Topic: Policy

Korean Requirement for the Regional Specialised Visa F-2-R Eased From TOPIK Level 4 to Level 3, and the Recommendation Deadline Extended to 31 December

Stay a Night on an Island and Claim Up to 100,000 Won Toward the Trip, With Applications Opening on 8 September

A Newark-Incheon Direct Route Launches, and the Korea Tourism Organization Greets the First Passengers With Traditional Snacks and Calligraphy

The 2027 Welfare Ministry Budget Proposal Is 148.7697 Trillion Won, Raising the Monthly Living Allowance for a One-Person Household to 876,000 Won

This Year's Non-Covered Treatment Prices Were Published, and the Same Shockwave Therapy Costs 70,000 Won at One Clinic and 175,000 Won at Another

Three More Villages Join Korea's Rural Workation Scheme, Bringing It to 13, with up to 50,000 Won off a Weekday

EV Charging Discounted by up to 32% on Weekend and Holiday Middays, from September 5 to October 31

Seoul's Portal for Foreign Residents Relaunches as 'MY SEOUL+', with Consultations Bookable in the Browser

Expressway Tolls Waived September 24 to 27 for Chuseok, and KTX Fares Cut by an Average 10% from September

Jinan County Makes Its First Rural Basic Income Payment: 300,000 Won per Person for July and August

Apostilles for Disability Certificates Go Online from August 31, Replacing a Postal Process That Took Up to Ten Days

Government Opens PF and Builder Finance Help Centres on September 1, Split Between the FSS and the Korea Development Bank

From August 28, Scalping Concert and Sports Tickets Can Cost Up to 50 Times the Sale Price

Toilets and Parking on Farmland Can Now Be Built with Only a Notification

Seocho-gu to Cover Up to 200,000 Won a Year in Exam Fees for Unemployed Young People

Restarting in the Same Line of Business Will Count as a Startup After One Year, Down from Three

보건복지부 Sets Up a Support Team to Move Inpatients Out of a Closing Hospital in Ulsan

Affiliated-Hospital Access Drops From Age 75 to 65 for Top-Priority Bereaved Families of People of National Merit

National University Hospitals Pass From the Education Ministry to Health and Welfare, 21 Years On

Korea Proposes Wider Recycling Rules for Used Batteries, Adding Wind Blades and ESS to Collection Centres

Korea Expands State-Paid Back Wages for Workers of Failed Companies to Six Months

Young Savers in the Youth Tomorrow Savings Scheme Saw Monthly Income Rise by More Than 500,000 Won in Three Years

The 7th National Bioethics Committee Convenes to Review End-of-Life Care and AI Health Data

No Special Pardon This Liberation Day, Only Ordinary Parole

The Government Eases Rules for Chips, Batteries and Bio, Unblocking 4.28 Trillion Won in Investment

The Government Will Add 230,000 Homes in the Capital Region and Cut the Wait to Groundbreaking From 68 Months to 37

The State Will Now Also Compensate Severe Disability in Mothers From Unavoidable Childbirth Accidents

Recognised Jeonse-Fraud Victims Reach 40,278, and Three in Four Are Under 40

Korea's Hometown Love Donation Tax Credit Set to Vary by Region Under 2026 Tax Reform Plan

Jeonnam-Gwangju and Jeju Bid to Host Korea's Second Space Center

Parents Can Apply Online for a Child's Entry-Exit Certificate on Gov24 from Aug. 7

Pilot Project Helping Separated Children Return to Their Birth Families Expands to South Gyeongsang

Korea's Dementia Care Doctor Pilot Expands to 92 Districts Nationwide in August

Jeju Launches 'Companion Island' Program for Its Uninhabited Islands

KTX and SRT in One App: Korail+ Launches August 3

Samsung Card Picked to Join Korea's Mobile ID Apps

Korea Opens 2026 Second-Semester Student Loan Applications, Debuts First AI Study-Support Loan

Korea to Fine Ticket Scalpers Up to 50 Times the Sale Price From Aug. 28

Korea's Interior Ministry Launches Public Campaign and Video Contest on Illegal Structures in Rivers and Valleys

Justice Ministry Sets Formal Rules for Its Yearly Work-Visa Quota System

Korea's 2026 Minimum Wage Set at 10,320 Won per Hour

Concerns Grow Over Korea's National Pension Sustainability

How Korea's National Health Insurance System Works

Korea's Volume-Based Waste Fee: Pay-As-You-Throw Since 1995