CHANGWON, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Concerns are growing over a recent spike in the number of crimes committed by foreigners in South Gyeongsang Province. Last Tuesday, a Burmese national working at a farm in Gimhae, some 450 kilometers southeast of Seoul, fatally stabbed a fellow national for not working hard. On Sunday, a Chinese [...]
CHANGWON, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — It has been confirmed that the number of eagles visiting South Gyeongsang Province to winter this year has increased by more than 100 compared to previous years. The increase is the result of the suspension of feeding programs in Gangwon and Gyeonggi provinces to prevent the spread of African [...]
CHANGWON, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Gyeongsang Province announced on Thursday that it will install artificial reefs the size of 133 football stadiums along the coast that stretches through three cities and districts. The reefs will be installed in four offshore regions by Tongyeong, three by Geoje, and five in Namhae-gun. The province will [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will promote its southeastern region as a cluster for wellness travel as it moves to attract more tourists amid the popularity of the country’s medical services, the government said Tuesday. South Gyeongsang Province, which encompasses the port cities of Tongyeong and Geoje, has been tapped as the [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Gyeongsang Provincial Government announced plans on Monday to reward companies that create jobs by providing help with international marketing. The decision comes as part of the government’s local job creation initiative, which will prioritize companies that create jobs when it comes to providing financial support for international [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) – An inter-city bus connecting major tourist attractions in South Korea began operations on Friday to provide foreign travelers with a convenient transportation option and introduce hidden treasures, a tourism promotion agency said. The “K-travel Bus” exclusively serves foreigners who want to travel outside the capital city, to boost travel [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Domestic roses cultivated with South Korea’s own technology are to be exported to an overseas market for the first time. South Gyeongsang Province signed an agreement with Indobloom, a farming company in India, on October 14 to export domestic roses to the South Asian nation. According to the agreement, the [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Jul. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Governor Hong Joon-pyo, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, Jeffrey Godsick, president of Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products, and Tim Fisher, CEO of Village Roadshow Theme Parks, announced the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreements to plan for Korea’s first international theme park and resort destination, Twentieth Century Fox World, at [...]