In addition to outspending Japanese tourists, however, in the last two months, Chinese arrivals in South Korea may have outnumbered those from Japan.
FORBES: Chinese Tourists Head To South Korea Following Japan Row
Chinese Zodiac is scheduled for release in Korea next month, with the rest of the world following after that.
FORBES: Jackie Chan, Kwon Sang-Woo and Urwerk Star in Chinese Zodiac
All the same, governments in other places planning carbon pricing, such as South Korea and some Chinese provinces, will watch what unfolds in Australia with interest.
It turned out that because a Danish team had earlier upset another Chinese pair, the winner of the China-Korea match would have to face that Chinese pair in the next round.
Instead of billing monthly and letting users pay through their mobile phones, as most do in South Korea, they offer Chinese users pre-paid accounts.
To this day, interestingly, skin whitening products are enormously popular amongst Chinese women, as they also are in Japan and Korea and elsewhere.
Many passengers are Korean-speaking Chinese, who have gone to South Korea to work in factories or on construction projects.
Certainly, China will feel some pain, particularly because the economic slump in Japan and Korea will hurt demand for Chinese products.
But others appear not to welcome this position, including Wu Dawei, the senior Chinese official involved in talks aimed at getting rid of North Korea's nuclear weapons.
In fact, North Korea borders Russia there, with Chinese territory ending ten miles (16km) inland.
China is home to a sizable North Korean community, both North Koreans working in the neighboring nation and Chinese citizens of ethnic ancestry who consider North Korea their motherland.
As both countries celebrate the Lunar New Year starting this weekend, South Korea is expecting a 25% jump in the number of Chinese visitors from last year's holiday period.
As Jing Daily has previously noted, Chinese outbound tourists have traditionally targeted brands in these segments when traveling to popular destinations like South Korea, France and the U.S., as well as at airport duty-free shops worldwide.
FORBES: Which Luxury Brands Really 'Get' Digital Marketing In China?
Other Chinese developers are taking similar steps abroad, building vacation homes in Southeast Asia, resorts in South Korea and high-rise condos in New York and Sydney.
FORBES: Building Out (of China): Property Tycoons Follow Wealthy Customers Overseas
One Chinese newspaper said there had been 20, 000 job losses in Dandong, a border town through which Chinese tourists usually pass on their way to North Korea by train.
ECONOMIST: All the misery of Maoism with none of the redeeming features
Free trade deal talks between China, Japan and South Korea that finally got underway in Seoul yesterday have also been widely welcomed by Chinese experts, despite predictions that the negotiations may stall over opening up sensitive sectors like farming and manufacturing, further territorial spats or even US resistance, Liberation Daily reports.
But there are handicaps, including language: Chinese is widely spoken in many other Asian destinations, including Malaysia and Singapore, but not in South Korea.
But as South Korea seeks to develop its service sector, it is making a pitch to lure in more Chinese travelers.
The rebound in Chinese tourism stands out as the number of visitors from other nations like the U.S. and South Korea remains below pre-March 11 levels.
On the plus side, the presence of the state has lent a stability and long-term perspective to the investment and growth of the Chinese economy, which is not just reminiscent of the keiretsu in Japan but also the family holdings in the chaebols in Korea.
FORBES: Are Chinese State Owned Enterprises A Threat To U.S. Companies?
应用推荐