SEOUL, Jul. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Lotte Group will develop a large resort complex at the North Port of Busan, said a high-ranking representative of the group on July 1. The company has filed a proposal for the development project with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, which has received 34 proposals, including Lotte’s, [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Busan officials have confirmed that a Taiwanese TV drama has landed in the city, saying that scenes from the drama “Marry Me, or Not?” are currently being filmed. It is the first Taiwanese drama to feature Busan. The drama will be led by famous actor Roy Chiu, who is [...]
BUSAN, Jun. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A boar caused a scene at the center of Busan’s downtown, running wild for fifteen minutes before finally being shot by the police. On June 7, police received a report that a boar had hit a car and ran away. About 20 ambulance crews and police officers ran to [...]
BUSAN, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The main beaches in Busan have been remodeled to welcome this year’s vacationers. Haundae, Songdo and Songjeong Beaches are open from June 1, which are the fastest opening beaches in the nation. Gwangalli, Dadaepo, Ilgwang and Imrang Beaches are open from July 1. Haeundae Beach, celebrating 50 years since [...]
BUSAN, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — HSH Nord Bank, a German financial institution specializing in ship and marine affairs is expected to extend its reach to Busan, the largest port city in Korea. On May 13, Busan Metropolitan City signed an MoU together with Nord Bank and the Export-Import Bank of Korea on the opening of [...]
BUSAN, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) — An unmanned fire truck which can fight fire while piercing through the external walls of a building has been deployed at Gijang Fire Station’s Jeonggwan 119 Safety Center which exercises jurisdiction over the Gori Nuclear Power Division in Busan. The unmanned fire truck is a 1.74 billion won [...]
SEJONG, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) is preparing various measures to boost Korea’s cruise industry, as it expects the country to become a geographical hub at the center of East Asian cruise routes, and especially China’s main ports of call. As the number of cruise tourists to Asian [...]
BUSAN, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A photo of the Busan International Film Festival’s opening ceremony was seen on the main page of UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network Thursday. UNESCO attached the photo of the ceremony at the Busan Cinema Center, the iconic main venue of the annual film festival, in an article for providing information [...]
BUSAN, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Busanjin-gu District Office held a special exhibition featuring 40 photographs of illegally parked and stopped cars, at the South Gate of Busan Citizen Park on May 6. This exhibition of shame presented various prints of cars parked on sidewalks, crosswalks, near bus stops and under CCTV surveillance cameras. [...]
BUSAN, Apr. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Busan is expecting an additional 218.35 billion won (US$ 201.47 million) for its estimated 2014 tax revenues, due to an increase in cigarette tax revenues caused by citizens’ buying spree before the New Year’s cigarette price hike, even though Busan’s population of non-smokers has since increased. According [...]