Many passengers are Korean-speaking Chinese, who have gone to South Korea to work in factories or on construction projects.

CNN: 'The South's Guangdong'

In overnight news, Asian stocks rallied on news that Chinese government officials have said they want to stimulate their economy by implementing more construction projects.

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