BEIJING, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A top executive of South Korea’s biggest amusement park operator, Samsung Everland, has held talks with China’s foreign ministry officials, during which they discussed preparations to send giant pandas to Seoul, according to the Chinese ministry on Saturday. Chinese President Xi Jinping made a state visit to South Korea in [...]
DAEJEON, Korea, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Considering the fact that the insect industry is rising as a new growth engine for agriculture in Korea, the city of Daejeon is aiming to become a distribution hub for insect products by making the best use of its Insect Eco Center, which is slated to be completed this [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A music app to help dogs relax on road trips has been launched. Dogs can experience motion sickness just like humans do, and it can be a significant source of stress. CH Happy Dog, a broadcast company that airs programs for dogs, and DION, an IDTV bidirectional service firm, have partnered [...]
JINCHEON, Korea, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Frustration against the factory farms of large-sized livestock raising and distribution companies is growing among local farmers following the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. According to officials from Jeungpyeong and Jincheon counties in North Chucheong Province, local farmers are asking for the withdrawal of factory farms run by large companies, as [...]
POHANG, Korea, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Officials from the Pohang police department arrested two individuals who illegally distributed female and baby snow crabs, on February 15. Both catching and distributing female and baby snow crabs are prohibited under Korean law. The two culprits kept 1,450 female snow crabs and 8,600 baby crabs in a tank [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The 10th Korea Canicross Competion will be held at a site around Onemount, a sports complex in Ilsan, on April 19. Canicross is a stand-alone sport that features cross-country running with dogs. The human participant usually runs attached to one or two dogs with a cord or elastic line. The Korea [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – A fin whale was spotted in Korean waters for the first time in 41 years. The whale was found caught and struggling to get out of nets off the coast near Mijo-myeon in Gyeongnam province, on February 11. Local authorities soon arrived at the scene with five ships and divers for [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — This is the same old story, but no matter how many times you hear it, it’s always heartwarming, especially if you are an animal person. A family of two – a 77-year-old elderly woman whose surname is Kim, and her son, aged 61 — were sleeping when a fire [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government is planning to begin charging pet-owners for reclaiming their lost pets from city-run animal rescue agencies. According to an announcement on February 6, the city government is planning to reveal, in March, details of an amendment of existing laws on charging pet-owners who reclaim their [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Three more cases of foot-and-mouth (FMD) disease have been confirmed in South Korea, raising worries that the animal disease keeps spreading in the country, government officials said Saturday. One FMD case was confirmed at a cow farm in Icheon, 80 kilometers west of Seoul, said the officials from the [...]