{
  "id": 3172193,
  "title": "Foreign tourist arrivals to Korea top 2 mil. in July",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/foreign-tourist-arrivals-to-korea-top-2-mil-in-july-3172193",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-25T02:57:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/travel-food/20260825/foreign-tourist-arrivals-to-korea-top-2-mil-in-july"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Foreign tourist arrivals to Korea surpassed 2 million in July, marking a 20.8 percent increase from the previous year and reaching pre-pandemic levels, according to data from the Korea Tourism Organization. Chinese tourists comprised the largest group, with 777,000 visitors, followed by travelers from Japan (330,000) and Taiwan (261,000). From January to July, Korea received a total of 12.8 million foreign visitors, a 21.3 percent increase compared to the same period last year, with China being the largest source of visitors.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Foreign tourist arrivals to S. Korea top 2 mln in July",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/foreign-tourist-arrivals-to-s-korea-top-2-mln-in-july",
        "published": "2026-08-25T02:21:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Foreign tourist arrivals to Korea top 2 mil. in July",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/foreign-tourist-arrivals-to-korea-top-2-mil-in-july",
        "published": "2026-08-25T02:52:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}