GWANGJU, Jul. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The city of Gwangju has implemented a smart crosswalk system that automatically extends crossing times for elderly or mobility-impaired pedestrians who may need extra time to cross the street safely. According to city officials on July 1, the “Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Smart Crosswalk” developed in collaboration with the Gwangju [...]
GWANGJU, Jun. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – A three-day tomato festival kicked off last Friday in Toechon, a tomato-producing area in the city of Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province. This year’s event drew attention for two reasons: the decision to ban street vendors to prevent price gouging controversies, and the introduction of a new “tomato kimchi” cooking contest. Toechon [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Navy said Thursday it selected the 2,500-ton ROKS Gwangju frigate as this year’s “top gun” ship following an annual assessment of its warships’ combat capabilities. The frigate of the Third Fleet based in Yeongam County, 308 kilometers south of Seoul, won the title after scoring top marks in [...]
GWANGJU, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A production plant of Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, has been suspended following a fatal accident at one of its parts subcontractors, according to company officials Wednesday. According to plant officials, production at the Kia facility in Gwangju, about 270 kilometers south of Seoul, has been suspended since [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A controversial plan by the southwestern city of Gwangju to build a park in commemoration of Korean-born Chinese composer Jeong Yul-seong has met with fierce opposition from the conservative central government and veterans and conservative organizations. Jeong, who is also known by his Chinese name Zheng Lucheng, is revered [...]
GWANGJU, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A grandson of late former President Chun Doo-hwan on Friday apologized for the 1980 bloody crackdown that his grandfather carried out to quell a pro-democracy uprising in the southwestern city of Gwangju. “My grandfather, Chun Doo-hwan, is a sinner who committed a huge crime,” Chun Woo-won told reporters following [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to invest 107.6 billion won (US$90.1 million) this year to push ahead with a major project to build an artificial intelligence complex by 2024, the science ministry said Monday. In November last year, South Korea broke ground for a mass-scale construction project in Gwangju, 330 kilometers [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A five-story building in the southwestern city of Gwangju collapsed during a demolition process due to improper excavation procedures that added excessive weight near the bottom, the transport ministry said Monday. The building collapsed on June 9 and fell onto a bus that was stopped at a bus stop [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The Japanese unit of the U.S. streaming giant Netflix is at the center of criticism after calling South Korea’s Gwangju Democratization Movement a ‘riot’ during its introduction of South Korean film “A Taxi Driver.” The 2017 box-office hit tells the story of a Seoul taxi driver who happens to [...]
GWANGJU, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Gwangju plans to ask the Ministry of Environment to consider designating the Jangrok Wetlands in Hwangryong River as a National Wetland Protected Area. The Jangrok wetlands are unique in that they are situated in the middle of the city, disconnected from outside ecosystem. The National Wetlands [...]