SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of foreigners staying in South Korea increased nearly 7 percent last year, topping 2.5 million for the first time, government data showed Monday. According to data released by the Ministry of Justice, 2,524,656 foreigners were residing in the country as of the end of 2019, marking a [...]
JEJU, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The amount of land owned by foreigners on South Korea’s southern resort island of Jeju decreased slightly last year, official data showed Sunday. According to the data released by Jeju’s provincial government, foreigners owned 22,548,255 square meters in 14,644 land on Jeju Island as of the end of last [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of foreign subscribers to South Korea’s state health insurance program surged in 2019 to top the 1 million mark after the country required long-stay foreigners to sign up for it, data showed Wednesday. According to the data from the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS), there were slightly [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul city said Tuesday it has launched a telephone and online consulting service for foreigners on the novel coronavirus. The Southwest Global Center, a support organization for non-Korean residents affiliated with the city government, operates the information line in eight languages — English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Filipino, Pakistani, Nepalese, Mongolian [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreigners who have been inconvenienced in terms of information related to new coronavirus infections will be provided with better service through interpretation. The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO), in cooperation with the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), will support translation services for foreign language inquiries with the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Some eight out of ten foreigners around the world positively evaluated the image of South Korea. According to an online survey of 8,000 people in 16 countries, including South Korea, by the Korean Culture and Information Service operating under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, 76.7 percent of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — It is an infringement of rights to equality to conduct a comprehensive assessment for the naturalization of foreigners only on Saturday, according to a human rights watchdog. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) recommended Monday that the 10 days on which the naturalization tests are held every [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Non-Korean travelers coming from or through China’s Hubei province will be denied entry into South Korea starting on Tuesday, as the country is widening efforts to combat the continuing spread of the novel coronavirus. The entry ban applies to all non-Korean travelers who over the past 14 days have [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Sunday it will bar foreigners who have been in China’s Hubei Province in the past two weeks from entering the country in a drastic measure to stem further spread of the new coronavirus here. The entry ban, which applies to all foreigners who have passed through [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The government said Friday it has extended operating hours to provide a 24-hour information service for foreigners amid rising concerns over the new coronavirus. Foreign nationals in the country can call 1345 any time of day for general inquiries related to the virus, the Ministry of Justice said in [...]