SEOUL, Jul. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – In a move to ensure equal access to justice for non-Korean speakers, the National Court Administration of South Korea inaugurated a Court Interpretation Center at the Seoul Eastern District Court on July 17. The center, which began operations on July 1, aims to provide consistent interpretation services to courts nationwide [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Police on Monday began providing English and Chinese interpretation services for the 112 emergency police number around the clock in order to help foreigners more speedily call for police help, officials said. Up until Monday, the interpretation services had been provided from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul’s subway system is set to become more tourist-friendly with the expansion of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) interpretation system in 11 stations, facilitating real-time conversations between foreign visitors and station staff in their native languages. Seoul Metro announced on March 14 that the ‘Simultaneous Foreign Language Conversation System’ will be [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Metro, the city-run operator of the subway system in Seoul, said Monday it will establish a communication system aimed at facilitating interactions between subway staff and foreigners through real-time translation. The organization intends to choose a developer to design and implement an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered system and initiate a [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s three major TV networks — KBS, MBC and SBS — have started or will start a sign-language interpretation service on their prime-time news programs for the convenience of people with disabilities. MBC said it has begun the real-time sign-language interpretation system on its “News Desk,” which airs [...]
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, Apr. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Kim, a Korean expat working at a local manufacturing firm in South Korea, was struggling financially after failing to receive 5 million won (US$4,400) from the company, until he learned about HiKorea (☎1345). HiKorea is a special call center designed to assist foreigners living in South Korea. Kim, too, [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul Administrative Court in Yangjae-dong, Seoul opened on July 19 a legal support center for interpretation and translation services due to an increasing number of cases related to foreign refugees. The number of refugee cases more than doubled from 400 cases in 2014 to 1,000 cases last year, and is [...]