SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Seonjeongneung is located in Gangnam’s Samseong-Dong, one of the city’s busiest business districts. It is a 220,000-square-meter city park featuring 500-year-old burial grounds of two kings and a queen from the Joseon Dynasty. At the westernmost end of the park is the tomb of the King Seonjong (1457 – [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul city government said Thursday it will officially designate a drone park along the Han River that flows through the capital city next week. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said citizens will be able to freely fly their unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) that are up to 12 kilograms in weight [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – President Park Geun-hye reiterated her calls Tuesday for parliamentary approval of a bill meant to protect South Korea from possible terrorist attacks. She warned that South Korea could neither properly cooperate with the international community nor exchange intelligence on terrorism unless parliament endorses the bill. “Even IS came to [...]
GUMI, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Ten years ago, the sidewalks near the main thoroughfares in Gumi did not have many trees, making it impossible to avoid the sun in the summer time. However, the area has since undergone a transformation into an urban forest. The municipal government has invested 3.5 billion won since 2007 [...]
Seoul, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Spending a day on the beach or camping would be great on a hot summer day, but how about a walk in the woods in the city? The Seoul Metropolitan Government has introduced flowered roads in the spring, maple tree roads in the autumn, and has now selected 190 places with [...]