{"id":2624,"date":"2016-04-13T12:31:49","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T12:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/2624-south-korea-to-launch-halal-certificate-system-for-restaurants\/"},"modified":"2016-04-13T12:31:49","modified_gmt":"2016-04-13T12:31:49","slug":"south-korea-to-launch-halal-certificate-system-for-restaurants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/2624-south-korea-to-launch-halal-certificate-system-for-restaurants\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea to launch Halal certificate system for restaurants"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.16px; line-height: 15.808px;\">\u201cMuslim-friendly certificate\u201d for local restaurants where visitors could be served well-prepared halal food<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">A South Korean state-run tourism promotion agency is pushing to introduce a \u201cMuslim-friendly certificate\u201d for local restaurants where visitors could be served well-prepared halal food, industry sources said Thursday.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">According to the sources, the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) plans to launch the Muslim-friendly certificate system around August, which will be granted to restaurants based on how well halal food and other dishes are prepared and served.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">Under the five-tier certificate system, the highest rating will be granted to restaurants that provide halal food officially guaranteed by the Korea Muslim Federation. Those without halal food on their menus could also get a lower-rated certificate if they do not offer pork.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">The tourism agency is aiming to choose 200 restaurants nationwide for the Muslim-friendly certificate, the sources said.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">Last year, around 740,000 Muslims traveled Sout<span style=\"font-size: 12.16px; line-height: 1.3em;\">A South Korean state-run tourism promotion agency is pushing to introduce a \u201cMuslim-friendly certificate\u201d for local restaurants where visitors could be served well-prepared halal food, industry sources said Thursday.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">According to the sources, the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) plans to launch the Muslim-friendly certificate system around August, which will be granted to restaurants based on how well halal food and other dishes are prepared and served.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">Under the five-tier certificate system, the highest rating will be granted to restaurants that provide halal food officially guaranteed by the Korea Muslim Federation. Those without halal food on their menus could also get a lower-rated certificate if they do not offer pork.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">The tourism agency is aiming to choose 200 restaurants nationwide for the Muslim-friendly certificate, the sources said.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.16px; line-height: 1.3em;\">Last year, around 740,000 Muslims traveled South Korea. The tourism industry projects that the number could go up to 800,000 this year.<\/span>h Korea. The tourism industry projects that the number could go up to 800,000 this year.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cMuslim-friendly certificate\u201d for local restaurants where visitors could be served well-prepared halal food \u00a0 \u00a0 A South Korean state-run tourism promotion agency is pushing to introduce a \u201cMuslim-friendly certificate\u201d for local restaurants where visitors could be served well-prepared halal food, industry sources said Thursday. 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