S.Korea to grant visa-free entry to Chinese tourist groups from September

South Korea will temporarily allow visa-free entry for tourist groups from China starting Sept. 29 through June 2026, the government said on Wednesd...

S.Korea's foreigner-only casinos on a roll as Chinese arrivals surge

The drop amount, or gaming chip purchases, at South Korea’s major foreigner-only casino venues spiked to a record high of 3.42 trillion won ($...

South Korea mulls visa waiver for Chinese group tourists

South Korea is considering temporary visa exemptions for Chinese group tourists to boost the domestic tourism sector, after being spooked by the bot...

Samsung, SK granted indefinite US waiver on chip gear supplies to China

Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, have been granted an indefinite waiver on semiconductor ...

S.Korea to grant visa-free entry to transit passengers from abroad

Transit passengers from select countries from Sunday can enter South Korea without a visa, and this waiver from May 15 will apply to a wider range o...

Air Busan offers 4 daily flights on Busan-Fukuoka route

Korea's low-cost carrier Air Busan Co. from Thursday will add a daily flight to its route linking the nation's biggest port city of Busan to Fukuo...

Lawmakers debate military exemption for pop artists like BTS

As a historic first, South Korean lawmakers are duking it out on the hotly debated topic of military exemption for global K-pop sensation BTS. ...