Invest KOREA

According to the Foreign Investment Promotion Act, foreign investment refers to the following: 1) Where a foreigner acquires the stocks or shares of a domestic company or corporation (recognized where the amount of investment is KRW 100 million or more and the foreign investment ratio is 10 percent or more) 2) Where a long-term loan of five years or longer was borrowed from the overseas parent company, etc. 3) Where a foreigner contributes to a non-profit corporation in the field of science and technology (KRW 50 million or more and accounting for 10 percent or more of the total contribution amount) 4) Where a foreign-invested company re-invests unappropriated earned surplus in the establishment or expansion of a factory without transferring them to capital.