As foreign ownership in the Korean real estate market rises to record levels, the Seoul city government announced new measures aimed at increasing oversight of property transactions by non-Korean buyers.
SK Telecom's recent hacking fiasco exposed a glaring shortcoming for a firm with global ambitions: virtually no customer service for foreign-language speakers.
The Justice Ministry will forcibly deport foreigners who refuse to leave Korea without reasonable grounds by directly escorting such individuals on their outbound journey, the ministry announced Tuesday.
The Gyeonggi provincial government has requested the extension of temporary visas for foreign children born in Korea.
The Ministry of Justice said Thursday that it will issue digital copies of residence cards for foreigners in Korea starting Friday.
The financial service provider Sendpay will launch the “$end Card,” a prepaid card that foreigners without Korean phone numbers can obtain and only requires email verification.
The number of foreign workers in Korea hit an all-time high of over 1 million this year, according to Statistics Korea on Tuesday. Nearly half the foreign work force was employed in the mining and manufacturing industries.
I hope they mean it when they say, “We will take effective measures to protect the safety of all foreigners.”
Short for "Kickstart Life in Korea," the KLiK website allows foreign job seekers to search for positions based on several criteria, such as visa type and company location.
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