SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — As more than 15 countries have imposed stricter quarantine measures against travelers coming from China, Beijing has recently suspended all issuance of short-term, transit visas and visas on arrival to Korean and Japanese nationals. Beijing explained that the measure was based on the principle of reciprocity. However, there are views [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — China’s abrupt suspension of short-term visa services for South Koreans has dashed long-term recovery hopes for the country’s travel industry, industry insiders said Tuesday, amid likely cancellations of trips to the neighboring country due to the measure. The Chinese Embassy in Seoul made public the decision in a post [...]
SEOUL/BEIJING, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — China announced the suspension Tuesday of its short-term visa service for South Koreans in retaliation against Seoul’s regulations on entries from the neighbor with increasing COVID-19 infections. The Chinese Embassy in Seoul made public the decision in a post on its WeChat account, citing an “instruction” from Beijing for [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The illegal distribution of South Korean content has become a part of everyday life in China, with the new Netflix series “The Glory” being no exception. At present, the average rating of the Netflix’s South Korean original starring top actress Song Hye-kyo stood at 8.9 out of 10 points [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — As the Chinese government has recently shown some signs of lifting the yearslong ban on South Korean cultural products, including video games, hopes are high that local game developers will be able to tap into the world’s largest video gaming market again. Last week, China’s National Press and Publication [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of Chinese students studying in South Korea on Saturday held a demonstration against the Chinese government’s strict zero-COVID policy. This was the first anti-regime protest held by Chinese individuals in the country after controversy over a secret Chinese police station erupted. Six Chinese students and members of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will require travelers coming from China to show negative COVID-19 tests, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Friday, joining other nations in imposing restrictions due to a surge of infections there. By the end of February next year, all arrivals from China will be required to show either [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — China’s antitrust regulator has approved Korean Air Co.’s integration with smaller local rival Asiana Airlines Inc., with approval yet to come from four countries, Korean Air said Tuesday. The Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (MOFCOM) has demanded the merged Korean Air-Asiana entity reduce its market [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A Chinese restaurant in southern Seoul, suspected of having functioned as a secret Chinese police station, is said to discontinue business next month, restaurant officials said Friday. The restaurant has received media attention after the Spain-based human rights watchdog Safeguard Defenders insisted early this month that China was operating [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group said Wednesday that a documentary on its corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in China is drawing a favorable response from Chinese people. In collaboration with Discovery Channel, the group made a mini-documentary under the theme of its CSR activities in China, including the prevention of desertification, [...]