immigration

Banking & Finance Hanmi Bank rises from Koreatown lender to regional bank

It began in 1982 as a small community bank for Korean immigrants in Los Angeles, California. Today, Hanmi Bank, under Nasdaq-listed Hanmi Financial ...

Economy 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...

Healthcare S.Korea to seek expansion of healthcare package export

South Korean government has set a goal to expand medical service exports by attracting 700,000 foreign patients and receiving 70 applications of ove...

Korean food Goobne Chicken signs franchise contract with Texas-based company

Goobne Chicken, an oven-baked chicken brand operated by GN Food Corporation of South Korea, announced on Thursday that it had signed a master franch...

Economy Korea to retain more skilled foreign workers with visa status upgrade

South Korea plans to more than double the number of skilled foreign workers next year as the country is struggling with a declining workforce at its...

Economy S.Korea to launch control tower for immigration policy

South Korea is set to establish a government body as early as the first half of 2023 to comprehensively control its immigration policy as Asia&rsquo...