SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — An association of overseas Korean business leaders has touched off a controversy for planning to hold a large-scale gathering in a southeastern city recently devastated by the nation’s worst-ever wildfire. The World Federation of Overseas Korean Traders Association (World-OKTA) reportedly plans to hold its 26th leaders’ convention and export [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Wildfires ravaging South Korea’s southeastern region forced more residents to evacuate Tuesday, as firefighting authorities struggled to contain the rapidly spreading blazes that destroyed a centuries-old temple. The fires that began in Sancheong County in the southeast on Friday have spread to nearby Uiseong, and were advancing to neighboring [...]
ANDONG, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, opened up a new bridge built with a traditional method using brushwood on Friday in the UNESCO World Heritage Andong Hahoe Folk Village, on the Nakdong River. The city had built a brushwood bridge in May of last year to celebrate the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — “People in Indonesia want to know other cities of South Korea than Seoul. Andong is a perfect place where people can really enjoy the real essence of South Korea.” Indonesian TV producer Rina Novita repeatedly stressed Andong as an “original place“ of South Korea. Novita recently filmed two 90-minute [...]
ANDONG, Jun. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — “A-pple”, an apple developed by the Andong National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (ANACF) in North Gyeongsang Province, will be presented at the birthday party of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. Officials from the ANACF will visit Buckingham Palace on Thursday at the invitation of the British royal family to taste and [...]
ANDONG, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Local governments are increasingly using storytelling to strengthen their brand and boost sales of local food products amid growing competition. Yecheon County in North Gyeongsang Province is among the local communities in South Korea where efforts are being put in place to boost sales of locally sourced food and [...]
ANDONG, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Andong is pushing for the legalization of hemp (marijuana) for medical use. It is unprecedented for a local government to push for legalization, since hemp has long been designated as an illegal drug. Andong has many places that openly cultivate hemp because it is used as [...]
ANDONG, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – According to official data, there are over 240 ‘Jongga’ restaurants that offer traditional Korean meals in North Gyeongsang Province. The province wants to uncover the centuries-old tradition and culture of traditional cuisine and bring it into the mainstream. To do so, authorities will select restaurants specializing in unique delicacies [...]
GYEONGSANG PROVINCE, SOUTH KOREA, 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Local governments and councils in North Gyeongsang Province are becoming increasingly bicycle-friendly to encourage more people to make use of the environmentally-friendly mode of transport, as part of their efforts to reduce fine dust emissions. Part of the initiative comes in the form of free bike rental service, [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) – In Andong, a farming city in North Gyeongsang Province, there are several farms openly growing hemp, a high-growing variety of cannabis. Of course, they are not growing the plant to make marijuana, which is banned in Korea. The hemp grown in Andong is used to make hemp fabric, one [...]