INCHEON, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – An environmental organization in Incheon has called for urgent action after finding that the levels of carcinogenic substances in the D Zone of the former Bupyeong US military base (Camp Market) exceed safety standards. According to the ‘Camp Market D Zone Hazard Assessment Report’ obtained by the Incheon Green Alliance [...]
INCHEON, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A history tour program will return to Incheon’s Bupyeong district, just west of Seoul, designed to remember the pain of forced mobilization during Japan’s 1910-45 colonial rule. More than 1,200 people participated in the program last year, which is being hosted by the Bupyeong Cultural Center. The tour comprises [...]
INCHEON, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — In the streets near Bupyeong Station in Incheon’s Bupyeong District, just west of Seoul, leaflets are posted on the walls protesting Myanmar’s military coup d’etat in both Burmese and Korean. The leaflets were easily found at Myanmarese restaurants and food stores in the district. A local convenience store also put up [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The first face-to-face between GM Korea’s labor union and management to negotiate wages since July wrapped up after only half an hour, as both sides used the meeting to hear the other’s key demands. Both GM Korea and other auto industry sources confirmed that on November 30, discussions over [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — GM Korea President Kaher Kazem addressed concerns regarding a possible pullout from South Korea at the company’s headquarters in the Bupyeong District of Incheon on September 6. As part of the face-to-face with the media, reporters were given access to the normally off-limits Design Center where they got a [...]