The city of Busan and the Busan Foundation for International Cooperation launched the “Life in Busan” Mobile App Interpretation/Translation Support Group on March 31, 2022.
“Life in Busan” Mobile App Interpretation/Translation Support Group consists of 170 volunteers from 17 different countries including Korean volunteers who are fluent in the applicable language and foreign volunteers who are fluent in Korean. They will support interpretation/translation counseling and chatting services on the “Life in Busan” mobile app from April 2022.
The interpretation and counseling service is provided through the “Life in Busan” mobile app 12 hours a day from 9 am to 9 pm. Foreign residents in Busan can call and receive accompanying interpretation services (on-site interpreting/professional counseling) and chat on the “Life in Busan” mobile app when they experience difficulties with communicating in Korean in daily life. The “Life in Busan” Mobile App Interpretation/Translation Support Group offers support in 12 different languages, including English, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Khmer, Russian, Lao, Mongolian, Thai, Tagalog and Uzbek.