SEOUL, Jun. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck near the southwestern county of Buan on Wednesday, the strongest temblor to hit the Korean Peninsula and its surrounding waters so far this year, the weather agency said. The quake struck 4 kilometers south-southwest of the North Jeolla county, 204 km south of Seoul, [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Engineering & Construction has commenced construction on a large-scale hydrogen production facility based on water electrolysis in the renewable energy complex of Buan County, North Jeolla Province. The groundbreaking ceremony on May 30 marked the beginning of the construction phase for this significant project. The event was attended by [...]
NORTH JEOLLA, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — “In the past there have been rare cases where moths from the sub-tropics were discovered in the island regions of the West Sea [Yellow Sea], but this is the first time a species of giant moth like the tropical swallowtail moth has been found.” Those were the words [...]
BUAN, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) - A festival where you can walk through magic lilies through the night will be held at Uido Island, a large island located in the sea near Buan in Geonnam province. The magic lilies on Uido Island are white. They are the only magic lilies in the world that have white [...]
BUAN, Jun. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Buan County’s unique ‘sea breeze’ onions are selling well despite a 15 percent drop in the national onion output so far this year compared to the same period last year, due to the recent drought and high temperatures, the county office said on June 17. Buan’s onions are purchased [...]