CHUNGJU, South Korea, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Two people were injured after a cargo truck carrying paint for road lane marking overturned on the Jungbu Inland Expressway in central South Korea on Tuesday, police said. The 5-ton truck was involved in the accident on the southbound side of the expressway in the city of [...]
CHUNGJU, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Chungju is a city in North Chungcheong Province famous for its apple orchards, but is now steadily expanding its agricultural production to tropical fruits. For the first time last year, Chungju cultivated passion fruits, which are native to tropical and subtropical regions. One passion fruit contains 36 percent of the recommended [...]
SUWON, Nov.12 (Korea Bizwire) – Chinese tourists are increasingly exploring destinations in Korea other than Seoul and Jeju. There has also been a change in their travel patterns, with a shift from ‘just passing by’ to ‘staying for more than a day’ excursions. As a result, local governments are taking measures to attract Chinese visitors. [...]
SEOUL, July 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea is famous for its high population density. Excluding some city-states and island countries, Korea, with its 487 inhabitants per square kilometer of land as of 2013 can be ranked within the top 10 in terms of population density. Making the density in some areas even higher, more than [...]