BUSAN, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Ferry services between South Korea’s Busan and Japan’s Tsushima Island resumed Saturday after a three-year suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Busan Port Authority said two ferry vessels departed from a port in the southeastern city at 8:30 a.m. and 10:10 a.m., and arrived at Hitakatsu Port on [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Busan has won the top prize in South Korea’s city brand rankings, surpassing Seoul. The Korea Corporate Reputation Research Institute conducted a monthly analysis of 57,048,306 data records on city brands, which showed that Busan ranked first, followed by Seoul and Jeju City. The City Brand Index was based [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The southeastern port city of Busan has asked the environment ministry to conduct a health impact survey on the use of water from the lower reaches of the Nakdong River, a region that is prone to pollution, with concerns mounting over the potential contamination of drinking water for those [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to host an annual ceremony this week to commemorate the sacrifices of fallen troops who fought under the U.N. flag during the 1950-53 Korean War, the veterans affairs ministry said Wednesday. The Turn Toward Busan ceremony will take place at the U.N. Memorial Cemetery in the [...]
BUSAN, South Korea, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – OKX Blockdream Ventures, the investment arm of the leading global cryptocurrency trading platform OKX, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the City of Busan in South Korea. As part of the agreement, the City of Busan will encourage investors to increase their investments in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The southern port city of Busan will be decked up in purple lights, the signature color of K-pop supergroup BTS, before and after its one-day concert there next month, organizers said Monday. Hybe, the entertainment company behind BTS, said on Weverse that it will host “The City” project to [...]
BUSAN, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The Galleries Association of Busan said Thursday it will host the 2022 Busan Annual Market of Art at the Grand Josun Busan in the southeastern city from Sept. 22-25. Held for the second time since last year, the art fair will showcase some 1,000 pieces of art from 60 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — This year’s Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) will completely return to normal next month after pandemic-disrupted years with no social distancing at all events, including opening and closing ceremonies, organizers said Wednesday. Asia’s biggest film festival will be held from Oct. 5-14 in the southern port city of Busan, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The venue of K-pop giant BTS’ upcoming concert in the southern port city of Busan has been changed to Asiad Main Stadium for the convenience of fans coming to see their favorite artists, the band’s agency said Friday. The septet had planned to hold a one-day concert at a [...]
BUSAN, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The city government of Busan, South Korea’s second-largest city, is busy establishing transportation, safety and quarantine measures for an unprecedentedly large audience at the BTS concert there in October, officials said Monday. K-pop superstars BTS recently announced a massive live concert in Busan, 450 km southeast of Seoul, on [...]