On May 10th, the Ministry of Government Legislation announced that 19 middle schools are designated as youth law control schools that provide legislative experience activities for students. Saha-Middle School has been selected in Busan and activities are underway.Youth law control school serves as a
As a Franco-Chinese exchange student from Ireland, I felt that it would be a great opportunity to write about some differences between Irish and Korean culture, a topic that would interest and inform new things to both Korean and foreign students.Firstly, the most significant differences between Iri
The housewife A is now enjoying watching a drama called “Taxi Driver,” recommended by her son. Her son also told her that the drama is adapted from a beloved webtoon. Therefore, she researched about the webtoon, and now she has another new hobby, watching webtoons. Amongst various dramas and movies,
On April 17th, the Safety Speed 5030 policy has been implemented across the country. The test operation began in June 2017 and December 2018, respectively, in Yeongdo-gu, Busan; and the four major gates in Seoul. Moreover, the law, expanded throughout Busan in November 2019, will now be implemented
On May 2nd, The Korea Institute of Energy Technology Act will take effect. The law helps The Korea Institute of Energy Technology open smoothly and converts the current private school foundation into a special corporation, allowing the central government, local governments, and public institutions t
On April 17th, a retired teacher who worked at a preschool in Ulsan revealed the issue of unsafe meals to the internet community. According to the discloser, children’s meals were cooked in a place like a warehouse, and cooking utensils were full of dirt. This is not the very first example that pres
On February 8th, Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) announced their plan to delete the treasure's designation number. Hence, CHA plans to restrict the use of designation numbers of treasure in official documents, cultural asset-related institutions’ homepages and remove it from textbooks, road s
On March 1st, Korean Independence Movement Day, Changwon decided to put the faces of its five representative freedom fighters on their local paper currency called Nu-bi-jeon. Korea has never included faces of freedom fighters in any of their paper money, including other local currencies or coins. Ac
Ms. A's exercising days increased significantly within a week compared to last year at the same period. On weekdays, she runs or does yoga, and on weekends she enjoys hiking with her acquaintances. Furthermore, she also uploads photos or videos of herself by adding hashtags to her personal Social Ne
On February 8th, Busan Metropolitan City set a goal of increasing 1% of the employment rate to stabilize civil life. According to the data from Statistics Korea on February 10th, the unemployment rate of Busan is 6%, which is the highest in 20 years. To overcome this crisis, Busan promised age-speci
On March 1st, the revised “Enforcement Rules of the Aviation Safety Act” entered into force. As a result, the scope of pilots obliged to obtain certificates has expanded from business drone pilots to all drone pilots.A total of 14 drone accidents were reported to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure
On February 5th, elementary students messed up an apartment at Daegu by destroying their neighbors’ delivery boxes while throwing a tantrum. On January 22nd, a middle school student strangled an elderly and knocked her to the floor in a light rail in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province, that spread through
On November 5th, the Korea Petroleum Quality and Distribution Authority (KPetro) investigated gas stations nationwide to prevent the damage by “Fake-Petroleum”. This is in response to the fake petroleum crisis happening at gas stations on National Route 23 in Gongju, Chungnam province that began on
Since November 30th, the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has set a regulation to prevent high-income people with an annual income of more than 80 million won from receiving more than 100 million credit loans, and to recollect the loans from those who bought houses in regulated areas* within a ye
On November 20th, a revision to the “Special Act on the Prevention of Loss Caused by Telecommunications Based Financial Fraud and Refund for Loss” was implemented. According to the data submitted by the Financial Supervisory Service, the amount of voice phishing damage over the past three years is 1
On November 4th, the Busan Metropolitan Library was opened in Sasang-gu. It is the first library in Busan directly controlled by the government. It is consists of a second basement level to fourth floors.Q1. What is the significance of Busan Metropolitan library?A1. The Busan Metropolitan Library is
On November 18th, the “Busan e-Sports Arena” opened. At the same time, G-Star, the largest international game exhibition in Korea introducing new games and hosting game competitions, held the “G-Star Cup 2020” and the “2020 Grand Prize Ceremony” on November 20th at the Busan e-sports arena. Accordin
A student in Pusan National University (PNU) meets with a book seller from the student community bookstore page to buy a used book for a class and earns money by entering limited edition item sales and reselling them. The used item transaction market grew about five times over the past 10 years. As
On October 28th, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) operated the "Travel Forecast" service with the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO). The travel forecasting service is a service that recommends personalized travel destinations based on big data, helping travelers make safe and satisf
From October 23rd to December 6th, the 2020 Special Exhibition “Relics of Ancient Busan in the Byeonhan peoriod “ is held in Bokcheon Museum which is located in Dongrae-gu. This special exhibition organized the remains and artifacts of the *Samhan period(Mahan, Jinhan, Byeonhan) in Busan that have b