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- Region-specific visas eye reversal of depopulation of target areas
- The Ministry of Justice has raised the number of target areas eligible for region-specific visas and eased issuance rules to attract more foreign workers to depopulated regions. Shown is a foreign worker at a farm in Muju-gun County, Jeollabuk-do Province. (Muju County) By Margareth Theresia The Min..
- 2025.02.24
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- Korea as MIKTA chair to stress urgent aid to conflict zones
- Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul (second from right) on Feb. 20 poses for a group photo at a meeting of foreign ministers from MIKTA member countries on the sidelines of the Group of 20's foreign ministers' talks in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) By Aisylu Akhmetzia..
- 2025.02.24
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- 2025 official development aid raised 3.8% to KRW 6.5T
- Acting President Choi Sang Mok, who is also deputy prime minister and minister of economy and finance, on Feb. 20 gives a speech at a meeting of the Committee for International Development Cooperation at Government Complex-Seoul in Seoul's Jongno-gu District. (Ministry of Economy and Finance) By Kan..
- 2025.02.24
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- 'Correcting history must accompany boosting ties with Japan'
- Lee Jin Hee is the director of Seodaemun Prison History Hall in Seoul's Seodaemun-gu District. (Seodaemun Prison History Hall) By Lee Jihae March 1, 1919, was when the Korean people led a non-violent movement to demand liberation from Japanese colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula and announce to th..
- 2025.02.21
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- Public web portal hits milestone, open data policy leads OECD
- This is a screen capture from the Public Data Portal of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. (Public Data Portal) By Koh Hyunjeong The Ministry of the Interior and Safety has released over 100,000 pieces of information on its Public Data Portal. The ministry on Feb. 19 said the list of public da..
- 2025.02.21
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- Gyeongju to host 1st senior officials meeting for APEC on Feb. 24
- The first senior officials' meeting for this year's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit will run from Feb. 24 to March 9 at Hwabaek International Convention Center in Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province. (Gyeongsangbuk-do Province) By Margareth Theresia The first senior officials' meeting (SOM1..
- 2025.02.21
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- UAE hosts 'Korea Season in Korea 360' to mark center's launch
- A member of the gugak (traditional music) and global music group Goraeya on Dec. 6, 2024, performs in a joint recital with the quartet SB Circle at the outdoor garden of the Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates to mark the "2024 Korea Season." By Lee Dasom Photos = "2024 Korea S..
- 2025.02.20
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- Record 150K tons of rice aid in 2025 to go to 17 countries
- Rice to be donated abroad is transported on April 17, 2024, on trucks at the port of Gunsan, Jeollabuk-do Province. (Yonhap News) By Lee Jihae The government this year will take a leading role in alleviating the global food crisis by sending 150,000 tons of rice to 17 countries in Africa, Asia, the ..
- 2025.02.20
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- Int'l students in Busan to get up to 13% off o'seas shipping
- Foreign students, trainees and job seekers in Busan from Feb. 18 can receive up to 13% off international Express Mail Service. Shown are two foreign nationals learning about mail packaging and financial services at a post office. (Korea Post) By Xu Aiying Foreign students in Busan from Feb. 18 can r..
- 2025.02.20
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- Semicon Korea 2025 expo highlights next-generation chips
- The nation's largest semiconductor expo Semicon Korea 2025 runs from Feb. 19-21 at COEX Mall in Seoul. (Semicon Korea) By Jeon Misun The nation's largest semiconductor expo has opened in Seoul featuring the next generation of chip technologies from home and abroad that leads the artificial intellige..
- 2025.02.20