SEOUL, Mar. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The state tourism body said Wednesday it plans to hold a marathon event for foreign tourists in a southern province later this week as part of ongoing efforts to secure more inbound visitors and promote the country as an attractive tourist destination. The Gyeongju Cherry Blossom Marathon & Walking [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea, which was hit by the strongest earthquake to date earlier this year, may witness more minor tremors in the future, said an expert on Friday. “There is less possibility that major earthquakes with a magnitude of over six may occur on the Korean Peninsula but smaller tremors [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Restoration efforts are underway in Gyeongju following Korea’s record 5.8-magnitude earthquake and the hundreds of aftershocks that have since struck the region. But the crisis has highlighted another issue: a considerable number of local governments have been neglecting their legal duty to maintain disaster relief funds. In accordance with [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Amid concerns over last week’s historic earthquake and the hundreds of aftershocks that have followed, some insurance companies have ceased to offer earthquake insurance products. A record magnitude-5.8 earthquake struck the peninsula on September 12 with its epicenter some eight kilometers south of Gyeongju. Since the original temblor, some [...]
GYEONGJU, South Korea, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Gyeongju was struck by another magnitude-3.5 aftershock Wednesday morning, adding to the fear spreading across the region since Korea’s historic 5.8-magnitude temblor jolted the peninsula on September 12. The aftershock took place at 11:53 a.m., with the epicenter located some 10 kilometers southwest of the historical city. [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Cultural heritage authorities on Tuesday began checking to see if the latest earthquake has caused any damage to important cultural sites in the ancient city of Gyeongju. The National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage under the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) said they were examining national treasures and other monuments in [...]
GYEONGJU, South Korea, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea suffered a historic magnitude-5.8 earthquake Monday at 8:35 p.m. It was the strongest of its kind to strike the peninsula, which seldom experiences earthquakes above 5.0 in magnitude. The earthquake’s epicenter was near the Naenam-myeon region in Gyeongju, some 371 kilometers southeast of Seoul, and was preceded [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – A record magnitude-5.8 earthquake jolted South Korea’s southwestern region, the country’s meteorological agency said Monday. The quake detected at 8:35 p.m. was the strongest tremor reported on land in the country with the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) saying the epicenter was near Naenam-myeon region in Gyeongju, some 371 kilometers [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea will host the 33rd Congress of the FIAP (Fédération Internationale de l’Art Photographique) from August 22 to 28 in Seoul and Gyeongju, a historic city located in South Gyeongsang Province. FIAP is an international photography organization with more than 85 national associations as members. The Photo Artist Society [...]
GYEONGJU, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Sacred sarira relics were placed back in an ancient Buddhist pagoda at the Bulguk Temple in Gyeongju on Wednesday as ongoing repairs are near completion. Sariras are crystals that are sometimes found among the cremated remains of Buddhist monks. They were put in a hole inside the main structure [...]