South Korea’s immigration department has arrested 13 Nepalese working illegally.
The identities of the arrested Nepalese have not been disclosed. However, the Immigration Office has stated that all the arrested Nepalis will be repatriated to Nepal.
According to the Immigration Department, nine of the arrested were staying even after their visa expired and four others have been arrested for working elsewhere before the completion of contract without permission.
North Korea fired three ballistic missiles on Wednesday morning.
The missiles were fired less than a day after US President Joe Biden returned to the United States, promising to step up measures to stop North Korea during a visit to South Korea and Japan.
North Korea has been testing ballistic missiles since the beginning of the year.
During Biden’s visit, US and South Korean officials reportedly warned that North Korea was preparing for a weapons test.
During Biden’s visit, Biden and his South Korean counterpart, Eun Suk-yol, agreed to conduct large-scale military exercises and deploy additional US strategic assets if necessary to halt North Korea’s rapid weapons tests.
North Korea has stepped up its missile test program, launching its 15th missile into the Sea of Japan on Saturday.
North Korea has fired a short-range ballistic missile, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Japanese Coast Guard also confirmed that the missile had landed in Japan’s East Sea. The Japanese Defense Ministry also said the launch could be a ballistic missile. Japanese public broadcaster NHK quoted government sources as saying it was outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone.
North Korea fired a ballistic missile three days before the swearing-in of South Korea’s newly elected president, Yoon Sook-yeol, who has vowed to crack down on Pyongyang.
The North’s missile strike has been interpreted as a warning to South Korean newly elected president. US President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit South Korea on May 21 and meet with the newly elected president.
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