BUSAN, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The “Venta Maersk,” setting out to be the first container ship to navigate a route that would pass the North Pole, is expected to leave Busan later today. The vessel owned by Maersk, a Danish business conglomerate, has the capacity to load 2,600 containers, each measuring 20 feet. The [...]
BUSAN, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Constructed on the very site where Busan’s first cathedral was built more than 100 years ago, the nation’s first church specializing in matrimonial and family affairs has opened its doors to the public. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Busan carried out a celebratory ceremony officiated by Bishop Paul Hwang [...]
BUSAN, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Busan has announced plans to plant 225,000 trees in a neighborhood with poor air quality, the district of Saha-gu, by 2027. The municipality of Saha-gu announced Saturday that it would be pushing forth a “forest belt project” in order to reduce fine dust levels and alleviate [...]
BUSAN, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — An old fishing port in Busan has transformed itself in artistic form, surprising visitors and residents alike. On social media websites, Jangrim Port in Busan’s Saha-gu is now being dubbed “Bunezia,” which is a combination of the words “Busan” and “Venezia,” the Italian name for “Venice.” The nickname was [...]
BUSAN, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A special event that allows participants to create their own customized shoes is coming to Busan this Saturday. The Busan Economic Promotion Agency announced that it will be holding “Custom Shoes Day” on August 18 at the K-Shoes Center in Gaegeum-dong, Bunsanjin-gu. The event will allow members of the [...]
BUSAN, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Every time 36-year-old Park leaves her home in Busan with her pet Maltese, she wishes she could do more than just take a walk around the block with Mongi, or take him to a dog café. As a very active 3-year-old male dog, Mongi needs a larger space to [...]
BUSAN, Jul. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Municipal authorities in Busan have come up with a measure to help prevent so-called ‘lonely deaths’ in single-person households. Officials at Busan Metropolitan City Hall announced yesterday that they were establishing a pilot project that would check members of single-person households for depression in addition to providing treatment and [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — More foreigners have shown interest in visiting South Korea’s southeastern port city of Busan, industry data showed Wednesday, amid the government’s efforts to pursue balanced regional tourism growth. According to the data from Skyscanner, an online site that compares trip prices, the number of searches for a round-trip ticket [...]
BUSAN, Jun. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Many of the world’s most accomplished magicians gathered yesterday at the Busan Cinema Center in Haeundae-gu, Busan, for a press conference held to promote the magic show “La Grande Illusion”, which will run from June 29 to July 8. Present at the press event included Korea’s leading magician, Yu [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The local city government of Busan announced today that it was initiating a so-called “Knock Knock Service”, which will analyze cell phone records to check in on local city residents. The service follows recent government efforts to prevent solitary deaths, which have been on the rise. The number of [...]