GOYANG, Apr. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The city of Goyang in Gyeonggi Province has been recognized as a top-tier sustainable city for both tourists and residents, according to a recent global assessment. The city secured the 14th position among 100 major cities worldwide in the “2023 Global Destination Sustainability Index” (GDS-I), as reported by the BBC. [...]
GOYANG, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The city government of Goyang, just northwest of Seoul, said Wednesday it is studying exemplary cases to establish a waste incineration facility that will also function as a regional landmark. The plan involves creating a Resource Green Energy Park with a daily incineration capacity of 630 tons, aiming to [...]
GOYANG, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A municipal government is planning to introduce a longevity congratulations payment for senior residents who reach the milestone of their 100th birthday, starting this month. The Goyang city government in Gyeonggi Province said Monday it will provide a one-time congratulations payment of 1 million won (US$763) to the bank [...]
GOYANG, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The set for a flooding scene from “Parasite,” winner of four Academy Awards this year, will be restored in a new visual culture complex to be built north of Seoul by 2026, officials said Wednesday. Goyang, a city on the northern outskirts of the capital, announced the plan to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Union workers of a bus company in Goyang, west of Seoul, went on strike Tuesday after wage talks with management broke down. Myungsung Transportation’s more than 270 buses on 20 lines, including those linking Seoul and the satellite city in Gyeonggi Province, stopped operations. The union and management failed [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Tuesday selected the venues that will host matches for the top Asian football tournament in the event that the country wins its bid to stage the event in 2023. The Korea Football Association (KFA) said eight cities — Suwon, Goyang, Hwaseong, Cheonan, Jeonju, Gwangju, Busan and [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — CJ E&M said Wednesday it will build a complex in Goyang, just northwest of Seoul, by the end of 2020 to promote South Korea’s cultural content, better known as hallyu. South Korea’s leading entertainment content and media company said it will invest 1.4 trillion won (US$1.2 billion) in the [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean telecom provider LG Uplus is launching a NarrowBand IoT-based smart waste collection system next month in Gyeonggi Province’s Goyang City, the company announced yesterday. The new project will see IoT sensors installed on the inside of the lid of trash cans on city’s main streets and in densely [...]
GOYANG, Nov.30 (Korea Bizwire) – Officials from Goyang City announced that they have installed ‘Stop Smoking Bells’ in non-smoking areas such as parks, libraries and bus stops. When one presses a ‘Stop Smoking Bell’, a recorded announcement is played, informing the smoker that the location is a non-smoking area, and asking them to stop smoking. [...]
GOYANG, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – A variety of events have been held to celebrate the eve of the ‘DMZ International Documentary Festival’ (DMZ Docs) at Ilsan’s Lake Park. More than 2,000 people, including Goyang citizens, Goyang mayor Choi Sung, and director of the event Jo Jae-hyun attended an event called the ‘DMZdocs Peace Rock [...]