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Digital Duty-free Shop Featured at “Silk Road in Gyeongju” Event

Digital Duty-free Shop Featured at “Silk Road in Gyeongju” Event

GYEONGJU, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – During the forthcoming Silk Road Cultural Festival in Gyeongju, a digital duty-free shop will be operated for foreign visitors to the event. Foreign visitors will be able to order products through touchscreen-based kiosks and pick them up at the airport when they leave Korea. The Gyeongju World Culture Expo [...]

Chinese Investment Giant Golden Group Appraises Opportunities in Gyeongju

Chinese Investment Giant Golden Group Appraises Opportunities in Gyeongju

SEOUL, Mar. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The CEO of the massive Chinese investment firm Golden Group visited the city of Gyeongju on March 1 in order to weigh investment opportunities, said the city government on March 2. Golden Group’s delegation was welcomed by the city’s mayor Choi Yang-Sik, who suggested development opportunities such as a tourist complex planned [...]

Nuclear Watchdog Extends Operation of 32-Year-Old Nuclear Reactor

Nuclear Watchdog Extends Operation of 32-Year-Old Nuclear Reactor

SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s nuclear watchdog voted early Friday to extend the operation of a 32-year-old nuclear reactor to 2022 despite strong opposition from residents and environmental groups over its safety. The approval cleared the way for the 678-megawatt Wolsong-1 reactor on South Korea’s southeast coast to go back on line [...]

Istanbul in Gyeongju 2014: Turkey Shines in Korea

Istanbul in Gyeongju 2014: Turkey Shines in Korea

  GYEONGJU, Sep. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – “Istanbul in Gyeongju 2014” opened last Friday to introduce the Turkish culture to Korea, and this festival is in response to “Istanbul-Gyeongju World Culture Expo 2013” held last year in the soil of Turkey. Hosted by Istanbul, the capital of Turkey, and cosponsored by Gyeongbukdo and Gyeongju, this culture festival [...]