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- Why are foreign media covering Korea's rebounding birth rate?
- Staff on Feb. 26 take care of newborns at Ain Hospital in Incheon's Michuhol-gu District. (Yonhap News) By Yoo Yeon Gyeong The rise in the nation's total fertility rate (TFR) for the first time in nine years has received heightened coverage by foreign media. Reuters and The Times of the U.K. attribu..
- 2025.03.26
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- New K-Forest for All brand to stress global forestry cooperation
- The Korea Forest Service (KFS) on March 21 unveils its brand K-Forest for All at a ceremony to mark the International Day of Forests at Korea National Arboretum in Pocheon, Gyeonggi-do Province. (KFS) By Margareth Theresia K-Forest for All, a newly launched domestic brand for global forest cooperati..
- 2025.03.25
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- Seoul city gov't starts nominations for foreign honorary citizens
- The Seoul Metropolitan Government from March 24 to April 21 will receive nominations for honorary citizenship for outstanding foreign nationals who have contributed to the city. Shown is last year's ceremony for such honorees. (Seoul Metropolitan Government) By Xu Aiying The Seoul Metropolitan Gover..
- 2025.03.25
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- UNESCO seen to inscribe records on Jeju incident, reforestation
- These are requests for screening and a decision on UNESCO inscription by the victims of the 1948-49 uprising on Jeju Island and their families. By Kang Gahui Photos = Korea Heritage Service UNESCO is expected to inscribe records on the 1948-49 uprising on Jeju Island and reforestation during nationa..
- 2025.03.24
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- Children of unregistered migrants to get 3-year stay extension
- The Ministry of Justice will extend the guaranteed stay of the children of people living in the country illegally to March 31, 2028. (CJ Welfare Foundation) By Park Hye Ri The children of foreign nationals living in the country illegally will get a three-year extension of stay, and foreign youth who..
- 2025.03.24
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- Nation is first in East Asia, 21st overall to sign UN marine treaty
- Ambassador to the United Nations (U.N.) Hwang Joon-kook (left) on March 19 presents Korea's instrument of ratification of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdicti..
- 2025.03.24
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- Chinese group tourists to get temporary visa-free entry in 3Q
- Chinese group tourists in the third quarter will temporarily enjoy visa-free entry to the country. Shown are such travelers on Dec. 27, 2024, after their arrival at Gimpo International Airport in Seoul. (Yonhap News) By Kim Seon Ah Visitors from China on group tours arranged by travel agencies will ..
- 2025.03.24
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- Acting president pledges to boost regional tourism via APEC
- Acting President Choi Sang Mok (second from left in front row), who is also deputy prime minister and minister of economy and finance, on March 20 visits Gyeongju Hwabaek International Convention Center in Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, to inspect preparations for the Asia-Pacific Economic Coo..
- 2025.03.24
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- Expats can use mobile ID card to open bank accounts
- An expat can open a bank account using the mobile resident registration card. (Ministry of Justice) By Margareth Theresia Expats from March 21 can use their mobile resident registration cards to open a bank account. The Ministry of Justice, Ministry of the Interior and Safety, and Financial Services..
- 2025.03.24
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- Battery giant signs huge KRW 15T deal with Japan's Nissan
- SK On's plant in Commerce, Georgia (SK On) By Gil Kyuyoung Domestic battery giant SK On will supply KRW 15 trillion worth of electric vehicle (EV) batteries to Japanese automaker Nissan. SK On on March 19 that it signed a deal with Nissan to provide batteries with a combined scale of 99.4 gigawatt h..
- 2025.03.24