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China to resume visas for South Koreans after COVID row
1 year, 10 months ago

China to resume visas for South Koreans after COVID row

Al Jazeera  

Move comes after Seoul last week scrapped COVID-related travel restrictions for arrivals from China. China will begin processing short-term visas for South Koreans for “business, transit and other private affairs” from Saturday, the Chinese embassy in Seoul said in a post on its official WeChat account on Wednesday. China stopped issuing short-term visas to South Koreans in January after Seoul …

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China Suspends Travel Visa For South Koreans Amid Protests Of COVID Curbs
1 year, 11 months ago

China Suspends Travel Visa For South Koreans Amid Protests Of COVID Curbs

ABP News  

The Chinese Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday announced the suspension of its short-term visa service for South Koreans in retaliation against the country's regulations travellers from the neighbouring country in the wake of the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak. China Welcomes First Batch Of International Travellers After Scrapping Quarantine Norms For the first time in three years, China on Sunday opened its …

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Taiwanese, Koreans and Hong Kongers can finally travel home. But others are out of luck
2 years ago

Taiwanese, Koreans and Hong Kongers can finally travel home. But others are out of luck

LA Times  

Connie Su, a dental hygienist working in Newport Beach, plans to return to Taiwan on Dec. 27 after being separated from her family since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s scary” to be so out of reach of loved ones, said Grace Yoon of Fullerton, who will arrive in Seoul before Christmas to spend three weeks with her parents …

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North Koreans banned from laughing for 10 days to mark Kim Jong Il's 10th death anniversary
3 years ago

North Koreans banned from laughing for 10 days to mark Kim Jong Il's 10th death anniversary

India Today  

Citizens of North Korea have been banned from laughing for 10 days to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of former Supreme Leader Kim Jong Il. North Koreans have been banned from drinking alcohol, laughing, shopping for groceries, or engaging in leisure activities, a resident of the border city of Sinuiju told Radio Free Asia. SEE PICS | North …

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Why North Korea thinks K-pop and youth slang can topple a regime
3 years, 5 months ago

Why North Korea thinks K-pop and youth slang can topple a regime

CNN  

CNN — North Korea is doubling down on its culture war, warning citizens to stay away from all things South Korean – including its fashion, music, hairstyles and even slang. Earlier this month, South Korean lawmaker Ha Tae-keung said after attending a briefing by the country’s spy agency that North Korea’s regime was implementing strict rules on how young people …

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South Koreans asked to listen to slow music to help halt spread of COVID-19
3 years, 5 months ago

South Koreans asked to listen to slow music to help halt spread of COVID-19

ABC  

Music at South Korean gyms has been restricted in a new campaign designed to control the nation's latest COVID-19 outbreak, sparked by the highly contagious Delta variant. Key points: South Korea's government has introduced a raft of new measures to slow COVID-19's spread The new rules require gym-goers to only listen to slow music Health officials says the new rules …

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Football: South Korea to face Japan in friendly on March 25
3 years, 9 months ago

Football: South Korea to face Japan in friendly on March 25

The Hindu  

The Korea Football Association said on Wednesday the men's national team will travel to Japan this month for a friendly match as part of their preparations for 2022 World Cup qualifiers. Yonhap news agency quoted KFA Secretary General Chun Han-jin as saying they had reached an agreement with the government that the squad would be exempt from mandatory 14-day quarantine …

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