GYEONGJU, South Korea, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — With only his left foot, 61-year-old Lee Beom-sik completed a 400-kilometer trek across South Korea on Sunday, a remarkable journey of resilience and determination undertaken to rally national unity ahead of the 2025 APEC Summit. Known as the “Left-Foot Doctor,” Lee set off from Gwangju’s Mudeungsan Mountain [...]
BUSAN, July 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean car-sharing platform SoCar announced Wednesday that Busan’s Haeundae Beach ranked as the country’s most visited beach last summer, based on vehicle stop data collected during the peak travel months of July and August. The analysis tracked vehicles that remained parked with engines off for 30 minutes to [...]
TONGYEONG, South Korea, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — One of Tongyeong’s most iconic landmarks, the Tongyeong Bridge, is set to undergo a striking transformation into a work of art that blends infrastructure with cultural heritage. The city of Tongyeong announced on Sunday that it is in the final stages of a major renovation project aimed at [...]
SIHEUNG, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The 2025 World Surf League (WSL) Korea Open officially opened Friday at Wave Park in Siheung, Gyeonggi Province, launching three days of high-level international competition. The event marks a historic milestone as the world’s first WSL QS6000 tournament held in an artificial wave pool, drawing 192 athletes from 16 [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Lotte Property & Development announced on Sunday the successful completion of the 2025 Lotte Aquathlon, a unique endurance race that drew more than 800 participants to Seoul’s iconic Songpa District for a combination of open-water swimming and vertical running. Now in its fourth year, the Lotte Aquathlon combines a 1.5-kilometer [...]
INCHEON, South Korea, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The world’s largest soft-tip dart tournament, the K-Dart Festival, opened Sunday at Songdo Convensia in Incheon, drawing 3,500 participants from 16 countries and signaling South Korea’s growing influence in the global dart industry. Hosted by the Korea Soft Darts Association and organized by Phoenix Darts, a leading [...]
SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) — In the heart of Seoul, a new exhibition at Gyeongbokgung Palace is offering visitors a reimagined experience of Korea’s royal heritage by blending traditional architecture with modern artistic interpretation. Titled “Thinking Gyeongbokgung”, the exhibition is a collaboration between the Korea Heritage Service and the Korea Heritage Agency, featuring a series [...]
DAEGU, South Korea, July 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Despite sweltering heat topping 36 degrees Celsius (97°F), thousands gathered Tuesday evening in Daegu’s Duryu Park for the opening of the 13th Chimaek Festival — an annual celebration of South Korea’s beloved pairing of chicken and beer. Cooling mist systems and water trucks were deployed throughout the festival [...]
DAEGU, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) – As South Korea grapples with increasingly erratic weather due to climate change—marked by heatwaves and sudden torrential rains—specialized rescue dogs trained to detect human scent underwater are emerging as crucial assets in search and rescue missions during flood disasters. Known as “water rescue detection dogs,” these highly trained canines [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Thursday kicked off its first-ever MyK FESTA, a large-scale K-culture festival designed to celebrate the global influence of Korean content and expand its international reach. The four-day event, held in Seoul’s Olympic Park, is expected to draw over 30,000 participants, including 20,000 international fans and global industry [...]