SEOUL, Jul. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A public washroom that was built in a northwestern area of Turkey funded by a Korean municipal government was vandalized just days after it opened to the public. Turkish press reported yesterday that the “Suwon public toilet” that was installed in the coastal Turkish city of Yalova was purposely [...]
SUWON, Jun. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A rare chance to visit Suwon’s Hwaseong Fortress – a UNESCO World Heritage Site – at night on a bicycle will be available to visitors from July 6 to September 1. The bicycle taxi tours will take place three times a day on Fridays and Saturdays between 7p.m. and [...]
SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean football club Suwon Samsung Bluewings reached the knockout stage of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League on Tuesday after winning their final group stage match. Suwon, two-time continental champions, beat Kashima Antlers 1-0 at Kashima Soccer Stadium in Kashima, Japan, to wrap up their Group H campaign. With the latest result, Suwon finish atop Group H with 10 points from three wins, one draw [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Research has found that the presence of more “green” city infrastructure in the form of gardens and parks can have a significant impact on the length of seasons. In a study on the Gyeonggi provincial capital of Suwon conducted by the National Institute of Environmental Research, the duration of [...]
SUWON, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s most populous province has said it will continue its policy of distributing fine dust masks for free on buses when fine dust levels are high, after the air pollution emergency measure was rated favorably by 8 out of 10 bus riders. For a two-day period starting on [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The business district surrounding Gwanghwamun Station, ground zero for 2017′s massive candlelight vigils that played a major role in impeaching former president Park Geun-hye, was found to have profited immensely from the protests. On January 3, SK Telecom cited the findings of its in-house research institute Geovision and revealed [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – A migratory bird, the rook typically flies southwards in a bid to get away from the colder climate up north, a naturally occurring phenomenon that has had some unfortunate consequences for the city of Suwon. Last December, more than 3,000 rooks blanketed various areas of the city, taking up [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Tuesday selected the venues that will host matches for the top Asian football tournament in the event that the country wins its bid to stage the event in 2023. The Korea Football Association (KFA) said eight cities — Suwon, Goyang, Hwaseong, Cheonan, Jeonju, Gwangju, Busan and [...]
SUWON, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Speaking on youth unemployment and the difficulties small and medium-sized businesses face in hiring and retaining new employees, Gyeonggi Governor Nam Gyeong Pil unveiled a number of policy proposals that would seek to resolve both issues. There were three chief proposals for those ages 18 through 34 in his [...]
SUWON, Jul. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Suwon, which suffered a power outage and vehicle contaminations last year due to the appearance of flocks of crows, has decided to draw up countermeasures, utilizing big data to track crow movements. The city revealed on July 28 that it will set up a customized platform [...]