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390 сюжетовSouth Korea's Lee orders CPTPP talks restarted from the beginning amid farm concerns
President Lee Jae-myung instructed at a cabinet meeting on Oct 6 that the government should not fix a conclusion on joining the CPTPP and should “restart dialogue from the beginning,” saying the pact's strategic value is cited alongside ver…
Trump signs order allowing tax-free red-dyed diesel on highways
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday temporarily allowing off-road red-dyed diesel to be used for highway driving and deferring the federal excise tax on that fuel through the end of 2026 without interest or penalties.…
Армейское исследование показало, что электрошоковые перчатки ICE вызывают боль, покорность и страх, сообщает AP
Ранее не публиковавшееся армейское исследование показало, что электрошоковые перчатки, которые сейчас закупает Иммиграционная и таможенная полиция США (ICE), вызывали сильную боль, немедленную покорность и страх повторных ударов током во вр…
Defense minister: arts, sports military service exemption to be cut and abolished
South Korea's defense minister said on Oct 7 that the goal is to gradually reduce the arts and sports military service exemption and ultimately abolish it, after controversy over remarks by Asian Games football gold medallists about the exe…
KCTU проголосует 7 октября по вопросу возвращения к социальному диалогу; совет готов к переговорам
Корейская конфедерация профсоюзов (민주노총) проведёт 85-ю внеочередную конференцию делегатов в 13:00 7 октября в KINTEX в Косяне для голосования по вопросу о вступлении в Экономический, социальный и трудовой совет (경사노위), что положило бы конец…
Акула из Пусана Букканги переплыла сеть и вернулась в канал; спасательная операция приостановлена
Акула по кличке Букканги, предположительно тёмная акула длиной около 3 м, переплыла большую сеть и около полудня 3 октября вернулась в искусственный канал в парке Пусанский порт Чинсу, на следующий день после того как вторая попытка вывести…
Южная Корея повторно определила 92 региона с сокращением населения, добавив Пусан Кымджон, Тондүчхон и Тхонъён
Министерство внутренних дел и безопасности Южной Кореи 7 октября повторно определило 92 города, уезда и района как регионы с сокращением населения — на 89 больше, чем при первом определении пять лет назад. Пусан Кымджон-гу, Кёнги Тондүчхон …
South Korea unveils 1,000 trillion won green transition plan to 2035
South Korea announced a “Korean-style Green Transition” (K-GX) strategy on Oct 7, pledging about 1,000 trillion won over ten years to 2035 — 200 trillion won in fiscal support and more than 790 trillion won in climate finance through five p…
S. Korea farm minister says minor farmland survey violations won't be punished
Agriculture minister Song Mi-ryung told a parliamentary audit on Oct 7 that most ordinary, customary violations found in the government's full farmland survey would not be punished, and that the government has no plan or reason to confiscat…
FT: EU weighs universal corporate levy to raise taxes on US tech giants
The European Commission is considering a new mechanism to raise more tax revenue from large US technology companies without singling them out as a separate category, the Financial Times reported, citing unnamed sources. Under discussion is …
Korea's top individual tax delinquent Kwon Hyuk to pay 393.8 billion won
The National Tax Service said on Oct 7 that Kwon Hyuk, chairman of Sido Group and the country's largest individual tax delinquent, has submitted a plan to pay his personal back taxes of 393.8 billion won in full, 15 years after the tax was …
Land minister says Gangnam, Yongsan home prices have turned negative
Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Hong Ji-seon told a National Assembly audit on Oct 7 that home prices in Seoul's Gangnam three districts and Yongsan have turned negative, and said price growth should ease with the market stabili…
South Korea weighs ending military service exemptions for athletes and artists
South Korea’s Defense Ministry said on October 6 that it is considering tightening or abolishing the military service exemption granted to athletes and artists, after some Asian Games gold medalists said exemption mattered more to them than…
Korea to factor Korean proficiency into student visas, tighten screening
South Korea’s Justice Ministry announced plans to weigh Korean-language ability across its foreign student visa system, exempting students with TOPIK level 4 or social integration programme stage 4 from proving financial capacity. Universit…
Asian Games exemption row widens: Ahn seeks abolition, ruling party open to overhaul
People Power Party lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo said on 7 October that the military service exemption for Asian Games gold medalists should be abolished starting with this tournament, arguing it is set by presidential decree and President Lee Jae…
Президент ОАЭ призвал совершить молитву о ниспослании дождя во всех мечетях в пятницу 9 октября
Президент ОАЭ шейх Мухаммед бин Заид Аль Нахайян призвал совершить салат аль-истиска, молитву о ниспослании дождя, во всех мечетях страны в пятницу 9 октября, за полчаса до пятничной молитвы. Президент призвал всех молиться о дожде и милост…
South Korea defense chief says athlete military service exemption to be abolished
South Korea's defense minister, Kang Shin-chul, told a parliamentary audit on Oct 7 that the special exemption from military service for high-achieving athletes and artists should be gradually reduced and ultimately abolished. The review fo…
France suspends lycée lessons as high-school protests hit 1,800 schools
Protests by high-school students in France on Tuesday affected around 1,800 lycées, according to RIA Novosti, while AFP, cited by TASS, reported that classes were suspended in nearly 900 senior schools — about a quarter of the country's tot…
Протесты французских школьников: 24 школы сожжены или разграблены, более 400 закрыты
Протесты французских старшеклассников привели к тому, что 24 школы были сожжены или разграблены, а занятия были остановлены в 400–500 учебных заведениях по всей стране, сообщают TASS, «Коммерсантъ» и «Ведомости». Министр образования, которо…
Trump says he is considering suspending federal gas tax ahead of midterms
President Donald Trump said Tuesday his administration is considering suspending the federal gas tax, as pump prices remain far above last year's levels a month before the midterm elections. Any suspension would require Congress, which is n…