All posts tagged "foreign"

  • (Yonhap)
    No. of S. Korean cities with over 5 pct of foreign residents reaches 30

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — The number of cities and towns where more than 5 percent of its residents are foreigners have reached 30 in the country, government data showed Wednesday. In the district of Yeongdeungpo in southwestern Seoul,...

    • Posted September 9, 2015
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  • North Korean Soldiers are silhouetted against the rising sun as they work on the new building structure of the Sunan International Airport, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014 in Pyongyang, North Korea. The new airport, which is now in its final stages, is the latest of North Korea's "speed campaigns", mass mobilisations of labor shock brigades aimed at finishing top-priority projects in record time. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
    N. Korea seen to be examining its workers in foreign nations

    SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) — North Korea is believed to be examining its workers employed abroad this month, a Unification Ministry official said Tuesday, amid reports that mid-ranking North Korean officials are seeking asylum. North Korea is...

    • Posted July 7, 2015
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  • High school classroom in South Korea (Courtesy of Schplook via Flickr/Creative Commons)
    UN urges S. Korea to abolish HIV testing of foreign teachers

    GENEVA, May 20 (Yonhap) — A United Nations committee on Wednesday reprimanded South Korea’s mandatory HIV testing of native English teachers as discrimination against foreigners, urging the country to abolish the policy. Foreigners who come to South...

    • Posted May 20, 2015
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