English Newspaper of Busan Metropolitan City, Korea
Joseon Tongsinsa
Document exhibit through Nov. 25
Joseon Tongsinsa is on display at Busan Museum.Joseon Tongsinsa, the history of building peace and cultural exchanges between Korea and Japan between the 17th and 19th centuries, will be exhibited as ...
Jiyoung Moon 2018-11-05
Busan is second home for city hall English editor
INTERVIEWJeff Dowling, who came to Korea in 2011 to teach English, is currently the foreign English editor for city hall.A lot of people contribute to making Busan's English material clean and comple...
Horse riding on Yeongdo
Participate through Nov. 25
Free horse riding experiences are now available from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Nov. 25 near the Taejongdae Reacreation Area on Yeongdo Island.This horse riding experience is a co...
Jiyoung Moon 2018-10-05
Busan through your eyes
All invited to submit to film contest
Everyone is invited to submit a film that best expresses opinions about Busan and its "Dynamic Busan" slogan.Participants in Korea regardless of nationality can enter by submitting an application form...
Shorter commutes!
New tunnel reduces travel time
Sanseong Tunnel is officially open for business.Opened last month, the city hopes this new 5,620-meter east-west connector between Hwamyeong-dong (neighborhood) in Buk-gu (district) and Jangjeon-dong ...
Jiyoung Moon 2018-10-04
Russian Consul applauds cooperation between cities
INTERVIEWRussian Consul General Gennady Ryabkov has held the title here in Busan since May.Two decades later, he is back in Korea but in a very different role.It was about 20 years ago that Gennady R...
International community fair
Event set for Sept. 16 in Gwangan
A sales booth from a previous fair event.The Gwangan International Community Fair returns for its third event from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 16 at Gorilla Brewing Company, located in Gwangan....
Jiyoung Moon 2018-09-09
Seafarers learning Korean
A new, free educational program created exclusively for foreign seafarers has been launched at the Korea Crew Welfare Employment Center in Jungang-dong (neighborhood).Korean classes have been designed...
Foreign finance assistance
The Financial Supervisor y Service has added a Thai version of its foreign finance guidebook. The Thai version joins the already available versions in English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Filipino, Cambodian...
Fun chuseok events
Prepare for Korea's biggest holiday
Try yutnori, a traditional Korean folk game.Chuseok, the Korean Thanksgiving, falls on Aug. 15 on the Lunar Calendar but will be observed on Sept. 24 this year. An additional day off will be on Sept. ...
