The number of Chinese applying to visit South Korea has more than doubled in the first week after Seoul resumed issuing short-term visas, signalling the end of a dispute over travel curbs between the two Asian neighbours.
South Korea announced a record trade deficit in January, as exports to China tumbled 31.4 per cent and the value of energy imports jumped amid elevated winter demand and high global prices.
SEOUL, Dec 21 South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said today reforming practices in the labour market should be a top priority for his government’s drive to improve the way.
South Korea’s shipments to China have fallen for six consecutive months, but November’s decline was the sharpest since mid-2009 as widespread lockdowns dampened demand for Korean tech products such as semiconductors.