CHUNCHEON, Jun. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Residents in Chuncheon city’s Sinbuk-eup area held a traditional ritual for calling rain, to soothe pained farmers’ hearts caused by the recent drought, which is the worst the city has seen in the last forty years. About 100 residents and city officials participated in the ritual. Chuncheon saw its [...]
CHEONGJU, Korea, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) – A huge flock of white herons inhabiting a hill behind a middle school in Cheongju is annoying the school’s students and teachers. According to Cheongju Nam Middle School, hundreds of white herons are living on the hill behind its annex hall. Photographers and passers-by marvel at the group dance of [...]
JEONJU, Jun. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeonbuk Green Korea said on June 16 that the water quality at two spots in Saemangeum Lake ranks in the sixth degree by chemical oxygen demand (COD) test results, which indicates that the lake’s water quality is at the worst level. Although the lake has been managed under a [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Hong Kong Express Airline and Cathay Pacific are reducing routes to Korea due to the MERS outbreak. Hong Kong Express will decrease its two daily round-trips on the Hong Kong-Incheon route to one, from June 15 to October 24. The airline will also reduce its seven weekly round-trips of [...]
MIRYANG, Jun. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Miryang is promoting some unique tourist attractions through a special photography competition. The city will provide gifts to anyone, chosen by lot, who sends pictures of Miryang’s three tour hot spots known for their mysterious phenomena. A valley in Sannae-myeon has ice even in the summer, Pyochungbi Monument known [...]
DAEGU, Jun. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Busan authorities will conduct several operations to release large amounts of water at one time into barrages of the Nakdong River to suppress the growth of algal blooms. It is expected that the river will see its algae concentration decrease 5 to 36 percent with the program. Authorities released [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The Soul EV, an electric vehicle from Kia Motors, was named as the Alternative Energy City Car of the year by French journalists. According to the second largest carmaker in Korea, the Soul EV won the prize at the Prix Auto Environnement MAAF awards. Established in 2005, the prize [...]
SEONGNAM, Jun. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Seongnam city will exhibit a Sewol Ferry miniature, which traveled with protestors who walked for 111 days from Jindo to Gwanghwamun. The protestors walked all the way while bowing every three steps, to call for a more thorough investigation into the tragedy. The 15-meter long and 2.2-meter high miniature [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – A Korean-Vietnam co-produced TV series entitled ‘Forever Young’ (Tuoi Thanh Xuan) will be aired on cable channel Story On at 7 PM between Tuesdays and Thursdays from June 23. Forever Young was already aired in Vietnam, and earned the highest ratings among programs aired at the same time. The [...]
GEOJE, Jun. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Geoje will develop an eco-route near the port of Jangseungpo, according to a city announcement on June 10. The 17.2 kilometer eco-route will be completed by the end of the year, and will provide tourists and locals with a chance to enjoy Geoje’s unique coast. The route will start [...]