BUSAN, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom is using big data to more accurately calculate the number of beachgoers that flock to Haeundae Beach in Busan every year. According to SK Telecom and Nex&Tech on Wednesday, the number of visitors to Haeundae and Songjeong Beaches from last Friday to Sunday was estimated to be [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Drones mounted with high definition cameras are being used in many fields, and this time they have been put into use to manage golf courses. Asiad Country Club in Busan enlisted drones to help manage its golf course. Officials at the club anticipate that the drones will be able to record the [...]
BUSAN, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The largest outdoor magic show in the world opened at Haeundae beach on August 6. Magic tricks using pigeons, cooking magic, Chinese magic tricks and magic shows that were joined with ballet were presented to tourists who visited Busan with many happy memories. This year marks the 10th anniversary of [...]
BUSAN, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – A device that can help to track down people that are lost at sea has been developed. The Korea Hydrographic and Oceanographic Administration announced that they have developed a wearable device that can be used to locate people at beaches and in mud if any kind of accident were [...]
BUSAN, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The Busan Sea Festival, the largest summer festival in Korea, will be held at various beaches in the southeastern port city from August 1 to 8. With the slogan, “Into the Sea of Festival,” its opening evening will be held on a street near Haeundae Beach, where some 3,000 [...]
BUSAN, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The main beaches in Busan have been remodeled to welcome this year’s vacationers. Haundae, Songdo and Songjeong Beaches are open from June 1, which are the fastest opening beaches in the nation. Gwangalli, Dadaepo, Ilgwang and Imrang Beaches are open from July 1. Haeundae Beach, celebrating 50 years since [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Busan’s Haeundae Beach will house a temporary astronomical observation center equipped with eight astronomical telescopes and staffed with astronomers on April 4, when the partial lunar eclipse will occur. The eclipse will start at 7:15 PM and last for three hours, with viewers expected to flock to see the [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A 10-meter-tall bundle of pine branches was set on fire on March 5 at Haeundae Beach in Busan, and 50,000 citizens gathered to see this spectacle, which was held as a moon-viewing event for Korea’s celebration of Daeboreum, the day of the first full moon of the year. Although the crowd could [...]