HOENGSEONG, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A closed national highway in Gangwon Province will be transformed into a luge track. Hoengseong County has turned the Ucheon-myeon section of the old National Highway No. 42 into an eco-friendly luge track with a parking lot and other convenience facilities, which will open on Wednesday. The county spent [...]
GANGWON PROVINCE, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) – A super cow in Hoengseon, Gangwon Province, a popular area for Korean cattle, is drawing nationwide attention for its extraordinary build. The cow at the center of attention weighs over 1,000 kilograms, the Heongseong Livestock Industry Cooperative said on Monday after speaking to 64-year-old farmer Choi Hee-ja, who [...]
HOENGSEONG, South Korea, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Hanwoo, or Hanu, is a breed of cattle from Korea, and its fine-quality beef is hugely popular despite its high price. The annual Hoengseong Hanu Festival is the trademark event promoting Hanwoo, but this year, the festival will be attracting a more global audience. Taking off on [...]
SEOUL, March 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea’s first biomass power plant will be constructed at Hoengseong, a town famous for Korean cattle known as hanwoo, and will be powered by waste coming from the cows. Korea East-west Power signed an MoU with Hoengseong County of Gangwon Province to build the power plant on March 12. [...]