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Jecheon Set to Host 2025 Korean Medicine and Natural Products Expo in September

Jecheon Set to Host 2025 Korean Medicine and Natural Products Expo in September

JECHEON, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The opening of the 2025 Jecheon Korean Medicine Natural Product Industry Expo is just one month away. The 2025 Jecheon Korean Medicine Natural Product Industry Expo, scheduled to open Sept. 20 at Jecheon Oriental Medicine Expo Park in the North Chungcheong Province city, 116 kilometers southeast of Seoul, will [...]

‘Standing Office’ Program Promotes Health and Efficiency

‘Standing Office’ Program Promotes Health and Efficiency

JECHEON, Apr. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A new ‘standing office’ imitative, which the city of Jecheon in North Chungcheong Province introduced in an unprecedented manner to improve the efficiency and health of its employees, has been well received. The city government announced on Wednesday that it conducted a month-long satisfaction survey of 55 participants in [...]

Jecheon Hosts Winter Half Naked Marathon

Jecheon Hosts Winter Half Naked Marathon

JECHEON, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Intrepid runners flocked to North Chuncheong Province on Sunday for Jecheon’s annual Winter Half Naked Marathon. The Jecheon Athletics Association and Geumsusan Marathon Club jointly held the 12th Half Naked Marathon near Mosan-dong. Despite the chilly weather, with the mercury measuring 3.2°C (37°F) at the start, more than 1,200 [...]

Avid Campers Flock to Jecheon

Avid Campers Flock to Jecheon

JECHEON, Jun. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — With warmer temperatures hitting the nation earlier than normal, camping trips in the wild are gaining popularity with those trying to beat the heat. One prime example of such a site is the campground at Bakdaljae Natural Forest situated in Jecheon, North Chungcheong Province, where beautiful pine trees blend [...]

Students and Property Rental Businesses Clash Over Prices

Students and Property Rental Businesses Clash Over Prices

JECHEON, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Students at Semyung University in Jecheon are raising their voices in protest at what they perceive to be exorbitantly priced housing options near the university. Already burdened with costly tuition fees, the continually climbing rent has students accusing property rental businesses of taking advantage of the high demand for [...]

S. Korea’s Jecheon to Host Int’l Expo on Korean Medicine, Biotech Industry in Sept.

S. Korea’s Jecheon to Host Int’l Expo on Korean Medicine, Biotech Industry in Sept.

JECHEON, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Jecheon, central South Korea, will play host to an international exhibition focused on the Korean medicine and biotech industry in September in a bid to develop the Korean herbal medicine-based biotech industry into a future growth engine, organizers said Thursday. The upcoming World Korean Medicine-Bio Industry [...]