ULSAN, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – A video of grey mullets swimming in single file captured media attention on August 30. The rare footage, filmed at Ulsan’s Taewha River, showed thousands of fish making up a single line that went on for at least two kilometers according to the witness. But the video has now [...]
GYEONGJU, South Korea, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Gyeongju was struck by another magnitude-3.5 aftershock Wednesday morning, adding to the fear spreading across the region since Korea’s historic 5.8-magnitude temblor jolted the peninsula on September 12. The aftershock took place at 11:53 a.m., with the epicenter located some 10 kilometers southwest of the historical city. [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The official launch date of the sensational augmented-reality (AR) smartphone game ‘Pokemon Go’ in South Korea will be determined early next month as the Korean government will decide whether Google Maps – the core of Nintendo’s popular game – will be permitted to make use of detailed map data in Korea. [...]
BUSAN, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Public Safety and Security scheduled an emergency safety inspection meeting Tuesday joined by the Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy, and Korea Gas Safety Corporation, regarding the mysterious gas odor that swept across Busan on July 21 and Ulsan on July 23. A [...]
BUSAN, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) – A 5.0-magnitude underwater earthquake with an epicenter only 52km off the coast of Ulsan was detected Tuesday night at 8:33 p.m. Although no casualties or damages resulted from the event, the tremor was sensed across the nation, and citizens in Ulsan and nearby regions panicked as they felt the ground [...]
ULSAN, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) – A safety drill to raise awareness and ensure adequate preparation for tsunamis was recently held in Ulsan. Although Koreans feel the need for safety drills when watching earthquakes and tsunamis hit other countries, as Korea is often considered to be a ‘safety zone’, these types of drills are often neglected. The [...]
ULSAN, Jan.28 (Korea Bizwire) – A Mediterranean marine city inspired by Nice, Venice and other similar municipalities will be created in Ulsan. According to the local government, the establishment of a Mediterranean marine city is still in the planning stages. Authorities plan to make the location into a tourist attraction from the early stages of [...]
ULSAN, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Over 60,000 chrysanthemum flowers have fully blossomed at the Taehwa River Park in Ulsan. The city of Ulsan is hosting an event to exhibit fall chrysanthemums on October 17 and 18. A total of 44 pieces of shaped chrysanthemums will be displayed at the event’s meeting plaza, and a [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Heavy Industries(HHI), South Korea’s leading shipbuilder, may participate in a project to build fleet support ships for India’s Navy, further expanding its presence in Asia’s third-largest economy, industry sources said Wednesday. According to the sources, India’s Ministry of Defense is anticipated to place an order for five fleet [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean chemicals maker SKC Inc. and Germany-based chemical firm BASF are close to clinching a deal later this year to build a hydrogen peroxide plant in the southern industrial city of Ulsan, company officials said Thursday. SKC, a chemical unit under SK Group, has sought to use BASF’s [...]