South Korea's president called for improvements to the visa system, saying companies will likely hesitate to invest in the U.S. until that happens.

It comes as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is due to meet South Korea's Foreign Minister Cho Hyun.

SEOUL: A South Korean charter plane left for the US on Wednesday to bring back Korean workers detained in an immigration raid in Georgia last week. A total of 475 workers, more…

More than 300 South Koreans were rounded up in the Sept. 4 raid at the battery factory under construction at Hyundai’s sprawling auto plant in Georgia.

South Korea and U.S. discuss new visa category for Koreans after immigration raid detains workers at Hyundai site.

More than 300 South Koreans who were arrested in the raid are due to return home on Friday.

In a news conference marking 100 days in office, Lee Jae Myung called for improvements in the U.S. visa system.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Thursday that last week's "perplexing" immigration raid at a Hyundai electric battery plant in Georgia could prevent future U.S.…

South Korea's president called for improvements to the visa system, saying companies will likely hesitate to invest in the U.S. until that happens.

The Korean car maker says many of the arrested workers now want to get back home

It comes as the country's president and Hyundai's chief executive have warned about the impact of the raid.

SEOUL: Hundreds of South Korean workers were headed back to Seoul on Friday after their detention in a US immigration raid that Hyundai warned will delay completion of its battery…

A specially chartered Boeing 747 left Atlanta on Thursday carrying hundreds of South Korean workers arrested in a Trump-ordered immigration raid at Hyundai's Georgia battery plant…

In the wake of the Georgia operation, both sides have agreed to discuss establishing a new visa category for South Koreans.

SEOUL: A specially chartered flight carrying hundreds of South Korean workers detained in a US immigration raid last week landed at Incheon International Airport on Friday, AFP…

They were among the 475 people detained during the Sept. 4 immigration raid at a battery factory under construction on the campus of Hyundai’s auto plant.

As Hyundai-LG workers fly home after visa ordeal, Koreans bristle at ‘humiliation’ and sense of betrayal by Seoul’s ally

CEO Jose Muñoz said the delay estimate is based on foreign workers coming back to help.

Seoul has called for guidelines for business visas and a new visa category for Korean professionals to support investment projects by Korean businesses.