SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Two days after a 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit the southeastern city of Pohang, the dispute over decommissioning nuclear power plants is gaining new life. Environmental groups that support the current administration’s nuclear energy phaseout policy have based their arguments on the potential dangers posed by natural disasters like earthquakes. In [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Built in the 7th century, Asia’s oldest observatory is still standing after an earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale rocked the nearby city of Pohang on November 15. In the aftermath of what geologists have identified as the second most powerful quake in South Korean history, the entire [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The aftershocks of the earthquake in Gyeongju last year, recorded as the most powerful quake in South Korea since 1978, are still ringing through the minds of government officials, who announced on September 3 that a package of regulatory policies creating safety measures to guard against future earthquakes will [...]
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 [...]