Korea will continue to accept refugees, but screening will get tougher
(WorldNews South Korea)

By Kim Bo-eun The government is set to continue accepting refugees requesting asylum here but toughen the screening process, as a means of dealing with rising complaints over a large influx of people into the country seeking refugee status this year. Public concern developed after a large number of Yemenis came to Jeju Island through a visa waiver system that is now no longer applicable to Yemeni nationals. Separately, the number of refugee applicants has grown from 1,574 in 2013 to 9,942 last year,...