{
  "id": 17011002,
  "title": "Overseas Koreans can now renew military discharge cards at embassies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/overseas-koreans-can-now-renew-military-discharge-cards-at-embassies-17011002",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T05:02:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/others/20261029/overseas-koreans-can-now-renew-military-discharge-cards-at-embassies"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Korean government has introduced a new consular service allowing overseas Koreans to easily renew their military discharge cards at Korean diplomatic missions. Previously, overseas Koreans had to designate a representative in Korea to handle the reissuance process due to the lack of a system for issuing replacement discharge certificates. The Military Manpower Administration (MMA) and the Overseas Koreans Agency (OKA) have updated the legal framework and established an integrated network with the OKA’s Consular Services 24 system, enabling Koreans living abroad to submit reissuance requests directly at local embassies and consulates. The new wallet-sized, card-style discharge certificates are issued in both Korean and English to honor veterans and streamline administrative support.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}