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NK may officially declare troop deployments to Russia: Seoul. North Korea may officially acknowledge its troop deployments to Russia to secure strategic gains by formalizing its role as an official war participant amid mounting internal challenges in concealing such actions, the Unification Ministry in Seoul said Tuesday.
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Rights commission rules abuse of foreign seasonal workers as human trafficking. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea ruled Tuesday that numerous types of illegal abuse inflicted on a group of seasonal workers from the Philippines last year amount to human trafficking.
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Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 22, officials say, while truck ramming near Tel Aviv hurts dozens. RAMAT HASHARON, Israel (AP) — Israeli strikes on northern Gaza have killed at least 22 people, mostly women and children, Palestinian officials said Sunday, as the Israeli offensive in the hard-hit and isolated north entered a third week …
S. Korea, US to hold tabletop exercise on nuclear deterrence next …
3 days ago · South Korea and the United States will hold a discussion-based exercise simulating North Korea's use of a nuclear weapon next week, Seoul's defense ministry said Thursday, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen joint deterrence against the North's nuclear threats. Cho Chang-rae, South Korea's deputy defense minister for policy, and Cara Abercrombie, the US acting deputy under secretary of ...
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[Hello Hangeul] Ministry to oversee Korean language education worldwide. South Korea needs a “control tower” to oversee and better manage the operation of education institutes as well as a system for Korean language learning, Education Minister Lee Ju-ho told The Korea Herald, vowing to speed up efforts to integrate state capacity …
Debate resurfaces over amendment to presidential term limits
3 days ago · Talk of a constitutional amendment to ease presidential term limits has reemerged in South Korea, with a new proposal allowing a president to seek reelection. Chyung Dai-chul, a former lawmaker who served five terms until 2004, said Wednesday he would work to let either the legislature or the government inalize their proposal of an amendment to the Constitution by the end of 2025.
Seoul's first snowfall could hit hard, warns weather agency
4 days ago · With most parts of South Korea expected to experience the season's first snowfall on Wednesday, the weather agency announced Tuesday that the snowfall could trigger heavy snow warnings in some areas. The Korea Meteorological Administration said snow will fall intermittently Wednesday morning, with heavy snowfall of 1 to 3 centimeters per hour when it intensifies. Intense bursts of snow could ...
Seoul welcomes white Christmas for the first time in 8 years
Dec 25, 2023 · A canopy of white covered the capital city of Seoul on Christmas morning, making it a white Christmas for the first time since 2015. In Gwanghwamun Square, central Seoul, while there were several pedestrians hurrying to get indoors to escape the snow, there were also some taking photos of the winter scenery. “It really feels like Christmas today,” said 25 …
S. Korea sees second-highest immigration surge in OECD
Nov 20, 2024 · Immigration of a permanent type to South Korea jumped by 50.9 percent last year, the second biggest surge among the 38 member countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. In an OECD report titled “International Migration Outlook 2024,” released last week, a record 6.5 million people moved to the 38 high-income countries committed to democracy which make up the ...
Korea on alert over reshaped global economy during Trump's 2nd …
Nov 7, 2024 · The export-reliant Korean economy is bracing for Donald Trump’s return to the White House, with the energy and high-tech sectors here expected to bear the brunt of the US policy shift centered on his trade protectionism and rollback of Biden's green energy push. Korea’s Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok said on Thursday he expected considerable changes in external economic conditions in the ...