 Air Busan to Soon Pass 10 Million Customers 1 day 9 hours ago
BUSAN, South Korea -- Air Busan, the low-cost airline based in Busan is poised to exceed ten million passengers just four years and seven months after its launch.
An official of Air Busan said it was launched in October 2009 starting with a domestic line between Busan and Seoul and the total number of passengers using Air Busan was over nine-point-nine-two million people according to recent data. It is expected that the number will be over ten million soon.
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 Wakeboard World Championships to be Held in Busan 1 day 11 hours ago
BUSAN, South Korea -- The wakeboard world championship will be held in Busan in August.
During the championship to be held from the 28th of August with a five-day schedule around the water stadium of Busan Hwamyeong Ecological park, over four-hundred players from eighty countries will participate.
The water-skiing wakeboard is a sport to enjoy water-skiing and a board together jumping and doing twisting techniques clinging to the motor boat.
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 Haeundae to Use Citizen's to Tackle Illegal Parking 3 days 11 hours ago
BUSAN, South Korea -- Haeundae-gu said that it will roll out the 'citizen crackdown system on illegal parking' from July this year.
If a citizen files a report by taking a photo of the illegally parked vehicles, the city will impose the fines to the driver. This system is the first of its kind in the city.
Haeundae-gu will decide whether to impose the fine by the photos on its website or the application of the Ministry Public Administration and Security. ... |
 Gwangan Beach Road to be Car-Free Weekend Nights this Summer 3 days 23 hours ago
BUSAN, South Korea -- An official of Busan Suyeong-gu said it is planning to make the road around Gwangalli Beach a car-free cultural street every weekend at night in July and August.
Once it is implemented, vehicle traffic will be entirely cut off on the Gwangan seaside road from 9 pm to 1 pm of the next day on Saturday and Sunday.
In this new road, a variety of performances for summer vacationers including folk games and traditional Korean outdoor... |
 Haps Weekend Picks May 17,18,19 5 days 2 hours ago
BUSAN, South Korea -- The first long weekend in a long time is here, with Buddha's Birthday bringing a much needed three-day weekend for everyone to enjoy.
This weekend is headlined by three great shows by Cheong-ju-based folk-rock bandThe Primary, who are in town making their debut but are no strangers to the Korean music scene. Some great exhibitions, football, a marathon, and last, but not least, Korean-American comedian Danny Cho's highly anticipated set at Beached on... |
 Busan City, BFIA to Sponsor International Internship in Fukuoka 6 days 11 hours ago
BUSAN, South Korea -- The city of Busan will work together with the Busan Foundation for International Activities finding university students to participate in the "2013 Fukuoka Global Internship".
The internship provides opportunities to work for businesses and government agencies in Fukuoka from the seventeenth to the thirty-first of July.
The project is part of the Korean young global leaders training... |
 Early Closure of Family Theme Park at Hwamyeong Outdoor Swimming Pool 1 week 28 min ago
BUSAN, South Korea -- Due to the low number of park visitors and the early opening of swimming pool, the family theme park at the Hwamyeong Outdoor Swimming Pool will close early on May 15. It was scheduled to close on June 6, 2013.
Hwamyeong Outdoor Swimming Pool will open for the summer season in early July.
For more information, please contact the Busan Nakdong River Management Executive Office at (051)333-3238.
Source: Busan City News
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 World Language Class Teachers Needed 1 week 1 day ago
BUSAN, South Korea -- Busan Foundation for International Activities is running World Cultural Classes for Koreans and foreigners in Busan, to give people the opportunity to better understand and experience various cultures of the world. We are looking for foreigners who are willing to share their amazing culture with the citizens of Busan.
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 Busan Lights Up For Buddha's Birthday 1 week 1 day ago
BUSAN, South Korea -- To celebrate Buddha’s birthday on May 17, splendid lotus lanterns will float all across Busan. Lanterns symbolize the celebration of Buddha’s birth, and those for the event will be created in the shape of lotus flowers. This is a chance to get a glimpse of Korea’s deep-rooted Buddhist culture.
In CNN’s 2012 list of the “50 Most Beautiful Places to Visit in Korea,” Samgwangsa Temple Lantern Festival was among the selections. The Samgwangsa Temple Lantern... |
 11 Free Public Bike Rental Shops Available Around Busan 1 week 2 days ago
BUSAN, South Korea -- Free public rental bikes are available throughout the City of Busan, along with a bike repair service is also provided.
The bike rental shops are located in the Nakdong River Ecological Park―Samnak Riverside Park (150 bikes), Hwamyeong Ecological Park (160 bikes), Maekdo Ecological Park (100 bikes), Daejeo Ecological Park (100 bikes), Dongnae-gu (50 bikes), Millak-dong in Suyeong-gu (100 bikes), Eulsukdo in Saha-gu (138 bikes), Sasang... |
