INCHEON, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Voices advocating conservation measures are growing as an endangered species has been discovered inhabiting an island in the western city of Incheon, which is scheduled for extensive development. The Incheon branch of the environment activist group Green Korea United reported on Thursday the presence of milky fiddler crabs, a [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of the Interior and Safety said Thursday it will carry out a five-year plan to establish liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) distribution facilities for 31 islands and 4,200 households across the country. With a budget of 45.4 billion won (US$37.3 million), the project is aimed at installing storage [...]
YEOSU, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Late Samsung Group chief Lee Kun-hee’s private real estate in the southern city of Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, is gaining spotlight as his family members have decided to donate artwork and real estate back to the public. In February 2005, Lee purchased some 21,000 square meters of land near [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean island off the southwestern coast will be fully powered by a low-voltage direct current (LVDC) distribution system, officials here said Monday. LSIS Co., a major power equipment maker, and the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) Research Institute said they’ve successfully established a LVDC distribution network on [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study showed that more than 3 in 10 South Koreans (33.3 percent) wanted to live on an island or in cities located near islands. This was particularly the case for those in their 50s (45.1 percent) or men (39.2 percent). The Island Development Research Committee at the [...]
DAEGU, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — In two days, visitors will be walking among 98,500 square meters worth of cosmos flowers on Hajungdo Island, situated off the shore of Daegu in the Geumho River. The island and its flowers will be open to visitors until September 24. Organizers note that the flowers are expected to [...]