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 [...]
DAEJEON, Dec.30 (Korea Bizwire) – The hero that caught the criminal of the shooting that occurred in Daejeon at on the day of Christmas, was the ‘Wanted Automobile Search System’(WASS) using a CCTV. On December 28, 7:11 p.m., an alert went off at the situation room of the Gyeonggi Police, informing that a wanted car [...]
SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) – A special report center dedicated to meteors was established to authenticate, register and store them safely. The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning announced that it opened the Meteorite Report Center at the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources in Daejeon on April 16. The primary role [...]
DAEJEON, Korea, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Considering the fact that the insect industry is rising as a new growth engine for agriculture in Korea, the city of Daejeon is aiming to become a distribution hub for insect products by making the best use of its Insect Eco Center, which is slated to be completed this [...]
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SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Group will invest more than 90 billion won (US$83.8 million) in the cities of Daejeon and Sejong to transform the areas into a Silicon Valley-like tech hotbed. The group announced its plan on October 10 in a ceremony to launch the Daejeon Creative Economy Innovation Center in which the President [...]