JEJU, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The Jeju Tourism Organization, in coordination with local tourism bodies in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, is opening two “Mongolian Olle Trail” routes in June, inspired by the famous Jeju Olle Trail on the South Korean island. The first route, stretching 14.5 kilometers in distance, starts at (and returns to) a village [...]
YEONGWOL, South Korea, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Mongolian solar energy company Moshea Eco Energy and Idea Bridge, a Korean asset management firm, finalized a contract earlier this week to build a 50MW solar power plant on 100ha of land near a new airport, some 31km away from the capital Ulaanbaatar. The new plant will [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean discount retailer E-mart said Thursday that it will open its first store in Mongolia later this month as part of efforts to expand presence overseas. The new branch will be opened in central Ulaanbaatar on July 28 and be the country’s first large discount chain that will [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Fifteen major cities and provinces from four Northeast Asian countries will gather in Seoul on Thursday to discuss ways to tackle environmental pollution, the Seoul city government said Tuesday. At the two-day international forum to be held at city hall, the participating cities and provinces will announce the “Seoul [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – More than 2,500 North Korean workers have been forced to work in Mongolia and Poland under poor working conditions with their human rights being violated, a South Korean civic group said Wednesday. About 1,800 North Korean workers are being forced to work mainly in Mongolia’s construction sector or in [...]
Yecheon-gun is considering the establishment of an archery union with Mongolia, Bhutan and India, which are major archery nations. The picture above shows the 49th Annual National Male and Female Archery Championship. (image : Yonhap) Yecheon, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Officials from Yecheon-gun have made it public that they will establish an international union [...]