Hong Kong’s duality, autonomy under Chinese sovereignty, makes it top arbitration hub: secretary for justice

Hong Kong’s duality, autonomy under Chinese sovereignty, makes it top arbitration hub: secretary for justice

Hong Kong’s emergence as a leading international arbitration center owes much to a series of institutional reforms, from visa relaxations to f...

US non-immigrant visa issuance to Koreans drops sharply amid Trump’s 2nd-term immigration crackdown

US non-immigrant visa issuance to Koreans drops sharply amid Trump’s 2nd-term immigration crackdown

The number of US non-immigrant visas issued to South Koreans has declined following the start of US President Donald Trump’s second-term admin...

US confirms B-1 visa, ESTA use for Korean engineers after Georgia detention

US confirms B-1 visa, ESTA use for Korean engineers after Georgia detention

The US government has confirmed that South Korean engineers will be allowed to continue to work in the US under short-term business visas, easing co...

South Korea: foreigners’ hot destination for skincare, aesthetic surgery, beauty products

South Korea: foreigners’ hot destination for skincare, aesthetic surgery, beauty products

Foreign tourists are flocking to South Korea not just for shopping and K-pop but increasingly for beauty treatments, with the latest industry data s...

Seoul bustles with Chinese group tourists on first day of visa-free entry

Seoul bustles with Chinese group tourists on first day of visa-free entry

The chatter of Mandarin-speaking voices filled the air in central Seoul on Monday as retailers welcomed the first wave of Chinese group tourists all...

S.Korea says no US investments until visa, currency swap issues resolved

S.Korea says no US investments until visa, currency swap issues resolved

South Korea has warned that unresolved visa disputes and currency swap issues with Washington could derail tens of billions of dollars in Korean cor...

Lotte Duty Free resumes trade with Chinese resellers as K-beauty sales rise

Lotte Duty Free resumes trade with Chinese resellers as K-beauty sales rise

Lotte Duty Free, South Korea’s largest duty-free business operator, has resumed sales to Chinese bulk resellers, known as daigou traders, reve...

Detained Koreans return home; Raid likely to delay US battery plant by 3 months

Detained Koreans return home; Raid likely to delay US battery plant by 3 months

More than 300 South Koreans who were detained in a massive immigration raid on a battery joint venture between Hyundai Motor Co. and LG Energy Solut...

Detained Koreans returning home with assurance of no disadvantage in US re-entry

Detained Koreans returning home with assurance of no disadvantage in US re-entry

A chartered Korean Air Lines Co. jet is scheduled to depart Atlanta, Georgia, late on Thursday carrying more than 300 South Korean workers who were ...

S.Korean firms to overhaul US workforce supply, see delays, higher costs

S.Korean firms to overhaul US workforce supply, see delays, higher costs

South Korean companies building plants in the US are reassessing their projects and overhauling workforce supply after US authorities last week deta...

S.Korea to grant visa-free entry to Chinese tourist groups from September

S.Korea to grant visa-free entry to Chinese tourist groups from September

South Korea will temporarily allow visa-free entry for tourist groups from China starting Sept. 29 through June 2026, the government said on Wednesd...

S.Korea's foreigner-only casinos on a roll as Chinese arrivals surge

S.Korea's foreigner-only casinos on a roll as Chinese arrivals surge

The drop amount, or gaming chip purchases, at South Korea’s major foreigner-only casino venues spiked to a record high of 3.42 trillion won ($...

RedotPay lands in Seoul with crypto cards

RedotPay lands in Seoul with crypto cards

RedotPay, a Hong Kong-based blockchain fintech company, has arrived in South Korea with its cryptocurrency-based payment cards and is poised to disr...

Korea to create new visa for high-quality foreign talent

Korea to create new visa for high-quality foreign talent

South Korea said on Wednesday it plans to create a new visa to attract high-level foreign talent for advanced industries such as artificial intellig...

South Korea mulls visa waiver for Chinese group tourists

South Korea mulls visa waiver for Chinese group tourists

South Korea is considering temporary visa exemptions for Chinese group tourists to boost the domestic tourism sector, after being spooked by the bot...

KB Kookmin Card, UnionPay to cooperate on marketing

KB Kookmin Card, UnionPay to cooperate on marketing

South Korea's KB Kookmin Card said on Tuesday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China's UnionPay to cooperate on marketing. ...

Korean manufacturers on edge over US visa quotas

Korean manufacturers on edge over US visa quotas

A South Korean automotive parts maker, which made its inroads into the US in the mid-2010s, sharply expanded its production facilities in Alabama la...

S.Korea to allow hiring of foreign workers in hotels, resorts

S.Korea to allow hiring of foreign workers in hotels, resorts

The South Korean government said on Friday that it would grant the hiring of foreign workers in hotels and resorts from next year.The hotel and reso...

Vietnamese lead record-high foreign job growth in S.Korea

Vietnamese lead record-high foreign job growth in S.Korea

The number of foreign employees in South Korea reached an all-time high this year, with the Vietnamese leading the pack, amid rising minimum wages a...

Korea to raise unskilled foreign worker visa quota to record high

Korea to raise unskilled foreign worker visa quota to record high

South Korea is set to increase its visa quota for non-professional foreign workers to a record high and expand the sectors in which they can work to...

S.Korea to add India, Lithuania to list of nations eligible for E-9 visa

S.Korea to add India, Lithuania to list of nations eligible for E-9 visa

South Korea plans to allow non-professional workers from India and Lithuania to apply for the E-9 visa as the country struggles with a shrinking wor...

S.Korea to expand quota of foreign skilled workers to 35,000

S.Korea to expand quota of foreign skilled workers to 35,000

The South Korean Ministry of Justice announced on Monday that it will expand the quota of foreign skilled workers from the current 2,000 to 35,000.E...

S.Korea woos Chinese visitors via temporary e-visa fee exemption

S.Korea woos Chinese visitors via temporary e-visa fee exemption

South Korea has waived e-visa issuance fees through year's end for Chinese visitors on group tours.This is in response to the travel industry's re...

S.Korea to tighten immigrant investor requirements

S.Korea to tighten immigrant investor requirements

South Korea will raise the minimum requirements for the country’s investment immigration visa program amid growing controversy over foreigners...

Hyundai Card, Visa form global data alliance

Hyundai Card, Visa form global data alliance

South Korea’s Hyundai Card has launched a data analysis business with Visa. Hyundai Card on Monday said it formed a strategic business partner...

S.Korea to grant visa-free entry to transit passengers from abroad

S.Korea to grant visa-free entry to transit passengers from abroad

Transit passengers from select countries from Sunday can enter South Korea without a visa, and this waiver from May 15 will apply to a wider range o...

Domestic duty-free sales surpass 1 trillion won in February

Domestic duty-free sales surpass 1 trillion won in February

Domestic duty-free sales in South Korea increased by 36.7% in February compared to the previous month, due to the resumption of short-term visas for...

Samsung Pay adds Visa to overseas payment service

Samsung Pay adds Visa to overseas payment service

South Korea's mobile payment and digital wallet service Samsung Pay will allow its Visa-affiliated credit cards issued in the country to make overse...

Tourist arrival gap between S.Korea, Japan widens sharply

Tourist arrival gap between S.Korea, Japan widens sharply

Since Japan resumed visa-free travel for South Koreans in October last year, South Koreans have been flocking to the neighboring country.But the num...

S.Korea begins PCR testing of all passengers coming from China

S.Korea begins PCR testing of all passengers coming from China

South Korea on Monday implemented tougher quarantine measures on arrivals from China like a PCR test for COVID-19.Thus quarantine authorities requir...

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