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South KoreaTravelTravellers to South Korea: Pyongyang restarts border propaganda, Seoul urges talks
North Korea says it will install loudspeakers along the entire border with South Korea and resume anti-Seoul propaganda broadcasts. South Korea's mil…
South KoreaVisasMongolian Students Third-Largest Group in South Korea's Record D-2 Overstays
The number of international students overstaying South Korean D-2 degree visas hit a record 9,946 as of August 2026, Ministry of Justice data shows. …
North KoreaTravelMine blasts and returning border loudspeakers heighten risk for North Korea travel
North Korea says propaganda loudspeakers along the entire border with South Korea will be operating within October, reviving psychological warfare af…
ArmeniaPassportsArmenian passport offers visa-free entry to 63 destinations, ranking 78th
Henley & Partners' Passport Index places Armenia 78th, with visa-free access to 63 destinations. Georgia, Turkey and Azerbaijan rank higher, while Ir…
SlovakiaVisa-freeSlovak travellers can visit 183 destinations without advance visas in 2026
The Slovak passport gives access to 183 destinations without a visa obtained in advance, placing Slovakia joint seventh in the October 2026 Henley Pa…
ChinaVisa-freeChina's visa-free entries jump 24% as foreign arrivals reach 11.6 million
China recorded 11.6 million foreign arrivals in the third quarter of 2026, up 15.6%, with visa-free entries rising 24.1% and accounting for 77.5% of …
South KoreaVisasSouth Korea's care worker visa fills just 41 of 400 places since 2024
Only 41 foreign nationals have received South Korea's E-7-2 care worker visa since its July 2024 launch, against an annual quota of 400, lawmaker Ahn…
ChinaVisa-freeMongolia in top 10 source countries for China's 11.6m foreign trips in Q3
Foreign nationals made 11.6 million trips to China in the third quarter of 2026, with visa-free arrivals reaching 8.99 million, the National Immigrat…
SloveniaVisa-freeTravellers from Slovenia can enter 183 destinations visa-free, joint 7th in 2026
Slovenia sits in joint seventh place in the October 2026 Henley Passport Index, with its passport holders able to reach 183 destinations without arra…
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