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President Lee Orders Removal of Illegal Job Ads from Southeast Asia Targeting Koreans

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President Lee Jae Myung on Friday ordered the removal of illegal online job advertisements targeting Korean nationals for fraudulent job schemes across Southeast Asia following reports of South Koreans being detained in Cambodia. The presidential office said in a statement that Lee had issued the ...

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North Korean soldier defected to the South: JCS

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