DAEGU, May 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province have joined forces to run a PR booth at the 2023 Seoul International Travel Fair, taking place at COEX in Seoul until Sunday. The booth promotes regional tourism content and provides travel information to domestic and foreign tourists in Seoul and [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A cultural festival showcasing a wide range of traditional heritages of South Korea’s southeastern province of North Gyeongsang will kick off this week for a monthlong run across three cities, organizers said Monday. The 2020 World Heritage Festival Gyeongbuk will be held from Friday until Aug. 30 in the [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — North Gyeongsang Province plans to manufacture protective masks made of linen to tackle the shortage of protective masks caused by the coronavirus outbreak. The province, along with the city of Daegu, have been struggling both economically and socially because of the coronavirus. The new linen mask will come with [...]
SEOUL/CHILGOK, South Korea, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean fighter jet crashed into a mountain in a southern region Thursday, leaving two pilots missing, the Air Force said. The F-15K Slam Eagle crashed at around 2:38 p.m. in Chilgok, North Gyeongsang Province, on its way back to the Daegu Air Base after an hourlong mission, according to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Discontent among residents living near Baekdudaegan – the mountain range that snakes through the heart of the Korean peninsula – is on the rise concerning the growing presence of wind turbines in the area. Approximately 40 percent of the nation’s wind energy production is generated from the east and [...]
YEONGCHEON, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Construction projects for thermal power stations in South Korea, which generate energy by burning wood waste, have been met with strong opposition from local government officials and residents over fears of possible air pollution. South Korean energy companies’continuous efforts to build a new thermal power station are being thwarted by [...]
DAEGU, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – In 2020, Ulleung Island will become the world largest eco-friendly, carbon-free energy island. According to an announcement from North Gyeongsang Province on September 8, a special purpose corporation will be established to turn the 72.5-square-kilometer island in the East Sea into an energy independent island with renewable energy sources. The [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) – In Andong, a farming city in North Gyeongsang Province, there are several farms openly growing hemp, a high-growing variety of cannabis. Of course, they are not growing the plant to make marijuana, which is banned in Korea. The hemp grown in Andong is used to make hemp fabric, one [...]
YEONGDEOK, Jun. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The 11th Yeongdeok Lohas Beach Marathon will be held at Goraebul Beach in Byeonggok-myeon on July 12. The main marathon route is 42.195 kilometers from the beach to the port of Chuksan. There will be also a half course of 21 kilometers, a short course of 10 kilometers and [...]