BUSAN, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A statue of the penguin character Pengsoo wearing a protective mask, set up at Gwangalli Beach in Busan last year to the delight of locals, has returned without a mask, instead wearing a bandage on its flipper as proof of a COVID-19 vaccination. Busan’s Suyeong District said that the [...]
BUSAN, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Songjeong Beach, Busan’s top destination for surfers, is opening up this Tuesday and will host an exhibition for surfing and environment-related artworks made with waste. Haeundae District is holding a ‘Junk Art’ exhibition at Songjeong Beach under the title of ‘Songjeong Beach, where even polar bears make a visit’, [...]
BUSAN, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A landfill-turned-botanical garden will be temporarily opened to the public in the southeastern port city of Busan this week, the municipal government said Wednesday. Haeundae Arboretum built on a former landfill site in Seokdae-dong, northern Busan, will partially open Thursday as the first phase of its construction has been [...]
BUSAN, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) – An annual art fair held at the country’s southeastern port city of Busan wrapped up Sunday with a record number of visitors snapping up billions of won worth of artworks, organizers said Monday. The art fair, now in its 10th year, saw a record 80,000 visitors — including 15,000 [...]
BUSAN, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Busan, South Korea’s second-largest city on the southern coast, plans to encourage the development of small-scale forests in downtown areas to improve the urban environment as well as to prevent fine dust from flowing into residential areas. The Busan metropolitan government announced plans to develop a total of eight [...]
BUSAN, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Authorities have stepped up to resolve issues caused by pet excrement. Busan’s Buk District Office recently installed eco-friendly ‘pet toilets’ in parks and various locations to resolve issues of pet excrement in the streets. The toilets have been installed in 18 locations including pedestrian roads and parks, designed to [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. announced Thursday that a new Hyundai Motor Studio Busan will open in the southeastern port city of Busan, where the company will showcase various concept cars and design-related exhibitions. The studio has been set up at the site of an old steel plant, making it Hyundai’s [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The ruling Democratic Party (DP) suffered a crushing defeat in mayoral by-elections in Seoul and Busan Wednesday, seen as a critical bellwether for next year’s presidential poll. Oh Se-hoon of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) defeated his rival from the DP, Park Young-sun, 57.5 percent to 39 [...]
BUSAN, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — On Wednesday, when Busan held a mayoral by-election, places like memorial halls, apparel stores and taekwondo gyms turned into polling stations across the city. On election day, a men’s wear shop welcomed voters instead of customers. In a space where shoes and suits would normally be displayed, three ballot [...]
BUSAN, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Providing incentives to vessels that enter the Port of Busan at low speeds is leading to better air quality. The Busan Port Authority reported Wednesday that the incentive program has led to a 26.2 percent drop in air pollutant emissions. The program offers discounts to ships that enter and [...]