SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Vietnamese media have spotlighted the South Korean government’s recent decision to allow residents of a number of large cities in the Southeast Asian country to acquire multiple-entry visas for travel to Korea. Multiple-entry visas allow recipients to freely visit their destination country for a certain period of time. The [...]
DAEJEON, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of Vietnamese scientists who studied at science and technology institutions in South Korea have established a joint alumni association. Korea University of Science and Technology (UST) said that Vietnamese scientists held an inauguration ceremony for the KOREA S&T (Science and Technology) Joint Alumni Association last Saturday in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – “Thank you, Seoul, and hello my Vietnamese fans! Thank you so much for coming to my first concert here in South Korea!” Jangchung Stadium was transformed into Korea’s little Hanoi as Phan Thi My Tam, Vietnam’s most famous diva, took the stage for her very first concert in Seoul. [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of foreigners other than Chinese visiting South Korea grew in the first seven months of this year following the government’s efforts to diversify its tourist portfolio in the face of a sharp drop in the number of Chinese visitors, the country’s tourism promotion agency said Tuesday. According [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) said Monday it has published a guidebook on local finance for English and Indonesian speakers so that they can use full and reliable services in South Korea. The Foreign Residents’ Guide to Personal Banking and Finance in Korea contains information on banking, currency exchange, [...]
SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) – In 2016, there were 20,600 international marriages between South Koreans and foreign nationals, the latest data from Statistics Korea shows. Although the number was a 3.2 percent decline from 2015, international marriages accounted for 7.3 percent of all marriages last year, up slightly by 0.3 percent. Korean men were [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The proportion of Vietnamese among foreigners residing in South Korea was higher than Americans for the second straight month in November due to an increase in the number of women from the Southeast Asian country getting married with South Korean men, government data showed Tuesday. The immigration office under [...]
BUSAN, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Two drunk Vietnamese crewmen aboard a deep-sea fishing vessel operating in the Indian Ocean killed a South Korean captain and chief engineer on Monday, the Coast Guard said. The two suspects, whose identities were withheld, allegedly attacked the 43-year-old captain, surnamed Yang, and 42-year-old engineer, surnamed Kang, at around [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean-Vietnamese couples living in Korea will be able to visit Vietnam for a long period of time without a visa. On September 30, the Korean ambassador in Vietnam announced that the Vietnamese government had decided to allow the spouses and children of Vietnamese nationals living abroad to enter the country [...]