The census, which is carried out by Statistics Korea every five years, also showed that there were 90 countries that had more than 30 nationals living in South Korea as of last year.
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2011/06/06 11:39 KST
Foreigners living in S. Korea rise 1.5-fold in five years: report
SEOUL, June 6 (Yonhap) -- The number of foreign residents in S. Korea rose 1.5-fold in five years to top 590,000 in 2010, a nationwide census showed Monday.
The census, which is carried out by Statistics Korea every five years, also showed that there were 90 countries that had more than 30 nationals living in South Korea as of last year.
The census, which is carried out by Statistics Korea every five years, also showed that there were 90 countries that had more than 30 nationals living in South Korea as of last year.
