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County Uses Waste Heat to Grow Apple Mangoes

GOKSEONG, Jul. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Gokseong County, a region in South Jeolla Province where temperatures are particularly frigid in the winter, is mesmerizing the public by growing apple mangoes, a subtropical fruit. To grow them, the temperature needs to be maintained at more than 10 degrees Celsius at all times, which makes apple mangoes [...]

Provincial Community Movie Theater Project a Huge Success

GOKSEONG, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Since its opening on December 22, a “small cinema social cooperative” in South Jeolla Province has proven to be a smash hit among the local populace. More than 6,000 locals have patronized the movie theater in the month since it opened, according to Gokseong County, making the goal of [...]