Taiwan halts retaliation against S Korea amid naming spatStaff writer, with CNAThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is suspending retaliation measures against South Korea that were set to take effect tomorrow, after Seoul said it is updating its e-arrival system, MOFA said today. South Korea’s e-arrival system lists Taiwan as “China (Taiwan)” in an undated screen grab. Photo: Screen grab from e-arrivalcard.go.krMOFA last week said that if South Korea did not respond positively before today, Taiwan would also revise its own online immigration entry system, changing "Korea, Republic of" to "Korea (South)." According to Hsiao, South Korea did not specify whether the update would replace Taiwan's designation, nor did it provide a timeline for the change. The dispute began after South Korea on Feb. 24, 2025, introduced a new online immigration entry system that listed Taiwan as “China (Taiwan),” as an alternative to paper landing cards.

Source: Taipei Times March 31, 2026 09:50 UTC