INCHEON, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Controversy is building over Incheon city government’s response to complaints about wild dogs in the region by hiring subcontractors and paying them for the number of dogs captured. Last year, the port city’s eight counties and district authorities hired private companies to capture some 200 wild dogs in response [...]
INCHEON, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Incheon’s coastal areas and uninhabited islands that are found in surveillance system blind spots are being inundated with thousands of pieces of garbage. Green Korea United (GKU), a civic activist group, said Thursday that it had detected and collected 6,845 pieces of garbage such as plastic and styrofoam as [...]
INCHEON, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Across the country, abandoned underground walkways are gradually being transformed into spaces for culture. A Life Culture Center is set to open next month underneath the Yeonsu overpass located in Yeonsu District, Incheon. The district invested a total of 1 billion won (US$881,830) to build underground convenience facilities as [...]
INCHEON, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Incheon, a port city west of Seoul, said Wednesday it plans to build a public park commemorating Yi Seung-hun, one of the first Roman Catholic martyrs in Korea. The city government and the Diocese of Incheon signed an agreement to build a historical park and museum by June 2022 [...]
INCHEON, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) — As coronavirus patients continue to flow from overseas into South Korea, public taxis exclusively available for people arriving from foreign destinations are making a significant contribution to quarantine efforts. Currently, the city of Incheon operates 139 taxis for people coming from overseas, taking them across Incheon and Gyeonggi area. [...]
INCHEON, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of people seeking psychological counseling more than doubled in the past few months here, according to city officials Saturday, as the COVID-19 pandemic was seen to have had widespread mental and emotional tolls on ordinary people. Applications for psychological counseling at the city’s public health and welfare [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — As the Han River flows towards the Incheon coast, the concentration of microplastics rises. A survey conducted by the Incheon Metropolitan Government investigated the annual levels of microplastics at five different areas in the city from last March to August. The research showed that as the Han River neared [...]
INCHEON, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Incheon’s new ferry passenger terminal, linking the western South Korean port to 10 Chinese cities, will formally open on June 15, officials said Monday. The Incheon Port Authority has built the New Incheon Port International Passenger Terminal in the city’s Songdo International Business District at a cost of 154.7 [...]
INCHEON, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A “book drive-thru system” will be introduced in Incheon for the first time, allowing members to borrow or return books without having to leave the comfort of their car. The system, installed at Incheon Metropolitan City’s Michuhol Library, allows users to check out or return books while in a [...]
INCHEON, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The Wolmi Sea Train in Incheon is enjoying popularity due to its unexpected success at the beginning of its operation. The total number of passengers reached 26,531 as of last Sunday, following the service’s launch on October 8, for an average of 1,474 passengers per day, according to the [...]