Most foreigners excluded from Korea’s oil-price relief payouts

South Korea will begin distributing relief payments on Monday to about 70 percent of the population as fuel and consumer prices rise amid the Middle East conflict, but most foreign residents will again be excluded despite earlier criticism from the country’s human rights watchdog. The payments, which range from 100,000 won to 600,000 won ($68 to $405), will first be made available Monday to vulnerable groups, with a separate application period for the broader public set to begin May 18. Recipien

By The Korea Herald