CHUNCHEON, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Bounded on the east by the East Sea (erroneously displayed as Sea of Japan on some Internet sites), Gangwon Province is well known for its recent successful hosting of the 2018 Winter Olympics and 2018 Winter Paralympics, and for its beautiful beaches and ski resorts including Yongpyong and Alpensia. [...]
GANGNEUNG, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Neil Vasdev, a University of Toronto professor, took an unforgettable seaside coffee break on a visit here for an international conference last week. He had a tasty cup of joe at a cafe overlooking the East Sea, together with his wife and some other forum attendees. “This coffee street [...]
GANGNEUNG, Jul. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — With regard to the occurrence of abandoned dogs during the vacation season every year, the city of Gangneung in Gangwon Province holds an unusual and unique festival to establish a proper culture of companion animal ownership. The city will hold a so-called “Dog Marathon” on a 5-kilometer course within [...]
GANGNEUNG, Mar. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A wild boar was spotted by a bird photographer using a telephoto lens at the Namdaecheon Stream in Gangneung, Gangwon Province on Thursday. The wild boar that was supposed to be in the mountains appeared by the banks of the stream, causing consternation among residents. Emerging from a reed-covered [...]
GANGNEUNG, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A rare scene mesmerized tourists in Gangneung, Gangwon Province on Tuesday as schools of mullets appeared by the beach “riding the waves”. “I have lived in Gangneung for 20 years, but never before have I seen this,” said one local resident. Swarms of mullets came and went along with [...]
GANGNEUNG/SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Police concluded Wednesday that the three high school students found dead in a guesthouse in Gangneung were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning. Police announced the official result of their investigation into the deadly incident that also left seven others unconscious. Two of them have recovered consciousness following hours of [...]
GANGNEUNG, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Three senior high school students were found dead and seven others unconscious at a pension in the northeastern province of Gangwon, possibly due to carbon monoxide poisoning caused by inadequate ventilation, local police and firefighters said Tuesday. The owner of the pension, located in the city of Gangneung on [...]
GANGNEUNG, Jun. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — As avid surfing fans in Korea gear up for the official opening of beaches next month on the nation’s eastern coast of Gangwon Province, regulators worry that the clash between surfers and beachgoers may put citizens at risk. And as many surf shops have opened in Yangyang County, popular [...]
PYEONGCHANG, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Olympic festival for the physically challenged that was the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympics had its closing ceremony on March 18. The background from which the Paralympics came into being is closely tied to the military during World War II. Initially intended as a means of rehabilitation for soldiers with [...]
GANGNEUNG, South Korea, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The organizers of the PyeongChang Winter Paralympic Games said Thursday they expect a sold-out crowd in the bronze medal ice hockey game featuring South Korea later this week. South Korea’s ice sledge hockey team will face the loser between the United States and Italy in the game [...]