's trip to Japan
- President Yoon Suk Yeol from March 16-17 visited Japan at the invitation of the Japanese government, the first Korean leader to do so in four years. In his 85-minute summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, the president agreed to improve bilateral ties in a larger number of fields includ..
- 2023.03.23
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- Mask rule for public transit, pharmacies to be eased from March 20
- The national rule requiring mask wearing will be scrapped on March 20 on public transportation like buses and subways and at pharmacies located in large open spaces like hypermarkets or train stations. The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters in a meeting on March 15 announced it..
- 2023.03.16
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- 3rd contingent of disaster relief team assigned for Turkiye quake relief
- The third contingent of the Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) to perform search-and-rescue operations in Turkiye (Turkey) will soon depart for the quake-ravaged country. Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin on March 8 said, "Providing a sustainable basis of livelihood through the third contingent's ..
- 2023.03.15
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- Daily number of COVID-19 infections declines for 10 straight weeks
- The daily number of COVID-19 infections has declined for 10 consecutive weeks. In a meeting on March 8 of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters at Government Complex-Seoul, Second Vice Minister of Health and Welfare Park Min-soo, who is concurrently first general coordinator o..
- 2023.03.14
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- President says 'spirit of patriots will boost freedom, help joint prosperity'
- President Yoon Suk Yeol on March 1 gives a speech at a commemorative ceremony for the 104th anniversary of the March First Independence Movement at the Memorial Hall of Yu Gwan-sun in Seoul's Jung-gu District. President Yoon Suk Yeol on March 1 said, "We must stand in solidarity with countries that ..
- 2023.03.03
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- PCR test for passengers arriving from China to be lifted on March 1
- The mandatory PCR test on arrival for all incoming passengers from China will be lifted from March 1. The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters said in a meeting on Feb. 22 that from the first day of next month, passengers from China will not be mandated to undergo a PCR test. It ..
- 2023.02.27
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- Gov't to send USD 1M in humanitarian aid to quake-hit Syria
- The government will provide USD 1 million worth of humanitarian aid to Syria, which was hit by the catastrophic earthquake on Feb. 6 along with Turkiye (Turkey). Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Lim Soosuk told a briefing on Feb. 16, "The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanit..
- 2023.02.20
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- Rescue workers in Turkey save 2 more people to raise total to 8
- The Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT), which was dispatched to Turkiye (Turkey) to help victims of the devastating earthquake there, on the evening of Feb. 11 rescued a woman and her teenage son. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Seoul said the KDRT, which is performing its search-and-rescue miss..
- 2023.02.17
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- Short-term visa ban on travelers from China to end on Feb. 11
- The ban on short-term visas for travelers from China to Korea will be lifted on Feb. 11. The announcement came 40 days after the Korean government on Jan. 2 suspended such visas due to the surge in COVID-19 in China unless for diplomatic and official affairs or humanitarian reasons. The Central Disa..
- 2023.02.16