SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s distribution industry has become heavily dependent on China for its profits, statistics indicated Wednesday, making them vulnerable to even political and social issues that can turn away consumers from the Asian neighbor. For Lotte Duty Free stores in Seoul, Chinese tourists accounted for 78 percent of its [...]
BUSAN, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) – On Jun 21, three naval vessels from the Indian Navy made port at the dock of the Naval Operational Command in Busan after participating in a combined military exercise with the United States. And today, June 23, three other naval ships, this time from the Chinese Navy, also arrived [...]
JEJU ISLAND, South Korea, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Demands for air travel between South Korea’s resort island of Jeju and Chinese cities have soared over the past years, but Korean airlines have had difficulty in increasing flights due to tough regulations imposed by the Chinese government, industry data showed Monday. Out of 350 flights [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea on Monday slammed South Korea for its operation with the United Nations Command (UNC) to repel Chinese fishing boats operating illegally in neutral waters between the two Koreas, calling the move a “military provocation.” This marks the North’s first official reaction to South Korea and the UNC’s [...]
LOS ANGELES, CA, Jun. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Undercover footage released exclusively today by nonprofit Last Chance For Animals (LCA) exposes the horrific abuse and torture endured by dogs inside slaughterhouses at China’s Yulin Dog Meat Festival. LCA is the first organization to document the unsanitary conditions and inhumane treatment of dogs inside Yulin’s slaughterhouses. [...]
BEIJING, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) – China said Wednesday that its fishermen have been educated on international fishing agreements as South Korea’s military seized two Chinese boats illegally fishing in neutral waters between the two Koreas. The seizure was made on Tuesday evening, four days after South Korea’s military began an operation to repel Chinese [...]
SEOUL, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea has been sending active duty soldiers to Middle East countries by disguising them as civilian laborers, as the reclusive country tries to earn foreign currency, a U.S.-based media outlet said Friday. Quoting sources in the Middle East, the Radio Free Asia (RFA) added that the North Korean [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) – As many as 1,000 Chinese tourists will visit South Korea’s capital city this week to experiences first hand Korea’s seasonal customs of “Dano” which falls on Thursday, the Seoul metropolitan government said Wednesday. “Dano” is a major Korean traditional festival which falls on the fifth day of the fifth [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) – According to China’s Hurun Report, a research institute specializing in China’s high net worth individuals, the young rich kids of China named Korea as their third-most memorable travel destination. A total of 525 wealthy Chinese between the ages of 18 and 36 years took part in the survey. Korea [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will tighten regulations on tour operators that lure Chinese travelers with cheap, low-quality packages to screen out substandard agencies and improve the tourism industry’s competitiveness, the government said Tuesday. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said it will form a task force with related organizations to [...]