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The number of foreign nationals slain, missing, or taken captive in Israel
Dozens of foreigners have reportedly been slain, reported missing, or taken captive as a result of the weekend attack on Israel by Hamas fighters.
More than 900 people have been slain in Israel, and more than 700 have been killed in Israeli retaliatory attacks on Gaza.
When th...
The Pakistani embassy in the United Arab Emirates has warned its nationals against holding protests
Pakistan's embassy in the UAE has issued a warning to its people not to stage rallies in the UAE.
Any type of parade or demonstration is prohibited, as is any misuse or out-of-context social media activity, according to an embassy caution released on Tuesday.
It comes just...
JAPAN IMPOSES STRICTER STEPS ON ARRIVALS FROM BANGLADESH, MALDIVES, SRI LANKA
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- Japan imposes stricter steps on arrivals from Bangladesh, Maldives, Sri Lanka.
- The countries have seen surging infections due to the new coronavirus variant.
- Japanese nationals arriving from these countries will be requir...
JAPAN’S NUMBER OF FOREIGN VISITORS DROPPED TO 93.6% IN MARCH
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- Japan’s number of foreign visitors dropped to 93.6% in March.
- The year-on-year number reportedly marked the 18th consecutive month of decline.
- The number although did rise to 4,900 from February.
- Due to t...
FOREIGN TOURISTS VISIT IN S. KOREA FALLS IN A MONTHLY AVERAGE IN 2020
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- Foreign tourists visit in S. Korea falls in a monthly average in 2020.
- KTO reported foreign travellers to be only 9,722 per month from April to December last year.
- In 2020, visitors from China averaged 340 a month in the...
CHINA MOMENTARILY SHUNS ENTRY FOR FOREIGN NATIONALS FROM CANADA
- China momentarily suspends most foreign nationals travelling from Canada.
- This has been put into force because of the Covid-19 situation that warrantees, ‘all foreign nationals who hold valid Chinese residence permits are not allowed to enter. This was reiterated by the C...
JAPAN GOVT. SUSPENDS ENTRY OF ALL NONRESIDENT FOREIGN NATIONALS
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- Japan govt. suspends entry of all non-resident foreign nationals.
- The measure has been taken in an effort to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.
- Japanese and resident foreigners will require signing a pledge upon ar...
CHINESE AND AMERICANS SURPASS NATIVES OF KOREA IN PROPERTY OWNERSHIP
- From the beginning of 2017 until the end of May of this year, an incredulous number of 23,219 foreign nationals have purchased apartments in South Korea, with the number of entities reaching 23,167.
- This data was disclosed by the National Tax Service as it announced plans to cu...
SEOUL LIFTS FREE-VISA REGIME TO COUNTRIES IMPOSING BAN ON FELLOW-KOREANS
- South Korea will lift free visa entry to countries that imposed ban on fellow Koreans in the follow-through to COVID-19 impact.
- There are 88 countries which fall under this purview with U.S., UK and Mexico as exclusions.
South...
JAPAN INCLUDES FOREIGN CITIZENS UNDER TRAVEL BAN
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- COVID-19 cases have increased in China’s Zhejiang province
- Japan considers denying entry to foreign tourists who visited the Eastern China province
Japan has banned entry of Chinese citizens from the Hubei province....