The portion of foreigners who bought real estate in Korea last year hit a record high, led by Chinese buyers, court data showed Sunday.
The duo, believed to be foreigners, reportedly jumped off the 99th-story observation deck of the LCT.
The Health Ministry on Thursday announced it will pursue a raft of measures to bring in young foreigners to work as caregivers to fill a looming shortage.
Korea’s real estate authorities identified 272 cases of suspected illegal property transactions by foreigners in the country.
A total of 100 foreigners will be dispatched to households in Seoul as migrant domestic workers in December, part of the government’s initiative to ease the child care burden for parents and boost the country’s tumbling birthrate.
GS Retail, the operator of the convenience store chain GS25, launched a transportation card exclusively tailored to foreign tourists, together with transportation card provider Loca Mobility.
Korea must be engaging to immigrants who can be valuable assets to the country.
The Ministry of Education announced it designated 12 regions as special zones for international education on Thursday, with some cities planning to offer internships and job opportunities for international students.
The Korean government detected over 400 suspicious land transactions made by foreigners between 2017 and 2022, with more than half of the cases linked with Chinese nationals.
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon said he thinks a greater number of foreigners should be allowed to reside permanently in the capital, contingent upon the formation of a social consensus on the issue and if Korea’s birthrate remains low.
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