BUSAN, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Dozens of foreigners including U.S. soldiers stationed in South Korea created disturbances by setting off firecrackers at a renowned beach in Busan on Saturday night, apparently in celebration of U.S. Independence Day, local police said Monday. The foreigners shot numerous rounds of firecrackers into the sky and even towards [...]
BUSAN, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Busan’s Haeundae and Songjeong Beach, opening in July, will introduce new policies to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Haeundae Beach will cut down the number of parasols from 4,200 last year to 1,800 to ensure that a two-meter distance is maintained between each parasol. Songjeong also plans to [...]
BUSAN, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Memorial Museum of Forced Mobilization under Japanese Occupation has established a memorial hall to commemorate those who were put to forced labor during Japanese rule and never made it back home. The Foundation for Korean Victims of Forced Mobilization by Imperial Japan held an opening ceremony for [...]
BUSAN, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The Jung District Office in the city of Busan announced on Sunday that it had installed a “Literature Vending Machine” within the Culture Center of the district’s Bosu-dong Book Alley. Once a button is pushed, the literature vending machine offers excerpts of poems, novels and essays on a printed [...]
BUSAN, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Busan announced Tuesday that it will invite citizens to try out a new mobile identification system that uses Decentralized Identifier (DID) technology. DID technology refers to a digital ID management system that enables users to manage their ID information online. Anyone can try out the DID [...]
BUSAN, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Busan announced Friday that it will invest 800 million won (US$655,200) this year to establish a water quality management system using blockchain technology. As part of the blockchain-based smart water quality management system, Internet of Things (IoT)-based water quality sensors will be installed at different locations [...]
BUSAN, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid the protracted coronavirus outbreak in South Korea, members of the public are making donations to police substations in the southeastern city of Busan. Donations of a variety of goods – including masks – are ongoing. Early Saturday, a man in his 70s visited the Busan Jungbu Police Station [...]
BUSAN, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — As more households are adopting pets, more South Koreans are going outdoors with dogs and cats, to the dismay of some who would rather not share public space with pets. Amid the controversy, a new animal park that opened in Busan’s Dongnae District last year is gaining positive responses. [...]
BUSAN, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Busan’s Buk District plans to develop a microbrewery brand named after a local area. Buk District recently signed an agreement with Galmegi Brewing Co., Busan’s leading microbrewery, to come up with the new brand. Buk District and Galmegi Brewing plan to introduce one of two kinds of Gupo Beer [...]
BUSAN, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — How are confiscated illegal imports intercepted by customs handled? The Busan Main Customs currently has in its inventory fake luxury goods worth 12 billion won (US$10 million) and Korean cigarettes worth 400 million won, seized from recently arrested importers, at its new port designated block. The goods will be [...]