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Busan Winter Light Festivals: Reader Photos & One-line Stories Wanted!

source: visitbusan✨ Share Your Bright Winter Moments with Busan is Good! ✨This winter, Busan shines with four unique light festivals — from beaches to downtown streets — and we want to see them through your lens!Send us your best photos from any of the Busan Winter Light Festivals and a short one-line story about your experience.<Eligible Festivals>🌟Haeundae Light Festival — Haeundae Beach (until Jan. 18)🌟Milac Luce Festa — Millak Waterside Park (until Jan. 31)🌟Gwangbok-ro Winter Light Tree Festival — Gwangbok-ro (until Feb. 22)🌟Seomyeon Light Festival — Seomyeon 1-beon-ga (until Feb. 24)Selected entries will be featured on the Busan is Good website or other online platform, and a small contributor’s fee will be provided.📅 Submission Deadline: December 21, 2025 (Sun)💰 Reward: Selected participants will receive a small contributor’s fee.※Participation: Click

A Support Platform for Foreign Residents 『LIFE IN BUSAN』 Brand Naming Contest

A Support Platform for Foreign Residents 『LIFE IN BUSAN』 Brand Naming Contest『LIFE IN BUSAN』 is an integrated platform that provides essential information and support services for foreigners living in Busan!Assessment CriteriaSearchability: Name that appears easily in search results and is memorable for foreign users.Readability: Name that is easy for both Koreans and foreigners to pronounce and understand naturally.Busan Identity: Name that conveys the local character and unique qualities associated with Busan.Friendly Inclusive: Name that feels positive, welcoming, and approachable to foreigners and international students.Eligibility: Busan citizens, international local students, and foreign residentsPeriod· Submission: November 24 – December 12, 2025· Announcement: December 19, 2025Prize· Grand Prize: KRW 200,000For more detailed information and registration please go to https://lifeinbusan.kr/kr/index.php?pCode=MN0000121mode=viewidx=2686 (Korean, English)

Busan Claims Record for CES Innovation Awards and Best of Innovation at CES 2026—Proving Its Emerging Power in AI, Robotics, and Advanced Technology

Busan Claims Record for CES Innovation Awards and Best of Innovation at CES 2026—Proving Its Emerging Power in AI, Robotics, and Advanced Technology□ Twelve companies from Busan have been celebrated with CES Innovation Awards and Best of Innovation ahead of CES 2026, the world’s most prominent consumer electronics event slated for January 2026 in Las Vegas, United States.○ The nine confirmed CES Innovation Awards recipients are: ▲ CIT (ultra-flat copper-deposition glass for semiconductor packaging); ▲ DataFlare (ship verification and carbon-emission monitoring platform); ▲ Twohands Interactive (augmented-reality digital sports platform utilizing LiDAR sensors); ▲ Schaffengott (AI- and IoT-enabled disaster safety system); ▲ VISION TECH (non-waterproof structure circuit breaker with leakage-current restriction); ▲ Hubplatform (peanutcat: cat-recognition auto feeder); ▲ POWERCOOL (POWERCOOL HANDY 2026: portable hybrid air conditioner); ▲ Vueron Technology (VueX: unified LiDAR software development platform); and ▲ MOSS (all-in-one music platform). One additional honoree will be revealed during CES 2026.○ The companies that garnered Best of Innovation are: ▲ Crosshub (blockchain-based, fourth-generation hybrid identity authentication); and ▲ STUDIO LAB (digital platform that incorporates mixed reality, VFX virtual screens, and filming robots equipped with AI).□ For the first time in Busan, two companies—▲ Crosshub and ▲ STUDIO LAB—earned Best of Innovation, which positions them for significant international attention.○ ▲ Crosshub highlights IDBlock, a blockchain-based, fourth-generation hybrid identity authentication protocol, underscoring Busan’s innovative prowess.○ ▲ STUDIO LAB has achieved the remarkable feat of being recognized at CES for three consecutive years (Best of Innovation twice, Innovation Award once), known for its technological sophistication and exceptional appeal in the XR Spatial Computing category w