SEONGNAM, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The very first Seongnam Moran Festival kicked off on Friday, which will be held for almost a month to boost the local economy of Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province. The event officially began at a public parking lot where the Moran market will be relocated. Performances of traditional Korean music [...]
SEONGNAM, South Korea, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Seongnam’s Moran Market is finally making a move away from dog meat distribution, which has long given the traditional market a bad name for animal cruelty. According to the city government and the Moran Market vendors’ association, 15 of 22 vendors selling dog meat are beginning a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — “Do Not Eat Canine Meat!” An alliance of animal protection groups held a rally in front of Moran Market in Seongnam, famous as a canine meat market, on the occasion of malbok, the last of three boknals, the hottest days in Korea. Koreans eat dog meat on boknal to [...]
Seongnam, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Good news for canine friends in South Korea in the run-up to Chobok Day, a day when Koreans traditionally eat Samgyetang or Boshintang (dog meat) aimed at overcoming one of the hottest days in the summer. This year’s Chobok comes on July 18 (Friday) and there are three Bok-nal [...]