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North Korean Workers Overseas Feeling Sanctions’ Squeeze

WASHINGTON — North Korean overseas workers are feeling the heat as countries are stepping up their efforts to implement U.N. sanctions against their motherland. On Wednesday, the Polish foreign ministry told VOA's Korea Service that...

Tillerson Heads to China Amid North Korea Nuclear Escalation

STATE DEPARTMENT —U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson embarks Thursday on his second trip to China, seeking Beijing's cooperation on a "maximum pressure" campaign against North Korea's nuclear aggression amid heightened...

Saudi gov’t extends amnesty program anew

MANILA -- Qualified Filipino workers who are illegally staying in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have 30 more days to avail of its amnesty program. This, after Riyadh has extended until...

South Korea wants wartime control of its military

SEOUL — South Korean President Moon Jae-in says his government has stepped up efforts to take back wartime operational control (OPCON) of its forces from the U.S.-led command structure, at a...

PH, UAE lumagda ng kasunduan para sa proteksiyon ng OFW

Isang tagumpay ng pamahalaan sa pangangalaga sa kapakanan ng mga migranteng manggagawa ang natapos na kasunduan sa pagitan ng United Arab Emirates na magpapalakas sa pagtutulungan ng dalawang bansa para sa...

Nearly 100,000 Flee Bali’s Rumbling Volcano

BALI, INDONESIA — The exodus from a menacing volcano on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali is nearing 100,000 people, a disaster official said Wednesday, as hundreds of tremors from the mountain...

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