 World IT Show to Move to Busan Next Year 3 days 14 hours ago
BUSAN, South Korea -- The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning announced that it will hold "World IT Show" in Busan with the connection of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference.
The World IT show has been held in COEX in Seoul every May to June since 2008 and this year, too, during the twenty-first to the twenty-fourth this month. However, next year's event will be held at BEXCO in August.
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 Japanese Intellectuals Hold Anti-Takeshima Lecture 3 days 20 hours ago
BUSAN, South Korea -- Four Japanese intellectuals held an "anti-Takeshima" press conference in Busan yesterday.
"Citizens' Association against Takeshima" of Japan held the press conference at 10:30 a.m. on the 21st at the Busan City Hall and asserted that Dokdo is the territory of Korea.
They said Dokdo is the territory of Korea and the argument on Takeshima of Japan is fictitious and revealed that 2 modern maps of Japan indicating that Ulleungdo and... |
 KOICA opens its Busan Branch 4 days 4 hours ago
BUSAN, South Korea -- The Busan branch of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), which helps the global community, opened on May 20.
KOICA is a government agency under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs aimed at helping developing countries by providing grant aid and technical cooperation. It was established in 1991, and currently, there are 28 branches.
The Busan branch will conduct various programs including participation of corporations and... |
 Air Busan to Soon Pass 10 Million Customers 5 days 10 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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 Haeundae to Use Citizen's to Tackle Illegal Parking 1 week 12 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 1 week 1 day 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... |
 Busan City, BFIA to Sponsor International Internship in Fukuoka 1 week 3 days 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 4 days 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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 Busan Lights Up For Buddha's Birthday 1 week 5 days 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... |
 Busan Contents Market Gets Underway 2 weeks 1 day ago
BUSAN, South Korea -- The world broadcast product business festival Busan Contents Market started its three day run yesterday.
Six-hundred companies from fifty-four countries took part including the terrestrial broadcasting stations such as SBS and KNN. Disney also made its debut at the festival.
Last year's festival made sixty billion won. This year, there are high expectations for contents trading including consultancy between investors and production companies... |
