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337 noticiasDefense 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…
Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days Begin With Discounts on Apple Macs, AirPods and iPads
Amazon's fall Prime Big Deal Days sale is live, with early discounts on Apple products including AirPods Pro 3 at $179.00, down from $249.00, AirPods Max 2 at $429.00, and about $200 off most M5 MacBook Air models. Outlets also reported all…
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.…
El Prime Day de octubre de Amazon se celebra del 6 al 8 de octubre mientras los minoristas bajan precios con antelación
El Prime Day de octubre de Amazon, también llamado Prime Big Deal Days, se celebra desde el 6 de octubre a las 3 a. m. ET hasta las 3 a. m. ET del 8 de octubre, con descuentos ya activos, según The Verge, NBC News y Wired. Wired incluyó los…
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…
Lee de Corea del Sur ordena reiniciar desde cero las conversaciones sobre el CPTPP en medio de preocupaciones agrícolas
El presidente Lee Jae-myung instruyó en una reunión de gabinete el 6 de octubre que el gobierno no fije una conclusión sobre la adhesión al CPTPP y que “reinicie el diálogo desde el principio”, diciendo que el valor estratégico del pacto se…
China Railway: 20,32 millones de viajeros el 4 de octubre; se esperan 21,05 millones el 5 de octubre
China Railway informó que la red ferroviaria nacional transportó 20,32 millones de pasajeros el 4 de octubre, calificó el transporte de seguro y ordenado, y prevé 21,05 millones de viajes el 5 de octubre con 1.463 trenes adicionales planifi…
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 …
Los viajes interregionales en China suman 303,6 millones el 3 de octubre, un 0,4 % menos interanual
El Ministerio de Transporte de China informó de 303,568 millones de desplazamientos interregionales de pasajeros el 3 de octubre de 2026, tercer día del festivo del Día Nacional, un 0,6 % menos que el día anterior y un 0,4 % por debajo del …
Un estudio del Ejército halló que los guantes de descarga eléctrica de ICE causan dolor, obediencia y miedo, informa AP
Un estudio del Ejército no divulgado previamente encontró que los guantes de descarga eléctrica que ahora compra el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE) causaron dolor intenso, obediencia inmediata y miedo a …
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…
China road traffic stable on day six of holiday; rain threatens return travel
China's road traffic safety situation was described as generally stable and orderly as of 18:00 on 6 October, the sixth day of the National Day holiday, with heavy volumes of return traffic on major highways and national and provincial road…
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 …
El Ministerio de Agricultura de Japón ordena medidas contra una empresa pesquera de Fukui por regalos de cangrejo de Echizen etiquetados incorrectamente
El Ministerio de Agricultura de Japón emitió el 6 de octubre una orden de medidas contra Fukumaru Foods, una procesadora de productos del mar en la localidad de Echizen, prefectura de Fukui, por etiquetar productos como cangrejo de Echizen …
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…
Yangtze River Delta rail expects peak 4.15 million passengers as holiday ends
China Railway Shanghai Group expected the Yangtze River Delta rail network to send 4.15 million passengers on Oct 7, the last day of the National Day holiday, up 17.7% from a year earlier. Nationally, China Railway expected 24.15 million pa…
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…
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…