BUSAN, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Thirty years ago, Busan was a place better known for its shipyards and sun-splashed beaches than for cinema. The notion that South Korea’s second-largest city would one day play host to one of Asia’s premier film festivals seemed far-fetched, if not fanciful. But in 1996, a small band of cinephiles [...]
BUSAN, August 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s fisheries authorities have issued a public advisory following the rapid spread of the subtropical Blue Button Jellyfish (Porpita porpita) across the nation’s southern and eastern coasts, raising concerns over potential allergic reactions in beachgoers. According to the National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS), the jellyfish—first detected off [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — President Lee Jae Myung visited Busan on Friday and pledged to swiftly relocate the oceans ministry to the southeastern port city. The relocation of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries from the central city of Sejong was one of Lee’s campaign pledges. “I will swiftly execute the relocation of [...]
SEOUL, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The presidential office on Wednesday welcomed a decision to name South Korea as host of the 48th annual session of UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee next year, calling it a “historic moment” for the country. During the committee’s ongoing meeting at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on Tuesday, South Korea was [...]
BUSAN, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea grapples with an early and intense heatwave, dock workers at Busan’s Sinseondae Terminal—one of the busiest transshipment hubs in the world—are enduring punishing conditions with little reprieve, raising concerns over labor safety in the nation’s critical shipping industry. On July 4, with heat advisories in effect [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The presidential office on Friday called for comprehensive measures to prevent residential fires following recent tragedies in which children died in apartment fires while their parents were away. On Wednesday, two girls, aged 8 and 6, were found dead after a fire broke out in their apartment in Busan. [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — President Lee Jae-myung on Thursday instructed the government to swiftly prepare the relocation of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries to the southeastern city of Busan, his office said, one of his major campaign pledges. Lee issued the directive during his first Cabinet meeting since taking office on Wednesday, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Drone Show Korea (DSK), the biggest drone exhibition in Asia, kicked off Wednesday in South Korea’s southeastern port city of Busan to showcase drone technologies that can be used across various industries, from defense and space to future mobility, the industry ministry said. The 2025 DSK will showcase drone [...]
BUSAN, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Busan Mayor Park Heong-joon has received an official invitation to the inauguration ceremony of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, slated for Jan. 20, and he is carefully considering whether to fly to Washington, D.C., city officials said Tuesday. Park has become the first mayor of Busan to be invited to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeju Air Co., the embattled low-cost carrier facing intense scrutiny over a recent aircraft crash that claimed 179 lives, said Tuesday it plans to cut 188 international flights departing from Busan in the first quarter, with a total operational reduction plan to be finalized this week. Following the tragic Dec. 29 [...]