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Tue, January 31, 2023 | 11:47

Foreigners to face heavier fines for violating quarantine rules

Foreigners to face heavier fines for violating quarantine rules

Foreigners in Korea will face heavier fines for violating coronavirus quarantine rules. The Ministry of Justice said Monday that it will revise enforcement regulations to raise fines to 3 million won ($2,500) from 500,000 won this month for first-time violators of mandatory 14-day quarantine. Second- and third-time violators will face fines of 5 million and 10 million won, re...

Jung Min-ho | 2020-05-11 13:29

[RAS Korea] Social Distancing? RAS Korea is 'Zooming' along!

RAS KoreaSocial Distancing? RAS Korea is 'Zooming' along!

RAS Korea has had to suspend normal operations only two times before. The first was in 1940 as World War II began to affect the Pacific area, and the Japanese occupiers began to expel all foreign residents from Allied countries. RAS Korea was finally able to resume in 1948 but was forced to suspend activities just two years later when the Korean War broke out. It restarted in...

2020-05-07 14:43

Short story anthology analyzes faces of Seoul, 'City of Han'

Short story anthology analyzes faces of Seoul, 'City of Han'

Expats come, expats go, and some even come again. Seoul will no doubt leave a lasting impression on everyone who visits, and what better way to remember than with a book of short stories written by foreign residents, past and present?

2020-05-07 14:39

Short story anthology explores magical realism in Seoul's alleys

Short story anthology explores magical realism in Seoul's alleys

If you find yourself in Guisin-dong, a nomadic, shape-shifting neighborhood of Seoul, you may never escape. That's one of the revelations in “Guisin-dong and other Seoul Villages,” a recently released ebook by Stephane Mot, a Seoulite originally from France.

2020-05-06 14:58

Kazakh brothers seeking better life in Korea killed in fire

Kazakh brothers seeking better life in Korea killed in fire

Two Kazakh workers killed in the warehouse fire in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province were brothers who moved to Korea with their families in pursuit of a better life.

Kim Se-jeong | 2020-05-05 17:31

Bucheon offers stimulus money to foreigners, including undocumented ones

Bucheon offers stimulus money to foreigners, including undocumented ones

The Bucheon city government is offering stimulus money to foreigners, including undocumented ones, to help them cope with the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The ordinance passed by the city council on April 29 states marriage immigrants, permanent residents and all the other foreign residents recognized by the mayor as those in need of aid are eligible to receiv...

Jung Min-ho | 2020-05-04 12:48

South Korea begins offering coronavirus relief funds

[Joseon Images]Yankee Encounters with Korean Enlightenment

Joseon ImagesYankee Encounters with Korean Enlightenment

In late 1884, George C. Foulk, an American navy ensign, traveled extensively around the Korean Peninsula and documented - in great detail - all that he encountered. Amongst his notes are some interesting tidbits

2020-04-28 19:02

4 indispensable services for social distancers

4 indispensable services for social distancers

Though the daily new cases of COVID-19 in Korea are decreasing, the government continues to warn citizens against going outside unnecessarily. But what is or isn't necessary depends on several factors, and languages understood and spoken is one of them. One of the biggest difficulties foreigners in Korea have faced as they try not to go outside is using websites and apps that...

2020-04-28 18:20

Korea to grant visa for heroic Kazakh man who saved people from blaze

Korea to grant visa for heroic Kazakh man who saved people from blaze

The government will grant a G-1 visa for the heroic Kazakh man who risked his life to rescue people from a burning building in Gangwon Province last month. According to the Ministry of Justice Thursday, the Korea Immigration Service is completing the paperwork to give the visa for the man, 28, identified only by his given name Ali, whose bravery saved 10 people from a burning...

Jung Min-ho | 2020-04-24 16:14

Undocumented hero: Koreans urge gov't not to deport Kazakh man who saved people from burning building

Undocumented hero: Koreans urge gov't not to deport Kazakh man who saved people from burning building

Undocumented hero: Koreans urge gov't not to deport Kazakh man who saved people from burning building

A Kazakh man who risked his life to save 10 people from a burning building faces deportation after his illegal status came to light. Moved by his story, more than 10,000 people have signed a petition urging the government not to deport the man, 28, who they say deserves permanent residency and a reward, not deportation. “The government should compensate him for what he did,” ...

Jung Min-ho | 2020-04-22 14:32

Kazakh man honored for saving 10 people from blaze

Korea to grant visa for heroic Kazakh man who saved people from blaze

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