IKSAN, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A prison set in Iksan, North Jeolla Province is emerging as a new cultural space for young Koreans in their 20s and 30s by providing a variety of experience-type programs. A program uses augmented reality (AR) technology to enable participants to complete a mission within the prison set. This [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — One of the two foreigners who painted illegal graffiti on subway cars after breaking into a subway depot in South Korea has been apprehended by the Romanian police. Incheon’s Nonhyeon Police Station said Monday it had asked the Romanian government to turn over a 26-year-old American charged with trespassing [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — An outdoor library that was operated in Seoul Plaza in front of City Hall in Seoul between April and November was visited by more than 210,000 people, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday. The library was established in celebration of World Book Day on April 23 this year. The [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean-built nuclear plant was included in the design of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s new high-denomination banknote designed to commemorate the country’s 51st anniversary. According to a press release from the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), a bird’s eye view of the four nuclear reactors at [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The Voluntary Agency Network of Korea (VANK), a South Korean civic group, said Sunday it has launched a website in the Vietnamese language to offer accurate information about South Korea to Vietnamese students, who account for a large share of the exchange students in South Korea. The website offers [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — With an increasing number of people embracing outdoor activities following eased social distancing measures, luxury hotels in Seoul are opening up ice rinks and other attractions. The Grand Hyatt Hotel opened up a 990-square-meter ice rink last Friday. Tickets are sold separately for weekdays and weekends. An extra charge [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government is starting a grafting project to resolve odor issues from ginkgo berries. Based on guidance from the National Institute of Forest Science, the city will begin a project that grafts branches from male ginkgo trees that do not produce odorous ginkgo berries to female ones [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The Hangang Project Headquarters under the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday it will begin a project to revamp safety facilities set up on bicycle paths in Han River parks until 2024. First, the agency will set up artificial intelligence (AI)-powered CCTV cameras and feedback signs in all 10 Han [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s overseas aid agency is taking steps to rebuild Colombia’s rural regions, which are struggling with the aftermath of a lengthy armed conflict. The Korea International Development Agency (KOICA) said Thursday it will join hands with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to embark on a project to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Forest Service said Thursday it will launch an initiative to supply byproducts of its forest cultivation project — trees that are hard to recycle into lumber — to the vulnerable class. The initiative is designed to reduce fuel costs for the vulnerable class, who have difficulty due [...]