SUNCHEON, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The southwestern city of Suncheon kicked off an international garden exhibition Friday to showcase diverse types of garden cultures and promote the rich biodiversity of its ecosystems. The Suncheonman International Garden Expo 2023 will run for seven months until the end of October, taking place at Suncheon Bay National [...]
SUNCHEON, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Nature-friendly tourist destinations are drawing increasing attention these days from people fatigued by the protracted battle against the coronavirus outbreak. Suncheon, a South Jeolla Province city known as South Korea’s center of ecology, is one of the recommended destinations for those wanting to rest away from fears of COVID-19 [...]
SUNCHEON, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A wealth sharing campaign has been spreading in Suncheon, a city about 415 kilometers south of Seoul, to support underprivileged citizens hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak, the municipality of Suncheon said Friday. The campaign was launched in March at the proposal of Suncheon Mayor Heo Seok, who took [...]
SUNCHEON, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Urban Regeneration Festival will take place in Suncheon, a South Jeolla Province city about 415 kilometers south of Seoul, next week, offering a rare opportunity to look into the future of cities, the municipal government said Friday. The festival will be held from Oct. 24-26 in Suncheon’s [...]
SUNCHEON, Jul. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Suncheon, dubbed South Korea’s ecological capital, said Tuesday it will hold its annual summer-themed event at its iconic park, Suncheon Bay National Garden, from July 19 to Aug. 25. This year’s Summer Water Light Festival will feature a water lighting show, light gardens and a variety [...]
SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Female seniors from Suncheon, South Jeolla Province, who studied how to write and paint at old age, held an exhibition in New York on Thursday. ‘We Didn’t Know How to Read But We Knew How to Live’ is the title of the exhibition held at the R. Michelson Gallery [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The southwestern coastal city of Suncheon has been chosen as the South Korean city to represent the Culture City of East Asia 2020, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Thursday. The program, which started in 2014, is aimed at promoting cultural exchanges and tourism between South Korea, [...]
SUNCHEON, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The city of Suncheon in Jeonnam Province has announced that it is renaming some of the roads in Suncheon Bay Garden to ‘National Garden Route No.1′, to celebrate the designation of the garden as a ‘National Garden’. ‘National Garden Route No.1′ leads from the west gate of Suncheon Bay [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The city of Suncheon is offering weekend observatory classes where anyone can learn about the migration of snipes and plovers, and observe them in their natural environment with instruction from professionals. Entitled “The 12,000 Km Journey of Snipes,” the program will be held at Suncheon Bay Ecological Park, a [...]