SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea saw its foreign population shrink by 3.2 percent in November last year from the previous year, the first such decline at least since 2006 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the interior ministry said Tuesday. According to a report by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the number [...]
SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Justice is strengthening information sharing with related agencies to prevent smartphones registered in foreigners’ names from being used as cloned phones for crimes like voice phishing. The ministry announced that starting from this month, it will provide information regarding the departure of foreign nationals who have [...]
SEOUL, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) — As the number of foreign nationals in South Korea with voting rights to participate in next week’s Seoul and Busan mayoral by-elections reached more than 40,000 people, some sentiments are raising questions as to why they can vote. Experts argue, however, that voting rights are their legal entitlement. In [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government said late Friday that it retracted its administrative order requiring all foreign nationals to be tested for COVID-19, amid strong protest. The city said it has switched the policy to a recommendation for foreign workers at high-risk business establishments to get tested for the coronavirus [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The state human rights watchdog on Monday advised police to make interpretation services available when questioning foreign nationals involved in a criminal case. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) advised the National Police Agency chief to improve the system and remove language barriers in order to protect [...]
SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Four foreign nationals have been deported to their home countries after getting caught violating self-isolation rules, the justice ministry said Friday. The violators, including one Vietnamese student, were fined and ordered to leave the country for failing to comply with the country’s self-quarantine order aimed at containing the coronavirus. [...]