BUSAN, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) – An annual Arab film festival will be held simultaneously in Seoul and Busan later this week, providing a rare chance for a South Korean audience to better understand the Arab world, a co-organizer said Wednesday. The 5th Arab Film Festival will feature 15 films from 10 Arab nations, including [...]
BUSAN, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The Busan Metropolitan Government will partner with China’s Wanda Group to raise 100 billion won for use in future Korea-China film productions. The city revealed Friday that it had agreed on specific investment terms for the joint-production fund with Wanda Group representatives including chairman Wang Jianlin. Busan mayor Suh Byung-soo [...]
BUSAN, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) – NOMU. No More Uncles. It’s a new acronym aimed at older men who are seeking a younger lifestyle. Korean men are increasingly taking care of their looks. Men are investing more time and money in shopping, and in grooming themselves; even older men, the majority of whom used to [...]
BUSAN, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) – On the first day of the official election campaign, a college student was arrested for tearing down posters as part of his expression of rage at high tuition fees. The police from Busan’s Nambu Station announced that they are currently investigating university student Kim (20) for damaging election posters. [...]
BUSAN, Dec.21 (Korea Bizwire) – In the not-so-distant future, the number of movies or videos produced with the support of the ‘Cinema City’, Busan, will exceed 1,000. The Busan Film Commission announced that it has supported the production of 993 movies and videos over the past 15 years. This year, a total of 93 videos [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea and Mongolia agreed Wednesday to open a direct air route linking South Korea’s second-largest port city of Busan and Ulaanbaatar in March next year. The deal was reached during talks between South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn and his Mongolian counterpart, Chimediin Saikhanbileg, in the capital city [...]
BUSAN, Dec.16 (Korea Bizwire) – The ‘One Stop Happiness Basket Center’, where citizens can file paperwork related to marriage and children all at once, has opened at the Geumjeong Community Health Center in Busan. The plan to manage the center won first place at the ‘Government 3.0 Life Cycle Service’ contest. In only one visit, [...]
BUSAN, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – More than 1.3 million people gathered at Gwangalli Beach last weekend to marvel at the pyrotechnics of the Busan Fireworks Festival. As the official fireworks viewing zones were expanded to Igidae Cliff and Dongbaekseom Island, the visitors were spread out over a larger area than in previous years. While [...]
BUSAN, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The Busan Sea Festival, the largest summer festival in Korea, will be held at various beaches in the southeastern port city from August 1 to 8. With the slogan, “Into the Sea of Festival,” its opening evening will be held on a street near Haeundae Beach, where some 3,000 [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Robot fish that can swim flexibly like real fish will be displayed permanently at the Korea National Maritime Museum in Busan. According to the maritime museum, it will display five robot fish at its maritime experience hall from July 28. Among the five robots, three will swim in the [...]