The Korea Times
Korea will remove the "China (Taiwan)" label from its e-arrival system, a foreign ministry official said Tuesday, after Taiwan changed Korea's name in its immigration system from "Korea" to "Korea (South)" in protest. Seoul plans to remove the "last point of departure" and "next destination" fields from e-arrival cards, where the island nation had been listed as "China (Taiwan)," the official told reporters. It will remain listed as Taiwan in the country and region field. "We have reviewed the matter and are moving forward with plans to remove the 'last point of departure' and 'next destination' fields from the electronic arrival card," he said. The official said the paper arrival cards already do not include those fields, and that the move is part of efforts to streamline the system, improve convenience for visitors from Taiwan, and align the paper and electronic arrival formats. The Ministry of Justice is handling the matter in line with relevant procedures, the official said. Seoul's decision came after Taiwan called for a "correction" in its labeling as "China (Taiwan)" on e-arrivals,
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