SUNCHANG, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — An abolished school in a rural area is being transformed into a temporary police station. The Sunchang Police Station was set up at the campus of Woljeong Elementary School on the outskirts of Sunchang County in North Jeolla Province in March. The police decided to build a new building since [...]
SUNCHANG, South Korea, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Participants at the 11th Sunchang Fermented Soybean Product Festival made bibimbap for 2,016 people, marking the year 2016. Bibimbap is a traditional dish consisting of a bowl of rice with seasoned vegetables and gochujang, or red pepper paste. The festival took off on Thursday for a four [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – An annual festival for Korea’s most beloved traditional sauce kicked off in the southern rural village of Sunchang on Thursday, hailing tourists and sauce lovers from home and overseas. The 11th “Sunchang Fermented Soybean Product Festival” runs from Thursday to Sunday to celebrate the cultural heritage of different categories [...]
SUNCHANG, South Korea, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Gangcheon Mountain, located in Sunchang County in North Jeolla Province, is best known for its spring water. Gangcheon’s spring water won the title as the “Best Water in Korea” awarded by the Korean Water Society in 2011 and 2012, for its richness in minerals, calcium, and magnesium. [...]
SUNCHANG, South Korea, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – About 200 people have been infected with hepatitis C in southern South Korea, an official said Wednesday, prompting health authorities to conduct an epidemiological investigation. Some of the people had received dental treatment from unlicensed dentists in Sunchang, some 360 kilometers south of Seoul. The local official [...]