South Korea’s Ministry of Justice has announced sweeping visa reforms to make it easier for international students to enter the country. It plans to waive proof-of-funds requirements for Korean-proficient students, ease part-time work rules and open new pathways for graduates to find jobs and settle in South Korea. A South Korean city has been releasing quirky promotional videos in a bid to attract visitors. Its latest clip features the city’s senior officials performing a viral dance from the hit music video of the song Storm II by GENER8ION and Yung Lean. South Korea’s military has released a video it described as showing a mine exploding Monday during an operation to clear mines along its tense border with the North. Seoul has been working to remove explosives after three of its soldiers were hurt in a September 21 blast it blamed on a North Korean mine in the inter-Korean demilitarised zone (DMZ). South Korea says the North has been placing mines in areas that violate a truce between the nations. Pyongyang has dismissed the accusations and rejected Seoul’s call for an apology. A shark trapped in a man-made waterway in South Korea’s southern port city of Busan has drawn more than 600,000 visitors, local media reported on Tuesday. The shark is known as Bukang-i – a nickname derived from the Korean words for the city’s North Port. The animal has been stuck in the narrow canal since it was first spotted on September 18, according to South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency. On Tuesday, authorities tried but failed to guide the shark back into open water. Another operation involving nets and other equipment is planned for Friday. South Korea’s presidential office has demanded an official explanation and apology from Ukraine, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the UN General Assembly last week that Kyiv had transferred two North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) to South Korea. Seoul says the disclosure was made without sufficient prior consultation and that Kyiv had falsely denied both sides had agreed to keep the move confidential. Footage of a person dangling from a high-capacity drone above a field in the Philippines turned out to be a practice run for a prison break planned by notorious South Korean crime lord Park Wang-yeol. Known as the “sugar cane field killer”, Park was serving a 60-year sentence at Manila’s New Bilibid Prison for the murder of three South Koreans in 2016. Authorities uncovered his 100 million won (US$74,000) plot to use a drone capable of carrying up to 75kg (165lbs) to escape just ahead of his scheduled repatriation to South Korea on other charges. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has commissioned the country’s second naval destroyer, state media reported on Monday. The vessel equipped with nuclear-capable missiles was launched Sunday, the day before the US, South Korea and Japan started their latest trilateral military exercise, which Pyongyang sees as a security threat. North Korea has continued to dial up pressure on Washington after rebuffing US President Donald Trump’s conciliatory move to scale back US participation in a major military drill with South Korea last month. A South Korean court sentenced the leader of the secretive and powerful Unification Church on Monday to two years in prison on charges of bribing officials, including the then-president’s wife. The Seoul Central District Court found that Han Hak-ja, 83, had given money and luxury items to politicians to secure policy favours. The gifts included a handbag and diamond necklace given to former first lady Kim Keon-hee while her husband, Yoon Suk-yeol, was president. A growing number of travellers are cancelling their plans to visit Jeju, South Korea’s resort island, after two missing individuals were found dead. Both cases were handled by the same police officer, identified only by his surname Bu. A South Korean police officer in Jeju Island is under investigation for allegedly falsifying missing-person reports. Police allege the officer prematurely closed at least two cases of missing persons, who were later found dead on the island. The scandal has triggered a review of closed missing-persons cases by police agencies across the country, and a call for increased police accountability by South Korean President Lee Jae Myung. A South Korean police officer in Jeju Island is under investigation for allegedly falsifying missing-person reports. Police allege the officer prematurely closed at least two cases of missing persons, who were later found dead on the island. 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South Korea eases visa rules for foreign students
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North Korea launches second nuclear destroyer in 75 days
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Tourists avoid Jeju over missing-persons scandal
Jeju officer arrested for allegedly falsely closing missing-person cases
Jeju officer arrested for allegedly falsely closing missing-person cases
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