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Seoul's Seongbuk Global Village Center is running a three-session Korean language program built around scenes from three television dramas, with the remaining sessions on August 21 and 28 from 9:30 to 11:30am. The first, on August 14, used 미생 (Misaeng) to introduce Korean workplace culture. The second covers business communication and presentation using 스토브리그 (Stove League), and the third draws on 김 부장 이야기 (The Dream Life of Mr. Kim).

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Older Koreans have been spending their days at Incheon International Airport to escape the heat, sitting on benches and floor mats in the terminals, playing 장기 (janggi), sharing packed lunches, and staying from morning until late afternoon. Airport Railroad figures show 1,654,112 free senior trips in July, up 7 percent on last July and more than 20 percent on July 2024.

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From: @kwonnpartners_lawfirm

On July 31 the National Assembly passed a revision to the Criminal Procedure Act removing prosecutors' investigative powers, and on October 2 the 검찰청 (Prosecution Service) will be abolished after 78 years. Two agencies replace it: the 공소청 (Public Prosecution Office) under the Ministry of Justice, which decides whether to bring charges, and the 중대범죄수사청 (Serious Crimes Investigation Agency) under the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, which investigates major crimes.

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The National Pension contribution rate rose from 9 percent to 9.5 percent on January 1, 2026, the first change since 1998. It will rise by a further 0.5 percentage points every year until it reaches 13 percent in 2033, under the pension reform passed by the National Assembly on March 20, 2025.

Foreign residents employed in Korea are enrolled on the same terms as Korean nationals. Whether any of that money comes back when you leave is a separate question, governed by different rules, and the default answer under Korean law is no.

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