S Korea to train more Chinese translators  

应对中国游客 韩国釜山市培养邮轮汉语翻译人才

据韩联社报道，韩国釜山市政府和釜山国际交流财团23日表示，将从6月24日至8月30日开设“2013豪华邮轮专业汉语翻译人才培养课程”，以应对来自中国等华语圈地区的大型豪华邮轮访问釜山。

(ECNS) -- South Korea's Busan plans to offer a Chinese translation training course aimed at providing better service to visiting cruises, Yonhap News Agency reported.

Busan included cruises in its development plan as a tourist destination and decided to develop high-end cruise tourism, the report said. It is important to upgrade facilities and services for Chinese tourists, especially after the city set up the goal of attracting 3 million foreign tourists this year.

Eligible South Korean citizens, females from Chinese-speaking countries as well as overseas students can sign up for the 10-week training course.

Those who get the training certificate can take part in activities as the city's designated translators.

Busan is the largest port city, as well as the second-largest metropolis after Seoul, in South Korea.