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Pohang to Turn “Everlasting” Fire into Tourist Attraction

POHANG, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — For the past five months, a fire has burned day and night in the heart of Pohang. Which is why the city announced on August 24 that it has begun the construction of a ring of fire-resistant glass and a platform around the fire in order to turn it [...]

Korea’s Only Geophysical Survey Vessel Prepped for New Missions

POHANG, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Tamhae II is Korea’s only geophysical survey vessel. It was built in 1996, and has since engaged in various domestic and international exploration missions for underwater resources like petroleum and gas hydrate. Its other missions also included geological mapping of the ocean floor, and detecting risk factors for potential [...]