SEJONG, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has designated Ulsan, Geoje, Mokpo and several other regions, home to the country’s shipbuilders and related industries, as an emergency response zone to provide job support and tax incentives as these areas are reeling from high unemployment, the commerce ministry said Tuesday. The designation came as local [...]
ULSAN, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Removed from their home of seven years after the appearance of an unexpected predator, a family of geese are back where they belong on the campus grounds of UNIST, a science and technology research university located in the southeastern city of Ulsan. Originally a family of seven, only four [...]
ULSAN, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — “Though whale meat that is illicitly procured and sold is thought of negatively by South Korean consumers, they buy it without having the means of confirming whether the meat has been gotten through legal channels.” Bradley Tatar, a professor at UNIST and the first non-Korean scholar to analyze Ulsan’s [...]
ULSAN, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The carcass of a humpback whale discovered by a fishing boat is likely to end up on the trash heap, as the individual who found the dead animal tied up in fishing nets has adamantly turned down entreaties from whale researchers for the “catch” to be donated to science. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s Navy will receive a new diesel-electric air-independent propulsion submarine Friday capable of staying underwater more than 10 days, the state arms agency said. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) plans to deliver the Hong Beom Do submarine to the Navy in a ceremony at the shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan. Named after a respected independent fighter during Japan’s [...]
ULSAN, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – With the South Korean shipbuilding industry left reeling by changing economic fortunes, the population of the well-known shipbuilding neighborhood of Dong District in Ulsan is dwindling fast. Data from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and Ulsan Metropolitan City released on Friday revealed the number of South Korean [...]
ULSAN, South Korea, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean Air Lines Co. will fly its new CS300 aircraft on the Seoul-Ulsan route later this month, Ulsan city government said Wednesday. South Korea’s flagship carrier will fly two fuel-efficient 127-seat CS300s, manufactured by Canadian aircraft company Bombardier, on domestic routes linking Seoul to Ulsan, Pohang, Yeosu [...]
ULSAN, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Plans are in the works for a 1km-long zipline over the Taewha River in Ulsan, as the city looks to take advantage of the publicity generated if a park on the river, Taewhagang Grand Park, is designated as South Korea’s second national garden. Ulsan mayor Kim Ki-hyun said in [...]
ULSAN, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – An anonymous donor has given piggy banks worth over 50 million won to an educational foundation, in a move that warmed hearts. According to the Buk District Office in Ulsan, an individual who wished to remain anonymous recently donated scores of piggy banks that had been filled up over [...]
ULSAN, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Representatives of Hyundai Motor Group were at Ulsan Metropolitan City Hall on the first of November, shaking hands on a deal with the city of Ulsan that will see Hyundai construct the largest road safety education complex for children in the country. According to the terms of the MOU, [...]