Politics
What the New Easier Rules Mean Korea Is Now Open to Digital Nomads South Korea has officially launched its digital nomad visa, and this is big news for remote workers around the world. The new F-1-D visa, often called the workation visa, allows foreigners employed by overseas companies to live in Korea while continuing to … Read more
Why This Korea Case Is Raising Serious Privacy Alarms A Date, a Device and a Deep Violation A new case in Korea is putting AI smart glasses under intense public scrutiny. Police are investigating a man accused of secretly recording women during dates using Meta’s AI glasses and later uploading the footage online. According to … Read more
Seoul Metro Adds English Warnings After Graffiti Vandalism at Subway Depots Why Seoul Metro Is Changing Its Warning System Seoul Metro is tightening security after a series of graffiti vandalism cases involving foreign nationals at subway depots. The company now plans to install standardized warning signs in English around depot fences, hoping to deter trespassing … Read more
Why This Dispute Matters Beyond One Company A Trade Dispute Wrapped in One Company’s Name A new report from the US House Judiciary Committee has triggered fresh tension between Seoul and Washington, and the center of the controversy is Coupang. The report accused South Korea of discriminatory treatment toward American-owned companies, using Coupang as its … Read more
Why Female Applicants Nearly Doubled in Korea A Historic Shift in Police Hiring Korea’s latest police recruitment results are making headlines for one key reason: women made up 37.8 percent of successful applicants in the first quota-free hiring round. Under the previous gender quota system, women accounted for roughly 20 percent of recruits. This year’s … Read more