SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — BMW Korea Co.’s driving center has attracted over 1.5 million visitors since opening a decade ago, amid the company’s continued efforts to offer unique driving experiences despite it recording annual losses, according to company officials Friday. According to BMW Korea, the company has invested 90 billion won (US$67.5 million) [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Residents of Songdo, a new urban development near Incheon, are facing an unexpected challenge: the emergence of wild raccoon dogs in the heart of their meticulously planned community. According to the Incheon Facilities Corporation, there have been numerous sightings of raccoon dogs in urban parks such as Central Park and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Mathias Vaitl, CEO and president of Mercedes-Benz Korea Ltd., on Wednesday plans to meet with residents of an apartment complex in Incheon, where a fire that started from a Mercedes-Benz electric vehicle destroyed over 100 cars, according to sources. The sources said that Vaitl plans to meet with residents [...]
INCHEON, Jul. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – In a bold move to address the country’s declining birth rate, the city of Incheon announced on July 23 that it will begin implementing a new child allowance program next month, separate from the existing national child benefit system. The “Child Dream Allowance” program, set to launch on August 1, [...]
INCHEON, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Next month, the port city of Incheon in South Korea will be the site of a major event expected to draw 10,000 foreign tourists for a celebration of local delicacies and entertainment. Incheon Metropolitan City and the Incheon Tourism Organization announced on April 30 that the “2nd 1883 Incheon Maekgang [...]
SEJONG, Apr. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – As South Korea ramps up construction of large-scale offshore wind farms, the nation is poised to witness exponential growth in this renewable energy market, with investments projected to reach a staggering 100 trillion won by the end of this decade. Amid the global push for decarbonization, the South Korean government [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The western city of Incheon will host South Korea’s first World Table Tennis (WTT) Champions competition this week, bringing some of the world’s top ping pong players to a brand new venue. The WTT Champions Incheon will be the first WTT Series event to be held in South Korea, [...]
INCHEON, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The city of Incheon is taking a significant step towards fostering a mature pet culture by completing the installation of a Smart Pet Waste Management System in 11 parks, including Mujugol Park, with a total of 13 devices comprising waste bag dispensers and collection bins. The innovative system, accessible through [...]
INCHEON, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – On the first day of 2024, a joyous event took place at the Gachon University Gil Hospital: the birth of a healthy baby girl weighing 3.4 kg. The newborn, affectionately nicknamed ‘Horam’, combines the characters ‘Ho’ from her father Choi Ho-kyu (40) and ‘Ram’ from her mother Kim Bo-ram (36). [...]
INCHEON, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The city of Incheon has introduced a groundbreaking birth policy aimed at addressing the alarming decline in birthrates. In a press release on Monday, Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok acknowledged the national crisis and unveiled the “100 Million+ i Dream” initiative, which pledges 100 million won for every child born in Incheon. [...]