ANSAN, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) — An exclusive swimming pool where students can learn professional survival swimming will be established in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province. The construction of the swimming pool began at Ansan Lake Park on Friday. Investing 19.5 billion won (US$16 million), the city plans to finish the construction of the swimming pool by [...]
ANSAN, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The city government of Ansan, southwest of Seoul, said Sunday it will begin a fundraising drive to help Ukraine, which is currently fighting against the Russian invasion. Ansan residents, including Russian nationals, will be hosting the fundraiser, setting up a donation box at the Foreign Residents Support Headquarters in [...]
ANSAN, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Gyeonggi Province will launch the operation of its first hydrogen-powered intra-city bus in Ansan, southwest of Seoul, on Monday. Powered by a 180-kilowatt fuel cell developed by Hyundai Motor Co., the hydrogen fuel-cell electric bus can cover a distance of 450 kilometers on a single charge. It can be [...]
ANSAN, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of people infected with a strain of E. coli bacteria rose to 57 south of Seoul, while the source of the bacteria is still unknown, health authorities said Saturday. Health authorities have widened a probe into the E. coli outbreak in the city of Ansan, about 50 [...]
SEOUL, March 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Gyeonggi Province’s city of Ansan, currently unhindered by the coronavirus, has deployed drones to bolster quarantine efforts. The city, home to a large number of foreign residents, plans to deploy drones to expand coverage in vulnerable areas. The city organized a team of ‘drone quarantine volunteers,’ consisting of local [...]
ANSAN, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Chinese communities in South Korea are on high alert amid growing fears of a new coronavirus that originated in China. As of Tuesday, four people in South Korea — one Chinese and three Korean nationals — have tested positive for the virus that has killed more than 100 in [...]
ANSAN, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A local government is installing heated seats in bus stops in order to protect citizens from the cold winter weather. The city of Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, will spend 250 million won (US$215,420) this year to install heated seats at 70 bus stops by mid-February. The city already installed heated [...]
ANSAN, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A local government will push for a Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) project to prevent crimes in areas with dense multi-family housing. CPTED is an advanced crime prevention method that prevents crime through environmental design principles used to discourage crime and promote building safety. The city of Ansan [...]
ANSAN, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — “Please yield to students in the school zone.” “No illegal parking! Please help the students feel safe in the school zone.” These are some of the slogans featured on stickers being posted on illegally parked cars in school zones in the city of Ansan in Gyeonggi Province. Ansan, in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will create the world’s largest floating solar farm on top of an artificial lake on the west coast to generate power from the clean energy source, the government said Tuesday. Korea Western Power Co., a state-run utility firm, and Ansan City signed a memorandum of understanding to [...]