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Credit card spending by foreigners skyrockets 10-fold in June from 3 years ago

The monthly index of revenue from overseas credit cards at local merchants reached 960 in June, sharply up from 100 in January 2023.

2026.8.11

Foreign farm worker found dead a day after going missing in Yeoju

The woman had told her co-workers that she did not feel well before being found in a wooded area 28 hours after she disappeared.

2026.8.10

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Foreign tourist spending accounts for 1.17% of GDP in 2025

A total of 18.94 million foreigners visited Korea for an average stay of six and a half days, spending $177.80 per person per day.

2026.8.5

Foreign tourists are seen in Bukchon Hanok village in central Seoul on July 28.

Seoul city government, Baemin to launch month-long 'Hangangbamping' event

The partnership between the city government and Baemin aims to increase tourists' awareness of Korean delivery platforms' foreigner-friendly services.

2026.7.29

Tourist arrivals to Korea jump as spending tops 10 trillion won

Korea welcomed 10.71 million foreign visitors in the first half, with card spending rising faster than arrivals and regional destinations drawing more travelers.

2026.7.28

Malaysian national killed in street fight among foreigners in North Chungcheong

Police detained a Malaysian suspect after a fatal stabbing during a predawn group clash involving about 10 foreign nationals in Eumseong County.

2026.7.26

Foreign worker dies fleeing locked motel room via 8th-floor window in Busan

An Indonesian worker on a seafarer visa fell to his death and another suffered serious injuries, while police investigate the locked room and staffing agency.

2026.7.21

People hold a press conference to protest employment contract for foreign workers HD Hyundai Heavy Industries in an undated photo.

Over 200 foreign workers at HD HHI unionize after new contract reduces base pay

More than 200 workers employed by the shipbuilding giant HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) joined the Korea Metal Workers' Union following the introduction of the new compensation system that reduced base pay.

2026.7.15

Slaughterhouse workers on working visas enter Korea in first for foreign employment

Twelve workers entered on skilled visas as Seoul launches a pilot program to ease chronic labor shortages in slaughterhouses.

2026.7.14

Over 700 foreign nationals found illegally working as delivery riders

A government crackdown found 734 foreign nationals, mostly international students, working illegally as delivery riders in Korea and triggered fines, deportations and wider investigations.

2026.7.6