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Seoul Metro to Drop Use of Original Chinese Pronunciation in Station Names

Seoul Metro to Drop Use of Original Chinese Pronunciation in Station Names

SEOUL, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Metro said Monday it will stop pronouncing some subway train station names in original Chinese during its station arrival announcements starting August. At present, Seoul Metro offers prerecorded voice announcements in four languages — Korean, English, Japanese and Chinese — inside trains to give the upcoming station name, [...]

Korean Companies’ Chinese Subsidiaries Experience Sales Drop amid Beijing’s Pressure

Korean Companies’ Chinese Subsidiaries Experience Sales Drop amid Beijing’s Pressure

SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — During the past six years of Beijing’s pressure on Seoul regarding the latter’s hosting of a U.S. THAAD anti-missile system, South Korean conglomerates have witnessed shrinking sales at their Chinese subsidiaries, a corporate tracker said Wednesday. CEO Score analyzed sales reports of 113 Korean companies in China, which revealed [...]

Chinese Communities Share Tips on Exploiting S. Korea’s Health Insurance

Chinese Communities Share Tips on Exploiting S. Korea’s Health Insurance

SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid a recent statement at the National Assembly by a ruling party leader vowing to prevent Chinese individuals from exploiting South Korea’s national health insurance, communities in China have been found to be sharing tips on how to take advantage of the system. A YouTube video created by a [...]

Chinese Netizens Leave Malicious Comments on Korean Cultural Heritage Data

Chinese Netizens Leave Malicious Comments on Korean Cultural Heritage Data

SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A website that offers free 3D data for South Korean cultural heritage is facing malicious comments from Chinese online commentators. Chinese netizens have given one particular asset, Korean traditional houses known as “hanok,” a one-star rating on the Unreal Engine Marketplace, run by U.S. video game giant Epic Games [...]

Fermentation Process Differentiates Chinese and Korean Pickling Methods: Study

Fermentation Process Differentiates Chinese and Korean Pickling Methods: Study

SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Similar noodle dishes can be found in various parts of the world, like spaghetti in Italy, dao xiao mian in China, and bibimguksu in Korea. These dishes all share the common element of noodles topped with vegetables, meat, and spices. It is possible that these cuisines have influenced each [...]

NewJeans Becomes Target of Chinese Netizens After Appearing in Hanji Promotional Video

NewJeans Becomes Target of Chinese Netizens After Appearing in Hanji Promotional Video

SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop rookie NewJeans has become a target of Chinese netizens after appearing in a video promoting the outstanding features of Korean traditional paper, or “hanji.” The quintet appeared in a video produced and released by the culture ministry last week to promote hanji. The five members talked about hanji’s [...]

Chinese Students in Seoul Protest Against Beijing’s Zero-COVID Policy amid Controversy over Chinese ‘Police Stations’

Chinese Students in Seoul Protest Against Beijing’s Zero-COVID Policy amid Controversy over Chinese ‘Police Stations’

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 [...]

Chinese in S. Korea Join Protest Against China’s Zero-COVID Policy

Chinese in S. Korea Join Protest Against China’s Zero-COVID Policy

SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Study-abroad students from China are raising their voices about their home country’s zero-COVID policy. Recently, campus boards in Korea University and Chung-Ang University were posted with various anti-Chinese slogans like “CCP (Chinese Communist Party) OUT”, “Free China” and “It’s my duty.” Chinese students and residents on Wednesday, showed up [...]

Chinese Account for 62 pct of Apartment Purchases by Foreigners Since 2015

Chinese Account for 62 pct of Apartment Purchases by Foreigners Since 2015

SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Chinese nationals accounted for over 60 percent of apartment purchases by foreign nationals in South Korea since 2015, a government report showed Monday. According to the land ministry report submitted to Rep. Yang Kyung-sook of the main opposition Democratic Party, the number of apartment purchase deals of Chinese nationals [...]