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Busan’s Haeundae Polar Bear Festival Returns, Bringing Winter Thrills and Community Spirit

Busan’s Haeundae Polar Bear Festival Returns, Bringing Winter Thrills and Community Spirit

BUSAN, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s top winter festival, where ‘human polar bears’ brave the frigid seas, is returning, with the 36th Haeundae Polar Bear Festival set to take place from January 14 to 16 at Haeundae Beach in Busan. The festival, originally launched in 1988 to commemorate the Seoul Olympics, has been recognized [...]

Busan’s Haeundae District Sets Up Sculptures Using Marine Litter

Busan’s Haeundae District Sets Up Sculptures Using Marine Litter

BUSAN, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Marine litter has been transformed into artworks to share an important message about the seriousness of contaminating the environment. A series of sculptures were built in Busan’s tourist district of Haeundae using debris collected from the sea to raise public awareness about the risk posed by marine litter and the severity of the [...]

Hotels in Busan’s Haeundae Struggle with Increasing Competition

Hotels in Busan’s Haeundae Struggle with Increasing Competition

BUSAN, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Two more five-star hotels are to open in Busan’s Haeundae district this year, further escalating competition in the district’s already crowded hotel market. According to municipal and industry officials on Monday, Lotte Hotels & Resorts, a unit of Lotte Group, will introduce its luxury brand Signiel to Haeundae this [...]

‘Radio and Book Café’ Coming to Haeundae Beach Next Month

‘Radio and Book Café’ Coming to Haeundae Beach Next Month

SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) – You’ll soon be able to enjoy great music and literature with a nice view of Haeundae Beach as a new café laden with books and featuring local radio DJs is coming to one of South Korea’s most popular holiday destinations in early April, the Haeundae District Office announced yesterday. Busan’s [...]

Plans for “Korean Times Square” to be Finalized by November

Plans for “Korean Times Square” to be Finalized by November

SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs announced Monday that it has narrowed down the candidate sites for the upcoming “Korean Times Square” – an outdoor billboard display zone that will foster a city neighborhood’s economic and cultural values.  Among the 11 sites that initially applied for review, [...]