GANGNEUNG, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The northeastern coastal city of Gangneung in Gangwon Province will open two of its beaches to pets, the city government has said. Anmok Beach, located near the popular Gangneung Coffee Street, will have a pet pool operating on a reservation basis. However, pets will not be permitted to enter [...]
GANGNEUNG, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) — On a fine Saturday, the city of Gangneung, nestled in the heart of Gangwon Province, made a noble declaration to champion the cause of stray animals by harnessing the power of cutting-edge virtual reality (VR) technology. The city’s visionary plan involves creating immersive 3D images of the charming interior [...]
GANGNEUNG, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Heading straight to the site of the disaster, some 20 government officials received a distress call indicating that a wildfire had broken out in the eastern coastal city of Gangneung and was being fanned by strong winds toward Gyeongpodae Pavilion, a state-designated cultural treasure. The site of the fire [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The ever-increasing popularity of Korean dramas has turned the coast city of Gangneung, Gangwon Province into a tourist hotspot. The Jumunjin district in Gangneung, the filming location of the 2016 drama “Guardian: The Lonely and Great God,” also known as “Goblin,” has once again gained popularity as the backdrop [...]
GANGNEUNG, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — One of the birds from a winter migratory flock appears to have decided to stay in the east coast city of Gangneung to the concern of locals. Swans migrate in flocks, spending the winter in South Korea before they return to the north in late February or early March. [...]
GANGNEUNG, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The eastern coastal city of Gangneung plans to turn the streets of Gyeongpo and Ahnmok beaches into eye-catching displays by planting palm trees typically seen on Jeju Island and the coasts of southern regions. The city government plans to spend 500 million won (US$414,830) to place a total of [...]
GANGNEUNG, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Gangneung in South Korea’s northeastern province of Gangwon said Wednesday that it will open the ‘Gangneung Pass Travelers Center’ in front of Gangneung Station on Dec. 27 to offer tourism and smart mobility user information to travelers. The center comes as a part of the ‘MaaS: [...]
GANGNEUNG, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The city government in Gangneung, Gangwon Province has installed retired military supplies at Sageunjin Marine Park, which is located in the sea adjacent to Sageunjin by the northern part of Gyeongpo Beach. The city government took delivery of four types of retired military supplies, including light-weight armored cars, from [...]
GANGNEUNG, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Gangneung, one of South Korea’s most popular destinations for summer vacationers, mulls over the nighttime closure of beaches and other unprecedented quarantine measures against COVID-19, officials said Monday, following an earlier decision to lift its social distancing rules to the toughest restrictions of Level 4. Gangneung, an east coast [...]
GANGNEUNG, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Young Koreans who used to come by Gyeongpo Beach, located in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, staying up the night drinking and hanging out are now nowhere to be seen. The provincial office imposed an administrative order to restrict assembly on eight beaches across the region, including Gyeongpo Beach. Since July [...]