SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — In the quiet town of Miryang, South Korea, a determined group of elderly women, colloquially known as the “Miryang Grandmothers,” have become synonymous with a relentless campaign against the construction of power transmission towers. This year marks the 19th anniversary of their struggle, which began in 2005 when the government [...]
MIRYANG, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The death toll from a fire at a hospital in Miryang, a city in southeastern South Korea, rose to 40 after an elderly survivor died in a hospital on Friday, the local government said. The 81-year-old man had been treated for pneumonia at a nearby hospital since the fire [...]
MIRYANG/SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Officials of a fire-ravaged hospital in the southern city of Miryang apologized Friday for the deadly blaze but claimed they have complied with disaster prevention regulations amid criticism that no sprinkler system was installed in the hospital. The blaze left at least 37 people dead and more than 140 [...]
MIRYANG, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A fire gutted the ground floor of a hospital in southeastern South Korea on Friday and sent toxic fumes raging through the six-story building, killing at least 37 people and injuring 143 others in one of the country’s deadliest blazes in a decade. Nearly 180 people were inside Sejong [...]
MIRYANG, Jun. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Miryang is promoting some unique tourist attractions through a special photography competition. The city will provide gifts to anyone, chosen by lot, who sends pictures of Miryang’s three tour hot spots known for their mysterious phenomena. A valley in Sannae-myeon has ice even in the summer, Pyochungbi Monument known [...]