Osan City, led by Mayor Kwak Sang-wook, announced on Oct. 27 that it had been awarded the ‘2021 UNESCO Learning Cities Award’ at the 5th UNESCO Learning City International Conference held in Yeonsu-gu, Incheon.The UNESCO Learning Cities Award hosted by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL

The Hamyang County of Gyeongsangnam-do Province, some 171 miles southeast of Seoul, will host the 10 to Oct. 10 this year.Hosted by the Gyeongsangnam-do Province and the Hamyang County, the Wild Ginseng Expo has been held each year. This year the theme of the event is "A Thousand Years of Wild Ginse

Gyeongju City in Korea adopted a joint statement with Isfahan City in the Islamic Republic of Iran on Aug. 5 to promote exchanges and cooperation between the two sister-friendly cities.The joint statement is a follow-up to Mayor of Isfahan City Ghodratollah Norouzi’s proposal at the Gyeongju-Ispahan

울산박물관은 반구대암각화 3D 실물모형을 제작해 10월 17일(토)~25일(일) 9일간 울산박물관 로비에서 공개행사를 연다. 반구대암각화 3D 실물모형은 반구대암각화의 탁월한 보편적 가치를 홍보하기 위해 3디(D) 프린팅 형식으로 제작한 실물 모형이다.반구대암각화 3D 실물모형은 2019년 8월부터 9개월간의 제작 기간을 거쳤으며, 완성된 모형 크기는 가로 8m, 세로 4m 규모다.손쉽게 운반하기 위해 ABS 소재를 사용해 모형의 무게를 줄였으며, 실제 크기의 반구대 암각화 중심암면을 15개의 조각으로 나눠 제작했다.이번에 만들어진

전라남도는 2021년 생활 사회간접자본(SOC) 복합화 신규 13개 사업에 국비 415억원을 확보했다. 생활 SOC 복합화 사업은 일상생활과 밀접한 다양한 시설을 한곳에 모아 예산 절감과 주민 이용 편의를 돕기 위해 만들어졌다. 도서관, 체육·문화·건강센터, 어린이집, 육아·돌봄센터, 노인요양시설, 로컬푸드복합센터, 주차장 등 13개 대상 사업 중 2개 이상의 시설을 하나의 부지에 복합시설로 건립하면 사업에 대한 국비 보조율을 올려 보조금을 지급한다.220억원이 들어가는 최대 규모인 순천시 원도심 문화스테이션 사업은 지하 우수저류시

‘정원의 벽을 허물고 시민의 삶 속으로’ 주제로 10월 태화강 국가정원에서… 울산시는 산림청에서 시행하는 ‘2021 대한민국 정원산업박람회’ 개최지로 확정됐다. 행사는 내년 10월 태화강 국가정원 일원에서 열리며, 시는 국비 5억 원을 교부 받는다. 태화강 국가정원은 순천만 국가정원에 이어 지난해 7월 산림청으로부터 국가정원으로 지정됐다. 이어 태화강 국가정원을 생태관광산업으로 육성하기 위해 시는 올해 3월 ‘2021 대한민국 정원산업박람회’를 산림청에 유치 신청해, 최종 유치에 성공했다. 2021 대한민국 정원산업박람회는 2021

By Feature Editors Song Na-ra, Joy Cho, Reporter Jeong Won-shikMayor Park Sung-soo of Songpa-gu (district) in Seoul said, “We have adopted the use of an ‘Ontact’ method in hosting the ‘2020 Hanseong Baekje Culture Festival’ this year to successfully cope with the woes of the on-going COVID-19.” This

A total of 101 new cases of the COVID-19 broke out on May 12 at a number of clubs and drinking bars in the Itaewon area in the Yongsan-gu Ward in Seoul. This was disclosed by Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDCP).According to the KCDCP, at least 23 confirmed patients were the fami

By Publisher-Editor Lee Kyung-sikWith Reporters Kim Jung-mi, Kim Sua and Won HwiMayor Jeon Dong-pyeong of Yeongam County at the southwestern tip of the Korean peninsula said, “One thousand and six hundred years ago, Dr. Wangin (Dr. Wani in Japanese) went over to Japan in the spirit of communication,

The Geumsan World Ginseng Expo 2017 will be held with a theme of “Ginseng, Root of Life-Soaring Toward the World Through Science and Culture” at the Geumsan County, South Chungcheong Province, starting September 22.The third Geumsan Ginseng Expo will be organized by South Chungcheong Province and Ge

The 2017 Andong International Mask Dance Festival will have its 21st presentation in Andong City from 29 Sept. 29, 2017 to Oct 8 on the theme of “Wish of Homo-Festivus.” The Festival is organized by the Andong City of the Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, namely the Andong Festival Tourism Foundation and K

By Kim Su-AStaff reporter, The Korea PostAmbassadors and their spouses are invited to attend the spectaclar final-day ceremony of the 2017 Hanseong Baekje Culture Festival in Seoul on Sunday Sept. 24 this year by Mayor Madam Park Choon-hee of the Songpa-gu Ward of Seoul.Thrown into the tour is an ev

The Hanseong Baekje Cultural Festival will be held on September 21~24 at the World Peace Gate Plaza of Olympic Park and its vicinity in Seoul hosted by Songpa-gu Office, under the theme of ‘Capital of Two Thousand Years Ago, Songpa! Meet the King of Hanseong Baekje!’.As a festival that reproduces th

Aiming to create new jobs and invigorate regional economy, the Yangpyeong County is developing the health tour business of new concept as a new growth engine. In an effort to leap forward in 2017, the County government is concentrating efforts and resources on the health tour business

By Choi Hyun-deokDeputy Mayor, Namyangju cityI, along with Namyangju officials, flew southward for half a day. The first thing that I did upon arrival at Adelaide Airport of Australia was the act of peering into the distance. This was not because I meditated the Muse, but because I suffered much fro

Positioned in northeastern part of South Korea adjacent to the demilitarized zone (DMZ) between South and North Korea, Hwacheon County had been known as one of the smallest local self-governing bodies in area, population and economy in the country. But since 2003, it has been widely recognized as th

Leveraging clean natural environment and cultural heritages, the City will invigorate regional economy by promoting eco-friendly cosmetics industry and tourism industry as it has been concentrating resources on that direction,” said Mayor Lee Hwan-joo of Namwon City in a recent interview with The Ko

Governor Kim Kwan-yong of the Gyeongsangnam-do Province (power seat province of President Park Geun-hye) and Mayor Bak Seung-ki of the Chilgok County of the Province are inviting the ambassadors and their spouses to the famous Nakdong River Peace Festival on Sept. 30, 2016. The tour is organized by

The World Inspect Expo Yecheon 2016 drew a total of 620,000 visitors in the 17-day run through August 16, 2016. In a special statement issued on this occasion, Mayor Lee Hyun-joon of the Yecheon County said, “Attendance of Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn at the opening ceremony and the full support giv

By Lee Kyung-sik, Publisher-Chairman, The Korea Post“The insect industry is a bio industry and it is a future-oriented industry with very strong growth potential.“The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has termed insects ‘Little Domestic Animals,’ and paid attention to the unlimited po