SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A civic Internet watchdog consisting of housewives and office workers helped take down tens of thousands of online prostitution ads last year. Nearly 50,000 online ads promoting prostitution were taken off the internet thanks to efforts made by Seoul’s Internet Civic Watchdog, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said on Sunday. Of [...]
SUWON, Jan. 22 (Korea Biziwire) — The city of Suwon will kickstart a social media campaign with meal and beverage vouchers offered as prizes in a bid to gather data on the troublesome flocks of rooks that descend on the city during winter. On January 22, Suwon announced that residents of Osan, Yongin and Hwaseong [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — An underground tunnel connecting South Korea and China appears to be a possibility limited only by time and money. A research report detailing the nuts and bolts of how such a project would work was commissioned by a dozen cities and counties located throughout the eastern and western provinces [...]
BUSAN, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Dark and intimidating alleyways have become warm and brightly lit walking paths as Busan continues to make efforts to reduce crime. The Busan Metropolitan Police Agency announced on January 16 that it had undertaken “crime prevention through environmental design” (CPTED) in two alleys located in Bugok 2-dong, Geumgjong District [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Free public transportation during commuting hours, Seoul’s emergency response to the elevated levels of particulate matter in the atmosphere courtesy of China, has been met with an unenthusiastic response from Seoul residents, who have levied a wide range of criticisms against the measure, calling it pointless and superficial. Yesterday, [...]
GAPYEONG, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – The very first ‘music city’ in South Korea is set to open in Gapyeong County next January, hosting studio spaces, concert halls and lodging for artists and music fans. According to the government of Gapyeong country on Friday, the new project for South Korea’s very first music village will [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Expressway Corporation announced on December 26 that it would complete installation of solar power energy equipment on the roof of a 1.3 km long soundproof tunnel in Gwanggyo, Gyeonggi Province. When the equipment begins producing energy early next month, it will be the first highway soundproof tunnel [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Patent applications pertaining to heatable glass have surged in the past few years, a good omen for drivers who have to turn their heater on and off to keep their windshield from getting too foggy. The Korean Intellectual Property Office revealed on December 25 that 192 patent applications related [...]
SUWON, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Despite raising the prospect of conducting cloud seeding experiments to create artificial rain more than a year ago, Gyeonggi Province has not carried out a single test and will most likely close out the year without making good on its word. According to the provincial office on December 15, [...]
SEJONG, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The government has announced plans for nationwide New Deal projects that will see 68 attractions across the country revitalized, including the city of Tongyeong. According to plans revealed by the government on Thursday, a number of old local landmarks and cultural assets in South Korea will take center stage [...]