SouthKorea
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80% of foreigners satisfied with life in S. Korea: survey
SEOUL -- A survey showed around 80 percent of foreigners are satisfied with their life in South Korea. However, about 20 percent of them have experienced mistreatment in the country. According to government data, a total of 1,752,346 foreigners resided in South Korea for three months or longer in 2022. The national statistics office said the number of multicultural families was 399,396, up 25.2 percent from 2017. The number of multicultural households has steadily increased without bei
7 September 2023
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S. Korean President Yoon promises to strengthen cooperation with ASEAN
SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has pledged to enhance partnership with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations at a summit meeting held in Jakarta. The statement was made during his journey to Indonesia for the ASEAN summit meeting. After attending a set of meetings in Indonesia, Yoon is set to move to India to take part in the G20 summit in New Delhi. At the ASEAN summit meeting on September 6, the South Korean leader said his country would support the union of 10 S
6 September 2023
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Seoul to operate 199-seater commuter water bus on Han River in 2024
SEOUL -- A water bus that can carry 199 passengers and cross the river will start its operation in 2024 on the Han River that flows through Seoul. The capital city will improve various problems found in its water taxi service which is barely used by commuters. Seoul said the water taxis have been shunned by Seoulites due to the lack of infrastructure that enables passengers to transfer to ground transportation such as buses. In October 2007, Seoul launched the river taxi service on t
5 September 2023
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S. Korea to offer visa and duty-free benefits to attract more Chinese tourists
SEOUL -- South Korea will try to attract more Chinese tourists by exempting the fee for the application of the electronic travel visa and simplifying the process for duty-free tax refund processes. The country will also seek to upgrade its tourism environment by preventing over-competition by travel agencies and sales of overly budget travel programs. Before Beijing imposed a travel ban on South Korea as part of retaliatory steps over the installment of an advanced American missile
4 September 2023
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S. Korea launches smart logistics working group for effective policy-making
SEOUL -- South Korea has launched a smart logistics working group in a bid to receive help from the private sector for the optimization of the government's policy-making process and further upgrade the country's logistics infrastructure into a more future-oriented one that would harness the latest technologies. South Korea with some 52 million people had some 1,550 logistics complexes as of 2021. The country teeming with overnight grocery delivery and single-day parcel delive
31 August 2023
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Busan to release English-based bus hailing application for foreigners
SEOUL -- South Korea's southern port city of Busan will release an English language-based bus hailing application for foreigners. The bus will take passengers to the closest bus stop to their destination. The city is looking into connecting the new transport service with a tourist pass service that allows foreigners to visit tourist attractions and use public transport using a single plastic or digital app card. According to the Busan Tourism Organization, about 2.7 million forei
31 August 2023
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44% of S. Koreans when choose travel destinations based on friends' recommendations: survey
SEOUL -- South Koreans prefer to receive travel recommendations from friends and relatives rather than to seek travel spots themselves, a survey showed. The second-most preferred source for travel destinations was online blogs. According to a July 2023 summary for a weekly survey of 500 South Korean people aged 19 years and older, released by global market research firm Consumer Insight on August 30, 43.5 percent of people chose their travel destinations in July based on recommendation
30 August 2023
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S. Korea to lower classification of COVID-19's infection capability to same level as seasonal flu
SEOUL -- In September 2023, South Korea will classify the COVID-19 infection category as the lowest level which is the same as seasonal flu. When the infectious disease category of the coronavirus is lowered, rapid antigen tests at hospitals and clinics will no longer be provided for free. Government financial support for expensive polymerase chain reaction tests will also be cut, transferring the financial burden to ordinary citizens. When the first wave of the pandemic hit South Ko
30 August 2023
