SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — WeWork, a leading provider of shared workspaces, plans to open a new office in Busan, South Korea early next year. Matthew Shampine, director of WeWork Asia-Pacific, met with Busan Mayor Oh Keo-don on Tuesday to discuss the opening of the company’s Busan office and the creation of jobs for [...]
SEJONG, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will open a cruise port capable of accommodating 220,000 ton-ships in the southeastern port of Busan to attract more passengers from abroad, the oceans ministry said Tuesday. The new port, which is 440 meters long and 45 meters wide, is the nation’s second cruise ship port, in [...]
BUSAN, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Drivers that work for Three Call, a company based in Busan providing designated drivers for a fee to car owners unfit to drive, have come together to ask for better treatment from their employer. The Busan branch of the national labor union for relief drivers said it had “began [...]
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 [...]