SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – A 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck an area northwest of South Korea’s central city of Chungju early Friday, the state weather agency said. The quake took place in an area 22 kilometers northwest of Chungju’s city hall in North Chungcheong Province, at 2:35 a.m., according to the Korea Meteorological Administration. The [...]
CHUNGJU, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Chungju in North Chungcheong Province is distributing ginkgo berries, known to give off a distinct, foul scent, to be used as an eco-friendly pesticide on local farms. Ginkgo trees are resilient against insect damage and have air purifying qualities, and are suitable for streets and roadsides. [...]
CHUNGJU, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Chungju City in North Chungcheong Province held a promotional event Tuesday for its apples at KEB Hana Bank’s headquarters in Seoul using a vending machine. The vending machines for washed apples and apple juice was installed in the bank’s main cafeteria on a trial basis in March in cooperation [...]
CHUNGJU, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The 13th World Firefighters Games (WFG) has wrapped up its eight-day schedule in the South Korean city of Chungju. Some 6,600 firefighters from 63 countries competed in the biennial international event that ended Monday. Hong Kong, which sent the largest delegation of 230 firefighters, secured the top post in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Firefighters from around the world have flocked to Chungju for a biennial event, the World Firefighters Games (WFG), held between September 10 and 18. This is not just a sports competition. It’s more like a festival. Full time, volunteer, industrial and military fire service personnel representing 64 countries, active [...]
CHUNGJU, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The World Firefighters Games (WFG) was first held in Auckland, New Zealand, in April 1990 as a celebration honoring firefighters around the world who put their lives on the line to protect the lives and properties of citizens. Held every other year from then at different venues around the [...]
CHUNGJU, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The city of Chungju has gone viral, or more specifically, its marketing efforts have gone viral, as its promotions uploaded onto social networking sites have enjoyed explosive popularity. Completely upending the preconceptions associated with government, the city’s marketing exploits have even the caught the eye of tech giants Facebook [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) –The committee tasked with revamping Lotte’s company culture revealed on August 22 that it had convened a meeting at a Lotte beverage factory in Chungju. One of the noteworthy topics discussed at the meeting was the idea for a “reverse mentoring” initiative to encourage understanding between employees of different ages [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — With the sweltering summer heat showing no signs of relenting, an increasing number of South Korean farmers in inland areas such as Chungju are taking advantage of the extreme weather and turning their attention to growing tropical fruits. In the past, tropical fruits such as passion fruit, which originates in [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will host the 2018 World Firefighters Games (WFG), a major international sporting event for firefighters, in the central city of Chungju in September next year, government officials said Wednesday. The Sept. 10-18 games, also known as the “mini-Olympics for firefighters,” are expected to bring together about 6,000 [...]