Busan, South Korea News

SOUTH Korea has promised to work harder to ease the problems of North Korean refugees, saying their plight should not be overshadowed by the nuclear standoff with Pyongyang.

At Sokcho Port on the eastern coast of Korea, trucks, heavy machinery and used cars were loaded onto the 3,000-ton Korean ferry, the New Dong Chun, on their way to Moscow and Uzbekistan.

Busan's expat community may be able to look forward to more media coverage, and its more creative members may have a new medium for sharing their talents, thanks to the launch of Busan Haps.

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Saturday, July 4, 2009 Source: European Southern Observatory - Comments Paris: As the International Year of Astronomy 2009 reaches its six-month milestone, over a million people have already looked at the sky through a telescope for the first time, and even more have newly engaged in astronomy.

When Pfc. Richard Bigouette was about 5 years old in Houston, his father, a Gulf War Navy vet, taught him how to swim.

Busan Global Village, an English immersion camp in the country's southern port city, opened yesterday.

The World Council of Churches says it has identified two candidates a ' one a Korean Presbyterian and the other a Norwegian Lutheran a ' for the post of its general secretary, which becomes vacant on 1 January 2010 - writes Peter Kenny .

Busan Sports Complex, the main stadium for the 2002 Asian Games. The stadium is known for its tensile roof structure.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 -- Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili will lead a delegation from the ministry on a five-day visit to South Korea beginning Sunday which, among other things, will study the country's impressive advancement in its nuclear power programme.

This article is part of a special two-part series the JoongAng Daily will run today and tomorrow to commemorate the 59th anniversary of the Korean War , which falls on June 25.

A super-sized tteok, or Korean rice cake, is distributed to customers at the Centum City branch of Shinsegae Department Store in Busan, yesterday.

U.S. beef returned to shelves in South Korean department stores in April expecting to grab the market dominated by homegrown "hanwoo" and Australian beef.

Twenty Hawaii high school students participating in a Pacific and Asian Affairs Council study tour of South Korea were quarantined because five of them had slightly elevated temperatures after their flight landed yesterday at Seoul Inchon Airport.

A two-stage rocket engine that will be attached to the bottom portion of Naro-1, Korea s first space launch vehicle, arrived in the country yesterday at Gimhae International Airport in Busan.

Renault Samsung Motors Co., the South Korean unit of Francea s Renault SA, introduced a revamped SM3 small sedan aimed at customers opting for more-fuel-efficient vehicles amid high oil prices and the economic slump.

Paul Potts, the star of Britain s Got Talent, performs at Seoul City Hall Plaza, Monday.

Korea to patrol beach with shark repelling devices Surfersvillage Global Surf News , 16 June, 2009 : - - Haeundae Beach in Busan, one of the nation's most famous summer vacation destinations, will use a device to drive away sharks, for the first time in Korea.

South Korean Naval Operation Command Monday held an event marking the 10th anniversary of the 1st Yeonpyong Engagement or West Sea naval battle with North Korea.

The Luminato Creativity Arts Festival is represented by a huge Red Ball public display installation, by artist Kurt Perschke, that has made an attention grabbing bouncing landing in the downtown Toronto Area as part of its Canadian Premiere.

Chief of UN Asia-Pacific regional arm Dr. Noeleen Heyzer said Thursday the Intergovernmental Agreement on Trans-Asian Railway Network, with China being an important party, will play a significant role in boosting intra-regional trade.