BUSAN, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A professional education institute to foster private investigation administrators (PIA) has been established in Busan. PIA refers to those who provide data and information to clients after collecting and analyzing them within the legitimate range. Prior to the establishment of the education institute, residents of Busan had to go [...]
BUSAN, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A pet cafe that began as part of a community project to revitalize the former Gupo dog meat market area in Busan’s Buk District opened its doors on Tuesday. Covering an area of 155 square meters, the cafe houses a playground, pet hotel, pet salon, and cafe for visitors. [...]
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. [...]