SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government said Monday it will push to hire foreigners as “maeul” bus drivers to cope with a chronic manpower shortage in the transportation sector. Maeul buses, or village buses in English, operate on very short routes within local areas to connect residents to nearby major bus [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of the Interior and Safety is reaching out to foreign residents for their perspectives on a recently announced standardization of foreign name notations in administrative documents. The ministry will host a field meeting on October 10 to gather feedback from those most affected by the new guidelines. The [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s National Assembly is advancing legislation to address the widespread rental fraud scheme known as “jeonse” scams, with the plight of foreign victims highlighting the complexities of the country’s unique housing market and the challenges of providing equitable support. On August 20, amendments to the Special Act on Jeonse [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of foreigners visiting South Korea recovered to nearly 96 percent of pre-pandemic levels last month, the state-run tourism promotion agency said Monday. South Korea welcomed about 1.42 million international tourists in June, marking a 47.5 percent increase from a year ago, according to the Korea Tourism Organization. [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea saw a record number of foreign patients seeking medical care last year as the country’s healthcare institutions aggressively courted overseas visitors after Covid-19 border curbs were lifted. The Ministry of Health and Welfare said on April 29 that 605,768 foreign nationals received treatment at South Korean medical facilities [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean human rights watchdog has determined that a bank’s refusal to open an account for an Iranian national residing in the country based solely on their nationality constitutes discrimination. According to the National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) on March 25, an Iranian citizen, identified only by [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of marriages between South Koreans and foreign spouses rose more than 18 percent in 2023, as those between Vietnamese grooms and naturalized South Korean brides gained sharply, data showed Wednesday. The number of multicultural marriages increased 18.3 percent on-year to reach 20,000 last year, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — CJ Olive Young Corp., the distribution unit of South Korean food-to-cosmetics conglomerate CJ Group, on Wednesday opened a foreigner-focused outlet in Seoul as travelers return to the country after years of the COVID-19 pandemic. CJ Olive Young’s outlet in Myeongdong, central Seoul, underwent a large-scale renewal to serve as [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Han Dong-hoon, the Minister of Justice, announced his commitment on Monday to provide permanent residency opportunities to verified foreign workers who can contribute to the national interest. This statement was made as he unveiled the ‘Innovative Measure for Expansion of the Skilled Technical Workforce’ at the Government Complex in Gwacheon. [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A departure order for a foreigner who drove approximately 1 meter while under the influence of alcohol has been ruled unfair, the Central Administrative Appeals Commission (CAAC) said Tuesday. The CAAC, under the Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission, said it has repealed the immigration authorities’ departure order for the [...]