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Seoul City Removes Late Mayor’s Suicide Prevention Message Posted on Han River Bridge

Seoul City Removes Late Mayor’s Suicide Prevention Message Posted on Han River Bridge

SEOUL, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government has removed the suicide prevention message written by late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon and posted on the guardrails of the Hangang Bridge, one of the bridges connecting the north and south of Seoul. This move came after civil complaints were filed about the uncomfortable truth [...]

Korean Roads to Promote Regional Culture and Heritage

Korean Roads to Promote Regional Culture and Heritage

BUSAN, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – In an effort to beautify its road facilities, the JinYoung National Territory Management Office (JNTMO) of the Busan Regional Construction Management Administration announced Wednesday that it will launch a program to renovate structures such as tunnels and bridges using a technique called “Story Doing”.  Story doing is a concept [...]

Korea’s Longest Skywalk Opens in Chuncheon

Korea’s Longest Skywalk Opens in Chuncheon

CHUNCHEON, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea’s longest skywalk, the Soyang River Skywalk, is set to open on July 1. The city of Chuncheon invested 6.8 billion won to build the 156-meter skywalk, and began construction last December.  The new skywalk is an observatory built on top of Uiamho Lake, located west of the city, [...]