SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Defying some claims that an increase in the number of foreign residents can have a negative impact on government finances, a recent study showed that such growth is not a big burden at all. A 1 percent increase in the number of foreigners in a municipal district turned out [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The foreign population in South Korea has fallen below the 2 million mark for the first time in over five years amid the new coronavirus pandemic, government data showed Tuesday. As of March, the total number of foreign residents here stood at around 1.99 million, down 9.2 percent from [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government plans to launch a new council of foreign residents Tuesday as part of efforts to improve their quality of life here. The council, the third of its kind, will comprise 30 residents aged 18 or older from 20 countries, including the United States, France, Japan, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The coronavirus has led to a decreasing number of foreign residents in South Korea, while the number of married immigrants now exceeds past records. The Ministry of Justice reported that as of September, the number of married immigrants – foreigners who have married to South Korean nationals – reached [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, 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 [...]
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Yongsan Ward, one of Seoul’s most multinational districts, announced Thursday it plans to pick 30 foreign residents as honorary community leaders. The plan is part of the ward office’s efforts to encourage more foreign residents to take part in community affairs and boost communication among residents in the central [...]
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 [...]