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Mobile Alien Registration Card makes banking easier source: korea.krInternational residents can now open bank accounts using only their Mobile Alien Registration Card.The six participating banks include Shinhan, Hana, iM, BNK Busan, Jeonbuk and Jeju. Additional banks, such as Woori and Gwangju, will join the program in mid-April, followed by Nonghyup in May.KB Kookmin and Industrial Bank of Korea will follow in June.Currently, all banks require in-person visits to open an account, except for Jeonbuk Bank, which allows remote account opening.Any legally registered international resident aged 14 or older can obtain a mobile ARC using their smartphones. To do so, they need to download the official app, “대한민국 모바일 신분증” (Korea Mobile Resident ID Card), and validate their identity by either using their ARC equipped with a chip card for smartphone access or by scanning a QR code. ◎ Mobile Alien Registration Card: https://www.mobileid.go.kr/mip/hps/main.do◎ Download “대한민국 모바일 신분증” (Korea Mobile Resident ID Card):Apple iOS: clickAndroid: click<Today's Vocabulary - 오늘의 단어>require: 요구하다 in-person: 대면 remote: 원격(비대면) validate: 인증하다 identity: 신분Editor: Song SoomiCopy Editors: Ryu Hyoseung, Anton J. Mapoy
Busan is Good in more ways than one source: visitbusanBusan has made significant strides in recent years, experiencing rapid development across multiple sectors. The city’s remarkable progress has burnished its national and international reputation.The city continues to improve its livability. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit's Global Liveability Index 2024, Busan is ranked as Asia's sixth most livable city for the second consecutive year. Additionally, the 2024 Child Well-Being Index, a study by Save the Children and the Institute of Social Welfare of Seoul National University, found that Busan children had the highest quality of life compared to children in other cities nationwide. Busan’s innovative Deullak Nallak children’s cultural centers won the 2024 SDG City Awards, which honor exemplary urban sustainability programs in the Asia Pacific region. As a key component of Busan’s 15-minute city initiative, Deullak Nallak has been lauded for promoting sustainable urban development and social inclusivity. As of last year, Deullak Nallak centers have welcomed 1.2 million visitors and scored an 88% satisfaction rate. The local job market is also improving. Busan’s youth employment rate rose from 43.6% in 2022 to 46.7% in 2024, the highest since records began. The city is also leveraging its aging workforce. Korea’s first eco-friendly, senior-friendly program, Our Neighborhood ESG Center, won the prestigious Green World Award in the carbon reduction category.Busan’s appeal as a global tourist destination continues to grow. The city was featured in the New York Times article “5 Cities with Great Beaches” and included in Trip.com’s list of the top 100 global travel destinations in early 2024. Reflecting this recognition, Busan welcomed 2.93 million international tourists in 2024, the second-highest figure since 2016.With steady progress in livability, employment, sustainability and tourism, Busan is solidifying its status as a dynamic global city.<Today's Vocabulary - 오늘의 단어>stride: 성큼 걷는 걸음 rapid: 급속한 remarkable: 주목할만한 livability: 살기 좋음 consecutive: 연속된 exemplary: 모범적인 sustainability: 지속성 component: 요소 appeal: 매력 recognition: 인식 employment: 고용Editor: Song SoomiCopy Editors: Ryu Hyoseung, Anton J. Mapoy
Busan Concert Hall adds 'brio' to city culture The pipe organ in the main auditorium is only one of four in Korea. Its 4,406 pipes and 62 stops were manufactured and installed by German company Freiburger Orgelbau.　Details on Busan Concert Hall, the city's first performance venue dedicated to classical music, were unveiled on Feb. 17 during a press conference at Busan Citizens Park. 　During the press conference, city officials, Classic Busan Artistic Director Myung-whun Chung and CEO Min-jeong Park discussed the hall's opening and inaugural festival. The new performance space is expected to reshape the city's cultural landscape and draw world-class musicians.　The three-story venue is strategically located in Busan Citizens Park in Busanjin-gu District. This prime location offers exceptional accessibility to mass transit, connecting visitors seamlessly from Gimhae International Airport to Busan Station. The venue boasts a vineyard-style main auditorium, an intimate chamber hall and a rehearsal space.　The Busan Concert Hall's main auditorium is the largest of its kind outside the capital region. Spanning three floors, the hall can seat over 2,011 people. Designed in the vineyard style, akin to the Berliner Philharmonie in Berlin and Suntory Hall in Tokyo, it ensures an optimal acoustic experience from every seat.　The venue's standout feature is its pipe organ. Manufactured and installed by the German company Freiburger Orgelbau, the eye-catching pipe organ has 4,406 pipes and 62 stops and can produce an extensive range of sounds.　The venue also includes a 400-seat chamber hall, a multipurpose rehearsal space that doubles as an event room, and a spacious lobby with a cafe and floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the park.　The inaugural music festival runs from June 20 to 28. The first two concerts will see Mr. Chung conducting the Asia Philharmonic Orchestra in a performance of Beethoven's "Triple Concerto" and "Choral" Symphony. Also performing will be Japanese violinist Sayaka Shoji and Chinese cellist Jian Wang.　Other festival highlights include recitals by pianist Seong-jin Cho, pianist Yekwon Sunwoo and organist Jae-hyuck Cho.　The festival concludes with the concert version of Beethoven's sole opera "Fidelio," with performances by the Busan Metropolitan Chorus, the National Chorus of Korea, tenor Eric Cutler and soprano Hrachuhi Bassenz.　Many world-renowned orchestras are coming to the Busan Concert Hall later this year, including the Sejong Soloists, the Italian orchestra Filarmonica della Scala, the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.Busan Concert Hall at Busan Citizens Park.

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