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Chinese Shoppers to Make Asia Surpass Europe for Duty-Free Market Share by 2020
Airport improvements and social media engagement are expected to buoy duty-free spending among Chinese travelers. Read More
Korean Luxury Woos China’s Affluent
The president of South Korea's top chinaware brand Hankook talks to Jing Daily about Chinese consumers' growing obsession with all things Korea. Read More
Interview: Producer Behind Psy’s ‘Gangnam Style’ Reveals Why K-Pop Is Such A Sensation In China
The producer that helped Psy globalize Youtube's most-watched video discusses how China became one of the biggest markets for Korean pop music. Read More
Ralph Lauren Faces Tough Road Ahead In China
Since 2010 Ralph Lauren has been retooling its China strategy to rehabilitate its brand image and take advantage of the country's fast-growing apparel market. Read More
South Korea Scrambles To Accommodate Influx Of Chinese Tourists
With highways and popular tourist sites in China jam-packed during national holidays, nearby South Korea has seen a rising tide of Chinese travelers hit its shores in recent years, supplanting… Read More
Despite Strong Showing At Busan Film Fest, Long Road Ahead For Chinese Indies
Independent Chinese filmmakers are out in force at the ongoing Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), yet the strong presence of this growing contingent belies many of the challenges that lie… Read More
Japan’s Loss Is S. Korea’s Gain During China’s “Super Golden Week”
According to statistics released this weekend, China's "Super Golden Week" lived up to its name, with the number of overseas-bound travelers up 50 percent year-over-year and more than 34 million… Read More
Wealthy Chinese Shell Out For $88,000 Korean “Anti-Aging” Tour
Taking advantage of an explosion of interest in what the Chinese media is calling "meditel," Possom Prestige and the Ritz-Carlton have been perhaps the first in Korea to team up… Read More
With Chinese New Year Approaching, South Korea Prepares For Tourist Influx
They come to shop, regularly outspend other foreign tourists, are arriving in record numbers, and have their eyes on a holiday in Korea: China's outbound travelers, more of whom are… Read More-
Chinese Tourists Behind Korea’s Anticipated “Foreigner Only” Duty Free Shops
In response to complaints by foreign tourists that duty-free shops in South Korea are overly crowded with domestic shoppers, last week the Korean government announced plans to launch new "foreigner-only"… Read More
