SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — An amendment of the Nationality Act, for which the Ministry of Justice recently issued a legislation notice, is causing a controversy over preferential treatment for Korean-Chinese people. The children of permanent residents can be acknowledged as Koreans only if they undergo the naturalization process after becoming adults. This is [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Stereotypes and a sense of hatred against ethnic Koreans from China are on the rise following a recent case in which two Korean-Chinese, or “Joseonjok” in Korean, killed two people in Seoul. Following news reports about the murder, many online comments made hateful remarks about the Korean-Chinese, saying “they [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean box-office hit Midnight Runners starring actors Park Seo-joon and Kang Ha-neul, which has attracted over 5 million moviegoers, is receiving backlash from Korean Chinese activist groups over the depiction of the ethnic minority group, which the activists claim perpetuates negative racial stereotypes. A group of Korean Chinese [...]
BUSAN, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean actress Son Ye-jin returned to the silver screen after one year with a Korean-Chinese co-produced action comedy. “Bad Guys Always Die” also marks her debut film in the growing Chinese market. “I came to debut in a Chinese film,” Son said during a news conference in this port city [...]