BUSAN, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Busan announced comprehensive plans on Wednesday to develop a pedestrian-friendly city environment. Since 2009, Busan has implemented series of pedestrian policies which faced constant difficulties involving driver-centered traffic systems as well as a lack of funding. This time, Busan invited experts, institutions, and task forces since [...]
BUSAN, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The city of Busan announced on Monday that it had installed seven underwater artificial reefs near Mokdo, Saha-gu to contribute to restoration efforts of the local marine ecosystem. The artificial reefs are 13.5 meters wide and 9 meters tall, and are effective in gathering migratory species. Since 1987, the City has [...]
BUSAN, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – On January 6, a sunny day at Busan’s Haeundae Beach, some 4,000 people jumped into the ocean as part of the Haeundae Polar Bear Festival. The swimming contest, the highlight of the festival, brought together a range of participants from little children all the way to seniors over seventy [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Air Busan Co. on Friday began a temporary flight service connecting the southern port city of Busan to Singapore, a first for the low-cost carrier. It said the flights will leave Gimhae International Airport at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday and Friday, and arrive at Singapore around 11:15 p.m. The [...]
BUSAN, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A coalition of South Korean civic groups on Thursday reaffirmed its pledge to erect a statue in front of the Japanese Consulate in South Korea’s second-largest city of Busan next year to commemorate Korean who suffered forced labor under Japan’s colonial rule. Members of the coalition, including the Busan [...]
BUSAN, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Busan announced on Wednesday that it plans to create an urban forest to reduce fine dust and mitigate the urban heat island effect. The Blue Green Network, a project proposed by Busan, was recently approved by the Korea Forest Service as part of its new Social [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The port city of Busan is set to welcome 2018 Boardgame Con, a board game exhibition, on December 15 and 16. Hosted by the Korea Creative Content Agency and the Korea Association of Boardgame Industry, this year marks the second time that the festival is held outside of Seoul. [...]
BUSAN, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Concerns are being raised that bicycle paths in Busan are not being used properly. In Busan, there are 48.38 kilometers of bicycle paths, and 383.32 kilometers of bicycle lanes installed within pedestrian sidewalks. Bicycle paths are indicated by safety fences or boundary stones, while bicycle lanes on pedestrian sidewalks [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The world’s leading bicycle sharing platform, ofo of China, has discontinued its service in Busan after less than a year in operation. According to ofo Korea, the company sent an email to its subscribers informing them that the company would be no longer offering its services due to extenuating [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s largest computing game expo is slated to open in Busan this week featuring a wide range of new computer and mobile games with virtual reality technology taking the center stage, sources said Tuesday. Hundreds of game developers and distributors from scores of countries will take part in [...]