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Incheon Unveils Smart System to Tackle Pet Waste

Incheon Unveils Smart System to Tackle Pet Waste

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 Welcomes First Beneficiary of “100 Million+i Dream” Policy

Incheon Welcomes First Beneficiary of “100 Million+i Dream” Policy

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 Unveils Pioneering ’100 Million+ i Dream’ Birth Policy to Tackle Decline in Birthrates

Incheon Unveils Pioneering ’100 Million+ i Dream’ Birth Policy to Tackle Decline in Birthrates

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.  [...]

Rising Noise-Related Conflicts Dominate Neighborly Disputes in Incheon

Rising Noise-Related Conflicts Dominate Neighborly Disputes in Incheon

INCHEON, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – An individual identified only as A, residing in a multi-unit house in Incheon, struggles to sleep due to recurring upstairs noise generated every morning. Over time, this individual developed a sleep disorder, with daily life becoming chaotic. As the noise problem showed no signs of improvement, the individual sought assistance [...]

Bedbug Infestation Shocks Incheon Sauna – YouTuber’s Alarming Discovery

Bedbug Infestation Shocks Incheon Sauna – YouTuber’s Alarming Discovery

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Amid the ongoing efforts to combat bedbug infestations in Europe, including France and the United Kingdom, reports of bedbugs appearing in a sauna in Incheon have surfaced. In a recent video posted on YouTube by daheuk, a YouTuber renowned for his content on rare animals and boasting 920,000 subscribers, he documented [...]

Incheon’s Hambak Village Shop Owners Seek Protection Amid Rising Foreign Presence

Incheon’s Hambak Village Shop Owners Seek Protection Amid Rising Foreign Presence

SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Shop owners in Hambak Village, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, which is home to a significant foreign population, have come together to demand protection for their business rights.  On September 18, more than 50 members of the Task Force for the Survival Rights of Local Shop Owners in Hambak Village gathered in front [...]

Foreign Tourists in Incheon Get Free Fried Chicken and Beer

Foreign Tourists in Incheon Get Free Fried Chicken and Beer

SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The 1883 Incheon McGang (fried chicken and beer) Party took place on Thursday at Incheon Port, the city government and the Incheon Tourism Organization said. The number 1883 represents the year when the port was opened. The event was anticipated to attract approximately 3,000 foreign tourists from 10 countries, [...]

Incheon’s Bilingual City Plan for Songdo Stirs Up Controversy

Incheon’s Bilingual City Plan for Songdo Stirs Up Controversy

INCHEON, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The western port city of Incheon is setting out to launch a special project aimed at turning the city’s international business district of Songdo into a bilingual city where you can use both Korean and English. The Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority (IFEZ) announced on Thursday that it made [...]

Incheon Installs Digital Signboards to Inform Bus Drivers About Passengers Waiting at Bus Stops

Incheon Installs Digital Signboards to Inform Bus Drivers About Passengers Waiting at Bus Stops

INCHEON, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The western port city of Incheon will start operating a new digital signboard system to inform bus drivers whether passengers are waiting at bus stops from late this month. If passengers push a button installed at bus stops, the digital signboard displays a notice text saying ‘passengers are on [...]