SEOUL, March 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The construction of a two-story mosque in a residential area in the neighborhood of Kyungpook National University in Daegu has been delayed indefinitely. The construction halt occurred after residents staged a group protest against the construction of the mosque in their neighborhood. Residents submitted a petition to the local [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean court has ruled that an Iranian who converted from Islam to Christianity should be formally recognized as a refugee due to concerns over persecution upon returning to Iran. Cha Ji-won, a judge at the Seoul Administrative Court, ruled in favor of the plaintiff who filed a [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Malaysia is the No. 1 destination for South Korean small and medium-sized firms exporting halal food, a survey showed Thursday. Halal food refers to food products that are prepared in a specific way according to Islamic Sharia law, which covers not only meat but also fruits and vegetables. Malaysia [...]
BUYEO CITY, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Government approval for a slaughterhouse in the Muslim religious tradition of “halal” has seen local Christian groups up in arms in Buyeo City of South Chungcheong Province. According to the Buyeo City Office, the district’s association of Christian denominations has over the past few weeks voiced its opposition to the [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea should aggressively woo the global halal market to diversify its export destinations, a local trade organization said Monday. The Institute for International Trade under the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) called halal the world’s biggest blue ocean and niche market. Halal is a widely applied Islamic dietary [...]
SEOUL, March 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Diversifying South Korea’s repertoire of visitors amid continued threats from China, the Korea Tourism Organization is planning to attract 1.2 million tourists from Muslim countries this year, up from what was roughly 980,000 in 2016. Last year’s number was a 33-percent increase from 2015. Of the visitors, 740,000 were [...]
SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Lockable refrigerators and special laundry cycles for local costumes, some of the unconventional product ideas tried by South Korea’s Dongbu Daewoo Electronics, have helped the company become a major hit in the Middle East, the firm’s officials said Sunday. The fridges with locks, launched in 1998, have sold 2 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The head of South Korea’s broadcasting watchdog body vowed to help expand exports of local TV dramas to Islamic countries to make up for restrictions imposed by China on entertainment content. “China accounts for a third of South Korea’s exports of broadcasting content, but this sectors is currently not [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will host a medical tourism exhibition in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to lure more Middle Eastern patients in need of advanced treatment, the state-run tourism agency said Monday. The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will co-host the “Korea International [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Middle Eastern people who visit South Korea for medical treatments are most dissatisfied with the quality of Islamic foods provided by local hospitals, a poll showed Thursday. According to the survey taken by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute, Muslim patients who visited South Korea last year gave local [...]