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, 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 [...]
BUSAN, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Residents in Busan’s tourist district of Haeundae are struggling as warmer weather coupled with severe noise caused by motorcycles and sports cars driven by tourists from all over the country is keeping them awake at night. Hong Sun-heon, mayor of Haeundae Ward, posted a petition on the website of [...]
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 [...]
BUSAN, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A new type of beach mat first appeared at the popular Haeundae Beach in Busan last year. The mats made from old festival banners can be rented at Beachcombing Haeundae in the Haeundae Tourism Facility Center. Hwa Deok-heon, the CEO of Eco Echo Cooperative, started the rental business with [...]
BUSAN, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The Busan One Asia Festival (BOF) kicked off with a bang yesterday, as K-Pop legends Sechs Kies and up and coming powerhouses GFriend and Black Pink performed during the opening ceremonies held at the Busan Asiad Main Stadium. Lasting until the end of the month, the BOF performances will [...]
BUSAN, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The opening film of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has been leaked in advance, to the bewilderment of many. It is customary that the opening film for every renowned international film festival is kept under tight security until its formal screening in order to attract more attention and [...]
BUSAN, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — On August 27, Busan Green Energy, a special purpose company formed by the Busan Metropolitan City government, the Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Company, Busan City Gas and Samsung C&T Corporation, announced that it will hold an opening ceremony to commemorate a fuel cell power plant that was completed [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]