OKCHEON, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Yongam Temple’s Unmudae Observatory, located in Okcheon County, North Chungcheong Province, is gaining popularity among photographers for its sunrise views. Every morning, photographers from all over the country gather to take photos of the sunrise. The current season is the best time of the year to take sunrise photos. [...]
OKCHEON, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Okcheon County in North Chungcheong Province plans to invest in insects emerging as a future food resource. The county government announced on Monday that it will organize a project group that consists of local insect farms, which will take charge of investing 30 million won (US$26,614) of government subsidies [...]
OKCHEON, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean agricultural town sent 53,000 fruit trees to Tajikistan in its first export deal, estimated to be worth 210 million won (US$192,000), its municipal office said. The Chungbuk Farm Cooperative in Okcheon, North Chungcheong Province, sent the second shipment consisting of 10 kinds of fruit tree saplings, [...]
OKCHEON, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Okcheon County in North Chungcheong Province has recently experienced a drop in the number of attacks from wild boars, after the local government began feeding the wild animals instead of hunting them, following the realization that many venture out of their natural habitat due to hunger. Previously, local government officials [...]