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Foreign Residents Dispersing Across the Country: Study

Foreign Residents Dispersing Across the Country: Study

SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreigners, once concentrated in certain parts of Seoul, are now widely distributed across wider regions including Gyeonggi Province and other areas. The Chonnam National University Institute of Regional Geography reported a 8.1 percentage point decrease in foreigners living in Seoul between 2010 (30.8 percent) and 2018 (22.7 percent) in [...]

No. of Foreign Residents Rises 8 pct to Top 2.22 mln in 2019

No. of Foreign Residents Rises 8 pct to Top 2.22 mln in 2019

SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of foreigners residing in South Korea exceeded 2.22 million as of November last year, marking an on-year increase of about 8 percent, government data showed Thursday. According to the data released by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, 2,216,612 foreigners were registered as residents nationwide, accounting [...]

Taekwondo Promotion Foundation to Host Online Foreign Exchange Program

Taekwondo Promotion Foundation to Host Online Foreign Exchange Program

SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The Taekwondo Promotion Foundation is hosting a K-Stay Korean cultural experience program for foreign residents in the country through an online platform until December. K-Stay was first launched last year as a three-day program consisting of five taekwondo and Korean calligraphy classes at the Taekwondowon Center in Muju County, [...]

Seoul City to Offer Disaster Relief Funds to Foreign Residents

Seoul City to Offer Disaster Relief Funds to Foreign Residents

SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The government of Seoul said Wednesday it has decided to include foreign residents in its disaster relief payout scheme linked to the coronavirus outbreak. In March, the Seoul Metropolitan Government extended 542.3 billion won (US$457 million) in emergency disaster relief funds to 1.6 million households earning less than the [...]

Human Rights Agency Rules Excluding Foreigners from Virus Relief Fund is Discrimination

Human Rights Agency Rules Excluding Foreigners from Virus Relief Fund is Discrimination

SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Excluding foreign residents from COVID-19 emergency relief funds in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province is an unjustified act of discrimination, a human rights watchdog said Thursday. The National Human Rights Council of Korea (NHRCK) called on Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon and Gyeonggi Province Gov. Lee Jae-myung to take corrective measures [...]