INJE, Apr. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The beloved birch forest in the village of Wondae-ri, which draws over 450,000 visitors annually, is set to welcome a new wood culture experience center, providing an immersive destination for nature enthusiasts and families alike. According to Inje County officials on April 22, the county secured 4.4 billion won in [...]
INJE, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — An annual ice fishing festival kicked off in a northeastern county on Saturday, organizers said. The Inje Icefish Festival opened for a run till Feb. 2 on the vast frozen Soyang Lake in the mountainous county of Inje, 165 kilometers northeast of Seoul. The centerpiece of the festival is [...]
INJE, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Inje, a mountainous county in the northeastern province of Gangwon, is putting the finishing touches on the 2020 Inje Icefish Festival, set to kick off Saturday for a 10-day run. The annual ice fishing festival dating back to 1998 will take place in Inje, about 165 kilometers northeast of [...]
INJE, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Gangwon Province’s Inje County will host a football championship on ice from January 18 to 23. The ice football championship will be held during the 2020 Inje Icefish Festival, inviting some 1,000 participants including both civilian and military teams. Players will compete for total prize money of 30 million [...]
INJE, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — With the 19th Inje Icefish Festival entering its sixth day since the grand opening, military service members were invited to participate in a special ‘Ice Olympic Games’. More than 1,950 soldiers participated in human curling, a sleigh race, ice fishing, and other sporting events on the ice fishing grounds. [...]
INJE, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A rare species of copper-winged bat, also known as the golden bat, has been found in Inje-gun, Gangwon Province. Golden bats are typically 4 to 6 centimeters in length, with black hues at the tip of the ears, feet, and wings. They are also called orange-whiskered bats due to [...]
INJE, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Inje County’s Cultural Foundation revealed on September 12 that the county’s Wheel Festival held from July 21 through 23 was attended by 18,000 people, 13,217 of whom were out of county visitors. The festival proved to be a financial bonanza for the region, having a positive financial impact [...]
INJE, South Korea, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – The 3rd Inje Wheel Festival, which was held from July 1 to 3, was found to be an unprecedented success, suggesting potential for future development. Themed “All the Fun You Can Get with Wheels”, the festival featured various events and spectacles, ranging from bicycle contest and photography [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The Inje County Office in Gangwon Province will operate a task force from May 20 to the end of October to seize harmful wild animals. The team is comprised of 20 members of the Wildlife Management Association, and will be dispatched to the scene where wild animals are damaging [...]