Some good news for duty-free shoppers in Korea.<br />The South Korean government has announced new plans to allow duty-free shops at arrival terminals from as early as June next year.<br />Our Kim Mok-yeon has this report.<br /> <br /> After 15 years of negotiations, the South Korean government has finally allowed duty-free shops to be installed at arrival terminals at Incheon International Airport.<br />With the latest decision, passengers taking international flights will now be able to shop for duty-free items at the airport on arrival in Korea, rather than having to shop before departure and carry the items with them throughout their journey.<br />The nation's finance minister said that the move will also give a boost to domestic consumption as well as create more jobs. <br /><br /> "We seek to create more jobs by creating a new market for new demand."<br /><br /> To prevent controversy from large conglomerates benefiting from the decision, only small and medium-sized firms will be allowed to operate in the new duty-free area. <br />Cigarettes, fruits and processed livestock products will not be sold. <br />The duty-free shops will be introduced at Incheon International Airport as early as June next year,... and will gradually be rolled out at other airports around the country.<br /> As of today, some 149 airports in 73 countries around the world have duty-free shops in the arrivals section of the airport.<br /><br />Kim Mok-yeon, Arirang News. <br />
