The number of international marriages between a South Korean and a spouse from a different country has been on a rise to a record of over 150,000 just last year.
According to the Ministry of Justice, 153,648 spouses with foreign citizenship are residing in South Korea as of the end of last year.
Out of all nationalities, Chinese spouses took the majority at 57,000, followed by those from Vietnam, Japan and the Philippines.
The four Asian countries accounted for 80 percent of all foreign spouses in the country, with women making up nearly 83 percent.
