Korean police have requested the cooperation of Japanese authorities for an investigation into emails, which contained threats to blow up some of Korea s most important public buildings and infrastructure such as the Supreme Court and Seoul City Hall. The emails are believed to have been sent from Japan, officials said Thursday.
A medical instruments startup founded by Chung Jun-won, professor of Gachon University Gil Medical Center, has been selected as this year s excellent company by Incheon Metropolitan City in recognition of its contribution to creating jobs.
With only one month left ahead of the launch of a new government agency for overseas Koreans, all eyes are on where the organization will be established. While various local municipalities have expressed hopes to host the new state-run agency in their region, the race is now narrowed down to the final two candidates - Seoul and Incheon.
On the occasion of Earth Day, observed on April 22 each year, Incheon Metropolitan City set up a climate clock, a public awareness-raising installation showing how much time is left until the average global temperature increases to 1.5 degree Celsius higher than the pre-Industrial Revolution level. The digital clock, installed on the 53rd Earth Day on Saturday, indicated the remaining time was six years and 91 days as of the day.
Two of Incheon Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok s keywords that best represent his way of running a city are “creativity” and “expansion.” Situated 27 kilometers away from Seoul on the west coast of Korea, Incheon is home to the country s biggest airport and major ports. It is such geographical and infrastructure merits that encouraged the mayor to develop the city further.