SEOUL, Jun. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The grounds of Uijeongbu, the highest administrative body of the Joseon Dynasty, located in front of Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Gate, will be opened to the public after nearly 8 years of excavation and restoration efforts, Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on June 17. Established in 1400 during the reign of King Jeongjong, [...]
UIJEONGBU, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Uijeongbu in Gyeonggi Province has announced plans for the construction of a new tennis stadium at the site of a dump in Singok-dong, where 260,000 tons of waste were piled up for more than 20 years. The city plans to hold an international tennis tournament of [...]
UIJEONGBU, March 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Ever since South Korea’s “Team Kim” became the darlings of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics with a surprise silver medal in women’s curling, the sport originating from Scotland has experienced a surge in local popularity. Those wanting to try their hand at imitating their Olympic curling heroes, can head [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – By October at the latest, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety plans to revise the Medical Devices Act so that medical devices purchasable by consumers are henceforth required to be sold with prices on display. The reason necessitating the price display scheme is the continual harm suffered by [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The preference of medical students to pursue radiology, psychiatry and rehabilitative medicine over a future as surgeons has reportedly become more pronounced in the last few years. Amidst this backdrop of pre-med students steering clear of the operating room, a workshop in which students can hone their skills in [...]
UIJEONGBU, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of the Interior and Safety has announced amendments to the development plans regarding territories formerly occupied as U.S. military bases, increasing the number of infrastructure and public works projects and extending the deadline by five years. According to the Gyeonggi Provincial Government, a total of 40 new [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) – With the number of people living with pets on the rise, South Korea’s many regional governments have been jumping on the bandwagon of the pet industry to meet increasing demand for facilities and accommodations for pet use. According to the government’s data, pets are raised in more than 20 percent [...]
SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) – Normally, a 100-person-deep queue in front of Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul would hardly raise any eyebrows. After all, it’s the most iconic attraction in the city. In a wintry March evening, though, it very well may have — not only because palaces are often closed after dark, but because these [...]