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 [...]
GYEONGJU, Korea, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – The City of Gyeongju, the ancient capital city of the Silla kingdom for more than a thousand years, is awaiting tourists who want to send out the old year and greet the New Year with special events. To receive the New Year, Gyeongju has prepared various events, including a [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, Oct 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Koreans have long believed that the most important thing in home building is harmony with the nature. They correctly thought houses built surrounding environmental conditions in mind can withstand natural elements better. For this reason, we Koreans boast tens of thousands of traditional houses still standing in this [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Oct 07 (Korea Bizwire) – The City of Gyeongju invites you to this ancient land with lots of natural beauties in October. Gyeongju is not just famous as the Shilla capital with Bulguk Temple and the Seokguram Grotto. It has so many places to visit for hikers and motorists. The Mujang Peak in [...]
DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA, Sep 12 (Korea Bizwire) – With a rich history of 2,000 years, Gyeongju is heading for the European cultural city of Istanbul. The Province of Gyeongsangbuk-Do (Governor Kim Kwan Yong) will be in Istanbul Aug. 31-Sept. 22 for the Istanbul-Gyeongju World Culture Expo 2013 convening in the cultural capital of Istanbul. The Expo [...]