BUSAN, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — On August 27, Busan Green Energy, a special purpose company formed by the Busan Metropolitan City government, the Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Company, Busan City Gas and Samsung C&T Corporation, announced that it will hold an opening ceremony to commemorate a fuel cell power plant that was completed [...]
CHUNCHEON, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Referred to as “Lake City” for its proximity to water, the city of Chuncheon in Gangwon Province is aiming to adopt a new moniker with its National Leisure Sports Festival to be held on August 25. Chuncheon’s road to becoming a domestic hub of leisure sports is a winding [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Record high temperatures sweeping South Korea is causing people to change the way they shop, with more consumers opting to purchase goods at night, industry data showed Sunday. Retail data compiled by stores like E-Mart showed from July 1 through the 20th, people visiting stores from 8 p.m. to [...]
BORYEONG, Jul. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — An annual international mud festival will open in the South Korean city of Boryeong later this week under the slogan of “Let’s Go to Boryeong and Play with Mud!,” an official on the event’s organizing committee said Wednesday. “The 2017 Boryeong Mud Festival will open for a 10-day run [...]
SEJONG, Jul. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s electricity consumption is expected to hit a record high this summer as the sweltering heat is expected to boost demand for air conditioners and fans, the state-run power market said Friday. The maximum electricity usage will likely reach a record 86.5 million kilowatts during the summer season, [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Sales of air conditioners and electric fans rose sharply this month from a year earlier, industry sources said Thursday, amid above-average temperatures that can be a sign of a hot summer to come. Lotte HiMart, a consumer electronics retailer, witnessed a whopping 180 percent increase in the sales of [...]
SUWON, South Korea, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Amid rising concerns over climate change, the latest study by the Gyeonggi Green Environment Center anticipates that Gyeonggi Province – a province of 12 million surrounding the South Korean capital – could experience 166 days of summer by 2070. That is about 50 days longer than the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government will display 50 photos from the 2016 Hangang (Han River) Summer Festival from December 12 to 16 at the main lobby of the city hall, highlighting the best of the city’s iconic river during this year’s summer season. The Hangang Summer Festival took off in [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The record-breaking heat wave that continues to beset the Korean Peninsula is triggering health concerns, with citizens succumbing to a number of medical conditions brought on by the oppressive heat. According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (KCDC) on Sunday, 1,949 individuals have suffered from heat-related [...]
ILSAN, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Marking their first summer experience ever, twin raccoons at Hanwha Aqua Planet in Ilsan were gifted a special treat on Tuesday comprised of summertime fruits, lance-fish, and mudfish served with ice. Four raccoons were born this February at Hanwha Aqua Planet in Yeosu, two of which were moved to [...]