A 530,799-square-meter city urban park, a landmark project of Busan municipality, is scheduled to open before the end of the first half of 2014 at the latest after three years of construction works.It was in August 2011 that ground was broken for the construction of the Busan Grand Park located at t

Located in a blessed region with vast agricultural plains and the sea, Dangjin City of Mayor Lee Cheol-Hwan produces the largest quantity of rice and other agricultural products in Korea and it serves as a transportation hub with the port, railway and an expressway that allows transport to the Seoul

The Ansan City is hosting the 10th annual Ansan International Street Festival 2014 at the Ansan Arts Center in Ansan City on the southern outskirts of Seoul on May 3-5, 2014 for three days from Saturday through Monday.Held on the theme of “Happy Encounter on the Street,” the Festival has many intere

With 200 days to go before opening of the Bio Industry Expo Osong Korea 2014 scheduled for September 26 to October 12, 2014 at the Osong High-Tech Medical Complex near the KTX Osong station, organizing committee of the Bio Industry Expo held the special D-200 day event on March 12 at Chengdu Gymnasi

The Dangjin City Government hosted a dedication ceremony of the Sigok Interchange at the Dangjin General Hospital Park on Feb. 5, 2014. Attending the ceremony were Mayor Lee Cheol-Hwan of the Dangjin City, Vice Chairman Ahn Hyo-kwon of the Dangjin City Council, Chief of the Dangjin Police Station Yo

The 17th Gwangyang International Maehwa (Apricot) Festival is scheduled to be held from March 22 to 29, 2014 at a plaza in front of the Gwangyang Railway Station and other sites in and around Gwangyang including Seomjin Village, home of the largest number of apricot blossom trees in Korea. During th

The Yeongam County of Jeollanam-do Province hosts a Yeongam Wangin Culture Festival 2014 at the Wangin Baksa (Doctor) Cultural Assets, Sangdaepo Historical Park, Pottery Art Museum and various other places of the Country on April 4-7, 2014. It is held on the theme of the ‘Historical Journey with Dr.

▲Mayor Chung Gap- cheol of Hwacheon County of Gangwon Province. In 2002, the Hwacheon County had a total population of only 22,000 persons. He told the members of his county office and citizens, “I will take off my coat and dance in the market if I can have 20,000 visitors to this festival.?A total

Once a year in Jindo Island in South Jeolla Province, the sea is split mysteriously and the visitors can walk on the way made so made as if by Moses in Egypt. ▲Over a half million people , including 75,000 international tourists, visit Jindo during the Jindo Miracle Sea Festival.This phenomenon is c

Seosan, located in South Chungcheong Province, is a dynamic city with a vibrant economy. “As the gateway to the new administrative capital of Sejong and central city of the Yellow Sea, Seosan is moving ahead every day,” said Mayor Lee Wan-seop. “In essence, Seosan is a Sun Rising City which remains

LOCAL AUTONOMYFor the promotion of bilateral cooperation and friendship Yangpyeong German Town for formerKorean miners, nurses in GermanyA large-scale Yangpyeong German Town is constructed in Yangpyeong County (headed by Mayor Kim Sun-Kyo) of Gyeonggi Province some 37 miles east of Seoul. It is buil

LOCAL AUTONOMYInteresting new programs added this year2013 Itaewon Global Village Cul-ture Festival slated on Oct. 12-13The 2013 Itaewon Global Village Culture Festival will be held in the entire area of the Itaewon Special Tourism Zone in Yongsan District in Seoul for two consecutive days on Saturd

LOCAL AUTONOMYFirst Briefing Session on participation in Slow Food ExpoAsiO Gusto offers flexibilityfor maximum participationThe first Briefing Session of the 2013 Namyangju International Slow Food Expo for Asia and Oceania (AsiO Gusto) was held over coffee and refreshments at the Deoksu Hall of the

LOCAL AUTONOMYSeoul Mayor Park, ambassadors, madams invited to experience Kimchi-makingGwangju hosts World Kimchi promotion in a Seoul palaceThe Gwangju Metropolitan City of Jeollamam-do Province, 205 miles south of Seoul, is hosting the 20th annual Gwangju World Kimchi Culture Festival at the Jungo

LOCAL AUTONOMYMayor Kim Dong-jin of Tongyeong CityTongyeong emerging as a new popular ecotouri-sm destination for locals as well as foreigners Against the backdrop of the government’s policies to promote the nation’s southern coast as a major tourism destination being pushed by the Ministry of Strat

LOCAL AUTONOMYA preliminary to 2013 Gwangju World Kimchi Culture Festival Oct. 5-9Mayor Park of Seoul welcomes missionchiefs at the Royal Court Kimchi EventMayor Park Won-soon said that he gave a hearty welcome to the ambassadors and other distinguished guests at the Royal Court Kimchi-making at the

LOCAL AUTONOMYChairperson Lee prays for Korean and all peoples of the world 7th Ansan Seonghwang GutRite held with 1,000 guests ▲Photo shows Chairperson Lee Eun-sook of the Asia Traditional Seonghwang Gut Research Institute presenting a performance for the good health and prosperity of the Korean pe

LOCAL AUTONOMYAlso visit ancient House of Charitable Billionaire Sung Kyu-HoEnvoys attend Tripitaka KoreanaFestival and see the Upo Wetland Ambassador Edmundo Sussumu Fujita of Brazil and some 40 other ambassadors and other senior diplomats visited the Haein-sa Buddhist Temple on Sept. 26-27, 2013 a

LOCAL AUTONOMYOn the theme of ‘Bamboo for a Greener Future’Damyang County prepares for successful Bamboo Fair 2015 ▲World Bamboo Organization holds the 9th World Bamboo Congress in Brussels.As an ecological and clean region, the Damyang-gun government will host the World Bamboo Fair in 2015. Known a

LOCAL AUTONOMYAt the 20th Gwangju World Kimchi Culture FestivalEnvoys make, sample premiumKimchi and see creative designsAmbassador Dusan Bella of the Slovak Republic and a number of other ambassadors and senior diplomats visited Gwangju Metropolitan City on Oct. 5, 2013 at the invitation of Mayor K