1. On August 23, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will launch Kakao Talk Plus Friend “safe travel overseas,” a service that provides country-specific information on safe travel to the Korean people visiting foreign countries.

o After entering the name of the country that he/she is planning to visit through the Kakao Talk Plus Friend service, he/she can check information on the country, including its travel-alert level, an emergency contact number of the ROK diplomatic mission in the country, and key matters that need attention.

o The Kakao Talk Plus Friend service also provides safety information to the Korean people using local phone numbers (replacement of USIM cards), which cannot receive country-specific text messages sent to roaming phones. This is expected to increase access to safety information for the protection of the Korean people.

2. With the launch of the Kakao Talk Plus Friend service, the Korean people planning to visit or stay in foreign countries can now easily check safety information on their destinations.


* unofficial translation