INCHEON, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A “consolation memorial for animals” formerly taken down from its original location at Incheon’s Dong-gu Office has been restored four years after its removal. The local government revealed yesterday that it had restored the memorial structure to its original state at the resting area of the office’s parking lot. [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Revenue worries in the aftermath of healthcare reforms dubbed “Moon Jae-in Care” are keeping hospitals’ coffers closed even as the government takes pains to encourage the medical sector to invest in new infrastructure. After initially earmarking 390 billion won for a medical facility in “city of the future” Songdo [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – To maintain its status as the world’s largest biopharmaceuticals manufacturing city, voices in Songdo are calling for greater cooperation between the private and public sectors. Leading biopharmaceuticals firms, among them Samsung Biologics and Celltrion, have made large investments in Songdo to build up the city’s manufacturing capabilities. By next [...]
INCHEON, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The development of Incheon Free Economic Zone, initially scheduled for completion by 2022, will be delayed to 2030 due to slowed investment in the aftermath of the global financial crisis and real estate market slump, officials said Tuesday. Known as IFEZ, the project was designated in August 2003 as [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – EDM extravaganza “World Club Dome Korea”, which will run from September 22 through 24, is expected to draw 150,000 visitors, 10,000 of which are expected to be from abroad. The event will be held at Munhak Baseball Stadium in Incheon. The lineup of performing artists includes Martin Gamix, Dimitri [...]
INCHEON, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Thousands of veterinarians gathered Monday in Incheon, west of Seoul, to discuss ways to enhance the health of humans, animals and the environment around the world. In a speech opening the 33rd World Veterinary Congress earlier in the day, South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said, “The congress will [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Competition for medical patients has gone up another notch as major hospitals are releasing advanced technological services to stay a step ahead of their competitors. According to industry sources, since April Hallym University Medical Center in Dongtan has revamped the existing model of providing medicine to patients in an effort to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — British indie pop band Bastille and French electronic duo Justice will headline the 2017 Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival, one of South Korea’s longest-running summer music festivals, this coming weekend, according to organizers Thursday. The three-day rock-electronic music blowout will be held from Friday to Sunday at the Songdo Moonlight [...]
INCHEON, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s largest urban virtual reality-theme park, Monster VR, opened its doors to the public in Incheon on Thursday, the government said. The park is located on the 1,320 square meters of land in the Songdo district of Incheon on the western outskirts of Seoul, according to the Ministry [...]
SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent survey conducted by Statistics Korea showed commuters in Seoul spend an average of around 40 minutes to get to work or school, adding up to a total of nearly an hour and a half of travel every day. Nearly 1.5 million people commute into Seoul from outside [...]