SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea again sent balloons carrying trash toward South Korea on Monday, the military here said, resuming its balloon campaign after about a three-week hiatus. North Korea floated some 40 balloons in the early hours, with approximately half of them falling in the Seoul metropolitan area and surrounding Gyeonggi [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A North Korean balloon carrying propaganda leaflets landed in the presidential compound in Seoul on Thursday, the presidential office said, hours after North Korea launched balloons across the border as part of a resumed campaign against the South. The South Korean military said earlier that North Korea launched more [...]
PAJU, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – For over 20 days, residents of Paju, a city in Gyeonggi Province bordering North Korea, have been subjected to an unrelenting barrage of psychological warfare. The weapon: loudspeakers blaring an cacophony of animal cries, ghostly wails, and other unsettling sounds across the Demilitarized Zone. On October 21, Paju Mayor Kim [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s military on Monday vowed to take “stern” military measures should North Korea “cross the line” with its ongoing trash balloon campaign or inflict serious damage to the South Korean people. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) made the remark in a statement in response to the North’s [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea conducted anti-Pyongyang broadcasts through its border loudspeakers in full-scale for the second day Monday, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, amid tensions over the North’s launches of trash-carrying balloons into the South. The military began the daily anti-Pyongyang broadcasts at 6 a.m. for a 16-hour run [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – A North Korean defectors’ group said Monday it could consider temporarily halting the scattering of anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border if the North’s leader Kim Jong-un apologizes for the sending of trash-carrying balloons to South Korea. Since Tuesday, North Korea has sent nearly 1,000 balloons carrying trash to the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – This June, the skies over Yeouido in Seoul will be graced by a unique tethered helium balloon attraction, aptly named “Seoul’s Moon.” Shaped like a full moon, the balloon will offer passengers breathtaking night-time views from up to 150 meters above ground. The Seoul Metropolitan Government unveiled the design and [...]
SUWON, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The local government of Gyeonggi Province said Tuesday it will ban cities and counties from holding balloon-flying events starting at the end of this year, due to concerns about environmental harm caused by balloons. People often fly balloons at the year-end or in the new year to express their [...]
Amsterdam, the Netherlands and New Orleans, U.S., May 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced the three-year results from the ILLUMENATE Pivotal trial and the ILLUMENATE European randomized clinical trial (EU RCT). These two trials are part of a series of five trials evaluating the [...]
TAITUNG, TAIWAN, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The 2014 Taiwan International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta kicked off on May 30, promising visitors an exciting experience with glamorous Night Glow shows, enchanting music, indigenous art and culture, apart from a grand display of hot air balloons. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to crowd the picturesque Luye [...]