Tag: South Korean
South Korean workers detained by ICE return home after saga that has rattled close US friendship
More than 300 South Korean workers detained by immigration authorities in Georgia last week arrived home on Friday,…
S. Korean workers arrive home after US detention
A specially chartered flight carrying hundreds of South Korean workers detained in a US immigration raid last week…
South Korea overturns the 60-year-old conviction of elderly woman who was jailed for biting an alleged attacker’s tongue
A South Korean court has overturned the 60-year-old conviction of an elderly woman who was jailed as a…
South Korea’s Lee says immigration raid targeting Korean workers could hit US investment
By Joyce LeeSEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Thursday a U.S. immigration raid resulting…
300 South Koreans detained by ICE in Georgia wait for their flight home
More than 300 South Korean nationals detained by federal agents in a massive immigration raid last week on…
Woman convicted for biting off attacker’s tongue finally clears her name
Seoul — A South Korean court acquitted on Wednesday a woman convicted six decades ago for defending herself against…
South Korea sends plane to fetch detained workers from US
A chartered plane departed Seoul for the United States Wednesday to repatriate hundreds of South Korean workers detained…
Workers say Korea Inc was warned about questionable U.S. visas before Hyundai raid
By Hyunjoo Jin, Heekyong Yang and Heejin KimSEOUL (Reuters) -Many South Korean workers were sent to the U.S.…
South Korean and Japanese defence ministers to hold talks in Seoul
SEOUL (Reuters) -The South Korean and Japanese defence ministers will hold talks in Seoul on Monday, Seoul's defence…
South Korea says it has reached deal with US for release of workers in Georgia plant
SEOUL, South Korea — More than 300 South Korean workers detained following a massive immigration raid at a…
South Korean workers detained in Georgia ICE raid to be sent back to South Korea following negotiations, official says
South Korean workers detained during a massive immigration raid in Georgia Thursday will be returned to South Korea…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervises test of new antiair missiles
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test-firing of two types of…