SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Criticism is growing over the moral hazard of some foreign diplomats in South Korea who are abusing the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. The foreign diplomats and their families cannot be punished under domestic law even if they commit crimes. Under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, they are [...]
SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign diplomats visited Incheon International Airport on Friday to get a first-hand look at South Korea’s quarantine procedures aimed at containing the spread of the new coronavirus, the foreign ministry said. The visit to the main gateway to Seoul was organized to provide foreign countries with a deeper understanding [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The foreign ministry and the National Policy Agency (NPA) will hold a meeting this week with officials from foreign diplomatic missions here to discuss ways to beef up security in and around their compounds, the ministry said Wednesday. The meeting, slated for Thursday, aims to put together measures to [...]