March 2009 (Issue No. 54)
E-Newsletter from Busan City
 
What's New
 
  Busan Launches Bid for 2020 Summer Olympics

"Busan 2020, Again '88'" is the slogan of the citizens of Busan celebrating the launch of their bid to host the 32nd Summer Olympic Games. ¡¦

  Busan Lotte World scheduled for ground-breaking

The construction of the 120 floor and 510 meter high main building of Busan Lotte World will begin in April in Jungang-dong, Jung District, the site of the former Busan City Hall. ¡¦

  Tour Busan with ¡®Air Cruise¡¯

Air Busan, the Busan-based airline and PanStarline Ltd. ferries have introduced an ¡®Air Cruise¡¯ tour package, the first of its kind in the country, combining flight and cruise together. ¡¦

  Busan reborn as a design-oriented city

Busan is being re-born as a design-oriented city. Busan ismaking the streets in Gwangbokno walking areas by cleaning signboards, providing more street ¡¦

  Busan moves swiftly to be a hub for medical tourism

Busan is making a swift move to become a center for medical tourism. Busan is implementing measures to nurture medical tourism, with the aim of becoming a medical hub city in Asia. ¡¦

  Opening of Nation¡¯s largest Shopping Mall, ¡®Shinsegae Centum¡¯

The nation¡¯s largest shopping and entertainment complex, ¡®Shinsegae Centum¡¯ opened on March 3. The various facilities which include a spa land, ice rink and bookstore, ¡¦

  Busan will transform into a filmmaker' paradise

Busan has taken a big step forward to become a city for film-making, from shooting to editing, when it opened a comprehensive movie studio. ¡¦

  Excavation of Korea¡¯s Longest Tunnel Completed

On February 13, excavation work on the longest tunneled section of the country¡¯s KTX high-speed rail network, the Geumgjeong Tunnel (20.3km) connecting Nopo-dong, in Geumjeong....

  State-of-the-art music fountain to be established at Busan Station square in October, 2009.

Nearly 39 years after the fountain at Busan Station square was established, it is about to be transformed into a state-of-the-art fountain with colorful lights and beautiful music...¡¦

  The Weekend Fishery Products Market to open from February 21, 2009

The Busan International Fish Market, opened last September as a wholesale fish market, will establish the weekend fishery products market, where people can buy fishery products .¡¦


Upcoming Events
 
Exhibition Information
New Acquisitions 2008
¡Û Period : February 28  ~ April 26, 2009
¡Û Venue : Busan Museum of Art  
Ahn Chang-hong, Portraits of the times
¡Û Period : February 28  ~ May 5, 2009
¡Û Venue : Busan Museum of Art
ONGOJISHIN
¡Û Period : February 26 - March 29, 2009
¡Û Venue : Gana Art Busan
Special Exhibition : GORYEO AND BALHAE FROM THE SKY
¡Û Period : February 10 - April 12, 2009
¡Û Venue : Bokcheon Museum
Special exhibition : The Ancient Culture of Mongolia -  
Busan Museum is holding a special exhibition, entitled ¡®The Ancient Culture of Mongolia¡¯ from March 5 until May 17. 
The exhibition offers a glimpse of the ancient nomadic culture of Mongolian nomads on the Eurasian Continent. 268 relics from ancient Mongolia, from the Mongol National Museum and the Archeology Institute of the Mongol Science Academy will be displayed in Busan for the first time.
Music
Busan Philharmonic Orchestra - The 447th Subscription Concert
¡Û Date : March 19, 2009
¡Û Venue : Busan Cultural Center
Sarah Brightman Symphony Korea Tour
¡Û Date : March 20, 2009
¡Û Venue : BEXCO
KAMMER PHILHARMONIE LEIPZIG 
¡Û Date : March 25, 2009
¡Û Venue : Busan Cultural Center
Tenor Prof. Sang-Gon Kim Recital
¡Û Date : March 26, 2009
¡Û Venue : Busan Cultural Center
Polish Radio Choir
¡Û Date : March 30, 2009
¡Û Venue : Busan Citizen's Hall
   
International Kite Flying Contest The 5th Busan Spring Greens Festival
 Period: March 27 ~ 29, 2009
 Venue: BEXCO
International Kite Flying Contest Yeonje Hanmadang Festival
 Period: April 3 ~ 5, 2009
 Venue: Oncheoncheon Civil Park, Mt. Bae
International Kite Flying Contest Daejeo Tomato Festival
 Period: April 4 - 5, 2008
 Venue: Gangseo Sports Park
International Kite Flying Contest 2009 International Wellbeing & Integrated Medicine Expo
 Period: April 9 ~ 12, 2009
 Venue: BEXCO
International Kite Flying Contest The 3rd Living & Housing Expo 2009
 Period: April 9 - 13, 2009
 Venue: BEXCO
JUMP 2008 : Comic Martial Arts Performance JUMP 2008: Comic Martial Arts Performance
 Period: May 3, 2008 ~ Open Run
 Venue: JUMP theater, Haeundae Grand Hotel

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Click here to view the 2008 Events Schedule 1577-7716 Foreigners Telephone Counseling Service Medical Services for Foreigners :
Download file - 300 medical centers located in Busan, including general hospitals, clinics and oriental medicine clinics, which provide medical treatment in most major foreign languages such as English, Japanese and Chinese. 
Busan e-FM 90.5 MHz, English-language radio broadcast Busan Tourist Map : Discover and explore Busan City using full color interactive linked maps. Opening Gala Concert  
Feb.13th(Fri.) 7:30pm / Busan Cultural Center Main Hall Rising Star ¡°Young-A Tak Piano Recital 
Feb.15th(Sun.) 5:00pm /Busan Cultural Center Medium Hall Complete Beethoven Cello Sonatas by Laurence Lesser and HaeSun Paik 
Feb.16th(Mon.)3:00pm & 7:30pm / Busan Cultural Center Medium Hall Dinner Concert for BMF Supporters 
Feb.17th(Tue.) / Paradise Hotel Grand Ball Room Festival Concert for Chamber Music 
Feb.18th(Wed.) 7:30pm / Busan Cultural Center Main Hall Dang Thai Son Piano Recital 
Feb.19th(Thu.)7:30pm / Busan Cultural Center Main Hall Busan Philharmonic Orchestra with BMF Artists 
Feb.20th(Fri.) 7:30pm / Busan Cultural Center Main Hall Student and Faculty Concert
Feb.21th(Sat.) 3:00pm & 7:30pm/ Busan Cultural Center Medium Hall