SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — After the death of Pporongi, a puma that had called a zoo in Daejeon its home before being shot and killed after escaping from its cage, public sentiment is highly negative due to the nature of how officials tried to handle the situation. As many start to question whether [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s research reactor has successfully undergone a “shaking table test” to see if it can withstand a powerful quake, the country’s atomic research institute said Friday. The test of the 30 megawatt High-flux Advanced Neutron Application Reactor (HANARO) unit in the city of Daejeon 160 kilometers south of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Besides advertisements, rooftop signs on taxis in the South Korean city of Daejeon will display location-sensitive missing person notices. According to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, 200 privately owned taxis have since June replaced their rooftop signs with LCD screens on which a stream of ads were [...]
DAEJEON, NOV. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The Daejeon municipal government has announced plans to support remodeling projects for aged buildings and lease them to low income earners in the region at affordable prices. The fifth-largest city in South Korea is expected to tackle its housing issues by providing financial support to encourage more owners of aged [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s largest filming studio Studio Cube will formally open its doors to the public next week after two years of construction, the culture ministry said Friday. Located in the EXPO Science Park in Daejeon, 164 kilometers south of Seoul, the state-run facility is a two-story building with floor [...]
DAEJEON, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Daejeon Convention Center will host the 5th Asian Wine Trophy convention until August 30, as 130 jurors from 24 countries will attend to test over 4,000 wines of 32 different nationalities. The convention held in Daegu is the sister event of the ones held in Portugal and Germany. [...]
SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The Daejeon Government has donated foreign coins used by fare dodgers on public transport to the humanitarian organization UNICEF. Nearly 5,800 coins from foreign countries collected since September 2012 will be used to help children in need, the local government announced on Monday. The coins are thought to have [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Seo District in Daejeon is introducing a usage-based food waste disposal system at apartment complexes as part of efforts to reduce food waste by 20 percent. As of now, residents at most of the apartment blocks in Seo District are charged a flat rate regardless of each individual’s food [...]
DAEJEON, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Mackiss Company, an alcoholic beverage maker based in Daejeon, announced Monday that it will be hosting the second Daejeon Naked Body Marathon (semi-naked to be exact, with men running topless and women, sleeveless tops). Taking place on January 1, 2017, at exactly 11:11:11 a.m., the event will mark the [...]
DAEJEON, Feb.2 (Korea Bizwire) – The city of Daejeon is becoming increasingly popular with Chinese tourists. To receive health checkups and tour local attractions, 300 Chinese tourists will visit Daejeon during the month of February. According to the local government and the Daejeon Marketing Corporation, a total of 300 Chinese tourists will visit Daejeon this [...]