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Seoul Launches Multilingual Medical Interpretation Service to Support Foreign Residents and Multicultural Families

SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — In a bid to improve access to healthcare for foreign residents and multicultural families facing language barriers, the Seoul Metropolitan Government has launched the “2025 Seoul Medical Interpretation Support Corps” (MeSic), city officials announced Thursday. The initiative, which began this month, enlists a team of 43 qualified interpreters—comprising trained [...]

Foreign Residents Face Mounting Hardships in Wake of South Korea’s Worst Wildfires

ANDONG•YEONGYANG, South Korea, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea continues to assess the devastation caused by last month’s historic wildfires across five counties in North Gyeongsang Province—Uiseong, Andong, Yeongyang, Cheongsong, and Yeongdeok—stories of overlooked victims are beginning to emerge, particularly among the region’s foreign residents. According to the Ministry of Justice, more than 6,000 foreign nationals, [...]

Gimhae Unveils Comprehensive Support Plans for Foreign Residents and Multicultural Families

GIMHAE, Mar. 5 (Korea Bizwire) –The city of Gimhae in South Gyeongsang Province, home to over 20,000 registered foreign nationals, announced on March 4 its commitment to facilitating the stable settlement of foreign residents and multicultural families through a variety of supportive measures. The city has decided to extend its foundational learning support for [...]

South Korea to Include English Translations in Emergency Disaster Alerts for Foreign Residents

SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – In a move aimed at enhancing the accessibility of critical safety information for non-Korean speakers, South Korea’s Ministry of the Interior and Safety has announced plans to incorporate English translations of key details in emergency disaster alerts. These alerts, which are issued during situations such as air raids, earthquakes, [...]

Controversy Flares Up Over String of False ‘Drug Den’ Reports Targeting Foreign Residents

SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – In the early morning of October 5, a call was placed to the 112 emergency center, claiming that foreigners were using drugs after lunch. It was not just one or two individuals; dozens of foreigners were said to gather and engage in group drug use. The report was made [...]

Number of Immigrants in S. Korea Down 2 pct in 2022

SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of immigrants, including naturalized citizens, in South Korea fell around 2 percent on-year in 2022 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the government data showed Tuesday. The number of immigrants here reached 1.35 million as of May 2022, down from 1.38 million tallied a year earlier, according to the [...]

S. Korea Posts Decline in Foreign Population for 2nd yr in 2021

SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea saw its foreign population shrink by 1 percent last year from the previous year, marking a decline for the second year in a row, the interior ministry said Monday. According to a report by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the number of foreign residents had [...]

Foreign Residents in S. Korea to Rise to 4.3 pct of Population in 2040: Report

SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s total population has started to decline amid low childbirths, but the number of foreigners here is forecast to continue to increase to make up of 4.3 percent of the population in 2040, a report showed Thursday. After peaking at 51.84 million in 2020, the country’s total population [...]

Number of Foreigners Staying in S. Korea Decreased 3.9 pct in 2021 amid Pandemic

SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of foreign nationals staying in South Korea shrank nearly 4 percent on-year in 2021 amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Korea Immigration Office said Wednesday. The number was tallied at 1.96 million as of the end of last year, a 3.9 percent decrease from 2.04 million in 2020 [...]

Seoul District Office Publishes ‘Dual-language Fairy Tale Books’ Along with Foreign Residents

SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The Guro District Office in Seoul has published dual-language fairy tale books created jointly by domestic and foreign residents. The residents participated in a program run by the district office during the April to September period. They formed teams by nationality and directly published four types of books on [...]