BUSAN, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Gamcheon Culture Village, a popular tourist destination in Busan known for its high share of international visitors, is launching new tourism initiatives utilizing vacant homes left behind by an aging population, aiming to extend visitors’ typically brief stays and increase economic benefits to the local community. The Saha District Office [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s oceans ministry said Wednesday the government will invest 14 trillion won (US$9.75 billion) through 2045 to upgrade Busan Port, aiming to achieve the world’s largest container handling capacity and establish it as the leading logistics hub in the region. Under the plan, South Korea will construct a [...]
BUSAN, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – A new artistic photo zone featuring three distinctive lighthouse sculptures has been installed at the entrance of Chilam Port in Gijang, Busan, a coastal village known for its conger eel delicacies. The Busan Regional Office of Oceans and Fisheries announced on November 26 that it has collaborated with the Gijang [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will hold a commemorative event next week honoring fallen soldiers who fought under the United Nations flag during the 1950-53 Korean War, the veterans ministry said Friday. The annual “Turn Toward Busan” event will take place at the U.N. Memorial Cemetery in Busan, 320 kilometers southeast of [...]
BUSAN, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The Busan Port Authority (BPA) announced on November 6 that it is launching a project to develop technology that will enable remote, unmanned operation of currently manned harbor cranes. Container port cranes, which are essential equipment for cargo handling operations, are divided into quay cranes that load and unload containers [...]
BUSAN, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – In a significant upgrade to its municipal services, the city of Busan announced on November 5 the launch of Finding All, a new citizen-participation platform that combines blockchain and artificial intelligence technologies to streamline the process of locating lost items. The platform emerged from Busan’s Blockchain Specialized Cluster Creation Project, [...]
BUSAN, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A direct flight route connecting South Korea’s regional airport in Busan to Bali, Indonesia, is set to begin service this week as the first long-haul direct line outside the capital area, the city government said Tuesday. Starting Wednesday, a flight will operate between Busan to Bali four times a [...]
BUSAN, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A fire at a U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) warehouse in the southeastern port city of Busan has been brought under control, with no casualties reported, officials said Friday. The Busan Metropolitan City Fire Disaster Headquarters said the fire was nearly under control by 7:24 a.m., with the fire response [...]
BUSAN, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Busan, South Korea’s second-largest city, is set to transform into a city of festivals in October, with as many as 17 separate festive events taking place in the first eight days of the month, the city government said Wednesday. The Busan metropolitan government said the Festival Shiwol (October), envisioned [...]
BUSAN, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The World Climate Industry Expo kicked off in the southern port city of Busan for a three-day run on Wednesday, inviting energy experts from home and abroad to discuss sustainable development through carbon-free energy sources. The event, hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the International [...]