Korea

Seoul mayor suggests immigration offers fix to low birthrates

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...

Korean companies keen on unique skills of foreign workers

“Companies hire foreigners because we are different and have new ideas,” said Nidhi Agrawal, an artist signed under Wave Entertainment. “If I tried to...

DP passes resolution on Fukushima water discharge

The liberal Democratic Party (DP) adopted a parliamentary resolution Friday calling on the government to file a complaint with the International Tribunal for the...

Korea’s tougher immigration investment requirement may target Chinese

The already frayed relations between Korea and China could escalate as the Justice Ministry’s plan to toughen the immigration investment program. The Justice Ministry on...

Yoon Suk Yeol names new unification minister

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday conducted a wide-ranging reshuffling of ministers and vice ministers, including his unification minister, as he enters his second...

International student IDs can now be added to Samsung Wallet

Samsung Electronics announced Thursday that its smartphone users can now add their International Student Identity Card (ISIC) to their Samsung Wallet. The Samsung Wallet application...

Koreans excited, confused as new age calculator kicks in

Excitement and confusion remained among Koreans on Wednesday, the first day the country adopted the international method of counting age. Some were excited to become...

Two Korean men shot critically wounded in Mexico

Two Korean men were shot critically wounded in Mexico on June 26. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea on June 27,...

Minimum wage rise in Korea could spark up to ‘470,000 job losses’

With umbrella unions refusing to have further wage-setting talks Tuesday after demanding a 26.9 percent rise in next year’s minimum wage, a major business...

Korea, France to hold first ever joint air exercise as early as next month

Korea and France will hold their first-ever joint air exercise as early as the end of July, according to the French defense ministry. The exercise...