ULSAN, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — So-called “special contributors” from Afghanistan delivered their thanks to the local community in a variety of ways, one year after settling in the southeastern city of Ulsan after fleeing their country taken over by the Taliban. On behalf of about 150 Afghan special contributors and their families settling in [...]
ULSAN, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ulsan city government said Tuesday it will reutilize transparent plastic dividers that were once used to enforce social distancing measures. The city will join hands with local manufacturing company Hanguk Mold Co. to start a project to upcycle plastic waste. It will collect used plastic dividers from public [...]
ULSAN, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Taehwa River, Woehwang River, Hoeya Lake, Seonam Lake, and Ulsan Bay, all located in the southeastern city of Ulsan, will be listed on the Flyway Network Site (FNS), designed to protect migratory waterbirds. Ulsan city government announced Tuesday that the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP), a regional platform [...]
ULSAN, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A cafe named after its date of establishment is drawing the attention of the ARMY, the official fan club for K-pop super group BTS after the date happened to match the date of the seven-member band’s debut. Located in Nam District in the southeastern city of Ulsan, Cafe 0613 [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The southeastern port city of Ulsan said Thursday it will carry out a project to pay back the price of books purchased by citizens to promote reading. Citizens who buy a book, read it and then donate it to the Ulsan Metropolitan Library within four weeks will get their money [...]
ULSAN, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education said Tuesday it will expand and operate its “Visiting Animal Love Education” for elementary school students this year. Last year, the municipal education office received applications from elementary schools that wanted such education and held 675 education sessions at 88 schools and for [...]
ULSAN, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Rooks, considered a tourist attraction in southeastern port city of Ulsan, typically arrive in the city around mid-October. According to a study by Kim Seong-soo, an expert on bird ecology, the birds return to Ulsan between October 13 and 17 every year. However, Kim noted that “there are complaints [...]
ULSAN/SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Mobis Co. kicked off construction of a major electric vehicle parts plant in Ulsan on Wednesday, which President Moon Jae-in hailed as a significant move in South Korea’s drive to prod local conglomerates to expand facility investment at home. The country’s biggest auto parts maker plans to invest [...]
ULSAN, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Ulsan plans to build South Korea’s first pipeline system to supply hydrogen. The city signed an agreement with six agencies and businesses including the Korea Gas Safety Corp. (KGS) on Tuesday to build pipelines between hydrogen filling stations and hydrogen supplier Deokyang Co., and establish a [...]
ULSAN, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Ulsan police found some 40 geese and ducks on July 19 wandering in flocks and blocking traffic in Ulsan’s Jung District. This unusual incident occurred after a nearby farm building collapsed in strong wind, releasing the birds that were in captivity. Police officers were soon deployed to capture the [...]