SEJONG, Apr. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will restrict the visa extensions of foreigners who default on tax payments as part of nationwide efforts to reduce tax dodgers, the government said Monday. The Ministry of Justice said it will share all of the tax information of foreign residents here in South Korea with the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Seoul Business Agency hosted the 2016 Job Fair for Foreign Residents, offering job options to the rising number of immigrants in Korea. The single-day event that took place at COEX on Tuesday was the third of its kind since the first iteration in 2014, [...]
BOEUN, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) – There’s an unfamiliar face working alongside Korean farmers at Mr. Song’s garlic farm in a peaceful town in Boeun County, North Chungcheong Province. His name is Tran, and he’s a 45-year-old Vietnamese citizen who arrived in Korea last week to help out with Song’s farming operation. Tran was recommended [...]
SEOUL, March.1 (Korea Bizwire) – A general support window that provides translation or consultation services to foreigners who are ill during their visit to Korea will open in the popular tourist and shopping neighborhood of Myeongdong. The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that it will open the ‘Medical Korea Support Center’, which will provide [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s telecom authority said Wednesday it plans to allow foreign visitors to the country to open a mobile phone account more quickly. Starting Thursday, foreigners will be permitted to get a mobile phone number at airports by submitting only their passports, the Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreigners and naturalized Korean citizens in the country will work as volunteers to help immigrants settle down and deter them from committing crimes, prosecutors said Thursday. The Southern District Prosecutor’s Office said in a press release they have established a committee on Tuesday comprised of Korean and foreign nationals [...]