SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Two Indo-pacific bottlenose dolphins, which were captured illegally in the waters near Jeju in 2009 and made to perform at dolphin shows, will be transported to Jeju from Seoul to receive captivity-to-wild training before they get released into the sea. According to the Korean Animal Welfare Association, two dolphins, [...]
SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) — While there are now 665,000 EVs in operation around the world, Korea is only home to about 3,000, representing a miniscule 0.45 percent of the global total in 2014, according to a report by IEA and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. Although the Korean government is planning [...]
Seogwipo, Apr. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A festival for bracken fern, a popular Korean delicacy known locally as gosari, will be held at Namjorobyeon in Jeju on May 2 and 3. The 20th Jeju Gosari Festival offers visitors the chance to gather bracken with helpers’ instruction, learn how to cook bracken dishes and walk along [...]
JEJU, Apr. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Jeju Special Self-governing Provincial Council is close to passing a revised bill which limits vast development in the central mountainous areas of Jeju Island. According to the revised bill, development will be restricted in areas designated as first and second level groundwater conservation areas and landscape conservation areas. However, development [...]
JEJU, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — It isn’t too far fetched to say that Jeju Island‘s attempt at promoting itself as a test bed for the newly-rising electric vehicle (EV) industry has caught on, at least in terms of demonstrating the zeal to realize its ambitious plans. The second International Electric Vehicle Expo (IEVE) on the [...]
JEJU, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Discarded entrance tickets, flight tickets and specialty snack packages are selling as souvenirs, recalling memories of trips to Jeju. A cultural group in Jeju is holding an experimental event, selling garbage discarded by visitors as souvenirs to raise funds to help establish a local library. Place What?, a Jeju-based [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Lee Hyori, Korean “social-tainer” for making frequent comments on social issues including animal welfare on her blog, recently revealed happy-looking photos of her dogs and herself. On December 8, she posted a photo essay “The Story of Seoksami,” with pictures and comments, “Do you remember Seoksami by any chance? [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Naver Inc., Korea’s largest online portal and the operator of global mobile messenger Line, said on October 24 that it has opened “Line Friends Store” within the Shilla Duty Free Shop in Jeju Island. This is the second store after the first one in Lotte Department Store in Seoul’s [...]
JEJU, Sep. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The natural landscape of Jeju Island has been recognized internationally once again, as the island is certified again as a “Global Geopark.” Jeju Island was confirmed as a global geological park at the 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks held in Stonehammer Geopark, Saint John, Canada, according to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The government will revise the rules on the immigration law related to real estate investment, as the law to allow foreign investors to get permanent residence permits has caused real estate speculation in Jeju Island. According to the 2010 law, any foreign investor spending more than 500 million won (US$493,000) in [...]