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S. Korea to Give 370,000 Masks to Koreans Adopted Overseas

SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will provide 370,000 face masks to Koreans adopted overseas to help them fight the new coronavirus, the foreign ministry said Sunday. Starting Monday, 210,000, or 60 percent of the total, will be sent to the United States, where the number of Korean adoptees is the largest, and [...]

Seoul to Facilitate Family Searches by Overseas Korean Adoptees

SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Overseas Korean adoptees will find it easier to search for their biological parents or family beginning next year as they will be able to have their genes collected and registered with South Korean diplomatic missions, officials here said Thursday. According to the National Police Agency (NPA) and the foreign [...]