SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The 2024 Yangje Flower Festa opened today at the aT Center in Seoul’s Yangje-dong district, bringing a burst of late autumn color to the urban landscape during its three-day run starting November 15. The festival, centered at Yangje Flower Market, Korea’s largest and most prestigious flower market, aims to integrate [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Company announced on November 14 that it will launch “Project Hashtag 2024,” an exhibition at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) in Seoul’s Jongno district, running from December 15 through April next year. Project Hashtag, now in its fifth year since its inception in 2019 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Happy and Joy, two Alabai dogs gifted to President Yoon Suk Yeol and the First Lady during their Central Asian tour, were relocated to their new home at Seoul Grand Park in Gwacheon on the 11th. According to a press release from the presidential office, while the presidential couple had [...]
SUWON, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – A deer that had terrorized residents of Suwon, injuring two people with its antlers, was finally captured on November 9, ending a four-day search that had put the city on edge. The animal was caught around 9 a.m. near a restaurant in Hagwanggyo-dong, Jangan District, by a professional rescue team, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The crisp autumn weather that has settled across most of South Korea is drawing weekend visitors to popular foliage viewing spots, though the seasonal color change has arrived notably later than usual this year. At Baekyang Temple in Jangseong County, South Jeolla Province, visitors were finally able to enjoy the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean Ministry of Environment announced on October 31 that the musk deer, an ancient species often called a “living fossil” with only about 50 individuals remaining in the country, has been designated as November’s Endangered Wildlife Species of the Month. The musk deer, whose appearance has remained unchanged [...]
GIMCHEON, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Local food festivals across South Korea have seen record-breaking attendance this October, with some events having to close early due to overwhelming crowds amid the season’s pleasant autumn weather. The inaugural Gimcheon Kimbap Festival, held on October 26-27 at Samyeongdaesa Park and the Eco Park, became an unexpected sensation, drawing [...]
GANGNEUNG, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The month-long digital art exhibition illuminating the historic Gangneung Daedohobu complex has concluded with unprecedented success, drawing more than 176,000 visitors to this former Joseon Dynasty administrative center. The exhibition, which ran from October 5 to 27, transformed the ancient government complex into a canvas for contemporary media art under [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – RobotWorld 2024, South Korea’s largest robotics industry exhibition, opened on October 23 at KINTEX in Goyang, marking its largest edition yet in its 19-year history with 291 companies and institutions participating across 880 exhibition booths. The four-day event, organized by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and co-hosted by the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on October 23 that it has designated 103 recommended routes for viewing autumn foliage across the city, expanding its previous list of 99 locations. The updated selection adds four new destinations: Ohyeon-ro 20-gil in Gangbuk District, the cypress forest in Bongsan of Eunpyeong District, Maeheon [...]