SEOUL, Jul. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A discussion on the difficulties foreign residents face in South Korea was held yesterday at the Central Government Complex in Seoul. Titled “Panel Talks on Improving Public Services in Korea” and hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the discussion was held by top foreign dignitaries residing [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — With more than 2 million foreign residents in South Korea, and the number of individuals with voting rights surpassing 100,000 people for the first time this year, local banks are targeting foreign retail banking customers to cash in on the rising expat population. Some banks have started offering banking [...]
SEJONG, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of foreign residents in South Korea has more than doubled over the past decade, topping the 2 million mark in 2016, but multicultural marriages have dropped sharply, government data showed Tuesday. The number of non-Korean citizens totaled some 2.05 million as of end-December 2016, according to the [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of foreigners residing in South Korea has been rising at a fast clip over the past decade, with their tax payments rising more than fourfold, government data showed Tuesday. Foreign residents in the country numbered 1.89 million in 2015, 2.5 times the 747,000 recorded 10 years earlier, [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of foreigners in South Korea topped the 2 million mark as of June, accounting for 3.9 percent of the total population, government data showed Wednesday. The number of foreigners in South Korea has been rising steadily since it reached the 1 million mark in 2007, according to [...]
SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) – From now on, all foreign residents living in Seoul can send money to their home country without fees. Starting on July 1, Woori Bank will exempt 100 percent of remittance charge (from 10,000 won to 30,000 won) to foreigners residing in Seoul when they visit any of its bank offices nationwide. In [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Oct 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Foreign residents living in Seoul are actively participating in volunteer activities sponsored by the Seoul Metropolitan City Government. The Seoul Global Center, a city government organization established to support foreigners in the city, said on October 25 that it has signed on a total of 738 foreign nationals [...]