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Published: 01 Oct. 2025, 21:07
![A foreign customer shops at a convenience store in central Seoul on Oct. 1. With Chinese group tourists surging with the start of the visa-free program, sales through foreign payment methods such as Alipay and WeChat Pay on Sept. 29 surged 100-fold compared to the same day last week at the GS25's Myeongdong branch in central Seoul. [YONHAP]](https://koreaseafood.online/data/photo/2025/10/01/2b45f79e-b062-4d68-8943-be0cdbc1bd10.jpg)
A foreign customer shops at a convenience store in central Seoul on Oct. 1. With Chinese group tourists surging with the start of the visa-free program, sales through foreign payment methods such as Alipay and WeChat Pay on Sept. 29 surged 100-fold compared to the same day last week at the GS25's Myeongdong branch in central Seoul. [YONHAP]
Customers shop at a convenience store in central Seoul on Oct. 1. With Chinese group tourism surging with the start of the visa-free program, sales through foreign payment methods such as Alipay and WeChat Pay on Sept. 29 surged 100-fold compared to the same day last week at the GS25's Myeongdong branch in central Seoul.
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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