New Gadeok airport necessary to regional welfare

City Hall against expanding Gimhae International

City Hall is hard at work planning for Busan's new airport, which aims to better connect Busan to the rest of the world. The city has drawn up a road map for the construction of Gadeok International A...

Ahrang Kang 2020-08-04

City Hall streamlines tourism information

Visit Busan more conveniently

City Hall has begun operation of a smart tourism platform to provide local and foreign visitors with online tips tailored to the latest travel trends. The website of the new service (visitbusan.net) h...

Ahrang Kang 2020-07-06

Summer fun in Busan North Port

Take in the sea on a relaxing weekend getaway

The Busan Port Authority has reopened half its sites of the North Port campground. The partial reopening comes after the campground's full shutdown due to COVID-19. The camp's multi-use facilities, ho...

Ahrang Kang 2020-07-06

Busan good home for pets, owners

Daycare, behavior classes and more

Busan ranks fourth in Korea for the number of people with pets. With so many Koreans now owning companion animals, City Hall is implementing a comprehensive five-year animal protection and welfare pla...

Ahrang Kang 2020-07-06

K-Sale aims to revitalize national consumption

Sales in fashion, food, travel and more

The K-Sale is being held until July 12 to increase consumption and lessen the economic burden being caused by COVID-19. Department stores and discount retailers, as well as 23 giants in the manufactur...

Ahrang Kang 2020-07-06

Brand new safety systems in place for public spaces

City urges caution for summer in interest of public health

QR code technologyIn the interest of public safety and health against COVID-19, the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters has instituted a QR-code policy for facilities deemed as hi...

Ahrang Kang 2020-07-06

City floods Busan Citizens Park in sea of green

City and Nonghyup cooperate to plant trees in Citizens Park

Busan is adding to the city's greenery and is taking initiative in combating the fine dust problem in the process. Through donations and social contributions, over six billion won went toward planting...

Ahrang Kang 2020-07-06

National, city government work to new normal

South Korea looks to lead world in post-COVID era

The COVID-19 pandemic is signaling a major shift in the way people live their lives. As the local and national government work hard toward creating a new normal in a world with the novel coronavirus, ...

Ahrang Kang 2020-06-01

Busan gets 2020 makeover

Improvements made

Nighttime at the Suyeonggang River has become more colorful in 2020, due to illuminations installed along the river on the Galme-gil (trail). Soft, rose-colored lights and LED screens depicting sights...

Ahrang Kang 2020-05-01

Championships postponed again

Sept. 27 to Oct. 4

The Hana Bank 2020 World Team Table Tennis Championships Busan, which was postponed due to COVID-19, is scheduled to begin on Sept. 27 and end on Oct. 4, at BEXCO.△The Shinhan Korea Open was held last...

Ahrang Kang 2020-05-01