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

Haeundae now nation's conference leader

City to invest 1.2 billion won into business, leisure

Haeundae-gu (district) is expected to become the national leader in the country's conference tourism sector MICE, which stands for Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Ex-hibitions. Through MICE, the...

Ahrang Kang 2020-05-01

Busan leads South Korea's push up north

City aims to become Northeast Asian Arctic gateway

Busan is setting its sights higher and higher. In addition to being on the way to establishing itself as Northeast Asia's maritime capital, the city is also aiming to become the region's Arctic gatewa...

Ahrang Kang 2020-05-01

Annual festivals postponed, canceled for safety

Events to occur in year's second half

Annual festivals around town have been postponed or canceled, in order to further contain the spread of COVID-19.The Busan Cultural Foundation, under advisement from the go-vernment, postponed the 202...

Ahrang Kang 2020-05-01

Busan swiftly flattening COVID-19 curve

The pandemic has wreaked havoc around the world, but not so much in Busan

Busan is overcoming the novel coronavirus.The city saw 15 new cases of the virus in the month of April (as of April 27), most of which came from abroad. Busan's cumulative number of cases totals 134. ...

Ahrang Kang 2020-05-01