SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A civic group, some of whose members are banned from visiting a public park close to the presidential office in Yongsan, central Seoul, filed a petition against the ban with the state human rights watchdog Friday. The group said it petitioned the National Human Rights Commission of Korea to [...]
INCHEON, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Rabbits living on an artificial island created in a public park in Incheon, a port city west of Seoul, have reportedly been abandoned without proper care. The artificial island located in the Songdo Central Park in the city’s international business district of Songdo is currently home to 18 rabbits. [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced Wednesday that it had established 188,000 square meters of green space in the city in the five years since 2012 – roughly the size of 264 soccer fields. There are now 2,278 green spaces including public parks in Seoul, covering almost one fourth of [...]
SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The monsoonal downpours have abated for now, but a heat wave struck the peninsula over the weekend. Seoul recorded a high of 33.1 degrees Celsius on Sunday, with the nighttime low also exceeding 25 degrees. Citizens of Seoul headed out to parks, shopping malls, and cinemas to get away [...]