YEONCHEON, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — As autumn settles in, Yeoncheon County in Gyeonggi Province has opened the Imjin River Kochia Garden, transforming a once-overrun floodplain into a seasonal attraction now filled with color. The garden will remain open to visitors free of charge until Oct. 31. The site, spanning 82,600 square meters, was originally [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics is turning Seoul’s busiest landmarks into canvases for oversized digital art installations to showcase its latest foldable smartphones, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7, blending Korean tradition with cutting-edge technology. The company said Wednesday it has begun displaying panoramic digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising at [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s largest art market events, Frieze Seoul and Kiaf Seoul, opened Wednesday at the Coex convention center, drawing collectors, artists and cultural leaders from around the world and signaling the city’s rising prominence in the international art trade. The joint fairs began with a VIP preview attended by Kim Hye-kyung, [...]
GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Under searing 35-degree heat, fire crews from across the country converged on Gangneung on Sunday, hauling thousands of tons of water in an urgent effort to relieve one of the worst droughts to hit the region in decades. At the Hongje Water Purification Plant, which supplies drinking [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Auction will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the death of Nam June Paik, the pioneering “father of video art,” with a special exhibition opening Friday at its Gangnam Center in southern Seoul. Titled “Great Insight: Nam June Paik and the Artists of His Time,” the show brings together [...]
GANGNEUNG, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — An endangered aquatic plant has flourished against the odds this summer, producing the largest bloom on record in the wetlands of Gangneung, despite one of the harshest heat waves and droughts in years. The prickly water lily, or Gasiyeon — designated a Level-2 endangered species by South Korea’s Environment [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Museum of Korea is poised to set a new attendance record this year, with officials projecting more than 5 million visitors for the first time in its 80-year history. As of August 25, the museum had welcomed nearly 4.19 million people, already surpassing the total for all [...]
SEOUL & OTHER LOCATIONS, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – On August 24, as heat wave warnings blanketed nearly the entire country except Mount Halla in Jeju, South Koreans streamed to beaches, rivers and amusement parks in a final summer rush, seeking relief from sweltering temperatures that have also exposed the nation’s deepening water shortages. In Busan, [...]
GANGNEUNG, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — With its main water reservoir at a record low and emergency rationing already in place, the eastern coastal city of Gangneung will turn to an ancient tradition in hopes of relief. The Gangneung Danoje Preservation Committee announced Thursday it will hold a giuje, or rain ritual, on August 23 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea conducted a nationwide civil defense drill on Wednesday, simulating an air raid to test public readiness and improve emergency response measures. The 20-minute exercise, organized by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, began at 2 p.m. with air raid sirens, followed by a staged alert and [...]