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Amid Criticism, Japan Offers Free Evacuation Flights from Israel Following South Korea’s Lead

Amid Criticism, Japan Offers Free Evacuation Flights from Israel Following South Korea’s Lead

SEOUL & TOKYO, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Last week, as Japan faced mounting criticism for charging its citizens for chartered evacuation flights from Israel while South Korea provided free assistance to its citizens, the Japanese government decided to align with South Korea’s approach and offer complimentary evacuation support. In a recent development, the Japanese government has [...]

S. Korean Plane Carrying 28 Nationals from War-torn Sudan Returns Home

S. Korean Plane Carrying 28 Nationals from War-torn Sudan Returns Home

SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean military aircraft carrying 28 nationals from war-ravaged Sudan arrived back home Tuesday, completing a perilous dayslong operation for their evacuation amid intensifying fighting between rival forces in the African nation. The KC-330 tanker transport plane touched down at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, just south of [...]

S. Korea Decides to Temporarily Close Afghan Embassy, Evacuates Most Diplomatic Staff

S. Korea Decides to Temporarily Close Afghan Embassy, Evacuates Most Diplomatic Staff

SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has decided to temporarily close its embassy in Afghanistan and evacuated most of its diplomatic staff to a third country in the Middle East, the foreign ministry said Sunday. The decision came as the Taliban militant group reportedly entered the Afghan capital of Kabul and sought a [...]

New Regulations Mean Better Movie Theater Evacuation Videos for the Disabled

New Regulations Mean Better Movie Theater Evacuation Videos for the Disabled

SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — In the future, evacuation guidance videos for the disabled will also be provided in movie theaters before the movie starts. In the wake of the revision of the revised enforcement rules, the National Fire Agency (NFA) said Wednesday that movie theaters that have newly opened or undergone renovations with [...]

S. Korean Presidential Plane Arrives Back from Japan with 7 Evacuees Aboard

S. Korean Presidential Plane Arrives Back from Japan with 7 Evacuees Aboard

SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean presidential plane with six nationals and a Japanese spouse onboard arrived back from Japan on Wednesday, completing the mission to evacuate them from a coronavirus-hit cruise ship. The Air Force VCN-235 arrived at Gimpo International Airport in western Seoul at 6:27 a.m. after departing from Tokyo’s [...]

U.S. Military Conducts Civilian Evacuation Drill amid Growing Threats from North

U.S. Military Conducts Civilian Evacuation Drill amid Growing Threats from North

SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – United States Forces Korea announced Monday that it recently practiced Courageous Channel, a military exercise gear towards evacuating American civilians from the peninsula in case of military emergency.  According to the Eighth United States Army, the Daegu-stationed 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command rehearsed the operation from October 31 to November [...]