GIMHAE, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The city of Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province announced on Sunday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who recently visited South Korea, had offered a descendant seedling of the Bodhi Tree as a gift. On the first day of his visit, Modi met with Gimhae Mayor Heo Seong-gon in Seoul and donated [...]
GIMHAE, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — In a neighborhood in the southeastern city of Gimhae, the local community welfare center has begun collecting anonymously written submissions as a means of discovering households in need of assistance. As part of an initiative that kicked off earlier this year, the notes, letters and cards are deposited in [...]
GIMHAE, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — From regular checkups to medical counseling, scores of municipal governments across South Korea are adopting mobile health technology in a bid to improve public health. The city government of Gimhae is among the 70 local governing bodies that have adopted a mobile health center system as part of a joint [...]
GIMHAE, SOUTH KOREA April 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Metasequoia, a large type of fast-growing deciduous tree, has gained popularity as a street tree in South Korea in recent years for its tall and imposing appearance. However, growing concerns over the appropriateness of the species as a street tree are seeing a number of local governments [...]
GIMHAE, South Korea, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The 3.1-square-kilometer wetlands in Gimhae’s Hwapocheon stream are marked by a rich ecosystem, and are home to some 812 plants and animals including 13 level I and II endangered species such as hawks, eagles, otters, and wildcats. The area is a back swamp of the Nakdong River [...]
BUSAN, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – In an effort to beautify its road facilities, the JinYoung National Territory Management Office (JNTMO) of the Busan Regional Construction Management Administration announced Wednesday that it will launch a program to renovate structures such as tunnels and bridges using a technique called “Story Doing”. Story doing is a concept [...]
GIMHAE, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The Bugyeong Pig Farming Association (BPFA) from Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province, has launched for the first time in Korea what it’s calling ‘Animal Welfare-Certified Pork’. These pork products were developed at the ‘Together Happy Farm’ (translated from Korean), which was certified as an ‘animal welfare farm’ on June 30. [...]