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In the 1960s, South Korea began to transform itself from an agricultural economy to an industrial, service and high-tech-oriented economy. [2] Since then, the country's per capita GDP increased from US$100 in 1963 to US$35,300 in 2014, turning South Korea into the 20th largest economy in the world. [2] In the process, work hours increased ...
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Visa requirements for Filipino citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed on citizens of the Philippines by the authorities of other territories. As of January 2025, Filipino citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 69 countries and territories, ranking the Philippine passport 75th in the world according to the Henley ...
Rules singling out foreign workers for mandatory coronavirus testing in parts of South Korea will soon be partially revised, diplomatic missions and commerce organisations said on Thursday after ...
Countries of the Schengen area require non-EU passports to be less than 10 years old upon entry. [17] A number of holders of British passports, which until September 2018 could be issued with a validity period of up to 10 years and nine months if the previous passport was not expired, were unable to travel to the EU subsequent to Brexit due to this restriction.
British nationals in South Korea have been advised to avoid political demonstrations following the president’s declaration of martial law on Tuesday.. By early Wednesday, the president reversed ...
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's government on Monday told young doctors they had until the end of February to return to work or risk being punished for staging a week-long protest that has ...
Workers, mainly from Central and South-East Asia, are allowed to fill low-paid jobs in small and medium-sized enterprises which are not filled by Korean workers. This has reduced the number of illegal workers and, due to the prevention and combating of corruption in the public service, the EPS program was awarded first place in the UN Public ...