SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — As the sweltering summer heat continues, snakes are increasingly appearing at apartment complexes in urban areas. In response to a series of incidents where a local resident’s dog was bitten by a snake while taking a walk around the apartment complex, Incheon’s Jung district office initiated a snake-capturing operation. [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) – “It’s amazing to harvest honey not in rural areas but in cities. Urban beekeeping is growing in popularity as it provides economic benefits as well as a healthier environment,” a Korea Beekeeping Association (KBA) official said. “Urban beekeeping,” also called hobby beekeeping or backyard beekeeping, is no more a strange [...]
INCHEON, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) – A year after they settled down on a rooftop in the urban Bupyeong-gu (district), 220,000 bees survived the cold winter. It was a meaningful result of the ‘Urban Bees Seoul’ project, which was launched in 2013 by the Seoul Beekeeping Cooperative. A total of 19 beehives were installed in [...]
SEJONG, Jan.4 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has announced the creation of a ‘City Beekeeping Program’, an opportunity for city residents who wish to experience beekeeping to learn and try the craft. A total of 25 local governments will select a bee farm and educate 500 city residents about [...]
DAEJEON, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Forest Service has announced a plan to create ‘City Forests’ in 559 locations all over the nation. A budget of 113.1 billion won has been allocated to the project. According to the Korea Forest Service, average temperatures in the seven big Korean cities, including Seoul, Busan, Daegu and Incheon [...]
Seoul, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Spending a day on the beach or camping would be great on a hot summer day, but how about a walk in the woods in the city? The Seoul Metropolitan Government has introduced flowered roads in the spring, maple tree roads in the autumn, and has now selected 190 places with [...]