INJE, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A rare species of copper-winged bat, also known as the golden bat, has been found in Inje-gun, Gangwon Province. Golden bats are typically 4 to 6 centimeters in length, with black hues at the tip of the ears, feet, and wings. They are also called orange-whiskered bats due to [...]
CHUNCHEON, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — In July, a man in his 70s was reported missing on a small mountain in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province. Rescue workers were mobilized to help find the missing man, but the rugged terrain made the operation difficult. Gangwon Province’s fire department then deployed John, a 7-year-old search and rescue dog, [...]
JEONGSEON, South Korea, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Two people were killed and another went missing Thursday after an explosion at a mine in a northeastern county in Gangwon Province, authorities said. The accident happened at around 3:55 p.m. when blasting work was under way in an iron mine in Jeongseon, about 150 kilometers east of Seoul. Initial reports said 14 workers were buried under the [...]
CHUNCHEON, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) — In a bit to combat worsening air pollution, Gangwon Province has announced plans to install ‘fine dust shelters’ at bus stops and taxi stands. The move by the Gangwon provincial government to build green zones comes amid a growing number of fine dust warnings issued in recent years in the [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A school in Gangwon Province has come under fire after taking down a student’s poster criticizing the administration without following regular procedures. The poster put up by a middle school student criticized the school administration for revising its code of conduct without going through the regular procedures, raising an issue [...]
SEOUL, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Lee Hee-beom, the president of the PyeongChang 2018 organizing committee, said Wednesday he thinks there were four things that made the Olympic and Paralympic Games successful. The 23rd Winter Olympics were held between Feb. 9 and 25, while the 12th Winter Paralympics were staged between March 9 and 18 in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province. “International Olympic Committee chief Thomas [...]
SEOUL, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Airbnb Inc. said Thursday about 15,000 tourists visited PyeongChang and its adjacent cities via the global room-sharing platform during the 2018 Winter Olympics, which wrapped up last week. The number of travelers who made reservations in Gangwon Province, including the Olympic host town of PyeongChang, some 180 kilometers east [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – That the Paralympics are scheduled to kick off on March 9 hasn’t stopped Gangwon Province from turning its attention to the issue of Olympics facility maintenance only days after the conclusion of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics. On February 27, the Gangwon provincial legislature urged the central government to [...]
CHUNCHEON, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of National Defense’s recent announcement that it will lift restrictions on the movements of South Korean soldiers granted short term passes as well as abolish a rule requiring non-commissioned officer recruits to live on base for a designated period is causing a stir in communities near the [...]
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The total number of spectators who have visited the PyeongChang Winter Olympics has surpassed 1 million, with just three days left to the closing ceremony, local organizers said Thursday. “The combined number of spectators as of Wednesday was 1,076,000,” said Sung Baik-you, spokesperson for the PyeongChang Organizing [...]