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High School Islanders Come to Mainland in Preparation for College Entrance Exam

High School Islanders Come to Mainland in Preparation for College Entrance Exam

INCHEON, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Ahead of the state-administered College Scholastic Aptitude Test on Thursday, island-dwelling students are coming to the mainland, staying at city hotels as they prepare for the upcoming exam. Half of the 70 students from islands in Incheon’s Ongjin County, about 50 kilometers west of Seoul, came to the mainland [...]

Bridge Operator Installs Suicide Prevention Plastic Drums Along Incheon Bridge Access Roads

Bridge Operator Installs Suicide Prevention Plastic Drums Along Incheon Bridge Access Roads

INCHEON, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Plastic drums will be installed on the access roads to the Incheon Bridge that services South Korea’s main air transportation terminal to prevent people from jumping to their death. Incheon Bridge Co., the operator of the bridge, decided to install some 1,500 plastic drums at intervals of five meters [...]

More than 10,000 Birds Killed in Collisions with Windows Every Year: Data

More than 10,000 Birds Killed in Collisions with Windows Every Year: Data

SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 40,000 birds have died after running into glass and soundproof walls in the last four years, data showed Monday. Naturing, an open platform for nature-watching, said that since July 2018, 3,497 of its members found 38,084 birds killed in collisions with glass buildings and transparent soundproof walls [...]

S. Korea’s First Quintuplets in 34 Years Celebrate First Birthday

S. Korea’s First Quintuplets in 34 Years Celebrate First Birthday

SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean military couple has celebrated the first birthday of their quintuplets. Army Capt. Seo Hye-jeong and and Army Capt. Kim Jin-soo from the 17th Infantry Division held the first birthday party of their five children in Masan, South Gyeongsang Province. The quintuplets were born at Seoul National [...]

Nami Island Welcomes Guests with Yellow Carpet of Autumn Leaves

Nami Island Welcomes Guests with Yellow Carpet of Autumn Leaves

SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A “yellow carpet” was laid out on a popular tourist island in South Korea using autumn leaves. Some 10 tons of autumn leaves were collected in Songpa District, Seoul to create a 100-meter-long “yellow carpet” on Nami Island, located in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province. The leaves are regarded as a [...]