GIMPO, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The city of Gimpo in Gyeonggi Province will host a whimsical Duck Race using rubber ducks next month, officials announced on May 23. The family-friendly event, slated for June 2 near the Ara Marina waterfront in Gochon-eup, will see the iconic bathtime toys released into the current to float downstream [...]
GIMPO, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – A Neolithic period settlement site recently discovered in the city of Gimpo is set to be recognized as a cultural heritage site of Gyeonggi Province. The city of Gimpo announced plans on February 1 to request the cultural heritage designation for the Sinan-ri Neolithic site from Gyeonggi Province. Excavations conducted [...]
GIMPO, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The city of Gimpo in Gyeonggi Province has decided to take legal action against a construction company, Y Construction, and its supervisory team for violating building height restrictions near Gimpo Airport, causing delays in apartment occupancy. The city announced on January 10 that it planned to file a complaint with [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The government said Friday it will devise measures to ease the notorious congestion on a light metro line linking Seoul with one of its satellite cities to the west, following the recent fainting of two passengers. Transport Minister Won Hee-ryong presided over an emergency meeting to discuss overcrowding mitigation [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Jin Air Co., one of South Korea’s biggest budget carriers, on Friday opened a new route to Jeju Island to capitalize on growing low-cost travel demand during the peak summer season. The low-cost carrier has allocated a 189-seat B737-800 jet to serve the Gwangju-Jeju route two times a day, [...]