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Waiting for 365 days: Elite foreigners cry over understaffed immigration offices

There are not enough immigration officers to evaluate applications and issue F-5 visas, with processing time taking up to one year for each applicant. While some large immigration offices, including ones in Seoul and Suwon, have a dedicated window for these applicants, and can therefore speed the process, smaller regional branch offices have a much more limited workforce. In ...

Foreign Affairs | 2018-05-29 09:55

Online booking for immigration office 'takes too long'

Complaints are growing that service at online immigration booking offices is taking too long, leaving foreigners unable to revalidate their visas before the permits expire.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-05-25 16:41

Philippine President Duterte to visit Korea next month

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will visit South Korea next month to promote bilateral ties and cooperation, Seoul officials said Friday.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-05-25 16:29

Korea, Mercosur agree to launch trade talks

South Korea and the South American trade block Mercosur agreed to begin formal negotiations for a trade deal in the latter half of this year to facilitate commerce and investment, the Seoul government said Friday.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-05-25 13:07

Foreign housemaids in Korea fall through legal net

Majority of foreign housemaids in Korea haven't been able to benefit from the legal net of workers' insurances as they often don't satisfy the conditions required to apply for coverage..

Foreign Affairs | 2018-05-25 09:22

China hopes to work with Japan, South Korea on FTA as soon as possible

China hopes to work with Japan and South Korea to reach a mutually beneficial free trade agreement as soon as possible, the Chinese commerce ministry's spokesman said on Thursday.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-05-24 16:20

Korea to provide massive financial cooperation package to Africa

South Korea has decided to provide a financial cooperation package worth $5 billion to African nations over two years starting in 2019 in order to help stimulate their industrialization, the country's finance ministry said Thursday.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-05-24 10:08

Moon returns home after summit with Trump

President Moon Jae-in returned home Thursday following his two-day trip to the United States for a bilateral summit with U.S. President Donald Trump that largely focused on Trump's upcoming meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-05-24 09:42

Trump says 'we'll know next week' about Kim summit [VIDEO]

Moon visits old Joseon legation in Washington

WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook Wednesday attended the reopening ceremony of the old Korean legation in Washington, D.C., used by diplomats of the Joseon Kingdom (1392-1910) during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The building was reopened as a museum after six years of renovation.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-05-23 15:25

Korea seeks to step up tech cooperation with African nations

South Korea wants to step up cooperation with African nations in the technology sector, the nation's top economic policymaker said Wednesday, as Seoul seeks to deepen ties with the resource-rich continent.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-05-23 11:47

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